You can't make an analogy to a public company. Public companies (and private for-profit companies too, for that matter) owe an obligation to their shareholders and have an obvious need to protect competitive advantages and corporate strategy. ICANN's obligation is to the worldwide Internet community, and it has no need to have secrets. Service on the Board is entirely voluntarily, I might add. Uncomfortable making decisions in an open and transparent manner? ICANN Board service probably isn't for you. It's a big world though, and I'll bet ICANN would have no problem filling its Board with people able and willing to pay more than lip service to openness. As for the argument that there's no model for this, that's plainly wrong. The GNSO does it very well. Why can't the ICANN Board do the same? Bret