[ALAC] Public Comment on Board Liaison compensation

Ariel Liang ariel.liang at icann.org
Wed May 28 13:47:40 UTC 2014


Hello All, 

Alan has posted his Statement on the wiki page here via comment function:
https://community.icann.org/x/dYfhAg

Please be so kind to direct comment on the wiki page. If you would like me
to help copy your comment in the mailing list and paste on the wiki,
kindly let me know.

Thank you,
Ariel 

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 10:26 PM
To: Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels at gmail.com>
Cc: ALAC Working List <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
Subject: Re: [ALAC] Public Comment on Board Liaison compensation

>Thanks Carlton. Please add your two cents worth to the PC.  Alan
>
>At 27/05/2014 07:17 PM, Carlton Samuels wrote:
>>Thanks for this Alan.  Closely reasoned and entirely rational and
>>reasonable.
>>
>>I just had a situation with an At-Large outreach trip to Suriname -
>>I've been going to the damn place back when what passed for a classy
>>hotel had a caiman come up from the ditch running alongside sumbitch
>>so familiar he had a name, just sitting there, lollygaging in the
>>sun on the path separating me from the bungalow and dining! - that
>>makes me seethe with irritation!  There seems to be an apprehension
>>I was looking for a handout, on account it is such a salubrious
>>la-de-da destination, maybe like say, Paris in the springtime (which
>>I don't much like anyways)!
>>
>>You have my support and I'd be honoured to sign this with you.
>>
>>-Carlton
>>
>>
>>==============================
>>Carlton A Samuels
>>Mobile: 876-818-1799
>>Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround
>>=============================
>>
>>
>>On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Alan Greenberg
>><<mailto:alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> wrote:
>>Regarding: 
>><https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amend-compensation-2014-05-
>>02-en>https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amend-compensation-201
>>4-05-02-en
>>
>>As discussed on the ALAC call today, I will be posting the following
>>statement (subject to minor editing) to the ICANN Public Comment.
>>
>>I encourage anyone who supports this to submit a comment to
>><mailto:comments-bylaws-amend-compensation-02may14 at icann.org>Submit
>>Comment to Forum. I also understand that the ALAC is itself may
>>submit a statement as well (either support or a separate statement).
>>
>>------------------
>>
>>I am a member of the ALAC and the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO, but I am
>>making this comment purely in my own capacity.
>>
>>I believe that, subject to a number of related considerations, it is
>>reasonable to compensate Board members, including Liaisons, and the
>>level of compensation suggested is reasonable.
>>
>>I do note that in the name of simplification, the report suggests an
>>increase for Board members who are not Board Committee Chairs by as
>>much as 29%.
>>
>>However, the related considerations mentioned above, in my mind,
>>cannot be ignored.
>>
>>- One of the reasons always sited for such compensation is that
>>having no compensation limits the available candidates who will make
>>themselves available for the ICANN Board. Given that there has never
>>been an AC/SO seat vacant due to lack of candidates, there is often
>>competition for such seats, and the Nominating Committee regularly
>>says that it has had to make very difficult decisions in selecting
>>Board members since there was a surplus of eminently qualified
>>candidates, in the name of transparency and accountability, it would
>>be good to see hard evidence of the rationale.
>>
>>- The introduction of Board compensation widened the gulf between
>>Board members and other volunteers within ICANN. The proposed change
>>widens that gulf further. There is no question that many Board
>>members work very hard on behalf of ICANN, and that dedication eats
>>into their other professional activities and personal life. However,
>>the same can be said for many ICANN volunteers. There are many in
>>the community who work equally hard and dedicate the same kind of
>>hours as Board members. Indeed, it has been claimed that many in the
>>community put in far more time and effort than some Board members. I
>>believe that this claim is accurate.
>>
>>SO and AC Chairs have been identified as meeting the above levels of
>>commitment, and indeed many or perhaps all do. However, there are
>>others who do not receive the existing benefits given to Board
>>members and AC/SO Chairs who also dedicate unending hours and effort to
>>ICANN.
>>
>>Board and now Liaison compensation without any new consideration of
>>the contributions of others denigrates the efforts of the rest of
>>the ICANN volunteers. Such acknowledgment for non-Chairs need not be
>>financial compensation - there are a host of other benefits that
>>Board members get that other volunteers (and Chairs) would really
>>appreciate.
>>
>>Although I understand the difficulty of identifying those who put
>>Herculean efforts into ICANN from those who are lower level
>>contributors, we cannot continue to widen the gulf between the
>>privileged few and the rest of volunteers and expect there not to be
>>repercussions.
>>
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