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<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">Glad to take that on. I presume registrars are prepared to fund it.<br><br>Alan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On July 31, 2020 6:36:56 PM EDT, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel@godaddy.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal">This thread is going way, way off-topic, but Alan’s statement:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“We have lots of debate and discussion within At-Large on just what those interests are and how best to defend them.”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">caught my attention.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I believe it is naïve and/or extreme hubris to think that ALAC could possibly define, via internal “debate and discussion”, the interests of 4.8 billion (as of Jun 2020) active users of the Internet. And that’s assuming those 4.8 billion
interests are even monolith (and we know they aren’t). Internet users now comprise the majority of human beings on the planet, and are reflective of the broader human diversity in terms of region, ethnicity, language, currency, political/economic environment,
culture, etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In this regard, ALAC missed its opportunity to become the Research Division of ICANN, informing the policy development process with sound research backed by population statistics. Statistics that could pose (and answer) essential questions
like: How many Internet users’ primary language is based on a non-Latin character set? What share of Internet Users are under 25? What payment/banking methods create barriers to online commerce, and what are viable alternatives? How many use a smartphone/apps
versus a computer?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An ALAC that produced reports like these, rather than anecdotes and personal experiences, would be extremely valuable to the policy development process, and truly provide a voice to stakeholders missing from the ICANN model.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gnso-epdp-team <gnso-epdp-team-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, July 31, 2020 at 9:53 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Volker Greimann <vgreimann@key-systems.net><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"gnso-epdp-team@icann.org" <gnso-epdp-team@icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Gnso-epdp-team] FW: [GNSO-EPDP-Lead] Updated: ALAC statement for EPDP Final Report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We represent only ourselves, or the ALAC if duly appointed, or our home organization if there is one. We make no claim to "represent" the billions of Internet users.<br>
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We do our best to represent the INTERESTS of Internet users, as best we understand them. We have lots of debate and discussion within At-Large on just what those interests are and how best to defend them.<br>
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Perhaps once you retire as a registrar, you may choose to join us as many colleagues from other parts of ICANN have.<br>
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Alan<br>
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At 2020-07-31 12:18 PM, Volker Greimann wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just curious: How many billions do you represent? 4 or 5? <br>
And with that I am not even going into mandate and representation questions....<br>
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Just asking,<br>
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On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 12:58 AM Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a> > wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Please use the attached reformatted version instead (content identical).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">At 2020-07-29 06:33 PM, Caitlin Tubergen wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Dear EPDP Team:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Please find attached ALAC̢۪s statement for inclusion on in the Final Report.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Marika, Berry, and Caitlin<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">From: Gnso-secs <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs-bounces@icann.org"> gnso-secs-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a> ><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at 11:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">To: GNSO-Secs <<a href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org">gnso-secs@icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Cc: Hadia El Miniawi <<a href="mailto:Hadia@tra.gov.eg">Hadia@tra.gov.eg</a>>, ICANN At-Large Staff <<a href="mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org">staff@atlarge.icann.org</a> >, Maureen Hilyard <<a href="mailto:maureen.hilyard@gmail.com">
maureen.hilyard@gmail.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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Subject: [gnso-secs] ALAC statement for EPDP Final Report<o:p></o:p></p>
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Please find attached the ALAC statement for inclusion in the EPDP Phase 2 Final Report.<o:p></o:p></p>
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The ALAC reserves the right to revise this statement prior to the final submission deadline of 24 August 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Please acknowledge receipt.<o:p></o:p></p>
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I would like to take this opportunity, on my behalf and that of Hadia, to thank all staff who worked on the EPDP for their superb support and long hours of work.<o:p></o:p></p>
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