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

[Joe Baptista]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Elisabeth Porteneuve <
Elisabeth.Porteneuve at cetp.ipsl.fr> 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.


Yes - it does.  Is that not what I've been saying for years - the whole
purpose behind ICANN bureaucracy is to ensure no one has a voice and good
people are expendable.

regards
joe baptista


>
> "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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