Hi Cheryl, The purpose of the roll call was to get ALAC members to focus on policy work; having listened to the last ALAC teleconference wherein policy matters received the usual amount of attention (almost none) I deemed this to be a reasonable approach to solicit a response. Candidly, the limited (almost non-existent) participation of ALAC members in the prior RAA WG was more than disappointing, and frankly, I didn't want to see a repeat performance as we are faced with major issues that require substantive thought and commentary. The new gTLD recommendations have been under discussion within the community for the last twenty months and follow on the heals of known problems that have been discussed since November of 2000 and that have received significant media attention on a world-wide basis. One would expect ALAC members to be sufficiently informed about matters that have been under the microscope for the last seven years, and one would expect them to be able to prepare remarks on the topic reflecting the concerns of the user community. I look forward to whatever comments the ALAC members choose to provide on new gTLDs. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658