Why don't they do a freaking "clean sheet" study to see if the GAC is really needed.
At 08:25 PM 7/17/00 -0400, Judith Oppenheimer wrote:
>July 17, 2000, Amendments to Bylaws Concerning Membership, Section 5. Study
>of "At Large" Membership:
>
>"Beginning immediately following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of the
>Corporation in 2000, the Corporation shall initiate a comprehensive study of
>the concept, structure and processes relating to an "At Large" membership
>for the Corporation. {It] shall be a "clean sheet" study -- meaning that
>previous decisions* and conclusions* regarding an "At Large" membership will
>be informative but not determinative, and that the study will start with no
>preconceptions as to a preferred outcome. The study shall include... whether
>the ICANN Board should include "At Large" Directors."
>
>*previous decisions and conclusions:
>
>December 17, 1998 ICANN Membership Advisory Committee Appointed to advise
>the ICANN board on the creation of an at-large membership structure.
>
>October 29, 1999 ICANN Board Approves Bylaws Framework for At Large
>Membership
>
>December 1, 1999 Membership Implementation Task Force Calls for Expressions
>of Interest
>
>February 25, 2000 ICANN Launches Membership Web Site for Individual Internet
>Users
>
>May 9, 2000 ICANN Creates At Large Election and Nominating Committees
>
>May 19, 2000 At Large Election: Proposed Rules for Self-Nomination Process
>
>... all these will be informative but not determinative -- this new study
>will start with no preconceptions as to a preferred outcome.
>
>Judith
>
>
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>From: Michael Sondow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:29 PM
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>Cc: Domain Policy; AWPD
>Subject: [awpd] Re: ICANN Concludes Board Meeting in Yokohama
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> At Large Membership & Elections
>>
>> The Board finalized the process for initial selection
>> of five Directors by its At Large Membership. Those
>> Directors should be seated in time for ICANN's annual
>> meeting in Los Angeles on November 13-14, 2000.
>> Following is the election schedule adopted by the
>> Board:
>
>> * Nominations by the Nominating Committee (now - July 31)
>
>So long as there is an ICANN-appointed nominating committee, there
>can be no fair elections. Anyone who has studied the mechanics of
>the Soviet political structure knows the ICANN Nominating Committee
>for what it is.
>
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><P><FONT face=Arial><U>July 17, 2000, <FONT face=Arial>Amendments to Bylaws
>Concerning Membership, <FONT face=Arial>Section 5. Study of "At Large"
>Membership:</FONT></P></FONT></U></FONT>
><P><FONT face=Arial><EM>"Beginning immediately following the conclusion of the
>Annual Meeting of the Corporation in 2000, the Corporation shall initiate a
>comprehensive study of the concept, structure and processes relating to an "At
>Large" membership for the Corporation. {It] shall be a "clean sheet" study --
>meaning that previous decisions* and conclusions* regarding an "At Large"
>membership will be informative but not determinative, and that the study will
>start with no preconceptions as to a preferred outcome. The study shall
>include... whether the ICANN Board should include "At Large"
>Directors."</EM></FONT></P>
><P><FONT face=Arial>*previous decisions and conclusions:</FONT></P>
><P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial size=3>December 17, 1998 ICANN Membership
>Advisory Committee Appointed to advise the ICANN board on the creation of an
>at-large membership structure. </FONT></P>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>October 29, 1999 ICANN Board Approves Bylaws
>Framework for At Large Membership </FONT>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>December 1, 1999 Membership Implementation Task Force
>Calls for Expressions of Interest </FONT>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>February 25, 2000 ICANN Launches Membership Web Site
>for Individual Internet Users </FONT>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>May 9, 2000 ICANN Creates At Large Election and
>Nominating Committees </FONT>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>May 19, 2000 At Large Election: Proposed Rules for
>Self-Nomination Process </FONT></P>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>... all these will be informative but not
>determinative -- this new study will start with no preconceptions as to a
>preferred outcome.</FONT></P>
><P><FONT face=Arial size=3>Judith<BR><BR><BR></FONT>Judith Oppenheimer, +1 212
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>July 17, 2000 7:29 PM<BR>To: IFWP<BR>Cc: Domain Policy; AWPD<BR>Subject: [awpd]
>Re: ICANN Concludes Board Meeting in
>Yokohama<BR><BR><BR>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:<BR>><BR>> At Large
>Membership & Elections<BR>><BR>> The Board finalized the process for
>initial selection<BR>> of five Directors by its At Large Membership.
>Those<BR>> Directors should be seated in time for ICANN's annual<BR>>
>meeting in Los Angeles on November 13-14, 2000.<BR>> Following is the
>election schedule adopted by the<BR>> Board:<BR><BR>> * Nominations
>by the Nominating Committee (now - July 31)<BR><BR>So long as there is an
>ICANN-appointed nominating committee, there<BR>can be no fair elections. Anyone
>who has studied the mechanics of<BR>the Soviet political structure knows the
>ICANN Nominating Committee<BR>for what it
>is.<BR><BR>============================================================<BR>Michael
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