[ALAC] ICANN meeting on Fridays

Tue Mar 27 00:52:22 UTC 2012

I stand corrected, sah!  Many thanks.
- Carlton

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On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>wrote:

> That is incorrect.
>
> Following an ATRT recommendation, the Board approved compensation at it's
> Dec 8, 2011 meeting (http://www.icann.org/en/**groups/board/documents/**
> resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#3<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08dec11-en.htm#3>).
> US$35,000 per Director plus $5,000 for being Chair of a Board Committee.
> There is a list of which Directors have chosen to accept the compensation
> and which refused at http://www.icann.org/en/**
> groups/board/ce/voting-list-**14mar12-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/ce/voting-list-14mar12-en.htm>
> .
>
> Alan
>
>
> At 26/03/2012 04:49 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:
>
>> 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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>> > Carlton A Samuels
>> > Mobile: 876-818-1799
>> > *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround*
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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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