Hi there Bill, Some response to your points (in reverse order) :- Firstly, Thank you for the good luck wish and 'the bolder up the hill image' I may quote that when the opportunity arises in the RT's deliberations... (with your permission I'll even reference it to you). The terms relationship beween Accoutability & Transparacy and ICANN:- - Even if it was a slam to me (which I understand it is not ;-) In my (admittedly biased) view the only way to change the lack of trust and the issues raised by parts of the community in terms of ICANN's A & T record is to be part of, and work in a system that allows FOR change and improvement; - Thus my roll as the ALAC representative in this review team's activities, in my mind at least, is less of a 'to push things up a hill' but rather to find ways to get TO the top of the hill and find a pathway to allow more of us to follow there. Blessing or a Curse?- Life is full of 'mixed blessings' at least for me and change often improves some things and seems to damage others, but I've been a 'change agent' for a long time now and have learnt that there is advantage in not accumulating and carrying with you 'too many' negatives in a process... Recognizing them -Yes! Dealing with them - Certainly! But accumulating them as baggage and worse ignoring them -> NEVER a good idea! (Unless the outcome aim your after is the failure of the change process... So I'll go into this with 'a curse grows with curse returned' as a bit of a mantra and I can assure you that I see the Review Team model within the AoC and indeed this appointment (though we should have had more seats at the table) as an opportunity for real review and recognition for changes much needed... Finally re changing my nomenclature :-) I'll stick to Cheryl (CLO) for now thanks=> Recognition of the pushing it up hill image beside, the whole 'Son of the founding King bit' sounds like when I set up my second life character from a character pre set list and selected female but stayed somehow with a male voice for ever more ;-), I have a real issue with the deceit, duplicity and trickery associated with this character (and I certainly know when to move on ;-) so whilst the frustration and futility of the punishment set for him was (as a Myth / fable) highly apt; I think my 'sins' are rather different ones so I'm not meshed with the comparison of the Myths character set at all... Peer to the Gods (or powers that be) well yes I could be prevailed upon to wear that mantel ;-) I suppose... (Sorry but my eldest son did a course on Myth in his degree and I remember all too well proofreading far too many essays for him)... That said however if your taking the Albert Camus approach and analysis with of the Sisyphus myth as your meaning where "The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart." then I'll take that very specific part of the 'public record on Sisyphus' as an apt simile indeed :-) In closing (and I suspect this won't be the last time I say or type this with reference to the A&T-RT) "we can but try"... And as I try my best in this role, I trust you will be part of the community At-Large, that guides and assists me... Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 28 March 2010 14:41, Bill Silverstein <icann-list@sorehands.com> wrote:
Cheryl, or is it Sisyphus now?
Is being appointed to Accountability and Transparency Review Team a blessing or a curse?
Not to slam you, but accountability and transparency have never been terms that come to mind when I think of ICANN.
Good luck, you have your work cut out for you as you push that boulder up that hill.
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