Hi Michael The ALAC is looking at the criteria (started before Lisbon, draft now & comments, should be finalized soon) If you check the agenda for the last ALAC teleconf on the wiki, you should see the draft documents. Can’t find the link now… I understand why people want to be in ALAC and RALOs rather than in NCUC sometimes, but we need to fix the criteria to be able to sort this out. I am hoping to have a final document incorporating all comments by the May ALAC teleconference. Jacqueline From: Michael Maranda [mailto:mmaranda@afcn.org] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:05 PM To: NA Discuss Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Action Items Have these issues been resolved? When will they be resolved? I dont think disparaging their interest in involvement is warranted. A fundamental lack of understanding of what community networking is all about is the root of the problem. On 4/16/07, John L <HYPERLINK "mailto:johnl@iecc.com"johnl@iecc.com> wrote: We had enough trouble dealing with outfits that don't meet the criteria (they belong in the NCUC) but for some unfathomable reason really really really want to be ALS, then get the ICANN ombudsman involved who doesn't understand the ALS rules either, leading to an incredible bureaucratic timesink that distracted the ALAC for months. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Director, CTCNet Chicago Chapter Co-Founder, Chicago Digital Access Alliance Co-Chair, Illinois Community Technology Coalition President, Association For Community Networking Support the efforts of the Chicago Digital Access Alliance: HYPERLINK "http://www.digitalaccessalliance.org"http://www.digitalaccessalliance.org -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/762 - Release Date: 4/15/2007 4:22 PM