[Advisors] brief report -- NARALO meeting

[Marita Moll]

On behalf of Telecommunities Canada, I attended the General Assembly of 
the North American Regional At Large Organization (NARALO) held in New 
Orleans April 2-5. TC is one of 29 At Large Structures (ALSs) in NARALO. 
RALOs serve as coordination points for public input into policy and 
procedures at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 
(ICANN) and a focal point for ICANN outreach activities. For more info 
on how this works please see: 
https://atlarge.icann.org/about/roles-and-responsibilities-of-ralos.

Canadian ALSs comprised almost half of the approx. 25 attendees. 
Canadian community networking representatives included Monique Chartrand 
from Communautique, Shelley Robinson from National Capital Freenet, Dana 
Perry from N.S. Western Valley CAP sites, and Alan Skuce from Pacific 
Commuity Networking Association.

At this meeting, the new ICANN CEO Göran Marby addressed the group, 
thanking them for participating in NARALO. He emphasized the importance 
of end user input to ICANN"s future development. In workshop sessions, 
participants contributed perspectives on current and emerging Internet 
issues.

As part of this event, ALS representatives also participated in the 
policy meeting of ARIN, the American Registry for Internet Numbers, the 
organization which manages the distribution of IP address space. 
Canadian participants were instrumental in persuading the meeting to 
reconsider dropping a policy which granted special status to community 
networks.

Marita



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