RE: [alac] FW: ICANN Seeks Community Input on the Development of Transparency and Accountability Management Operating Principles

["Bret Fausett" <bfausett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roberto,

This is a fair point. Thank you for correcting me. Could we ask ICANN to
extend its comment deadline past the end of the month. This is a fairly
important point, trying to correct years of problems. I don't know that we
can get all the feedback ICANN needs in only two weeks. This is important,
but not urgent, and I would recommend moving the deadline until the end of
the year, so we can have a fruitful discussion on transparency and
accountability in Sao Paolo.

       Bret

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roberto Gaetano [mailto:roberto@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 2:36 AM
> To: 'Vittorio Bertola'; 'Bret Fausett'
> Cc: 'ALAC'
> Subject: RE: [alac] FW: ICANN Seeks Community Input on the 
> Development of Transparency and Accountability Management 
> Operating Principles
> 
> It looks ridiculous indeed.
> However, having a little insight in the Board's approaches, I 
> would like to provide a different interpretation.
> Although the Board knows perfectly well some of the things it 
> should do to become more transparent and accountable (as a 
> matter of fact several Board members are repeating it 
> whenever they can), the problem is that to take into account 
> only suggestions that have been provided not through a well 
> defined and publicized procedure can be itself a 
> non-transparent way to conduct business.
> If, to put it simply, the Board was deciding to act on the 
> basis of the comments historically provided by the community, 
> it would be exposed to the criticism that some, had they 
> known that their opinion would have been taken into account, 
> would have commented and provided a different perspective.
> 
> In other words, this hilarious action is the direct 
> consequence of the need to follow its own procedures.
> Anyway, I think that we should provide, as Vittorio suggests, 
> our own statement, even if it repeats what we have already said.
> 
> Regards,
> Roberto Gaetano
> ALAC
> ICANN Board Liaison
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-alac@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-alac@xxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of 
> > Vittorio Bertola
> > Sent: 18 October 2006 01:35
> > To: Bret Fausett
> > Cc: ALAC
> > Subject: Re: [alac] FW: ICANN Seeks Community Input on the 
> Development 
> > of Transparency and Accountability Management Operating Principles
> > 
> > Bret Fausett ha scritto:
> > > This is one of the more ridiculous public comment requests
> > I've ever
> > > seen from ICANN. The community has been yelling about increased 
> > > transparency and accountability -- in very specific terms 
> and with 
> > > very specific recommendations -- for years, and yet, ICANN
> > now wants
> > > to engage in a discussion on the meaning of these terms as
> > though none
> > > of the prior dialogue ever happened.
> > 
> > I agree.
> > And by the way, we released a specific statement about this 
> matter in 
> > Luxembourg (over one year ago), so we might simply send it again...
> > -- 
> > vb.             [Vittorio Bertola - v.bertola [a] 
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