[bestbits] Call to Best Bits participants for nominations to Brazil meeting committees

Thu Dec 26 11:32:07 EST 2013

Guru,

I have been told that ICANN had offered to pay the experts attending the last HLP in London. Could Bill confirm this, and let us know if he accepted to be paid. In the context of a public debate, touching public policy related to IG, I would be interested to have more information on this. We might ask ICANN as well. Are the members of the HLP being paid as well? What's ICANN policy on this? It is always good to have such a nice host able to pay for your travel, accommodation and words.

Another thing which sounds a bit odd to me concerns the number of available seats at the HLP. Chehadé mentioned that he would have no more room that 1 or 2. But from the report we received from London, they were quite a few people, neither participants or experts, attending. Of course, ICANN is master of the house but, again, just wondering about the way things are done.

How much money is being spent on the HLP, in London? How much will cost the next Californian meeting of the HLP?

Can someone tell us how much is paid a board member at ICANN?

JC
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Le 26 déc. 2013 à 16:00, Guru गुरु a écrit :

> On 12/25/2013 06:47 PM, William Drake wrote:
>> 
>> On Dec 25, 2013, at 5:39 AM, Guru गुरु <Guru at ITforChange.net> wrote:
>> 
> snip
>>> It would be useful for you to reflect on how much this ideology played a role in your being selected for the High Level Panel process as an “expert” advisor, while Milton Muller (who is known to speak his mind without worrying about 'being nice') was actually one of the CS nominees to the High Level Panel.
>>> 
>>> (this may seem below the belt, request you to reflect on it in a non-personal manner)
>> 
>> No, it is entirely what I would expect of what you and what Parminder would call “your ilk”—a pathetic attempt at misrepresentation of readily knowable facts in order to score         cheap political points.  
>> 
> 
> The readily knowable / public facts are - in response to a request, IGC nominated two people and you did not figure in that list. What is the 'expertise' for which you were selected, which the people nominated could not have provided? Quite a few people on this list raised this uncomfortable issue. Abuse is no substitute for argument and your language suggests you have none.
> 
>> In any event, this enlightening exchange underscored the concerns Avri raised your criteria's likely abuse in the service of a narrow ideology and the value of considering representatives who are inclined to interact with others in a civil and professional manner.
> 
> To use Avri's phrase of a 'tent view', we all agree the current tent itself under-represents many views. Instead of expanding that view, you are proposing using the 'narrow ideology' of club membership to further exclude those who ask uncomfortable questions. 
> 
> This can be  a setback to CS and denies its important role of accountability seeking, which has become even more important in the post Snowden scenario.
> 
> Guru.
> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Bill
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