Re: [ICANN-EU] Thank you

[Alf Hansen <aha@uninett.no>]

Hi,

Marc Schneiders wrote:
> 
> On 12 Sep 2000, Lutz Donnerhacke wrote:
> 
...
> 
> I have big doubts someone who is an executive or official at a ccTLD could
> be "independent". I have even bigger doubts such a person should represent
> *users*.
> 
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As you all know I am a manager of a ccTLD. I can understand that some
people may agree with Marc, but I stress again that a Board member has
to be loyal to ICANN when carrying out his (her) ICANN duties. An
elected Board member is personal responsible and represent nobody but
himself, but he is elected by the electorate (in this case the European
At-Large membership). 

>From time to time ANY Board member will experience on a case by case
basis that conflict of interes may occur, and then ICANN's own conflict
of interest policy (see http://www.icann.org/general/coi-policy.htm)
must be followed.

Best regards,
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