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

Mon Jan 14 16:05:50 EST 2008

Hi all

I'd like to echo what Roberto had said. In my opinion - we should set up
different committees consisting of current EURALO board members and if
there are any additional RALO members/volunteers and start drafting some
responses / statements on all current policy issues.

I am happy to do it at our next conference call and volunteer to take a
lead on some issues, e.g. on domain name front running and AGP review
and JPA.

I think that organising of User summit will take some time, but we
cannot all focus on that.  some policy work within EURALO and contribute
to the ongoing debate.

Btw - I plan to be in Geneva (Monday 6pm) and in Delhi, so there will be
more of us.

Wolf - can you post the dial in link numbers, before the call?

thanks

Desiree
--

Annette Muehlberg wrote:
> dear wolf, dear all,
> 
> i would like to add two issues:
> 1. new geo/city tlds: how to make it a win-win situation for governments and 
> users
> 2. how to deal with the "morality"-issue presented in the last gnso-workshop 
> at the last icann meeting.
> 
> i am ready for the tel conf this thursday 16:00 utc.
> but i doubt that i will make it to geneva in february, but we will see.
> 
> warm greetings
> annette
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeanette Hofmann" <jeanette at wzb.eu>
> To: "Discussion for At-Large Europe" <euro-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 2:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Project appeal + Date/Time for Tel. Conference
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am very much in favor of this. One of the issues I would like to see
> ALAC discuss is registrant representation in DNS regulation. Should
> domain name registrants perhaps have some beneficiary rights when it
> comes to registry and registrar contracts or policies?
> 
> jeanette
> 
> Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>> 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-----
>>> From: euro-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>>> [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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