Re: [ICANN-EU] funding, was: Questions for Jeanette Hofmann and the othercandidates

["Jeanette Hofmann" <jeanette@medea.wz-berlin.de>]

> Joop Teernstra wrote:
> ...
> > 
> > Then I'm afraid you will not be able to devote all your time to ICANN.
> 
> You will never find a Board Member who will do that. If ICANN had been a
> "World Gvernment", yes. But it is not. 

To comment, for the time being, only on this point:
 I wouldn't want to give up my job either. Both for personal  and 
political reasons I don't find a full-time job model by any means ideal. 
Here are some reasons:

1. For the sake of personal independance, the director shouldn't be on 
ICANN's payroll (or any other organization directly involved, for that 
matter). 

2. A voluntary commitment of the at-large director makes sure that he 
or she doesn't become some sort of high-ranking functionary or 
official who acts an behalf of the community. 
The director needs the input of many volunteers and will be as 
efficient and successful as the support he or she gets. In other words, 
the burden should be borne by many shoulders. Otherwise, we 
jeopardize the democratic character of the whole endeavour. 

3. However, I do believe that some sort of funding for the coordination 
and communication of the european at-large members would be 
indeed helpful. And such a funding could be, perhaps, 
administered by the at-large director. 

regards, jeanette