[ALAC] [APAC-ALS] [EURO-ALS] ACTION ITEM: Consultation on makeup of ICANNRegions underway

[Robert Guerra]

Can we get a working group to report on the discussions to-date -  
both at ICANN, WSIS, and at other internet Governance related fora  
where discussions on  on this topic have taken place to a certain  
extent ?

robert


On 8-Feb-07, at 7:31 AM, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:

> I'm wondering if the comments Carlton Samuels made recently are  
> relevant here with respect to all Small Island States.
>
> Would there be value in discussing whether or not all small island  
> states might be either:
>
> 1) Their own region - irrespective of their physical location;
> 2) In a region of their own, but also associated with the region  
> they are geographically in.
>
> On 08/02/07, Franck Martin <franck.martin at gmail.com> wrote: The  
> problem with the Asia/Pacific grouping is that the Pacific Islands  
> receive so little funds that most of the things that can be done is  
> an assessment study, and no more funds for implementation...
>
> Also the issues are quite different from the Asia and Pacific Islands.
>
> Finally, NC and PF fell more linked to FR than to the other Pacific  
> Islands. This is also true for PW, GM, AS which are more linked to US.
>
> Complex scenario....
>
> On 2/8/07, Roberto Gaetano <roberto at icann.org> wrote:
> I think that also Frank, from the Pacific Islands, might have  
> something to
> add to this (re: the fact that some islands are AP, some EU).
>
> RG
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: euro-als-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> > [mailto:euro-als-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org ] On Behalf
> > Of Wendy Seltzer
> > Sent: 07 February 2007 14:57
> > To: nashton at spamcop.net; alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> > Subject: Re: [EURO-ALS] [ALAC] ACTION ITEM: Consultation on
> > makeup of ICANNRegions underway
> >
> > Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
> > > Just a reminder, there is an open consultation on the Geographic
> > > Regions of ICANN, and whether the regions should be changed.
> > >
> > > The At-Large community's views would be welcomed - this point was
> > > actually reinforced to me today by Paul Twomey amongst others.
> > >
> > > Might I suggest at least two points which could be
> > communicated, these
> > > two points being ones I have heard mentioned by others, and
> > not being
> > > personal observations?
> > >
> > > 1) Some member-states of the European Union are located in regions
> > > outside of Europe, which ought to be changed. In fact, candidate
> > > states of the EU might also be better situated within the European
> > > region than in others (Turkey comes to mind as an obvious
> > example of
> > > this);
> > > 2) The Asia-Pacific region is currently enormous. I have
> > heard it said
> > > in particular that some representatives of Middle-Eastern groups
> > > believe it ought to be a region of it's own, not in the APAC  
> region.
> >
> > I encouraged our Puerto Rican ALS applicants to comment
> > directly, but we should further recall that at least some of
> > them feel they'd be better served by participating in the LAC  
> region.
> >
> > --Wendy
> > bracing for the set of bounces from regional lists...
> > >
> > > For the full text of the consultation announcement, please visit
> > > http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-rev-28nov06.htm.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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