[ga] Re: [NA-Discuss] NARALO Formation Meeting

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,

I presume that the report is accurate for the
following reasons:

The Yonkers meeting is being partially sponsored by a
candidate ALS.  There is a candidate ALS based in
Yonkers -- Consumer Reports WebWatch -- see
http://alac.icann.org/namerica/applications/crw-01mar07.pdf
 

What is particular disturbing is that this applicant
answered "NO" to the question:  "Is your organization
constituted so that participation by individual
Internet users who are citizens or residents of
countries within the Geographic Region in which your
organization is based will predominate in your
organization's operation?"

As a "YES" answer is required by the ICANN Bylaws
(Article XI Section 2 #4i), this candidate ALS should
not, under any circumstances, be granted an accredited
ALS status, 

...and to allow a candidate ALS to partially sponsor a
meeting when you know that their application should
indeed be declined is so very far from ethical that
one has to wonder as to the lengths that ICANN Staff
will go to try to ram a NARALO down our throats in
time for the upcoming San Juan session.

I have no doubt that ICANN will be highly embarrassed
by having to decline an application from this
significant entity and will direct their Staff to
lobby ALAC members to "bend the rules" with respect to
this application.  

This is no longer about what the North American
community wants, this instead is all about getting a
final RALO established so that ICANN can say to the
U.S. Department of Commerce that ICANN has in place a
channel for the voices of the end user community. 
It's all one big political game.  We are just the
expendable pawns in this effort. 




--- Michael Maranda <mmaranda@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> That is disturbing news.  I have supported in
> principle, a face to face
> meeting among the NA ALS and ALS applicants, at the
> proposed meeting in
> Vancouver at the end of February.  That meeting was
> never approved and did
> not get support.  We went ahead with an
> informational meeting, and with the
> exception of staff and Canadian participation, no
> one else from the US
> stepped forward to participate.
> 
> I'd like to know which groups are convening this
> meetingand why there has
> been no discussion on the NA discussion list.
> 
> Is this report accurate?
> 
> On 4/9/07, Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > >From the ALAC Chair's Monthly Report:
> >
> > "NARALO -In conjunction with At Large and Global
> > Partnerships staff, at the request of some NA
> ALSes,
> > requested funding for and got approval for a
> NARALO
> > formation meeting in Yonkers, NY in early May.
> This
> > meeting is being partially sponsored by a
> candidate
> > ALS." 
> https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?april_2007
> >
> > It would sure be nice to know which North American
> > At-Large Structures requested this otherwise
> > unannounced NARALO formation meeting (and which
> one is
> > partially funding this meeting).  I guess that
> > transparency isn't very high on the ALAC's list.
> >
> > The meeting date and location would also be nice
> to
> > know...
> >
> > As for me, I'd love to know why these particular
> ALS's
> > won't even discuss their views on NARALO structure
> and
> > formation on the North American At-Large
> discussion
> > list (as had been requested prior to the aborted
> > Vancouver formation meeting).
> >
> > The whole thing smacks of a set-up orchestrated by
> > ICANN Staff in order to promote the fantasy of
> > At-Large involvement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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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
> >
> 
> 
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