Re: [IFWP] What a candidate for ICANN director needs to know...

2000-07-06 Thread Karl Auerbach
ICANN has so far not responded to the attached questions. I've continued to inquire into the issue of liability of "volunteer" directors of California non-profits and what I have found concerns me. There are several statutes that purport to protect "volunteer" directors. But they are subject

[IFWP] What a candidate for ICANN director needs to know...

2000-06-27 Thread Karl Auerbach
As a possible candidate for the ICANN at-large board election, I've been looking at the liability exposure of a Director and the protections offered by California law. The legal liability is potentially extremely large. And the protections are potentially of more form than substance. The

Re: [IFWP] What a candidate for ICANN director needs to know...

2000-06-27 Thread Michael Sondow
Karl Auerbach wrote: As a possible candidate for the ICANN at-large board election, I've been looking at the liability exposure of a Director and the protections offered by California law. The legal liability is potentially extremely large. You´d have to be crazy, IMHO, to become a Board

Re: [IFWP] What a candidate for ICANN director needs to know...

2000-06-27 Thread Ellen Rony
Send these questions immediately to Louis Touton, counsel for ICANN, with copies to every member of the ICANN board. Ask for a reply by July 10. Karl Auerbach wrote: As a possible candidate for the ICANN at-large board election, I've been looking at the liability exposure of a Director and the

Re: [IFWP] What a candidate for ICANN director needs to know...

2000-06-27 Thread Michael Sondow
Ellen Rony wrote: Send these questions immediately to Louis Touton, counsel for ICANN, with copies to every member of the ICANN board. Ask for a reply by July 10. It makes no difference what Touton or the Board members say. If, for example, the Internet or even an important ccTLD were to go

Re: [IFWP] What a candidate for ICANN director needs to know...

2000-06-27 Thread Jeff Williams
Ellen and all, Good suggestion and a practice I have used for some time now. Unfortunately they (The ICANN Board) is not very responsive. I would also suggest that you copy Becky Burr, Elliot Maxwell and Andrew Pincus of DOC/NTIA as well. Ellen Rony wrote: Send these questions immediately to