RE: [registrars] RE: New Bylaws Drafts

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@tucows.com>]

> what is your goal for expanding this clause?

The concept is that Members in good standing get to participate in the
constituency and non-members, or suspended members, don't.

Nothing I've proposed is intended to change the level of participation
that we afford observers etc. The degree to which the constituency
abides by ICANN's mandate of transparency and openness will therefore be
unchanged as a result of this amendment.

As an aside, I would note that there is no requirement of
"inclusiveness" as you describe below - I assume that you were instead
referring to transparency and openness.

Also note that my goal is not to expand this clause, but in fact to
clarify it by including a more precise statement of the rights of
members and non-members.

I hope this clarifies.



                       -rwr




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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elana Broitman [mailto:ebroitman@register.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:09 AM
> To: ross@tucows.com; registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] RE: New Bylaws Drafts
> 
> 
> Ross - would you define "the business of the constituency" to 
> include observing meetings? emailing on the list?
> 
> if yes, would that be appropriate under the ICANN concept of 
> inclusiveness?  for example, other constituencies maintain 
> open, as well as closed, sessions.
> 
> what is your goal for expanding this clause?
> 
> thanks
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ross@tucows.com 
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:13 AM
> To: registrars@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: [registrars] RE: New Bylaws Drafts
> 
> 
> > April 24 - April 30: 	Filing of Amendments 
> 
> I believe that we're in the comment period now so here's one small
> comment that I'd like to see adopted for inclusion in the 
> final version
> ;)
> 
> One of my personal goals with this effort was to ensure that the
> distinction between members and non-members was very clear and concise
> and that the rights of members were equally clear.
> 
> I believe that there is one final area of the bylaws that requires
> further clarity. Section 2.5 provides a list of which 
> membership rights
> will be revoke if a member has failed to remain current with 
> their dues.
> The problem is that this list is non-exhaustive (nor do I believe that
> it would be practical to prepare an exhaustive list).
> 
> So in the interests of ensuring that the bylaws are as 
> self-explanatory
> and clear as possible for future generations, I'd like to offer a
> friendly amendment to 2.5 to remove the non-exhaustive list 
> and replace
> it with "will not be eligible to participate in the business of the
> constituency."
> 
> My formal proposal is that we amend 2.5 to read as follows;
> 
> 2.5. The Registrar Constituency may levy reasonable dues on 
> the Members,
> based an annual budget approved by a majority vote of the Members, to
> recoup the cost of providing services to Members.  Members 
> that have not
> paid dues for 60 days or more after such dues are published on the
> Constituency mailing list will not be eligible to participate in the
> business of the constituency until such time that the have 
> brought their
> dues payments up to date.
> 
> (unless there is a more elegant way of saying the same thing).
> 
>                        -rwr
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an
> idiot."
> - Steven Wright
> 
> Get Blog... http://www.byte.org/
> 
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-registrars@dnso.org 
> > [mailto:owner-registrars@dnso.org] On Behalf Of Elana Broitman
> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 11:00 AM
> > To: ross@tucows.com; registrars@dnso.org
> > Subject: [registrars] RE: New Bylaws Drafts
> > 
> > 
> > Ross - thanks for posting them!
> > 
> > The next steps, as we had promised, are as follows:
> > 
> > April 17 - April 23:	Quiet period for consideration of 
> > bylaws and rules of procedure
> > April 24 - April 30: 	Filing of Amendments (friendly ones 
> > will be adopted into final draft; unfriendly ones will get 
> > stand alone vote)
> > May 1:			Ballots posted and voting 
> > process conducted
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ross@tucows.com 
> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:55 AM
> > To: registrars@dnso.org
> > Subject: New Bylaws Drafts
> > 
> > 
> > The most recent revisions to the bylaws based on the comments 
> > and inputs
> > of the membership has been incorporated into a formal drafts 
> > that can be
> > found at:
> > 
> http://www.byte.org/rc-bylaws-wg/drafts/recent/
> 
> Bylaws v3.0 - gnso-rc-bylaws-draft-041703-v3r0d0.doc
> Rules of Procedure v1.0 -  gnso-rc-rop-041703-v1r0d0.doc
> 
> This is official work product of the drafting committee. Elana will
> provide further details regarding next steps shortly.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
>            -rwr
> 
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> Ross Wm. Rader
> Director, Innovation & Research
> Tucows Inc.
> tel: 416.538.5492
> fax: 416.531.1257
> email: ross@tucows.com
> pager: rwr@tucows.com 
> 
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