At 23:33 13/01/99 -0800, you wrote: >At 01:02 AM 1/14/99 -0500, Gordon Cook wrote: >>For the past 48 hours I have done nothing but research and write the >following. >> Dear listmembers Sorry for not coming out and offer strong support for Dave Farber's call for open ICANN Board meetings. I guest for many on the list the call was a case of preaching for the converted and no -one saw the need to support Dave or criticize him, hence the somewhat stunned silence. Dave Farber wrote: >I strongly suggest that this be the principle that ICANN adopt rapidly. Why am I bringing this up. I was told that the ICANN Board meeting in Singapore is closed and that there will be a open "meeting" the day before. That is not the same thing. Open meetings are a good way to gather opinions and an OPEN BOARD meeting is a necessary way to insure openness and the respect of the community WHICH THE ICANN BOARD MUST SERVE. (caps intentional). > >If there is a reason why this is not appropriate for ICANN but is for the others , I think the ICANN Board owes it to the community to tell us now those reasons in detail. > --Joop-- http://www.democracy.org.nz/ __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
