On 10/03/2012 12:19 PM, Carlton Samuels wrote:
The Board deliberations is like the Curia choosing the next Pope. Well, almost. At least we get that smoke signal thing from that Vatican chimney.
Nice analogy... Or as I put it back in 2001:
ICANN, despite its claims to the contrary, is extremely secretive. We know more about how the College of Cardinals in Rome elects a Pope than we do about how ICANN makes its decisions. As a member of the ICANN board I have been surprised at how often I learn of ICANN actions from outside third parties. And I have perceived a very strong resistance on the part of ICANN's staff to opening its activities, even to members of ICANN's Board of Directors.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-107shrg87255/html/CHRG-107shrg87255.htm
--karl--