[CCWG-ACCT] [CCWG-Accountability] Membership thoughts

[Carlos Raul]

Shouldn't  the same rules of Acc / Trans that we are looking forward for
ICANN also apply at the level of the SO/ACs? Or even for all of the I*
bodies? Shouldn't that include geographic representativeness as in GAC and
ALAC?

*Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez*
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*COSTA RICA*


On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Bruce Tonkin <
Bruce.Tonkin at melbourneit.com.au> wrote:

> Hello Jordan,
>
>
> >>  a) what classes of membership are available
>
> I think you also need to look at diversity.   The SO and AC chairs for
> example have over time often been dominated by people from countries where
> the native language is English and are generally developed countries.
>
> The bylaws go to some lengths to try to ensure that the ICANN Board is
> more diverse - that is partly why it is so large.
>
> So while having a membership structure based on chairs of ACs and SOs is
> relatively simple to implement - it may not truly take into account the
> global diversity of the global public.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
>
>
>
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