Ellen and all,
I agree that the ICANN @Large seems to be a very weak process.
This is of course indicative of the ICANN board. It has been very weak
on process, thus producing very poor substance in many instances. The
UDRP and the "Accreditation Policy" is just two past examples.
Nominees should come from the membership itself. But as we [INEGroup]
predicted almost a year ago now, the ICANN board does not wish or want
this to occur for reasons of loosing a tight fisted control of things.
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.
[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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