Re: [wg-d] Voting for the co-chair

[Javier SOLA <javier@aui.es>]

I vote for Elisabeth Porteneuve.

Javier

At 08:43 4/08/99 -0400, Theresa Swinehart wrote:
>All wg-d,
>
>Please find below the 3 nominations for the co-chair of this wg/committee D
>that were received as of August 3, 17:00 CET. Votes should be sent to me
>(Theresa.Swinehart@wcom.com) and cc'ed to the WG-D list (wg-d@dnso.org).
>Below the list of nominations are the short para's on background and visions
>for two, Bret Fausett and Elisabeth Porteneuve, which were received per
>request. Please submit your vote for one (1) of the nominees by August 5,
>6:00 (18:00) pm EST.
>
>* Bret Fausett (see background/vision below)
>
>* Elisabeth Porteneuve (see background/vision below)
>
>* Antony Van Couvering
>
>
>Brief statement of nominees (who they are, where they come from, where they
>want the DNSO to go to, possible conflicts of interest or position, etc.),
>received from Bret Fausett and Elisabeth Porteneuve (the statements are
>separate by the dotted lines):
>
>
>* Bret Fausett:
>
>Background
>
>I'm Bret Fausett, a lawyer with the U.S. based law firm of Fausett, Gaeta &
>Lund, LLP. I came to the DNSO initially as a curious bystander interested in
>the trademark issues and later as the Chair of the DNSO Task Force of the
>Association of Internet Professionals ("AIP"). The AIP is a chapter-based
>international organization of individuals and companies working in the
>internet arena (http://www.association.org). The AIP presented a draft
>charter for the DNSO, and I was involved in its drafting. (The AIP draft was
>later merged with the "Paris Draft," which was merged with the BMW and CENTR
>drafts, to become this DNSO.)
>
>Philosophy on the DNSO and WG D
>
>I wanted to participate in this Working Group because I believe that an
>organization's processes and rules are what gives it credibility and
>authority. I have been critical of ICANN at various times when it appeared
>be taking actions that were not in accord with its bylaws, and I believe
>that establishing rules, and then following them, are most important in a
>new organization like this one.
>
>The AIP Draft that I worked on earlier was the most detailed of the various
>DNSO proposals presented to ICANN, perhaps reflecting my own bias toward
>detailed processes. In the AIP draft, work was accomplished in "Research
>Committees," quite similar to the Working Group concept we have here. In
>retrospect, the early AIP drafts (http://dnso.association.org/bylaws.html)
>were perhaps too detailed and rigid. In participating in these debates, I
>have developed an appreciation for more "lightweight" structures, especially
>when applied to the internet community.
>
>I think the long-term success of the DNSO will depend on the success of this
>group in crafting agreed, enforceable and predictable processes that will
>ensure open, meaningful participation by interested parties, while allowing
>work to move forward to completion. I appreciate that this will be a
>difficult balance to strike.
>
>Disclosure
>
>I don't know what might be perceived as a conflict, but in the interest of
>full disclosure, here goes...
>
>As a partner in a for-profit Massachusetts limited liability partnership, I
>am a member of the Business and Commercial Constituency. I have two
>registered domain names, one of which I actively use commercially for my law
>firm (http://www.fausett.com). Another lawyer from my firm, Diane Cabell,
>has been an active participant in the Membership Advisory Committee to
>ICANN.
>
>I also participate in two organizations that are active in the Trademark
>Constituency: the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section and
>the Domain Name Rights Coalition. I have restricted my energies to date,
>however, to participation in the Business Constituency and have no current
>plans to take an active role in the Trademark Constituency.
>
>On the issues that are presently before the DNSO, my law firm currently
>represents both trademark registrants and domain name registrants in
>disputes arising from the interface between trademark law and domain names.
>I would not describe us as zealots on either side of the heated debates
>(though we have declined cases of "cybersquatting" on principle). We also
>are counsel to the AIP (an organization that may join the non-commercial
>constituency, depending on how the debate over its organization is finally
>resolved). At present, we do not represent any other companies active in
>these debates (gTLD registries, ccTLD registries, prospective registries,
>registrars), though in the past we have been engaged in unrelated matters on
>behalf of local and regional ISPs.
>
>Finally, I have never taken, nor been offered, money from NSI. ;-)
>
>I hope that helps.
>
>       -- Bret
>
>
>
>* Elisabeth Porteneuve:
>
>
>Election Statement for the co-chair of WG-D (DNSO Business Plan and Internal
>Procedures).
>
>I've been involved in the networking work for years, and had a chance to see
>the very beginning of the Internet,
>a time when evangelisation were needed to convince many, even telecom
>operators, that it makes sense and have future.
>Once the killer application -- World Wide Web -- arrived, and that powerful
>tool get understood by many, another
>rush started. The rush for IP numbers and for domain names, both with
>tremendous economical impacts.
>
>Some wisdom need to be reached on the global, international scale concerning
>the management of the public resource of
>domain names and concerning the global economy. This is the work for the
>DNSO, including procedural matters,
>and I think that my personal experience may be useful in this international
>forum. In the context of Working Committees with two co-chairs, I strongly
>support the cultural diversity, i.e. they should be from two different
>geographical regions.
>
>
>Brief Summary of Experience
>
>Now:
>
>* Network Manager at CNRS(CETP) and Adviser to AFNIC, France.
>* AFNIC (Association Francaise pour le Nommage Internet   en Cooperation) is
>a non for profit private organization   managing French top level domain
>names.
>* CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) is a   French public
>research organization, similar in some way to the NSF (National Science
>Foundation).
>* CETP (Centre d'etude des Environnements Terreste et Planetaires)   is a
>research laboratory of approximately 150 persons working on the space and
>environmental program.
>* Elected Director of CENTR (Council of European National   Top level domain
>Registries)
>* DNSO voluntary secretariat since June 2, 1999
>* Hosting "Paris Draft" group working on the DNSO proposal in   February
>1999.
>
>In the late 1980's and 1990's:
>* Member of different European groups setting up international connectivity
>with the NSFNET
>* Vice-President of EARN France in 1989/90, working with EARN-Europe and
>many Polish colleagues to connect Poland to EARN/BitNet networks
>* Member of different French and European groups setting up international
>connectivity between space agencies
>* Internet Society Pioneer
>
>Education:
>
>* Mathematics at Warsaw University
>* Computer Science at Paris 6 University (Pierre et Marie Curie)
>
>Languages:
>* bilingual French/Polish, medium level of Russian
>