Statement to be read in Marina del Rey

(november 2001)

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

My name is ___________ and I [am here today / wish] to deliver a message on
behalf of the Individual Domain Name Owners (IDNO) organization. The
membership of the IDNO wishes to express its deep interest in the recent
developments toward the representation of individual domain name
registrants.

Our membership wishes to go on record as a body of individuals who are
interested in organizing - indeed have organized - a global, grass-roots
representative movement *specifically* for domain name registrants. Further,
that the membership of this organization reflects a broad spectrum of
individual domain name registrants from around the world, all with a bona
fide interest in the stability and development of the Internet as a whole.

These individuals, many with a long association in the ICANN and its fora,
wish to work alongside and closely with the ICANN in the establishment of a
legitimate, globally representative voice for individual domain name
registrants.

For three years the IDNO has been in the process of defining and
establishing a voice for individual domain name registrants worldwide. We
invite any interested persons to join our discussion list to find out more
about the activities and plans of the IDNO.

[Please] sign up for the mailing lists and join as a member via our website
at www.idno.org

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