Re: [lac-discuss-en] An Alternative to the EMM model proposed in the At-Large Review

Happy birthday Dev!!!

Thanks a lot for this email. I recommend to use google translator to understand 
quickly the core of Dev's message.

Regards 

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> El 06-02-2017, a las 04:26, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@xxxxxxxxx> 
> escribió:
> 
> I sent this in December last year to the LACRALO members of the At-Large 
> Review Party. It outlines an alternative to the proposed EMM model in the 
> At-Large Review.
> 
> Dev Anand
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 5:19 PM
> Subject: Response to the draft At-Large Review document - please consider and 
> forward to the ITEMS or discuss in the At-Large review call
> To: Fatima Cambronero <fatimacambronero@xxxxxxxxx>, Alberto Soto 
> <asoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Aida Noblia <aidanoblia@xxxxxxxxx>, Carlton 
> Samuels <carlton.samuels@xxxxxxxxx>, Vanda UOL <vanda@xxxxxxxxxx>, Holly 
> Raiche <h.raiche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> Since time is short, I want to focus on the proposed EMM in the draft 
> At-Large Review.
> 
> My thoughts - The proposed EMM has flaws. Some immediate ones :
> - it destroys the community and with that, the consensus building of 
> community with replacement 
> of individuals with even less ties to the public community. Such individuals 
> will promote and collude with other individuals to keep themselves in the 
> loop. Also, with many of the policy discussions in GNSO being English, this 
> permanently eliminates persons from developing/emerging economies from 
> non-English from ever participating.
> - given that any individual could already participate in GNSO, we would be no 
> different from such random individuals 
> - it removes the mandate on oversight and accountability on ICANN activities 
> from end user interests
> - a thousand individuals in one large country will override 10 individuals 
> from a small country  so there will be less diversity in the EMM model only 
> from those countries with large number of  individuals. 
> - Nomcom appointees to ALAC new to ICANN will serve as Liasions to other 
> groups is not sensible 
> 
> There are many more problems but I want to focus on a IMO a better At-Large 
> model than the EMM one:
> 
> - ICANN establishes At-Large Chapters in each country similiar in concept to 
> Rotary or ISOC chapters. 
> - each chapter is open to anyone interested in ICANN from the interests of 
> end users.
> - ICANN can set guidelines for each chapter - some examples: must do certain 
> level of outreach, have term limits, have a public F2F awareness meeting to 
> recruit new persons. ICANN would need to provide some funding to make this 
> happen but this would be small and the chapters can account to ICANN for 
> expenses. 
> - ICANN can provide the tools (mailing lists, conference tools) to facilitate 
> online discussions.
> - Because there is a consistent brand - At-Large Chapter in the country, 
> marketing/promoting is 
> greatly simplified and easier to explain. 
> - Given that such chapters are virtual, it makes chapters easy to establish 
> with only a few individuals from a country without the  challenges of having 
> formal organisations with bylaws and pay taxes.
>  
> So an At-Large chapter ends up being a virtual ALS in each country in the 
> ALAC/RALO/ALS model. 
> 
> The RALOs will consist of the chapters from each country in the region with 
> each chapter electing two persons to coordinate the RALO work. The RALO will 
> be better positioned to better fulfil its MOUs with ICANN and the RALO and 
> ALAC would not have to bother with analysing whether an organisation meets 
> the criteria of an ALS.
> 
> The At-Large chapters will be better able to network with At-Large chapters 
> in other countries and build consensus on policy issues and help promote and 
> grow the At-Large Community.
> 
> Dev Anand 
> 
> 
> 
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