Fwd: IOC/RC

Thu Dec 20 20:22:25 CET 2012

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Thanks all for the comments. The matter was referred to the SCI today,
following the Council meeting.
Joy

On 21/12/2012 7:43 a.m., Robin Gross wrote:
> I agree, Alain.  Especially with all of the heightened concern
> lately regarding ICANN's lax ethical standards for conflicts of
> interest, it is deeply troubling that the GNSO Council allowed this
> motion to go forward under these circumstances (and was led by
> staff to do it).   I also agree that this matter should be referred
> to SCI and I expect the press will take a keen interest in ICANN's
> decision making process that again bypasses proper process to
> achieve a desired result for the benefit of a few, but powerful,
> interests.
> 
> Robin
> 
> 
> On Dec 20, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Alain Berranger wrote:
> 
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> 
>> In general I find it hard to imagine that the GNSO Council 
>> should/would vote again if the motion has been re-tabled as it
>> was when rejected... Perhaps better to wait for Standing
>> Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation (SCI) to look at
>> the situation?
>> 
>> Alain
>> 
>> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:33 PM, joy <joy at apc.org 
>> <mailto:joy at apc.org>> wrote:
>> 
> Dear colleagues, We have had this approach from a fellow GNSO
> Councillor. Please share your views to help guide us. At the NCSG
> meeting yesterday (MP3 recording circulated yesterday by Robin) we
> agreed to raise a number of procedural concerns about this
> re-tabled motion, to make the point we vigorously oppose it, but we
> did not agree to request a deferral (a course of action I would not
> support). Views? Joy
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: IOC/RC Date: Wed, 19
> Dec 2012 10:26:31 -0800 From: Mason Cole <mcole at 5x5com.com
> <mailto:mcole at 5x5com.com>> To: David Cake <dave at difference.com.au 
> <mailto:dave at difference.com.au>>, Maria Farrell 
> <maria.farrell at gmail.com <mailto:maria.farrell at gmail.com>>, "Joy 
> Liddicoat (joy at apc.org <mailto:joy at apc.org>)" <joy at apc.org
> <mailto:joy at apc.org>>, Magaly <mpazello at e-fem.net 
> <mailto:mpazello at e-fem.net>>, Wendy Seltzer <wendy at seltzer.com
> <mailto:wendy at seltzer.com>>, Wolfgang Kleinwächter 
> <wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de 
> <mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter at medienkomm.uni-halle.de>>
> 
> Greetings NCSG colleagues --
> 
> I'm writing about tomorrow's scheduled IOC/RC vote.  I wanted to
> get your temperature on this as I've been thinking about it for
> some time now.
> 
> I agree with you that the position we find ourselves in now was 
> arrived at through a bad process.  I'm not in favor of
> reconsidering motions in general, and I hope the council is better
> educated on procedure (I know I'm trying myself).  I'm concerned
> about the council's image regarding efficiency and that certainly
> didn't help. I'm hoping we can get this voted on tomorrow and get
> it behind us, whether the result is yea or nay.  I'm concerned if
> someone tries to defer, it will merely delay -- we've debated the
> issue pretty thoroughly and I doubt any votes will change.
> 
> Any thoughts on this?
> 
> Mason
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA Member, Board of Directors, CECI,
>> http://www.ceci.ca 
>> <http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> 
>> Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, 
>> www.schulich.yorku.ca <http://www.schulich.yorku.ca> Treasurer,
>> Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org
>> <http://www.gkpfoundation.org> NA representative, Chasquinet
>> Foundation, www.chasquinet.org <http://www.chasquinet.org> Chair,
>> NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ O:+1 514 484 7824
>> <tel:%2B1%20514%20484%207824>; M:+1 514 704 7824 
>> <tel:%2B1%20514%20704%207824> Skype: alain.berranger
>> 
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