[NA-Discuss] Requesting Your Input...

[RJGlass | America@Large]

In my opinion, we should have annual regional meetings, partially funded by
ICANN.  There should also be a real purpose for attending, like a RALO
annual meeting that discusses and votes on certain issues present before
ICANN.

Thanks,
Randy Glass
A at L

On 10/15/07, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson at gov.nu.ca> wrote:
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>  Hi all,
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> Here is one of the things that the Secretariats will be discussing in LA
> and I would like to get NA feedback before I'm there "representing" us.
>  Here it is:
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> "Currently, ICANN's budget provides that funding exists for approximately
> 18-20 persons from the At-Large community from the region each ICANN meeting
> is held in to attend the meeting. This has to the present day been used to
> sponsor one representative of each ALS in attending, but as the community
> grows this will not be sustainable.
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> ICANN would like the input of the Secretariats about what kind of travel
> support is actually useful to support policy work. Would 'means testing' –
> requiring active engagement by community members in order to receive travel
> support, for example – be useful to increase participation? Would more
> regional ALS meetings be a better use of the funds? Is a hybrid approach of
> some regional meetings and some ICANN meetings sensible?
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> In addition, this track of work is meant to discuss the idea for an
> At-Large Summit. What could it achieve, and how? Is such a meeting the only
> way to achieve certain objectives – and if so, which ones?"
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> So, I would like your contribution into this issue.  I, for one, will be
> asking for more regional input into HOW these funds are spent.  Note – not
> ALAC input but our own region's input.  But this is only part of what we
> will be discussing.  So, if you have any thoughts, please forward them to me
> or discuss them on the list so that I will know which way we want to take
> this.
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> Thank you,
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> D
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> Darlene A. Thompson
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> Community Access Program Administrator
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> Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP
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> c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
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> Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
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> Phone:  (867) 975-6531
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> Fax:  (867) 979-8870
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> dthompson at gov.nu.ca
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