Dear Danny, First of all, I`d like to say that we share your concern about making real and effective contributions to Icann and specially to the areas that, as you said, require improvements. Despite this, I respectfully disagree with your opinions. The ALS process has a huge importance in the Internet Policy Development (and should be like this in every other political aspect). Moreover, the idea of Botton Up Consensus-Based Process is one of the strongers in ICANN, and also one of the main goals of ALAC: To provide the broad advice, and be related to the individual user´s interests. The job of being instruments for the individuals users, to provide their empowerment, to lend they know, to poll them to get involved and commited first, and to do their contributions later on, is quite tough. I agree that, at this time, ALS didn´t offer the gratest recomendations, but it is a long path to travel and (at least in the LACRALO), I can see a great commitment in the ALS´s members, and also a remarkable job in the some areas. It s too early to disdain the potencial of the individual users to contribute, and it is also very easy for you. ICANN, and specially ALAC, believes strongly in the construction of consensus, and in the participative leadership (it is quite different that being a cheerleader!!). I think you should start doing it too. Please, dont get me wrong, I´m aware that you are making a great job on your own, but I am convinced that your organization (your are the only member in it) would be stronger and make better contributions to ICANN if you nourish it with other participants. I have no intentions to start a polemic, but I was forced to interfere because all At Large Community is reading this mailing list, and I couldn´t lend someone to believe that ALS are not capable to contribute. Kind Regards, Andres Piazza
** Andres Piazza** Research Director * AGEIA DENSI**.*** ** ********investigaciones@densi.com.ar <mailto:andresp@ip6technology.com.ar>**
