Earlier this week, we released an interview with Vint Cerf in which he discussed ICANN, what it did, the fact he was stepping down as chairman this year, how the Internet has changed in the past ten years and who he hoped would join ICANN to continue the work of the organisation.
When that interview was over, Vint also recorded a short message in which he explained why people should get involved in ICANN’s processes. “Do you care about the Internet?” he asks — because if so, you need to take a look at ICANN. “Your opinion won’t be heard if you don’t participate.” We have posted the message on YouTube and Google Video and have linked to it above. You can also download it below.
ICANN’s Nominating Committee is looking for people to fill nine places within ICANN’s structure, including three Board places. There is a deadline of 18 May 2007. For more information and the application form, visit http://nomcom.icann.org.
Download the interview
We have made the interview available in four formats: Windows’ media player; MPEG4; Apple’s QuickTime and iPod video. Click on the links below to download them to your machine (right-click and save the link to be able to save the file in a specific spot on your computer)
Windows Media (13.2MB) | MPEG4 (3.6MB)
QuickTime (30.4MB) | iPod video (8.9MB)
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Sean Gallagher 05.12.07 at 10:41 am
Hi,
Thank you for posting this video on your blog. It’s great to hear it from Mr. Vint Cerf him self.
I care about the Internet and I care what policies are made. After having my own domain names mixed up in the Registerfly issues, I became more interested in whats going on and the role of ICANN. I would love to get more involved myself but I am not sure how that would be possible.
Let me know if there is something that I can do to help.
Thanks again for your work,
Sean
Kieren McCarthy 05.12.07 at 11:03 am
Hi Sean,
There’s several things you should do it you want to get involved in ICANN.
I see you are a website designer based in the US, so you could join the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) as an individual. Find out more here.
As we speak, North America is forming itself into a “Regional At Large Organisation” (RALO) – basically an umbrella organisation to promote one regional voice to ICANN.
To get involved in that, the best thing to do is get a few like-minded individuals together and apply to become an “At Large Structure” because that gives you an organisational say in the RALO.
There are no less than four mailing lists for the North American ALAC, although only one is really used – the NA-Discuss. Following this link to see posts and sign up.
You may also want to join the “Generic Names Supporting Organisation” (GNSO) through its Commercial and Business Constituency. You can find out more information about that here.
The GNSO makes alot of the policy recommendations, but as a result it will be tough going and a steep learning curve. The ALAC is more open and may be useful for you to get to know how ICANN works before you get involved in the GNSO.
If you can find the time, you should come to an ICANN meeting – it’s free to attend, you just have to get there. If you do, pop by the ICANN booth and ask for me.
Oh, and you should apply for one of the positions within ICANN – we need new blood. There are two positions available on the GNSO; three on the ALAC; and three on the Board. You are able and welcome to apply for the Board and GNSO but this time around the ALAC positions are limited to people from Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
You can find the application form here.
Hope this helps, please get back to me if you have any questions or queries.
Kieren McCarthy
General manager of public participation, ICANN
Dave 05.29.07 at 6:10 pm
Thanks for the video upload. Great to see Icann using all the available internet resources. Youtube just ain’t about stupid videos. As noted above I another regfly victim/customer so yes I’m starting to care alittle bit more about how things run in the background. My tech background is lacking so I’m not sure that me volunteering would be useful but its great that Icann is trying to get some new blood as noted by Kieran.
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