Hi Danny, Perhaps I can give you some insight and assistance with the process (or lack thereof in terms of recent list activity) on this matter... Others who have represented ALAC at various of the contributory processes that went into this ALAC contribution to the Public Comment process may also wish to have input as well but many of them may not be subscribed to the NA regional list... The ALAC input is a restatement of previous endorsed statements made and in several cases developed out of the At-Large Summit and points made by members of the At-Large directly in the vbulletin process used this time and from various F2F meetings and teleconferences held including , but not limited to the WG-1 Summit activities, the PPC meetings at Mexico and Sydney and teleconference briefing calls... so it is not a *fresh statement* developed by lists (which if course is not the only way discussion happen or policy is developed in ALAC any way) and if this is a lack of transparency when at our September meeting we discussed and agreed a synthesis of what we have said on this matter is what is needed as direct input to this Public Comment period => which we also agreed we needed to MAKE formal input to on behalf of ALAC; then I assume this matter will be brought to the ALAC's attention as a complaint from NARALO at our October meeting in Seoul... Evan, Gareth & Beau please advise me what NARALO's wishes are on this and if you need either the Comment or the process of it reviewed or discussed and by who and what the specifics of the Agenda item are ASAP... CLO 2009/10/11 Danny Younger <dannyyounger@yahoo.com>
On Thursday 8 October I noted the publication of an ALAC Statement on the Document Publication Operational Policy on the ExCom list. I have no particular issue with the content of the Statement, but would appreciate the opportunity to understand the process leading up to such Statements.
1. I don't recall seeing any of the regional secretariats bringing this matter to the attention of their respective communities. 2. I don't recall reading any local commentary on the topic on any of the RALO lists. 3. The subject matter wasn't discussed on the primary ALAC list 4. The topic wasn't discussed on the At-Large list 5. I didn't see any vote scheduled on this Statement 6. The Agenda for the most recent ALAC meeting indicated that the subject of the Document Publication Operational Policy was not presently scheduled for an At-Large response
Perhaps someone in the know can explain to the rest of us the process by which the ALAC generates Statements on behalf of the at-large community. If the latest Statement is a typical example, then where is the transparency in the process?
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