[At-Large] [NA-Discuss] Geographic diversity in the NARALO

[Michael Maranda]

I too support John's proposed revision, below.  Diversity has many many
dimensions.

On 5/19/07, John L <johnl at iecc.com> wrote:
>
> > Article 5.4.1 of our current MOU states:
> >
> > "Selected individuals must be individual members or members of different
> > At-Large Structures based in different countries in the North American
> > region, and they may not be citizens of the same country."
>
> Well, OK, now it's not in the bylaws, now it's in the proposed MOU.  I'm
> getting the impression this is a rule that someone made up one day and
> said "it's always been that way."  ICANN evidently places no requirements
> on RALO appointed members other than that they be residents of the region.
>
> As I hardly need to remind people, the NA region consists, unlike any
> other region, of only two countries, one of which is ten times as
> populous as the other.  While I think it is important to encourage
> geographic diversity, I don't think anyone would favor a rule that
> required that one member always be from Califonia.  Yet California has the
> same population as Canada.  When the Nomcom member is from Canada (who,
> incidentally, I think is doing a fine job, this isn't about him), this
> rule would in effect give Canadians twenty times the per capita vote of
> Americans.
>
> I would adjust that section to say:
>
> "Selected individuals must be individual members or members of different
> At-Large Structures based the North American region.  To the maximum
> extent feasible, the selected individuals should represent the geographic
> and cultural diversity of the region."
>
>
> Regards,
> John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for
> Dummies",
> Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, ex-Mayor
> "More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.
>
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