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

[Jacqueline A. Morris]

Clarification - not at the same time - all At Large members and 
non-members can be proposed for the ALAC and be voted or appointed one 
of the 15
Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
> As far as I know the At Large list (this list on which we are 
> currently posting) is open to all who are willing to join. The ALAC is 
> a committee that consists of 15 members, some chosen by the NomCom and 
> some chosen by the regions. So most people who are in the At Large 
> will not be able to be  members of the ALAC (restricted to 15 persons)
> Jacqueline
> Elisabeth Porteneuve wrote:
>> 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
>>>     
>>
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