FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
Hi all, Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there). I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-) 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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca> ________________________________ From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff@alac.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: Atlarge Staff Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details Dear Darlene and Evan, With just under one month to go before the start of the Summit, we would like to work with you to ensure the smooth operation of your GA. As a reminder, GA meetings will take place on Tuesday, 3 March between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The purpose of this message is to: - Request you to send us your GA agenda (Deadline: 31 January) - Ask whether you would like any Staff Briefings during your GA - Highlight relevant text from your RALO's Operating Principles and MOU - Establish your document needs for your GA (Additional Document Deadline: 13 February) AGENDA Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by 31 January? Given that the Summit will provide considerable discussion on policy issues, we request that the GA agenda focus on organizational issues. However, the agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by you in conjunction with your ALS representatives. Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting of January 12: - Ideas - better information sharing strategies - issue mapping (Dharma) - Operating procedures - flag those that have not worked well in the past (Darlene) STAFF BRIEFINGS ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats consider holding a short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss registrar/registry RAA non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be added to your GA agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN Staff to attend your GA for this purpose. At-Large staff are very interested to have the opportunity to speak with your ALS participants about how we can help them with engaging with At-Large activities to a greater degree. For example, what are their specific policy interests? What can be done to facilitate NARALO's engagement? What tools would you like to see developed? Would you like to include such a discussion during your GA or during an informal session? Are there any regionally specific policy issues that may be of interest to your ALS participants? RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules of Procedure may be viewed here: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents DOCUMENTS NEEDS At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS representatives including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure. We will need to be informed of any other documents you will require by 13 February. Please let us know if you have any questions on organizing your GA. We very much look forward to assisting you to ensure a very successful NARALO GA. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Hi Darlene, Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re-forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table. Best regards, Danny --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
From: Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM Hi all,
Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there).
I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-)
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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca>
________________________________
From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff@alac.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: Atlarge Staff Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
Dear Darlene and Evan,
With just under one month to go before the start of the Summit, we would like to work with you to ensure the smooth operation of your GA. As a reminder, GA meetings will take place on Tuesday, 3 March between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The purpose of this message is to:
- Request you to send us your GA agenda (Deadline: 31 January)
- Ask whether you would like any Staff Briefings during your GA
- Highlight relevant text from your RALO's Operating Principles and MOU
- Establish your document needs for your GA (Additional Document Deadline: 13 February)
AGENDA
Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by 31 January? Given that the Summit will provide considerable discussion on policy issues, we request that the GA agenda focus on organizational issues. However, the agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by you in conjunction with your ALS representatives.
Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting of January 12:
- Ideas - better information sharing strategies - issue mapping (Dharma)
- Operating procedures - flag those that have not worked well in the past (Darlene)
STAFF BRIEFINGS
ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats consider holding a short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss registrar/registry RAA non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be added to your GA agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN Staff to attend your GA for this purpose.
At-Large staff are very interested to have the opportunity to speak with your ALS participants about how we can help them with engaging with At-Large activities to a greater degree. For example, what are their specific policy interests? What can be done to facilitate NARALO's engagement? What tools would you like to see developed? Would you like to include such a discussion during your GA or during an informal session?
Are there any regionally specific policy issues that may be of interest to your ALS participants?
RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU
For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules of Procedure may be viewed here: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents
DOCUMENTS NEEDS
At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS representatives including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure.
We will need to be informed of any other documents you will require by 13 February.
Please let us know if you have any questions on organizing your GA. We very much look forward to assisting you to ensure a very successful NARALO GA.
Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org
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Interesting! Does anybody else who will be attending this session in Mexico wish to discuss this matter? 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: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:01 PM To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org; Thompson, Darlene Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details Hi Darlene, Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re-forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table. Best regards, Danny --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
From: Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM Hi all,
Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there).
I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-)
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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca>
________________________________
From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff@alac.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: Atlarge Staff Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
Dear Darlene and Evan,
With just under one month to go before the start of the Summit, we would like to work with you to ensure the smooth operation of your GA. As a reminder, GA meetings will take place on Tuesday, 3 March between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The purpose of this message is to:
- Request you to send us your GA agenda (Deadline: 31 January)
- Ask whether you would like any Staff Briefings during your GA
- Highlight relevant text from your RALO's Operating Principles and MOU
- Establish your document needs for your GA (Additional Document Deadline: 13 February)
AGENDA
Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by 31 January? Given that the Summit will provide considerable discussion on policy issues, we request that the GA agenda focus on organizational issues. However, the agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by you in conjunction with your ALS representatives.
Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting of January 12:
- Ideas - better information sharing strategies - issue mapping (Dharma)
- Operating procedures - flag those that have not worked well in the past (Darlene)
STAFF BRIEFINGS
ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats consider holding a short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss registrar/registry RAA non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be added to your GA agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN Staff to attend your GA for this purpose.
At-Large staff are very interested to have the opportunity to speak with your ALS participants about how we can help them with engaging with At-Large activities to a greater degree. For example, what are their specific policy interests? What can be done to facilitate NARALO's engagement? What tools would you like to see developed? Would you like to include such a discussion during your GA or during an informal session?
Are there any regionally specific policy issues that may be of interest to your ALS participants?
RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU
For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules of Procedure may be viewed here: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents
DOCUMENTS NEEDS
At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS representatives including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure.
We will need to be informed of any other documents you will require by 13 February.
Please let us know if you have any questions on organizing your GA. We very much look forward to assisting you to ensure a very successful NARALO GA.
Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org
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And lose most of your influence over board composition. On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
Hi Darlene,
Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re- forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table.
Best regards, Danny
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
From: Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM Hi all,
Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there).
I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-)
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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca>
________________________________
From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff@alac.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: Atlarge Staff Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
Dear Darlene and Evan,
With just under one month to go before the start of the Summit, we would like to work with you to ensure the smooth operation of your GA. As a reminder, GA meetings will take place on Tuesday, 3 March between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The purpose of this message is to:
- Request you to send us your GA agenda (Deadline: 31 January)
- Ask whether you would like any Staff Briefings during your GA
- Highlight relevant text from your RALO's Operating Principles and MOU
- Establish your document needs for your GA (Additional Document Deadline: 13 February)
AGENDA
Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by 31 January? Given that the Summit will provide considerable discussion on policy issues, we request that the GA agenda focus on organizational issues. However, the agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by you in conjunction with your ALS representatives.
Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting of January 12:
- Ideas - better information sharing strategies - issue mapping (Dharma)
- Operating procedures - flag those that have not worked well in the past (Darlene)
STAFF BRIEFINGS
ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats consider holding a short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss registrar/registry RAA non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be added to your GA agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN Staff to attend your GA for this purpose.
At-Large staff are very interested to have the opportunity to speak with your ALS participants about how we can help them with engaging with At-Large activities to a greater degree. For example, what are their specific policy interests? What can be done to facilitate NARALO's engagement? What tools would you like to see developed? Would you like to include such a discussion during your GA or during an informal session?
Are there any regionally specific policy issues that may be of interest to your ALS participants?
RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU
For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules of Procedure may be viewed here: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents
DOCUMENTS NEEDS
At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS representatives including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure.
We will need to be informed of any other documents you will require by 13 February.
Please let us know if you have any questions on organizing your GA. We very much look forward to assisting you to ensure a very successful NARALO GA.
Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org
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What's more important? Having a very small influence over board composition, or bringing user concerns directly to the GNSO Council and working with our peers to develop proper policies? --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Ross Rader <ross@tucows.com> wrote:
From: Ross Rader <ross@tucows.com> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: dannyyounger@yahoo.com Cc: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org, "Thompson, Darlene" <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 4:05 PM And lose most of your influence over board composition.
On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
Hi Darlene,
Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re- forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table.
Best regards, Danny
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
From: Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM Hi all,
Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there).
I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-)
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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca>
________________________________
From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff@alac.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: Atlarge Staff Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
Dear Darlene and Evan,
With just under one month to go before the start of the Summit, we would like to work with you to ensure the smooth operation of your GA. As a reminder, GA meetings will take place on Tuesday, 3 March between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The purpose of this message is to:
- Request you to send us your GA agenda (Deadline: 31 January)
- Ask whether you would like any Staff Briefings during your GA
- Highlight relevant text from your RALO's Operating Principles and MOU
- Establish your document needs for your GA (Additional Document Deadline: 13 February)
AGENDA
Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by 31 January? Given that the Summit will provide considerable discussion on policy issues, we request that the GA agenda focus on organizational issues. However, the agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by you in conjunction with your ALS representatives.
Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting of January 12:
- Ideas - better information sharing strategies - issue mapping (Dharma)
- Operating procedures - flag those that have not worked well in the past (Darlene)
STAFF BRIEFINGS
ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats consider holding a short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss registrar/registry RAA non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be added to your GA agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN Staff to attend your GA for this purpose.
At-Large staff are very interested to have the opportunity to speak with your ALS participants about how we can help them with engaging with At-Large activities to a greater degree. For example, what are their specific policy interests? What can be done to facilitate NARALO's engagement? What tools would you like to see developed? Would you like to include such a discussion during your GA or during an informal session?
Are there any regionally specific policy issues that may be of interest to your ALS participants?
RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU
For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules of Procedure may be viewed here:
https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents
DOCUMENTS NEEDS
At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS representatives including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure.
We will need to be informed of any other documents
you will
require by 13 February.
Please let us know if you have any questions on organizing your GA. We very much look forward to assisting you to ensure a very successful NARALO GA.
Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org
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I'm not going to debate it, but the at large has huge influence in the NomComm and specific constituencies have very little say in policy development - which gets watered down even more as new constituencies are implemented (and the weight of a vote for the GNSO board seat also becomes diminished). I think, but haven't clearly determined yet, that the new structure will also amplify this. Also, i'm not saying "don't do it", I'm saying "don't lose your influence in the NComm..." On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
What's more important? Having a very small influence over board composition, or bringing user concerns directly to the GNSO Council and working with our peers to develop proper policies?
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Ross Rader <ross@tucows.com> wrote:
From: Ross Rader <ross@tucows.com> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: dannyyounger@yahoo.com Cc: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org, "Thompson, Darlene" <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 4:05 PM And lose most of your influence over board composition.
On Jan 30, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Danny Younger wrote:
Hi Darlene,
Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re- forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table.
Best regards, Danny
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
From: Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM Hi all,
Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there).
I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-)
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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca>
________________________________
From: Heidi Ullrich [mailto:Staff@alac.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:41 PM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: Atlarge Staff Subject: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details
Dear Darlene and Evan,
With just under one month to go before the start of the Summit, we would like to work with you to ensure the smooth operation of your GA. As a reminder, GA meetings will take place on Tuesday, 3 March between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The purpose of this message is to:
- Request you to send us your GA agenda (Deadline: 31 January)
- Ask whether you would like any Staff Briefings during your GA
- Highlight relevant text from your RALO's Operating Principles and MOU
- Establish your document needs for your GA (Additional Document Deadline: 13 February)
AGENDA
Could you please send us your draft GA agenda by 31 January? Given that the Summit will provide considerable discussion on policy issues, we request that the GA agenda focus on organizational issues. However, the agenda is of course ultimately to be decided by you in conjunction with your ALS representatives.
Agenda items suggested during the NARALO meeting of January 12:
- Ideas - better information sharing strategies - issue mapping (Dharma)
- Operating procedures - flag those that have not worked well in the past (Darlene)
STAFF BRIEFINGS
ALAC has requested that RALO chairs/secretariats consider holding a short briefing by ICANN Services Staff to discuss registrar/registry RAA non-compliance during their GA. Can this item be added to your GA agenda? We will arrange for appropriate ICANN Staff to attend your GA for this purpose.
At-Large staff are very interested to have the opportunity to speak with your ALS participants about how we can help them with engaging with At-Large activities to a greater degree. For example, what are their specific policy interests? What can be done to facilitate NARALO's engagement? What tools would you like to see developed? Would you like to include such a discussion during your GA or during an informal session?
Are there any regionally specific policy issues that may be of interest to your ALS participants?
RELEVENT TEXT FROM YOUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES/MOU
For your convenience, NARALO's MOU and Rules of Procedure may be viewed here:
https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?ralo_organizing_documents
DOCUMENTS NEEDS
At-Large staff will prepare documents for your ALS representatives including the NARALO MOU and Rules of Procedure.
We will need to be informed of any other documents
you will
require by 13 February.
Please let us know if you have any questions on organizing your GA. We very much look forward to assisting you to ensure a very successful NARALO GA.
Regards,
Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org
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Danny Younger wrote:
What's more important? Having a very small influence over board composition, or bringing user concerns directly to the GNSO Council and working with our peers to develop proper policies?
In theory, we are supposed to have influence within the Board itself. After playing a role in NomComm appointments(*), ALAC should, through its direct Board rep, be able to express the public interest in just about every topic it encounters. The board rep should be involved in promoting openness and accountability, and ALAC should be very loud and public if the At-Large rep is ignored or patronized. Having said that, the ALAC board rep needs far more support than currently exists. But that's an issue of maturity, not of an impossible structure. In any case, given the track record of NCUC's ability to advance its own agenda, I'm not sure that NARALO's getting involved in GNSO promises any more concrete results than we're getting from the status quo. - Evan
Danny Younger wrote:
Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re-forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table.
Danny, without you personally at the Summit -- though heaven knows I've practically begged you to go -- IMO it will be nearly pointless to discuss this at the GA without its main (and possibly only) proponent not present. Will you present this by teleconference, or are you expecting someone else to champion this position. From my own POV: I am not yet willing to give up on the RALO process and am heartened by the direction that the BGC has taken the ALAC review so far. I would certainly myself be interested in seeing whether we can provide a presence at the GNSO without having to disintegrate what has taken some pain to build. I have started to see some progress, but frankly I feel (maybe overly arrogantly) that NARALO has had a very positive effect on the ALAC and I want to see that continue. We have advanced and championed policy to ALAC. We have been the first and only region to empower individual users. We have been the first and only region to act on issues of representative performance. And we showed the rest of ALAC just how fast an ALS can be approved if the information and initiative exists. So maybe one could argue that ALAC needs NARALO more than NARALO needs ALAC. I personally believe that the global character of ALAC, and its potential long-term role, is too important to cast aside at this time simply because our history and geography has allowed us to move faster. - Evan
I agree that we will have to discuss that issue. And this would have to be well explained during the GA to those who missed some of the few thousand emails on that topic in the last few weeks. :-) Louis Houle ISOC Québec Danny Younger a écrit :
Hi Darlene,
Perhaps the NARALO could discuss withdrawing from the ALAC and re-forming as a GNSO constituency. Such a move would allow us to bring user concerns and policy solutions directly to the table.
Best regards, Danny
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> wrote:
From: Thompson, Darlene <DThompson@GOV.NU.CA> Subject: [NA-Discuss] FW: NARALO GA: Agenda and Organizational Details To: na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 2:00 PM Hi all,
Please see below. We have THREE HOURS to discuss/do whatever we want to and ICANN is offering briefings. Please reply to this e-mail TODAY (to me) so that we can get everybody's ideas/desires looked after. If you don't ask for it, ya can't complain if we don't provide it! So, ANY ideas are good (I'll let you know if they are way out there).
I need this TODAY, please... please, please, please. :-)
D
Darlene A. Thompson
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Danny Younger -
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Ross Rader -
Thompson, Darlene