[EURO-Discuss] Project appeal + Date/Time for Tel. Conference

Roberto Gaetano roberto at icann.org
Mon Jan 14 06:53:59 EST 2008


Happy New Year.

I have a proposal, that might sound funny to some folks: why don't we plan
to do in 2008 some work on policy? After all, that's why ALAC and the RALOs
have been created, to provide input to ICANN on policy decisions.

There are plenty of subjects on the table: the modification of the current
regime for the Add Grace Period, issues related to domain name tasting, the
comments to USG about the JPA, feedback on the Accountabiity and
Transparency document, comments solicited by the GNSO about the WhoIs,
modification of the geographic regions, and more.

The ALAC Review is starting. It would be very embarassing if the reviewers
find out that all what has been done is some basic administration,
organization of meetings, participation to IGF, etc., but no substantive
contribution to the policy making process. One might wonder whether the
money that ICANN is putting into this process is not wasted?!?

Cheers,
Roberto


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:euro-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On 
> Behalf Of Wolf Ludwig
> Sent: Monday, 14 January 2008 03:19
> To: 'Discussion for At-Large Europe'
> Subject: [EURO-Discuss] Project appeal + Date/Time for Tel. Conference
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> first of all, I wish you all the best for the New Year! And 
> the change of year is always a good opportunity to strike a 
> balance on the precedent one: After an almost fulminate start 
> and debate around the creation of EURALO our RALO and its 
> list fall in agony at the second part of last year. There 
> were some signs and expressions of frustration and it seems 
> to be difficult to define and find a way out of this 
> prevailing silence.
> 
> Thanks to Sébastien who took the initiative a week ago we 
> have to make another effort now - to restart with a telephone 
> conference at least. After a phone call I had with Sébastien, 
> we both believe there is a unique chance for EURALO ahead 
> that we cannot miss. Thanks to Sébastien and some 
> RALO-friends from North America, there was this great idea 
> and project of a User's Summit to be organised and held along 
> the ICANN meeting this summer in Paris - as one of the 
> outcomes of the LA meeting in autumn 07. 
> 
> This project offers a real and unique chance for us to 
> re-animate and revitalize our cause, commitments and 
> legitimacy. Some of us (Sébastien, Wolfgang, Annette and I 
> etc.) are supposed to participate at ICANN's next meeting in 
> February in New Delhi having a chance to discuss and 
> elaborate some more planning and organisational details 
> there. What we do need is not much: Three to five people from 
> EURALO (or even more), besides Sébastien, Annette and me, to 
> take the initiative and to establish an EURALO organisational 
> committee (OC) for the User's Summit.
> 
> Almost immediately after ICANN's New Delhi meeting there is 
> another IGF-preparatory consultation meeting foreseen in 
> Geneva (26 - 28 Feb. 08) offering an opportunity for some 
> more of us (Jeanette, Bill, Karen) to meet in Geneva - as a 
> combined board and OC meeting. Such a prep. meeting in 
> Geneva, let's say on Monday 25 February, will be easy to 
> organize there - and I will try to find some sponsoring money 
> for it if needed. The main goal and outcome of it would be a 
> concise draft of project for the User's Summit in summer. 
> After such a prep. meeting we would have about four months to 
> get the work done on a common EURALO project. And thereby we 
> could hopefully revitalize and strengthen EURALO's capacities 
> (-- otherwise I cannot imagine any other way out for EURALO's 
> future). 
> 
> Please let us know your ideas about this appeal and who is 
> interested to work with Sébastien, Annette and me on this project.
> 
> According to Sébastien's Doodle-Survey the best date and time 
> for our Phone Conference is Thursday 17 January 2008 at 16h00 
> UTC (= 17h Paris time).
> I would kindly like to ask Nick to care about the necessary 
> arrangements for this Tel-Conf. next Thursday (Thanks!)
> 
> Best regards,
> Wolf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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