Re: [ALSC-Forum] a proposed action statement

[Jeanette Hofmann]

On 25 Oct 2001, at 20:50, Denise Michel wrote:


"The touchstone of everything that can be concluded as a law for a people lies in the 
question whether the people could have imposed such a law on itself. "
(Immanuel Kant, Königsberg, 1784)

You are asking the board to reduce the voice of people who lack the power to defend 
rights conferred to them in the original bylaws. I don't see any evidence that At Large 
people would impose on itself the set of rules you propose. 

Jeanette


> The ALSC would appreciate hearing your thoughts on the following draft
> statement proposed for ICANN consideration.  Although it seems highly
> unlikely that the Board will take final action on At-Large this year, it has
> been proposed that the Board should acknowledge the progress that has been
> made in this area.  The statement recognizes key aspects of At-Large (there
> should be an At-Large membership, organization and seats on the Board),
> while acknowledging that consideration and comment on the ALSC's report will
> continue.
> 
> *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.
> 
> 
> Denise Michel
> Executive Director
> At Large Study Committee
> dmichel@atlargestudy.org
>