Re: [ga] November 13 GA meeting

["Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin@law.miami.edu>]

I believe the passivity is a sign of total demoralization. 

On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Milton Mueller wrote:

> I am surprised at how passive you all are being 
> about the MdR agenda. 
> 
> It is exceedingly interesting that those who know
> the most about security (e.g., Rick Wesson) seem
> to be least swayed by the demand to drop everything
> else and focus on it at an ICANN meeting.
> 
> By all means, add it to the agenda. But we need 
> a full day of constituency meetings and another,
> separate full day for GA and Names Council meetings.
> Danny, I would ask you to rescind your request
> for a November 12 GA meeting, because it would 
> conflict with the ability of ICANN participants to 
> attend and work in constituency meetings.
> 
> Let the Nov 13 GA meeting add some discussion
> of security to its agenda. Probably a two hour
> block will be sufficient. 
> 
> Let me remind you all that under ICANN's structure,
> the President of the Corporation does not have any
> control over the agenda of Supporting Organizations.
> The Board can ask the DNSO to make policy on things,
> and it can pass or not pass policies given to it
> by the DNSO, but there is simply no way that the 
> Board, let alone the President, can tell us when
> we can meet and what we can discuss at our meetings.
> The constituencies, the GA, and the Names Council 
> can all set their own agendas. 
> 
> The only direct control by the President I can see
> comes from the corporation's reservation and support
> for the rooms. So let us, if necessary, raise the
> required money to reserve our own rooms. But before
> doing that, let's at least show that we have SOME
> backbone and request of ICANN that it make room for
> a GA meeting on the 13th. 
> 
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