[ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review

[Wolf Ludwig]

Dear all,

thanks for this forward of the statement. This is just to note that EURALO shares some of the concerns expressed in the draft ALAC statement, e. g.:

*"It removes countries from their original regions to which they belong to a different region,
far from their lands, with very different language and culture, and a far different level of
Internet penetration (Example: Yemen from Asia to Europe)" --
besides other strange and unconceivable examples like this.

Furthermore and as indicated in an earlier EURALO suggestion, we support the ALAC advise that
•	any country should be allowed to request for a change from its current region
•	the request for change should bring the country to a region closer to its land.

Thanks for your consideration and
kind regards,
Wolf


ICANN At-Large Staff wrote Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:49
>Dear All,
>
>Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process.
>
>The draft ALAC Statement can be downloaded here:
>https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902425/Draft+ALAC+Statement+on+the+Geographic+Regions+Review.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1323905755855
>
>The draft Statement can also be found on the At-Large Geographic Regions Review Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/GQS5AQ
>
>Information on the Public Comment announcement is available on the ICANN Public Comments page: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/geo-regions-draft-final-report-30sep11-en.htm
>
>Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Saturday, 17 December 2011, 23:59 UTC.  A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected.
>
>Regards,
>
>Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine
>ICANN At-Large Staff
>E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org
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