Re: [gnso-osc-ops] Conflicting Language on Staff Roles

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

On 1 Oct 2010, at 15:16, Ray Fassett wrote:

> but before you do, why shouldn't people employed by ICANN
> not be allowed to voice their opinion?  Is it supposed to be that everyone
> in the world is allowed to participate in ICANN policy to inherently voice
> an opinion unless you take a job with ICANN?  I might answer this by saying,
> no the person can still have a voice even if employed by ICANN but it must
> be understood, at all times, that their position is on behalf and
> representative of ICANN interests.


i mostly agree with this.

with one addition:  if that member of ICANN also happens to be involved in the 
IETF as a chair or an editor/contributor, not saying that this is the case n 
this case, then that too should be know - even though that is a non paying 
extra curricular activity.

but i certainly agree that staff member's opinions should be heard, and in fact 
often are to the benefit of the entire enterprise.

a.