Chuck,
Consider the source.
Gene...
At 09:39 AM 8/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>"Poor management of the testbed by NSI?" I know that there have been lots
>of emotionally based claims to this effect but would be interested to see
>some objective facts.
>
>Chuck Gomes
>
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>Subject: RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws
>
>
>Joop,
>
>You wrote:
>
>>
>> After the next's day's session with the Board and following deliberation
>in
>> camera the Board came with it's resolution to change the bylaws and limit
>> NSI to one seat.
>>
>> I do not recall any other instance that "consensus" was asked or measured
>> on the gTLD seats.
>> Let any other Berlin participant correct me in case my memory is faulty.
>>
>
>Off my memory (I did not double check the tape), the subject was picked up
>again towards the end of the afternoon, during a discussion on the status of
>the testbed.
>
>The subject of the testbed, and the poor management thereof by NSI,
>triggered again the debate on the gTLD Constituency. I believe that it was
>George Conrades to mention that, if NSI was not willing to autolimit their
>participation to the Council to one representative, the Board would have
>changed the bylaws to ensure that the spirit of the "one person max. per
>organization" would have been applied.
>There was a considerable expression of satisfaction (applause), that I would
>have called consensus.
>
>Incidentally, may I remind that there were also two persons elected
>independently to the Name Council by two different Constituencies that
>worked for the same organization, MCI.
>One of the two has resigned.
>
>Regards
>Roberto
>
>
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Gene Marsh
president, anycastNET Incorporated
330-699-8106
