Hi Alice, Jacqueline

at AfRLO we did not have discussion about user's participation yet .
but i think we should find possible ways to  engage the ordinary/mass internet user's in policy development process or
commenting on policies that well effect the way they use the internet .

both options could go along, ALSes as certified entities representing internet user's in a geographical territory, and tools
to enable general internet user's input/comments. i will be intersted to participate in further discussion on the topic.

Regards,
MB

Jacqueline A. Morris wrote: 
Hi Alice
As we discussed briefly during the Lisboa meeting, several of the RALOs have
determined that individual users do not participate on the same footing as
the organized ALSes. We said then that the ALAC needed to look into possible
alternate methods to allow individual users to participate  - one idea was a
6th RALO for individuals... 
Should we start a working group to brainstorm ideas for better
participation? If so - who'd be interested in looking at those options -
Wendy, Alice?
Jacqueline

-----Original Message-----
From: alice [mailto:alice@apc.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:48 PM
To: Wendy Seltzer
Cc: alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: Re: [At-Large] ALS lists - why no public archive?

Agree, the current ALAC structure does not support individual Internet 
users participation. Not sure the RALO's will either unless there is a 
commitment to truly supporting/ensuring their engagement.

alice




Wendy Seltzer wrote:
  
At 08:38 AM 4/9/2007, Adam Peake wrote:
  
    
I am just trying to understand how the ALAC structure works.

ALS have a pretty clear mandate to support
"individual Internet users' informed participation in ICANN by
distributing to individual constituents/members information on
relevant ICANN activities and issues, offering Internet-based
mechanisms that enable discussions of one or more of these activities
and issues among individual constituents/members, and involving
individual constituents/members in relevant ICANN policy development,
discussions and decisions."
and to be organised around individual participation, etc.
<http://alac.icann.org/correspondence/structures-app.htm>

Does the current ALAC structure achieve this?
    
      
NO.

--Wendy
(more later)


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