[ncdnhc-discuss] Results of Board Meeting

[Milton Mueller]

This is well and truly bizarre. When this issue was first 
broached, Touton and other staff members were insisting
that it be given to a non-profit, even before giving the DNSO 
a chance to develop the policy.


>>> "Harold J. Feld" <hfeld at mediaaccess.org> 03/14/02 05:19PM >>>
 From what I heard, ICANN Board declined to follow the recommendation 
that delegation be made to a non-profit.  
This seems peculiar to me, since not only was the recommendation made 
through the consensus process, but I believe the Verisign endowment 
depends on the delegation going to a non-profit.

Harold

Milton Mueller wrote:

>Harold:
>For those of us who did not have time to watch the process,
>nothing has been posted by ICANN regarding .org.
>Can you tell us what part of the policy the Board decided
>not to follow its own processes on?
>
>>>>"Harold J. Feld" <hfeld at mediaaccess.org> 03/14/02 05:08PM >>>
>>>>
>I am deeply disappointed by the decision of the ICANN Board to eliminate 
>the At Large directors.  I believe this is a grave mistake, both as a 
>practical matter (I believe ICANN is a porrer organization without 
>publicly elected directors) and as a political matter (this decision 
>will only further the impression in many quarters that ICANN "insiders" 
>wish to perpetuate their authority at the expense of public participation.
>
>Regarding the .org delegation, I am pleased that the bulk of the NC 
>recommendation was approved, and disappointed where the Board declined 
>to follow the consensus reached by NC.  The .org redelagation has 
>actually complied with ICANN processes in its particulars, and the Board 
>should not diverge from the consensus reached by the relevant supporting 
>organization without good cause.  I hope that Alejandro and other Board 
>members will elaborate on the reasons for rejecting certain aspects of 
>the NC recommendation.
>
>Harold Feld
>
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