RE: [gnso-consensus-wg] An alternative proposal for GNSO Structure

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Milton's idea is worth considering.

Chuck 

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> Milton L Mueller
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> GNSO Structure
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> > Further, i think a condition that might be accepted is that 
> of the two 
> > voting nomcom appointees, one be selected with commercial 
> background 
> > and one selected with non-commercial background - though the 
> > definition is tricky and what does one do about people who have a 
> > mixed background? -Does breadth of experience disqualify 
> someone for 
> > nomcom appointment.
> 
> It's a good point, but if we go down this road Nomcom should 
> be instructed to pick someone whose current 
> interests/passions center more on commercial or noncommercial 
> problems/issues/approaches, and not ask "are you now or have 
> you ever been...." It is not background, but current 
> propensity that matters. John Gilmore made a fortune in 
> computers but founded the EFF. I'd be happy to have him as a 
> Nomcom appointee to GNSO. ;-) Maybe we should consider a 
> mechanism similar to the Chair: Nomcom provides a list of 
> nominess and the nocommercial groups vote on the 
> noncommercial ones and the commercial groups vote on the 
> commercial ones.
> 
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies 
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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