Hi all,
I have a few comments about the idea discussed in Policy SIG at APNIC37 about replacing show of hands with pressing buttons online. Consensus Measurement https://conference.apnic.net/data/37/community-consultation-on-consensus-measurement_1393475895.pdf These are the points I discussed with my colleagues in JPNIC and would be interested to hear from the Secretariat, Chair/Co-Chair and others on this list. * Support the motivation of encouraging more participation from remote participants. * On the other hand, we have some concerns as below: - Less transparency in the process - Consensus is not voting but pressing buttons but may encourage misunderstanding - Anonymous voting may allow multiple voting per person * Suggestions: - Ensure Chair/Co-Chair will not only make decisions based on button pressed results but consider the contents of discussions in making consensus decisions. (As it is today) - Clearly explain the above, and pressing the button is not voting: on APNIC's PDP webpage and at Policy SIG by Chair/Co-Chair - Identity of who pressed what button must be trackable. At least, Chair/Co-Chair and the secretariat should be able to identify and track who pressued and expressed what opinion. This is to reduce the risk of multiple voting by a single person, and allow Chair/Co-Chair to clarify the intention with indivisual(s) if necessary. * Question: I heard the secretariat is preparing to try this from the next meeting. If this is true, how would this work in APNIC38: Would the next Policy SIG totally be based on button pressing including those at the venue? Thanks, Izumi/JPNIC * sig-policy: APNIC SIG on resource management policy * _______________________________________________ sig-policy mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/sig-policy
