Danny, Hi. I disagree. At issue was and is your misrepresentation of the camp. Again, people attending the camp are not a "choir that already knows the tune", they are young people interested in contributing to the future of the Internet, in a region where the Internet for many is still an emerging medium, and ICANN virtually unknown (most population of any ICANN region, and how many participate, serve in leadership positions, attend meetings?) Do these young people know what the DNS is, highly likely. Do they know what ICANN is and does, again in broad terms, highly likely. Have they engaged in debate about what ICANN does, spoken with people running a registry or heard about the ALAC, most likely not. The budget and finance committee should decide on the merits of the application, not your misunderstanding of what the camp is. Thanks, Adam At 6:34 AM -0700 4/11/08, Danny Younger wrote:

Hi Adam,

While the Camp serves a noble purpose, at issue is whether ALAC funds should be spent to send someone there on an Outreach Mission when the Camp already has many participants with an intimate knowledge of ICANN, ALAC, and APRALO activities and an internal committee already dedicated to At-Large activities.

If the APRALO had indicated a desire to engage in outreach at an Information Infrastructure Expo & Conference that might draw 50,000 visitors who are unaware of ICANN's function, then I could clearly see the justification for an outreach initiative... but this strikes me as nothing more asking for several thousand dollars to sing to a choir that already knows the tune.

best regards, Danny

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