Re: [council] ALAC statement on the approval of the .com agreement

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Isn't that our statement Alan?

Stéphane Van Gelder
Directeur Général / General manager
INDOM Group NBT France
----------------
Head of Domain Operations
Group NBT

Le 28 juin 2012 à 12:40, Alan Greenberg a écrit :

> 
> The statement now approved by ALAC is as follows:
> 
> 
> The At-Large Advisory Committee wishes to express its disappointment with the 
> Board's decision to meet in a closed session on Saturday 23 June to adopt the 
> draft .com renewal agreement: 
> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-23jun12-en.htm#2.
> 
> ICANN staff had placed this topic on the Thursday 28 June public forum agenda 
> some time ago, and the .com renewal item remains on the public forum topic 
> list.  Although we were aware that the .com agreement was on the Board's 
> agenda, we were not aware of the intent to approve the agreement at its 
> closed session.
> 
> This comment is not with regard to the merits of the Board's action nor on 
> the content of the .com agreement. The process followed by the Board is 
> objectionable at a time when ICANN is subject to increased scrutiny. To give 
> the impression that the Board is interested in additional community comment 
> but then make a decision five days earlier is not appropriate. It is 
> imperative that the Board hold itself to the highest standards of 
> transparency and accountability that it is mandated to uphold.