@ed +1 Carlos Raúl GUTIERREZ Apartado 1571-1000 San José COSTA RICA On May 24, 2016 11:40 AM, "Edward Morris" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > HI McTim, > > > Although I might be surprised, I doubt the NCSG will have a consensus on > an approach to the transition. > > I strongly support the Heritage approach to the transition. It should be > noted that Brett made it very clear that he supports the transition. I > believe the words he used, words that seem to have confused a few people > here, were "I support the transition". It's just that his position, IMHO, > takes a far more mature, sophisticated and nuanced approach to the matter > than the speed racer approach espoused during the Senate hearing by our > commercial colleagues. > > From the perspective of the noncommercial commiunity, the soft graduated > transition is the better option for two very specific reasons: > > 1. In creating an accountable ICANN we reinvented the corporation. Our new > corporate model is untried, untested and is a completely new construction > without precedent. Many of us in the NCSG preferred a membership model > based upon California statute that had greater certainty. Our views were > rejected. I don't know if the model we have created will actually work as > intended. No one does. This was so rushed there has yet to even have been a > comprehensive expensing of the costs of the new model. It would be > irresponsible, in my view, to take the irrevocable move of granting ICANN > independence without first ascertaining whether the governance model we > have created is at least nominally sustainable and workable. The security > and stability of the DNS is just too important to gamble with. Let's see if > it works before we gamble with the future of the administration of the DNS. > > 2. Human rights, diversity, staff accountability, transparency, the > availability of an ombudsman: these are and have been amongst the highest > priorities of the NCSG and our members during the accountability process. > Unlike the concerns of the commercial community, our concerns were often > orphaned into work stream 2 where the leverage of the transition would no > longer exist. This was no accident and I fear the consequences. > > A soft graduated transition guarantees our concerns and goals will have > the same leverage as that possessed by the commercial community when they > successfully pursued their interests (such as budgetary input and approval, > which many of us in the noncommercial world view as dangerous) in work > stream 1. WE and our concerns deserve no less. > > I understand and respect the view of those within the NCSG and the CSG who > want to rush the transition through out of fear it is now or never. I don't > agree with their view, finding it a bit simplistic and lacking recognition > of complex realities that negate the possibility of an immediate > alternative to ICANN springing up during the next few years. I also care > little about officials of the Obama administration who would like to leave > office having seen the transition accomplished during the last few months > of their now dying regime. > > We have one chance to get this done right, for the world, for our Members > and for those ideas and values we represent. Let's take the proper time to > do so, to make sure we all have what need. > > Thanks Brett for your fine testimony today before the United States Senate. > > Respectfully, > > Ed > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "McTim" <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent*: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:28 PM > *To*: [log in to unmask] > *Subject*: Re: great opening statement by Brett > > Steve supports the transition. > > It seems that heritage does not...at least not without a soft trial period. > > I would hope that the NCSG position is the former and not the latter. > > -- > > Cheers, > > McTim > "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route > indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > > > On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: >> >> Agreed Carlos. >> >> Attached please find a copy of Brett's written testimony today before >> the United States Senate. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From*: "Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G." <[log in to unmask]> >> *Sent*: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 3:38 PM >> *To*: [log in to unmask] >> *Subject*: great opening statement by Brett >> >> I liked it very much Brett. Congrats >> >> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez >> +506 8837 7176 >> Skype: carlos.raulg >> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica) >> >> > > > -- > >