Re: [ga] GA list clarification

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Denise,
 
Thank you for your participation on this list where you are not afforded the 
protection of layers of bureacracy. Perhaps you can actually make your 
clarification somewhat clear. 
 
What are the other open lists that took the place of the GA?
 
Where are the archives of the public comments regarding the restructuring that 
caused the GA to "cease to exist"?
 
Where did this reference to "cross-constituency" come from? It was only 
referenced here by G. Kirokis in 2008.
 
But probably and most important, is where did this legal opinion come from that 
holds, matters existing prior to but not mentioned in new "amended" by-laws 
"cease to exist". This is a very new concept in jurisprudence and I am sure 
many would be interested in it's genesis.
 
What appears to be happening is a fine revision of history.  One calculated to 
get rid of public input without public comment on the restructuring activities 
that are nowhere recorded.  In short your "clarification" is a false 
conclusion.  I am sure someone told you such things but there is absolutely not 
record that substantiates your clarification.  The only verifiable act or fact 
is that the new bylaws neither dispose of or address the GA.


--- On Thu, 10/8/09, Denise Michel <denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Denise Michel <denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ga] GA list clarification
To: "ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Avri Doria" <avri@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 5:01 PM


Dear GA list participants:

I’ve been asked to resend my previous email in hopes of clearing up any 
remaining confusion about the status of the GA list and its connection with the 
GNSO.  

Under the current ICANN bylaws, there is no provision for any officers (or 
Secretariat) of the GA mailing list, nor any provisions regarding GNSO 
responsibility for the GA list. It is not an official structure within ICANN.  
Thus, ICANN Staff will not be “preparing a voting booth” or facilitating any 
election related to this list (as suggested on this list), nor is the GNSO 
responsible for doing so. 

For those not familiar with the genesis of this list, "GA" stands for "General 
Assembly," which was a structure within the original DNSO (predecessor to GNSO) 
that ceased to exist when the DNSO was restructured into the GNSO years ago.  
There was an expectation at the time that the new GNSO would replace the old GA 
email list with a substantive, cross-constituency discussion list, but that did 
not materialize.  Several other mechanisms have been used, instead, to support 
broad-based GNSO (and At-Large) discussion.  This list was left open, but the 
GNSO has no responsibility to maintain it.

Regards,
Denise Michel
ICANN VP Policy