Vanda, These are the comments that I today sent to the BGC. Enhancing Public Participation in the GNSO When ICANN's Evolution and Reform Committee first conceptualized the service of Nominating Committee appointees in the GNSO, it understood that these appointees were to function "without any real or perceived obligations to any particular constituency" and "as the neutral tiebreakers". While we await the issuance of the BCG's "NomCom Improvement Process" document, I would like to tender a simple proposal for consideration. I believe that we are at the point where we may augment our thinking to regard these appointees as "representatives of the public interest". With this concept in mind, I would propose allowing these appointees to function as a defacto "public constituency". This constituency would have it's own listserv, a website, regularly scheduled teleconferences, etc. (all the normal trappings of a constituency) that would allow the public to properly interact with its designated representatives. To implement this proposal, all that is called for is a tiny modicum of Staff support to get this virtual constituency up and running. All other current participants in the GNSO have such mechanisms at their disposal. It's time to give the Nominating Committee appointees the same set of tools that others enjoy to better do their jobs. ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com