Re: [ALSC-Forum] Straw Poll

[Adam PEAKE]

DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
> 
> In the final days that remain in this forum, I would like to conduct a simple
> poll of all participants.
> 
> Question:  How many Directors should the At-Large membership elect?
> 
> [     ] Six
> [NINE] Nine
> [     ] All
> [     ] Other amount
> 
> If you wish, you may cite the reasons for your answer.

Represents consensus reached after the White Paper, a long summer of
discussion (9/9 came before Dept. of Commerce pressure.)

Essential founding agreement (Dept. of Commerce letter and the promise
that saw ICANN recognized.)

Not shown to be broken (if it breaks, we fix it, as will hopefully
happen to the broken elements of the DNSO.)

Balance between industry/user (<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/scripts/rammaker.asp?s=cyber&dir=icann&file=icann-
071500&start=28-48> Paul Twomey at 03:38:30, and Christopher Wilkinson
at 8:06:42, some ideas on why this matters -- but balance is an
essential element of many of concepts of governance.)

Thanks,

Adam Peake
GLOCOM Tokyo