[At-Large] Fwd: non-geographic ralo?

[Wendy Seltzer]

Forwarding for Jean:

-------- Original Message --------
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:08:17 -0400
>To: jam at jacquelinemorris.com, alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>From: Jean Armour Polly <mom at netmom.com>
>
>Hi-  someone also brought up the possibility of a 6th RALO that 
>should be created for Non-geographic identities (NO-RALO). This 
>would encompass ALS's with membership that ignores borders; 
>organizations with members from many regions. Maybe this could be 
>combined with the one for individuals. ALAC's charter would have to 
>be changed to create a 6th entity. But the Board has agreed with 
>by-laws changed for ALAC before.
>
>
>At 2:28 PM +0300 4/11/07, alice recently said:
>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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)
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
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