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RE: [atlarge-discuss] Short-term goals
> It was suprising to me
> that we had booard resignations over the possibility that the name
might be
> changed from icannatlarge.com to icannatlarge.org,
Jamie, my resignation stated no such absurd possibility or fact.
I have explained in some detail the reasons for my resignation in
limited private correspondence, but saw no benefit to further
communication on the matter on list, thinking it best for everyone
concerned to simply move forward in a positive direction.
However, continued misstatement of fact will make me rethink how the
public record should reflect recent events.
> attempts to get things moving in August are always difficult,
> given how many people travel and take vactions then.
Apparently Joe Sims and Stuart Lynn kept working, bringing in Nancy
Victory's signature ahead of schedule. (I wonder how many hours Sims
billed ICANN for August.)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Love [mailto:james.love@cptech.org]
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 9:44 AM
> To: Norbert Klein
> Cc: atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Short-term goals
>
> Norbert, I think things will move along now. The panel was elected
in the
> summer, and attempts to get things moving in August are always
difficult,
> given how many people travel and take vactions then. It was suprising
to me
> that we had booard resignations over the possibility that the name
might be
> changed from icannatlarge.com to icannatlarge.org, but Hans is now
the
> acting chair, and seems to be getting things moving, including working
on
> the web page transition issue, with some others on the panel who had
> expressed interest in that topic, and I think the panel is pretty much
in
> agreement of replace the resigned members with those who received the
next
> highest votes. In my own opinion, the first things are to make sure
the
> board is redone in response to the 2 regisations, to fix the
longstanding
> problems with the webpage, and make the web page a source of real
> information about the group, and to work on bylaws and other documents
> spelling out proceedures. I believe there will be some working
groups set
> up with open mailing lists for people to participate in on selected
topics,
> such as bylaws, fundraising, or the pretty important issue of how we
verify
> the members, something which is always used to cast doubt on the
> feasiability of the at-large having elections. Jamie
>
>
> Norbert Klein wrote:
> >>On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Bruce Young wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Now that our name has been chosen, we have...several very
> >>>pressing tasks that must be attacked immediately
> >>
> >> ...Yes
> >>
> >> 0a. "Well, then who's playin' first? Yes." - Our Panel: ...
> >
> >
> >
> > I think it is agreed that we have a lot to do, and we cannot do it
all at
> > the same time.
> >
> > First things first would be for me to know who is the panel at
present.
> >
> > Yes, we had one. Then there were resignations. Then there were
suggestions
> > how to proceed, and there was even reference to a clear good old
text which
> > provided how to proceed: to let those move up who had received the
next highest
> > votes. But there were also several suggestions that people who had
resigned
> > might reconsider (I have not seen any answer to this from the
persons
> > concerned).
> >
> > So I think it is clear procedurally who is the present panel.
> >
> > If this correct, can the present panel members please say who they
are, and
> > that they agree on this composition. Just to avoid any further
discussion and
> > delays.
> >
> > Next: the webmaster. Joop has been doing a good job (I think). He
asked for
> > somebody else to take over. Sotiris volunteered.
> >
> > I did not get the information that Joop refuses stubbornly to hand
over.
> > What I understood is that he wanted a clear vote from the panel, so
that things
> > proceed properly - and I do not remember to have seen this vote (I
always
> > concede that I may not have seen something which is important, or
that I did not
> > understand it sufficiently - that is why I try to put my simple
> > understanding up here, asking to either correct me, or, if possible,
to move
> along).
> >
> > So if we know for sure who the panel is, then I would hope the panel
can
> > clearly say what and when should happen with the webmaster task (and
the
> content
> > of our web site). If my scenario is too simple, Joop and Sotiris
will surely
> > correct me here.
> >
> > And then are the other questions: mission statement, bylaws
drafting, where
> > has which paperwork been filed (nothing, nowhere, I think), finance
committee
> > (to start thinking now what to do once the paperwork has been filed
and a
> > bank account can be opened).
> >
> > And I think one very important task for the panel is to look into
the agenda
> > and timetable of ICANN - the board meets end of October, and
at-large is on
> > the agenda. There were detailed references how ICANN is seeing the
next
> > steps. I think the one year extension given by the US DoC sees the
stakeholder
> > participation different from what the ICANN timetable projects. That
means: hard
> > and quick work is necessary to analyse the DoC statement for
at-large
> > concerns, and then bring some of this analysis to the membership.
> >
> > I do not think that everything can be drafted by the membership, and
I trust
> > that the panel - once it is starting to work on ICANN/at-large
challenges
> > now that the name odyssey is over - will come with some short-term
suggestions
> > which we should be able to comment on and agree in general - and
then let the
> > panel communicate with others: other at-large organizations and the
ICANN
> > staff and board. But to wait and not work on the DoC/ICANN/At-Large
agenda
> > until we have a full fledged system of bylaws will only result in
having missed
> > the train even more...
> >
> > That's what I think about short-term urgent next steps.
> >
> > Norbert
> >
>
>
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