[NA-Discuss] Outreach Plan

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

Dear Darlene:

I'm very saddened to read some of these statements.

ICANN is, as you know, working on having a substantial amount of  
information prepared - at considerable expense - which is directly  
relevant to end users. I realise that for many, this information is  
needed "yesterday" but we are doing our best.

Please see below.

On 19 Sep 2007, at 21:24, Thompson, Darlene wrote:

> 3.  In San Juan, ICANN was so concerned that the NARALO form up  
> that we
> all had to miss the meetings that would have given us a grounding  
> in the
> current ICANN issues and such.  So, great.  We've formed up and now I

I'm sorry but this is just not accurate. NARALO had a - single -  
meeting; it then decided, on its own, to have a second session. The  
agenda for both those meetings was entirely in the hands of the  
region to decide upon.

> see this big discussion about the RAA and I am completely unable to  
> give
> the slightest opinion on it because I am just completely uninformed
> about the issues and will likely stay this way until the next meeting.

I offered to arrange telephonic briefings related to this issue on  
more than one occasion, just like was done with respect to Domain  
Tasting. I have - repeatedly - offered to arrange briefings at any  
time on any subject that the regions would like. Not one call has  
been made for a single briefing.

If there were other ways to help the At-Large community to learn more  
about the issues, I would love to hear those suggestions. There seems  
to be a belief amongst some people that the only way for capacity to  
be built up on issues is for groups of people to attend face-to-face  
meetings.

> Apparently, though, ICANN does not feel this way and would rather have
> the "window dressing" of having a RALO, whether its effective or not.
>

I think any objective view of the situation would not bear this out  
even in part. Please see above for just a few examples. Would you  
like to spend your time making negative general statements of this  
sort - or would you like to learn something about the issues? I  
cannot really do much for the former except spend time reading the  
text. I can, however, do something about the former.

-- 
Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart
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