Q.A.1. Should ICANN require additional qualifications for at-large membership?Answer:
No additional qualifications should be required. If a membership fee will become
necessary its amount should be proportional to the member's income in order to avoid
a social "numerus clausus" for membership. If this turns out to be impossible (how
do you determine the member's income?) the fee should be adjusted to the average
income of the member's country to enable people from developping countries and Eastern
Europe to join the ICANN.
Q.C.1. What means of member-to-member communication should
ICANN provide?
There shouldn't be a mandatory mailing list except maybe a mailing
list for important announcements about membership, elections etc. I think that there
should be at least one moderated and one unmoderated mailing list. Setting up newsgroups
for discussion should also be considered. Web-based forums may be an additional mean
of communication, but they are not the best choice for the primary one because using
the WWW is more expensive than using mail and news if a leased line can't be used.
Q.D.2.
What nomination criteria should apply to candidates for the At Large Council?
-
They must live in the appropriate region, which doesn't mean they must be citiziens
of a country in this region
- They must be supported by a number of ICANN members
- IMHO about 50
I don't think other criteria will be necessary. A candidate who
doesn't give information about himself and his opinion concerning ICANN issues will
probably not get many votes.
Q.E.1. Should the Board maintain the principle that
the regional members of the At Large Council be elected solely by the residents of
the candidates' regions?
Yes
Q.E.2. Should candidates for the At Large Council
all run globally, or should candidates choose between global and regional candidacies?
All
candidates should run globally as regionally and globally elected
council members
don't have different rights or duties.
Q.G.1. What avenues for campaigning should
be made available?
Campigning should take place via the general means of communication
of
ICANN. Candidates could be provided with a webpage on www.icann.org and possibly
other ressources on icann.org.
Q.I.1. Should ICANN require that no more than half
of the At Large Council members come from any one geographic region?
Yes