Summit WGs morphing into "standing ALAC committees"! Now there's an idea! By this action, we demonstrate a breath and depth to At-Large engagement. It has my full support. Way to go, Evan! Carlton On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> wrote:
Hello,
As a result of some very intense and constructive effort, the Summit Working Group #3 produced a concise yet substantive commentary on the new-gTLD applicant guidebook.
I note that the agenda for the next ALAC meeting lists deadlines for a number of issues which have requested community feedback, including the gTLD guidebook which indicates a deadline of April 13.
It would be appreciated if ALAC could discuss the issues presented as WG3's declaration at the Summit, with an eye towards adopting it as official ALAC policy and presenting such policy as timely comment to those working in the guidebook.
The Summit WG3 considered a number of issues not reflected in current ALAC policy (such as the role of At-Large in the creation of the "Independent Objector"), and in one case recommends a reconsideration of one particular aspect of existing ALAC policy (the idea of a "phased-in" rollout of gTLDs).
Given the large number of issues on the ALAC agenda for its March 24 meeting, I am concerned that ALAC may accidentally bypass by the excellent work of this WG in developing policy that I believe should be advanced, well in advance of the stated comment deadline.
I know that at least I -- and I am certain, other WG3 members -- will be available and capable of advancing the provisions of the declaration. But I am not certain that the limited time available at the meeting will be sufficient, and postponement until a future ALAC meeting may mean bypassing the April deadline.
What is the best way to proceed, now that I have brought this issue to ALAC's attention? It's not too soon for ALAC to start putting the Summit deliverables into use.
Evan Leibovitch NARALO Chair WG3 Rapporteur
PS: Is it correct to assume that the five working groups at the Summit will evolve into standing ALAC committees (or fill ones that had been dormant)?
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