Thanks for all the comments received so far. The attached version 2 of the document includes some of the suggested changes.Unfortunately no input has been received from the drafting team to absorb all of the comments into this new draft. 
Therefore, while there may be gaps in this plan, it can be viewed as a work in progress and reviewed and updated in due course. This is to mitigate against losing out on the CROP funding for the 2nd half of 2023 as happened for the first half.

Your review and feedback would be appreciated by Wednesday 6, June at 23:00 UTC.

Regards, 
Claire C. Craig
LACRALO Secretariat



On Mon, 5 Jun 2023 at 15:23, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch <apisan@unam.mx> wrote:

Laura,


thanks for the statement. Several of us have insistently proposed that all ALS's must be reaccredited from scratch. It is the only way forward. The criteria for this have already been laid on the table. It will spare us much shame in the future.


Regarding CROP funding there is one more request we have already made and has not been honored. Since LACRALO leadership will filter the proposals, it must lay out a proposal for criteria, process, and timelines for such approval, and get it voted.


Regarding Dev's proposal to focus on extending ALS membership to countries that do not presently have an ALS, yes, but it continues to reinforce the trend to avoid dividing the unchallenged monopoly each present ALS enjoys in small countries when it comes to weighted voting.


Alejandro Pisanty



De: lac-discuss-en <lac-discuss-en-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> en nombre de Laura Margolis <margolisl@gmail.com>
Enviado: lunes, 5 de junio de 2023 11:43 a. m.
Para: Dev Anand Teelucksingh
CC: LAC-Discuss-en
Asunto: Re: [lac-discuss-en] LAC Strategy for Outreach and Engagement
 
Dear Dev,

Excellent observations and suggestions.

Of course our region should reach out to all the countries where there is still no presence, as a priority. I guess that will be part of the O&E strategy.

I agree with your view regarding CROP fundings.

Also I think we should also work to discredit all ALS which are not more engaged with ICANN for different reasons,  so we can have an updated and real list of LACRALO's ALS.

I understand Lilian De Luque is our regional's liaison with O&E, but do we have a group working on this? If not, how is our region going to take action on the plan?


Best,

Laura Margolis









El lun, 5 jun 2023 a las 12:53, Dev Anand Teelucksingh (<devtee@gmail.com>) escribió:
Dear Claire,

According to the ICANN Stakeholder Tool (https://bitly.com/ICANNST), there are 12 countries in the LAC region that do not have At-Large Structures. These are :

Antigua and Barbuda (.ag)
Bahamas (.bs)
Belize (.bz)
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (.bq)
The Commonwealth of Dominica (.dm)
Grenada (.gd)
Guatemala (.gt)
Saint Barthélemy (.bl)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (.kn)
Saint Martin (French part) (.mf)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (.sx)
Republic of Suriname (.sr)

Outreach should therefore be targeted to get suitable organisations in these 12 countries to join At-Large.

Initiatives such as Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP) could be used for such outreach.

However, the proposed CROP strategy in the draft document says
"1. Whenever a new outreach opportunity becomes available, the LACRALO leadership will send an email to the community, informing them about the opportunity, and inviting members to apply to the CROP.
 2. All LACRALO members are eligible to apply for the CROP program.
 3. To apply for a CROP opportunity, members should follow the application process: https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/Community+Regional+Outreach+Program+%28CROP%29-FY23
4,  If there are more than two LACRALO members applying for the same CROP opportunity, the LACRALO leadership will invite the community to vote on the selection of the candidate who will be granted the CROP slot"

This proposed strategy can unnecessarily create delays in filing a successful CROP application to an outreach event given the need to submit and get approved a CROP application 6-8 weeks before the outreach event.

Given that LACRALO leadership will advertise a CROP opportunity, the LACRALO leadership should first reach out to ALS members that are in the subregion of the CROP outreach event to attend. Only if persons from the subregion are not able to attend, then it goes out to the wider LACRALO.


Kind Regards,

Dev Anand Teelucksingh
Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society at https://ttcs.tt






 





On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 1:33 PM Claire Craig <claireccraig@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear All
Please see attached the LACRALO Outreach and Engagement Plan which was discussed at the last LACRALO Monthly Call. 

Please provide your comments by Wednesday 7 June, 2023 so that it can be approved for FY 24. If not comments are received, the plan would be considered as final and forwarded to the ICANN org staff,

I look forward to your feedback as soon as possible. 

Claire C. Craig
LACRALO Secretariat 


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