RE: [council] Re: Milton's motion

["Chicoine, Caroline G." <CCHICOINE@thompsoncoburn.com>]

Danny, the names that you are others are putting forth are not
"automatically" on the Task Force.  In some cases, we have more than one
person nominated.  From the small drafting committee, J. Scott Evans and
Professor Froomkin have already been nominated.  If there are others on the
small drafting committee that you believe should be nominated just let us
know and we will take them into consideration.  
 With respect to your question "Who on this Task Force will be "voting"? ,
every member on the Task Force except the Chairs.
 
 
With respect to your statement " Based on the composition of this TF, it is
entirely possible for a majority vote to be cast by individuals that are not
even members of the DNSO. " You are correct.  Please keep in mind that we
intend to run this Task Force on consensus and thus any cases of voting
should be remote.
 
Hope this answers your questions.


 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: DannyYounger@cs.com [mailto:DannyYounger@cs.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:03 PM
To: council@dnso.org
Subject: [council] Re: Milton's motion


Dear Council members, 

Milton has introduced the following motion to the Council: 

Motion:The provision in the UDRP Review Terms of Reference excluding from 
participation members of the "small drafting committee" that worked on the 
original UDRP is rescinded. 

I also note that the Council Chair has stated:  "The rules in our rules of 
procedures are guidelines. If we choose, as the NC, we can change them at
any 
time and agree to an exception." 

After certain constituencies and the General Assembly have already put forth

their appointed or elected representatives, is it prudent at this point to 
now add additional potential candidates?  Would you have us revoke the 
elections already held so that new candidates may be added for
consideration? 
  Please remember that the General Assembly can no longer hold elections as 
the Secretariat does not have the human resources to provide this service at

this time. 

If the members of this small drafting committee are essential to the work of

the Task Force, perhaps the TF might convene a Working Group which would 
include these members as well as the many others that want to contribute to 
the consensus process. 

A final question...   While I understand that your terms of reference state 
that, "However, to the extent no consensus can be reasonably reached on an 
item, majority vote shall rule with all dissenting views being made of 
record."   Who on this Task Force will be "voting"?   Based on the 
composition of this TF, it is entirely possible for a majority vote to be 
cast by individuals that are not even members of the DNSO.