Re: [alac] ALAC discussions (moved to the public list)

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The American Library Association is a possibility for an ALS.

>We could certainly
> facilitate ALAC groups with similar interests (like libraries,
> educators, etc.)  in the process of becoming a GNSO constituency. I
> would rather follow that path than see GNSO constituencies replace the
> ALAC.
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>         -- Bret
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>> For an addition to the agenda, can we confront the major question
>> head-on: Is ALAC (and its ponderous ALS-RALO appendages) a meaningful,
>> appropriate, or sufficient  means for individual involvement in
>> ICANN?  After two years at it, I think the answer is no, but I think
>> we're at least well placed to propose some better alternatives.  What
>> about jump-starting some other full-fledged constituencies to
>> complement non-commercial: libraries, educators, registrants, privacy
>> constituency?  It's plain there are a lot of people who are burned out
>> from trying to deal with ICANN, but many more might participate if
>> given meaningful opportunities on par with commercial interests,
>> rather than subordinate to them.
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