[NA-Discuss] FW: TR : Improvement of the win-win relationship between the Staff and the At-Large Community

[Evan Leibovitch]

Robert Guerra wrote:
> I welcome Frederic's efforts, and will submit comments ASAP. However,  
> timing is not unexpected - as constructive changes @ at-large could  
> have taken place long ago, but seem to take place just when the ALAC  
> review is taking place.
>
> I am still concerned with the lack of outreach. If there's one "meta  
> comment" i can make at this moment  - is that if indeed ALAC and at- 
> large is supposed to represent users "everywhere" then we really need  
> to get far more people - to know about ICANN, its complex technical  
> and policy issues and find ways to constructively engage on mission  
> specific items.
>
> Over the last year, if i'm not mistaken  we've had  just  - 1 - new  
> group join NARALO. Obviously more would be better. Ideas on how to  
> best grow - would be most welcome.
>   
Well, we've already asked for -- and I believed Nick has budgeted for --
each RALO to attend up to three events to do outreach.

So far I've heard that we should be at N-TEN (to reach the NGO
community) and CES (to reach the general public). Both of these are in
the US. Is there a suggestion of a Canadian conference at which we
should be participating?

- Evan