[At-Large] ALS lists - why no public archive?

[alice]

Yes I do recall having this discussion and think it is worthwhile 
exploring other ways to engage individual users. Willing to be part of a 
working group for this.
best
alice



Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
> Hi Alice
> As we discussed briefly during the Lisboa meeting, several of the RALOs have
> determined that individual users do not participate on the same footing as
> the organized ALSes. We said then that the ALAC needed to look into possible
> alternate methods to allow individual users to participate  - one idea was a
> 6th RALO for individuals... 
> Should we start a working group to brainstorm ideas for better
> participation? If so - who'd be interested in looking at those options -
> Wendy, Alice?
> Jacqueline
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alice [mailto:alice at apc.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:48 PM
> To: Wendy Seltzer
> Cc: alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] ALS lists - why no public archive?
>
> Agree, the current ALAC structure does not support individual Internet 
> users participation. Not sure the RALO's will either unless there is a 
> commitment to truly supporting/ensuring their engagement.
>
> alice
>
>
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>
> Wendy Seltzer wrote:
>   
>> At 08:38 AM 4/9/2007, Adam Peake wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I am just trying to understand how the ALAC structure works.
>>>
>>> ALS have a pretty clear mandate to support
>>> "individual Internet users' informed participation in ICANN by
>>> distributing to individual constituents/members information on
>>> relevant ICANN activities and issues, offering Internet-based
>>> mechanisms that enable discussions of one or more of these activities
>>> and issues among individual constituents/members, and involving
>>> individual constituents/members in relevant ICANN policy development,
>>> discussions and decisions."
>>> and to be organised around individual participation, etc.
>>> <http://alac.icann.org/correspondence/structures-app.htm>
>>>
>>> Does the current ALAC structure achieve this?
>>>     
>>>       
>> NO.
>>
>> --Wendy
>> (more later)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy at seltzer.org
>> Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
>> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
>> http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html
>> http://www.chillingeffects.org/  
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