I agree completely with Wendy on the constituency issue. Moreover, I would note that an NCSG charter must pass with a 2/3 vote and I am quite sure that anything that maintains a major emphasis on constituencies will NOT receive a 2/3 vote. 

I think if Debbie's main concern is just the level of staff support provided, I don't think it is an issue at all. As someone else apready pointed out, two of the four SGs already have no constituencies. Several Board members, especially on the SIC, have indicated that they will look to us to decide whether we want a constituency structure or not. Having been involved in a couple of recent working groups, it is evident that the staff supplies pretty good support regardless of constituency. 

--MM

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Regarding constituencies versus interest groups, I believe that the
> Charter and the Stakeholder Group will be stronger if we have the
> flexibility to form interest groups on a more fluid basis than
> Constituencies have offered in the past.  I think Constituencies have
> often served as silos, hindering consensus-building and changing too
> slowly to reflect the dynamics of interests in Internet communications
> and technology.  They focus us on exclusive definitions rather than
> inclusion of those who want to contribute.
> 
> I support the concept of Interest Group as described in the current
> draft.
> 
> --Wendy
>