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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Resignation



Thank you, Vittorio, for your explanation.

    We are all aware of the important work that you are doing, and
volunteers always get the criticism without the kudos, but when the
discuss-list is our only point of contact, we look to it for regular
progress reports.

    I hope Jamie will respond to your request and that the Bucharest meeting
proves productive.

Regards, Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vittorio Bertola" <vb@vitaminic.net>
To: "Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>
Cc: "atlarge discuss list" <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>;
<atlarge-panel@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:04 AM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Resignation


> On Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:06:02 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Good morning, Sotiris:
> >
> >    I too, am saddened by Jamie's decision.  From what I have read in the
> >lists, it is a step that I think he has taken reluctantly.  However, I do
> >respect his decision and must assume that there is good reason for it.
But,
> >if that is the case, it does not inspire confidence in our ability to
meet
> >the 90 day deadline.
> >
> >    It is my understanding that the technical and administrative burden
of
> >the electoral process has been generously offered by Ms. Elisabeth
> >Porteneuve (at Jamie's request), and accepted by our Interim Panel.
Surely
> >all that is left for our panel to accomplish is the appropriate
nomination
> >procedure, and candidate / electorate debate forum.
> >
> >    The member suggestions for tasks to be completed and election
criteria
> >to be considered were quite prolific and, for a while, valid time lines
were
> >debated. The lack of a response with an election policy from the
leadership
> >is somewhat disappointing. I suspect this is the reason behind Jamie's
> >decision.
> >
> >    Vittorio, will you please advise the membership what is happening
here,
> >and how we plan to achieve the 90 day goal?
>
> My idea, again, is that to set up elections you first have to determine
how
> you will keep such elections. So we have to WORK to get elections
> PRACTICALLY done, rather than complain about them not happening. I had
asked
> Jamie to produce an election charter and election arrangements, and then
to
> call for elections. I have seen nothing done, and then, Jamie's
resignation.
> I understand that other people, including me, could have been more
> supportive to him, but alas, we are all voluntary people, and perhaps the
> error was trying to do too many things at the same time; I hoped that he
> could solve this problem alone and perhaps this was an error.
>
> However, in the last week I had to co-organize and participate to a panel
> discussion in Rome, where the future of ICANN was the central matter, and
> where we obtained press coverage for the matter and we could talk with our
> Communications Minister's advisors - and given that our Communication
> Minister was about to define EU's position on ICANN reform in a few days,
I
> think it was good to push for user representation. In the meantime, I am
> trying to set up our meeting in Bucharest, to work on a Bylaws proposal,
to
> keep discussing privately and publicly with people, to participate in
ALOC,
> and by the way, I even have a job.
>
> So I want to point out one thing clearly: there is no "internal battle" or
> "panel squatting" but, simply, we lack resources. I hoped Jamie could
solve
> the problem of setting up next elections alone, but in fact I think that
he
> felt abandoned and unsupported. I hope that he, or anyone else of us, can
> actually work to set up elections - perhaps it will be easier by meeting
> people directly in Bucharest next week, rather than by mail.
>
> So, I do want to have elections, if possible by the end of July. And I
want
> to have draft Bylaws by then. I really ask Jamie to think again, and
perhaps
> in Bucharest we can meet and set up practicalities in two days and call
for
> elections immediately. I still think that it's not the case to call for
> nominations before having an approved election charter and practical
details
> sorted out, but we have to move forward. I wonder whether the task in
front
> of us is too big, but please, now we need all people to work together in
the
> same direction and to trust each other, and not to end up in flames.
> --
> .oOo.oOo.oOo.oOo vb.
> Vittorio Bertola     <vb@vitaminic.net>    Ph. +39 011 23381220
> Vitaminic [The Music Evolution] - Vice President for Technology
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