[NCSG accountability] Nomination for NCUC Chair

[Mary.Wong at LAW.UNH.EDU]

Avri, Milton and everyone: 

Without commenting on the specific issue that was raised but, rather, focusing on the general question of accountability and transparency within the community, I think it vitally important that all SG and constituency members feel able to ask for reasons, confirmation and other information without fear of being mocked or of being considered out of line. This is especially true now that the SG has many new members, including a new constituency, and many members rely on emails and the listserv to be informed about both substantive policy issues as well as the evolution and environment of the SG and its constituencies. Since only a minority of members actually have the opportunity to get to know one another offline and attend ICANN meetings, it's also critical that our main communications channel is a civil forum for robust debate, including on issues where there is a diversity of views or strong differences of opinion.  

(BTW none of this is a criticism or comment about Milton or Avri, both of whom are well-able to handle robust forums of all types!) 

Given the majority of our members' lack of familiarity with one another offline, it's likely (if unfortunate) that leadership nominations will go uncontested for the most part (unlike, say, for Council positions that are more numerous and require geographic diversity). As such, nominees for leadership positions should be prepared to receive and respond to requests for information by any individual member. Of course, it may be that at some point certain discussions need to be moved off-list, e.g. to individual/group emails, but it's important that until that happens our leaders and nominees for such positions can show that their actions and decisions are justified, made in full consultation with the relevant members (e.g. the EC in executive/administrative matters) and not arbitrarily taken. 

Cheers 
Mary  


Mary W S Wong
Professor of Law
Chair, Graduate IP Programs
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From:  
Avri Doria <avri at ACM.ORG> 

To: 
<NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu> 

Date:  
11/23/2011 10:54 AM 

Subject:  
Re: [NCSG-Discuss] [NCSG accountability] Nomination for NCUC Chair 

Hi

I do not wish to run for NCUC leadership spot.  Though I would love to see more candidates, with more diversity and some dialogue about candidates and voter's perspectives about what the NCUC should function like.  This is a voting period after all, when such conversations should be ok.

I want to be an NCUC member who can ask for information and gets it, as opposed to be being treated like a rock throwing pariah for thinking there is something that needs to be spoken of.  I want to being an NCUC member to include the ability to send such questions without fear.  Not that such fear ever stopped me, but it might stop others.    In this case I asked for information backing up statements made in a campaign statement, and instead of getting an answer, even one like " ooops, I did not really do that but will in the future," I get attacked for asking questions.

I am sorry that asking questions about accountability and transparency are considered a waste of your time and bandwidth during an election.  I suggest you ignore me.  You can even add me to a kill-file. 


avri




On 23 Nov 2011, at 10:24, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> Avri,
> This is getting silly. Please stop.
> If you don't like the way things have been done, run for office and promise to do them differently. That would be constructive.
> Otherwise your insinuations and taunts are just wasting people's time and bandwidth.
>
> --MM
>
>> As the most visible insinuator, may I ask for URLs of where in the
>> various archived lists this is recorded? Even after stipulating that you
>> made every decision for the good of the NCUC and never in your own self
>> interest, it would be helpful to see where in the archives of the NCUC
>> and of its leadership, this is documented.
>>
>> I respect that everybody in NCUC supports your re-election and trusts in
>> your integrity, I would just like to see the archives that back up your
>> decisions and the claim that they were all done with full consultation
>> of the EC.
>>
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