Re: [atlarge-discuss] 007 Outreach

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

Thanks Giampaolo

That helps move my own thinking on a bit. I agree that decentralisation is
inevitable, and the issue of local websites and information dissemination in
users' own language is a very good one.

I agree that a General WG should prepare some frameworks to offer to
members. I also agree that a "communication protocol" needs to be
established, and this is multi-directional. Joanna favours at least one
panel member on each WG so what's going on can be directly reported back.
Obviously when we develop to multiple groups in all the countries then this
would not be feasible, but communication is essential. Also, I take your
valuable point about various local groups communicating with one another to
share ideas and experiences.

My own thinking has been that we should see who actively wants to become
engaged in this in each region, or try to find a group of people, from as
wide a cross-section as possible within a region. Indeed, some countries are
clearly set up to proceed at the national level because of the levels of
support they already have.

I see it all as a multi-dimensional thing - and potentially exciting.

Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: Giampaolo Bonora <bonora@nettuno.it>
To: Richard Henderson <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>
Cc: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] 007 Outreach


On Fri, 9 Aug 2002 19:45:05 +0100, "Richard Henderson"
<richardhenderson@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>I wonder what the chart will look like in 3 months time?
>
>Richard

Who knows?
I'm not so optimistic as you are about the target of 100000 members in
one year. It is possible, indeed.
I'd prefer to focus on a smaller, but stable membership.

Anyhow, as we are drafting bylaws, I think this is a correct target. I
really don't know how much bylaws can scale, I only guess that bylaws
for an organisation of hundreds-members' magnitude, are not the same as
for millions-members' magnitude, coming from everywhere.
Last panel had three months for this task, that was not enough. Now,
with a year ahead, you and your fellow panel's member IMO should set a
tentative scheduling.
I read here something on this matter. I concur with an opinion (of
Judyth, if I recall correct) that bylaws to be voted from membership is
the core of the panel's mandate, so you must produce a text for a
membership's approvation within your mandate. Could be sooner, if
matters as incorporation become urgent, but you should agree on bylaws'
structure and process soon.

The main issue with outreach, IMO, is not the target, but
decentralization. Now we have only a website with forum, a list and a
panel, and sometime there are problems of communication.
 A regional-based or country-based volunteering approach needs not only
volunteers, but 'a communication protocol' from the panel and local
volunteers - as simple as is possible, I don't think this is all matter
of bylaws.
Jefsey's suggestion to consider the possibility of subdomains of
icannatalarge.com, which is very interesting under many regards, brings
up not only the webmaster issue, but also subdomain delegation and, in
this case, regional / local editors (pages in local language and so).
To avoid complications, this editor, at first should be the same person
responsible for local outreach. Anyway this should be decided at local
level.

This individual - or small group - should presents fairly and correctly
this organisation in the present state, without endorse excessive or
wrong expectations (we should definitely learn from ICANN's failures:
The Cyberfederalist 14, The Learning Curve), and establish relations
with local existing groups.

General WG should prepare the framework for outreach activities,
initially assist the starting local groups and later ensure that
information flows between local groups, (ie., that local groups are
really aware of what exists and of difficulties encountered and solved
from other groups).

Just some thoughts

Regards,
giampaolo


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Giampaolo Bonora - bonora@nettuno.it



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