[CPWG] PIR: Why an At-Large Board Member?

Thu Jan 9 21:49:39 UTC 2020

Jonathan,

Wouldn't it alter perceptions about the neutrality of the position taken by
ALAC if ALAC stipulated or recommended the inclusion of one or two At-Large
members in the PIR Board? (It would be an entirely different matter if PIR
were to eventually invite one or more from At-Large to serve the PIR Board)

ALAC could instead ask PIR how it would constitute it's Board to further
Global Public Interest.

Sivasubramanian M

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 3:08 AM Holly Raiche <h.raiche at internode.on.net>
wrote:

> Thanks Greg
>
> Following on from your comments, it is not just a seat on the Board we
> should go for.  It is about *requirements* on the Board members.  Unless
> there is something in Board governance documentation that requires that
> Ethos Capital act in the public interest, a seat on the Board (or 10 seats
> for that matter) won’t matter. The requirements on any Board member are
> about acting in the best interests of the company.  So if the ‘best
> interests off the company’ include acting in the public interest, it then
> becomes something ALL of the Board members must do.
>
> Suggestion - incorporate the statements made by Ethos Capital about how
> good they will be into enforceable commitments. Something the ICANN Board
> could be asked to do.  Then it will be an obligation on ALL directors.
> Then, if there is a public interest member of the Board, their job will
> simply be to remind all directors of their obligations.
>
> Holly
>
> On Jan 10, 2020, at 5:54 AM, Greg Shatan <greg at isoc-ny.org> wrote:
>
> Jonathan,
>
> Those are good ideas, and reflect broader thinking beyond the question of
> how ALAC can be influential on PIR's governance.  I think it's better if we
> make broader recommendations about PIR's Board, rather than just
> saying "Give us a Board seat, please." That would appear selfish to many.
>
> This dovetails with comments we can make about the difference between the
> role of a Board (standard corporate form, clear role in governance,
> ultimate authority within the organization; binding decisions) and a
> "Stewardship Council" (not standard, no clear role, definitely not ultimate
> authority, non-binding -- unless the By-Laws or Charter (Articles of
> Incorporation) that say otherwise).
>
> We should be making broader recommendations about governance structure, in
> any event -- beyond our role and beyond the Board.  This is a good reminder
> to do so.
>
>
> Greg Shatan
> greg at isoc-ny.org
> President, ISOC-NY
> *"The Internet is for everyone"*
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 11:14 AM Jonathan Zuck <JZuck at innovatorsnetwork.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I recognize it feels natural in our comments/advice to suggest someone
>> from At-Large be on the PIR board but again I feel it prudent to ask, why
>> At-Large? Why wouldn’t we ask that 1/3 of the board members be
>> representatives of 501c(3) non-profits or ASBLs from Brussels? Those same
>> people *might* be in the At-Large but that wouldn’t be why they are on
>> the board of PIR.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jonathan Zuck *|*  Executive Director  *|*  Innovators Network
>>
>> jzuck at innovatorsnetwork.org | O 202.420.7497 | S jvzuck |
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