[NA-Discuss] GNSO reform and ALAC

[Evan Leibovitch]

Hello everyone,

For reasons that are unclear to me, there is a document being drafted on
a proposed revision to the GNSO to allow for some sort of "public"
representation that has come up with some very strange conclusions. Here
is an early draft of the document:
http://www.ipconstituency.org/PDFs/Position%20to%20Board%20on%20GNSO%20Reform.pdf

A more recent version of the draft has essentially gutted ALAC's role
and calls for some sort of direct participation by ALSs. The truly
amazing thing is that this is being advanced as having the support of
ALAC itself! 
http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/ispcp/msg00413.html

Compounding the problem is that the closing of public comments is this
week -- and the fact that the document is still in flux!! How can "the
public" adequately address a moving target in this manner?

Frankly, not only the document but the process that has produced it is
flawed to the point of causing distress. I've now heard from Beau and
Wendy (who have sopken up on the internal ALAC list -- why is it being
debated there?) and Danny (in personal contact with me). I am asking one
or more of you to help craft a NARALO position that we can submit this
week. I will do my best to help but I will likely be incapacitated for
most of the rest of this week because of surgery.

Both the document (at least in its current form) and the process that
developed it IMO should not be submitted as something with widespread --
let alone universal -- public support. Can some folks here please get
together to draft something upon which NARALO can get a consensus
statement and submit before the deadline?

Thanks!

- Evan