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<div>Hi Karel,</div><div><br>Thanks for your comments. Can you please expand upon what you would consider to be a “meaningful Caribbean voice / representation” at the meeting? </div><div><br></div><div>I absolutely hear what you and Milton are saying in that the countries of the world cannot be reduced to five groups. It might be convenient for ICANN but it implies something - is that a cultural connection, an economic one, a political link? Is there a technical reason that we need to consider (I'm thinking here of the Regional Internet Registries, who created them and why do they exist in their current structure)?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm sensitive to the suggestion that many Caribbean islands see a closer connection with North America than they do with Latin America, be that on economic or linguistic grounds or for another reason, but how does being classified in the 'incorrect' region damage them? If I may be provocative for a moment, would small Caribbean nations not be out-voiced in North America too? Would the Washington consensus not still prevail? I'm just trying to tease out the argument we're raising so I understand it better. Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Ayden</div><div>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks Milton,<div><br></div><div>This topic underscores my concerns arising out of my first ICANN meeting where I attended a LAC meeting. I was surprised to note that there was no meaningful Caribbean voice / representation at that meeting. I recognised then and there that there were significant differences in the “LA” and “C”. Despite being in the same region there are major differences that transcend language and culture. And this was reflected at the meeting. </div><div><br></div><div>I understand that this is also an issue in the ALAC. </div><div><br></div><div>The Caribbean seems to overshadowed by the large LA countries and as a result is marginalised in such meetings. Despite being several territories the activities and interests of the LAC seem to be focused primarily on the LA part of the LAC.</div><div><br></div><div>I can only speak for myself but it would appear that we share more commonalities with the “North American” region than the LA region. </div><div><br></div><div>regards</div><div><br></div><div>Karel</div></div><div><br><div>On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Mueller, Milton L <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu" target="_blank">milton@gatech.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Great to see you taking the initiative to get comments underway, Ayden.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I added some comments to the Google doc.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Personally, I believe that the statement overstates the significance of geographic diversity when what we are really interested in is overall population diversity,
which might involve language and other culture, religion or ideology, economic status, etc. Geography is but a rough proxy for social differences, and often a bad one. I would like to see a comment raising consciousness about this. Given how arbitrary some
of these dividing lines are (e.g., is Mexico North America – which it is geographically – or LAC, or which tiny Caribbean island gets placed where) It might clarify things to state the actual purpose of these regional divisions.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 29, 2016 1:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU" target="_blank">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</a><br>
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<p><font face="Calibri, sans-serif">I have drafted a response to the final report of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group. Comments are due in about 25 days time but if we do decide to reply, I hope we can submit something
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