Perhaps, instead of "under direction of the Chair", it should read "under specific delegation of the Board", or "under specific delegation of the Chair". frt rgds --c.a. Adam Peake wrote: > Some questions that are actually directed at staff or only staff can > answer. They are always being called up during the open forums. So > long as it's said at the time that a named staff person will take the > question away, the questioner agrees, and staff will post the question > and answer, then should be fine. > > Important that the person asking has the opportunity to agree to having > their question taken in that way. > > Perhaps add a sentence so the relevant part reads: > > It is also noted that ICANN staff, under direction of the Chairman, > allowed for questions to be posted after the Meeting and subsequently > answered by appropriate staff. The GNSO Council applauds this innovation > particularly with the staff providing responses to direct questions. > *However, questions should only be deferred in this way with the > agreement of the person asking the question during the open forum.* > > Make sense? > > Adam > > > >> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> If you want to know what is going on in Cambodia, please visit >>> The Mirror, a regular review of the Cambodian language press in English. >>> >>> This is the latest weekly editorial: >>> >>> Censorship: Thousands of Crude Porn Sites Accessible on Internet - >>> One Khmer >>> Artist Blocked >>> <http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/censorship-thousands-of-crude-porn-sites-accessible-on-internet-%E2%80%93-one-khmer-artist-blocked-sunday-122009/>http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/censorship-thousands-of-crude-porn-sites-accessible-on-internet-%E2%80%93-one-khmer-artist-blocked-sunday-122009/ >>> >>> (To read it, click on the line above.) >>> >>> And here is something new every day: >>> <http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com>http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com >>> (English) >>> <http://kanhchoksangkum.wordpress.com>http://kanhchoksangkum.wordpress.com >>> (Khmer) >>> >>> PGP key-id 0x0016D0A9 >>> >> >> >> >> >> IP JUSTICE >> Robin Gross, Executive Director >> 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA >> p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 >> w: <http://www.ipjustice.org>http://www.ipjustice.org >> e: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > > -- Carlos A. Afonso Rede de Informações para o Terceiro Setor - Rits ------------------------------------------------ www.rits.org.br www.rets.org.br www.nupef.org.br www.politics.org.br www.ritsnet.org.br www.rededlis.org.br ------------------------------------------------