Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote:
Why don't we just put something like this in as a Statement with specific RALO and ALS support listed I hope... ...The ALAC wishes to make clear the following in connection with the proposed Travel Procedures for FY2010:
In this draft, it is suggested that either RALO leaders may attend each of the three ICANN meetings, or the funding for those 10 persons may be used to support General Assemblies for the Regional At-Large Organisations ("RALOs") throughout the year.
The ALAC *(and this is where we could literally list RALO and ALS support)*must reiterate our previous points that this is not an "either/or" situation. There has been a very clear benefit to the RALO leadership attending ICANN meetings on many levels. At the same time, a chance for each RALO to meet face-to-face each year is also of enormous benefit.
You have explicit support from NARALO, which discussed this at its last conference call and was considering an independent statement. But what you have is fine. As was said by someone else in our meeting, At-Large and the RALOs are ICANN creations. So long as ICANN maintains these artifacts as a vehicle for bottom-up community policy-making, it needs to enable us to fulfil the mandate *IT* created. - Evan