[Advisors] The Canadian Internet Forum

Tue Jun 9 14:17:22 PDT 2015

Hi Mark (and Byron

When I sent my earlier note I was getting an error message trying to access
the agenda for the CIF meeting.

Now that I am able to do so I can see in all likelihood why my name was left
off the invitation list and why no opportunity is provided for remote
participation.

I must say it is truly astonishing that an opening panel which presumably is
meant to set the stage for the day's discussion on Internet Governance would
consist of a current member of the ICANN Board (GS), a past member of the
ICANN Board (WG), a USG representative (FA), and a libertarian US academic
(MM).  While each of these in their own way has considerable expertise in
the area of Internet Governance (IG) I think no one knowledgeable in the IG
area would assert that this group represents anything other than at a
maximum 20% of the current range of global positions on IG and the most
conservative and status quo supporting positions at that.

As a Canadian and as someone who has spent much of my working life active in
Internet related activities I find such a biased panel truly appalling and
quite unrepresentative of what I know to be the range of Canadian positions
in these areas.

Best,

M

Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. 
Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics 
web:  <http://ci-journal.net/> http://ci-journal.net 

Executive Director: Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development
and Training (CCIRDT) 
Vancouver, BC CANADA 

tel/fax:  <tel:%2B1-604-602-0624> +1-604-602-0624 
email:  <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com> gurstein at gmail.com 
blog:  <http://gurstein.wordpress.com/> http://gurstein.wordpress.com 

twitter: @michaelgurstein

From: Michael Gurstein [mailto:gurstein at gmail.com] 
Sent: June 10, 2015 4:52 AM
To: 'Mark Buell'; 'Canadian Internet Forum'
Cc: byron.holland at cira.ca
Subject: RE: SUBSCRIBE re: CIF

Hi Mark,

Thanks for this and just for your information.

Last year I registered for and presumably was subscribed to whatever
communications outlet CIRA offers with respect to the CIF.(I believe I might
have even received a personalized invitation to last year's CIF--is there a
reason why I was not included on this year's invitation list?).

I was moved to make this current registration because I only just today
heard second or third hand that this year's ISF is being held today in
Ottawa.  

I have no idea how you communicate your information but the fact that
myself, one of the relatively few Canadians currently active in the area of
Internet Governance only heard about the CIF today, and this second or third
hand is really quite appalling and would almost certainly invalidate any
claims from the CIRA organized CIF to "speak for Canadians" concerning
Internet Governance issues. Perhaps an explanation might be in order.

Further, as with last year, I am completely unable to make it to Ottawa for
this meeting (I'm currently on business in Manila) but would have liked to
at least listen in, if not participate remotely but a quick scan of the CIF
site does not indicate a means for me to access the meeting remotely.  Is
there any reason for this, since one can presume that CIRA has the financial
resources and technical capacity to organize this.  I should also mention
that I brought this absence to CIRA's attention last year (as I recall
through an email sent directly to Byron Holland)?

Tks and looking forward to a reply,

M

Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. 
Editor in Chief: Journal of Community Informatics 
web:  <http://ci-journal.net/> http://ci-journal.net 

Executive Director: Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development
and Training (CCIRDT) 
Vancouver, BC CANADA 

tel/fax:  <tel:%2B1-604-602-0624> +1-604-602-0624 
email:  <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com> gurstein at gmail.com 
blog:  <http://gurstein.wordpress.com/> http://gurstein.wordpress.com 

twitter: @michaelgurstein

From: Mark Buell [mailto:mark.buell at cira.ca] 
Sent: June 10, 2015 4:23 AM
To: Michael Gurstein; Canadian Internet Forum
Subject: RE: SUBSCRIBE

Hi, Michael - I've added you to the subscription list. The newsletter comes
out around the 15th of each month, but I'll forward the latest issue (from
May 15) to you shortly. 

Thanks, 

Mark E. Buell
Senior Communications Advisor

Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
(613) 237-5335 x297
 <https://twitter.com/mebuell> https://twitter.com/mebuell 
www.cira.ca

Ask me for your free subscription to the  <mailto:cif at cira.ca> Canadian
Internet Forum Monthly newsletter! 

From: Michael Gurstein [mailto:gurstein at gmail.com] 
Sent: June-09-15 4:16 PM
To: Canadian Internet Forum
Subject: SUBSCRIBE

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