[ALAC] Public Comment on Board Liaison compensation

Alan Greenberg alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Wed May 28 19:50:46 UTC 2014


ok. My mistake.

I will be on the ALT call shortly. Perhaps we can decide the way forward then.

Alan

At 28/05/2014 03:47 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>my suggestion was for Alan's Statement to be the first draft (slightly
>amended to reflect that it is an ALAC Statement) & for everyone to
>comment on Alan's first draft. Using usual methods, a second & final
>draft could then be produced, based on the feedback given on the page.
>Kind regards,
>
>Olivier
>
>On 28/05/2014 18:57, Alan Greenberg wrote:
> > What I thought Olivier saidwas that I would post my original statement
> > to the wiki, and then based on the other input, the ALAC would either
> > support the statement or would create a different statement of its own.
> >
> > If the former is chosen, I can certain draft the "The ALAC supports
> > Alan's statement".
> >
> > If it is to be different, then that is not in my court - I already
> > said what I think was important.
> >
> > Maybe I got it wrong. Olivier??
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > At 28/05/2014 12:49 PM, Tijani BEN JEMAA wrote:
> >> Dear Alan,
> >>
> >> What I understood from yesterday’s call is that you make a first
> >> draft (on the wiki) not on your behalf, but on behalf of ALAC, and
> >> people comment. If there is consensus, ALAC will send it as ALAC
> >> position. Am I wrong?
> >>
> >> 
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> >> -----Message d'origine-----
> >> De : alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> >> [mailto:alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Alan
> >> Greenberg
> >> Envoyé : mardi 27 mai 2014 16:59
> >> À : ALAC Working List
> >> Objet : [ALAC] Public Comment on Board Liaison compensation
> >>
> >> Regarding:
> >> 
> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amend-compensation-2014-05-02-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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