Walu, Mike, Although racial diversity is a well recognised form of diversity, academically or otherwise, that is not the lever that I want to go down to in this case for ICANN Board Members, I am talking about regional diversity as defined in the ICANN system as well as in our own Africa Region Internet institutions
I am not instigating for a quota other than what is already in the bylaws BUT I am asking for some reasonablenes in aclaimed ICANN diversity which I do not see in the current NomCom selection, that is the observation that I am making. So, like Walu, I am partly attracted to the ICANN system partly because it tries to be adequately representative on the global scene, all I am saying is that that good quality seems to have been missed here. Now that I have made my point, I need to go do other equally or more pressing things. Regards, Paulos ====================== Dr Paulos B Nyirenda NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD http://www.registrar.mw On 31 Aug 2016 at 15:27, Mike Silber wrote: > Hi John > > A couple of observations 9in my own capacity of course): > > > On 31 Aug 2016, at 15:05, Walubengo J <[email protected] > wrote: > > @Mike, > > As an academic, I might be suffering the same illusion as Paulos :-), > > I think what he was saying is that the current board ... > Is not diverse (should I dare say black?) enough? > > Well, you are conflating black and African and assigning anyone on this > continent who is not > suitably pigmented to some scrap heap. Of course ignoring my pigmentary > enhahnced colleagues > on the board who do not originate from this continent and are therefor > equally cast aside. So > Africans who are not "black enough" don´t count and people who are "black > enough" but are not > "African enough" don´t count either? > > And if it is a question of "blackness" then how do you test that? Or do we > have to go back to the > "pencil tests" employed by apartheid racists to determine blackness by seeing > if a pencil inserted > in the hair would stay (you are black) or fall out (you are white). For what > it is worth, pencils stay in > my hair. > > I really think this is about to descend into the realm of the ridiculous. > > I remember my interest in ICANN was actually provoked by the days when > Alice, Katim et al were on the board. > > > Maybe you need to test your memory, Alice has not served on the ICANN board. > I have fond > memories of time served with Katim, but I think you do a disservice to Nii, > Njeri, Mouhamet and > Fadi. > > I have been privileged to serve with many fine people on the board, many of > whom amaze me > with their knowledge, energy, dedication and contribution. At the same time > there are many > passengers (I hope I am not one). Origin is not an indicator of contribution > and there are people > from both groups from all of the regions. > > Simply demanding more "blackness" does a disservice to those Africans who > have contributed at > every level in all of the I* organisations. They are there because of their > capability and contribution > and not as decoration. > > Without doubting the capability of the incoming members, it is important > that > Nomcom takes the issue racial diversity alot more seriously. After all, > that is > WHY ICANN is trying to be as 'international' as it can get. Why not > begin at > the top? > > > How easily had Fadi been forgotten? Or is the CEO not "at the top" enough? > Oh, that´s right - he > was not "black enough". > > Find the right candidates and they will get there, on their own merits and > not on some quota > system or as window dressing to a more systemic issue. > > Mike > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4649/12916 - Release Date: 08/31/16 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list [email protected] https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann
