Re: [ALSC-Forum] Monday outreach meeting

[Esther Dyson]

Denise or others will correct me if I'm wrong - but here goes!  The Forum 
is meant more for us to listen  - and, yes, we do all read it! - than for 
us to comment.  so there's no need to resubmit them... they are part of the 
record. We will have an audio Webcast, and someone will be taking notes for 
a transcript, but unfortunately we won't have the same scripting facilities 
as ICANN does.

I don't quite get the last question, but I certainly get the overall 
dissatisfaction.  The committee has the same problem (feature?) ICANN has: 
It can't speak for itself until it has come to consensus, and it has not 
come to consensus yet.  (that's very different for elected board members, 
who would be elected at least in part to have specific opinions, at least 
until a consensus emerges.) And some people are just naturally discreet, 
while others  of us talk too much!

But please, it is *not* useless to post here.  We are reading what you 
say...... which raises an interesting question I would love to hear your ( 
from those of you who post)  thoughts on

WHom do you consider yourself to be representing, if anyone? For whom do 
you speak?

Esther

At 04:36 PM 8/8/2001, Mikael Pawlo wrote:

>To whom it may concern,
>
>I have some questions in respect of the Outreach meeting, scheduled for
>August 13, 2001.
>
>1. Issues discussed here and opinions submitted here - do I (we) need to
>resubmit them to have them officially added to the Outreach meeting?
>
>2. Are there any means of online participation?
>
>3. If there are no means of online participation - how will the
>non-participators get feedback? The feedback on the forum discussions so
>far is, in my opinion, very discouraging. Esther Dyson is doing a good job,
>but she is also very good at waivers and never representing the study
>committee in any substansial part of the discussions. Will the study
>committee ever join in the discussions or is this forum just for kicks and
>good measure? Should we bother at all?
>
>Best regards
>
>Mikael Pawlo
>
>
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