<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Alejandro</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">No mainland Chinese are on the board now and I do not believe there have been any at least since 2010. I should have said "mainland Chinese" but the primary point stands.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">No disrespect for <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:28px">Kuo-Wei Wu or the many other honorable members of the ICANN board, but it's easy to see who is and is not represented. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:28px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><h1 class="" style="font-size:1.62rem;margin:0px 0px 0.67em;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:1.9rem;font-weight:500!important">Board of Directors</h1><div class="" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px"><div class="" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center"><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ICANN</abbr> Board of Directors</h3><a href="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/board-group-5661-1788-24nov15-en.jpg" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img alt="ICANN Board of Directors" src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/board-group-730x231-24nov15-en.jpg" width="730px" height="363px" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><table class="" width="100%" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;clear:both;width:736.8px;border:1px solid black;margin:1rem auto 15px;min-height:0.01%"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/crocker-profile.jpg" alt="Steve Crocker" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Steve Crocker</a> | Chair</h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-05sep08-en.htm" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> November 2008 – Annual General Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/audit" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Audit</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/compensation" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Compensation</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/executive" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Executive</a> | Chair</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/cherine-chalaby" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/chalaby-profile.jpg" alt="Cherine Chalaby" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/cherine-chalaby" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Cherine Chalaby</a> | Vice Chair</h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> December 2010 – Annual General Meeting 2016</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/finance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Finance</a> | Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/executive" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Executive</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr style="background:rgb(236,240,241)"><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/rinalia-abdul-rahim" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/rahim-150x200-21apr14.png" alt="Rinalia Abdul Rahim" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/rinalia-abdul-rahim" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Rinalia Abdul<br>Rahim</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://atlarge.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">At-Large</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> October 2014 – Annual General Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Organizational Effectiveness Committee</a> | Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/fadi-chehade" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/chehade-150x200-22jun12.png" alt="Fadi Chehadé" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/fadi-chehade" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Fadi Chehadé</a> | President & CEO</h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/executive" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Executive</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/ron-da-silva" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/da-silva-150x200-22oct15-en.jpg" alt="Ron da Silva" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/ron-da-silva" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Ron da Silva</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://www.aso.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Address Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ASO</abbr></a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> October 2015 – Annual General Meeting 2018</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/finance-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Finance</a> | Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/chris-disspain" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/disspain-profile.jpg" alt="Chris Disspain" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/chris-disspain" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Chris Disspain</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ccNSO</abbr></a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> June 2011 – Annual General Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/compensation" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Compensation</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/executive" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Executive</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/finance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Finance</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr style="background:rgb(236,240,241)"><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/asha-hemrajani" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/hemrajani-150x200-28aug14.jpg" alt="Asha Hemrajani" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/asha-hemrajani" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Asha Hemrajani</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-2013-12-13-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> October 2014 – Annual General Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/finance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Finance</a> | Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/audit" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Audit</a> | Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 0px 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/rafael-lito-ibarra" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/ibarra-150x200-22oct15-en.jpg" alt="Rafael Lito Ibarra" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/rafael-lito-ibarra" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Rafael Lito Ibarra</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> October 2015 – Annual General Meeting 2018</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/risk-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/markus-kummer" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/kummer-150x200-16oct14.jpg" alt="Markus Kummer" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/markus-kummer" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Markus Kummer</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr></a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> October 2014 – Annual General Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/finance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Finance</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Organizational Effectiveness Committee</a> | Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/bruno-lanvin" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/lanvin-150x200-02sep13.png" alt="Bruno Lanvin" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/bruno-lanvin" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Bruno Lanvin</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> November 2013 – Annual General Meeting 2016</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/audit" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Audit</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Organizational Effectiveness Committee</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr style="background:rgb(236,240,241)"><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/erika-mann" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/mann-profile.jpg" alt="Erika Mann" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/erika-mann" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Erika Mann</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> December 2010 – Annual General Meeting 2016</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/audit" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Audit</a> | Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/compensation" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Compensation</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/ram-mohan" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/mohan-profile.jpg" alt="Ram Mohan" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/ram-mohan" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Ram Mohan</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Security and Stability Advisory Committee" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">SSAC</abbr></a> Liaison Since 2008</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/risk" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Co-Chair/Non-Voting Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/compensation" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Compensation</a> | Non-Voting Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/george-sadowsky" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/sadowsky-profile.jpg" alt="George Sadowsky" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/george-sadowsky" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">George<br>Sadowsky</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong><a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong>October 2009 – Annual General Meeting 2018</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/compensation" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Compensation</a> | Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/finance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Finance</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/risk" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Member</li></ul><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"></p></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/thomas-schneider" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/schneider-150x200-16oct14.jpg" alt="Thomas Schneider" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/thomas-schneider" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Thomas<br>Schneider</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><a href="http://gac.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr></a> Liaison</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> First<abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr> Meeting 2015 – First<abbr title="Governmental Advisory Committee" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GAC</abbr> Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p></td></tr><tr style="background:rgb(236,240,241)"><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/mike-silber" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/silber-150x200-06nov15-en.jpg" alt="Mike Silber" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/mike-silber" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Mike Silber</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://ccnso.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Country Code Names Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ccNSO</abbr></a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> May 2009 – Annual General Meeting 2018</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/risk" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Co-Chair</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/audit" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Audit</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Member</li></ul><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"></p></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/jonne-soininen" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/bio/soininen-profile.jpg" alt="Jonne Soininen" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/jonne-soininen" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Jonne Soininen</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/rssac" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Internet Engineering Task Force" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">IETF</abbr></a> Liaison</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> 2013 – Annual General Meeting 2017</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/risk" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Non-Voting Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/bruce-tonkin" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/tonkin-profile.jpg" alt="Bruce Tonkin" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/bruce-tonkin" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Bruce Tonkin</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">GNSO</abbr></a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> June 2007 – Annual General Meeting 2016</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/audit" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Audit</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/compensation" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Compensation</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/executive" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Executive</a> | Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/lousewies-van-der-laan" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/van-der-laan-150x200-22oct15-en.jpg" alt="Lousewies Van der Laan" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/lousewies-van-der-laan" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Lousewies<br>Van der Laan</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Selected by:</strong> <a href="http://nomcom.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent">Nominating Committee</a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> October 2015 – Annual General Meeting 2018</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Organizational Effectiveness Committee</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr><tr style="background:rgb(236,240,241)"><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/suzanne-woolf" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/unmanaged/en/biog/photos/woolf-profile.jpg" alt="Suzanne Woolf" align="top" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/suzanne-woolf" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Suzanne Woolf</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/rssac" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Root Server System Advisory Committee" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">RSSAC</abbr></a> Liaison Since 2004</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Board Governance</a> | Non-Voting Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/risk" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Non-Voting Member</li></ul></td><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0.75rem;vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(0,0,0)!important"><div class="" style="padding:10px;float:right;margin:1.25em 1em 1em 0px"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/kuo-wei-wu" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><img src="https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/wu-150x200-11dec12.png" alt="Kuo-Wei Wu" align="top" style="border: 0px; margin: 0.5rem; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.31rem;padding:0.75rem 0px 0.5rem;margin:0px;font-weight:500!important"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/kuo-wei-wu" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.31rem;display:inline-block;clear:both;background:transparent">Kuo-Wei Wu</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem">Selected by <a href="http://aso.icann.org/" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background:transparent"><abbr title="Address Supporting Organization" style="font-weight:inherit;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">ASO</abbr></a></p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Term:</strong> April 2010 – Annual General Meeting 2016</p><p style="line-height:1.4rem;font-size:1rem;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem"><strong>Committees:</strong></p><ul class="" style="padding:0px;list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 1.25rem 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/risk" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Risk</a> | Member</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 15px 20px;line-height:1.4rem"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committee-2014-03-21-en" style="color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;clear:both;background:transparent">Organizational Effectiveness Committee</a> | Member</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:28px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:28px"><br></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Alejandro Pisanty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:apisanty@gmail.com" target="_blank">apisanty@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dave,<div><br></div><div>though this may puncture a balloon, there has been at least one Chinese citizen, national and resident in the ICANN Board. </div><div><br></div><div>Yours,</div><div><br></div><div>Alejandro Pisanty</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 10:25 PM, Dave Burstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daveb@dslprime.com" target="_blank">daveb@dslprime.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Kathy and folk, with respect</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Using the name Internet Society of CHina is tasteless, but there are much more important issues in this discussion. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">China has twice as many Internet users as the U.S. and the gap is growing at 5-8M users per year. Africa is about to pass 315M Internet users, the entire population of the United States. (Cisco data.) Cheap smartphones are bringing two <u>billion</u> more people to the Internet. We all think that's a great thing. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>I do not believe Internet governance (or ISOC) can be effective with the majority of world Internet users excluded.</b> As Ambassador Phil Verveer said to me the night of the ITU WCIT vote, "We must build bridges."</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>It's time for a Nixon Goes to China move for the Internet. </b>Kathy, Vint or whoever is leading us should be finding a way to work with all nations. Bob Kahn, an Internet Society founder, might be one natural link. He spoke at that conference in China, as did several other Internet Society supporters.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I'm not blind to how many people starved in the 1950's in China, what happened at Tiananmen Square, or the speech limitations in China today. I'm also not blind to what America did in Vietnam or the $billions being spent to buy the U.S. elections. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I'm sure we all can make lawyer-like arguments here. But it's missing the key issue. We need to solve the North-South divide about the Internet.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">In Dubai at the WCIT a few hours before that vote, I asked Larry Strickling why the U.S. was fighting so hard over what seemed to me some very minor issues, at most of symbolic value. He looked at me and asked, "Dave, do you want Russia or China to be running the Internet?" We both went back to work.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Later, I realized I should have said, "Of course I want Russia and China to have a meaningful role. If we continue to exclude them, ultimately the Internet will split." </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I did not know at that time that no Chinese were on the Board of ICANN because that would not be acceptable to the U.S.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The Internet Society should be leading the way. Excluding China - and so many others - I believe will fail.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">--------------</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Which doesn't say anything about whether this is the right way to handle who is a civil society group. That's a side issue. The big question is whether the ICANN board and the decision makers of all important groups here see more than one side of the North South divide.</div><span><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Dave Burstein. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr">Editor, Fast Net News, Net Policy News and DSL Prime<br>Author with Jennie Bourne  DSL (Wiley) and Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed (Peachpit)</div></div>
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