EURALO flyer (latest version as of March 2016 ) : See PDF.
Version by Sebastien Bachollet as of 29 March 2016
Comments:
Wolf Ludwig:
Go beyond simply using the Internet. If you are a European civil society end-user organization concerned with Internet-related issues, you can help influence its operation, growth and development.
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EURALO unites European voices of ICANN’s At-Large community, including Internet-related civil society and consumer interests, to ensure their views are included in the bottom-up, consensus-based, multi-stakeholder ICANN policy development process.
Our members include more than 25 around 35 organisations working on Internet-focused issues, including Internet Society (ISOC) chapters and consumer groups across Europe formed into individual At-Large Structures.
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For more information about EURALO and the benefits of becoming an At-Large Structure, please contact us at info@icann-euralowolf.ludwig@euralo.org (staff looking into whether this address can be created and transferred to Wolf and Dessiand forward, created by Matthias, works for sure – other options like info@euralo.org etc. I don't know!)
Learn more about EURALO on our wiki at: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi
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“I have been a regular user of the Internet for a long time and went to an ICANN meeting in Paris in 2008…I participated in meetings of the ‘At-Large’ constituency, representing millions of individual Internet users worldwide, and was impressed about the inclusive processes which were in place to make sure that my voice was heard.”
- Olivier Crepin-Leblond, EURALO Chair, France
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HelloPlease find attache the Euralo Flyer with my commentsAll the bestSeB Skills are useful but diversity is essential. Sébastien Bachollet+33 6 07 66 89 33Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@bachollet.com>Thanks for this Sébastien.
I agree with the points you have made but let me respond to a few:
"no need to have this text twice in the document"
-> Agreed
"any agreement with other European Org?"
--> there is an agreement with EuroDIG. Nothing with RIPE nor CENTR yet. At this stage, as things might change, I'd prefer not to mention any specific agreements.
end users vs. Internet users
--> I know this is a bit of a religious discussion. The ICANN bylaws use:
"The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is the primary organizational home within ICANN for individual Internet users."
So Internet users is now the preferred term.
No - there are not growing more than the ALS and in Europe Individual members are in one ALS
--> I do not think that the text as it currently is, implies that they are growing at a faster rate than ALSes.
The text is: "There are over 190 At-Large Structures (ALSes) around the world and a growing number of independent members."
It just says that there is an increasing number of independent members, but it does not imply that they are growing at a faster rate. May suggest removing the ambiguity:
"There are over 190 At-Large Structures (ALSes) around the world and a significant number of independent members."
ISOC Chapters, capacity building org
--> I would refrain from mentioning a specific organisation name.
That said, the sentence needs re-writing. At present it is:
"Whether it is an Internet-related
consumer rights group, an academic organization, or a
public-minded individual, we share a passion for furthering
the development of ICTs and contributing to policies that
influence the technical coordination of the Domain Name
System."
Suggestion for replacement text:
Our membership is diverse, ranging from Internet-related
consumer rights groups, academic organizations, computer
clubs, technical communities, to civil society organizations.
We share a passion for furthering the development of ICTs
and contributing to policies that influence the technical
coordination of the Domain Name System to better serve
end users.
(please note z in organisations, in line with the official calling of EURALO: European Regional At-Large Organization)
our community of end users
--> I don't think we need to repeat this here too. We've repeated it enough elsewhere on the flyer.
Finally -- a sharp eye -- well done to Sébastien for spotting Lorem Ipsum in top right hand corner of the 2nd page.
My suggestion for text there:
"Our region represents a significant number of Internet users in the world. EURALO has a significant voice in influencing ICANN's multistakeholder policy development. Why don't you consider joining as an individual or with your organization? The Internet is yours."
Kindest regards,
Olivier
