[Advisors] At-Large Summit London (ATLAS) Preparation

[Garth Graham]

If you are raising an eyebrow on "within the ICANN context," I'd agree with you.  ALS's are certainly supported within the framework of an agreement that constrains what they can and are expected to do within ICANN.  See for example: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2264679/naralo-mou-en-28jun07.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1294827941000

But what ICANN has joined together does not forbid dalliance outside that marriage of convenience.  What I meant was a couple of things simple, but more than trivial, outside of ICANN.  NARALO's resources and engagement are generating and sustaining interactions and interdependences (connections) among individuals and organizations with similar interests.  That has to be of value in surfacing issues and acting on them in other contexts.  And also nothing stops ALAC/NARALO for pushing the limits of the [acceptable?] within ICANN.

GG

On 2014-03-14, at 11:11 AM, michael gurstein wrote:

> Garth,
> 
> Below you say "NARALO is heading towards having significant capacity to act
> as a node in an active network of public interest/ public trust
> organizations concerned about issues of Internet use and governance".  
> 
> This would appear to mean that ICANN (or at least ICANN supported/associated
> formations) are (or should be) concerned with matters which are currently
> rather beyond ICANN's specific mandate in the governance of Internet "names
> and numbers" and more in the general area(s) of Internet governance (for
> example privacy, access, cybercrime, even taxation and so on.
> 
> Without arguing one way or the other on this could you explain (particularly
> in the context of your current activities within the ICANN context).
> 
> Tks,
> 
> M
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: advisors-bounces at tc.ca [mailto:advisors-bounces at tc.ca] On Behalf Of
> Garth Graham
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:57 AM
> To: advisors advisors
> Subject: Re: [Advisors] At-Large Summit London (ATLAS) Preparation
> 
> This morning I learned that ALAC has received an ALS application from Open
> Media <https://openmedia.ca/operate> signed by Reilly Yeo, Managing
> Director.  That triggers a process of due diligence by ICANN staff and an
> acceptance procedure. Once in, they'll be a member of NARALO.  Given Open
> Media's broad base of support and crowd sourcing skills, it would appear as
> if NARALO is heading towards having significant capacity to act as a node in
> an active network of public interest/ public trust organizations concerned
> about issues of Internet use and governance.
> 
> GG
> 
> On 2014-03-12, at 5:25 PM, Marita Moll wrote:
> re: outreach -- I recently heard (through the newly forming ISOC-Canada)
> that Alberta is about to be delisted as an ALAC community.  The group that
> registered hasn't been active for years.  I put James in touch with Glenn
> McKnight re: starting up an Alberta group that would be active.  You (Garth)
> may also want to be part of that discussion.
>> 
>> Other than that I don't have anything to add.  It does seem to be that it
> looks good for Canada to have as many participants here as possible.  At the
> moment there is Communautique, NS CAP program, PCNA, Alberta Community
> Network Association (defunct I think), N-CAP, ISOC-Canada, Canadian
> Association for Open Source, ISOC-Quebec, Privaterra and of course TC (did I
> miss any Garth?).  Darlene (N-CAP) and Monique  (Communautique) and now
> Garth (TC) are very active.  ISOC-Canada also intends to be a strong voice.
> I don't know who is active beyond that for the Canadian side.  
>