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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Sezen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for your email.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>On the term of “Perception”, I used it to mean “observation” </span><span style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nevertheless, removing my ICANN hat (which I have been wearing for almost 6 months now) and wearing my old community hat ( which I wore for around 5 years prior to joining ICANN), I can tell you that folks from our region have barely been part of the ICANN process. While attending ICANN meetings, you come across the same old faces from the region, and when participating in the proceedings of working groups, you will find the same usual names, too. A handful of folks from the region cannot initiate a change, but 10s or even 100s of active members can.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>If we want to make this transition as satisfactory as possible, everyone has to play their role. One hand cannot clap, but two hands can.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope that helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Speaking at a personal capacity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> menog-bounces@lists.menog.org [mailto:menog-bounces@lists.menog.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sezen YESIL<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2014 11:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> MENOG (menog@menog.net)<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [menog] [Summary] U.S. To Transfer Key Internet StewardshiptoGlobal Community<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Fahd,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you very much for your e-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>We all have to play our roles, that is undestandable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>But, after all these years’ performance (evidences are many, we all know them), how can one refer to a “fact” as a “perception”, sorry but that is not understandable at least to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>Nevertheless, applauses go to NTIA for the announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>sezen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=TR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=TR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:menog-bounces@lists.menog.org">menog-bounces@lists.menog.org</a> [<a href="mailto:menog-bounces@lists.menog.org">mailto:menog-bounces@lists.menog.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fahd Batayneh<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> MENOG (<a href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> [menog] [Summary] U.S. To Transfer Key Internet Stewardship toGlobal Community<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>(sorry for cross posting)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>As there has been lots of news circulated on the U.S. Transfer of Key Internet Stewardship to Global Community, the following is a one-stop email for what has been released so far:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>NTIA Announcement -- <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions">http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>ICANN Announcement -- <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>Reaction of Internet Technical Leaders -- <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14mar14-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14mar14-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>Reaction of ICANN’s BoD Chair (Video) -- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCvtvVZyjLA&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCvtvVZyjLA&feature=youtu.be</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>Reaction of ICANN’s President and CEO (Video) -- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_LD0C6ZiI&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_LD0C6ZiI&feature=youtu.be</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>FAQ Sheet on the Process -- <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-faqs-14mar14-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-faqs-14mar14-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span>Public Consultation Process -- <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-process-14mar14-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-process-14mar14-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>As many have viewed ICANN and IANA to be US centric all these years, the time has come to change this perception by jumping on-board and engaging in the discussions. If we are to strengthen our regional Internet Governance ecosystem and domain name industry, we have to all join the discussions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>