[ALAC] ICANN meeting on Fridays

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Thanks Carlton, so they don't get paid. Interesting :)


On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Carlton Samuels
<carlton.samuels at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm in agreement with Tijani here and for the very reasons he outlined.
>
> Lord knows reducing the burn for a day would have been helpful in a very
> personal way. But I think a public board meeting at least 3 times a year
> sends a very important signal to the community and gives all of us a chance
> to read 'body language' or even witness a voluble dissent when matters come
> to the vote.
>
> Yes to continued formal Board committee reports. But I would err on the
> side for format like the ALAC's; highlights only and keep it to 5 minutes,
> tops.
>
> @Sala, other than a recent grant of a stipend to the Chair, ICANN Board
> members DO NOT get paid. Not even a a stipend! I am on record in support
> for payment/stipend. Way too much time is required to work effectively for
> no compensation.  And it not's because of affordability.
>
> Here's my fundamental problem with that posture of non-compensation. It
> undermines the diversity objective by effectively reduces the pool of
> prospective Board members from places like where I live.  A very effective
> non-intrusive barrier to entry.
>
> - Carlton
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> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear Folks,
> >
> > there is currently some discussion amongst the Board and SO/ACs, about
> > the Friday session at ICANN meetings.
> > The sessions starts at 8:00 with Board Committee Report, then continuing
> > with SO/AC Chair Reports and then the ICANN Board Meeting.
> > Traditionally, this has been poorly attended and rather boring to sit
> > through.
> >
> > There is discussion whether this could be replaced with written reports
> > to be filed on the ICANN Web Site, thus shortening the ICANN week by one
> > day. Any note of thanks would take place in the Thursday afternoon
> > Public Forum & Wrap up.
> >
> > The response I have provided so far, is that whilst I am not against
> > having our ALAC report published instead of spoken -- for those of you
> > who have attended, I have kept my spoken report to less than 3 minutes
> > but for some, the reporting is really tedious and long --, I am
> > concerned that this would shorten an already packed week. In particular,
> > the ALAC Executive Committee meets on Friday afternoon and this is the
> > time when we have access to the CEO, COO, CFO etc. This is the time when
> > we can really interchange with Senior ICANN staff. I am therefore
> > concerned that ICANN not having a morning session on Fridays would mean
> > our afternoon session would be scrapped too.
> >
> > Also, in San José, we also used the Friday morning for LACRALO capacity
> > building, so this day was needed.
> >
> > I'd be interested in your point of view, so that I can relay it to the
> > Board members who have asked me my point of view.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
> > ALAC Chair
> >
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