Re: [ICANN-EU] Horizontal organization

[Vittorio Bertola <vb@vitaminic.net>]

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000 18:57:28 +0200, you wrote:

>> On the other hand, if you have a restricted group of 20-25 trusted persons,
>> which in turn are trusted by the community, it's easier that the bottom-up
>> system works, and that even complex matters can be discussed profitably.
>
>If your two conditions (trusted by the director and trusted by the
>community) are fulfilled, this sort of advisory board could indeed be
>very useful. But how do you ascertain them?  

About the director, I'm expecting to hear a comment from the top ranking
candidates. The director should definitely take a commitment to search for
consensus among the community on major issues, rather than taking decisions
alone, with a bottom-up approach.

About the community, this is why I propose that this advisory board is
formed by the top 15-25 candidates in this phase of the elections. It's the
only instrument we have to measure their representativeness inside the At
Large community.

>> So I'd like to shift the discussion: agreed that a general mailing list for
>> all At Large members is good and worth trying, should a smaller support
>> group (in fact, quite similar to what this list is now) be constituted? I'd
>> like to get comments on this point.
>
>As I have understood, the icann-l ML by Lutz seems to be something
>along these lines.

I'm still waiting for him to explain that. However, this board should gather
a wide consensus among all of us to be meaningful.

>Right now I think it very useful to have a tool
>where candidates can talk among themsevles; concerning the "advisors
>to the director" my first reaction would be: why don't they discuss in
>public? 

They should discuss in public - their list should be open for reading to
everyone, also to review the trust they have from the community. But their
list should be a low-noise discussion place to facilitate reaching of a
widely shared position.

>But ultimately the elected directors will have to decide whether they
>see benefits in such an arrangement. Of course we could vote depending
>on which stance the candidates take...

I agree.
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