Re: [ga] Reminder -- Bylaws Amendments Posted for Public Comment

["Oscar A. Robles Garay" <orobles@nic.mx>]

Andrew,
	The information on the WEB site doesn't say anything about the teleconference deadline.
	Please be more explicit on further announcements.
	
	LACTLD we'll be sending his comments at 12:00 CST. 

	Thanks,
			Oscar Alejandro
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On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Andrew McLaughlin wrote:

> Reminder to the Internet community:
> 
> A set of recommended Bylaws amendments have been posted for public comment
> on the ICANN website
> <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws-changes-16sept99.htm>.  The proposed
> amendments relate to the procedures by which the three ICANN Supporting
> Organizations (the Address, Domain Name, and Protocol SOs) will elect ICANN
> Directors.
> 
> The Board intends to consider these recommended amendments on Monday,
> September 27.  Comments should be submitted prior to the Board's
> teleconference at 15:00 Central European Time.
> 
> --Andrew McLaughlin
> 
> 
> 
> ==============================================
> 
> 
> In particular, the Board solicits comments on the following proposed
> addition to the Bylaws:
> 
>      "Article VI, Section 4. ELIGIBILITY
> 
>      "No person shall serve simultaneously as (i) a member of any
>      Supporting Organization Council or other body that is directly
>      responsible for the selection of Directors by that Supporting
>      Organization and (ii) a Director. If a member of any such Supporting
>      Organization Council or such other body accepts a nomination to
>      be considered to serve on the Board, such member shall not,
>      following such nomination, participate in any discussion of, or vote
>      by, such Supporting Organization Council or other body relating to
>      the selection of Directors by such Council or other body."
> 
> This language would apply two principles to all three Supporting
> Organization councils:
> 
>      (1)  An individual cannot serve as an ICANN Director and an SO Council
> member at the same time.
> 
>      Staff Rationale:  This principle is intended to ensure that ICANN
> Directors fulfill their obligation to serve the entire corporation, and not
> the particular interests of a given SO.  Since there is no shortage of
> talented, qualified and interested candidates, there is unlikely to be
> 
>      (2)  An SO Council member who has accepted a nomination as a candidate
> for the ICANN Board should recuse him/herself from participating in votes or
> discussions about those elections.
> 
>      Staff Rationale:  This principle is intended to prevent SO Council
> members from having an unfair advantage vis a vis nominees who are not
> members of the SO Council.  In addition, it vindicates the basic notion of
> preventing conflicts of interest, by stating that an SO Council members
> ought not to vote on a matter in which she/he has a direct personal stake in
> the outcome.  Because the relevant constituency groups, regional internet
> registries, and standards development organizations have the authority to
> replace their SO Council members by any means of their choosing, the
> proposed principle need not deprive any of them of their full voting
> strength at the time of the election itself.
> 
> 
> Several SO Council members have criticized these proposals on the grounds
> that (i) no conflict of interest actually exists in these circumstances,
> since by voting for him/herself an SO Council member is simply representing
> the interests of his/her constituency;  and (ii) it is too late in the
> process to impose rules such as these.
> 
> 
> In light of the pressing need to settle the rules prior to next month's SO
> elections to the ICANN Board, ICANN actively solicits public comments on the
> proposed amendments.  Comments should be submitted to
> <comment-bylaws@icann.org>, and will be publicly archived at
> <http://www.icann.org/comments-mail/comment-bylaws/maillist.html>.
> 
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