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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:black'>Dear Fahd and Sezen, and colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Fahd, well explained and well done by explaining with and without your ICANN had. Very professionally and intelligently done.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sezen, perhaps if you read this public post </span><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140317_is_ntias_transition_decision_right_doze_of_chemotherapy_to_repair/"><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is NTIA's Transition Decision the Right Dose of Chemotherapy to Repair Trust in Multistakeholderism?</span></b></a><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><span lang=EN style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'>It may give you another take and perspective on the NTIA’s intent, challenges facing ICANN, and the ramifications of all this by someone who has participated in more than 40+ ICANN meetings, Sits on Advisory committees to the ICANN presidents current and past for years, and attended and participated directly in the WSIS 2001 – 2005 and all WGIG and IGFs. </span><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I will add to what Fahd said very well, this is not just about ICANN or US government, it is about local citizens being empowered to step up and champion the Needs and Aspirations of their own people and communities, while putting their people and communities first and above their own self interest - Not easy, but when they can, they will be undefeatable. And if that means challenging ICANN to do better and more, so be it, this is what Fadi is asking for. Food for thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Khaled<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Khaled Fattal | Group Chairman</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>The Multilingual Internet Group</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'><br></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Serving & Linking The Current & Next Billion+ Multilingual Internet Users</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Web:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="http://mligrp.com/" target="_parent"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>http://MLiGrp.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black'>Email:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="mailto:Chairman@MLiGrp.com" target="_parent"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Chairman@MLiGrp.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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>Fahd Batayneh<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2014 5:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sezen YEŞİL<br><b>Cc:</b> MENOG (menog@menog.net)<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [menog] [Summary] U.S. To Transfer KeyInternetStewardshiptoGlobal Community<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am not in disagreement with you Sezen, but we believe in two different approaches.<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'>Anyways, as you said, this was the past. And as Winston Churchill said “Learn from the past to see the future”.<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<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"'> Sezen YEŞİL [<a href="mailto:syesil@btk.gov.tr">mailto:syesil@btk.gov.tr</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2014 3:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Fahd Batayneh<br><b>Cc:</b> MENOG (<a href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [menog] [Summary] U.S. To Transfer KeyInternetStewardshiptoGlobal 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 for explaining your observations, unfortunately I do not have enough resources to make such observations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>But I have internet access to ICANN’s and IANA’s web pages;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=TR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span lang=TR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.iana.org/help/cctld-delegation">http://www.iana.org/help/cctld-delegation</a>: </span><span lang=TR>The <b>U.S. Department of Commerce</b>, as the Root Zone Administrator, is responsible for verifying that processing procedures have been followed, and authorising any related changes to the DNS root zone and root zone database. </span><span lang=TR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=TR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span lang=TR style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements">http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements</a> : US government is the contractor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>So no matter how many people from the community worked hard, the final word always belongs the US government. I meant this fact by the term ‘fact’.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=TR style='color:#1F497D'>But, “all these years” were past and the Community is about to change these. Then, biggest applauses and many thanks go to these folks.<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"'> Fahd Batayneh [<a href="mailto:fahd.batayneh@icann.org">mailto:fahd.batayneh@icann.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2014 1:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sezen YEŞİL<br><b>Cc:</b> MENOG (<a href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [menog] [Summary] U.S. To Transfer Key InternetStewardshiptoGlobal 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'><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"'> <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>Sezen YESIL<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 17, 2014 11:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> MENOG (<a href="mailto:menog@menog.net">menog@menog.net</a>)<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 lfo4'><![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 lfo4'><![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 lfo4'><![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 lfo4'><![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 lfo4'><![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 lfo4'><![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 lfo4'><![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></div></body></html>