See the below ICANN staff prepared table regarding GNSO Council seats in the "new and improved" GNSO to be seated in Seoul. Even before the CSG can hold its first election, 3 of its 6 GNSO Councilors will represent the United States. ICANN is holding on tighter than ever to keep the developing world out of the policy development space, and since ICANN is run by the US Dept. of Commerce, it is no wonder that US business receives such preferential treatment above all over stakeholders. Robin GNSO Councilors Term Expiration (Note 1) Disposition (Note 2) Action Needed (Note 3) Region CSG: Philip Sheppard 2009* [Note 4] Mike Rodenbaugh 2010 Continues North America Zahid Jamil 2009 Term Ending Election Tony Holmes 2009* [Note 4] Tony Harris 2010 Continues Latin America Greg Ruth 2010 Continues North America Ute Decker 2009* [Note 4] Cyril Chua 2009 Term Ending Election Kristina Rosette 2010 Continues North America RySG: Chuck Gomes 2010 Continues North America Jordi Iparraguirre 2009 Term Ending Election Edmon Chung 2010 Continues Asia Pacific RrSG: Tim Ruiz 2009 Term Ending Election Stéphane van Gelder 2010 Continues Europe Adrian Kinderis 2009 Term Ending Election NCSG (Note 5): William Drake 2010 Continues North America Mary Wong 2010 Continues Asia Pacific Carlos Souza 2009 Term Ending Election Councilor 4 -- Vacancy Appointed Councilor 5 -- Vacancy Appointed Councilor 6 -- Vacancy Appointed NCA (Note 6): Terry Davis 2010 Continues North America Avri Doria 2009* Term Ending Appointed Olga Cavalli 2009 Term Ending Appointed On Aug 12, 2009, at 11:28 AM, Robin Gross wrote: > According to the BC's website, 58% of the Business Constituency's > membership is based in a single country - the USA (28 of the 44 > members). > > Not very representative of the global business community. I guess > that is why they lobbied for and received the special exception > allowing them to elect all 6 of their GNSO councilors from only 2 > geographic regions in their new charter. > > We have more members in different countries (48), than the entire > BC membership combined (44). > > But what do facts matter at ICANN? > > Robin > > > On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Robin Gross wrote: > >> The Facts. >> >> Commercial Stakeholder Group Membership. >> According to the Business Constituency's website, they have 44 >> members. >> According to the IPR Constituency's website, they have 18 members. >> According to the ISP Constituency's website, (they don't publish >> membership lists and haven't had a post to their email list in >> 2009). But, according the 2006 LSE Report (the last documented >> account of the ISP Constituency's membership, they have 42 members. >> >> So if we add the membership of these 3 commercial constituencies >> together, we get total of 104 members in the Commercial >> Stakeholder Group, who will elect 6 GNSO Councilors. >> >> Contrast: >> NCUC has 142 members but noncommercial users will not be allowed >> to elect any of our new GNSO Councilors on the claim that we are >> too small to deserve to elect all 6 GNSO Councilors. >> >> Did anyone from ICANN staff/SIC do any math before they ruled non- >> commercial users are too small to deserve to elect all 6 GNSO >> Councilors? >> NCSG membership = 142 members (allowed 3 elected representatives) >> CSG membership = 104 members (allowed 6 representatives) >> >> What was the decision-making process that led to ICANN's >> determination that noncommercial users are too small? Seriously, >> we deserve to know how they arrived at that decision and upon what >> facts the decision was based - it is our elected representation >> that they are meddling with. ICANN will have to answer this. >> >> >> 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 e: [log in to unmask] >> >> >> > > > > > 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 e: [log in to unmask] > > > 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 e: [log in to unmask]