Re: [gnso-vi-feb10] Composition of Working Group Members

["Mike O'Connor" <mike@xxxxxxxxxx>]

hi Michael,

i've got some ideas about this, but they're not quite baked yet.  i want to 
hone them with Roberto and will try to get something to the list in the next 
few days.  

i mostly wanted to let you know that we got your message and that it hasn't 
been lost in the shuffle.

thanks,

mikey


On Mar 31, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Michael D. Palage wrote:

> Hello All:
>  
> I would just like to raise a point of concern publicly with the co-chairs.  
> Having tracked the recent influx of new Working Group members, aside from the 
> addition of Arif Aslam Kundi, the Pakistan GAC representative, it appears 
> that we have just been adding more of the same demographics/viewpoints.  We 
> now have a Working Group heavily dominated by entities with a direct/material 
> interest in connection with the outcome of this Policy Development Process, 
> myself included.
>  
> The Affirmation of Commitment specifically states:
>  
> “ICANN and DOC recognize that there is a group of participants that engage in 
> ICANN's processes to a greater extent than Internet users generally. To 
> ensure that its decisions are in the public interest, and not just the 
> interests of a particular set of stakeholders, ICANN commits to perform and 
> publish analyses of the positive and negative effects of its decisions on the 
> public, including any financial impact on the public, and the positive or 
> negative impact (if any) on the systemic security, stability and resiliency 
> of the DNS.”
>  
> Therefore I would like to ask the Co-Chairs how they intend to approach 
> defining consensus within a group which lacks large blocks of stakeholders 
> not meaningfully participating within this Working Group.
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Michael
>  

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