[ICANN-EU] Answer to Joop Teernstra by a candidate

["Griffini Giorgio" <grigio@mediapoint.it>]

Mr.Joop Teernstra,
Here are my answers to your questions.

1.How are you going to promote the representation of Individuals in the 
DNSO? Are you going to actively support the admission of a separate 
constituency for this group?

I greatly agree with the admission of a sort of IDNO constistuency because it 
is big noticeable miss of the DNSO. 
Personally speaking, being an individual, I'm also currently eligible for taking 
part of such constituency but I have to remember all of us that a director 
(DNSO or @Large elected) should have no committment to any group and 
should serve ICANN corporation interests. In my view @Large directors 
should take decisions based on their background and knowledge of their 
regional culture and views for any kind issues which may vary between non-
profit,governmental,business and also individuals issues. But cannot/should 
not be the voice of only just one group.

2. What are you proposing to do about  further balancing the DNSO's 
representativeness? 

Actually,in addition to sub-optimal representation of individuals, there is also 
the miss of not having regional constituency because it is supposed that 
such representativity will come from @Large membership. 
I think this is wrong as long as there are no intermediate bodies between the 
@large director and people who elect them. This mean that there will be 
difficulties for a regional @large director to have a consistent place where 
'smell' what is the 'regional mood' about any kind of issue.
If such body must be built I think it is better to build it into the DNSO (after 
all we are talking about the 'core' business of ICANN: domain names) by 
allowing for regional constituency there and consistently extend the number 
of directors the DNSO may elect. 

3. What specific checks do you propose on the powers of the Names 
Council?

I would likely favor shorter terms for member of NC (1 year with a non-
reeligibility clause of 1 year) in order to allow to rotate responsabilities in a 
more dynamic way. Anyway, I think that some additional more deep 
adjustment to overall structure should be done if regional constituencies are 
being taken inside DNSO.

4. Why don't you want to get paid?

I'm used to put efforts in something I like to even if I'm not payed for.
BTW I expect (and ICANN does) to be refunded for non trivial travel and 
accomodation expenses incurred while exercising duties as director. 
I'm an individual not backed by any organization or employer and I cannot 
really afford more than 1 overseas travels per year on my own budget.   

Being an informed ICANN At Large Director is a full time job. Who will pay 
you for your livelihood?

I do not consider being 'informed' as a thing to be payed for by someone 
other than me because such 'knowledge' will be used only by me while 
forming an opinion on some topic. And such sort of knowledge and 
experience it will anyway stay with me. Maybe it would be best if ICANN 
allows, for directors, some money to be devoted to such activities in order to 
alleviate such pressure. But there will be other concerns doing so, then 
IMHO it is ok even this way.
About who will pay my livelihood while being a director I will prefer, as 
already told elsewhere, to rearrange for an half-duty service with my current 
employer if load of 'being informed' is going to be too heavvy. 

Hope these answers will allow you to start to make an opinion 
on me as candidate and feel free to ask more if you like.

Best regards
Giorgio Griffini