I agree, knowing the docs of the agenda beforehand at least enables a better preparation for the issues at stake. BR Nuno Garcia 2010/3/10 Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]>: > Thanks, Adam. Yes, this is something that noncommercial users have been > saying for some time now. Even in the GNSO's PPSC working group, NCSG, > Registrars and CSG members all raised concerns on this point of the secret > board briefing papers and the need for these to be made public - including > pre-existing ones. > Time to shed the Clear Light of Day on what goes on behind the scenes with > the policy staff's manipulation of the process by managing all the pieces - > like the Board. > I would definitely support a joint statement from ALAC and NCSG on this > issue. Shall we begin the process to make this happen? > Thanks, > Robin > > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 5:48 AM, Adam Peake wrote: > > One of the issues ALAC has been asking for in the discussions about > improving transparency is briefing docs provided prior to board meetings > (particularly on issues the board will be taking action on) must be made > public. With the usual exclusions for any documents confidential for legal, > personal/personnel etc reasons. > Perhaps we could agree on this? > Adam > > At 2:10 AM -0800 3/10/10, Robin Gross wrote: > > Important new blog post from Avri about how ICANN policy staff continues to > spread lies to Board about non-commercial users. Disappointing, although > not surprising..... > <http://avri.doria.org/post/438544387/secret-board-briefings-a-method-of-icann-capture>http://avri.doria.org/post/438544387/secret-board-briefings-a-method-of-icann-capture > Secret Board Briefings a Method of ICANN Capture > While in a meeting with Board members, a member of my Stakeholder group had > an opportunity to read part of one page of the Policy > Staff¹s briefing report to the Board from across the table (some of us > read documents upside down better the we read right side up.) > In this case it was all they could do to refrain themself from standing up > and yelling ³the staff lies.² The lies in this case were repeated lies > first invented by the Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) about the Non > Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) - that the most diverse Stakeholder > group in the GNSO was not diverse enough. The same group that seem to stand > against all types of diversity requirement in every discussion. > That this absurd accusation was made by a group that needs an exception from > the geographical diversity clause for council member elections was not > enough to show its absurdity and motivated the Board¹s unjust behavior > toward the NCSG in last years Council member appointments (though we dearly > love our Board appointed council members and fully accepted them as part of > Œus¹, the method of their section was wrong and is a slow wound to heal). > That the non commercial constituency was singled out in the LSE report on > the GNSO as the most diverse of constituencies was also not sufficient to > put lie to the statement. And now the Staff makes the great lie even greater > by including it in the Policy Staff¹s briefing papers. > The Board often talks about avoiding capture. Capture has > already occurred and it is the Policy Staff with its power to whisper lies > into the ears of the Board that this capture is maintained and cemented. > Decisions are being made based on false information. > How many lies about how many things would we find in a proper review of the > Policy Briefings to the Board? > How many decisions have been made based upon false information fed to the > Board by the Policy Staff? > This has to stop now! > All Board briefing except those on truly confidential matters, must be made > public immediately. > All recent Board briefings on which the Board has based its decisions must > be released immediately. > All future Board briefings must be released to the public at the same time > they are distributed to the Board. > Additionally, in its review of transparency I hope the AOC Review Panel > takes this pernicious practice to task. > I understand that the ICANN Policy Staff has a new leader, and in my first > brief meeting with David Olive, I have hope that things may change. Then > again, when Rod Beckstrom first became CEO, I had hope that things would > change. > And my hope is still waiting. > I have admitted my great affection/addiction for ICANN on numerous > occasions, but I really do fear that ICANN¹s soul has been captured by the > Policy Staff and I worry that it may never recover unless some major changes > happen real soon now. > > > > 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] > > > > 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] > > >