[At-Large] What is a bottom -up process

[Robert Guerra]

There's been some discussion about bottom-up processes and how they  
are done both at ICANN and elsewhere.

Activists, Civil Society and/or NGO's tend to have a far broader  
interpretation of bottom-up consultation processes. Ongoing  
communication, engagement and attempt at consensus is one model -  
imposing a process and outcome a-priori is another model.

Where does ALAC stand? Does it agree with the staff position or does  
it instead favor  those put forward by CIRA, NCUC and others ?

ref:
http://cira.ca/news-releases/201.html


It seems to me that public statements from ICANN - both at meetings  
and on several lists - seem to indicate that there's a bit of a gulf  
between how ICANN and ALAC. But, that' just my reading of the  
situation. Perhaps i'm wrong .. ?

Instead of getting into a debate about how things have, or not , been  
done in the past - let me suggest we address the issue head on at our  
upcoming LA ALAC meeting.


regards,

Robert
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Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.ca>
Managing Director, Privaterra
Tel +1 416 893 0377