[ga] Peace on Earth, NC and BC, please

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

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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