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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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>ICANN AT LARGE MEMBERS
>LAUNCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE
>TO WORK FOR "CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT"
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>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.
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>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
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>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).
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>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.
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>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.
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>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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