<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">I support the letter and appreciate the thoughtful edits and back and forth here. Please think to whether we might use RightsCon Zambia in May 2026 as a site to organize and coordinate. Let me know how I can support.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Peter</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM Mueller, Milton L <<a href="mailto:00001d75540da649-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu">00001d75540da649-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg2410085633165158629">
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I support the letter 100%</div>
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<div id="m_7418059865679636041divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Rafik Dammak <<a href="mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com" target="_blank">rafik.dammak@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 14, 2025 1:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCSG <<a href="mailto:ncsg-discuss@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">ncsg-discuss@listserv.syr.edu</a>>; ncsg-pc <<a href="mailto:ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is" target="_blank">ncsg-pc@lists.ncsg.is</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mueller, Milton L <<a href="mailto:milton@gatech.edu" target="_blank">milton@gatech.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCSG-Discuss] Is ICANN helping to subvert its own governance model?</font>
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<div>hi all,</div>
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<div>thanks for the comments and input to letter, here the new version after resolving the changes <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CPgRLILaCtsda8YRA4mUtElLXYS6udjF8cHvTo2AXHI/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CPgRLILaCtsda8YRA4mUtElLXYS6udjF8cHvTo2AXHI/edit?tab=t.0</a> .</div>
<div>If there is no strong objection or concern, we can send this letter asap to the board for consideration, hopefully by the end of the day.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Le jeu. 13 nov. 2025 à 23:08, Mueller, Milton L <<a href="mailto:00001d75540da649-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu" target="_blank">00001d75540da649-dmarc-request@listserv.syr.edu</a>> a écrit :<br>
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> I want to urge NCSG members that as we ask for more information, we do so without undermining AfriNIC's new board </div>
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> and the efforts of this board and those working with it to stabilise AfriNIC. They need our support.</div>
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Absolutely correct. The focus should be on CAIGA proposal, which deviates from multistakeholder principles, the new Afrinic board has very little to do with that as far as I know. </div>
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