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CALL FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST: ALAC-selected ICANN Board Member
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 21, 2010

July 21, 2010

Call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) from ICANN's At-Large Community for consideration to be selected by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) to serve as a (term-limited) member of the ICANN Board of Directors 21 July 2010 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers – including domain names (such as .org and .museum), country codes (such as .uk and .ke) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols – that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Without this coordination, we would not have one global Internet. The At-Large Community and the ICANN Board seat This Call for Statements of Interest (SOIs) is part of the new process through which the user community within ICANN will appoint one voting member of the ICANN Board. While acting in a personal capacity as a member of the ICANN Board, this member must be able to reflect the users' point of view and interests in the debate and decision making undertaken within the ICANN framework. In seeking candidates for this post, ICANN's At-Large Community is looking for an individual with a broad international perspective and a background in Internet users' interests, consumer policy and/or civil society worldwide. "At-Large" is the name of the community of individual Internet users involved in ICANN's policy development process. It currently consists of over 120 active At-Large organisations (called "At-Large structures" or "ALSes"), representing the opinions of the global community of Internet users. At-Large provides a means through which individual end users of the Internet worldwide can participate in the matters on which ICANN works, such as: • Guidance on how to run Internationalized Domain Names (IDN); • How to introduce new gTLDs (such as .info, .name and .museum); and • How to implement a stable and fair transition from IPv4 to the next Internet addresses generation, IPv6. To learn more about the At-Large Community and its activities, please see the main ICANN At-Large Web page (http://www.atlarge.icann.org ) or contact any of the ALSes in your country of residence. All ALSes are listed on the At-Large Structure Applications and Certification Process Web page (http://www.atlarge.icann.org/applications ). What does an ICANN Board Director do? ICANN's Directors: · As a group, are responsible for exercising the powers of ICANN, controlling its property and conducting or directing its business and affairs, except as otherwise provided in ICANN's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#VI ); • Serve as individuals who have the duty to act in what they reasonably believe are the best interests of ICANN and not as representatives of the entity that selected them, their employers or any other organizations or constituencies; and • Are expected to support the ICANN mission and the implementation of ICANN's Core Values (as described in ICANN's Invitation for Statements of Interest and Suggestions for Candidates at http://nomcom.icann.org/invitation-2010.htm#roles ). For more information regarding ICANN's Directors, please refer to both ICANN's Structure chart (http://www.icann.org/en/structure ) and its Board of Directors list (http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html ). Desirable characteristics The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), on behalf of the At-Large Community, has prepared a list of the desirable characteristics and details of commitments for the At-Large-selected Board member. These appear on the Director's Criteria Web page (https://st.icann.org/absdt/index.cgi?director_s_criteria ). Call for Statements of Interest The At-Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) now calls for Statements of Interest (SOIs). For more information regarding the BCEC, including member details, please see the At-Large Board Candidate Evaluation Committee Web page (https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_board_candidate_evaluation_com… ). How to apply for consideration To apply, please complete and submit the Statement of Interest (SOI) available at https://www.bigpulse.com/m9918/intro . The form can be submitted online or printed and either: · Posted to At-Large Director Applications, ICANN, c/o Heidi Ullrich, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 320, Marina del Rey, California 90292, USA; or · Faxed to +1 310 823 8649. To be considered, all SOIs must be: Completed and submitted in English; and Received by August 21, 2010, at 23:59 UTC. Please feel free to e-mail the BCEC with any questions regarding SOIs or the application process at BCEC-Request(a)icann.org. The BCEC will respond to all inquiries. For more information The following Web pages are available for further information: · At-Large Web page, regarding At-Large and ICANN (http://www.atlarge.icann.org ); • At-Large Advisory Committee's Workspace, containing links to Wiki pages and information sources (https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_advisory_committee ); • At-Large Director Selection Workspace (https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_appointment… ); • Public Comment (a community consultation, including public comment period, was held on a White Paper outlining the proposed At-Large Director selection process) (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05feb10-en.htm ); and • ICANN/About (http://www.icann.org/en/about/ ). Background of the At-Large-selected Board seat The matter of the At-Large-selected Board seat(s) came from recommendations made by the ALAC Review Working Group in its report of 9 June 2009 (www.icann.org/en/reviews/alac/final-report-alac-review-09jun09-en.pdf ). The ICANN Board, in its August 2009 meeting, approved in principle the replacement of the ALAC Liaison to the Board by one Director, with full Board-member privileges, to be appointed from the At-Large Community. The Board requested that the ALAC submit to the Board Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) a plan outlining how this Board member would be selected, with the intent of having the new member seated no later than ICANN's Annual Meeting in December 2010. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULT: ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3.
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 19, 2010

July 19, 2010

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3., we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******* Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3. for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? Yes: 14 (100.00%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Mohammed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Vivekanandan V.c., Gareth Shearman, Dewandranath Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******* You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1250tfgFshnwBBEi8Ph8tEas When announcing the results of voting, we have been requested by the Chair to provide a listing of those who have not voted. Accordingly, we can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Hawa Diakite You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULTS: ALS Application April 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 19, 2010

July 19, 2010

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent votes on the ALS applications from Nurses without Borders and Wikimedia Switzerland, we can confirm that both results are quorate. ******* Motion: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (136) Nurses without Borders be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. As at Poll close: Tuesday 04 May 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS: 13 (92.86%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 1 (7.14%) James Seng ******** Motion: Should the regional advice from EURALO for applicant (137) Wikimedia Switzerland be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. As at Poll close: Tuesday 04 May 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS: 14 (100.00%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=XVfDYGELb3J8Z93g6JIM When announcing the results of voting, we have been requested by the Chair to provide a listing of those who have not voted. Accordingly, we can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Dave Kisoondoyal You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Proposed ICANN Bylaw Amendment/ projet de l'amendement du statut de l'ICANN/ enmienda propuesta a los bylaw de la ICANN
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 13, 2010

July 13, 2010

Versión en castellano abajo Version française ci-dessous ********* Dear All, We created workspace to help summarize the discussion of the At-Large community on the Proposed Bylaw Amendment to add an At-Large Director to the ICANN Board. Please add your comments on the the Proposed Bylaw Amendments directly in the comment box. You will also find additional information about the Proposed Bylaw Amendment and the At-Large Director Appointment process under: https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?public_consultation_on_propos… ********* Cher membres, Nous avons crée un espace de travail qui servira à résumer la discussion de la communauté At-Large sur le projet de l'amendement du statut de l'ICANN pour ajouter un directeur At-Large au Board de l’CANN. Veuillez s'il vous plaît ajouter vos commentaires sur le projet de l'amendement du statut directement dans la boite de commentaire. Vous allez également trouver des informations supplémentaires sur le projet de l'amendement du statut de l'ICANN ainsi que le processus de nomination du directeur At-Large sur: https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?public_consultation_on_propos… ********* Estimados miembros, Creamos un espacio de trabajo que servirá a resumir la discusión de la comunidad At-Large sobre la enmienda propuesta a los bylaw de la ICANN para añadir un director At-Large al Board. Por favor, añadan sus comentarios sobre la enmienda propuesta a los bylaw directamente en la caja de comentarios. También van a encontrar información adicional sobre la enmienda propuesta a los bylaw así que el proceso de nombramiento del director At-Large en https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?public_consultation_on_propos… -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: ALAC Vote on ALS Application July 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 13, 2010

July 13, 2010

Dear All, We have been requested by the Chair of the ALAC to start vote on the ALS application currently ready for approval by the ALAC. Members of the ALAC recently received an email with their voting credentials for this vote. An email with background information on this application was sent to the ALAC-internal list earlier today. The question to be put will be the following: ***** Should the regional advice from NARALO for applicant (138) ISOC Colorado be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. With possible answers: ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS Abstain ***** The Vote will remain open until Sunday, July 18th at 2359 UTC. Please note that there is a link entitled “See who voted” at the bottom of the voting page, which allows you to see who has voted so far. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a single menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Accountability & Transparency Review Community Feedback
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 12, 2010

July 12, 2010

Dear All, Per its Brussels statement, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/review-1-en.htm> now opens a public forum that will enable ‘the Community to provide inputs and suggestions at any point during the ATRT review’. Please submit your comments to the public forum email address: atrt-public-input(a)icann.org All comments sent to atrt-public-input(a)icann.org may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/atrt-public-input/ In addition to the forum, the Accountability and Transparency Review Team resolved to create a private email address where community Members could confidentially provide their input: atrt-private-input(a)icann.org The ATRT also reiterates its wish to receive responses to their questions to the community - http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#atrt – and feedback on any other issues relevant to the work of the Review Team. Please note that translations of the ATRT questions to the community (EN <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/activities-1-en.htm> ) are available: See full announcement: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09jul10-en.htm -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: Vote on ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 9, 2010

July 9, 2010

Dear All, ALAC Vice Chair Sebastien Bachollet requested us to start an online vote on the Draft ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3. The Statement was recently submitted to the public comment process on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3 with a note saying that the document was currently undergoing ALAC ratification. The question to be put will be the following: Do you support the ratification of the Draft ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3. for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain You can submit your vote and track the votes as they come in under: https://www.bigpulse.com/p10004 At the bottom of this page there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. A separate email with their voting credentials has been sent to the members of the ALAC recently. Please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you did not receive your credentials so far. The vote will remain open until Sunday, 18 July at 2359 UTC. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 The results of closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3.
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 9, 2010

July 9, 2010

Dear David, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on RAA Subsection 3.7.7.3 on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. Please note that the document is currently undergoing ALAC ratification. The ALAC vote on the final draft of the Statement will end on July 18th, 2010. We will inform you about the result as soon as it has reached quorum. The attached statement was drafted by Beau Brendler, Chair of the At-Large Registrants Rights and Responsibilities Working Group and member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and Alan Greenberg, Vice Chair of the ALAC. On June 24th, Beau submitted the draft statement for review to the members of the ALAC, the leaders of the regional At-Large organizations and the ALAC liaisons. Alan Greenberg amended the original Statement. There were several comments received on the internal ALAC mailing list in support of Revision 1 of the Statement (the present document). On July 9th, ALAC Vice Chair Sebastien Bachollet asked the Staff to start a nine-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on RAA subsection 3.7.7.3. Ending on July 18th. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: Proposed Bylaw Amendments for At-Large Board Director Position
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 5, 2010

July 5, 2010

Dear All, This is to inform you that ICANN has started a public consultation on proposed bylaws amendment in furtherance of the Board Review Working Group recommendation to add one voting director from the At-Large community to the ICANN Board of Directors. You can find the the original announcement under: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01jul10-en.htm The announcement is also attached below. Public consultation deadline: 31 July 2010 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org Announcement: Public Comment: Proposed Bylaws Amendment in Furtherance of the Board Review Working Group Recommendation to Add One Voting Director from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors 1 July 2010 On 27 August 2009 <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27aug09-en.htm> , the Board approved in principle the recommendation of the Board review Working Group (BRWG) to add one voting director from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors and removing the present At-Large Advisory Committee Liaison to the ICANN Board. The BRWG issued its final report <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/board/board-review-final-26jan10-en.pdf> [PDF, 116 KB] in February 2010, and noted the expectation that "the selection process will be designed, approved and implemented in time for the new Director to be seated at the 2010 Annual General Meeting." The Board's Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) is charged with providing a set of suggested actions to address this recommendation. As part of the SIC's work, in consultation with the Board Governance Committee, the SIC agreed that the term of the Board Director selected by the At-Large Community should coincide with the terms of the Board Directors selected by the Sponsoring Organizations, so as to allow the Nominating Committee to consider the full composition of the non-Nominating Committee-appointed Board membership when making its appointments. One item necessary to implement the recommendation is a change to Articles VI and XI of the ICANN Bylaws to recognize the new Seat 15 on the Board and remove the ALAC Liaison position. The Office of the General Counsel, in consultation with the SIC and the staff supporting the At-Large, identified recommended Bylaws amendments necessary to allow the seating of the Director selected by the At-Large Community in line with Board and committee directives. At its meeting on 25 June 2010, the Board directed staff to post these recommended Bylaws amendments <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-25jun10-en.htm#1.7> for public comment, so that the Board can take action on these proposed amendments no later than at its 28 October 2010 meeting. The relevant portion of the proposed Bylaws revisions, in redline for ease of review, can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-bylaws-revision-at-large-director-… [PDF, 120 KB]. The subject of this public comment forum is limited to the proposed Bylaws revisions necessary to allow a voting director to be sat, and does not include the design of the selection process. Further information on the work of the At-Large Community to design a process for the selection of the voting director can be found at https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_appointment…. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: ICANN is opening a 30-day public comment, from 1 July 2010 through 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight time on 31 July 2010. The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#al-dire… To Submit Comments: <mailto:Proposed-Bylaws-Amend-AL-Director@icann.org> bylaws-amend-al-director(a)icann.org To View Comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/bylaws-amend-al-director/ Staff Responsible: Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel, ICANN and Heidi Ullrich, Director for At-Large, ICANN July 2010.

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