[NA-Discuss] Cross-posting: Was: [At-Large] At-Large Summit update

Alan Greenberg alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Thu Oct 4 16:00:49 EDT 2007


Folks, can we PLEASE stop cross posting? If I understand correctly, 
the NARALO list should be for things directly concerned with the NA 
RALO. The At-Large list is for world-wide issues. If NA people want 
to participate in the wider list, they should subscribe to it.

Alan

At 04/10/2007 02:56 PM, Michael Maranda wrote:
>Though I am focussed on family matters the next month or so, and not
>attending LA, I remain supportive of the Summit concept, and I dont
>view the idea as "dead".   The question is really whether this is a
>compelling concept for us within At Large.
>
>I believe that we can still explore making the case of the value of
>this to ICANN and beyond,
>
>Be well
>
>MM
>
>On 10/4/07, Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com> wrote:
> > Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> >
> > > We have been recently informed by Nick that the Summit, as it is
> > > presently developed as described at
> > > http://www.icannwiki.org/wiki/At-Large_Global_Summit
> > > http://www.icannwiki.org/wiki/ICANN_Ensemble
> > > is officially dead, by decree of ICANN staff. No staff support will be
> > > offered and no funding would be made available for anyone to attend.
> >
> > That shouldn't necessarily kill the idea. What was the total travel
> > subsidy budget? It should be possible to solicit meeting sponsors to
> > help cover some of these costs. As far as staff support goes, I'm
> > certain that this shortfall can be made up from within the community. It
> > would be really cool if ICANN helped out with this (I'd almost consider
> > it part of their mandate, but that's another story) but they aren't. So
> > let's make it happen anyways.
> >
> > I'm not 100% up on the events this far, but as far as I can see, this is
> > just a plan to have an ALAC meeting at the ICANN meeting writ large. If
> > they are able to accomodate the GNSO Public Forum, then they should be
> > able to accomodate this on similar terms (i.e. space, staff support, etc.)
> >
> > -r
> >
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> >
>
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