Re: [ga] Towards Improved Representation in ICANN

["Roberto Gaetano" <ga_list@hotmail.com>]

Mike Roberts wrote:

>At 23:01 -0400 8/27/01, DannyYounger@cs.com wrote:
>>Dear Mike,
>
><snip>
>
>>What role do you see for the General Assembly in your six-SO model?
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Danny Younger
>
>The ALSC report makes a cogent case for the establishment of an ALSO
>based on individual domain name holders.  I think the high energy
>level of the GA could be used well in getting the ALSO off the ground
>and making it - especially its Council - a success.
>
>The report also says the committee thinks ways should be found to
>"jump start" the ALSO.  The GA has a nucleus of people who could
>contribute to that.

I have always stated that there are obvious synergies between the GA and the 
AtLarge, so I cannot argue with this.

Nevertheless, I would like to stress a point.
Once the AtLarge participation of individuals has been defined, either as 
ALSO or other forms (let's wait and see what NAIS proposes), the role of the 
GA will not disappear.

Your paper seems to address the DNSO/GA as a peculiar case, but it seems to 
me that ASO and PSO also have focused GAs that are providing an essential 
contribute to the debate.
I would expect the "individuals" currently in the DNSO/GA to migrate to the 
new structure (ALSO?), but I would still hope to see in the DNSO/GA a forum 
where the constituencies can share their respective views in an open and 
transparent way. To leave just the Council would deprive the DNSO of this 
important stage for the internal debate.

Regards
Roberto



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