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IP: GROUPS BEGIN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNET BOARD Edupage, 30 June 2000
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:02:05 -0400
GROUPS BEGIN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNET BOARD A handful of public interest groups kicked off a "Become a Cyber Citizen" initiative this week. The campaign aims to educate and recruit potential voters for the fall election to nominate five Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board members. The first election is open to anyone age 16 or older who has an Internet address and registers by July 31. The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Common Cause, and the American Library Association are the groups backing the initiative. All three groups have had a somewhat rocky relationship with ICANN. "Internet users need to exercise their right to vote to ensure that ICANN's decisions are in the best interests of the greater Internet," said CDT Executive Director Jerry Berman. ICANN President Mike Roberts said he is glad the three groups are helping the organization reach out to voters. On a related note, ICANN's July 13 meeting in Japan will likely address proposals to add new top-level domains. (New York Times, 29 June 2000)
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