Re: [ALSC-Forum] Benefits and goals of At-Large involvement

[Jeff Williams]

Bruce and all,

Bruce Young wrote:

> >What would you, personally, like to gain from being involved in ICANN?
> As a computer professional, I appreciate the opportunity to have an input,
> however small, in shaping the direction and growth of the Internet.
> >In envisioning an At-Large membership, what do you see as its greatest
> potential contributions to ICANN?
> Most of the people involved in ICANN are primarily technical people focused
> on running the network infrastructure.   The At-Large membership, on the
> other hand, is made up primarily of users.

  Yes and users are also inclusive of technical people as well as non technical

people.

  But a better question would be, what is ICANN going to do for the
users?  Is ICANN not the users themselves?

>  And users, after all, are the
> reason for the network's existance!  After many years in computer support,
> I'm aware that users often have very different views of and uses for the
> computer resources we provide them that are unique to them.

  Indeed right here!  And this is why ICANN should address those issues
as a servant to the users.

>  And that
> user-centric vision is essential if we are to have a network that meets the
> needs of *all* users of the Internet.
> >What are the negatives of having an At-Large Membership?
> Like any responsibility, it takes time for participation (this message, for
> instance!).  But the importance of the outcome is worth the effort.
>
> Bruce Young
> Portland, Oregon
> byoung651@home.com
> http://members.home.net/byoung651/index.html
>
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Regards,

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