[[-- Translated text (es -> en) --]] Dear friends, our virtual general assembly is approaching and with it a topic that I would like to share. Both Harold and I are of the idea of being able to open participation to all and the greater places of participation in the region, the better opportunities for involvement exist in the region. The COVID 19 pandemic wreaked havoc on this issue and worsened the participation in all aspects of our relational life, including ICANN and LACRALO. We have a debt of modifying the metric rules to which they are tied in some way our rules of procedure and our operating principles and that it will somehow curtail the possibility of participation of some ALS and we are concerned. The rules say the following: * "Article 11. 6" Article 11.6: On the Quorum: In the case of an Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assembly, the quorum to meet is will understand constituted with half plus one of the active ALS in first call and with the ALS present whatever their number, 20 minutes after the time established for its opening. "* As can be seen from this text, the term "Active" is tied to the metric rules. This implies that very few ALS will be able to participate in the General Assembly. And I believe that it is not feasible in this framework to make the metrics document and the categorization of "Active and Inactive" to the ALS in this exceptional Pandemic setting. I do believe that other metric rules have to be redesigned. adjust to reality, as well as an honesty of our region, Nobody escapes that although we are 61 ALS, the number of active ALS is different in the region, but I think this is not the ideal time to be in positions that compromise the possibility of participation. My position is that everyone can participate whether they have had or not active participation. without detriment to this, if there is a sufficient number of ALS to suggest that my proposal is unfeasible and that we should apply this rigorously, let's review this topic with Harold and adjust to the general ones of the law according to article 11.6 of our rules of process. I wait for comments if there were any, since I have to be clear about where we should march in our Virtual General Assembly. I greet you with my greatest affection * Sergio Salinas Porto ** Argentine Internet President - LACRALO / ICANN <https://atlarge.icann.org/ralos/lacralo> ** Argentine Association of Internet users<http://www.internauta.org.ar/> / FeTIA <http://www.fetia.org.ar/> ** FUILAC- Federation of Internet Users Of the C<https://fuilac.org> ** facebook: salinasporto <http://www.facebook.com/salinasporto> ** twitter: sergiosalinas <http://twitter.com/sergiosalinas> ** Mobi: +54 9 223 5 215819 ** "Hopefully we can be disobedient, every time we receive humiliating orders our * * conscience or violate our common sense "Eduardo Galeano *