I have been staying out of this discussion.  As  Evan indicated he is one our sponsored NARALO participated to NASIG ,  GDPR for Citizens and if is inclined to staff for the iCANN meeting. 
Evan has been a major contributor to the previous  ATLAS  events,  establishment of  NARALO,  co founder of  ISOC  Canada etc etc.   I think he and other  NARALO  members  ie. Alan Greenberg, John Laprise, Jon Zuck,  Eduardo, Judith and humbly myself have a contribution, each in their own way and strengths.  Evan has been a major contributor to ATLARGE and policy statements and he will be a key speaker at NASIG on the stimulating discussion on " Is  ICANN Relevant"   
Perhaps  Evan didn't do the required courses but his  experience should give him  give him a  'pass'   

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On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 7:28 PM Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> wrote:
No worries. Indeed, your comment makes me smile recalling some early At-Large memories. 

The first efforts to hold a Summit started in two places... Sébastien had proposed it early on, and NARALO wanted one from its inception. 

I was the first Chair of NARALO and Darlene Thompson was its first Secretariat. I can still vividly recall the 4-way phone call during which Nick Ashton-Hart (Heidi's predecessor) and his boss, Denise Michel, laid down the law and instructed Darlene and me to stop pushing for this summit thing. Absolutely no way in hell it was going to happen, they told us, so we should stop wasting their time.

And yet here we are.

I think I can say with confidence and evidence that I have no problem with ATLAS as a concept. 

Cheers
Evan
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