[At-Large] Evaluation of organisations and composition with respect to ALS status

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

:) No lie!

If human beings can send people to other planets, we can find a way to do
these things, I'm sure.

On 18/02/07, Vint Cerf <vint at google.com> wrote:
>
>  Nick,
>
> interestingly, this ALS evaluation problem is reminiscent of our nascent
> gTLD evaluation problem. Both proving to be tricky to get right in the
> details.
>
> vint
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>
>  Vinton G Cerf
> Chief Internet Evangelist
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>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* nashtonhart at gmail.com [mailto:nashtonhart at gmail.com] *On Behalf Of
> *Nick Ashton-Hart
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 18, 2007 3:32 PM
> *To:* At-Large Worldwide
> *Cc:* Denise Michel; John Jeffrey; Carlton A Samuels; Dr. Vinton G. Cerf;
> Frank Fowlie
> *Subject:* Evaluation of organisations and composition with respect to ALS
> status
>
> Dear Committee:
>
> It may be useful to tell you that, due to the Ynternet investigation, plus
> the application of others which have opened questions about how to judge the
> suitability of certain types of applications, I'm compiling a draft note for
> your consideration on how to interpret the criteria for determining the
> suitability of applicant ALSes to join the community. Hopefully it can serve
> to provide further objective criteria for analysis of applications,
> especially in the post-RALO-formation world where the number of stakeholders
> looking at new applications will considerably increase.
>
> It would seem to be logical, with the volume of applications rising and at
> the same time the number of people looking at applications also increasing
> with the MoU provisions for a more engaged regional role in ALS applications
> decisions, that we compile together some guidance for analysing ALS
> applications, based upon the considerable experience of nearly 100
> applications being received and the vast majority being handled increasingly
> expeditiously easily.
>
> Naturally the end result of how to interpret the criteria for ALS status
> would be in the hands of the community, since it is the community that has
> the actual decision as to who is to be considered a member - the decision
> being made of course through the lens provided by the Bylaws of ICANN and
> the board-accepted critera which rely upon the Bylaw provisions. What I hope
> to help provide you with is the basis for greater certainty about what the
> provisions mean, to facilitate an agreement amongst the community about how
> to decide the merits of applications.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Nick Ashton-Hart
> Director, At-Large
> ICANN
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Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart
PO Box 32160
London N4 2XY
United Kingdom
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