Dear all, With the discussion in the LACRALO bylaw working group and further discussion among several of the ALSes at the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia regarding participation of ALSes in LACRALO, it was decided by the LACRALO President and Secretariat to have : - a conference call with ALSes from the Latin American region (with Spanish interpretation) - a conference call with ALSes from the Caribbean region Both of these conference calls would take place before the monthly LACRALO conference call. The suggested agenda of these two regional conference calls : - hear what ALSes have to say regarding their involvement in LACRALO and the way forward for improved ALS participation in LACRALO. - what information is needed by ALSes and its members to better participate in LACRALO. A series of possible briefing calls could then be planned. - mention of the possible LACRALO bylaw modifications to address participation in LACRALO. - a discussion regarding the idea of possible regional balance of the ALAC representatives from LACRALO so that one ALAC Representative from an ALS from the Latin American region and one ALAC Representative from an ALS in the Caribbean region. The call will be scheduled for 90 minutes with interpretation for Spanish and English. ALSes from Latin America are requested to complete the following Doodle by Thursday 13th January 2011 at 2000 UTC. http://doodle.com/sif3cmupzzp4iikb Thank You, Andres Piazza LACRALO President Dev Anand Teelucksingh LACRALO Secretariat