Perhaps we all (and particularly our Vice Chair) note the following from  next Tuesdays ALAC meeting Agenda https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?11_december_2007

Other Matters From Previous Meetings

  1. Working Practices of the Committee
    1. Use of alac-internal and public alac lists for working

 AND  PLEASE NOTE: this item was listed for discussion as point #1  at our FIRST meeting of the  ALAC since LA and our restructure / membership...  But that this item along with many others were not covered off once we lost the quorum due to the unusable phone bridge issues...

 

CLO

 

From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Robert Guerra
Sent: Friday, 7 December 2007 1:57 AM
To: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: Re: [At-Large] Discussions should be transparent / Open ...

 

 

A private discussion to wordsmith a public policy, isn't really a transparent process. 

 

The larger At-Large community should be able to both see the discussions taking place and  also contribute in all steps of the process. I stand by my statement that only - confidential - matters should be discussed on the internal ALAC list. All other discussions, especially items related to policy should be public. 

 

Might I suggest second the process called for by Jean, that being that a  document be drafted (and agreed by both ALAC and the larger at-large community) to define what specific items are for the internal list. Having a well defined policy will make it clear what indeed to be privately discussed, and what by default should be open and public.

 

regards

 

Robert

 

 

 

 

On 6-Dec-07, at 7:33 AM, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:



Didn’t the ALAC agree to this ages ago?  And haven’t all the policy issues been discussed on the public list?

If you’re talking about final wordsmithing on a document for 24-48 hours  after a month in discussion on the public list, I don’t see that as being a violation of transparency and openness. More a  practical way to finally get a document finished and approved by ALAC to send out in time!

Jacqueline

 

From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Robert Guerra
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 15:17
To: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: [At-Large] Discussions should be transparent / Open ...

 

 

I've repeatedly been raising the issue - that in fact the ALAC internal list should be for confidential matters, while all discussions (especially policy) should take place on the more open and transparent public at-large list.

 

Any support on this matter would be most welcome.

 

 

regards,

 

Robert

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