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["Christian Stalberg" <cstalberg AT develop.net>]

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>   CYBER-FEDERALIST       No. 7        November 16, 2000
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>      ICANN AT LARGE MEMBERS LAUNCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE
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>              Civil Society Democracy Project (CivSoc)
>    Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
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>                The Internet Democracy Project
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> ICANN AT LARGE MEMBERS
> LAUNCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE
> TO WORK FOR "CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT"
>
> LOS ANGELES - The ICANN meeting in Marina del Rey was the site of an
> historic event: the launch of a first organization to facilitate
> self-organization of the ICANN At Large members and foster democratic
> participation in the ICANN process. That new organization is the "Interim
> Coordinating Committee" (ICC) for the ICANN At Large membership.
>
> The ICC will promote and facilitate user participation in ICANN by
Internet
> users from around the globe.  The ICC is intended to help the membership
> develop a collective voice with which to speak out on issues.  Its web
site
> is: http://www.ICANNmembers.org
>
> Those launching the ICC have broad ties to the At Large membership. The
> organizers include four of the five newly-elected At Large Directors and
> five former Board candidates; in the recent election these nine
individuals
> received nearly 70% of all votes cast in their regions (Europe, Africa, L.
> America, N. America).  Also participating were representatives from
> numerous Internet societies, including the Korean Internet Forum, France
> @Large, the Internet Democracy Project, Uruguayan Internet developer, the
> African Internet Group, and the Italian Local Internet Community (.it).
>
> A high priority issue for the At Large membership is the "Clean Sheet"
> study proposed by the Board at their July meeting in Yokohama.  At that
> time, the At Large Membership had not yet even been constituted.  Yet the
> study's mandate is to reconsider the very existence of the At Large
> membership -- a prospect that seems at odds with the remarkable success of
> the At Large elections in which some 158,000 users participated.  The ICC
> will be working with members to help articulate the member perspective on
> this study.
>
> Another issue is the need to be able to communicate with the Membership.
> Currently, the membership data and even access to the ICANN-Announce
> mailing list is not available to the membership. That makes it difficult
to
> inform users of member activities.
>
> Another issue for the ICC is the legal status of the ICANN membership.  At
> Large Members need to fully understand the rights and responsibilities
> should accompany membership.  The ICC will also have to define procedures
> for identifying consensus on issues relevant to users.
>
> "The ICC is committed to constructive engagement with the existing Board,"
> said Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, professor at the University of Aarhus. "ICANN
> processes have sometimes been contentious, but with this important step
> forward in the implementation of the At Large membership, there is a
> renewed willingness to work together for effective problem-solving."
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