On 21/05/2013 10:42, Steve Crocker wrote:
As I said above, I invite anyone who is interested to participate.
The IETF, ICANN, the RIRs, ISOC, W3C and other organizations have all arisen
within the ecosystem that accompanies the growth and prevalence of the
Internet. It is natural for there to be some tension, competition and
rivalry among our institutions, but we have all been part of the same grand
enterprise, we all share the same core values, and we all work toward the
same goal of an open, innovative, expanding Internet.
+1 to everything Steve has said.
And I take this opportunity to remind you that you can directly
influence the outcome of *all* the work at ICANN by taking part in it.
There are several avenues for this.
One of them is through the ALAC: the At-Large Advisory Committee's
(ALAC) role is to facilitate input from Internet users into the ICANN
policy processes. It does not purport to "represent" Internet users, but
it tries as much as it can to act in the *best interests* of Internet
users. But without your input and particularly on technical issues where
we need as much help as we can get, the ALAC cannot issue Statements
that adhere to the general point of view of Internet users.
How can you take part?
The North American region allows for individual membership. Other
regions require that you are part of an At-Large Structure (ALS) to
participate - but if you see the list, you'll notice there are a LOT of
ALSes, many of which are ISOC Chapters.
And you do NOT need to be part of an At-Large Structure to participate
in the At-Large Working Groups. Membership is only needed for matters of
voting - and since we operate by consensus, that's a rare occurrence,
usually only kept to selection of leadership.
A few links:
ALAC Correspondence: http://www.atlarge.icann.org/correspondence
ALAC Policy Development: https://community.icann.org/x/bwFO
ALAC Working Groups: https://community.icann.org/x/loIi
I know this is a shameless plug but in the face of the threat posed by
non-multi-stakeholder systems of governance, I felt a follow-up on
Steve's post was necessary. As Steve says so eloquently, we need to all
work toward the goal of an open, innovative, expanding Internet.
Warm regards,
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ALAC Chair
https://community.icann.org/x/ppEi