[governance] ICANN Wraps Up Prague Meeting on Thursday

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I shall not be there.


On 01 May 2012, at 19:34, SAMUELS,Carlton A wrote:

> Here's my response to the announcement on an ICANN list:
> - Carlton Samuels
> ====================================================
>
> I'm sure I may be in the minority to bemoan the passing of the usual  
> 'public' Friday morning ICANN Board meeting.
>
> Let us be clear I'm not just hopped off the truck here. I'm familiar  
> enough with these matters to recognize it for what it is principally  
> intended; theatre.  But in the ICANN context, even crafted theatre  
> has its role.
>
> First, I truly believe that for a claimed multistakeholder  
> organisation and while the 'public' board meeting may not have been  
> all it could be, it was an important indicator or attribute of the  
> MSM, especially having regard the global public interest.
>
> Secondly, even if the votes are already taken, there existed an  
> outside chance that one may witness truly revealing 'body language'  
> of participants.  Maybe its because for most of my life I have  
> always straddled several socio-political realities. But I am  
> socialized to be ever mindful that one may 'feel the hand of Esau  
> even as you hear the voice of Jacob'.
>
> I can still hear Susan Crawford's cathartic farewell speech in  
> 2008.  It was remarkable, the response in body language of several  
> board members told a story.  I will concede it may not mean much,  
> then and there.  Aferall, the deed is done and the die is cast. But  
> when the 'fire next time' comes, it is instructive.
>
> - Carlton Samuels
> ________________________________________
> From: governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org [governance-request at lists.igcaucus.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Roland Perry [roland at internetpolicyagency.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:31 PM
> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org
> Subject: Re: [governance] ICANN Wraps Up Prague Meeting on Thursday
>
> In message <01f701cd27a5$41db4a70$c591df50$@palage.com>, at 10:18:17  
> on
> Tue, 1 May 2012, Michael D. Palage <michael at palage.com> writes
>> I am also for increased efficiency , but the concern is about a  
>> growing lack
>> of transparency.  Do you know how many ICANN Board meetings took  
>> place in
>> Costa Rica. You may be surprised to learn four. Two on March 14th
>> (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-2-14mar12-en.htm
>> ) and
>> (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-14mar12-en.htm 
>> )
>> , one on March 15th
>> (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-15mar12-en.htm 
>> )
>> and the ten minute joke of a meeting on March 16th
>> (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-16mar12-en.htm 
>> )
>>
>> How many people on this list would have liked to have had some  
>> insight on
>> the Board discussion regarding conflicts of interest and the  
>> selection of
>> new gTLD providers?
>>
>> If the ICANN Board wants to meet in private fine, however, in such
>> circumstances transcripts for all Board meetings should be made  
>> available
>> within 72 hours that should allow ICANN's army of attorneys to  
>> redact any
>> sensitive information from the transcript.
>>
>> Thoughts comments?
>
> It seems to me to be more transparent to publish a series of closely
> consecutive board meetings than to indulge in what appeared to me,  
> when
> I first started attending ICANN meetings, a convenient fiction that  
> the
> Friday session was the first time that week the board had got together
> to discuss the issues.
>
> When you need to publish the minutes is a separate issue from the  
> one of
> "when/where are the real meetings".
> --
> Roland Perry
>
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