It's really interesting that the most discussion in years has been about admin and organisational issues and not policy issues - the original post was ostensibly that the ALSes aren't commenting on policy issues. Maybe if a policy issue disucssion were started, we'd get this sort of participation now that we have so many more ALSes?

Just a thought

Jacqueline

Quoting Izumi AIZU <aizu@anr.org>:

> While working on the final stages of forming AP RALO, I tend to
> agree what Jeanette wrote below. Or, because I have been
> working on it, I see the chaleenges clearler.
>
> And I also agree with quality vs. quantity discussion, yes
> quality is important and quantity is not the answer.
>
> However, quantity was also seriously questioned - as to how much
> "representative" are thesee ALS - RALO - ALAC  for global
> individual users? 95 is far from ideal, but still better number, I feel.
>
> Now that external evaluation on ALAC is to be started, it's a good
> time to come up with answers to these questions and I hope
> we find better one this time. A user SO is certainly a direction
> worth to consider.
>
> For that, ALAC has completed the "self-review" last year.
> It is available on ICANN wiki. I hope that will help our discourse
> to advance.
>
> best,
>
> izumi, still "interim" ALAC member
>
> 2007/2/8, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette@wz-berlin.de>:
>>
>> Hi Vittorio,
>>
>> > This new setup of global + regional mailing lists where messages flow in
>> > all directions, though a bit chaotic, seems to have prompted many more
>> > interventions by ALS representatives. I am actually wondering whether we
>> > should rather have one single global list to this effect, keeping
>> > regional lists only for strictly regional discussions.
>>
>> Some people have suggested just that for a long time. A global entity
>> is much more encouraging and empowering, at least as long as
>> participation is low. Regional sub-divisions should grow out of a global
>> group, not the other way around.
>>
>> jeanette
>>
>>
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