Re: [ga] ICANN Staff Tells ALAC How to Vote

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Danny and all former DNSO GA members or other interested
stakeholders/users,

  Danny your incorrect in your subject line suggestion.  Esther was ONLY

suggesting how to vote not "TELLING" anyone how to vote.  This is
clear in the email in the ALAC archives which you so kindly provided
as the term "should" denotes..

  ICANN Staff will always or likely always meddle in any affairs in
as an indirect and back-door fashion as it so far always has whenever
the notion strikes them...  This too of course is not appropriate or
ethical in what is supposed to be a bottom-up and transparent
ongoing process...  Hence leaving us all where we started, that
the ALAC is not legitimate body or group as a reasonable at-large
stakeholder/user representative body.  Yet ICANN again has
decided to change in structure with it's most recent announcement.

  Yet the unpublished correspondence from Mr. Wilson two which
you further refer would seem to be less than ethical as a means of
"Influencing" voters in any fora...

 It is or should be clear that this resolution is in several areas
ill advised as well as certainly ill fated if passed.




Danny Younger wrote:

>    In a letter posted to the Interim ALAC discussion list
> http://forum.icann.org/mail-archive/alac/msg00909.html Denise Michel
> cites unpublished correspondence from the RIR's Paul Wilson in a bid
> to influence the ALAC vote on whether to endorse the WSIS Workshop
> Planning Group Draft Resolution.
>
> Aren't we past the point where ICANN staff has to meddle in the
> affairs of an Advisory Committee in order to secure a desired result?
>
> The full text of the pledge-allegiance-to-ICANN Resolution:
>
> Whereas:
>
> 1. ICANN is a bottom up, consensus based, participatory global
> organization, responsible for coordinating the unique identifiers of
> the Internet. In particular, ICANN is responsible for ensuring the
> stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier
> systems, such as the domain names, IP Addresses, protocol and
> parameters, the Internet root server system and those policies that
> are related to the unique identifiers.
> 2. At ICANN's creation, the community recognized the importance of a
> unique forum to address these issues, and has supported the continuing
> evolution of ICANN as the unique forum for coordinating the unique
> identifiers of the Internet and related policy.
> 3. As the Internet evolves, so does the need for the participation of
> an ever growing and diverse set of stakeholders, with a particular
> emphasis on the participation of stakeholders from developing
> countries.
> 4. With this expanding participation, ICANN will continue to evolve
> and mature in its role in coordinating the Internet?s unique
> identifiers, and in increasing awareness and understanding of its role
> in advancing the Internet.. Recognizing :
> 5. Internet Governance has emerged as an important issue in many fora,
> most especially through the WSIS process.
> 6. That no single entity or organization possesses the expertise nor
> broad participation to undertake addressing all aspects of Internet
> Governance in isolation.
> 7. ICANN provides the opportunity for participation by diverse
> stakeholders associated with, and interested in, its activities and
> mission related to coordination of the unique identifiers of the
> Internet.
> 8. That many of ICANN stakeholders who are involved in ICANN?s work
> are also involved in the broader set of initiatives and organizations
> already engaged in discussing or addressing Internet Governance.
>
> RESOLVED THAT:
>
> 9. We endorse the ICANN model of a private public partnership--
> involving the broadest set of stakeholders: civil society, non
> governmental organizations, commercial and individual users,
> suppliers, and governments-- responsible for coordinating the unique
> identifiers of the Internet and related policies. We support the
> continuing internationalization of ICANN.
> 10. We call on those who seek change in the present stakeholder driven
> model for coordination of the technical management of the Internet's
> unique identifiers to fully participate in ICANN's process and
> activities, and work with ICANN's stakeholders to address their
> concerns within the ICANN process.
> 11. We call on the ICANN Board, all ICANN stakeholders and staff to
> participate in the Working Group on Internet Governance and in the
> World Summit on the Information Society to advance broad support for
> the public private, stakeholder-driven model for coordination of the
> Internet?s unique identifiers.
> 12. We urge the ICANN board, ICANN stakeholders and staff to support
> the growing awareness and understanding of what ICANN does, while
> recognizing the need for collaboration, cooperation, coordination, and
> coexistence with other organizations and entities who are engaged in
> the larger issues and activities related to Internet Governance.
> 13. We support the collaboration and cooperation within the ICANN
> community of regional Internet registries, ccTLD managers,
> non-commercial and business organizations, individual Internet users ,
> the broad technical community, root server operators and governments
> and support activities that increase understanding of ICANN?s work and
> focus as the forum for coordinating the unique identifiers of the
> Internet and related policy..
> 14. We support improved communications and collaboration within all
> members of the ICANN community for increasing understanding and
> participation in ICANN, in particular from developing countries.
>
> The WSIS Workshop Planning Group:
>
> Vittorio Bertola, At-Large Advisory Committee
> Izumi Aizu, At-Large Advisory Committee
> Marilyn Cade, Business Constituency
> David Fares, BusinessConstituency/USCIB
> Tony Holmes, Internet Service & Connectivity Providers
> Elana Broitman, Registrars
> Jeff Neuman, Registries
> Peter Dengate Thrush, InternetNZ
> Theresa Swinehart, ICANN
> Denise Michel, ICANN
>
>

Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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