ICANN/DNSO
DNSO Names Council Teleconference on December 15th, 1999 - minutes |
December 15th, 1999.
Proposed agenda and related documents:
http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/19991215.NCtelecon-agenda.html
Adopted agenda:
Note: Philip Sheppard volunteered
Report from Ken Stubbs
Report from Constituencies on the request to pay US $5000 for 1999
Report from Elisabeth Porteneuve regarding her meeting with Louis Touton and Andrew McLaughlin
Report from Ted Shapiro
Report from Richard Lindsay, http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc03/msg00217.html and subsequent
Tony Harris ISPCP Hirofumi Hotta ISPCP Michael Schneider ISPCP absent, replaced by A-K.Orth Philip Sheppard Business Masanobu Katoh Business Theresa Swinehart Business (AAA replacement) Registrars not yet elected Ken Stubbs Registrars Richard Lindsay Registrars Don Telage gTLD Ted Shapiro IP absent Caroline Chicoine IP Victoria Carrington IP Dennis Jennings ccTLD Patricio Poblete ccTLD Nigel Roberts ccTLD absent Raul Echeberria NCDNH absent Kathryn Kleiman NCDNH Youn Jung Park NCDNH Louis Touton ICANN Legal Counselor Andrew McLaugnlin ICANN Senior Adviser Elisabeth Porteneuve DNSO Secretariat Youn Jung Park was calling the NC teleconference from Ghana, and had difficulties to get an US phone number starting with "8xx" (not toll free). It seems that "8xx" numbers are simply filtered by some telcos. Youn Jung Park was able to join the teleconference thanks to the help of Ben Edelman, providing a bridge relay.
Chair Caroline Chicoine (IPC)
Quorum presentIt was resolved that the election for the GA Chair and the GA Alternate Chair will be done by e-mail, with sequential voting, starting tomorrow, during two days Dec 16th and Dec 17th.
It was felt that the current system with the NC Chair rotating, changing between constituencies each 6 month approx. shall be maintained. Being a Chair is a working position, time consuming, neutral and responsible to all constituencies, not honorous. Whereas some NC members already demonstrated they are indeed able to very well manage meetings, some others are probably as talented, and shall be encouraged. It is foreseen to have an Alternate NC Chair as well. More discussion on that subject will be by e-mail.
Philip Sheppard and Kathryn Kleiman volunteered for that position. A vote by e-mail may be helpfull to choose between the two persons.
The initial WG C Liaison Co-Chair, Javier Sola, is no longer a member of the NC. The WG C needs guidence on the report to the NC. A call for candidates, then if necessary a vote by e-mail.
Report from Ken Stubbs
Some information was gathered from the Berkman Center (Ben Edelman), some from the DNSO Secretariat (Elisabeth Porteneuve).
The current scheme (fees for ICANN, fees for the DNSO, fees for constituencies) makes a lot of layers..
The information is needed on legal interpretation on how the funding should be colleted.
In the initial phase the budget should be reviewed quarterly.
The communication to members constituencies is an important aspect.
Andrew McLaughlin informed that according to the Bylaws the ICANN Board has to approve expenditures and deposit of the DNSO.
Report from Constituencies on the request to pay US $5000 for 1999
It seems that the majority of constituencies are able to collect money, provided that invoices are sent.
Andrew McLaughlin informed that the NC debt with regards to the meeting rooms in 1999 may be cleaned up by ICANN budget, but the webcasting cost is to be paied to the Berkman Center.
The webcasting from Africa will be probably more costly than formers, but it is essential to have it done, and the NC accepts this expense.
It is expected that Ken will receive missing information from all interested and the draft budget will be presented on January 15th.
Report from Elisabeth Porteneuve regarding her meeting with Louis Touton and Andrew McLaughlin, see http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc03/msg00221.html
In the debate about alternate possibilities to current mailing lists Don Telage described a web based sofisticated software, with security futures, and different acces offered to different groups of participants.
Kathryn Kleiman pointed out that hight quality web-based software imply always volume, and most ressources, which subsequently increases a gap between the rich and the poor people access to the Internet. Kathy suggested that more substance on one list, less noise, and the elected GA Chair and Alternate Chair will hopefully bring some authority to the GA-ga list.
Patricio Poblete observed that tools provide a good fonctionnality, but remain still vulnerable if some decide to sabotage everything.
Andrew McLaughlin and Louis Touton suggested setting up an agenda to the DNSO as a whole: WG's, GA, NC, everybody, and organizing a work and discussion. The NC should take a leadership in structuring a work and not leave the GA-ga abandonned to the opposition.
Dennis Jennings made a similar analysis, without a work to do the GA-ga became dominated by crazies.
It was pointed out that the membership list should be controlled by the NC. Richard Lindsay volounteered to lead the task force on the list issues.
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