[ncdnhc-discuss] Committee on ICANN Evolution and ReformSeeks PublicSubmissions

[Barbara Simons]

Milton,
I agree that we should try to create political pressure
outside of ICANN.
Barbara

Milton Mueller wrote:

> Barbara:
> I agree that we should publicly "express dismay" at
> the Lynn proposal, and also develop and elaborate
> constructive alternatives. The question is how we
> express it and to whom we express it!
>
> Perhaps my message was misinterpreted. I am not asking us
> to remain silent. I am simply warning us not to view the Board's
> committee as the primary vehicle for discussing this issue
> and for forging a consensus position.
>
> The ICANN process has broken. ICANN's management and
> Board have created so much uncertainty and arbitrariness
> about how things will be done, what methods will be used,
> whose support counts and whose doesn't that one would
> have to be quite foolish to treat Alejandro's committee
> as if it were an arena in which we could forge a consensus.
>
> Of course, our NC representatives should maintain active
> dialogue with other constituencies through the DNSO
> committee. They should also liaise with GA members.
> The DNSO still has some value as a place for the exchange
> of views.
>
> But the arena for forging a consensus position has moved
> outside of ICANN. And that is only fitting and just, because
> ICANN's mgmt and Board have repeatedly shown that they
> would rather make up processes as they go along rather
> than rely upon the policy making structures emodied in its
> own bylaws. And since forging a consensus is hard
> work (something Alejandro may not appreciate because
> he has never really had to do it), we should not waste
> effort petitioning a top-down Board committee, but rather
> create political pressure from outside ICANN.
>
> >>> Barbara Simons <simons at acm.org> 03/28/02 02:09PM >>>
> Milton,
> I'm not sure I agree with you.  While it's obvious that
> ICANN couldn't care less about what the user community
> thinks, it might be useful to have many folks expressing
> dismay at the blatant power grab that we have just witnessed.
> The wider political forces to which you refer are more likely
> to pay attention if many voices are heard in opposition.
> Barbara