FYI -- after some discussion with the ALAC Leadership Team and seeing the continuous discussion on the /1net mailing list, I have sent the following enquiry to Adiel Akplogan, AFRINIC CEO and Fadi Chehadé, ICANN CEO. Best regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: A follow-up from the ALAC and LACRALO about the Brasil Conference and 1net Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:50:02 +0100 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com> To: Fadi Chehade <fadi.chehade@icann.org>, "Adiel A. Akplogan" <adiel@afrinic.net> CC: David Olive <david.olive@icann.org>, Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart@icann.org>, ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org>, Rodrigo de la Parra <rodrigo.delaparra@icann.org>, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl@gih.com> ALAC Correspondence: AL-ALAC-CO-1213-1-00-EN Dear Fadi, Dear Adiel, in my capacity as ALAC Chair, I am following up on the ICANN week's announcements and progress in Buenos Aires with several requests for clarification, prompted by the At-Large Community. Please find attached a Statement from our Latin America & Caribbean Regional At-Large Organisation (LACRALO) region published in Buenos Aires on 21 November 2013 asking for several points of clarification regarding /1net and proposing their help in developing the agenda in the region. Within the past few days, it appears that the process by which the /1net initiative is being implemented, has started with a designation of the people that will make up several organising committees in the run-up to the Brazil conference. Several of my colleagues are voicing concerns that other parts of ICANN are negotiating a position on the committees irrespective of the wider ICANN issue. I would therefore like to make sure the participation of the At-Large Community is not overlooked at the table and would therefore seek your advice on how to go about making sure that this is not the case. I remind you that the ALAC supported the Montevideo Statement and the proposed Brazil meeting *before* the Bali IGF (See ALAC Ref: AL-ALAC-CO-1013-02-00-EN attached to this email) so this has been on our radar for a long time. I look forward to your kind reply to transmit to the At-Large Community. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair