Thanks Cheryl (and thanks to others who
have responded – I have read all responses)
Re: www.ICANNalac.org – I don’t
view this as having anything to do with me (unless people feel otherwise) but I
would urge this group to come to some kind of agreement over what to do with it
as it is out there and it reflects badly on ALAC at the moment.
Great, thank you re: providing a single
URL to direct people to. Will do. I have to confess though that I don’t
currently feel confident in just providing people approaching me asking to get
involved with that address. I think we are liable to lose most people without
some clearer context and explanation being readily available.
I have a suggestion: since I am responding
to these people, I will inevitably formulate some kind of wording as a response
that appears to cover most issues. As soon as this starts solidifying through
iteration, I will provide it to ALAC to do with as you please. Does this sound
like a reasonable way forward?
I am hoping that the new wikis and
websites will take a standard approach, and I also hope that there are
discussions going on as we speak about precisely what information should be
available as a minimum (I am thinking the names and contact details for the
main representatives and their responsibilities for example).
I am happy to get involved in any such
discussions, you need only ask.
Re: availability for December / January
meetings. I would be more than happy to make time at any point for ALAC and for
the RALOs. So unless I have something it is impossible to get out of, and so
long as I have roughly 24 hours notice, you can rely on my attendance.
Kieren
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Kieren McCarthy
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General manager of public participation,
ICANN
From: Cheryl
Langdon-Orr [mailto:cheryl@hovtek.com.au]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007
4:03 AM
To: 'Kieren McCarthy';
alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: RE: [At-Large] ALAC
participation and the status of web sites...
Importance: High
Hi Kieren,
Great to see
that here is increased interest in contributing to ICANN... See my comments
interspaced below...
CLO
From:
alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org
[mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On
Behalf Of Kieren McCarthy
Sent: Monday, 3 December 2007 7:49
PM
To: alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
Subject: [At-Large] ALAC
participation
Hello all,
I am getting a fair few requests direct to me from people
that want to get involved in ICANN work but don’t know where to start.
Most, I would say, best fit into the ALAC/RALO system so I have been trying to
find some good resources to send people to.
<CLO>
Excellent J
But I have hit a few snags: <CLO> L
Oh dear ;-(
<CLO>
This site is a product of a previous incarnation of the Interim ALAC and yes
your correct it has not been kept up to date…
<CLO> Please
direct enquires to :- https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_advisory_committee
where I believe all the above issues are in fact addressed to a greater or
lesser extent, but also at the end of the page you will find links to all the
RALO sites and they in turn link to the ALS’s and more information
on getting involved…
I know that Nick Ashton-Hart is working very hard on
producing a new ALAC website. I hope you are working on new content and
information for the launch of that. I also had a meeting with the RALO
secretariats in
<CLO>
Indeed the new look Web and the current review of the collaborative SocialText
Wiki space will result in major improvements and much new and dynamic
content… In fact we reviewed our outreach aims and options in LA and this
current planning is also looking into how we can best meet these
aims…
But there is a big gap here: it’s really quite
difficult for someone not already involved in the structure to have any idea
how it works or how to get involved.
True but best
options in the interim can be found at Please direct enquires to :- https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_advisory_committee
I’m happy to help. But first of all:
See above ;-)
and most importantly I think we should have you join us at either an ALAC
Meeting and / or a Web WG teleconference so we can indeed explore ways that you
can help… re who/where to point enquiries to…
Working Group activities and specific policy review can always be joined from
the links found at my recommended url link mentioned above… But the ALS’s and RALO Wikis are
also a an important point of contact and I’d be actively encouraging
people to join their existing local ALS or indeed self organizing to start
their one to widen local participation…
I’m very keen on getting more people involved in
ICANN, particularly through the ALAC system, so any and all information, help,
suggestions, ideas, resources, pointers etc would be gratefully received.
<CLO>
Again this is very exciting news and let’s work together to
maximize all our outreach outcome options …
Kieren, please let
me know what your availability is for any of our next Dec & Jan ALAC
Meetings if not then we should schedule time in
CLO
Cheers
Kieren
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Kieren McCarthy
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General manager of public participation, ICANN