<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Joop: even when the At Large self-organizes, it does not become a "Supporting Organization" in the sense used in the ICANN structure. Supporting Organizations, or "SOs" or "Organizations" as we are using them in ICANN are organizations with defined structures, constituencies, responsibilities, and authorities. <BR>
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An At Large SO would get all the negatives of being a Supporting Organizations (particularly tremendous reduction in Board seats) with none of the benefits that I can see. It seems to be a way to eliminate the impact of the public. <BR>
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On this matter, I also agree with Raul's recent comments. <BR>
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regards, kathy kleiman/acm-igp<BR>
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an organization?<BR>
If it does not self-organize, is "the public" then not waiting to be <BR>
organized by the ICANN staff?<BR>
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