Karl Auerbach posts that 1/4 to a 1/3 or all the ICANN meetings this week are closed to the public.
http://www.cavebear.com/cbblog-archives/000328.html
***FS*** ICANN in a nutshell: those who don’t add anything or don’t “get it”, are permitted to participate.. those who could make a difference don’t get to participate or are so beaten down by the process that they don’t want to.
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The closed meeting are generally GAC Meetings. GAC is not subject to whims of the ICANN board, although they make up one of the ICANN constituencies.
ICANN really has very little control here. It is simply International Government Diplomacy.
And what is so important to them? Well it is those three letters again, I am afraid. So unless you are heavily into IDN, there is probably nothing of interest being discussed.
Just wanted to note that Michael Collins and I are in LA for the week to observe and speak out for ICA members – and that one of our four top priroities is “Sunshine for the GAC” because it’s outrgeous that every one of their 11 meetings this week is closed to the public and the press, especially when they are exercising a growing influence on ICANN policies and priorities.
NTIA has just announced that it will be taking public comments through mid-February in advance of a public hearing on how ICANN is doing mid-point through the current MOU, and that I expect that ICA will strongly make the point that GAC operations in the shadows totally undercuts ICANN’s claims to greater transparency and accountability.
Philip,
The moment ICANN becomes a Non-Governmental body, you may have something of a point.
Whilst US Commerce Department is still holding a Veto over the ICANN Board, nobody is going to be listening to your comments.