we have defined (in the LAC RALO case) in our operating principles that the individual users can participate like a members of acredited ALSs , but they can't vote and to be choose for any charge into the RALO.
at the Wendy's question "My understanding of LACRALO is that > individuals can participate only partially, not serve as officers or > vote on RALO business." the answer is : yes. you have a point in the LAC RALO case.
Carlos Aguirre
From: "Izumi AIZU" <iza@anr.org>
To: "Wendy Seltzer" <wendy@seltzer.com>
CC: alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: Re: [At-Large] Can individuals participate as equal members ofRALOs?
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 01:03:58 +0900
>Wendy,
>
>I have the similar question right after finalizing the MoU/OP for AP RALO.
>At this point, APRALO does not have any official way to accommodate
>individual participation in the election of officers or voting for
>RALO business.
>However, we had "observers" in our meeting in Bali and we agreed that
>all of our meetings will be "open" in principle. We at AP RALO also
>agreed to make as much decisions by consensus as possible which,
>in a way, could open more participation from those individuals.
>
>I was thinking to make some "special ALS" per each region where
>any unaffiliated individual could join and participate in RALO's business
>as equal to one member of ALS (not single-handed rep, but collectively
>with other individuals).
>
>best,
>
>izumi
>
>2007/3/5, Wendy Seltzer <wendy@seltzer.com>:
> > A question: For each region that is constructing or has constructed a
> > RALO, can unaffiliated individuals participate on an equal footing with
> > ALS-affiliated individuals?
> >
> > I'm concerned that the layering of structures not disenfranchise
> > individuals even further than they already are, but rather attempt to
> > provide them with more channels for direct input into ICANN.
> >
> > Can people in other regions help me to answer the factual question
> > whether this is happening? My understanding of LACRALO is that
> > individuals can participate only partially, not serve as officers or
> > vote on RALO business.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --Wendy
> > --
> > Wendy Seltzer -- wendy@seltzer.org
> > Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
> > Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
> > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html
> > http://www.chillingeffects.org/
> >
> >
>
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