<div dir="ltr">Hi Dev<div><br></div><div>You have commented on a lot of issues which would have been helpful to raise in the many meetings that were held to discuss this issue but I just wanted to respond to your comment about RALO Individual members. </div><div><br></div><div>Its in the bylaws, but RALOs have a lot of say about their members and how they organise them within their individual RALOs because they can. Even now not every RALO member in At-Large has the same rights as some in other RALOS, but that is what it is, within their RALOs. Every RALO can set its own rules within the boundaries of its own RALO - although in an ideal world we would like every RALO member to have the same rights and opportunities. But that isnt for any other RALO to say.</div><div><br></div><div>However, just as this happens already, every person in At-Large from any RALO is treated equitably, and positions that are in the domain of the ALAC for example are open to all RALO members whether they are ALS or RALO individuals  e.g.for membership of working groups inside or outside of At-Large.. For these positions, it is to do with their ability and knowledge to participate in a particular activity on behalf of At-Large, so the appointment choices are generally made by a RALO-constituted subcommittee or voted on by the ALAC themselves.</div><div><br></div><div>

 I am not sure what you mean by a tiered membership.

I would be most unhappy if there was any distinction between individual members, be they ALS or RALO, outside of their RALOs..</div><div><br></div><div>Maureen </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 1:42 PM Dev Anand Teelucksingh via At-Large <<a href="mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org">at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-5034061e-7fff-f2aa-ed81-ad8c9f1fb93a" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I must express some concerns regarding the approaches made in the draft Unaffiliated Individuals Mobilization Working Party Report at</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uE4ue7roIpYY_OeX_A6-BtrxcKOkq-PcPhXRj8n7YwM/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uE4ue7roIpYY_OeX_A6-BtrxcKOkq-PcPhXRj8n7YwM/edit</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At-Large wants to recruit individuals to the At-Large constituency who are not affiliated to At-Large Structures but care about the issues pertaining to ICANN's remit as they impact individual Internet users and to volunteer to participate in policy determinations. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">However, the proposed report makes for potential individuals to be treated outside of the At-Large Community, as if they aren't "real" members but “lower tier” members of a RALO. Also, based on a person's origin, individuals are given different rights to participate and to be considered for positions in At-Large.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-6bee7ed9-7fff-d303-227e-0633f3cfd60c" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The proposals in the draft final report would </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Add complexity to At-Large processes for individuals to join At-Large making At-Large even more confusing to outsiders (and even ICANN “insiders” in other AC/SOs).</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Doesn’t provide incentives for individuals to join At-Large since they are given wording that At-Large representatives can do certain things and be recognized, but as individuals, you do not have those rights and responsibilities of At-Large representatives. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Makes other AC/SOs more attractive since it's easier to understand and easier to join. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Removes check and balances in how individuals in At-Large are even recognized to participate compared to how At-Large Structures are accredited.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="white-space:normal"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-8701182a-7fff-0c29-c4c0-2148d3ffc211" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Consider the term “RALO individual members”.</span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">It serves to send the message that the “RALO member” can only be involved in RALO activities and not At-Large activities and not part of the global At-Large Community.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-e69130f7-7fff-3813-0c8e-d29020ad0740" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-e69130f7-7fff-3813-0c8e-d29020ad0740" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A better term would be something like “At-Large Individual” which would show that an individual is part of the At-Large Community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-e69130f7-7fff-3813-0c8e-d29020ad0740" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-468507fd-7fff-8ae9-f583-b3f4bfb60f7d" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Consider the process by which “RALO individual members” join :</span></p><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-e69130f7-7fff-3813-0c8e-d29020ad0740" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="text-align:start;white-space:normal"></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">individual fills out a form designed by the RALO (not a common At-Large one) so there’s 5 forms with different wording and requirements (not counting translations) </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">RALO will apply its own procedures for accepting or rejecting application</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">RALO Leadership (RALO Chair, Vice-Chairs (if any), and Secretariat) informs Staff whether the RALO accepts or rejects the application.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Staff informs applicant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><br></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" id="gmail-m_4003043756015715655docs-internal-guid-f81cd4f1-7fff-4d6f-f72a-7560062b36e1" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The lack of transparency contrasts with how At-Large applications by organisations are handled. The check and balances by having the ALAC made aware of the RALO advice towards At-Large applications is removed. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RALO leadership can make a decision on an individual without even the RALO members themselves not being aware of an individual’s application depending on the RALO procedures. RALO leadership could even discriminate against individuals they perceive as threats to their leadership.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="text-align:start"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There should be a standard process by which individuals anywhere in the world apply as At-Large individuals, similar to how organisations apply to At-Large.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style="text-align:start"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Kind Regards,</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Dev Anand</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-alig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