Questions for all Candidates:
1. How do you define "end-user," "consumer," "registrant," and where do those terms intersect?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
For a diagram of the intersection, see Sebastien's blog at: htttp://sebastien.bachollet.fr
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
2. Describe your level of satisfaction with ICANN's current performance in responding to end-user and registrant concerns.
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Not happy.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
3. Is the current speed of the new gTLD creation process happening too fast, too slow, or at the right pace?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Too slow for the development of the process.
Too fast for the proposed root introduction (not for technical reason but more for end-users acceptance).
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
4. What is, in your opinion, the scope of ICANN? What are the limits of its authority?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Technical coordination body with policies associated and compliance tools.
Also to have a real and complete policy to outreach and inreach the various stakeholders but with a special emphasis on the non contracted parties.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
5. As a Director, what would be your interest in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
One subject among many other subjects. But an important one to protect, as much as possible, the end-users. And now with the VI decision, the needs for protection to the end-users are more important.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
6. Describe, in as much detail as possible, your assessment of WHOIS, specifically stating your opinions on
- the desired balance between registrant privacy and registrant accountability
- the suitability of WHOIS to accomplish its intended purpose
- whether WHOIS needs to be fixed, replaced, discarded or left untouched
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
• It is a long (to long) standing issue even within At-Large
• There are a lot of new efforts going on
• Whois review team (with 2 persons supported by At-Large)
• GNSO working on additional studies
• Staff publishing new reports
• As for the other subjects I would like as much as possible to hear the voice(s) of At-Large/ALAC. Help to build an At-Large/ALAC position and present and support it to the Board.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
7. What initiatives will you *personally* undertake to increase ICANN's transparency and accountability?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Try as much as possible to stay connected to ALSs, RALOS and ALAC.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
8. Do end-users and registrants have rights within ICANN? Should they? If you answered yes to either, state how you would encourage the rest of the board to effect this.
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Yes
All the Board members will be (and I am sure there were) encouraged by the role more and more important taken by At-Large/ALAC to the policies processes. If I am elected to the Board by the At-Large I will use any opportunity to show/explain to the other board members the role taken by the ALSs, the RALOs and ALAC.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
9. As you replace the accountable At-Large liaison to the Board in a role that is explicitly not accountable, describe the relationship you intend to have with ICANN's At-Large Community.
- Are you prepared to make any commitments to levels of engagement with At-Large?
- Are you willing to resign if incapable of meeting those comittments?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Unfortunately the history shows that the accountability of the ALAC liaison to the Board was not always easy to fulfill.
I hope to be able to build in this new role a process to stay engage with At-Large.
In addition see the discussion of that in NARALO question N° 18).
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
10. How would you describe the "maturity" of ICANN's At-Large infrastructure?
- What is the effect of this on ICANN policy-making?
- What would you do to improve this?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Still need some more maturity from all the level of the structure (ALSs, RALOs, ALAC, staff…).
The review came too quickly after the start of the ALAC (not interim one). And we are still in work in progress to implement the recommendations.
We need more involvements from the edges and more possibilities to interact effectively at the regional and worldwide levels (RALO AGs, Summit…).
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
11. What is your analysis of the recent Board decision regarding vertical integration, specifically from the point of view of Internet registrants and end-users?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
No consensus policy (new tools needed to help that happen). Two completely opposed decision of the Board. I don’t know how to explain. See APRALO question N°5.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
12. All three candidates have, at least once, been appointed to their At-Large positions rather than chosen by the community. How does this impact your view of ICANN and its relationship with the public?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
It will be the case for me after Cartagena.
I am sure it will not change my view of ICANN.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
13. What is the best possible outcome of this election process? What is the worst possible outcome?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
A better recognition of At-Large / ALAC inputs and works.
That the Director is an alibi.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
14. Do you consider yourself a "people person"? In other words, do you like people and do you make yourself available because you enjoy spending time listening to people's ideas and concerns?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
Yes and it is one of the reason for me to travel.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
15. How many hours of a time commitment per week do you expect will be needed of you as an ICANN Board of Director? Can you dedicate more than that?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
It seems to be half time. It is OK and if more needed I will do my best.
I hope that At-Large / ALAC will be able to help in that perspective.
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
16. Are you a founder, officer, leader or executive management of an organization planning to submit a new TLD application to ICANN? And if so, how does that affect your ability to represent end-users at the Board?
Answers from Candidates (in order of the candidates' surname)
Sebastien Bachollet
See my answer to “Questions to specific candidates prepared by Adam Peake on behalf of EURALO”
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Alan Greenberg
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Questions to specific candidates:
Question for Pierre:
17. Some longtime participants in At-Large have expressed concern about your level of participation and achievement during your tenure on the Interim ALAC. Can you please describe some specific initiatives in which you had leadership or significant participation while on ALAC?
Answers from Candidate
Pierre Dandjinou
Candidate has not yet submitted answers.
Question for Sébastien:
18. If selected as Director, will you resign your NomComm seat on ALAC or retain it?
Answers from Candidate
Sebastien Bachollet
I have two minds here:
In conjunction with Q15 above and to allow more people to be involved I am tempted to resign,
In the other hand, as ALAC is losing the liaison it maybe of the interest of the community to stay.
I would like very much to hear from the community to make a final decision.
