Question: What is this active's target?

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Sureswaran Ramadass - posted on 2000-10-09 03:27:52 The ICANN elections is to ensure a fair (although it may not really be fair, as there are too few elected spots) global representation on the ICANN board... Johannes Chiang - posted on 2000-10-08 06:20:29 ICANN is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server-system management functions. This organization becomes more and more important while we are entering a new space of Internet and sharing the resources on it. The Board of ICANN is composed of nineteen Directors: nine At-Large Directors, nine selected by ICANN's three supporting organizations, and the President/CEO (ex officio). The nine current At-Large Directors are ICANN's initial Directors and will be succeeded by At-Large Directors selected by ICANN's At Large Membership. We hope this election can be realized in a button-up, transparent process, which is also a chance to let the at-large members to joint the decision process indirectly. I believe this election is calling the awareness of at-large membership to select the most suitable persons to represent them in the director board. If I am elected, I will do my best to reflect and fulfill the requirements of AAP Internet citizens in joint decision making within the ICANN Board, but will not pursue a narrow-minded governance of the Internet affairs. I am eager to contribute my knowledge and time to help different Internet groups, esp. to represent the interests of individual Internet users, domain name holders and registrar. Masanobu Katoh - posted on 2000-10-04 09:52:08 I started to work on Internet domain names issues through several organizations during the comment process on the US Green Paper and White Paper on this subject. Participating in ICANN activities early 1999, I have been actively involved in the domain name and number management issues both within and outside of ICANN. I am serving on the Names Council of the DNSO, representing the business constituency and the Asia/Pacific region. I also serve as a member of Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Task Force in Japan where about a dozen experts are drafting a dispute resolution rules and regulations for JPNIC. I work on many volunteer activities independently from any employer or other interest group I know that the best interest for all of them is to promote the Internet in general, not to promote it for somebody’s specific short term interest. Knowing the very public nature of ICANN, I promise that, if I will be elected as a member of the board, I work only for ICANN and the general public. Through my multicultural experiences, I think I can contribute to ICANN by giving a balanced view of all (current and potential) stakeholders of the information society.