Hello Everyone,
One of the results of the Singapore
meeting was the decision to establish
seven, self-forming, DNSO constituencies.
Since ICANN has decided that a person or
organization can belong to more than one
constituency, one of the first orders of
business is to define these constituencies
in concrete terms. In other words, where
and how do we draw the lines.
This question is especially important for
the non-commercial domain name holders
constituency (NCDNC). If we draw the lines
carefully, the non-business interests will
have a voice on the Names Council. If we don't,
then this constituency will be over run with
interests outside of this minority.
Another question that must be addressed is
the process rules for the constituency. In
many ways, the NCDNC is likely to be the
poorest among constituencies. Therefore,
we probably want to make all (or most)
NCDNC activities occur online.
With that said, here are some questions for
discussion purposes. Maybe we can get some
ideas on how to move forward via an open
discussion on the IFWP list.
Questions:
What qualifies as a domain name holder?
- jay.per.to?
- johnson.com?
- bob.aol.com?
- tom.co.au?
How do we define a NCDNC member?
- People only?
- Non-profit organizations?
- Educational organizations?
- does ORSC qualify?
- how about AIP?
How do we weight votes?
- one domain name, one vote?
- one person, one vote?
How do we get the word out to
all applicable organizations?
- CPSR, EFF, etc.?
Comments and suggestions encouraged . . .
