[ALAC] [LAC-ALS] [NA-ALS] Major Milestone Coming Up

[Andres Piazza]

Dear Danny,

First of all, I`d like to say that we share your concern about making 
real and effective contributions to Icann and specially to the areas 
that, as you said, require improvements. Despite this, I respectfully 
disagree with your opinions. The ALS process has a huge importance in 
the Internet Policy Development (and should be like this in every other 
political aspect). Moreover, the idea of Botton Up Consensus-Based 
Process is one of the strongers in ICANN, and also one of the main goals 
of ALAC: To provide the broad advice, and be related to the individual 
user´s interests.

The job of being instruments for the individuals users, to provide their 
empowerment, to lend they know, to poll them to get involved and 
commited first, and to do their contributions later on, is quite tough. 
I agree that, at this time, ALS didn´t offer the gratest recomendations, 
but it is a long path to travel and (at least in the LACRALO), I can see 
a great commitment in the ALS´s members, and also a remarkable job in 
the some areas. It s too early to disdain the potencial of the 
individual users to contribute, and it is also very easy for you. ICANN, 
and specially ALAC, believes strongly in the construction of consensus, 
and in the participative leadership (it is quite different that being a 
cheerleader!!). I think you should start doing it too.

Please, dont get me wrong, I´m aware that you are making a great job on 
your own, but I am convinced that your organization (your are the only 
member in it) would be stronger and make better contributions to ICANN 
if you nourish it with other participants. I have no intentions to start 
a polemic, but I was forced to interfere because all At Large Community 
is reading this mailing list, and I couldn´t lend someone to believe 
that ALS are not capable to contribute.

Kind Regards,

Andres Piazza
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