very perceptive observation Ellen and quite right.
On Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Ellen Rony wrote:
> I currently serve as chair the Nominating Committee for the Environmental
> Forum of Marin, a 27 year-old organization. In our situation, the
> Nominating Committee wields enormous power because it screens potential
> candidates and presents a proposed slate to the Board of Directors which is
> then approved to be voted on by the members at the annual meeting. While
> additional nominees can come from the floor at that time, the vote is
> always pro forma. The Nominating Committee nominates its successors.
>
> Where are the checks and balances in the ICANN @Large nominating plan? An
> ICANN board can appoint a Nominating Committee that has a particular agenda
> or perspective and may screen out candidates who do not fit the desired
> mold.
>
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> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >The following are highlights from the ICANN Board's 10 March 2000
> >meeting in Cairo:
> >
> >At-Large Membership:
> >
> > The Board instructed the staff to prepare Bylaws amendments
> > and other resolutions, for public comment and subsequent
> > Board action, to accomplish the following:
> >
> > * Establish a Nominating Committee to be appointed by the
> > Board to accept recommendations from the Internet community
> > for At-Large ICANN Directors, and to nominate five or more
> > candidates for consideration for selection to the ICANN
> > Board.
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