Re: [ga] Re: A Question for the Candidates

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

Barbara and all former DNSO GA members or other interested parties,


Barbara Simons wrote:

> If I am elected to the ICANN Board, I shall work at making the Board and its
> decision making process more open, responsible, and transparent.  In
> particular, I pledge to:
>
>     * Be accessible and responsive to the members of the public;

  Does this part of you pledge include responsible to the members
of the public and/or any and all stakeholders/users as well?

>
>     * Create an advisory group of experts in technological, policy,
> economics, and the law;

  Would such a advisory "Group of Experts" be open to any and all
that wish to participate?

>
>     * Work to build a decision-making process that is open and inclusive -
> and that involves two-way communications from the Board to the public and
> from the public to the Board;

  Very good here!  >;)

>
>     * Establish well defined procedures that will allow sufficient time for
> people to read and comment on issues, proposals, and initiatives;

  Will any and all interested parties or stakeholders/users in your
pledge here also have the contracted right to also have a vote in the
determination of any issues, proposals, and initiatives taken as well
before considered a standard/regulation by ICANN in your pledge?

>
>     * Guarantee that policy decisions are initiated and made by the Board,
> not by the staff.

  Does this include technical policy as well?  Will any and all stakeholders/usres
also have a vote before implementation or a decision of such policies are
adopted in your pledge?

>
>
> One of the aspects of having well defined procedures is that issues would
> not be voted on without first providing the public with reasonable notice
> and the opportunity to comment.

  Comment is wonderful Barbara, but is often ignored not considered
seriously.  Hence comment only is not good enough.  Therefore,
unless or until any and all stakeholders/usres vote on any and all
regulations, standards, initiatives, proposals, and/or policies before
they can be adopted or otherwise enacted.  Hence the board
should act as a enforcement arm of ICANN as much as it does
a facilitator.

>  Votes would be made in public and the
> results, together with how the individual Board members voted, would be
> posted in a prominent location on the ICANN website.
>
> I am uncomfortable with the idea of requiring that all email among Board
> members be made public.  I think that such a step would inhibit the give and
> take that is required in order for a body to reach a negotiated decision.

  Why would such inhibit give and take?  It shouldn't..  Openness is
always the best policy and practice.

>
> Based on my experiences of working with a group with a variety of opinions
> (the U.S. Public Policy Committee of ACM), I have found that I frequently
> need to engage in side email conversations with individuals in order to
> determine both what their primary concerns are and what kind of compromise
> might allow them to support a particular position.  These would be very
> awkward discussions to have in public, and I believe that my effectiveness
> would be reduced were I required to archive such discussions.
>
> Regards,
> Barbara
>
> On 3/5/03 10:44 PM, "DannyYounger@cs.com" <DannyYounger@cs.com> wrote:
>
> > We now have the following individuals nominated to fill ICANN Board Seat #14:
> >
> > Barbara Simons
> > Alejandro Pisanty
> > Philip Sheppard
> > Michael Palage
> > Jonathan Cohen
> > Susan Crawford
> >
> > I would like to hear the views of these candidates, so I will pose this
> > following preliminary question to prompt some initial discussion:
> >
> > Our bylaws state:  "ICANN and its constituent bodies shall operate to the
> > maximum extent feasible in an open and transparent manner and consistent with
> > procedures designed to ensure fairness."  We are aware that the Board and
> > certain constituencies do not publicly archive their discussion lists... in
> > your view, does this comport with the bylaws requirement on transparency?
>
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