January 2014 - lac-discuss-es

Re: [lac-discuss-es] = UTF-8 q = C3 = Feliz_A B1o_a_todos_
by carlosaguirre62＠hotmail.com Jan. 3, 2014

Jan. 3, 2014

[[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re: = UTF-8 q = C3 = Feliz_A B1o_a_todos_ De: carlosaguirre62(a)hotmail.com Año Nuevo será nuestro momento de demostrar lo que podemos hacer de la región de LAC. Por supuesto que podemos. Feliz Año Nuevo para todos. Carlos Dionisio Aguirre. Enviado desde mi BlackBerry Dispositivo inalmbrico ----- Mensaje original ----- De: rodrigo.delaparra @ icann.org Fecha: Martes, 31 de diciembre 2013 22:47:09 A: <lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: <lac-discuss-es(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Asunto: Re: [lac-discuss-es] = UTF-8 q = C3 = Feliz_A B1o_a_todos_ [- Texto traducido [(es ->) -]] Asunto: Re: = UTF-8 q = C3 = Feliz_A B1o_a_todos_ =??? De: rodrigo.delaparra @ icann.org Amigos! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Un fuerte abrazo para todos! Salud, el éxito y el amor Rodrigo 31 de dic de 2013 a las 11:54 AM, "Arce JosFrancisco" <josefranciscoarce(a)gmail.com> escribió: > Estimados, > > Muy feliz 2014 para todos y muchas bendiciones para sus hogares !!! > > Saludos > > -- > Arce, José F. > http://lnkd.in/bPdTThz > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-es mailing list > lac-discuss-es(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-es > > http://www.lacralo.org [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/b9475d90e8.html --]]

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Re: [lac-discuss-es] Feliz Navidad y gracias!
by dralialmeshal＠gmail.com Jan. 2, 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

[[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re: Feliz Navidad y gracias! De: dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com Querido Olivier, Mi nube voz sea un poco tarde, pero eso no significa que no pueda añadido unirte todos los demás en que usted las gracias por su arduo trabajo y su liderazgo, así como su continua ayuda para todos, grupos, comunidades e individuos. Deseando lo mejor a usted ya todo el personal de At-Large & ICANN y los voluntarios Feliz y Próspero Año Nuevo a todos. El Jueves, 02 de enero 2014 a las 8:55 AM, Victor Ndonnang <ndonnang(a)isoc-cameroon.org> escribió: > Dear Olivier, > I add my voice to others to thank you for your hard work and 2014's wishes. > Your Leadership and your love for the community's work well done have been > key in the development of At-Large 3.0 and soon At-Large 4.0! You are an > inspiration and model for the younger generation and Internet Leaders of > tomorrow. > Wishing the best to you and all At-Large volunteers. > Happy and Prosperous New Year to all. > Victor Ndonnang. > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : afri-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > [mailto:afri-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de > Carlton > Samuels > Envoyé : Monday, December 30, 2013 12:50 PM > À : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond > Cc : lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; ICANN At-Large Staff; > afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Objet : Re: [AFRI-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You! > > Dear Olivier: > It must also be said that the notice now being received by the At-Large in > ICANN affairs is decidedly also a testament to the leadership of the ALAC. > > I for one would wish to record my own sense of the outstanding role you > play > in this development as Chair - lead diplomat and delegate in chief to other > areas of ICANN. Yours has been an arduous task, one that you have accepted > and worked with a diligence that makes some of us concerned for your > wellbeing. > > Take a bow. > > -Carlton > > > ============================== > Carlton A Samuels > Mobile: 876-818-1799 > *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* > ============================= > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond > <ocl(a)gih.com>wrote: > > > Dear members, staff, and friends, > > > > as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday > > season allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's > > past challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. > > > > Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this > > community has made. We now have active working groups with a very > > diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working > > groups, or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the > > valuable diversity of input that is needed in a geographically > > balanced, bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this > > community by performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work > > behind the scenes designing courses and capacity building for > > newcomers and for those members who are not yet taking an active part in > this community. > > Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping > > their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. > > Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a > > long time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC > > Chair, I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for > > this community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are > > taking part in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" > > - such is the humbleness of some people in our community. > > > > When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive > > congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that > > At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the > > quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them > > that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on > > the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you > > are doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in > ICANN. > > > > Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges > > coming up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we > > now need to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN > > processes but also in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense > > of the multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns > > that a few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the > > pen" when drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers > > adding to the list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements > > and you do not need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy > > work is very important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful > > that many in our community care enough to take the time to propose > > constructive comments to improve ICANN's processes. > > On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity > > Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach > > brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload > > among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more > > diverse communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures > > are more actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, > > I am still not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our > > At-Large Structures. > > Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit > > (ATLAS > > II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an > > opportunity for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience > > an ICANN meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up > > multi-stakeholder process of governance. It is the opportunity for > > participants to meet face to face and discuss the challenges facing > > ICANN and this community. The Summit is being entirely prepared by > > At-Large Structures, for At-Large Structures. It is vital that our > > Capacity building programs continue to expand since without knowledge, > > it would be impossible for At-Large Structure representatives to > > engage more in policy work. Capacity building is the first step to > > involvement of Internet end users at all levels of policy - please > > make sure you make use of the ATLAS II opportunity to enhance your > knowledge! > > With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end > > of the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), > > it is also important to recognise that our community is taking steps > > to make the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted > > to see a significant number of organizations having signed up as > > At-Large Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check > > on the existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an > > organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by > > their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in > > their position. Non participation is to let down the community that > > has chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on > > other ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am > > therefore delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to > > more easily identify matters which need to be improved. These are all > > small but significant steps to make our community more effective and > > more answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to > > improve its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. > > > > Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs > > much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able > > to work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge > > experiment in bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are > > actively trying to make the model work, to find its limits and > > shortfalls, but also to find its force and its opportunities. Some > > days, the model works beyond my expectations - what a great surprise! > > Some days it fails miserably and we are then able to learn from our > > mistakes. You are pioneers and just being able to work with all of you > > has been an immensely rich experience. It is so unique, I don't > > believe there is any other process like it out there. > > > > And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my > > Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare > > for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of > > rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. > > > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > > ALAC Chair > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lac-discuss-en mailing list > > lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this > list are more accurate: > > http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a > nexo1<http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#…> > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > Gracias Ali AlMeshal Bahrein Internet Society - BIS Miembro de la Junta y Director de Alianzas Estratégicas Altavoz público profesional en TIC y e-Business Industria Pago Expert Advisor Móvil: +973 39440025 Skype: alialmeshal email: dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com ali.almeshal @ bis.org.bh www.bis.org.bh Twitter: @ internetBH _______________________________________________ [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/53ed032e21.html --]]

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Re: [lac-discuss-es] Grupo de nivelación de LACRALO
by DIEGO ALFONSO ACOSTA BASTIDAS Jan. 2, 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

Estimados: José Arce ( Presidencia ) Registros y compañeros de comunidad regional NIVELACION WG informe Ponemos a su consideración el informe del grupo NIVELACION WG para continuar en el año venidero, que con alegría recibimos mañana, con acciones que consoliden el trabajo realizado en favor de la voz de los usuarios de internet de la región. Con más o menos matices y coloridas tradiciones, para todos Salud ! por un año lleno de plenitudes. Atte Diego Acosta Bastidas Presidente NIVELACION WG El 18 de diciembre de 2013, 6:39, José Francisco Arce < josefranciscoarce(a)gmail.com> escribió: > Estimado Sergio Salinas y Diego Acosta, > > Antes de fin de año me gustaría que nos envíen el estado actual de este > grupo para poder cerrar el año con las tareas desarrolladas por los grupos > creados este año. > > Saluda atte.- > -- > Arce, José F. > http://lnkd.in/bPdTThz > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-es mailing list > lac-discuss-es(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-es > > http://www.lacralo.org >

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Re: [lac-discuss-es] Feliz Navidad y gracias!
by ndonnang＠isoc-cameroon.org Jan. 2, 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

[[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re: Feliz Navidad y gracias! De: ndonnang(a)isoc-cameroon.org Querido Olivier, Sumo mi voz a otros para darle las gracias por su trabajo duro y los deseos del 2014. Su liderazgo y su amor por el trabajo de la comunidad bien hecho han sido clave en el desarrollo de At-Large 3.0 y pronto At-Large 4.0! Usted es un inspiración y modelo para la generación más joven e Internet líderes de mañana. Deseando lo mejor para usted y todos los voluntarios de At-Large. Feliz y Próspero Año Nuevo a todos. Victor Ndonnang. ----- Mensaje d'origine ----- De: afri-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [Mailto: afri-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Carlton Samuels Enviado: Lunes, 30 de diciembre 2013 24:50 : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Cc: lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; ICANN At-Large; afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Objet: Re: [AFRI-Opinar] [lac-discuss-es] Felices Fiestas y gracias! Querido Olivier: También hay que decir que el aviso de que se está recibida por el At-Large en Asuntos de ICANN es decididamente también un testimonio de la dirección de la ALAC. Por mi parte, quisiera dejar constancia de mi propio sentido del destacado papel que usted juega en este desarrollo como Presidente - diplomático plomo y el delegado en jefe de otra áreas de ICANN. Suyo ha sido una tarea ardua, que usted ha aceptado y ha trabajado con una diligencia que hace que algunos de nosotros preocupados por su bienestar. Take a bow. -Carlton ============================== Carlton Un Samuels Móvil: 876-818-1799 * Estrategia, Planificación, Gobierno, Evaluación y Turnaround * ============================= On Mon, 30 de diciembre 2013 a las 11:08 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> escribió: > Dear members, staff, and friends, > > as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday > season allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's > past challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. > > Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this > community has made. We now have active working groups with a very > diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working > groups, or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the > valuable diversity of input that is needed in a geographically > balanced, bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this > community by performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work > behind the scenes designing courses and capacity building for > newcomers and for those members who are not yet taking an active part in > Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping > their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. > Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a > long time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC > Chair, I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for > this community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are > taking part in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" > - such is the humbleness of some people in our community. > > When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive > congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that > At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the > quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them > that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on > the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you > are doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in > > Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges > coming up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we > now need to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN > processes but also in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense > of the multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns > that a few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the > pen" when drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers > adding to the list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements > and you do not need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy > work is very important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful > that many in our community care enough to take the time to propose > constructive comments to improve ICANN's processes. > On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity > Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach > brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload > among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more > diverse communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures > are more actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, > I am still not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our > At-Large Structures. > Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit > (ATLAS > II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an > opportunity for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience > an ICANN meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up > multi-stakeholder process of governance. It is the opportunity for > participants to meet face to face and discuss the challenges facing > ICANN and this community. The Summit is being entirely prepared by > At-Large Structures, for At-Large Structures. It is vital that our > Capacity building programs continue to expand since without knowledge, > it would be impossible for At-Large Structure representatives to > engage more in policy work. Capacity building is the first step to > involvement of Internet end users at all levels of policy - please > make sure you make use of the ATLAS II opportunity to enhance your > With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end > of the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), > it is also important to recognise that our community is taking steps > to make the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted > to see a significant number of organizations having signed up as > At-Large Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check > on the existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an > organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by > their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in > their position. Non participation is to let down the community that > has chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on > other ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am > therefore delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to > more easily identify matters which need to be improved. These are all > small but significant steps to make our community more effective and > more answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to > improve its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. > > Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs > much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able > to work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge > experiment in bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are > actively trying to make the model work, to find its limits and > shortfalls, but also to find its force and its opportunities. Some > days, the model works beyond my expectations - what a great surprise! > Some days it fails miserably and we are then able to learn from our > mistakes. You are pioneers and just being able to work with all of you > has been an immensely rich experience. It is so unique, I don't > believe there is any other process like it out there. > > And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my > Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare > for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of > rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > ALAC Chair > > > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list > lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en > [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/9ac93f6043.html --]]

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Feliz Año a todos !!!
by José Francisco Arce Jan. 2, 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

Estimados, Muy feliz 2014 para todos y muchas bendiciones para sus hogares !!! Saludos -- Arce, José F. http://lnkd.in/bPdTThz

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Re: [lac-discuss-es] ???? = Iso-8859-1 q = A1Buenas_fiestas_y_gracias =
by alfredolopezh＠gmail.com Jan. 2, 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

[[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re:???? = Iso-8859-1 q = A1Buenas_fiestas_y_gracias = De: alfredolopezh(a)gmail.com * Que el 2014, muy mar prospero Para Todos. Feliz Ao * El 31 de Diciembre de 2013, 12:12, <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> escribi: > > [[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] > > Asunto: Re: Re: Re: ¡Buenas fiestas y gracias! > De: Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com > > Happ Nueva año 2014 para todos. > > > - > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > twitter.com / lordmwesh > kenya.or.ke | El Kenya sabemos > _______________________________________________ > > > [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/bb65e0328d.html --]]

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Re: Re: Re: �Buenas fiestas y gracias!
by Kivuva＠transworldafrica.com Jan. 2, 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

[[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re: Re: Re: ¡Buenas fiestas y gracias! De: Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com Happ Nueva año 2014 para todos. - ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com / lordmwesh kenya.or.ke | El Kenya sabemos _______________________________________________ [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/34f4a383ca.html --]]

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Re: [lac-discuss-es] Feliz Navidad y gracias!
by evan＠telly.org Jan. 1, 2014

Jan. 1, 2014

[[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re: Feliz Navidad y gracias! De: evan(a)telly.org Al igual que Jean-Jacques, siento que sería negligente en la simple respuesta con un 1 a todo lo que se ha dicho. Siendo Vicepresidente para el poco tiempo pasado, he tenido la oportunidad de ver los Olivier en el trabajo de cerca. Los los elogios que he leído aquí están bien merecido; mejoras tanto en la amplitud y la calidad de nuestro colectivo el trabajo se puede remontar directamente a Oliver liderazgo, energía y social habilidad. Espero con interés un nuevo año que se basa en esta tendencia positiva, incluso además, gracias a los muchos amigos y colegas que han encontrado dentro de ICANN At-Large. Todos ustedes han sido una bendición. El 31 de diciembre 2013 13:15, "Maureen Hilyard" <hilyard(a)oyster.net.ck> escribió: > I support everything that has been said about Olivier's exemplary > leadership > within the ALAC and At Large communities. Looking forward to 2014 and ATLAS > II. > > Maureen > > -----Original Message----- > From: apac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > [mailto:apac-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Carlton > Samuels > Sent: Monday, 30 December 2013 8:50 a.m. > To: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond > Cc: lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; ICANN At-Large Staff; > afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You! > > Dear Olivier: > It must also be said that the notice now being received by the At-Large in > ICANN affairs is decidedly also a testament to the leadership of the ALAC. > > I for one would wish to record my own sense of the outstanding role you > play > in this development as Chair - lead diplomat and delegate in chief to other > areas of ICANN. Yours has been an arduous task, one that you have accepted > and worked with a diligence that makes some of us concerned for your > wellbeing. > > Take a bow. > > -Carlton > > > ============================== > Carlton A Samuels > Mobile: 876-818-1799 > *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* > ============================= > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond > <ocl(a)gih.com>wrote: > > > Dear members, staff, and friends, > > > > as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday > > season allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's > > past challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. > > > > Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this > > community has made. We now have active working groups with a very > > diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working > > groups, or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the > > valuable diversity of input that is needed in a geographically > > balanced, bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this > > community by performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work > > behind the scenes designing courses and capacity building for > > newcomers and for those members who are not yet taking an active part in > this community. > > Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping > > their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. > > Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a > > long time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC > > Chair, I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for > > this community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are > > taking part in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" > > - such is the humbleness of some people in our community. > > > > When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive > > congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that > > At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the > > quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them > > that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on > > the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you > > are doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in > ICANN. > > > > Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges > > coming up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we > > now need to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN > > processes but also in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense > > of the multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns > > that a few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the > > pen" when drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers > > adding to the list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements > > and you do not need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy > > work is very important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful > > that many in our community care enough to take the time to propose > > constructive comments to improve ICANN's processes. > > On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity > > Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach > > brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload > > among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more > > diverse communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures > > are more actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, > > I am still not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our > > At-Large Structures. > > Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit > > (ATLAS > > II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an > > opportunity for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience > > an ICANN meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up > > multi-stakeholder process of governance. It is the opportunity for > > participants to meet face to face and discuss the challenges facing > > ICANN and this community. The Summit is being entirely prepared by > > At-Large Structures, for At-Large Structures. It is vital that our > > Capacity building programs continue to expand since without knowledge, > > it would be impossible for At-Large Structure representatives to > > engage more in policy work. Capacity building is the first step to > > involvement of Internet end users at all levels of policy - please > > make sure you make use of the ATLAS II opportunity to enhance your > knowledge! > > With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end > > of the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), > > it is also important to recognise that our community is taking steps > > to make the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted > > to see a significant number of organizations having signed up as > > At-Large Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check > > on the existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an > > organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by > > their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in > > their position. Non participation is to let down the community that > > has chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on > > other ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am > > therefore delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to > > more easily identify matters which need to be improved. These are all > > small but significant steps to make our community more effective and > > more answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to > > improve its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. > > > > Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs > > much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able > > to work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge > > experiment in bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are > > actively trying to make the model work, to find its limits and > > shortfalls, but also to find its force and its opportunities. Some > > days, the model works beyond my expectations - what a great surprise! > > Some days it fails miserably and we are then able to learn from our > > mistakes. You are pioneers and just being able to work with all of you > > has been an immensely rich experience. It is so unique, I don't > > believe there is any other process like it out there. > > > > And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my > > Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare > > for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of > > rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. > > > > Olivier MJ CrÃ©pin-Leblond > > ALAC Chair > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lac-discuss-en mailing list > > lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en > > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------ > lac-discuss-es mailing list lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/a63236a078.html --]]

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