Re: [ga] Re: Proposal: Establishing a Registrant Advisory Committee

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dominik and all,

  Our members sympathize with your concerns here Dominik.
Yet I see no harm in the forming of such a committee as long
as it is not stacked with committee members that only reflect
the current ICANN GNSO constituency's members.

Dominik Filipp wrote:

> Danny,
>
> I do not agree. Creating an Advisory Committee without voting power
> makes no sense to me at all. It would just be yet another toothless
> voice lost among many others incapable of influencing final decisions.
> Registrants/stakeholders must gain full support and respect within ICANN
> they truly deserve.
>
> Dominik
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Danny Younger
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 12:44 AM
> To: Peter Dengate Thrush
> Cc: twomey@xxxxxxxxx; ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; At-Large Worldwide
> Subject: [ga] Re: Proposal: Establishing a Registrant Advisory Committee
>
> Peter,
>
> Thank you for your thoughtful reply.  I share your view of the
> importance of feeding timely advice into the policy-making and
> coordinating processes handled via the Supporting Organizations; this is
> precisely what Advisory Committees are supposed to do.
>
> I'm further appreciative of your assessment that an Advisory Body whose
> sole focus is upon the needs of the general registrant community "may be
> a useful development", and I will be happy to work with those on the GA
> and NARALO lists that have already endorsed this concept to see it
> carefully distinguished per the guidelines that you have tendered.
>
> It is my expectation that a more formal proposal will be put forth in
> advance of the Paris session that will clarify for the board the extent
> of the interests that are not being properly served by the current
> structure.
>
> With regard to your query on the topic of registrar contracts, I look
> forward to the self-regulatory activities that will be pursued by the
> registrar community and believe that the guidance offered by such an AC
> will doubtless facilitate work in the SO community to buttress that
> self-regulatory effort through the consensus policy process.
>
> Understanding that an Advisory Committee is, per the bylaws, a creation
> of the board, it would have been presumptive and inappropriate to act to
> self-form such a group, but I am willing to work with others to clarify
> the AC's likely future membership and its goals in much the same manner
> that the earlier At-Large Organizing Committee (ALOC) facilitated the
> emergence of the ALAC; additionally, per your request a clear cost
> benefit analysis will of course be provided.
>
> As bottom-up momentum is already developing with regard to this
> proposal, it is my expectation that the clarity of purpose you seek will
> soon emerge in upcoming discussions.
>
> Thank you for sharing your views.  I look forward to further discussions
> as needed.
>
> best wishes,
> Danny
>
>
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