At its meeting in Kitakyushu, Japan, on Tuesday 3 September 2002, the APNIC Executive Council resolved to make the following public statement regarding the ICANN reform process.

At its meeting in Kitakyushu, Japan, on Tuesday 3 September 2002, the APNIC Executive Council resolved to make the following public statement regarding the ICANN reform process.

"The APNIC EC is dismayed with the second interim report of the ICANN E&R Committee in terms of the lack of consideration and response to the submissions of the RIRs to ICANN.

"In the light of this, the APNIC EC are unwilling to accept the proposed changes to the composition of the ASO, the proposed changes to the support mechanisms of the ASO and proposed changes to the role of the ASO within ICANN."

The EC has invited APNIC Members and others in the Asia Pacific region to provide their inputto the EC, for consideration during the ICANN Reform process.

Please send your contribution to the APNIC EC as soon as possible, by email to: reform-comment@apnic.net

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