On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 10:31 AM David Mackey via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> wrote:
It may be noted that ALAC is only referenced once in the article content, and then only as a definition. Even the definition of ALAC has a spelling error ... "Ad-Large Advisory Committee".
Incorrect. Under section 4 we have: *"an absence of awareness of ICANN among the public at large leaves the regime with a narrow base of legitimacy. True, the world’s 4.7 billion regular internet users (as of 2020) obtain notional representation in the ICANN multistakeholder framework through the At-Large Constituency. However, participants in At-Large are self-selected and have few systematic communications with the wider public."* Plus, the 2017 At-Large Review is cited in the bibliography. So, the authors are aware of ALAC and At-Large but dismiss its significance in ICANN's governance. Sounds accurate to me. As I have said repeatedly... concentrating all efforts on *user-focused public education* and *selective advocacy based on research of public needs* is ALAC's best (and I would argue only) path to legitimacy. - Evan