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

[Wendy Seltzer]

Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
> Hi Darlene
> 
> We have 3 options, I think:
> NY on the original days (clashes with the Montreal meeting)
> NY on different days (before or after )
> Montreal before or after the Montreal meeting.

4. Meet by phone.

--Wendy

> We haven't got info from Robert/Luc on the details of setting up a meeting
> in Montreal yet, though. 
> 
> Jacqueline
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thompson, Darlene [mailto:DThompson at GOV.NU.CA] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:40 PM
> To: Wendy Seltzer
> Cc: alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] NARALO Formation Meeting
> 
> I will be applying to be on that working group immediately - thank you!
> 
> Now, perhaps we could stay on topic.  I WAS around for the lack of
> discussion that happened around the Vancouver meeting as was Michael
> Miranda and others.
> 
> We need to discuss whether we are going to have this meeting or not and
> where.
> 
> 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) 979-8870
> dthompson at gov.nu.ca
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wendy Seltzer [mailto:wendy at seltzer.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:05 AM
> To: Thompson, Darlene
> Cc: na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org; alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] NARALO Formation Meeting
> 
> 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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Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
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