Re: [ALSC-Forum] Wait-and-see

[joppenheimer]

Don't forget too, the money - what was it, $450,000.00? - ICANN spent 
on its at large "study" - a sum we've yet to see an accounting of.

They have $450,000 for an unnecessary "study", but $50,000 (the cost 
of sending three or so of the 19 ICANN board members to Ghana) is 
suddenly too much for remote webcast of the Ghana meeting.  

Wasn't it Mike who said the writing is on the wall?  Well Mike, you 
couldn't be more right.

> Original Message from Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:47:00 EST:> 
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> Mike, in a recent post you wrote:  "you've got to convince some 
folks who do 
> have money to fund it, or you have to round up a whole lot of 
people like 
> yourself with a little money, or both.  So far, advocates of At 
Large have 
> done neither."
> 
> So far, we advocates of the At-Large have been abiding by the 
processes 
> ratified by the ICANN Board.  The Board directed the President and 
CEO in 
> consultation with the ALSC to begin the contingency planning for 
carrying out 
> an At-Large election.  Accordingly, advocates of the At-Large have 
been 
> awaiting the implementational details that were promised to the 
community and 
> have yet to be posted.
> 
> You are a businessman.  Would you commit your organization's 
dollars to a 
> group that has no incorporated status, that has no mechanism for 
the receipt 
> of funds, that has no Charter, and that has not been formally 
approved as an 
> institution by ICANN?  Most likely you would take a wait-and-see 
attitude... 
> especially if the former CEO of ICANN is pronouncing the At-Large 
nearly dead.
> 
> We have been respectfully waiting for the ALSC to complete its 
work, and for 
> ICANN to have the courtesy to re-open the members.icann website.  
It's easy 
> to point the finger of blame and to argue that we have not been 
pulling our 
> weight.  Had ICANN decided to allow ICANN At-Large Directors or At-
Large 
> advocates to participate as contributing members of the ALSC, 
perhaps we 
> would not be in this quagmire.  
> 
> ICANN shut us out of the process and determined that only ICANN 
insiders 
> would build the home for the At-Large.  Is it any wonder that we 
too must 
> necessarily adopt a wait-and-see attitude?  What did you expect?
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