[NA-Discuss] [At-Large] Prelim minutes from recent Board meeting

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

JFC and all,

  Interesting response JFC.  My remarks and response
interspersed below.

-----Original Message-----
>From: JFC Morfin <jefsey at jefsey.com>
>Sent: May 7, 2008 5:47 PM
>To: Roberto Gaetano <roberto at icann.org>, 'Evan Leibovitch' <evan at telly.org>, 'Wendy Seltzer' <wendy at seltzer.com>
>Cc: 'At-Large' <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>Subject: Re: [At-Large] Prelim minutes from recent Board meeting
>
>At 01:26 08/05/2008, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>>The point is that what is mandated by the bylaws is the review of ALAC, not
>>the review of the concept of AtLarge. This said, since some of the questions
>>that are part of the charter do imply a review also of the concepts behind
>>ALAC, it is absolutely true that it is impossible to separate the two. For
>>instance, there's a question on whether the ALAC has still a role.
>
>One of our members suggested on this list there is a need to carry a 
>survey on the ALSes.
>What they really are. How they view themselves, what they expect from 
>ICANN and are ready to retrofit.
>
>We started discussing this a little bit. Two ideas emerged quickly:
Who's we?  Got a mouse in your pocket.  I've seen very little
emerging ideas, but alot or non-releated prognosticating.
>
>(1) to try to identify if they are ultimately interested in 
>controlling the ALAC, benefiting from ICANN, or making the Internet 
>work through ICANN. This has a real impact on the way they can 
>organise, be motivated, and be of use. However, to have a full 
>picture, one also needs to know what ICANN plans regarding the other 
>fora our members attend ...

  You JFC know and have known that ICANN should be predominantly
at the service and "Controled" by the users and registrants as it
is these two constituencies that are largely unrepresenteded that
pay for ICANN's existance and it's bills.  However I recognize fully
you amongst a very few others dislike the idea that users and registrants
should be driving ICANN policy if not predominantly determining what
those policies should be and currently are not.  Certainly you JFC
amongst a few others have been seeking financial supprot from ICANN
so that ALS'es such as Franceatlarge can be funded and additionally
that travel expenses for ALS representatives , very loosly stated
or recognized ligitimately > also be funded from ICANN's wallet.
Frankly to expect such is unreasonable, not ethical, and places
any ALS'es members at the whim of ICANN itself, leaving ALS members
without a stronge position by which to advocate policy initiatives
or address issues from a position of strength.
>
>(2) there should be a very simple rated questionnaire ALS should 
>answer every months to report their informed opinion on ICANN issues. 
>With a possibility to add comments. This would permit to obtain users 
>tendencies. Documented reports by mails are inadequate for trend 
>analysis and are too complex to spot, work on, write in English, etc.

  I seen no good reason for a monthly report as issues can be
introduced here or on ALS forums.
>
>jfc
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