Milton, You are simply wrong when you state that "ICANN deliberately excluded UNINET". ICANN had nothing to do with the event's invitations or confirmations. The hosts were Russia's .ru managers. As I understand it, the hosts did not approve UNINET on the basis that it was a meeting for ccTLD managers and it is neither a ccTLD manager nor a registrar. Either way, ICANN wasn't involved in any way in that decision, so your "shameful episode" rhetoric aimed at ICANN is ill-founded and without justification. Kieren McCarthy General manager of public participation, ICANN