RE: [ga] Increased foreign attendance

[jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Debbie and all,

  Real objectives and proposals have many times
been submitted and ignored.  I am sorry you
are "put off", however the truth and honesty sometimes
has that effect.

  But let me be clear some porposals which were either
ignored or rejected by ICANN, should have been.  The IDNO
was such an example.  Others arguably should not have been
rejected or ignored.  Individual representation is what
the MOU requires.  ICANN has either ignore or rejected
such representation proposal ever submitted which has
that form of representation where both a voice and
a vote by every member is inclusive.  

  So as to your experiance, it appears very limited indeed. >:(

-----Original Message-----
>From: Debbie Garside <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 29, 2007 3:59 AM
>To: roberto@xxxxxxxxx, froomkin@xxxxxx
>Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ga] Increased foreign attendance
>
>Hi Roberto 
>
>> I would like to offer a different perspective.
>> Businesses belong to the Business Constituency of the GNSO. 
>> That constituency is one of the 6 in the Council. In the Name 
>> Council you have also the NomCom representatives, and two 
>> constituencies (Registries and
>> Registrars) have weighted voting.
>> So, they count in the Council for slightly more than 10% of 
>> the voting.
>> The current GNSO-elected Board Directors come from the IPC 
>> and Registrars, and the former came from NCUC. Previous 
>> Directors also came, if I am not mistaken, from IPC or 
>> Registrars. So the Business Constituency as such has zero 
>> power on the Board.
>
>> The ALAC, on the contrary, has a non-voting Liaison. Although 
>> the Liaison does not have a vote, I can assure you, for 
>> having been ALAC Liaison for 3+ years, that his/her voice is 
>> heard and taken into account. In simple words, the Liaison 
>> does not have the power of voting, but does have the power of 
>> directly influencing, during Board meetings. Of course, if 
>> the Liaison is only complaining and bitching, he/she will no 
>> longer be listened to, while if he/she is available to debate 
>> in a civilized way, there is wide room for being able to have 
>> ALAC's points of view taken into account in shaping the final 
>> decision.
>
>This reflects my experience within other Boards and committees. 
>> 
>> On the same line of reasonment, maybe we could wonder whether 
>> there is a correlation between the fact that most of what 
>> goes on now in the GA is complaining or resuscitating issues 
>> that are long closed and the fact that the Board does not pay 
>> attention. 
>
>I noticed.
>
>Or whether there is a correlation between the fact 
>> that whenever somebody new does not conform to the groupthink 
>> he/she gets attacked and the fact that very few newcomers 
>> resist in the GA for long.
>
>I noticed this too ;-)  But I am thick skinned and it is water off a ducks
>back. My main problem is time - as I am sure is the problem for most.  If I
>have to wade through the mud to get to the meat it rather puts me off. 
>
>I am hoping that after this little flurry of activity members of this forum
>will think before they post and knuckle down to forming some real objectives
>in a constructive (as opposed to destructive) way.
>
>Best regards
>
>Debbie
>
>
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Roberto
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