Richard and all,
This is a lame excuse and unexceptable. If you don't know how, than
just ask. The only stupid question is the one you DON'T ask, if they
are worried about appearances. In addition Linda WIlson, Esther Dyson,
Mike Roberts, and Frank Fitzimmons all have public meeting experience.
Richard J. Sexton wrote:
> Charlie's observation at the Boston ICANN meeting was that the ICANN
> board, coming from the corporate world, did now know how to operate
> in an open environment.
>
> At 12:19 PM 1/11/99 -0500, Dave Farber wrote:
> >What this means is that the Board members are unwilling to expose their reasons and
>process to public view. Funny I seem to remember having effective decision making
>done in open meetings. If it is the publics business then let it be done in public.
> >
> >
> >
> >At 08:52 AM 1/11/99 -0800, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
> >>On Sun, 10 Jan 1999, Dave Farber wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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.
> >>
> >>Their stated objection to this in Boston was that effective decision
> >>making cannot be done in open board meetings, and if forced to do so, all
> >>decisions would be made elsewhere and the board meeting would be window
> >>dressing.
> >>
> >>
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Regards,
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