[ga] Re: [ALSC-Forum] At-Large Organizing

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Denise and all stakeholders of interested parties,

  What is the account number for where these "Contributions"
are to be deposited?  Is there such an account number with routing code
that such funds can be wire transferred into?
Are you Dinise, the bonded person for such "Contributions"?
if so, whom is the bonding agent or company, and what is the
amount of the bond?

  The information you provided below Dinise, is incomplete until
or unless these two questions can be answered directly and
completely.  The answers to these basic questions should be
publicly decimated as well...

  Next with regard to this announcement:

  As many here already know, the ALSC was a dismal failure and
broadly recognized as such in by the inaccurate conclusions that
the ALSC reached in their "Final Report" and presented in Accra.
This brings this announcement under yet again for the 6th iteration,
and seemingly endless "Studies, Forums, attempts" at seemingly
falsely for the ICANN BoD to formulate a At-Large effort when
several are already underway in the private sector which ICANN
is suppose to serve in accordance with the MoU and White Paper.
As such, what is the expectation or purpose of this announcement
in this context if any, and is it reasonable to trust the ICANN BoD
yet again in such an initiative given the history of At-Large formation
thus far as well as statements of note from a number of the ICANN
BoD and staff, past and present, namely Esther Dyson, Alejandro
Piscanty, Stuart Lynn, Vint Cerf, Dan Holloran, and a few others?

Denise Michel ALSC wrote:

> The following "Announcement" is being posted on ICANN's website.  I look
> forward to working with those interested in forming At-Large structures.
>
> Denise Michel
> dmichel@atlargestudy.org
>
> ICANN Announcement
> 23 April 2002
>
> Board accepts contributions to facilitate At-Large organizing efforts
>
> On April 22, 2002, ICANN's Board approved a resolution via teleconference
> authorizing the acceptance of contributions to fund staff support "for the
> creation and nurturing of At-Large mechanisms for meaningful,
> self-organizing informed participation in ICANN by a full range of Internet
> users."  Recognizing initial fundraising efforts undertaken by Esther Dyson,
> a member of the former At-Large Study Committee and former Chair of ICANN,
> the Board acknowledged that ICANN should use the funds to immediately
> provide support for facilitating At-Large organizing efforts.  Denise
> Michel, former Executive Director of the At-Large Study Committee, agreed to
> provide this support on a temporary basis to help nurture the creation of
> At-Large structures.
>
> On March 14, 2002 in Accra, the Board approved a resolution stating that
> ICANN should have "a robust At-Large mechanism for meaningful, informed
> participation by Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report,"
> and calling upon the ICANN community to "devote sustained energy to the
> creation of At-Large structures built upon bottom-up, self-organized, local
> Internet community institutions and other organizations that meet the
> general criteria of openness, participation, and self-sustainability,
> anticipating that most such entities are not ICANN-specific, but already
> serve their communities in broader ways."
>
> In the next few months, Denise Michel will help ICANN take initial steps to
> support the formation of At-Large organizations, including:  creating an
> informal, volunteer At-Large Organizing Committee to assist in guiding
> preliminary at-large efforts; conducting outreach to identify interested
> individuals/groups worldwide; identify common objectives and interests
> relevant to Internet users and ICANN's mission; organize a "founders group"
> to help catalyze regional At-Large structures; establish mechanisms for
> coordination and cooperation among At-Large structures; and help coordinate
> input on the role for those structures in ICANN's coordinating and
> management structures and recommend future actions to the ICANN Board.  The
> success of these efforts will be dependent in large part on the interest and
> engagement of the Internet community.
>
> Those interested in contributing to these efforts are encouraged to send
> their contributions payable to the "ICANN At-Large Project" to: ICANN, 4676
> Admiralty Way, Suite 330, Marina del Rey, CA 90292.  (Telephone
> 310-823-9358; Fax 310-823-8649).  Questions should be directed to Denise
> Michel at dmichel@atlargestudy.org.

Regards,
--
Jeffrey A. Williams
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