[EURO-Discuss] Towards EURALO: A Proposed Roadmap

[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]

Dear Patrick
 
I agree that we have to be realistic but  I am glad to see that you share my strategic visions. With regards the CEEC countries: I worked with the Diplo Foundation in the preparation for our last ICANN Studienkreis meeting in Prague (www.icann-studienkreis.net) and we were succesful to bring a handfull of people from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Serbia, Moldova and Russia to the meeting, some of them also potential members of the ATL community like Veronica from Moldova or the student from Belgrade who also came to the IGF in Athens. We should encourage this newcomers and help them to get settled in the broader At Large Community in Europe. I am preparing now the next ICANN-Studienkreis meeting for Warsaw (October 11 - 12, 2007) where I am planning to bring people from Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania etc. to the meeting. This could become a potential source for new recruitments for EU_RALO. 
 
But I agree this is hard work and needs time. 
 
Regards
 
wolfgang
 
 

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Von: euro-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org im Auftrag von Patrick Vande Walle
Gesendet: Fr 12.01.2007 19:59
An: Discussion for At-Large Europe
Cc: euro-staff at atlarge-lists.icann.org
Betreff: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Towards EURALO: A Proposed Roadmap


Wolfgang Kleinwächter said the following  on 11/01/07 15:20: 


	Thirs: with regard to the European vacancy in the ALAC, I propose to look towards Eastern Europe, preferably a non-EU member. This would give the European group in the ALAC more representativeness and legitimacy and would be also a signal to the "forgotten countries". 

Dear Wolfgang,

It seems I am the only one to date standing to fill the vacancy.  This is somewhat unfortunate, because it does not give ALAC a choice. If you know any potential candidate from these "forgotten" countries, please tell them they should contact the ALAC committee. If they do not stand, they have no chance of being selected. 

Our current membership is mostly in Western Europe. I agree that representation from Central and Eastern Europe should be enhanced in Euralo, perhaps with more ALSes from these countries. This is something Euralo should work on. However, it is a long-ranging goal. I am not convinced we can solve that before the launch of Euralo, even less before the 16 January deadline. We need realistic goals to prevent being frustrated in the end.

Best regards,

Patrick