Hi Alan,
I disagree and Agree :-)
Disagree - The monthly conference call is not meant to be a dedicated forum for policy discussions, the actual policy issues are discussed (cooked) in the specific working groups, the outcome is presented in the monthly teleconference.
For example the Hot topics implementation group, which has members focusing on different policy issues (penholders) had about 4-5 working teleconferences, their recent outcome we a policy awareness webinar.
It’s rare that we conduct a vote on policy positions because the outcome is a result of a Bottom up process and consensus based, thereafter it’s discussed/endorsed by AfRALO, unless there are strong disagreements which require us to conduct a vote on the matter.
Agree that we need have more active members engaged in policy development, few active members we need more active contributors not passive participants.
I encourage ALSa/members to participate and represent AfRALO in the different At-Large policy WGs, there is lots of opportunities for our active members to contribute to the policy discussions and lead the work to debate and present AfRALO policy positions.
Thanks
Kind Regards,
Mohamed
( Sent by iPhone - apologies for any misspelling )
Hi
I disagree... from my experience there was never any discussion on relevant Internet policies on the telecons... maybe a mention..
I do agree that if AFRalos do not vote on relevant policy issues - many times in a row - that maybe worthwhile changing their status.
Sincerely
Alan
Thanks Mohammad for sharing this document.
It looks comprehensive though is there any way we can have a phrase for ALS Community Engagement. For instance we have an ALS but we have not heard or seen the way the ALS is engaging with its community to promote the works of ICANN. This can help decertify ALSes that are not in mandate with sharing information hence promotion of community engagements and feed about about various policies that require public comment.
Kind Regards
daniel KN
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