Re: [ga] 8. Registrants representation

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Younger" <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "GA" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Hugh Dierker" <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ga] 8. Registrants representation


> I would venture that the Board isn't keen on elections because of the 
> probability that what they view as "the wrong people" would win (as they 
> did in the prior elections).  It's a control issue.
> But let's move on:
>
> (1) how do we get a registrant constituency established in the GNSO, and
> (2) how do we arrive at a process to appoint an at-large director.
>
> Are there any participants on this list that are willing to work on either 
> of these two efforts?
Danny,

1. We (?) could revive a hack-proof online signup procedure and gather again 
a 1000 constituents and re-petition the Board to allow its elected 
representatives a seat in the GNSO.  I have shortened my life on this once, 
let someone younger (no pun intended) do it this time.
2. We (here assembled in the GA) could propose and approve a nomination 
procedure and then start nominating candidates according to that procedure.
To answer Eric's question: limit the representation to registrants, because 
they have skin in the DNS and the registrars' contractual obligations-- and 
they are paying the ICANN tax.    "Individuals' representation" is just an 
easy strawman to shoot down.
Joop

> --- On Fri, 9/25/09, Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [ga] 8. Registrants representation
> > To: "GA" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "Danny Younger" <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Friday, September 25, 2009, 10:07 AM
> > Why do people argue between
> > Individual representation and registrants
> > representation.
> >
> > Clearly with modern (read modern to mean anything
> > beyond what Crispin can understand when running systems ten
> > years out of date) voting and verification abilities,
> > worldwide elections are now feasable and should be
> > implemented as promised in the original white papers and
> > evidenced by Karls seat.