From pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Thu Jun 1 15:37:42 2000 Received: from optimus.ietf.org (ietf.org [132.151.1.19] (may be forged)) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id PAA01896 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:37:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from optimus.ietf.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA23242; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:37:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ietf.org (odin [132.151.1.176]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA23211 for ; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:37:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from scoya.cnri.reston.va.us (scoya.cnri.reston.va.us [10.27.5.106]) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with SMTP id PAA01889; Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:37:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:37:17 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) From: Steve Coya To: jfa@w3.org, vcerf@mci.net, phil.davidson@bt.com cc: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org Message-ID: X-X-Sender: scoya@odin.cnri.reston.va.us MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Pso-discuss] What makes a good director? Sender: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Errors-To: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org X-Mailman-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk List-Id: PSO Discussion List X-BeenThere: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org Greetings, As you are aware, Jean-Francois Abramatic's term as one of the Protocol Standards Council's appointments to the ICANN Board of Directors ends later this year. At the most recent PSO teleconference, I was asked to send the three of you a letter, soliciting your thoughts on what sort of person would make the best director (i.e. what qualities each of you believe are important in the selection of ICANN BOT members). As we once again begin the difficult task of selecting one individual, we are hoping that the past year has been enlightening and your thoughts will better enable us to select the best candidate for this task. Thanks in advance, Steve Coya PSO-PC Secretary du jours _______________________________________________ PSO-Discuss mailing list PSO-Discuss@pso.icann.org http://www.pso.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/pso-discuss From pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Mon Jun 5 08:08:16 2000 Received: from optimus.ietf.org (ietf.org [132.151.1.19] (may be forged)) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id IAA29669 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:08:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from optimus.ietf.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA13334; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:08:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ietf.org (odin [132.151.1.176]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id IAA13307 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:08:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from scoya.cnri.reston.va.us (scoya.cnri.reston.va.us [10.27.5.106]) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with SMTP id IAA29659; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:07:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:07:51 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) From: Steve Coya To: jean-francois abramatic cc: vcerf@mci.net, phil.davidson@bt.com, pso-discuss@pso.icann.org In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20000603233336.01203318@localhost> Message-ID: X-X-Sender: scoya@odin.cnri.reston.va.us MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Pso-discuss] Re: What makes a good director? Sender: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Errors-To: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org X-Mailman-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk List-Id: PSO Discussion List X-BeenThere: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org Bonjour, Jean-Francois Thank you very much for taking the time to respond so completely. I am sure the PSO-PC appreciates it, and that it will prove to be very helpful in selecting future ICANN directors. Steve _______________________________________________ PSO-Discuss mailing list PSO-Discuss@pso.icann.org http://www.pso.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/pso-discuss From pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Mon Jun 5 16:37:34 2000 Received: from optimus.ietf.org (ietf.org [132.151.1.19] (may be forged)) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id QAA10030 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:37:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from optimus.ietf.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA19536; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:37:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id QAA19505 for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:37:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from moore.inria.fr (moore.inria.fr [128.93.25.64]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.10.0/8.10.0) with SMTP id e53LgAb06638; Sat, 3 Jun 2000 23:42:10 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from jeff by moore.inria.fr (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA01395; Sat, 3 Jun 2000 23:33:48 +0200 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.20000603233336.01203318@localhost> X-Sender: jfa@localhost X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) [F] Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 23:33:36 +0200 To: Steve Coya , vcerf@mci.net, phil.davidson@bt.com From: jean-francois abramatic Cc: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [Pso-discuss] Re: What makes a good director? Sender: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Errors-To: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org X-Mailman-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk List-Id: PSO Discussion List X-BeenThere: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bonjour, >At the most recent PSO teleconference, I was asked to send the three=20 of >you a letter, soliciting your thoughts on what sort of person would make >the best director (i.e. what qualities each of you believe are important >in the selection of ICANN BOT members). Three set of qualities : 1. ICANN directors need to be familiar with the Internet culture : - Decentralization The hype around Internet governance puts pressure on ICANN. Directors need to have a solid vision to help focus ICANN on its core responsibilities. - Interoperability ICANN directors need to understand and contribute to develop the appropriate partnerships with a large collection of very different organizations (eg from IETF to Governments) on a wide variety of issues (eg from technical to legal). - Evolvability The deployment of the Internet is in its infancy (3 to 4% of the World population). New problems and new opportunities will arise. ICANN is young and small enough that it can develop a flexible structure that will be able to adapt and face the new challenges. Directors should be capable of adaptability since they may not have to do what they were expecting to do when becoming candidate. 2. ICANN directors are accountable to the Internet community and the Society at large - Public accountability ICANN directors need to be ready to develop substantial efforts to=20 share the rationales that lead to ICANN decisions. Managing open discussions in an environment where shared understanding is limited requires a significant amount of patience and faith in open processes. - Legacy regulations As much as we all believe that the Internet will bring new ways of communication between people, societies have developed (so far) their cultures and rules without the prospect of the Internet in mind. More importantly, these rules and cultures were able to develop "independently" of each other when the means of communication were limited in scope. Hence a wide variety of situations where the impact of the Internet is very different from one country to the other. Understanding the existing legacy environments is essential for ICANN. Directors need to be conscious of those differences. - Internationalization While IETF may have the luxury to declare itself "a-national" (from Fred Baker during a panel on Internet governance at CFP2000), ICANN cannot and will never be able to. The first membership recruitment phase has shown discrepancies between countries involvement that ICANN will have to face. ICANN board and staff need to take proactive steps to enhance international coverage of ICANN efforts. For the years to come, this will continue to be a priority for the organization. 3. ICANN is an organization like any other one - Business model ICANN needs to develop a stable business model and execute its business plan. As a young organization, there is still a set of unknowns that need to be addressed and may require appropriate actions if actual results do not match initial plans. Directors need to be ready to take action to update the plans if necessary. - ICANN team Individuals have chosen to pursue their careers within ICANN. The youth of the organization together with its visibility put a high pressure on ICANN staff. Directors need to be aware of this situation and should be ready to adapt expectations to the available human resources. - Commitment In the building phase where ICANN is now, Directors should be ready to face unexpected situations and commit to address them whatever difficult or curious these may be. Concluding comments : It should not be expected that every director has the experience, expertise and qualities to address each of the issues described above. However, every director should be able to share the understanding of all issues and contribute to resolve some of them. Hope this helps, Cheers, Jean-Fran=E7ois A 15:37 01/06/00 -0400, Steve Coya a =E9crit : > >Greetings, > >As you are aware, Jean-Francois Abramatic's term as one of the=20 Protocol >Standards Council's appointments to the ICANN Board of Directors ends >later this year. > >At the most recent PSO teleconference, I was asked to send the three=20 of >you a letter, soliciting your thoughts on what sort of person would make >the best director (i.e. what qualities each of you believe are important >in the selection of ICANN BOT members). > >As we once again begin the difficult task of selecting one individual, we >are hoping that the past year has been enlightening and your thoughts will >better enable us to select the best candidate for this task. > >Thanks in advance, > > >Steve Coya >PSO-PC Secretary du jours > > _______________________________________________ PSO-Discuss mailing list PSO-Discuss@pso.icann.org http://www.pso.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/pso-discuss From pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Tue Jun 13 14:13:57 2000 Received: from optimus.ietf.org (ietf.org [132.151.1.19] (may be forged)) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with ESMTP id OAA18096 for ; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:13:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from optimus.ietf.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA28934; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:12:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ietf.org (odin [132.151.1.176]) by optimus.ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA28914 for ; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:12:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from scoya.cnri.reston.va.us (scoya.cnri.reston.va.us [10.27.5.106]) by ietf.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1a) with SMTP id OAA18070 for ; Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:12:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 14:12:03 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) From: Steve Coya To: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org Message-ID: X-X-Sender: scoya@odin.cnri.reston.va.us MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Pso-discuss] RE: What makes a good director? (fwd) Sender: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org Errors-To: pso-discuss-admin@pso.icann.org X-Mailman-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk List-Id: PSO Discussion List X-BeenThere: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org Response from Phil Davidson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 11:26:33 +0100 From: phil.davidson@bt.com To: scoya@ietf.org Subject: RE: What makes a good director? Dear Steve I have carefully read the reply from Jean-Francois and can support the points he made. My additional comments are therefore more about the personal qualities that will require the new Board members to accept the results of the work the Board has done so far and to work to build, in a collective way, the positioning and relationships that remain still to be worked out and established by ICANN. Good interpersonal skills are always needed in our type of work and the individual skills of flexibility in approach, strength of opinion, listening skills and good standing and respect in the internet/telecommunications community will ensure the new Board member is of value to ICANN. Of course coming from the Protocol Support Organisation good technical and logic skills will complement the Board where we already have members with skills and background of the legal/patent, addressing and domain name aspects of the Internet. I hope these ideas will help you put forward good candidates and elect a well respected individual who has the support of all the PSO Council members. Best Regards Phil P.J.DAVIDSON Tele +44 1977 593288 Fax +44 1977 593289 e-mail phil.davidson@bt.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Coya [SMTP:scoya@ietf.org] > Sent: 01 June 2000 20:37 > To: jfa@w3.org; vcerf@mci.net; phil.davidson@bt.com > Cc: pso-discuss@pso.icann.org > Subject: What makes a good director? > > > Greetings, > > As you are aware, Jean-Francois Abramatic's term as one of the Protocol > Standards Council's appointments to the ICANN Board of Directors ends > later this year. > > At the most recent PSO teleconference, I was asked to send the three of > you a letter, soliciting your thoughts on what sort of person would make > the best director (i.e. what qualities each of you believe are important > in the selection of ICANN BOT members). > > As we once again begin the difficult task of selecting one individual, we > are hoping that the past year has been enlightening and your thoughts will > better enable us to select the best candidate for this task. > > Thanks in advance, > > > Steve Coya > PSO-PC Secretary du jours > _______________________________________________ PSO-Discuss mailing list PSO-Discuss@pso.icann.org http://www.pso.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/pso-discuss