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

[Joop Teernstra <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>]

At 17:27 28/08/00 +0100, Jeanette Hofmann wrote:
>
>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). 
>
Good classic point. But in the context of representation , often debated.

>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. 
>
What you are saying is, support should go beyond the mere vote.  A very
good point. This really means that directors need to be supported by
(small) organizations.
Then you get the potential conflict with the role of ICANN director as
defined in the bylaws.

>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. 

You talk about giving up your job, and I know that's a tough call to make.
Too tough for the vagaries of political life. 
For the self-employed, (company owners and consultants) the choice come
more gradually. You find that slowly ICANN is eating up all your time and
that your income starts to suffer.

For the sake of honesty, though, I find that many ICANN list participants
are employed somewhere , but seem to have ample opportunity to take time
away from their employers. 
This is why I was impressed by Giorgio's offer to go half-time on his job.

Thank you for treating this point  thoughtfully, Jeanette.
Now how about the other questions?




--Joop--
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