I just wrote:
Of a greater overall worry to me is the fact that NARALO's continued pro-activity, combined with a clear lethargy in other regions, will again lead to sentiment that ICANN -- even in its public participation component -- is dominated by Amercians (and to a lesser extent Europeans). Is it our fault that we seem to be the only ones actually initiating anything? It seems as no coincidence that both of the candidates for ALAC Board rep are from our region.
Before anyone jumps on me, I am not putting down the contributions from other regions of which there are many. On re-reading this, I can see how insult could be extracted from this where none was intended and I apologize in that case. However, it is accurate to state that in NARALO meetings we spend far more time creating initiatives, than we spend reacting to (and collaborating with) initiatives started in other regions or even from within ALAC. I find that disturbing. - Evan