Re: [ALSC-Forum] Draft Resolution on AL?

[Jeff Williams]

Bret and all stakeholders or interested parties,

  I am not sure either what to make of this (See below Bret's comments)
Is there a Url Reference somewhere?

Bret Fausett wrote:

> I'm not quite sure what to make of it, but it looks as though a draft
> resolution that the At Large Study Committee plans to submit to the Board
> was circulated earlier today, though I'm not sure where. Did this come from
> the ALSC and are you looking for comments on it while the comment period
> remains open?
>
>          -- Bret
>
> *Draft* Proposed Action Statement for ICANN's Board
>
> Based on an extensive outreach, discussion, research, and consensus-building
> campaign the ALSC recommends that, on November 15, 2001, the ICANN Board
> adopt the following recommendations concerning At-Large participation
> and representation.
>
> (1) The Board affirms that individual Internet users have a significant
> stake in ICANN's activities and should have the opportunity of fully
> participating in ICANN.
>
> (2) While the ALSC's final report remains open for comment and
> consideration, the Board acknowledges that the following basic principles
> should guide expedited action on At-Large:
>
> (a) Create an At-Large Supporting Organization (ALSO) as a regionally-based
> framework for informed participation of any interested individual and for
> At-Large involvement in ICANN policy and decision-making (including
> mechanisms to foster discussion among individuals and with ICANN's
> decision-making bodies);
>
> (b) Focus At-Large membership on an identifiable and vested community (an
> ALSO electorate) to provide a practical mechanism for voter registration and
> self-funding (e.g. The ALSC recommends that membership be based on
> individual domain name holders);
>
> (c) Provide a proportionate role for At-Large members in selecting ICANN's
> Board (along with other ICANN constituencies) (e.g. The ALSC recommends 6
> At-Large Directors in a 19 member Board).
>
> (3) The Board requests that the ICANN CEO solicit expressions of interest to
> determine the degree of interest in creating local and regional ALSO
> entities that would support informed participation of interested individuals
> and At-Large involvement in ICANN, and report the results to the Board at
> the March 2002 ICANN meeting.
>
> (4) The Board authorizes the extension of the ALSC until March 31, 2002 to
> work with the Supporting Organizations, other interested parties, and ICANN
> staff on proposing detailed plans for an At-Large membership, voter
> registration, and a regionally-based, self-supporting ALSO.

Regards,

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