[NA-Discuss] Proposal for Discussion on Tomorrow's Call

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Wendy and all,

  Agreed as long as such is open and transparent.

Wendy Seltzer wrote:

> Thanks Dharma,
>
> This sounds like an excellent idea.  I think we'd do well to take
> examples from this and similar planning processes -- e.g., what would be
> contained in an "End-User Impact Statement" equivalent to the
> Environmental Impact Statement required before US federal projects
> expected to have such impacts.
>
> --Wendy
>
> Dharma Dailey wrote:
> > Dear NARALO Colleagues,
> >
> > Due to traveling I most likely won't be able to be on the call, but I
> > would like to put an item on the table for your consideration.
> >
> > I would like to propose that a working group of interested volunteers
> > within NARALO draft an open document to help NA community networking /
> > ICT4D groups identify policies or processes of ICANN that may effect
> > them.   This, I think, would help one set of internet users in NA to
> > flag policies that may be of interest to people developing, running,
> > or using networks in under-served areas in NA.
> >
> >   The document I have in mind would be analogous to  what planning
> > boards use in NA to methodically narrow down possible environmental
> > problems with proposed building development.       Planning boards are
> > comprised of non-experts drawn from the locality.   A document known
> > as the Negative Declaration, gives a series of questions organized
> > thematically such as "Would development of this project lead to more
> > than 50,000 gallons of flammable materials being on the premises?"
> > that help non-experts to identify the generic areas of possible
> > concern.  This allows for focused discussion of potential problems,
> > setting of priorities.  Further, the "Neg Dec" helps identify the
> > scope of the problem, by asking that anytime a "Yes" is found, the
> > planning board must decide whether it is  a major impact or a minor
> > impact.    Of course, I am proposing a non-binding working document,
> > that would simply help those who don't "know the ropes" of ICANN to
> > hone in on areas that need attention vis a vis the internet users that
> > they represent.
> >
> > I think its a project that we- NARALO- has the capacity to do well,
> > does not require extensive resources- beyond for the *precious* time
> > of us volunteers! -- and would be a step forward in educating more
> > folks on ICANN policies within the NA context.
> >
> > It would be great if we could work with ARIN on this to-- they are
> > resourced for education, have excellent people, and are friendly to
> > the mandate of educating people on internet governence.    Most
> > likely, 99.9% of such a document in the ICANN context would work for
> > ARIN policy land as well.
> >
> > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
> >
> > Dharma Dailey
> > Emerging Futures Network
> >
> >
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