Just FYI all, there is a real budgetary impact to doing this and also some other issues. I don't want to be a wet blanket, but nobody should assume that this is something that ICANN will provide travel or other meeting support for. 

We have received a request from you and I have already begun discussing it internally. You will be the first to know but there are some further costing issues that need to be done - additional meeting staff would be required, several meeting rooms, etc in addition to travel support, and the cost is variable depending upon which city the meeting takes place in. 

This would be a major addition to an ICANN meeting on several levels - which doesn't mean it can't happen, just that it must be thought through carefully.

If it were to happen, the internal planning within the community would be global, not regional as you probably know :)

On 3 Jul 2007, at 20:14, Thompson, Darlene wrote:

Hi all,
 
It was discussed at the meeting in San Juan that there is an interest amongst the At-Large community to have a global meeting of the ALSs, now that all of the RALOs are formed.  As 1/2 of your interim Secretariat, I will be having contact with the other RALOs to work on moving this forward.
 
Would anybody else be interested in forming a working group or task force on this matter with me?  Please let me know.
 
D

 
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