Diane and all,
The only problem with your concerns is that the ICANN is already
operating at a deficit. The ICANN INterim Board assured this
in Singapore...
Diane Cabell wrote:
> I support most of the MAC recommedations, Mr. Cook. Not all of them, but most of
> them. I want the At-large Membership to be a large, open, democratic body; not a
> selective, wealthy group. I want any Internet user to be eligible to serve on the
> Board of ICANN, not just the people hand-picked by a Nominating Committee. I
> think membership should be fee-based, but our study indicates that adjusting fees
> for developing nations ends up costing more than it brings in. No matter what, I
> do not want to see an ICANN operating at a deficit.
>
> Diane Cabell
> MAC
>
> Gordon Cook wrote:
>
> > I got the impression from Michaels remarks that the quoted material was
> > what ICANN had adopted. While he is well capable of speaking for himself,
> > i took his remarks as a decent analysis of how ICANN could misuse this
> > structure. I have seen nothing in ICANN's behavior that leads me to
> > believe that it wouldn't misuse it if it so chose. I was not and I doubt
> > that Michael was intent on attacking either your or Dianne as being
> > directly responsible for the content. you were hardly in a majority
> > position.
> >
> > Is not the membership seen as the only counterweight to a boar d that is in
> > every other respect accountable to no one save it self and the california
> > AG? It was discouraging to sit here and see that we are getting a
> > "membership" which could be wide open to manipulation if vested interest
> > chose to do so. But then most everything about ICANN is disturbing.
> >
> > >Ok, Gordon I'm here.
> > >But I'm not sure what you want from me.
> > >I can tell you that Roberts and Sims had absolutely *nothing* to do
> > >with the MAC recommendations.
> > >Neither of them were present for any telecons I attended.
> > >I can tell you that I was insulted by the tone of Sondow's remarks
> > >(something I am getting used to).
> > >I can also tell you that the work of all of the people he mentions in
> > >his post was considered. It's even in the minutes of some of the
> > >telecons if anyone bothers to look. There's plenty of *why* there.
> > >In particular the Fishkin model was hotly discussed. In the end I
> > >don't recall anyone willing to discard it in favor of direct
> > >democracy. So thats what ended up in the recommendations. And
> > >remember that everyone on the MAC was there (unless they themselves
> > >chose otherwise) in their individual capacity. People voting what
> > >they feel is right. Boring, but that's life.
> > >
> > >Finally, remember that these are mere recommendations to the ICANN
> > >BoD. They can do what they want with 'em, and that includes rejecting
> > >them outright.
> > >
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> Diane Cabell
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> Fausett, Gaeta & Lund, LLP
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