I agree with Norbert's statement whole-heartedly.

Robin

On Feb 4, 2009, at 8:10 AM, Norbert Klein wrote:

> On Wednesday, 4 February 2009 22:53:04 Milton L Mueller wrote:
>
>
> I agree, this is a very important, fundamental point:
>
> if the functions and roles of board and staff are not clearly seen  
> as what
> they are - very separate levels of responsibility - it is easy that  
> the
> control of certain processes gets located at the wrong level.
>
> And the fact that the GNSO Council took the fact that there was  
> limited
> communication between the ICANN public at the Cairo meeting and the  
> Board as
> an occasion to write to the Board and appeal for rectification,  
> shows also
> the opinion that it is important to uphold the role of the Board  
> against all
> dangers of being weakened.
>
> I am more interested what the Board hears and decides, than what is  
> reported
> to be "the opinion of some [unnamed] people at ICANN."
>
>
> Norbert Klein
>
> =
>
>> I would support Avri's statement for the most part. My only  
>> quibble would
>> be to be careful about this: " ICANN staff, under direction of the
>> Chairman, allowed for questions to be posted after the Meeting and
>> subsequently answered by appropriate staff."
>>
>> While obviously staff should answer questions directed to them, i  
>> would not
>> want to encourage ICANN to treat this kind of staff mediation as a
>> _substitute_ for direct interaction with the Board at Public Forums
>>
>> Milton Mueller
>
>
>
>
>
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