We're working on deciding that. What's *your* opinion? How should we
determine if you're a real individual? (As Jay [Fenello?] suggests
indirectly - and respectfully - below, please see all the history on
membership at www.icann.org, too!)
Esther
At 09:32 AM 10/02/99 -0700, Ken Freed wrote:
>Would an individual like me, without any
>financial interest in DNS registrations
>(beyond wanting URLs to be affordble
>and fair), be "qualified" to join ICANN
>and to participate within the DNSO?
>And would there be any bounds on
>speaking up, electronically or in person?
>Is the door truly open to anyone, anyone at all?
>-- ken
>
>
>>At 2/6/99, 02:09 AM, John D. Goodspeed wrote:
>>>I have some questions regarding the ICANN membership selection process. I
>>>would like anyone with detailed knowledge of how the selections for ICANN
>>>membership will be made to please respond either publicly or privately.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>John D. Goodspeed
>>>
>>>>2.0 MEMBERSHIP
>>>>
>>>>2.1 Membership.
>>>>
>>>>It is expected that ICANN will have individual and corporate and
>>>organizational
>>>>membership. Any ICANN member with expertise or interest in domain name
>>>>issues may join the DNSO General Assembly by submitting a membership
>>>>application.
>>>>
>>>
>>>The root of public trust in the DNSO lies within the makeup of its General
>>>Assembly. In order for me to understand who gets on the DNSO General
>>>Assembly I need to understand how one initially gets to become a member of
>>>ICANN.
>>>
>>>What entity within ICANN will have approval or veto authority over
>>>individual or corporate or organizational membership? Will the ICANN board
>>>or a committee appointed by the board have control over membership?
>>
>>
>>Hi John,
>>
>>As I've replied elsewhere, the membership issue in
>>the Paris Draft is not complete. We had consensus
>>that individuals and corporations/organizations should
>>belong, but we did not have consensus on how to qualify
>>these members. We also agreed that this qualification
>>question was also being addressed in the ICANN MAC,
>>and that we could learn from their consensus.
>>
>>Jay.
>>
>>
>>>>2.2 The General Assembly.
>>>>
>>>>The General Assembly is an open body of individuals and corporations and
>>>>organizations with a knowledge of and an interest in issues pertaining to
>>>>achievement of DNSO objectives, who are willing to contribute time, effort
>>>and
>>>>expertise in DNSO work items, including discussion of work items, work item
>>>>proposal and development, draft document preparation, participation in
>>>working
>>>>groups and steering committees. The General Assembly is an open, consensus
>>>>based assembly, process oriented rather than member oriented. General
>>>>Assembly conference costs shall be covered by an equitable charge on
>>>attendees >and conferences and meetings shall be held online whenever
>>>possible.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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