[EURO-Discuss] Today (18th May) EURALO meeting

[Adam Peake]

One of the action items from the April 20 meeting was for me 
(actually for Tijani Ben Jemaa and me for the budget WG) to work on a 
draft of sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the At-Large improvements plan. This 
work's being coordinate by Seth Green.  Seth's told us he thinks much 
of the work on 6.1 has already been done in earlier ALAC responses. I 
sent email I sent to Seth and Tijani with a first attempt at 6.2, 
please see below.

Expect the budget committee will consider as next step, but would of 
course your welcome comments.

Thanks,

Adam


At 6:35 PM +0900 4/27/10, Adam Peake wrote:
>
>Seth, Hi.
>
>And thanks for the offer of help!
>
>I've made an attempt at a draft for 6.2 (see below), less sure about 
>6.1. [now moot]
>
>6.2."Regarding meeting accommodations, ensure that At-Large 
>representatives are given treatment equal to that of other funded 
>communities", first try:
>
>On numerous occasions ALAC volunteer representatives have been 
>provided with substandard accommodation during ICANN meetings. 
>Hotels At-Large representatives have been allocated have often been 
>low quality, distant from the main meeting venue and the other main 
>conference hotels. In addition to being low quality, often 
>uncomfortable, inconvenient and on occasion unsafe, separation from 
>the main body of ICANN volunteers, board and staff isolates At-Large 
>representatives from important interaction and discussion. The ICANN 
>community would benefit from all involved being able to interact 
>more closely.
>
>ALAC has repeatedly asked that At-Large representatives are provided 
>with accommodation in the main conference hotel(s).  ALAC sees no 
>reason why there should be any difficulty in planning accommodation 
>for At-Large representatives. ICANN annual budget allows for 25-27 
>At-Large representatives at each meeting, there should be no 
>difficulty in adding this number of rooms to ICANN's block booking 
>from the time first arrangements are made by the meeting planning 
>team to final contracting with the hotels concerned.
>
>About 6.1. "Review of additional At-Large information that would be 
>useful, subsequent to improvements in financial reporting in 
>FY2009-2010"  I have less idea at the moment.
>
>Tijani, what do you think about the draft for 6.2, does it capture 
>your comments during the call?  Any thoughts about part 6.1.
>
>Best,
>
>Adam
>