Danny, LACRALO and NARALO are the only ones to accept individuals. NARALO is the only RALO to allow individual representatives to vote. What changes to our OP would satisfy you? _________________________________________ Luc Faubert Conseiller en gouvernance TI et en gestion du changement / IT governance and change management consulting +1 514 236 5129 www.LucFaubert.com www.isoc.qc.ca www.ccig.ca www.maillons.qc.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: 11 avril 2007 19:20 To: bfausett@internet.law.pro; na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org; At-Large Worldwide Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Action Items: Representation
With regard to the Draft Naralo Operating Principles point #5 that states: "The governance of the NARALO will be exercised by a General Assembly, formed by 2 representatives of each member ALS and 2 members from among the unaffiliated individuals", the language is totally unacceptable.
Why I hold this view:
I refer you to the document entitled "The ICANN Experiment" authored by current ICANN Director Susan P. Crawford wherein it states:
"First, the dependence of the democratic story on a bounded electorate can be met by ICANN's agreements with those who participate in its processes - registries, registrars, businesses, registrants, and any other people or entities who "show up" as part of the ICANN process. The contours of this group will change constantly, of course, but ICANN will be able know roughly who it is talking to and who has agreed to be bound by ICANN determinations. The idea that "who shows up" may be taken as a representative sample of the rest of the world is part of ICANN's history (and that of other more technical groups such as the IETF). ICANN has established constituencies within the DNSO for business, IP, registries, non-commercial entities, and others. Because it is impossible to get a cross- section of (for example) every non-commercial Internet user, the ICANN system treats the Non-Commercial Domain Name Holders Constituency (that is, the people who "show up") as the representative constituency. This is a practical approach that can be implemented with a simple contractual agreement to participate, pay minor dues, and adhere to consensus policies (to the extent applicable)."
Under the current scheme the voting process has been totally captured by organizational entities at the expense of the individual members of the vast at-large community. This is completely unacceptable to those of us that believe that equal rights should accrue to those individuals that "show up".
The At-Large has always been about "individuals"; not about organizations. Organizations already have a home in the NCUC; organizations should not be supplanting the individual in the one body within ICANN that purportedly speaks for the individual user.
Reference document: http://scrawford.net/display/Crawford2.pdf
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