Dear All, In reference to the discussion and presentation that was being conducted by the Alan, I put forward an observation, Apologies in case I misheard the response from where one mentioned that when he's given an opportunity we shall be able to have many more Individual contributing and being active. I strongly believe that member volunteering should not be based on the decision of an individual, once one has the passion and believe they can effectively contribute to the various processes then they should be willing. The interaction between the ALS and their respective communities has got to be reviewed. Secondly, there are some ALSes whose work is not directly related to ICANN objectives. All these bring ideas on how the ALSes need to be reviewed. Let's not look at numbers without impact. Let's look at the impact and effective contribution from the wider community. Furthermore, I suggest that we have a discussion on the mailing list and also an online calls/meetings be scheduled where we discuss and deliberate on this issue. We should not wait for face 2 face meetings to discuss these critical issues. Despite the time constraints during ICANN66, thinking aloud we could have an unconference session to discuss this issue. The Bye-Laws are clear, work was done and I believe this is the time to do the review of the process involved in engaging the both ALS /individual Criteria and Expectations. Daniel K. Nanghaka ᐧ