Thanks for adding to the discussion Philip. Note that I inserted a few questions below. Chuck Gomes "This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission." ________________________________ From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 10:33 AM To: 'Council GNSO' Subject: [council] : Letter on behalf of Hagen Hultzsch re job description for open GNSO Council position in 2008 Other areas of expertise that would be of benefit are: Competition law Anti-trust law [Gomes, Chuck] Why would competition law and anti-trust law be general areas of expertise needed by the Council? They seem to me to be very specialized areas where it would be more efficient for us to rely on outside experts and assistance from the ICANN General Council's office. Public interest [Gomes, Chuck] I would like to think that the public interest is pretty well represented on the Council already via the various constituency and NomCom reps. Maybe I am not clear on how you define public interest. Certainly there has long been discussion about registrant and user interests and possibly the GNSO Improvements recommendations, if implemented, may address some of these concerns and may even eventually provide a means for representation in the GNSO. A key question I have is this: how could 'public interests' be effectively represented via a NomCom rep on the Council? More specifically, what qualifications would we give to the NomCom for such a person? I am supportive of the concept of public interest; I just have never seen an effective way to do that in the GNSO. Consumer rights [Gomes, Chuck] Are you suggesting that ICANN and more specifically the GNSO should get involved in consumer rights protection? Philip