I think that Danny has raised an excellent point and I would like to hear from staff on this issue. D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Danny Younger Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:51 PM To: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Cc: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: [NA-Discuss] Length of At-Large Comment Periods As of late, I have noticed that when a Call for Comments is issued to the at-large community, the time-frame for providing comments in response to the Call is far from sufficient. Below I have listed the last eight Call for Comment cycles (announcement dates and comment closure dates are shown); the available time for comments can at best be described as a few days. A few days is simply not enough time for most individuals, and I can't imagine that organizational entities would take any comfort in the present arrangement. It would be appreciated if something could be done to improve the present situation. 1. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Public Call by the Stability, Security and Resilience of the DNS Review Team Announced 01 April Deadline 03 April 2. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Proposed Framework for the FY12 Operating Plan and Budget Announced 04 April Deadline 04 April 3. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group Proposed Final Report Announced 20 April Deadline 22 April 4. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement to the ICANN Board on the RAA Negotiations Announced 22 April Deadline 29 April 5. Call for Comments: JAS WG Second Milestone Report Announced 08 May Deadline 09 May 6. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Proposal for Renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement Announced 11 May Deadline 15 May 7. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on Academia Representation on NomCom Announced 20 May Deadline 25 May 8. Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on eG8 Forum Announced 20 May Deadline 22 May ------ 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 ------