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

["Ray Fassett" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>]

Avri, is it your thinking that the possibility exists that an ICANN employee
participating in an extra-curricular activity such as the IETF could result
in a compromise of this individual's representation of ICANN's interests in
an ICANN policy venue?  If so, do you think this is more a possibility or a
probability of occurrence?

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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.