Have we given up on the "Special Interst Group" (SIG) model
that the ACM uses ? (ie, SIGGRAPH etc.)
At 10:17 PM 1/12/99 -0600, Eric Weisberg wrote:
>This discussion illustrates how arbitrary an attempt to populate a board
>through designation of defined constituencies must be, not to mention how
>ridiculously complicated such mechanisms end up. And, there is no way to
>empirically weigh the relative fairness of the results of such systems.
>
>> Actually, I think the "trademark lawyers who don't want to be a
>> part of the trademark constituency" should be their own constituency.
>> I suggest that the new allocation on the Names Council be as follows:
>>
>> 1. Registries - 3
>> 2. Registrars - 3
>> 3. Infrastructure and connectivity providers - 3
>> 4. Business and other organizations -3
>> 5. Organizations primarily concerned with
>> the interests of trademark owners - 3
>> 6. Trademark lawyers who don't want to be
>> a part of the trademark constituency - 3
>> 7. At Large - 3
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"We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more
humane and fair than the world your governments have made before." - Barlow.
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