[At-Large] [NA-Discuss] NARALO Formation Meeting

[Wendy Seltzer]

Thompson, Darlene wrote:
> Frankly, Wendy, I didn't like the way the rest of the ALSs were shut out
> of the decision making process for the Vancouver meeting.  It was vetoed
> by very few people when the rest seemed to want it.  At least this time
> around it is going by group concensus rather than the GROUP being shut
> out of the process.  Much better in my mind and much more transparency.

Perhaps you weren't on the discussion list when it was discussed and
consensused down, but we tried to work transparently.

I'd love to have your input on policy discussions on the ALAC list, too!
 How about WHOIS privacy issues?

--Wendy

> 
>>From what I can see, ICANN has been working very hard to get things
> happening despite certain ones trying there best to hold others back.
> ICANN even sent their Ohmbudsman to the Vancouver meeting.  It was
> interesting at the Vancouver meeting that not one of the "old guard"
> ALSs, with the exception of Michael Miranda, even bothered to take part
> by distance.  Frankly I think that this shows a dismal lack of regard to
> the new and emerging ALSs that a face to face meeting could change.
> 
> Thank you, ICANN, for your continuing financial support for these
> efforts.
> 
> Darlene
> 
> Darlene A. Thompson
> Community Access Program Administrator
> Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP
> c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
> Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
> Phone:  (867) 975-6531
> Fax:  (867) 975-5605
> dthompson at gov.nu.ca
> 
>
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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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