Re: [atlarge-discuss] 006 Deciding Name for Organisation

[Alexander Svensson <alexander@svensson.de>]

Just a quick note on the naming issue: I believe atlarge.org would
be a stupid choice -- people will confuse at-large.org and atlarge.org
over and over again! Something with "At Large" is fine, but the name
should not be confusingly similar to another existing group.


At 10.08.2002 10:49, Vittorio Bertola wrote:
>I posted to the panel list what in my view are the two primary
>questions we have to answer to determine what our organization wants
>to be. I'll repost them here:
>
>A) You could build:
>  A1) a single monolithic organization, or
>  A2) a federal organization with the centre plus local chapters, or
>  A3) a lightweight "glueing" organization - something that has not
>only individual members, but also organizational members, and that
>wants to act as point of coordination and confrontation for all At
>Large-related entities and individuals in the world.

I'd add that you have several sub-options for A1:
  A1-a) a single organization that wants to be the only/main/
        dominant At-Large/user organization
  A1-b) a single organization that wants to be one of a number
        of At-Large/user organizations

>B) You could build:
>  B1) a generic Internet user organization (thus entering in direct
>competition with, just to name one, ISOC, even if ISOC is now shifting
>towards an industry organization), or 
>  B2) an organization focused by mission on Internet governance, or
>  B3) an organization focused by mission on DNS governance, or 
>  B4) an organization whose mandate is limited to participation in
>ICANN.
>
>Personally, I'm for A3 and B2 or B3.

I'm for A1-b and B2 or B3. I don't think Icannatlarge.com should
become A3 -- an organization composed of individuals and organizations.
*If* we get an interface between user organizations and ICANN (aka ALAC),
then other At-Large-related entities should participate directly and
should not participate indirectly through ALAC *and* Icannatlarge.com.

Best regards,
/// Alexander


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