[NA-Discuss] Dotless domains

[Robert Guerra]

Evan,

There are 3 of not more SSAC members on the ICANN board, as such - I believe - advisories are taken seriously.

However, as you mention there are other drivers in their discussions, as such ALAC's support of SSAC053 and other advisories is much appreciated and very strategic.

Robert



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On 2013-06-10, at 11:32 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> Eric, I would agree that the Board already has good advice from the SSAC.
> However, it appears that the Board, having received this advice, may not be
> following it. There may be value in the ALAC being vocally supportive of
> the SSAC work -- without re-inventing it -- and informing the Board that in
> ALAC's view going against SSAC053 is against the public interest.
> 
> If the Board had fully heeded its AC's advice we would not be having this
> discussion, and the Board would have trusted the SSAC advice rather than
> needing third-party consultation and evaluation. At very least it would
> have deferred the issue until the current round has been delegated (which
> is what my original point was about).
> 
> 
> On 10 June 2013 11:19, Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net>wrote:
> 
>> Colleagues,
>> 
>> I suggest that the first issue to consider is whether the Board is in
>> possession of the best advice on the subject from some other AC, and
>> if so, is further advice from another AC, ALAC in particular, can in
>> fact inform the Board.
>> 
>> In my view, the Board already has the best advice on the subject from
>> an AC and no communication from another AC can in fact inform an
>> already informed Board.
>> 
>> Eric Brunner-Williams
>> Eugene, Oregon
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