On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 5:24 PM, McTim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Milton,
>
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > 1. GAC representation.
> > Governments have been allotted 2 seats on the coordination group (CG).
> They want 5, one for each world region.
> > ICANN has indicated that it will follow the CG's lead on whether to add
> additional seats or keep it at two.
> > I have an opinion on this, but want to see what others think.
> > My opinion is that the GAC should not be allowed to add more members;
> the basic fallacy they are making is to see the CG as a voting body rather
> than seeing its members as liaisons to the specific communities
> represented. 2 seats allows them to keep tabs on what the CG is doing and
> carry that info back to the GAC and the GAC's reaction back to the CG. With
> 5 seats you are not only inflating the size of an already large committee
> but inflating the representation of a stakeholder group that, according to
> the NTIA mandate, is not supposed to play a controlling role in the
> outcome. Other perspectives welcome.
>
>
> I agree. 2 is enough.  They need to know that they are just one of many
> SGs.
>
> +1 perhaps you also want to remind them that they indirectly have almost 6
already (counting ccNSO and non-ccNSO)  ;). Really on a serious note, the
committee needs to ensure that her activities is as transparent and
non-representative as much as possible to avoid any justification for
voting. Issues that requires decision making should be by consensus (where
number does not really count)

Regards

>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>



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