[Membership] Re: [IFWP] Re: ICANN Membership

[jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Esther and all,

  One way, Esther that you can do at least a first level check as I have
mentioned before is to use LDAP on your browser (IF it is Netscape
that is), against the suspected name and the E-Mail address.

Esther Dyson wrote:

> We're working on deciding that. What's *your* opinion?  How should we
> determine if you're a real individual?  (As Jay [Fenello?] suggests
> indirectly - and respectfully - below, please see all the history on
> membership at www.icann.org, too!)
>
> Esther
>
> At 09:32 AM 10/02/99 -0700, Ken Freed wrote:
> >Would an individual like me, without any
> >financial interest in DNS registrations
> >(beyond wanting URLs to be affordble
> >and fair), be "qualified" to join ICANN
> >and to participate within the DNSO?
> >And would there be any bounds on
> >speaking up, electronically or in person?
> >Is the door  truly open to anyone, anyone at all?
> >-- ken
> >
> >
> >>At 2/6/99, 02:09 AM, John D. Goodspeed wrote:
> >>>I have some questions regarding the ICANN membership selection process. I
> >>>would like anyone with detailed knowledge of how the selections for ICANN
> >>>membership will be made to please respond either publicly or privately.
> >>>
> >>>Thank you.
> >>>
> >>>John D. Goodspeed
> >>>
> >>>>2.0 MEMBERSHIP
> >>>>
> >>>>2.1 Membership.
> >>>>
> >>>>It is expected that ICANN will have individual and corporate and
> >>>organizational
> >>>>membership. Any ICANN member with expertise or interest in domain name
> >>>>issues may join the DNSO General Assembly by submitting a membership
> >>>>application.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>The root of public trust in the DNSO lies within the makeup of its General
> >>>Assembly. In order for me to understand who gets on the DNSO General
> >>>Assembly I need to understand how one initially gets to become a member of
> >>>ICANN.
> >>>
> >>>What entity within ICANN will have approval or veto authority over
> >>>individual or corporate or organizational membership? Will the ICANN board
> >>>or a committee appointed by the board have control over membership?
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi John,
> >>
> >>As I've replied elsewhere, the membership issue in
> >>the Paris Draft is not complete.  We had consensus
> >>that individuals and corporations/organizations should
> >>belong, but we did not have consensus on how to qualify
> >>these members.  We also agreed that this qualification
> >>question was also being addressed in the ICANN MAC,
> >>and that we could learn from their consensus.
> >>
> >>Jay.
> >>
> >>
> >>>>2.2 The General Assembly.
> >>>>
> >>>>The General Assembly is an open body of individuals and corporations and
> >>>>organizations with a knowledge of and an interest in issues pertaining to
> >>>>achievement of DNSO objectives, who are willing to contribute time, effort
> >>>and
> >>>>expertise in DNSO work items, including discussion of work items, work item
> >>>>proposal and development, draft document preparation, participation in
> >>>working
> >>>>groups and steering committees. The General Assembly is an open, consensus
> >>>>based assembly, process oriented rather than member oriented. General
> >>>>Assembly conference costs shall be covered by an equitable charge on
> >>>attendees >and conferences and meetings shall be held online whenever
> >>>possible.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
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