[NA-Discuss] Proposal to Summit-WG: Mapping Internet Users and ICANN Governance Issues

[Dharma Dailey]

Hi Wolf,

Evan suggested that I email you with a proposal I would like to make  
for preparation for the Summit.   I initiated a discussion on the  
NARALO list of what we might be able to do in  preparation for  the  
Summit to make our time together in Mexico City more effective.  I  
proposed to NARALO that we do some informal mapping on two issues:   
Who are Internet Users?  and What ICANN issues are internet users most  
concerned about?    I believe that doing some preparation to gain  
clarity on these two fundamental questions prior to the Summit could  
help to identify important points of convergence and divergence among  
ALSs which in turn would help to deepen discussions at the Summit  
itself.   Informally, several NARALO members thought that this would  
have value as preparation for the Summit and no one spoke against  
doing it.    I am now running it by you to see how you like it as a  
formal activity which At-Large, or alternatively individual RALOS,  
could support as preparation for the Summit.   The concept is to  
pinpoint the hot topics that require attention to resolve when we meet  
in person.


How it could work:

Myself (and others if interested) would develop a simple survey for  
ALSs on these two issues.*  The survey would identify ALS members  
sense of what an internet user is in general, as well as the kind of  
internet user they feel most familiar with and most comfortable  
representing.     In addition, ALS members would be asked to  
prioritize ICANN issues vis a vis their impact on internet users.    
This information would be aggregated by region.

Myself (and others if interested) would promote the survey among ALSs.

Myself (and others if interested) would make a summary of the surveys  
available a few weeks prior to the Summit via the web, and printable  
formats.   The summaries would not make recommendations or pass  
judgement, but simply report what was found.

Myself (and others if interested)  would work with the rest of the  
Summit group to determine how best to use the findings during the  
Summit.




*Danny Younger said he would do some research on online collaborative  
issue mapping tools -- these could be used in tandem with a survey or  
instead of a survey-- depending on how easy the tool is to use.

Best Regards,
Dharma Dailey