Re: ICANN Reform - a proposal

[Daniel Karrenberg <]

Personal point-of-view:

Before discussing structural reform, ICANN needs to 
clearly define its activities and the services it provides. 
Any further steps such as changing ICANN's structure 
have to follow from a clear understanding of services and
activities.

Since ICANN needs to (re)-establish the confidence 
of the communities it is serving, ICANN would be well advised
to restrict its activities to the absolute minimum.
In my view Harald Alvestrand's thoughts are a good starting-point 
for defining the necessary activities of ICANN. Once ICANN
has established the confidence of the communities, 
it may consider starting less essential activities.

A detailed discussion of Stuart's proposal does not make sense 
to me before ICANN's activities are clearly delimited.
Constantly trying to take the second step before the first 
will result in constant stumbling with a fall at the end.

Daniel