Dear All, Please find attached the minutes from the 7 September PSO-PC Teleconference. I hope I did not forget anything important to be included :-) Looking forward to hearing you all tommorrow! Best regards, Livia Rosu PSO-PC Secretary --------------------------------------------------------------- > PSO-Discuss mailing list > PSO-Discuss@pso.icann.org http://list.etsi.org/archives/pso-discuss.html
DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT * DRAFT ICANN Protocol Standards Organization (PSO) September 7, 2000 Reported by: Livia Rosu, PSO Secretary ATTENDEES --------- Steve Bellovin / IETF Representative Leslie Daigle / IETF Representative Philipp Hoschka / W3 Representative Gerry Lawrence / ETSI Representative Brian Moore / ITU Representative Regrets ------- Fabio Bigi / ITU Representative Bridget Cosgrave / ETSI Representative Daniel Weitzner / W3 Representative Minutes ------- 1. The minutes of the August 25 Teleconference were approved. Livia to place them in public archives. 2. The template for considering ICANN Board candidates has been reviewed. Leslie Daigle provided a comprehensive framework of useful characteristics to be considered in the evaluation of candidates. The PSO-PC eventually agreed to use the following criteria as a general basis for assessing candidates' strenghts: 0. Specific background data requested a. Internet technologies b. International standards or other international development bodies c. Other corporate Board of Directors d. Government bodies (local/international) 1. Internet culture a. Vision - ICANN & Internet b. Develop appropriate partnerships with wide variety of organizations b1. Experience with wide variety of organizations b2. Adaptable, in the light of ICANN's evolving role (demonstrated breadth of experience) 2. Accountability - to Internet community and Society at large a. Public accountability/openess (e.g. Board experience) b. Legacy regulations (understanding/appreciate/awareness of differences between and across countries) c. Internationalization (experience/demonstrated awareness) 3. ICANN as organization a. Business model - experience with business/financial plans (theory and practice) 4. Other relevant technologies a. Experience with telecom b. Experience with convergence between IP world and traditional telecom world 5. Complementarity (extent to which candidates' background/skills complements the other two PSO-appointed ICANN Board Members. 3. The profiles of the three candidates (Jean-Francois Abramatic, Helmut Schink and Ole Jacobsen) have been evaluated against the agreed criteria. It has been noted once again that all three candidates are strong. It has been decided to allow for a short session of Questions & Answers at the beginning of next teleconference, for last issues to be clarified before any decision to be taken. 4. The proposal for the deadlock breaking mechanism has been discussed and agreed. It will be used only in case of getting deadlocked after the voting. 5. The next PSO-PC Teleconference is scheduled for September 15, 2000. The PSO Council will select the new ICANN Board of Director for the three-year term beginning October 1, 2000 and communicate its decision to the ICANN Board in accordance with the ICANN's bylaws.