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

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

Jefsey and all assembly members, BC members, or interested parties,

  Thank you Jefsey for your analysis and recommended course of action.
It would seem to be proper, in order, and posses all the necessary,
prudent
and reasonable aspects for a solution to this matter of some
importance.  Therefore I support your suggestions to this rather
disgusting but seemingly delicate matter.  I will suggest to our
members, some of which are BC members as well, that they take
a vote on this matter.  We shall than share it with the GA, the ICANN
BoD members and staff, as well as DOC, and other interested
parties for their knowledge and information.

  Thank you again, Jefsey.  And Well done!

Jefsey Morfin wrote:

> 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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Regards,

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