[ICANN-EU] RFD #1: Forum bylaws

[Iliya Nickelt-Czycykowski <iczycykowski@aip.de>]

Hi all,

	here's something that I scribbled today on my ride home from work.
Long trips do have advantages after all. Alexander, I hope I don't spoil
some work that you did already, but to write this down has been in my mind
for several days now.

It's small, simple and open, I hope you like it!

	--iliya


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               REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION #1
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         BYLAWS OF THE EUROPEAN AT LARGE MEMBER FORUM
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I. General
The European At Large Member Forum is a community of Europeans who take an
active interest in ICANN and its At Large Membership. It binds itself to
be completly open and transparent.

II. Objective
It is the goal of this forum to discuss ICANN related topics and define
positions that can express the view of the majority of the European At
Large Members. Forum members are invited to communicate these positions
with ICANN's At Large directors or to promote them using other options
that ICANN offers.

III. Structure
To become a forum member it is only necessary to subscribe to its central
mailing list as defined in V. All topics have to be adressed on this list.
Members of the forum do not have to be ICANN At Large members, but it is
suggested that they become so. A website serves as an archive of the
discussions and documents agreed upon to ensure transparency of
communcation processes. Unsubscribing to the mailing list is the
equivalent of cancelling forum membership.

IV. Limits
To form a group that is managable in size the European forum limits itself
to European members as defined in V. Other regions are encouraged to
follow this example. Promotion of regional interest is no primary goal of
the forum. All its positions should be acceptable for ICANN At Large
members worldwide regardless of regional background.

V. Definitions
The central mailing list of the European forum is icann-europe@fitug.de.
Its website is http://[call for proposals]. Regions are At Large election
regions as defined in the bylaws of the Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers.

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