[ncdnhc-discuss] Status of sanctions

[Harold J. Feld]

The matter of snactions for dues was discussed on today's NC conference 
call.

Bruce Tonkin proposed that sanctions operate as per the bylaws, but that 
the minutes of any Names Council meeting record the votes of any 
sanctioned consticuencies.  Such votes would be non-binding, but would 
provide the ultimate decisionmakers with the knowledge as to the broader 
consensus.

I argued that, alternatively, sanctions should be deferred until at 
least after Shanghai.  This argument was supported by Marilyn Cade (BC) 
and Elisabeth Porteneuve (ccTLD).  Arguments in favor of deferral were: 
the importance of the Shanghai meeting and the need to have all 
consticuencies participate equally; the fact that details on the final 
structure and whether payment of dues will even be necessary to support 
policy work will be clarified at Shanghai (and, in the case of the 
ccTLDs, they will no longer be a consticuency but a supporting 
organization); and the fact that the DNSO has sufficient funds to wait 
until after Shanghai to make a final determination (in fact, the DNSO 
has sufficient funds on hand to operate at projected costs through April 
2003).

Bruce, as chair, requested that I draft a resolution for consideration 
of the Council to be voted online before Shanghai.

Harold Feld