Comments on: NomCom nonsense continues

By: Kieren

Kieren — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:40:02 +0000

Hi Vittorio

I’m not claiming there is some grand conspiracy. I am despairing at everyone agreeing that the system has to change and then blindly continuing on with the exact same process.

I don’t think people realise when they themselves are contributing to an aura of unnecessary secrecy and opaqueness by making decisions without wider review, without saying they are making the decision, when, how, why and then not making those selections public.

Now the NomCom goes out of its way to remain what it sees as uninfluenced but any reasonable observable outside the process sees as unduly secretive.

But by making a decision about who will serve on the NomCom when it is completely unnecessary to decide at that moment; when the process is up for review; and when the last year’s NomCom hasn’t even reported, is either incredibly unthinking or highly suspicious.

Kieren

By: vbertola

vbertola — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:34:28 +0000

Kieren, as much as I share some of your points about the NomCom process being too secretive and intransparent (I think you could find public documents of mine dated 2002, with points on that), who appoints the NomCom members is one of the most clear things in it – it is clearly defined by the ICANN Bylaws.
Specifically, Michael Froomkin was appointed by us (the ALAC) last year, and we confirmed him again for next year. We appoint five members, one per each ICANN Region (and Michael, obviously, is for North America).
Thanks,

By: Kieren

Kieren — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:01:55 +0000

I think was a reasonable assumption from what you wrote Michael, but my point wasn’t whether you were chosen yesterday or in November – and it most certainly wasn’t that you personally had been chosen – it was that the members for next year’s NomCom had already been decided.

Just another mysterious decision taken by someone, somehow, not relayed to anyone except those in the group, not posted anywhere publicly. When everyone knew the NomCom was due to be reviewed, this smacks of a fix rather than business as usual.

But, yes, of course I will correct my posts.

Kieren

By: Discourse.net

Discourse.net — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:55:55 +0000

Off to Brazil…

I don’t usually blog about ICANN here — I save that for ICANNWatch, but the next few days may be an exception, as I’m going to Sao Paulo for the second half of the ICANN meeeting, which will be followed by a NomCom meeting. It’s seems I’ve been re…

By: Michael Froomkin

Michael Froomkin — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:37:44 +0000

I did NOT blog that I was informed yesterday that I was selected. This is total distortion of what I wrote. I blogged that I was leaving for Brazil yesterday, which I was, and explained that the reason I was going was that I was on the nomcom again.

I was informed of my selection several weeks ago, which is how I had time to book the ticket, arrange for accommodations, etc.

Please correct your blog post here and elsewhere.