[NA-Discuss] [Fwd: [At-Large] Nominating Special Adviser on Internet Governance Policy]

[Brendler, Beau]

Well, I think Jonathan would be willing to help in whatever capacity we
asked, time permitting. I agree with you about the bureaucracy, but I do
want ALAC to deal with the recommendation made in the nom-com review
report to bring aboard two policy directors. That report had not been
released when I first nominated Jonathan. If we can actually create two
formal roles for getting policy work done, that would be good for
everyone, I think.

-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Leibovitch [mailto:evan at telly.org] 
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 1:28 PM
To: NA Discuss; Brendler, Beau
Subject: [Fwd: [At-Large] Nominating Special Adviser on Internet
Governance Policy]



[ forwarded from the public ALAC list ]


Hello Beau,

I am staggered by the needless bureaucracy involved in ALAC's dealing
with your request. That you should have to re-nominate Jonathan boggles
the mind -- unless there's official status or title or some such at
stake, why can't ALAC have as many advisors as it needs?

Perhaps we should invite Jonathan to help in NARALO's little corner of
the world, and have his advice guide our own contributions to ALAC
policy development. That process should go much easier than ALAC's.

Can we really afford to stonewall offers of help?

- Evan





-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[At-Large] Nominating Special Adviser on Internet
Governance
Policy
Date: 	Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:07:06 -0500
From: 	Brendler, Beau <Brenbe at consumer.org>
To: 	At-Large Worldwide <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>



I'm re-nominating Jonathan Zittrain (bio here:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/home/bio_jzittrain) for the ad hoc position
of Special Adviser to the ALAC on Internet Governance Policy, as I did
in the month or so before the Los Angeles meeting.
 
The reason I am proposing this is because I think the ALAC would find it
valuable to consult an external expert on matters of formulating policy,
in keeping with the ALAC's mission to represent the user community. I
met Jonathan three years ago at a seminar at Harvard Law School's
Berkman Center, and from there, we went on to work together in creating
the StopBadware.org project (http://www.stopbadware.org). He has some
great insight into the "big picture" of the Web and its future, and
where the various component parts, such as ICANN, WSIS, WIPO, etc.,
etc., should fit, don't fit, do fit, need retrofitting, etc.
 
Specifically, from his biography, I think the following paragraph helps
spell it out: "Zittrain's research includes digital property, privacy,
and speech, and the role played by private "middlepeople" in Internet
architecture. He has a strong interest in creative, useful, and
unobtrusive ways to deploy technology in the classroom." He's also got a
brilliant mind, is never boring, and seems genuinely interested in the
future of the Internet becoming something close to Vint Cerf's vision
for what it should be.
 
The most critical advisory role I would see Jonathan playing is: Helping
us set priorities with our mission and constituency of end-users in
mind. I have spoken to Jonathan ahead of time about greater involvement
in ICANN matters, of course, and he said he would be interested.
 
Another alternative to consider: should the ALAC choose to follow the
auditors' recommendation on page 46 of the recent Independent Review of
the ICANN Nominating Committee, "We recommend that the ALAC appoint two
policy board Directors, using whatever mechanism it considers to be
appropriate," then I would propose Jonathan be elected to serve in one
of these two slots.

 
-----Original Message-----
*From:* Cheryl Langdon-Orr [mailto:cheryl at hovtek.com.au]
*Sent:* Monday, November 05, 2007 3:45 PM
*To:* jam at jacquelinemorris.com; Brendler, Beau
*Subject:* RE: Special Adviser on Internet Governance Policy

Well just so you all know, I totally support the concept of ALAC and the
RALO's usefully accessing  a distributed network of talented and
experienced experts in a number of fields including this suggestion.  

 

CLO

 

 

*From:* Jacqueline A. Morris [mailto:jam at jacquelinemorris.com]
*Sent:* Tuesday, 6 November 2007 2:47 AM
*To:* 'Brendler, Beau'
*Cc:* cheryl at hovtek.com.au
*Subject:* RE: Special Adviser on Internet Governance Policy

 

Cool

I'm copying Cheryl so she knows and can handle this. However the ALAC
wants to manage it.

JAM

 

*From:* Brendler, Beau [mailto:Brenbe at consumer.org]
*Sent:* Monday, November 05, 2007 11:38
*To:* jam at jacquelinemorris.com
*Subject:* RE: Special Adviser on Internet Governance Policy

 

Hi, Jacqueline...

 

I was hoping that there would be some movement by the ALAC on the
recommendation within the NomCom review to name two policy leaders.
Since that didn't happen, I'll just re-propose Jonathan with some more
detail as you suggested in your e-mail a couple of weeks ago, and we'll
see where it goes.

 

Thanks

 

Beau

    -----Original Message-----
    *From:* Jacqueline A. Morris [mailto:jam at jacquelinemorris.com]
    *Sent:* Friday, November 02, 2007 4:37 PM
    *To:* Brendler, Beau
    *Subject:* Special Adviser on Internet Governance Policy

    *Hi Beau*

    *What did you decide to do about the proposal for this? Trying to
    tie up all my loose ends...*

    *JAM *

     


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