The attached ALAC statement [PDF, 172 KB] was initially composed by Carlton Samuels, ALAC Secretariat and member of the Latin American and Caribbean Islands Regional At-Large Organization (LACRALO), based on discussion of the topic within the At-Large Community.
On 11 July 2011, as requested by ALAC Chair Olivier Crépin-Leblond , At-Large staff posted this draft to a dedicated wiki workspace and sent out a call for comments to all At-Large members (using the ALAC- Announce mailing list), with a deadline of 18 July 2011.
Based on the comments received, Carlton Samuels revised the draft on 26 July 2011 – creating the ALAC's final Statement (below).
On 26 July 2011, the ALAC Chair requested that Staff open a five-day ALAC ratification vote on this statement, and the statement was submitted to both the public comment forum and to Olof Nordling (the Staff person responsible for the public comment forum).