var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-10315089-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}random thoughtsTumblr (3.0; @avri)http://avri.doria.org/#WTPF the next step in the tussle for the soul of the InternetThe next step in the ITU’s quest for Internet governance relevance, the World Telecommunications...http://avri.doria.org/post/51011734615http://avri.doria.org/post/51011734615Tue, 21 May 2013 21:32:00 +0100WTPF IGF2013 ITUITU IGF2013The fatal flaw in the Tunis Agenda: Roles and ResponsibilitiesThe Tunis Agenda is a remarkable document with at least one fatal flaw: Paragraph 35. Paragraph 35...http://avri.doria.org/post/50858768409http://avri.doria.org/post/50858768409Sun, 19 May 2013 23:46:00 +0100ITUEnhanced cooperationtunis agendawtpfwgecCreation of the GACmarkWhen the GNSO first developed the recommendations for new gTLDs, we made a conscious decision that...http://avri.doria.org/post/50025141024http://avri.doria.org/post/50025141024Thu, 09 May 2013 19:23:00 +0100ICANNGACnewgtldsFinally found a version of my favorite story about CEO succession A new CEO was hired to replace an outgoing CEO.  The outgoing CEO met with the incoming CEO for an...http://avri.doria.org/post/45565321828http://avri.doria.org/post/45565321828Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:01:10 +0000New RAA and Registry contract proposals from #ICANN Staff threaten to usher in ICANN 3.0ICANN 1.0  - Democracy ICANN 2.0  - Oligarchy ICANN 3.0  - ¿Imperium?http://avri.doria.org/post/44865767958http://avri.doria.org/post/44865767958Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:37:00 +0000#ICANN differential services for travelPettiness alert - it is quite possible that while writing this I will descend into pettiness.  I...http://avri.doria.org/post/44791794470http://avri.doria.org/post/44791794470Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:29:00 +0000ICK. TUMBLR's new editing constraints suck.I hate this new little screen that is superimposed. Guess it is time to consider moving on to...http://avri.doria.org/post/44788307374http://avri.doria.org/post/44788307374Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:17:29 +0000Democratization of ICANN's At-LargeBy democratization on ICANN&#8217;s At-large I mean: Let the Internet users community have a vote...http://avri.doria.org/post/40444728591http://avri.doria.org/post/40444728591Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:46:00 +0000ICANNALACAt-LargeThe importance of airing dirty laundryVery often I hear from people in organizations I am a member of, that we should not publicly discuss...http://avri.doria.org/post/40263914750http://avri.doria.org/post/40263914750Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:42:42 +0000Holiday musings about digital Cold War and the WCIT tussleBackground to the musings An excerpt from an email conversation on an archived list: -...http://avri.doria.org/post/39449503219http://avri.doria.org/post/39449503219Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:18:00 +0000WCITDigital Cold War#WCIT: Just one round in the tussle for digital freedom and responsibilityDespite the propaganda that has become the hallmark of WCIT analysis of late, I wanted to try my...http://avri.doria.org/post/38641776703http://avri.doria.org/post/38641776703Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:37:00 +0000WCITWTSAILGAComments on ICANN R3 paper on making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and RespectedA Working Group within ICANN&#8217;s At-Large has produced a paper outlining a radical look at ICANN...http://avri.doria.org/post/38542752409http://avri.doria.org/post/38542752409Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:20:13 +0000At-LargeICANNICANN Future ChallengesGNSOccNSOALACGACHas the seventh IGF brought breakthrough for gender equality?Editorial from GenderIT.org 22 Nov 2012 It is my pleasure to introduce this volume of essays on...http://avri.doria.org/post/36403607323http://avri.doria.org/post/36403607323Sat, 24 Nov 2012 03:57:00 +0000Uganda: Update on the AHB/Anti-Gay Campaign&#8220; Greetings from the Coalition secretariat, Here is an update of the current situational trend...http://avri.doria.org/post/35890714967http://avri.doria.org/post/35890714967Sat, 17 Nov 2012 04:53:00 +0000We are not quite finished with #igf2012The IGF circus has gone home, but we cannot put this meeting behind us. Yes, the 7th IGF, held in...http://avri.doria.org/post/35622815170http://avri.doria.org/post/35622815170Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:03:00 +0000igf2012igf7IGF in BakuAutocracy 2.0NetFreedomAzerbaijanhttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/09/france-yemen-vanishing-w...<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma4vcdfVYD1qzmohmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/09/france-yemen-vanishing-women/"><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/09/france-yemen-vanishing-women/">http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/09/france-yemen-vanishing-women/</a></a></p>http://avri.doria.org/post/31266948998http://avri.doria.org/post/31266948998Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:14:37 +0100Photo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m80x1wwRmo1qjqzoeo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m80x1wwRmo1qjqzoeo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://avri.doria.org/post/28761360747http://avri.doria.org/post/28761360747Sun, 05 Aug 2012 13:02:22 +0100Eurovision, a mixed bag of impressionsI first started watching Eurovision when I lived on a Kibbutz in the 1980&#8217;s.  It was one of...http://avri.doria.org/post/23827304415http://avri.doria.org/post/23827304415Sun, 27 May 2012 00:48:00 +0100eurovisionigffreedom of expressionazerbaijanStatement to CSTD on Enhanced CooperationThank you Mr Chairman, My name its Avri Doria. I have been a network software engineer and protocol...http://avri.doria.org/post/23813851477http://avri.doria.org/post/23813851477Sat, 26 May 2012 20:49:32 +0100ECEnhanced CooperationIGFUNCSTDThe ad hominem fallacy fallacyOr taking what someone says with a grain of salt. Some where, at some point, someone invented the ad...http://avri.doria.org/post/23737528216http://avri.doria.org/post/23737528216Fri, 25 May 2012 17:11:00 +0100fallaciesgrains of salt