The real problem, of course, is the current perverted definition of the at-large. Since early 1999 the operative definition was "At-large membership should primarily represent those individuals and organizations that are not represented by the Supporting Organizations (SOs)." -- see the Memembership Advisory Committee (MAC) documents. As non-commercial organizations are represented within the SOs, namely by way of the NCUC, they are, by definition, not the at-large (which is supposed to be primarily the home of individuals). You have chosen to accept a perversion formulated after at-large directors were expelled from the Board instead of that which was broadly accepted by the wider community. In doing so, you have abandoned the clearly stated goals of the at-large, namely: "The goals of the at-large membership are as follows: (a) to include any Internet user with access and verifiable identity in order to reflect the global diversity of users (membership should not be limited to IP address or domain name holders), (b) to elect Directors to the ICANN Board by procedures that are valid and authentic, (c) to ensure that ICANN�s corporate structure operates for the benefit of the Internet community as a whole, is not captured, and continues to provide fair and proportional representation of the entire user community, (d) to provide input from the user community to the ICANN Directors and (e) to do so in a cost-efficient manner." So, what steps has your "pretend At-Large" taken to secure voting representation on the ICANN Board of Directors? None whatsoever. It's pathetic, and an insult to every At-Large member that voted in the earlier global elections. You should all be ashamed.