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[ga] Peace on Earth, NC and BC, please
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- Subject: [ga] Peace on Earth, NC and BC, please
- From: Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>
- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 20:52:08 +0200
- Cc: ga@dnso.org, secretariat <secretariat@bizconst.org>, david@new.net, bmjames@swbell.net, dannyyounger@cs.com
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Ladies and Gentlemen from the NC,
Fellow Members from the DNSO/BC,
whereas a letter from David Hernand from New.net has been sent to the
Members of the NC to escalate the denial of the DNSO/BC to accept New.net
as a Member while the logic of the given reasons seriously question the
rights to Membership of a significant part of the DNSO/BC Members and of
two of its current NC representatives,
whereas a mail form Danny Younger, Chair of the DNSO/GA, rises a similar
question on the right to DNSO/BC Membership of the third DNSO/BC
representative to the NC and the current NC Chair,
whereas I have a reconsideration procedure known to many under way due to
the disrespect of the DNSO/BC "issue management rules". The a document on
root management which is supposed to bind and harm my business has been
published in spite of my formal opposition and my call on rules. This call
was denied any value and I was told it could only be considered shold I
betray the BC Members who would vote against that text.
whereas the DNSO/BC charter says "secretariat [that] will be elected by
and among its members for a period of two years at a time. The secretariat
will assure that all procedures are followed, that all necessary means to
conduct the business of the constituency are available and that independent
elections take place in due time for the secretariat as well as for other
officers. Its functions will include:
(i) Reviewing applications for membership in the Business Constituency and,
where appropriate, referring these to the Credentials Committee.
(ii) Carrying out the administrative functions associated with the
operations of the Business Constituency, including the arrangement of
meetings, preparation and publication of minutes, maintenance of an
appropriate mechanism suitable for facilitating contact and dissemination
of information among all members of the Business Constituency and other
secretariat functions required for the adequate functioning of the Business
Constituency.
(iii) Facilitating and, where appropriate, formulating membership consensus
on policy issues for the purpose of advising the Business Constituency
representatives on the Names Council."
whereas this secretariat has never been elected while it recently changed.
whereas the DNSO/BC charter says: "With the exception of the election of
the first secretariat, which will be elected by the end of September 1999,
candidates for election as secretariat will be nominated at the same time
as the candidates for the Names Council, and also voted at the same time
and according to the same procedure where relevant. The largest number of
votes will elect the secretariat.
2. The secretariat will be a member of the Constituency, and not a person.
3. Business constituency members may put themselves forward as candidates
to assume secretariat functions either as individual entities to assume all
secretariat functions as set out hereinafter, or jointly with other members
with a view to allocating such functions among them. Nominations for
secretariat must include a budget for running the secretariat."
whereas the DNSO/BC charter says
"The secretariat shall use their best efforts to give small and
medium-sized enterprises an adequate voice in all Business Constituency
work processes. These efforts may include, but not be limited to, the
organization of democratic elections for representatives of organizations
of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to sit on an SME Consultative
Committee whose advice shall be solicited on substantive policy work items"
whereas I have asked several times, receiving response neither from the
Secretariat nor from the NC representatives, that such an SME a committee
be set-up and a Chair elected,
whereas I have polled end of 2000 the other SME Members, created a informal
committee which approved me as a temporary Chair, reported this to the
Secretariat and maintained sustained relations with the SME I know of.
whereas the charter is published with the mention "a revised Business
Constituency Charter is currently under discussion",
whereas no debate is under on the matter I am aware of,
whereas the DNSO/BC is entered in a voting period and only called for NC
Representative nominations and not for Secretariat nor fpr SME Committee Chair.
1. I consider I am entitled to speak for the SMEs and entitled to be heard
as per the BC Charter.
2. the DNSO/BC tansparency is currently not by the standard of an ICANN
Constituency.
3. The Credential Commitee was not to consider New.net as it is a business
of good standing operating for more than one year. The true reason known to
all for the denial is the opposition of New.net to ICP-3 and to the
controverted BC position document on the matter.
4. The current elections underway call for urgent stability: three NC
current representatives and 20% of the Members are questioned, so are
questionned the legitimacy of the NC and the recent election of a DNSO
Director obtained by one vote.
5. the whole DNSO/BC image and credibility are endangered what all of the
BC paying Members would suffer from if this is not quickly and fairly attended.
I propose that we all agree on the common sense following points:
a) the current Secretariat will be confirmed through the coming vote. I
nominate it as per the charter.
b) by the same token the SME Committee (the SME paying Members) will elect
their Chair.
c) the DNSO/BC Mailing list will be set-up to permit the Members to relate
together
d) the letter and the spirit of the charter will apply to the NC
representatives election:
- not two representatives form the same geographical area
- one representatives being an SME
- not two prepresentatives from the same business trade
e) for trade definition
- Telcos will be accepted as one trade,
- business and IP protection organizations will be accepted as one trade
- the main trade of the Member will be considered
f) New.net will be accepted as an SME Member
e) a working group will be set-up to quickly present a revised charter to
the Members and to the BoD.
f) that revised charter will establish a DNSO/BC Chair as approved in
Melbourne. His first missions will be to restore internal harmony and to
develop outreach.
Jefsey Morfin
DNSO/BC/SME Member
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