That is disturbing news. I have supported in principle, a face to face meeting among the NA ALS and ALS applicants, at the proposed meeting in Vancouver at the end of February. That meeting was never approved and did not get support. We went ahead with an informational meeting, and with the exception of staff and Canadian participation, no one else from the US stepped forward to participate.
I'd like to know which groups are convening this meetingand why there has been no discussion on the NA discussion list.
Is this report accurate?
On 4/9/07,
Danny Younger <dannyyounger@yahoo.com> wrote:
>From the ALAC Chair's Monthly Report:
"NARALO -In conjunction with At Large and Global
Partnerships staff, at the request of some NA ALSes,
requested funding for and got approval for a NARALO
formation meeting in Yonkers, NY in early May. This
meeting is being partially sponsored by a candidate
ALS." https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?april_2007
It would sure be nice to know which North American
At-Large Structures requested this otherwise
unannounced NARALO formation meeting (and which one is
partially funding this meeting). I guess that
transparency isn't very high on the ALAC's list.
The meeting date and location would also be nice to
know...
As for me, I'd love to know why these particular ALS's
won't even discuss their views on NARALO structure and
formation on the North American At-Large discussion
list (as had been requested prior to the aborted
Vancouver formation meeting).
The whole thing smacks of a set-up orchestrated by
ICANN Staff in order to promote the fantasy of
At-Large involvement.
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