All:  Very good news, I am very pleased with the results of our effort - what it means is we now get to participate, which is the real work.  As it stands now, Ted, Gerry and I have been participating (slightly more than lurking) in the discussion lists. What our role as an ALS means is that we present ourselves a s aconduit for public (and public-interest) input into ICANN policy matters.
<br><br>I&#39;m currently in DC at the International Summit for Community Wireless Networking, so I&#39;ll keep the note short.<br><br>-MM<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Julie Alive with Energy
</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:motivate@frontiernet.net">motivate@frontiernet.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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