Stuart, you are correct that ALAC and At-Large have indeed got to the middle (in fact way past that ;-) on our work schedules for the Brussels meeting... As you know from the ALAC Comment that posted as Chair to the public comments forum on the "Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD." ALAC and many RALO's see this matter (at this stag) as one that needs to be looked at trough the optics of 'proper process ad indeed accountability and transparency' amongst other issues such as any entity having influence / or censorship control over content etc., the later having greater or lesser meaning depending on region, cultural backgrounds etc., and I thank you for your offer to give ALAC and the Regional Leadership of At-Large assembled in Brussels the "opportunity to ask questions and find out first-hand what the situation is." As we are finalizing our meetings schedule now, I have copied this reply to you (showing quoted text) to the ALAC Working list which includes all our Regional Leaders and Liaisons) to ascertain what reaction to you offer there might be. We do / may have some space available in our planning at this stage on the Tue, see https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_brussels_schedule but the ALAC itself should prioritize what it wants to focus on for that limited time. and you will also note that in this schedule are listed a couple of RALO meetings so that might also be a time specific regions may wish to take up your offer; Note ALL the listed meetings we hold are open so if a RALO did wish to have a time slot for you any or all other community members could attend that just as easily as a meeting on our formal ALAC schedule. Of course there may also b an opportunity for an ad-hoc or out of listed schedule opportunity optioned as well. So this is a long way of saying "Thank you for your message and offer and we'll get back to you, as soon as possible"... I have also taken the liberty of c.c. this reply to the Chair and Vice Chair of the ATRT (which I serve on) as they are in control of that Teams Agenda for Brussels and beyond; As you do outline in your message that you believe your experiences have specific 'case study value' to the matters of Accountability and Transparency in ICANN that we are focussed on, they may wish to raise this issue to the ATRT for consideration as well. If they do it would certainly have my support as an ATRT member and I'm confident have the interest and support of wider community members from At-Large as well. Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 4 June 2010 04:36, Stuart Lawley <stuart@lawley.com> wrote:
Dear Cheryl,
Firstly, again, many thanks for your recent comments to the comment forum.
It’s less than a month to the ICANN Brussels meeting and so you must be in the middle of preparing your work schedules.
As such, can I offer – in fact, encourage you – to include a slot for discussion of dot-xxx. As you know full well, this is an issue that has been dragging on and we are again at a crucial point. As such I would really like to give you and your members an opportunity to ask questions and find out first-hand what the situation is.
I’ll be honest with you, I think at this stage the issue has little to do with dot-xxx itself and everything to do with ICANN’s accountability. The declaration of the Independent Review Panel was very clear, and we’ve not been very encouraged by the staff or Board’s response to that.
As such, I would be delighted to talk about the whole IRP process and my views on ICANN's accountability having been through every accountability mechanism that currently exists !
But I do recognise that there continues to be a repeat of many of the same questions (and accusations) that dot-xxx went through three years ago. So I am happy to deal with them as well.
As such please do consider including discussion of this crucial topic in your schedule. It will be a defining moment for ICANN, and what’s more the conversation will provide plenty of room for humour and discussion. I’m happy to work around your schedule if needed.
Thanks a lot and see you in Brussels.
Stuart Lawley ICM Registry