<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Aaah, you've added to my education with that proverb, sah. Much obliged.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Carlton</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br>==============================<br><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Carlton A Samuels</font></i><br><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Mobile: 876-818-1799<br><font color="#33CC00">Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround</font></i></font><br>=============================</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Seun Ojedeji <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com" target="_blank">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Indeed and it's implied! However, there is a proverb in my language; "the hand of a young man cannot reach a shelf but that of an old man cannot reach inside a calabash either" I believe Alan has always strive to recognise that and as such earned the respect of the young ;-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers!<span class=""><br>
Sent from my LG G4<br>
Kindly excuse brevity and typos</span></p><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 Aug 2016 20:24, "León Felipe Sánchez Ambía" <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Dear Seun,</div><div><br></div><div>Experienced rather than old I would say :P</div><div><br><br>Saludos,<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>León</div></div><div><div><br>El ago 28, 2016, a las 2:21 PM, Seun Ojedeji <<a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@gmail.com" target="_blank">seun.ojedeji@gmail.com</a>> escribió:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">Well said... I have not known him for so long, but my experience of him has been interesting, not because he always meet my expectations (I blame that on old man vis young man syndrome ;-) ) but because he grants listening ears and strive to give everyone due regard.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Alan no doubt has the skills to continue leading such a diverse group like ALAC. I wish him all the best.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards<br>
Sent from my LG G4<br>
Kindly excuse brevity and typos</p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 Aug 2016 7:05 p.m., "Carlton Samuels" <<a href="mailto:carlton.samuels@gmail.com" target="_blank">carlton.samuels@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Alan has outlined the At-Large achievements succinctly and framed the challenges yet ahead with a certain clarity. Mark me a +1: chairing the ALAC has become more than a full time job. And by some measures, a thankless one. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I confess I'm a policy wonk with a great personal interest in most of the issues we are called to address in the ALAC. But it still steams me when we are treated as unloved third cousins from the countryside, constantly under pressure to hold our place and entitlements.</p>
<p dir="ltr">From the instigation that was ALAC 2.0, Alan has worked tirelesdly to advancethe enduser sgenda. Since his first term as ALAC Chair, he has done yeoman work to hold the line on our common achievements and has worked doubly hard to advance the At-Large agenda. He should be reelected. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I urge the electors to vote and assert your confidence in Alan's leadership.</p>
<p dir="ltr">-Carlton </p>
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Alan Greenberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="4">Thank you for the nomination and
thanks to all those who publicly or privately have sent messages of
support.<br><br>
It is extremely important that end-users have a real and strong voice in
ICANN. Users are the ultimate reason that the Internet exists. It is end
users who patronize online commerce sites, read (and write) the near
infinite number of blogs, cause YouTube videos to go viral, communicate
with friends, relatives and colleagues with e-mail and social media, and
sadly, respond to spam and phishing attacks. The needs of these users
must be considered in the development of Internet policy. The ALAC and
At-Large serve as the advocates of end users and represent their best
interests within ICANN.<br><br>
I have been involved in user and usability issues for all of my career,
and have now spent close to ten years working with At-Large. Working
collaboratively with my ALAC and At-Large colleagues, we have transformed
the ALAC and At-Large Community into a serious force within ICANN.
However, there is more to do.<br><br>
I am currently completing my 2nd year as ALAC Chair. My focus over the
last 22 months has included the following critical areas: <br><br>
<ul>
<li><b>ALS Effectiveness:</b> We have been very successful at increasing
the number of ALSes. Over the last two years, although we are still
actively recruiting ALSes, much of our focus has changed from just
outreach to outreach and engagement, with the intent of increasing ALS
effectiveness, both in telling their communities about ICANN and where
applicable, having them contribute to our policy activities. Capacity
building and briefings on subjects of current importance (such as the
IANA transition) are important parts of this, as are the regular monthly
distributions of understandable information (in multiple languages) that
we are currently discussing. I have no doubt that the ongoing At-Large
Review will play an important part in this.
</li><li><b>Policy Development:</b> We now have more ALAC and RALO members and
leaders actively involved in ICANN policy development and related ALAC
activities. This needs to continue to grow. There are steep learning
curves but it is encouraging that the number of At-Large members on cross
community and GNSO working groups is growing, and increasingly, people
are not just listening but contributing.
</li><li><b>ALAC Chair Viability:</b> As the ALAC transitioned from the
original “Interim ALAC” to the current model with RALOs, the Chair
position became <i>substantially</i> more than a full-time job. That
effectively means that the only person who can meet the demands is
someone who is retired and/or willing to put most of the rest of their
life on hold. This is not a sustainable model. We have made improvements
over the last two years, but there is more to do in reducing the Chair’s
involvement through process changes, transferring responsibility to ALT
and ALAC Members and, as appropriate, to Staff.
</li><li><b>The ALAC in ICANN: </b>When I started in ICANN, the ALAC was to a
large extent considered a joke (and not a good one) and a poor use of
ICANN funds (or registry and registrar funds as they are ICANN main
sources of income and those groups generally considered it “their” money
instead of that of the registrants who actually provided it). Through the
concerted efforts of past Chairs, others in the ALAC and At-Large and
myself, that is no longer the case. If it was still a perception of some
in the community, the recent CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability
clearly showed that we were a force to be contended with. It will take
constant work to ensure that we continue to live up to the reputation we
now have as a critical and respected part of the ICANN ecosystem.
</li></ul><br>
Good progress has been made on these fronts, and in a range of other
areas, but not nearly as much as I had envisioned when I became Chair.
This is largely due to the (unexpected) overwhelming workload associated
with the IANA transition and accountability efforts that has occupied
both the ALAC and me over the past two years. <br><br>
All of these areas will require further efforts and if I am reappointed,
they will be among my priorities. In addition, I am committed to working
to ensure that ICANN understands the value of At-Large volunteers,
arguably the only group within ICANN that has no self-interests (and
along with it no external funding), and reduce the barriers to such
continued participation. <br><br>
I hope that the ALAC will find that I have served it well over during my
first term and allow me to continue as Chair for another year.<br><br>
I am available to discuss any of this further. You can contact me via
e-mail at
<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a> or
to chat on Skype at alangreenberg-mtl.<span><font color="#888888"><br><br>
Alan<br>
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