Dear ALAC Colleagues,
As the San Juan meeting approaches,
we should turn our attention to
finalizing the MOU with
ICANN.
Current Draft: http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_MOU
(newest revisions, for discussion, in bold typeface)
By its terms, the
MOU is between ICANN and the North American At
Large Structures that
choose to sign it (Section 1). I point this out
so you know that it is
possible to participate in the ICANN process
as an ICANN At Large
Structure, participate in the NARALO, but choose
not to sign the MOU.
Nevertheless, we should strive for a MOU that a
substantial majority of
currently accredited ALSs would be willing to
sign and which we believe
would be generally acceptable to future At
Large Structures from North
America.
*If* we can find agreement on the language of the draft MOU,
then we
will have an official signing ceremony in San Juan and move
forward
with our contemplated election of ALAC representatives from
North
America. As we've discussed on the list previously, this is
an
aspirational goal, not a hard deadline, but I am certain that
with
work over the next week on the list we will be able to find
consensus
around common language for the MOU.
Here is what I
would ask everyone to do in preparation for San Juan:
(a) if you don't
already have it, seek authority from your
organization to sign the MOU
on its behalf, if we can agree to terms,
in San Juan. Even if you are
not going to San Juan, we can still
arrange to have your organization
sign the MOU by mail and facsimile
(my understanding is that
repersentatives from all organizations will
be present with the
exception of CAUCE, CAUCE Canada, Alberta
Community Network Association
(ACNA), and People Who). Unlike our
ratification vote, in which each
organization had two votes, we only
need one signature from each
ALS.
(b) review the current draft and consider whether you would
be
willing to sign on the current terms. Is that language in the
draft
that would prevent you from signing? Is there language that must
be
in the draft in order for you to sign? If so, please let us know
as
soon as possible so we can carry this back to our own
organizations
and have a discussion around it.
(c) let me know
by email bfausett **at** internet.law.pro, or on
list, whether you
think the current draft is something your
organization will agree to
approve in San Juan. This is just a straw
poll, but I'd like to get a
read as soon as possible about how close
we are to having an acceptable
draft.
Questions and discussion
welcome.
Bret
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Draft
MoU with ICANN:
http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_MOU
Draft
Operating Principles:
http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_OP
Draft
Code of Conduct:
http://www.icannwiki.org/NARALO_Code_of_Conduct