On 30 November 2010 18:08, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> wrote:
Availability is not the only issue. If Sebastien participates to too great an extent on a particular issue, he may be seen to be in a conflict position and would have to recuse himself if that issue comes to the Board for discussion or decision.
Are you really saying that great interest in an issue, and a deep desire to understand the public attitude towards that issue (but without any financial or organisational ties) constitutes a conflict of interest? PLEASE tell me where to find that in the bylaws. I can't think of a more fundamental A&T issue. I've always considered CoI to mean financial interest or, if defined more broadly, attachment to an organization that has a financial or regulatory relationship with ICANN. Until ICANN decides that it needs to regulate the public, I can't think of any kind of public consultation -- even a very high-profile one -- that would be considered a CoI. If ICANN defines CoI that way, it is REALLY out of touch and deliberately unaccountable in a way that is unacceptable. - Evan