I was on Adobe 'remotely participating' in the ALT Meeting Encino Room of Friday, 10 October 8-10 PDT. I am following the recommendation of the Chair. Keep this in mind as you read them. Someone died and made one fella very smart. He is allaeged to have opined "All communications absent context is noise.". All this aside, I made the following comments then. I take responsibility for the political incorrectness some may settle on: ------------------------------------------------------------ Carlton Samuels: Breakfast on demand! Been treated royally by G & Company :-) Carlton Samuels: * Comment for the meeting - Yes to Policy Webinars by ISSUE and the support materials breadcrumbed for people. The current engagement formula presumes Full Time END USER Volunteer effort. Good for ICANN visuals and our usual metrics. Not sustainable over time. Unless we assume constant recruitment...which is now left almost exclusively to volunteers. **** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Carlton Samuels: ** Comment - +1 to Evan! ISSUE management is key. And that REQUIRES Staff support. Current At-LARGE sTAFF Configuration is NOT fit to this purpose *** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation: Hi Carlton. Would you like me to read the comment from you? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlton Samuels: @Presentation: Yes Please. When I begin with Comment please assume I want it 'voiced'! ----------------------------- (10/17/2014 11:09) ----------------- Carlton Samuels: **Comment in response to David - Our current staff is configured as event managers and already overworked. There are already competent and certainly [IMHO] capable staff to do the real policy work Evan is speaking about and I am supporting. But now they are configured to be gofers. ***** ----------------------------- (10/17/2014 11:12) ----------------- Carlton Samuels: *** Comment in support of Evan's TIMELINE matter - This approach can only be done if the ALAC/At-Large adopt the GAC_ICANN engagement model. This means abandoning current approach **** ----------------------------- (10/17/2014 11:15) ---------------- Carlton Samuels: **** Comment followup to David.... Look at Heidi's and Ariel's credentials and tell me why they are not been differently abled to support the ALAC/At-Large where they are already embedded! **** ----------------------------- (10/17/2014 11:21) ---------------- Carlton Samuels: **** Comment - my final one - David misconstrued what I was saying and now he's gone with a notional view in his good head. This exercise is prima facie that 'remote participation' in these fora is altogether SEPARATE, UNEQUAL, NOT FIT TO PURPOSE and validated POOR TO PISS POOR ----------------------- (10/17/2014 11:22) ----------------------- Carlton Samuels: Happy Happy Birthday, Dear Siranush!! -------------------------------------- (10/17/2014 11:26) -- Carlton Samuels: *** Comment - I would like my comments read into the record please *** -------------------------------------- (10/17/2014 11:30) -- Presentation: Hello Carlton! I have checked with Alan and he suggested you send your comment via an email to the ALT, as the comments fall into the conversation in the previous agenda item --------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlton Samuels: Rinalia is tell y'all in a backhanded way to focus on 'hot topics'! You are at liberty to define and determine what is a 'hot topic'. ---------------------------------------------------------------- -Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================