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).
On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM, Carlton Samuels via CPWG
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