The main problem remains the lack of „roots“ of the organisation. They have no members, no “democratic outreach”. We should not be too formal but we may request structures having a similar effect (e.g. lists of “members” for this goal, regular meetings, votes on officers and policies of Article 19 ICANN involvement etc. Having studies accountability for a while – a main element are established procedures of involvement of the interested public, information and consultation are not sufficient. It is also important that elected officers make policies, not the staff. Best, Erich Schweighofer Von: euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] Im Auftrag von Tatiana Tropina Gesendet: Samstag, 27. August 2016 09:44 An: Wolf Ludwig Cc: Discussion for At-Large Europe Betreff: Re: [EURO-Discuss] WG: Seeking Regional Advice for a New ALS / Article 19 Dear all, I just joined EURALO a couple of days ago, so I couldn't attend the monthly call, where the Article 19's application to join ALS was discussed. So I would like to use this opportunity to communicate on the mailing list and express my support to this application. I collaborated with Article 19 on several occasions in the IG space in general and at ICANN in particular. I am sure that their work and their values perfectly suit the aims of EURALO, namely, to ensure that end users benefit from the daily use of the Internet and enjoy security, privacy and consumer protection. As to the structure of this organisation - yes, they do have offices in some other countries, but their "home" is in Europe, because they are incorporated in the United Kingdom. Their main office is located in London, and that's where all the coordination and operations are carried out from. Europe is where they belong, and I am happy that our region has such an organisation that successfully advocates for digital rights not only on the regional level, but much wider. We all know that Internet has no borders: the rights the European organisaiton - Article 19 - is advocating for are universal. I hope this application gets approved and we will welcome Article 19 as the new EURALO member. Warm regards Tatiana Tropina On 26 Aug 2016 14:42, "Wolf Ludwig" <wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net<mailto:wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net>> wrote: Dear all, as discussed at our last monthly call, some of you wanted to see and verify the DD form of our recent applicant Article 19. As already said or noted at our call by some of us, Article 19 is not a "typical" At-Large structure or association and not only based in one particular country in our region but a cross-regional network (comparable to our EURALO Ind. Assoc. or ISOC chapters). Those who know the background of Article 19 already have expressed some support that this applicant would fit into the diversity of our RALO. The discussion is open -- over to you. Thanks for your consideration and kind regards, Wolf staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> sent Tue, 9 Aug 2016 16:31:
Dear Wolf,
On the 04 August 2016 we received a EURALO ALS application from Article 19. Please find the Due Diligence form and statue attached.
We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this ALS in your capacity as EURALO Secretary. Your advice will support the ALAC review on this application.
According to our timeline for ALS applications the due date for the regional advice is on 22 September 2016.
We would like to remind you that the DD form could contain sensitive information. Please avoid sharing the form with third parties.
Kind regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Website: atlarge.icann.org<http://atlarge.icann.org> <https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<http://facebook.com/icann> <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>
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