Re: [ALSC-Forum] In the press - ICANN Stifling Public's Voice?

[Jeff Williams]

Denise, Jim and all stakeholders or interested parties,

  Denise, me thinks you protest too much here...
(See more below )

Denise Michel wrote:

> Jim Wagner, internet.com,
>
> There are numerous inaccuracies and misstatements in your October 26 article
> "ICANN Stifling Public's Voice?"  Allow me to correct a few:
>
> 1.  The ALSC is attempting to identify At-Large recommendations that have
> the potential for broad support.  In order for ICANN At-Large membership to
> become a reality, people besides the 80 individuals who posted on the ALSC's
> forum must support a plan that can be implemented.

  And many more than the 80 or so people have Denise.  As a representative
of some 100k+ stakeholders on the ALSC Forum and some of which
3000+, are At-Large members have spoken through me their spokesman.
Ergo you comment here is both misleading and actually grossly inaccurate.

>  While the views of the
> forum participants and of the 30 people who voted in the "straw poll" about
> the number of At-Large Board seats will absolutely be taken into account,
> they do not represent "consensus" or "overwhelming evidence" on At-Large.

  Your quite right here.  But those 30 or so people do show that
the ALSC conclusions were grossly inaccurate as well.  Can you show
clearly that there are others that disagree with the results of the
"Straw Poll"?  If so, please do so as has been requested on several
occasions.  If not, than this statement would seem to more of a grandstanding
move, rather than a legitimate comment/statement...

  In addition our [INEGroup] members some 118k+ strong, along with many
on the DNSO GA, some 900+, and the NAIS report, also showed that
the ALSC conclusions in their Final Report Draft were far off the mark as well.

>
> 2.  The ALSC's draft report proposes to create a framework for informed
> participation of *all interested individuals* (not just domain name holders)
> in ICANN, focuses At-Large membership on an identifiable and vested
> community to provide a reasonable mechanism for voter registration and
> self-funding, and suggests a proportionate role for At-Large members in
> selecting ICANN's Board.

  Reasonable mechanisms for voting online already exist.  The are in use
nearly everyday.  They are by in large secure.

>
> 3.  You did not "obtain a final draft proposal that will make its way to
> ICANN directors next week."  The draft proposal has been posted on the
> ALSC's website since August 27, and the final report has not been written
> yet.

  Yes, you announced to this forum that it would be available by the end
of this month.  Today is the 27't of Oct.

>
> 4.  The ALSC has not decided to "use the three seats taken from the at-large
> membership and create another ICANN supporting organization..."  The
> restructuring of ICANN and the creation of any "other supporting
> organizations" is outside of the ALSC's purview and will not be addressed by
> the Committee.

  But the ALSC has "Suggested" that an ALSO would possibly replace
the DNSO, although indirectly.

>
> 5.  (This bears repeating) Your statement that "The newly created at-large
> supporting organization (ALSO) would only be open to domain name holders.."
> is false.  The Committee proposed an ALSO as a framework for informed
> participation of *any interested individual,* not just for domain name
> holders.

  But it did recommend that only Domain name holders to be members.
So lets not parse words here Denise...

>
>
> If you are interested in learning additional facts about At-Large and the
> At-Large Study Committee, please see our website at www.atlargestudy.org or
> contact one of the ALSC members whose email address is available on the
> website.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Denise Michel
> Executive Director
> At Large Study Committee
> dmichel@atlargestudy.org

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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