Hi all, Here is one of the things that the Secretariats will be discussing in LA and I would like to get NA feedback before I'm there "representing" us. Here it is: "Currently, ICANN's budget provides that funding exists for approximately 18-20 persons from the At-Large community from the region each ICANN meeting is held in to attend the meeting. This has to the present day been used to sponsor one representative of each ALS in attending, but as the community grows this will not be sustainable. ICANN would like the input of the Secretariats about what kind of travel support is actually useful to support policy work. Would 'means testing' - requiring active engagement by community members in order to receive travel support, for example - be useful to increase participation? Would more regional ALS meetings be a better use of the funds? Is a hybrid approach of some regional meetings and some ICANN meetings sensible? In addition, this track of work is meant to discuss the idea for an At-Large Summit. What could it achieve, and how? Is such a meeting the only way to achieve certain objectives - and if so, which ones?" So, I would like your contribution into this issue. I, for one, will be asking for more regional input into HOW these funds are spent. Note - not ALAC input but our own region's input. But this is only part of what we will be discussing. So, if you have any thoughts, please forward them to me or discuss them on the list so that I will know which way we want to take this. Thank you, D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson@gov.nu.ca