Re: [ga] ALAC: Individuals Not Wanted

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I've told you this all along.

ALAC is a constituency that represents Individual Internet Users - only trouble is: individual internet users are not allowed to join.

Reason: whatever happens, ICANN never wants to run the risk again of individual internet users actually participating as individuals and bringing the risk of democratic accountability to ICANN's processes.

Last time that happened, the democratically elected representatives of the At Large were *expelled* from the ICANN Board.

ALAC was the structure introduced not by Individual Users but by the ICANN Board - and implemented by Denise Michel - with the purpose of creating the semblance of User Participation, without the threat of its reality.

Look at the At Large forums. The voice of Internet Users of the whole world? A Joke!

Why can Individual Users not participate in their own right in a structure supposedly for... Individual Users?

Lamentable!

Yrs,

Richard Henderson
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Danny Younger 
  To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Cc: mike@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 6:11 PM
  Subject: [ga] ALAC: Individuals Not Wanted


  Date:  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:26:31 -0700
  From:  "ICANN At-Large" < committee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To:  dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx
  Subject:  At-Large Structure Application


  Danny Younger:

  Members of ICANN's Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) reviewed 
  your application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) designation and 
  determined that it did not meet the criteria for ALS certification 
  (<http://www.alac.icann.org/framework.htm>).

  If you believe this decision was reached in error and have additional 
  information to share, please contact us.  You also may submit a request 
  for review to ICANN's Ombudsman if you feel you have been treated in an 
  unfair manner under the applicable ICANN policies 
  (<http://www.icann.org/ombudsman/>).

  The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that a group meets the 
  necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or 
  issue level in ICANN activities, and that the group will support its 
  individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect 
  end-users.  If you create or join a group comprised of individual 
  Internet users interested in ICANN involvement, the ALAC encourages you 
  (or the group with which you are involved) to re-apply for ALS 
  certification.

  We also hope you will consider being involved in ICANN At-Large in 
  other 
  ways:

  - ICANN's Nominating Committee appoints members of the ALAC from each 
  geographic region and seeks candidates each year 
  (<http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/>);

  - Individuals with the requisite knowledge and experience are 
  encouraged 
  to volunteer to represent At-Large on ICANN task forces developing new 
  policies and addressing issues of interest to end-users (contact us for 
  more information);

  - Input on issues pending in ICANN that affect the Internet's end-users 
  is regularly sought by the ALAC via its website, email announcements, 
  and forum <http://www.alac.icann.org/>.

  Thank you for your interest in ICANN At-Large.

  Sincerely,

  The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
  www.alac.icann.org
  committee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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