[governance] ICANN RFC on its performance

[Veni Markovski]

Hi, Karl.
I guess Kieren may respond to this,
but there are two ways to approach this.
One is the way, described by Joi Ito in a message to this list yesterday....

 > I'm at a board retreat right now and we
 > are spending a lot of time reviewing the performance of various
 > aspects of ICANN including our own performance. I want to convey that
 > we are honestly and in earnest trying to receive input and your
 > thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
 > Criticism about the questions or process are fine and we will try to
 > improve, but I want to assure everyone that substantive comments our
 > performance will get lots of attention in our process.

... and the second way is the one which goes back in historic times.
But ICANN has changed since the time you wrote it. Your 
recommendations were published at this time, they were part of the 
hearings at the US Senate, and they are in many records.
It would be quite helpful if you, with your knowledge and experience, 
would positively contribute with something new, which can be used 
from now on. Many of your recommendations were taken into account, as 
one could objectively point out.
Here's a positive way to deal with them, if you are still not 
convinced: go back, read them again, see which ones are fulfilled. 
Check your statement to the US Senate, and see which of your 
questions are already not valid, because ICANN has changed. Then 
review the Request for Comments, and contribute with something news.
Also, of course don't forget that when tens or hundreds of 
recommendations are made, and some of them are used to change an 
organization, the ones which are not used are also valuable for the 
Board. Unless you believe that everyone should follow what you say, 
you shouldn't be hurt if not all of your recommendations were 
followed. Sometimes it may be also due to cross-cultural problem. I, 
for one thing, have problems accepting some of your thoughts, because 
I believe they represent a US point of view. My East European culture 
is different from your US (or Californian, as often that's also 
different from the US:-)

So, in other words - contribute positively, not negatively.

Best,
Veni


At 00:56 5/13/2007  -0700, Karl Auerbach wrote:
>Kieren McCarthy wrote:
>
>>ICANN has put out a Request for Comments on its performance. And 
>>since this list seems to discuss little else, I really think you 
>>should review it and get involved.
>
>Why?
>
>Let me point out one such written evaluation of ICANN's performance 
>which also contains several concrete recommendations.  It is an 
>official ICANN communication from a sitting board member of ICANN to 
>the entire board of directors delivered during a public meeting of 
>that board. ICANN has never bothered to publish it despite a routine 
>practice of publishing similar materials.
>
>http://www.cavebear.com/icann-board/icann-evaluation-public-version.pdf
>
>That evaluation is as valid now as it was when published.
>
>                 --karl--
>
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