Re: [ga] remote participation

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Michael and all remaining assembly members,

  It seems obvious to me at least that you indeed did hit a nerve here,
Michael.

  We agree that leveling the playing field in your original suggestion
of this thread will likely increase over a short period of time, participants
in this ongoing process.  We believe that this is a positive thing.  It
also appears that those that wish to maintain a special advantage,
find your suggestion, threatening.  That is unfortunate and possibly damaging
to all stakeholders on the whole.

Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:

> I wonder if I've hit a nerve?
>
> 1) Persons whose company attends every meeting, have an interest in
> maintaining the in-person advantage.
>
> 2) Local attendees will still benefit from constituency meetings, hallways
> and all the other good things - they will not lose anything to which they
> are actually entitled.  Indeed, they will still have a full opportunity to
> participate via a handy terminal.
>
> 3) A system that levels the playing field will actually produce a radical
> increase in participation since outsiders will have an equal shot with
> insiders.
>
> 4) Most importantly, a level playing field will remove the enormous repeat
> player advantage that those with expense accounts have in the current
> system.
>
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Cade,Marilyn S - LGA wrote:
>
> >
> > While I support a better mechanism to include remote participation, the
> > reality is that each meeting draws heavily from the local/regional
> > community, and many people to make extraordinary efforts to attend and
> > participate.
> >
> > Let's not create a disincentive for folks to make the effort to participate
> > face to face in our efforts to improve remote participation.
> >
> > Marilyn
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sotiropoulos [mailto:sotiris@hermesnetwork.com]
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 4:26 PM
> > Cc: ga@dnso.org
> > Subject: Re: [ga] Draft of Bylaws Recommendation concerning the
> > GeneralAssembly
> >
> >
> > "Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a very simple suggestion that is fair to everyone.  Please note in
> > > reading what follows that I am serious about this.
> > >
> > > I think everyone, including the people physically present, should have to
> > > submit comments via the 'remote' system and be subject to the same
> > > filtering.  This will remove the otherwise highly unfair advantage that
> > > wealth and physical proximity bring to attendees.  If the system of
> > > handling remove comments is fair enough for remote participants, it should
> > > be fair enough for physical participants.  If it is not, this system will
> > > ensure that it quickly reaches that standard.
> > >
> > > Anything less is second-class status.
> >
> > Professor Froomkin, I completely agree with you on
> > this wise.  Personally, I do not think any special
> > emphasis should be placed on the so-called "ICANN
> > Experience" of an in-person audience.  If
> > anything, such emphasis serves to paint ICANN
> > Meetings as some kind of travelling roadshow.
> > There is simply too much at stake in ICANN to make
> > exclusive allowances for the in-house audience, no
> > matter what their presence at the meeting cost
> > them.
> >
> > I think your proposed measure would go a long way
> > in establishing a more level playing field within
> > the instrumentality of ICANN Meetings, especially
> > with regards to audience participation.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Sotiris Sotiropoulos
> >       Hermes Network, Inc.
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