At 9:50 AM -0400 8/20/04, Milton Mueller wrote: >I would like to put some names forward for North America, >and (more hesitantly) suggest names from some other >regions. Milton, couple of days ago you wrote: At 12:24 PM -0400 8/18/04, Milton Mueller wrote: > >This is a very high-level international committee that requires >seasoned, experienced members who are diplomatic, >knowledgable, and capable of working in an intensely politicized >environment. > Karl is a nice bloke, but is very far from diplomatic, very stuck in his views and quite unwilling to compromise. On the contrary, I think he was a very poor communicator while on the board (when did he bother to communicate with the NCUC list? Perhaps you are thinking of the private BWG?) Bad idea. Thanks, Adam >North America >Tech: Karl Auerbach. >http://www.cavebear.com/CaveBear/karl.html >For the technical side, Karl Auerbach strikes me as a person who >is good to recommend. Karl has deep experience in Internet governance >and is known as an independent but constructive critic of ICANN >who served responsibly on its Board as an elected member. >Karl also has a deep understanding of the technical issues. >One thing I appreciate a lot about him is his commitment to >accountability, for example staying in constant communication >with individuals and constituency groups while on the board and >maintaining an open, running commentary on board activities on >his web site.