What do you mean if I think I "need it"? I don't think I need anything (BTW did I miss that I was meant to do something about this?); I just thought we all agree that it is _desirable_, or that it would be better, if another constituency could second, and that some contacts were underway to that end. --- Milton Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I thought someone had made it clear that secondment from another constituency was > NOT needed. So you can second, Mawaki. But it is also true that in annoucning the > nomination, Glen did NOT note that a second was needed. I would ask Ross to second > as a courtesy if you think you need it. > > >>> Mawaki Chango <[log in to unmask]> 4/27/2006 12:51 PM >>> > What we need now is to make sure that Geist is seconded. The message Glen sent to > the council informing that he accepted his nomination was not clear to me whether > this is pending secondment (Moreover, I used to think that nominees react to their > nomination publicly only after being seconded, but I was probably mistaken). If > his > nomination is pending secondment, then what are the prospects that someone from > another constituency second? Is Avri still thinking about it? or shall we proceed > with NCUC "intra-secondment"? > > Mawaki > > --- Milton Mueller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I am at the .mobi PAB meeting and learned the same news from a regisrtry > operator > > last night. However, the news is not so bad becuase I don't think Cade can get > the > > support of registries, and I cannot see why the registrars would support her. > > Without either or those constituencies she can't win, it is just like the Whois > > vote. > > > > Some are floating Diop's name, but I think Geist would be more effective. > > > > If Cade is the alternative, Geist will win. > > > > > > > > >>> Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]> 4/27/2006 9:53 AM >>> > > Marilyn Cade, the chief lobbyist for the right wing DRM+IPR juggernaut > > (the Axis, as Robin calls them), wants Michael Palage's seat. > > > > She has quit the NomCom to run for the Board. There is a possibility the > > GNSO council might block this on the grounds she was on the NomCom and I > > guess there must be a sort of "grace period" (at least ethically > > speaking) before she runs for the Board. > > > > Bad news, anyway. We need support for Michael, but in desperation we > > might have to support Tonkin in the event of his candidacy if Michael's > > does not float. > > > > frt rgds > > > > --c.a. > > > > -- > > > > Carlos A. Afonso > > diretor de planejamento > > Rits -- http://www.rits.org.br > > > > ******************************************** > > * Sacix -- distribuição Debian CDD Linux * > > * orientada a projetos de inclusão digital * > > * com software livre e de código aberto, * > > * mantida pela Rits em colaboração com o * > > * Coletivo Digital. * > > * Saiba mais: http://www.sacix.org.br * > > ******************************************** > > > >