[At-Large] Fwd: Board appointments to fill 3 non-commercial seats on the new Council

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

Thanks for your note Bret.

For the avoidance of  doubt, from your email it seems that you think 
At-Large had some role in selecting or vetting the three people 
nominated by the Board, but it did not.

Bret Fausett wrote:
> Have you people lost your minds? Two of these people are *not at all*
> representative of non-commercial interests. You either failed to do any due
> diligence on these applicants or the process has been completely gamed.
> Either way, real non-commercial users should be disgusted. 
>
>   
>> Rosemary Sinclair - Australia
>>     
>
> Straight from her bio: "She is experienced in public policy and high-level
> strategic development and in representing the interests of corporate users
> of information and communications technology." 
>
> http://www.atug.com.au/rosemary_bio.cfm
>
> Yes, she works at a non-profit, but it's a non-profit designed to represent
> the interests *of corporations* before government. 
>
> http://www.atug.com.au/general_text.cfm?section=membership&id=membership
>
>   
>> Debra Hughes - United States
>>     
>
> Ms. Hughes comes straight out of the IPC. She is trademark lawyer for the
> American Red Cross, formerly the trademark lawyer for Wal-Mart. Here are her
> current affiliations, according to her LinkedIn page: Global Intellectual
> Property & Business Lawyers; International Trademark Association (INTA);
> In-House Trademark Counsel Group; TTAB Law Forum. 
>
> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/debra-hughes/5/97a/283
>
> I am sure both Ms. Sinclair and Ms. Hughes have much to offer ICANN -- just
> not sitting in the "non-commercial" seats on the Names Council. 
>
>          -- Bret
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