[At-Large] Auerbach: "It is my view that ICANN ought to scrap the ALAC in its entirety"

[Elisabeth Porteneuve]

I concur wholeheartedly with Karl's notes. 

I have been here for ICANN and DNSO creation, five long years, 
and should not have much difficulty to follow or catch up with 
its organizations or committees. Still, I cannot comprehend ALAC.
Sometimes I wonder if ALAC, or At Large, or whatever acronym used 
here and designating something in a dark forest of its labyrinthine 
form, have been formed to prevent good people to discuss Internet 
matters together, learn, share and rise important issues.

"The current ALAC was a step backwards from the system that it 
replaced. That prior system self-organized and self-funded itself 
into a vibrant system of debate and information exchange. ICANN 
merely ran the election machinery. In that system the public itself 
nominated and elected people onto the ICANN Board of Directors, 
a far cry from the thickly insulating committee upon committee 
upon committee intricacy of the present ALAC."

In early ICANN's days we had the GA "ga" list, open to anyone
willing to join. 
I still do not know if I am legitimate person on this ALAC, At Large 
or whatever acronym list. And yes, I am that pesky individual, 
only individual, not accepting to be segregated into geographic boxes.

Thanks Karl, thanks Danny.

Elisabeth Porteneuve

> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:30:46 -0800 (PST)
> 
> My thanks to Karl for his honest assessment of what ought to be done 
> with the ALAC. 
> 
> You may read the ALAC Review WG Draft Final Report (along with Karl's 
> comments) here:
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11feb09-en.htm