Re: [ALSC-Forum] RE: Options A,B,C

[Jeff Williams]

Bruce and all stakeholders or interested parties,

Bruce Young wrote:

> DannyYounger wrote:
>
> >Each of the three models put forward for consideration allow the Supporting
> >Organizations to elect Board Directors.   One has to wonder why this should
> >this necessarily be the case.
>
> Agreed.  I don't discount the fact that the industries represented by these
> SOs deserve representation on the board.  But I question whether its
> appropriate that industry control half of the board seats.
>
> >As long as these initiatives to financially strengthen the corporation can
> be
> >balanced by a resolve to serve the public through an equal degree of Board
> >representation for @Large Directors, then I see no problem moving forward
> >along the lines that have thus far been presented.
>
> Well, I wouldn't go *that* far!  But compromise is the heart of democracy,
> and even though we may be concerned over the disproportionate influence
> industry has on the board, I fully agree that *as a minimum* our goal is to
> ensure that the resulting structure includes our promised 9 At-Large board
> members, and a supporting staff to allow us to make a difference.

  Allow to make a difference?  No.  Demand to make a difference, yes.
We as stakeholders/interested parties that PAID for the creation of the
Internet as it is now, must DEMAND that the ICANN BoD and staff
uphold it's contracted Mandated requirements.

>
>
> Bruce Young
> Team Lead, Advanced Desktop Services,  Nike Program
> Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications
> Phone: 503.532.9834
> Fax: 503.532.2617
> E-mail:  bruce.young@nike.com

Regards,

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