The Sunday meeting was closed. They reported on the Board/ALAC meeting. That was open. We can submit press releases if we want to, but I don't think we should ask, nor should Kieren even think to give us, permission to edit/veto the newsletter! Would anyone dream of asking this if it were the NYT or the Telegraph? They reported accurately what was said by various people at the meeting. The slant was negative. We need to provide +ve news by our actions. Not try to censor what reporters print. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Guerra [mailto:lists@privaterra.info] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 14:47 To: At-Large Global List Subject: Re: [At-Large] Comments about at-large/ALAC in ICANN newsletter I think that at-large should have been a. told that a report was going to be filed on its meeting(s), and b. knowing that - that it should have been given the opportunity to either submit its own statement or review the article before it was published. I see the article as possibly too negative in tone. I would have liked the article not to focus on request for resources and/or funds but instead focus on the very productive and constructive team building exercise that took place on the sunday. Recalling the sunday meeting and the request to focus on the problem and recommend a two part motion to be adopted in one of the next meetings of the alac: 1. That for future meetings at-large and the ALAC be given the opportunity to comment and contribute to ICANN newsletter(s) related to the meeting. 2. Individual members of the alac who are interviewed on at-large and/ or alac matters send an advance notice to alac. regards, Robert --- Robert Guerra <rguerra@privaterra.ca> Managing Director, Privaterra Tel +1 416 893 0377 _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.14/1100 - Release Date: 10/30/2007 18:26 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.14/1100 - Release Date: 10/30/2007 18:26