Roberto Gaetano wrote:
I think that we are touching here one of the essential points of ALAC: if we want to favour involvment of the local community, we have to accept that at least some communication will take place in the local language(s).
I would go a step further. If we want to achieve the involvement of the local community -- of the public, not just existing advocates -- we need to help put at least some of those communications in local, _non-technical_ language. Most non-involved people will not read lengthy reports full of bureaucratic and technical jargon. Two page simplified briefing papers will go much further to serve our purpose. Nick, what is the status of those writers who were going to describe ICANN issues in plain language? They were mentioned in the San Juan meeting, and some in yesterday's NARALO conference call remember them being promised as long ago as February in Vancouver. Then there's the matter of Jacob's replacement. These are absolutely unacceptably long hiring cycles to fulfill needs critical to the success of the At-Large infrastructure. - Evan