[NA-Discuss] Fwd: Language

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

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> From: " Eduardo Diaz, PE" <ediaz at dconsultinggroup.com>
> Date: 6 June 2007 03:57:23 BDT
> To: <jam at jacquelinemorris.com>, "'Evan Leibovitch'" <evan at telly.org>
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> Subject: RE: [NA-Discuss] Language
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> ISOC Puerto Rico was invited to Sao Paulo last year to participate  
> and help
> during the creation of the LACRALO, which we did. However, at the  
> time of
> the final vote to accept the OPs and MOU we were told that ISOC PR  
> had been
> approved as an ALS but under NARALO (?). Because of this we could  
> not vote
> or officially participate in the final ceremony. We were told that the
> decision was made based on the political relationship with the US. Who
> knows!?
>
> Nevertheless, we can work with either RALO. The important thing is  
> that we
> participate.
>
> In Puerto Rico we have two official languages - Spanish and  
> English. Since
> the motion is to go with official languages in the ALS, then  
> Spanish should
> be included. If this is too much of a slippery slope to handle then  
> send us
> to the LACRALO and there will be no language issues.
>
> Eduardo Diaz
> President
> ISOC Puerto Rico
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> [mailto:na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of  
> Jacqueline
> A. Morris
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:19 PM
> To: 'Evan Leibovitch'
> Cc: ediaz at dconsultinggroup.com; 'NA Discuss'
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Language
>
> Actually, they did ask if they could be LACRALO members - LACRALO  
> determined
> it had no issue accepting them if they wanted to be - but that was  
> last year
> before there was movement on forming the NARALO.
> But with regard to languages - if the agreement was for the official
> languages of the members of the regions, then, as PR is a member of  
> the
> region, Spanish should be included. No matter how many or how few  
> people
> speak it.
> ICANN did have a consultation going on the regional classification  
> a while
> ago -I can check back to see what came of it - I don't recall seeing a
> report or anything yet.
> Jacqueline
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Evan Leibovitch [mailto:evan at telly.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 5:50 PM
> To: jam at jacquelinemorris.com
> Cc: 'Robert Guerra'; ediaz at dconsultinggroup.com; 'NA Discuss'
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Language
>
> Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:
>
>> Well - from what I remember - feel free to correct - Puerto Rico is
> officially bilingual, isn't it? And it is part of NARALO. I leave  
> it up to
> the Puerto Rican NARALO member to decide whether to take this  
> forward or
> not. I believe that after the meeting in SJ, there will be more ALS
> applicants from PR, so maybe then they can call for Spanish if they  
> want to.
>>
>
> Well, then you open the issue of why there should be a RALO with only
> three participating jurisdictions.
>
> Funny, elswehere in the world the RALO boundaries are drawn on
> continental boundaries. Newcomers can only wonder about the politics
> behind the decision to keep the Caribbean and Mexico out of North
> America on ICANN's globe.
>
> Of course, one other option is to ask the Puerto Rican ALSs if they'd
> prefer to be part of the LAC-RALO
>
> - Evan
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