[ncdnhc-discuss] YJ Park's Summary of At-Large Forum in Shanghai

[Hans Klein]

Below is YJ Park's brief summary of the At Large Forum in Shanghai 
sponsored by ICANNatlarge.org.

Note: due to temporary DNS-related problems, the ICANNatlarge.org website 
must be acccessed via its old name:
http://www.icannatlarge.com/


>From: "YJ Park" <yjpark at myepark.com>
>To: <atlarge-panel at lists.fitug.de>
>Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 19:03:26 +0900
>Subject: [atlarge-panel] After At-Large Forum in Shanghai
>
>At-Large Forum sponsored by ICANNatlarge.org
>
>Date: Oct. 28. 2002 14:00 - 16:00
>Place: 3E, Shanghai International Conference Center
>
>- Introduction on at-large representation history
>- Introduction on ICANNatlarge.org
>- Introduction of participants
>
>1. At-Large Advisory Committee to participate in policy-making
>     process such as TFs and GNSO council(possibly various councils?)
>     under ICANN structure. (Thomas Roesler)
>
>     There are some people who expressed their concerns that it is serious
>     backward since users' voices were supposed to be represented
>     through half of Board members.
>
>2. Straw poll on whether Interim ALAC(selected by the Board?) should
>     have full power to implement the proposed regional At-large
>organizations
>     (Esther Dyson)
>
>     There were 7 or so people supported the proposal that interim
>     ALAC should have a full power to implement the structure.
>
>     Timeframe was not specificed when it was asked.
>
>3. There are groups who try to self-organize such as ICANNatlarge.org
>     who can incorporate many diverse groups and At-Large Advisory
>     Committee Assistance Group who are expected to work together.
>
>[note 1] There was no scriber for the meeting and this is my personal
>note relying on my memory which is expected to be corrected, if there
>is any misunderstanding or misdescription. Hope some other attendees
>can fill this up with more details.
>
>[note 2] At-Large Forum as f2f At-Large meeting in Shanghai
>There will be no further f2f At-Large meeting clarified by Denise except
>At-Large Forum sponsored by ICANNatlarge.org in Shanghai. Instead
>there will be on-line meeting which has been advertised very poorly here.
>
>[note 3] Thanks to NCDNHC and members who were willing to support
>At-Large Forum and to participate in At-Large Forum after its
>constituency meeting.
>
>[note 4] Thanks to Andy(At-Large Board), Nii(At-Large Board),
>Roger(Verisign), Sarita(DoC) for accepting invitations and participating
>in the discussion.
>
>Appendix : Partcipants of At-Large Forum
>
>Izumi Aizu, Asia Network Research
>Nii Quaynor, AFNOG
>Andy Mueller, CCC
>YJ Park, icannATLARGE.org
>Esther Dyson, EDventure
>Kathy Kleiman, ACM Internet Governance Project
>Dorothy Kidd, University of San Francisco
>Marlyn Tadros, Virtual Activism
>Denise Michel, At-Large Organizing Committee
>Thomas Roesler, FITUG/DNSO GA
>Peder Cristvall, Swedish Post Telecommunication Agency
>Sarita Bhatt, US DoC, NTIA
>Ron Sherwood, ccTLD VI
>Wolfgang Kleinwacther,
>Norbert Klein, Open Forum of Cambodia
>Chun Eung Hwi, NGO
>Desiree Miloshevic, Individual
>Keuwth Cutin,
>Stephan Verhest, MARKLE
>Roger Cochetti, Verisign
>Rob Courtney, CDT
>Ahash Kapur, PCMLP, Oxford
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