I'm against it unless we get the funding from ICANN to do a GA. If so, it might be worthwhile. If not - reasons stated below. D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator N-CAP/Department of Education P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 dthompson@gov.nu.ca ________________________________________ From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] on behalf of Beau Brendler [beaubrendler@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1:49 PM To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: [NA-Discuss] Consensus on NARALO showcase in Toronto Greetings. Pursuant to the last NA phone meeting, I said I would try to measure some consensus in the region as to whether we should plan and hold a showcase in Toronto, as we did (very successfully) in San Francisco. What I heard on the phone was something of a consensus that we should not have one, reasons cited including: * Showcase burnout * Few new ALSs to showcase joining NA since San Francisco * Do we (regional orgs) need to have a showcase every time there is a local ICANN meeting? * Instead of a showcase should we do something that's more engaged with the public interest * Should we concentrate instead on capacity building sessions or other So I am going to start from the position that there's a consensus we should not hold a showcase in Toronto. Please let us know over the next week or so if you would like NA to hold a showcase and we can consider the response. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org ------