Ian

I could not help but giggle at the notion that ". . .voluntary Board
directors, by virtue of there (sic) directorships on the
auDA Board, may gain national standing, prestige, power, influence, leverage
and "psychic" income and so on".

I, like all hardworking volunteer board directors, am waiting, patiently, to
receive any or all of those things, in whatever order they could possibly
appear.

The demand class elections are well contested because people are committed
to being involved in a process that is interesting; involves good people
doing their best with limited time and resources in an area in which the
Australian approach provides a model to many other countries.

Liz


-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Johnston [mailto:ian.johnston§infobrokers.com.au]
Sent: Sunday, 23 November 2003 11:19 PM
To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
Cc: Liz Williams; Josh Rowe
Subject: RE: [DNS] auDA AGM: Open email to auDA directors seeking
election - demand class


Thank you for this response Josh.

In relation to performance assessment, you say:

> I agree with Liz that scrutinising volunteer board members would
> dissuade people from standing for election.  Personally I would
> welcome the possibility of further development of my skills required
> to perform my duties as an auDA Director.

I'm unconvinced by the argument that scrutinising volunteer board members
would
dissuade people from standing for election.  And even if they didn't stand,
that's not to say that those who replaced them wouldn't do as good a job.

I note that voluntary Board directors, by virtue of there directorships on
the
auDA Board, may gain national standing, prestige, power, influence, leverage
and
"psychic" income and so on.  I also note that auDA demand class elections
are
well contested.

To me it's about greater accountability and transparency of individual
director's performance.  I see a great merit in formalised performance
measurement of auDA directors.

If the findings of an evaluation of individual director's performance were
confidential to the Board, people may not be discouraged from standing.  I
see
great merit in identifying under, acceptable and superior performance.  At
least
it provides a basis for individual improvement and pathways to leadership
based
on merit.

Ian Johnston


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Rowe [mailto:josh§email.nu]
> Sent: 23 November 2003 2:35 PM
> To: dns§lists.auda.org.au
> Subject: RE: [DNS] auDA AGM: Open email to auDA directors seeking
> election - demand class
>
>
> Ian,
>
> These are good questions, thanks for asking.
>
> > 1. What do you see as your key achievements as an auDA director, mainly
> > during last year or two as a director?
>
> I have been an active member on the following board committees:
> - Finance and Audit
> - auDA Vision
> - auDA Foundation
> - Executive Remuneration
> - Domain Transfers Policy Review
>
> The output of these committees is self-evident.
>
> During my term as an auDA director I have maintained strong relationships
> with ccTLD and gTLD contacts.  Feedback from these people always suggests
> that auDA is leading the way with policy and technical advances.
>
> Prior to being elected to the board I was an active member on the auDA
Name
> Policy Advisory Panel (http://www.auda.org.au/policy/panel-name-2000/).
>
> Outside of my responsibilities as an auDA Director, I am a staunch
consumer
> advocate and will continue to maintain the following web sites regardless
of
> the outcome of next week's election:
> - http://whatsinaname.com.au/
> - http://whatsinaname.com.au/renewals/
> - http://whatsinaname.com.au/slammers/
>
> > 2. How do you see the DNS regime in Australia might be improved and over
> > what time frame?
>
> auDA has been well managed through significant and complex technical,
> political, policy and process changes over the past 2 years.  The auDA
> executive and staff should be congratulated for their efforts for a
seamless
> transition and implementation of a new technical and policy framework.
>
> That being said, auDA resting on its laurels is not an option for moving
> forward.  auDA's main accountability is to the Australian Internet
Community
> and I believe that the organisation must maintain and further the
integrity,
> robustness, value and stability of the .au space.
>
> The specific areas which I believe require improvement over the next year
> are:
> - a reduction of the $11 auDA fee.
> - encouragement a reseller forum and community.
> - tighter control of reseller activities by auDA (already underway).
> - strong disincentives for rogue operators operating in the .au domain
> industry.
> - to ensure that the auDA Foundation is well formed and managed.
>
> Over the next two years I would like auDA to:
> - maintain and enhance their technical ability (ENUM, IPv6, DNSSEC, etc)
> directly or through the registries, registrars and resellers.
> - review and change domain name eligibility policies without reducing the
> value of a .au domain name.
>
> > 3. What are you views on auDA corporate governance and risk management?
>
> I concur with Liz Williams answer (paraphrased below) that:
> - auDA has legislative obligations under the Corporations Law.
> - risk needs to be clearly identified and contingencies allowed for.
> - risk is limited due to a healthy budget, stable management team, steady
> board and membership which meets reasonable corporate governance
standards.
>
> > 4. What percentage of auDA Board meetings did you participate in during
> > your last term as a director?
>
> Attendance at auDA board meetings is recorded in the minutes here:
> http://www.auda.org.au/about/minutes/
>
> I have missed 1 board meeting out of 14 (93% attendance) since I was
elected
> (Nov 2001) and I will be attending the AGM in Sydney this Thursday.
>
> Missed:	2002: Apr
>
> Attended:	2001: Nov (AGM)
> 		2002: Feb, Jun, Aug, Sep (EGM), Oct, Nov (AGM)
> 		2003: Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct (x2).
>
> I also represented auDA at the ICANN meeting in Rio de Janeiro, March
2003.
>
> > 5. Do you support collective *and* individual performance evaluations of
> > auDA Directors by an independent entity? (For example, see the works of
> > Lyn Ralph, Phil Khoury and Alan Cameron of Cameron Ralph Pty Ltd
> > <www.cameronralph.com.au>.)
>
> Possibly, the CameronRalph benefits and uses web page
> (http://www.cameronralph.com.au/Benefits%20and%20Uses.htm) suggests a few
> things which might be of value to auDA and its board.
>
> I agree with Liz that scrutinising volunteer board members would dissuade
> people from standing for election.   Personally I would welcome the
> possibility of further development of my skills required to perform my
> duties as an auDA Director.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Josh
> --
> http://josh.id.au/
>
>
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