June 16, 2005
11:27 p.m.
>From the chair, of the non-commercial constituency: -----Original Message----- From: Milton Mueller [mailto:Mueller@syr.edu] Sent: Friday, 17 June 2005 1:04 AM To: Bruce Tonkin Cc: nhklein@gmx.net; gnso-dow123@gnso.icann.org; robin@ipjustice.org Subject: Re: [gnso-dow123] Voting rules for the combined WHOIS taskforce NCUC favors one vote per constituency, and at the TF level we favor giving a formal vote to the ALAC. It seems clear that formal votes should be uniform and should not be affected by accidents of who happens to be on a call. However, the voting issue is quite separate from the participation issue. We could go either way on this one. Although nominally we started operating on the idea that only one member could speak, we have broken that rule more often than not, usually because each participant has some unique knowledge. E.g., in NCUC Kathy Kleiman is a lawyer and I am not; in BC sometimes Marilyn knows something Mr. Farris may not and vice versa, etc. And of course the registrars are nothing if not various in their voices and opinions! In general, restricting communication on TF calls can be cumbersome and stifling. Most of us are aware of who is speaking and what interest group they represent, so while the risk of a major imbalance in dialogue exists and should be guarded against, we need not be overly restrictive in our attempt to compensate for it. >>> "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au> 6/15/2005 8:43:18 AM >>> Now that we have combined the three task forces we could either: - provide three votes per constituency, and allow three members per constituency to speak on a teleconference or physical meeting Or - operate with a single vote per constituency, and allow only one member per constituency to represent the constituency's views in a teleconference or physical meeting