[governance] Call for Action: Your comments can Support

[Milton L Mueller]

> -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Except for:
> >
> > " 3.4.4. As a transitional provision, the first election for the  
> > June 2009 ICANN
> > meeting will elect three (3) NCSG Council Representatives, and the
> > terms of the 3
> > NCUC Council Representatives elected in October 2008 will 
> run until  
> > June 2010."
> 
> Yes, Mary, Carlos and I would remain as 3 of the 6, just in the  
> transition period.  It would be useful to have some continuity in  
> engagement in the counsel's arcane work program, particularly at a  
> time when things are being restructured. This hardly represents  
> capture by an incumbent cabal, especially since the NCSG will 
> just be beginning reformulation and might have trouble coming up with 
> six plug and play candidates on the fly.

The other thing Bill doesn't mention is that Bill, Mary and Carlos were elected only in November, and their first ICANN meeting was in March. The idea of roping them into this process, which they are just learning to cope with, and then making the NCSG throw out their hard won learning curve and start over again after 6-8 months is crazy. The standard term for Councilors is 2-3 years. 

I cannot overemphasize the complexity and time commitments involved in being on the GNSO Council and performing well on it, nor my gratitude to those who volunteered to do it. 

--MM

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