[ALAC] ICANN meeting on Fridays

Tue Mar 27 19:22:24 UTC 2012

...and for the record, SO/AC Chairs and Vice Chairs don't get compensated.
Kind regards,

Olivier

Le 26/03/2012 23:22, Alan Greenberg a écrit :
> 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). 
> 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.
>
> 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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>>>
>>> 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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