[lac-discuss-en] Candidates to raise Icann
Avri Doria
avri at acm.org
Wed Nov 24 11:46:43 UTC 2010
Hi,
Well that is at least one qualification that all three of your candidates do seem to have.
a.
On 24 Nov 2010, at 12:22, SAMUELS,Carlton A wrote:
> I notice this drift to see the world as we would wish as opposed to seeing the world as it is. And an abysmal misunderstanding how corporate Boards actually work.
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> Some basic facts: The ICANN Board conducts its business in English. Board papers are done in English and so far as I know, the discussions tend to be in English. As such, English proficiency, especially in conversational English, is the pre-eminent language skill required for effective board work.
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> The At-Large wants a Board member who can talk TO the Board and argue from an At-Large perspective IN the Board meetings. We are not sending a member to the Board to stroke us! And if you need to wait to take the temperature of the At-Large - not just LACRALO but the entire At-Large! - before you feel 'our' Board member is empowered to make an argument in favour of the At-Large perspective, I say this with respect for all my colleagues, 'our' Board member will soon be irrelevant to Board activities.
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> Carlton
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