[NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details

Fri Jan 30 16:17:58 EST 2009

What's more important?  Having a very small influence over board composition, or bringing user concerns directly to the GNSO Council and working with our peers to develop proper policies?

--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com> wrote:

> From: Ross Rader <ross at tucows.com>
> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
> To: dannyyounger at yahoo.com
> Cc: na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org, "Thompson, Darlene" <DThompson at GOV.NU.CA>
> Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 4:05 PM
> And lose most of  your influence over board composition.
> 
> On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
> 
> > Hi Darlene,
> >
> > Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the
> ALAC and re- 
> > forming as a GNSO constituency.  Such a move would
> allow us to bring  
> > user concerns and policy solutions directly to the
> table.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Danny
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene
> <DThompson at GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Thompson, Darlene
> <DThompson at GOV.NU.CA>
> >> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and
> Organizational  
> >> Details
> >> To: na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> >> Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Please see below.  We have THREE HOURS to
> discuss/do
> >> whatever we want to
> >> and ICANN is offering briefings.  Please reply to
> this
> >> e-mail TODAY (to
> >> me) so that we can get everybody's
> ideas/desires looked
> >> after.  If you
> >> don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we
> don't
> >> provide it!  So, ANY
> >> ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are
> way out
> >> there).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I need this TODAY, please...  please, please,
> please.   :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> D
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Darlene A. Thompson
> >>
> >> Community Access Program Administrator
> >>
> >> Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP
> >>
> >> P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
> >>
> >> Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
> >>
> >> Phone:  (867) 975-5631
> >>
> >> Fax:  (867) 975-5610
> >>
> >> E-mail:  dthompson at gov.nu.ca
> >> <mailto:dthompson at gov.nu.ca>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>
> >> From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff at alac.icann.org]
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM
> >> To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch
> >> Cc: Atlarge Staff
> >> Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational
> Details
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Darlene and Evan,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> With just under one month to go before the start
> of the
> >> Summit, we would
> >> like to work with you to ensure the smooth
> operation of
> >> your GA.  As a
> >> reminder,  GA meetings will take place on Tuesday,
> 3 March
> >> between 9
> >> a.m.  and 1 p.m.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The purpose of this message is to:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -          Request you to send us your GA agenda
> >> (Deadline: 31 January)
> >>
> >> -          Ask whether you would like any Staff
> Briefings
> >> during your GA
> >>
> >>
> >> -          Highlight relevant text from your
> RALO's
> >> Operating Principles
> >> and MOU
> >>
> >> -          Establish your document needs for your
> GA
> >> (Additional
> >> Document Deadline: 13 February)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> AGENDA
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by
> 31
> >> January? Given that
> >> the Summit will provide considerable discussion on
> policy
> >> issues, we
> >> request that the GA agenda focus on organizational
> issues.
> >> However, the
> >> agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by
> you in
> >> conjunction with
> >> your ALS representatives.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting
> of January
> >> 12:
> >>
> >> -          Ideas - better information sharing
> strategies -
> >> issue mapping
> >> (Dharma)
> >>
> >> -          Operating procedures - flag those that
> have not
> >> worked well
> >> in the past (Darlene)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> STAFF BRIEFINGS
> >>
> >> ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats
> consider
> >> holding a
> >> short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss
> >> registrar/registry RAA
> >> non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be
> added to
> >> your GA
> >> agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN
> Staff to
> >> attend your GA
> >> for this purpose.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At-Large staff are very interested to have the
> opportunity
> >> to speak with
> >> your ALS participants about how we can help them
> with
> >> engaging with
> >> At-Large activities to a greater degree. For
> example, what
> >> are their
> >> specific policy interests? What can be done to
> facilitate
> >> NARALO's
> >> engagement?  What tools would you like to see
> developed?
> >> Would you like
> >> to include such a discussion during your GA or
> during an
> >> informal
> >> session?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Are there any regionally specific policy issues
> that may be
> >> of interest
> >> to your ALS participants?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules
> of
> >> Procedure may be viewed
> >> here:
> >>
> https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> DOCUMENTS NEEDS
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS
> >> representatives
> >> including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We will need to be informed of any other documents
> you will
> >> require by
> >> 13 February.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Please let us know if you have any questions on
> organizing
> >> your GA.  We
> >> very much look forward to assisting you to ensure
> a very
> >> successful
> >> NARALO GA.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias
> Langenegger,
> >> Gisella
> >> Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms
> >> ICANN At-Large Staff
> >> email: staff at atlarge.icann.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> best,
> 
> 
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