What I tried to sell in SG to the ICANN Board and the legal staff was a simple idea.
If they did not like open Board meetings then have a Public Interest person (most
likely persons) who will attend all NON EXEC meetings of the Board as an observer with
full rights to report any actions which violate the public trust (I use that term in a
non legal sense). Note those people will be observers and will observe not take part
in the debates. They should report only those actions above not just that disagree
with decisions. That they have the right to do as individuals but not observers.
It seemed to me that this provides protection for all parties. When the new Board is
elected one hopes (expects) they will hold open meetings and the observer need will go
away.
I got decent vibs from the ICANN board members I talked with. I intend to push that
hard.
Dave
ps my keynote was on the IT2 activity not to damn or praise anyone. I took speaker
prerogative to make some personal remarks. Listen to them.
