Re: [ga] Problems/Conclusions

[eric@hi-tek.com]

Right on brothers and sisters,

We held the first election and we did good.  We elected top notch first rate folks
and they are doing a bang up kick em in the ass job.  They are bottom up an open
and transparent and the give a good damn about my dotcommoners.  Most of my posts
are not worthy of their consideration but I am very proud of our SC.

We did poorly in some areas of representation, like SouthEast Asia and Women, but
we will rally and these good people will listen.  It is a time of empowerment.  I
also hope Jim and Jeff and Ellen and Judith and Joe will lower themselves to our
level and help lead us in the right direction.

With these leaders we have a chance and they are legitimate and good.

Eric

Joop Teernstra wrote:

> At 00:32 2/05/02 -0400, DannyYounger@cs.com spent time to slam the only
> just started icannatlarge.com:
> ><snip>
> >An Organizing Committee for the At-Large will be convened by ICANN staff
> >under the administration of Denise Michel.  It is not a certainty that either
> >I or Eric Dierker will have our request to participate accepted -- we don't
> >set the rules, we simply have to abide by them.  ICANN will make some kind of
> >decision as to which volunteers will be on this committee and which will be
> >excluded.  I might well fall into the latter category.  In any event, at
> >least we volunteered to attempt to do something constructive... how many
> >members of icannatlarge.com have done the same?
>
> The 293 who voted.
>
> And the people who contributed to an election charter and the organizing tools.
> And the 20 candidates who volunteered to be elected.
> The first thing they have done is subject themselves to a vote of the
> membership so that their representation is actually legitimized by the
> membership.
>
> This is a necessary first step, if you believe in legitimacy based on
> democracy.
>
> Seven members have been elected
> Vittorio Bertola, Italy (Europe)
> Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, Denmark (Europe)
> Richard Henderson, United Kingdom (Europe)
> James Love, USA (NorthAm)
> Sotiris Sotiropoulos, Canada (NorthAm)
> Izumi Aizu, Japan (AsiaPac)
> Satyajit Gupta, India (Asia)
>
> Trying to self-organize in response to the Board resolution is just as much
> a constructive response as trying to answer Stuart Lynn's letter  with
> original ideas.
> As it is, most of what could be said has been said.
>
> The likelyhood that any of it  will be actually followed is even smaller
> than I rated the chances of the ICANN financed ALSC study.
>
> --Joop Teernstra LL.M.--
>    interim webmaster
> www.icannatlarge.com
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