[At-Large] Fwd: [alerts] ICANN News Alert -- Thousands of Voices Get Direct Say At ICANN

Wed Apr 4 16:46:52 EDT 2007

I agree, Wendy.

However, I think it's a good time for the ALAC/ICANN to change its tack.
The ALSs are supposed to have a voting interest (for the board? - I can't
remember as its been too long) as if we'd ever really been asked.

At least, though now we are opening diologue, whereas before there was no
interest in input and nobody listened anyway.

The structure that ICANN is manufacturing may actually work, but there has
to be an effort toward making it work.  I fear though, in true ICANN form
that it could still take years before ALSs are truly recognized as a part of
the process.

aloha,
Randy Glass
A at L

On 3/29/07, Wendy Seltzer <wendy at seltzer.com> wrote:
>
> Funny, since I've never heard ICANN listening to
> what any of those voices are saying.
> ALS-RALO-ALAC- - - - - ICANN hardly seems like "direct input" to me.
>
> --Wendy
>
> >Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:12:48 -0700
> >Subject: [alerts] ICANN News Alert -- Thousands
> >of Voices Get Direct Say At ICANN
> >From: ICANN News Alert <ICANN-Alerts at icann.org>
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> >News Alert
> >
> >
> >
> ><http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-29mar07.htm>
> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-29mar07.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >----------
> >
> >
> >Thousands of Voices Get Direct Say At ICANN
> >
> >
> >
> >29 March 2007
> >
> >Internet users from three of ICANN's five global
> >regions will now have direct input to the
> >organization thanks to the creation of three
> >Regional At-Large Organisations (RALOs).
> >
> >Memorandums of Understanding creating RALOs for
> >Africa and Europe were signed today by ICANN and
> >member groups of the RALOs in a special ceremony
> >at ICANN's 28th Public Meeting in Lisbon. The
> >third RALO  Asia-Australia-Pacific  was
> >announced and will be formally signed at the
> >30th Public Meeting to be held later this year.
> >
> >"This is a fantastic day for Internet users in
> >Africa, in Europe, and in the
> >Asia-Australia-Pacific region. The creation of
> >RALOs gives average Internet users the chance to
> >influence decisions that shape the security and
> >stability of the Internet," said Dr Paul Twomey, President and CEO of
> ICANN.
> >
> >The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) of ICANN
> >represents Internet users in ICANN.
> >
> >"ICANN deals with issues that are technical but
> >hugely important to Internet users. At-Large is
> >the place to be if you want to participate  and
> >RALOs provide direct input to us," said
> >Jacqueline Morris, ALAC Chair from Trinidad and Tobago.
> >
> >The first RALO, the Latin America - Caribbean
> >Regional At-Large Organization was created at
> >the 27th ICANN public meeting held in São Paulo
> >in December 2006. Today's announcement means
> >four of ICANN's five global regions have RALOs.
> >
> >The people who RALOs represent are incredibly
> >diverse. For example, groups from Africa taking
> >part in today include a network of journalists
> >based in Tanzania reporting on Internet issues
> >(JUSTA-AFRICA), and Internet Society chapters
> >from countries as diverse as Mali, Benin, South
> >Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
> >
> >European user groups participating include
> >Internet Society chapters throughout Eastern and
> >Western Europe, a network of science and
> >Information and Communications Technology
> >professionals in Germany, and academic professionals.
> >
> >More information on the creation of RALOs is
> >available at
> ><http://alac.icann.org/applications/>http://alac.icann.org/applications/
> >
> >About ICANN:
> >
> >ICANN is an internationally organized, public
> >benefit non-profit responsible for coordinating
> >Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation,
> >protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD)
> >and country code (ccTLD) Top-Level Domain name
> >system management, and root server system
> >management functions. For more information
> >please visit: <http://www.icann.org/>www.icann.org.
> >
> >Media Contacts:
> >
> >Jason Keenan
> >Media Adviser
> >ICANN (USA)
> >Ph: +1 310 818 9072
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> >
> >International: Andrew Robertson
> >Edelman (London)
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> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy at seltzer.org
> Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
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