On 14 Feb 2008, at 10:05, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
Hi Nick,
It seems to me that once the community has come together around WHAT is to be done, then the next step is HOW to do it. I take your point completely Evan - and I hope and trust that you will make this to the public consultations - but if I may request that At-Large ensure that it looks closely at WHAT it is proposed ICANN should do in the report, and let us know if you disagree/agree/agree with suggestions/agree with changes - with the WHAT - understanding that of course all comments are welcome - and all are encouraged!
Fair enough. I assume by "public consultations", you mean specifically in relation to the translation program, and not the Public Forum (which I had not planned to do after reading initial responses to my mail yesterday).
Yes exactly - the online public consultation - of course nothing prevents you from doing both if you think that's useful.
I had just hoped there would have been some specific attempt to solicit ALAC's assistance in advance of the report's production. My apologies in advance if such a request was made but for whatever reason I didn't see it or have forgotten.
Here I can provide a bit more information. As you'll notice a number of interviews were conducted in preparing the draft report. At the LA meeting on translation, the offer was extended to all who wished to be interviewed to let either Bert Esselink directly, or the trans-comm@icann.org list, know so those interviews could be arranged. It is worth emphasising that further interviews can certainly be conducted if any of you think there is further information you believe should be considered in the preparation of the final report at the end of the consultation period. So in summary, At-Large's views are, will be, and have always been welcome and solicited on the subject. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44 mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68 email: nick.ashton-hart@icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart