Hi Bill I don't think that there has been any suggestion from anyone within At-Large that any member has ever been considered second-class. The perception probably came about because there was a time when the whole of At-Large was considered by others outside of At-Large as second-class... or even lower. However, in the intervening years, the quality of our outputs and the outstanding people who represent our At-Large community has certainly raised our status immensely. Thanks to you all. Maureen On Fri, 12 Sept 2025, 5:45 pm Bill Jouris via CPWG, <cpwg@icann.org> wrote:
Hi Carlton,
To say that "It is only recently that participation by an '*unaffiliated*' person was recognized. And with this, that person is still relegated to second class status for rights and privileges in participation." is, at minimum, an over-generalization.
I personally have never been a member of an ALS. Yet if I have been "relegated to second class status" in the decade plus that I have been involved in ICANN, it has somehow escaped my notice.** For me, being elected by the members of NARALO for a term as their representative on the ALAC didn't *feel* like second class status.
Perhaps other Regional Ogranizations are different in this regard. Or perhaps I simply do not understand what is meant by second class status.
Bill Jouris
** I except, of course, the second class status that anyone outside the GNSO has. That would seem to be a different discussion from how At Large works (that being the only place where ALSs are noticed).
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On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM, Carlton Samuels via CPWG <cpwg@icann.org> wrote: _______________________________________________ CPWG mailing list -- cpwg@icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to cpwg-leave@icann.org
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