I don't think they are. "Supporting Organisation" in ICANN parlance means something very different from what I think you assume here. The Board members are NOT required to be "paid professionals" - at least in this field. They can be professionals in other areas with an interest and expertise in ICANN issues, but that doesn't have to be their primary career. They are not designed to be financially supported by the SOs, NomCom and Advisory Committees who nominate them. They are not "trustees" either - the 2 are different, carry different obligations and so on. Jacqueline On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Christian de Larrinaga <cdel@firsthand.net>wrote:
Christian
P.S., ICANN board members are supposed to be paid professionals selected by supporting organisations. The operative word here is "support". They should support (sponsor) the trustees they select even if they vote as independents they still have the placement.