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

To: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@xxxxxxxxx>, LACRALO discussion list <lac-discuss-en@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [lac-discuss-en] An Alternative to the EMM model proposed in the At-Large Review
From: "Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch" <apisan@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 15:35:16 +0000

Dev,

the proposed model of "ICANN At-Large Chapters" in each country is a step 
towards a membership-based ICANN, which is a no-go.

It is a top-down model that creates new organizations instead of bringing 
together existing organizations. This is troublesome in itself and also negates 
the "Web of Trust" model which lies at the foundation of At-Large 
representation. I consider that this model is still important and that the 
"At-Large Chapters" model is not an improvement.

I understand from your note that each country would have a single Chapter. Is 
that correct?

Again that is not what the Rotary or ISOC do. While ISOC prefers a single 
chapter per country, large, diverse countries like India or Canada have more 
than one. And certainly Rotary have numerous clubs, sometimes even more than 
one in a single city.

Yours,

Alejandro Pisanty




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Desde: lac-discuss-en-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[lac-discuss-en-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] en nombre de Dev Anand 
Teelucksingh [devtee@xxxxxxxxx]
Enviado el: lunes, 06 de febrero de 2017 06:26
Hasta: LACRALO discussion list
Asunto: [lac-discuss-en] An Alternative to the EMM model proposed in the 
At-Large Review

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<mailto: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<mailto:fatimacambronero@xxxxxxxxx>>, Alberto Soto 
<asoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:asoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>, Aida Noblia 
<aidanoblia@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:aidanoblia@xxxxxxxxx>>, Carlton Samuels 
<carlton.samuels@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:carlton.samuels@xxxxxxxxx>>, Vanda UOL 
<vanda@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:vanda@xxxxxxxxxx>>, Holly Raiche 
<h.raiche@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto: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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