Philip, to come back after others' contributions, for a long time some of these timings didn't match, and a lot of effort went into making them match. Numerous impracticalities were reduced this way. Greetings to all. Alejandro Pisanty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Director General de Servicios de Computo Academico UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico Tel. (+52-55) 5622-8541, 5622-8542 Fax 5622-8540 http://www.dgsca.unam.mx * ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, www.isoc.org Participa en ICANN, www.icann.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Philip Sheppard wrote:
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:40:39 +0200 From: Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard@aim.be> To: council@gnso.icann.org Cc: 'Alejandro Pisanty' <apisan@servidor.unam.mx> Subject: Election of GNSO Council chair
This discussion has exposed an issue in the current bylaws in that the terms of office of the Board and Council (and by implication Council chair) are tied not to long standing calendar events such as the 1st January, but to a movable feast called the ICANN annual meeting. The timing of the annual meeting is subject to the whims of geography, hoteliers and local organisers.
So, what exactly is the ADVANTAGE of this arrangement? Mike? Marilyn ? Ross ? Bruce? Alejandro ? do you remember? Dammed if I do.
Philip