Milton: What I am saying is that we do ourselves a disservice by not developing some common texts which we can agree will be articulated by someone to speak on behalf of the whole only to the extent of those positions. Beyond that everyone remains the spokesperson of their (or their communities) interest. For example, I still strongly encourage the development of a statement (even if its just a summary and status report) to be presented at the IANA transition panel at IGF... Joe On 8/2/2014 6:09 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:
-----Original Message----- The suggestion was that press or other enquiries would be addressed by providing a list of contacts, each of which would only speak on their behalf unless the group decided otherwise on a topic by topic basis. There should be no selectivity in any "list of contacts." No one is in a position to decide who is an appropriate contact. If the press wants contacts, it should be provided with a list of the entire committee, with email addresses for all and designated positions (chair, vice-chairs, etc.) and communities (IETF, GNSO, etc.) As a matter of practical reality, most press with questions about the official business of the ICG will contact the chair, but there is no reason to limit who they can contact as long as we all understand that we are speaking for ourselves and not for the group.