October 2012 - ALAC-Announce

Prague - Useful informaiton
by At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2012

Oct. 10, 2012

Dear All Please find hereafter some useful information for the 44th ICANN Meeting in Prague. ICANN Full Schedule & Meeting GUIDE at top of main page (PDF file - take a look!) http://prague44.icann.org/full-schedule At-Large Prague Meetings (updated with any last minute agenda/schedule changes): https://community.icann.org/x/xq7bAQ Meetings Venue Map (meeting rooms): https://prague44.icann.org/files/meetings/prague2012/ICANN44-Prague-VenueMap -1June12.jpg Good meeting venue with Guest rooms & Meeting rooms all within the main Hotel area. Elevator access to all floors and meeting areas. Washrooms plenty. Prague Maps: Available at Hotel Reception by Concierge. Prague Airport: Well sign posted terminal Quick and Easy! * Taxi Operator counters are located in arrival hall of Terminal 1 & 2. > * Taxi to Hotel 700 CZK / 27 Euros / 35 USD (including tip) > * 1.1.1. Radiocab Taxi: 20% discount on return fares (card given to you with > amount for the return which includes discount). To be given to chauffeur when > returning to airport. * Travelex Changes & Cash Machines located in arrival hall 25/30min ride to Hotel Hilton Public Transport available - please go to Information booths. Bus Service - 32.00 CZK Subway/Rail - 26.00 CZK Hotel Hilton: * Comfortable rooms with hairdryers, safe, Ironing board/iron and window that tilt open. * Supermarket opposite Hotel (Lower level exit) - 50 metres! * 10/15 minute walk to Powder Tower. Souvenir shops, Palladium Shopping Center, Restaurants and Bars. * 20/25 minutes to Astronomical Clock/Old Town * 30 minutes to Charles Bridge * Hotel Bars/Restaurants: Atrium Restaurant - Breakfast only Café Bistro (Mezzanine Level) 24h Non-Stop Service Zest Bar - UEFA Euro Cup 2012 Matches will be broadcast live (Lobby) 1pm - 2am UEFA Games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012_schedule Cloud 9 Sky Bar and Lounge (9th Floor) 6pm - 2am Specials on Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 690 CzK pp ( 35 USD/ Euro ) including summer cocktail and unlimited consumption of grilled specialities, salads, sides dishes and ice cream CzechHouse Grill & Rotisserie Restaurant (Lobby) Nice looking European & Czech Restaurant 6pm - 11pm * Gym - well equipped. > * 6am - 10pm (Mezzanine) * Business Centre (Mezzanine) > * Mon-Fri: 7am to 7pm > * Sat-Sun: 9am to 5pm * Cash Machine on Lobby level Restaurants in the area ... (Service was not included) Gate restaurant http://gate-restaurant.cz/en/ International and Czech cuisine 3 minutes walk from the Hilton Prague Brasserie La Gare Delicious French Restaurant http://www.lagare.cz/index.php http://www.lagare.cz/foto.php?d=1&ln=EN Menu http://www.lagare.cz/doc/degustacni_menu.jpg Degustation menu http://www.expats.cz/prague/article/restaurant-reviews/brasserie-la-gare/ review 14 minutes by walk http://g.co/maps/x9e4v Lokál Dlouhá Famous restaurant with homemade Czech cuisine, Pilsner Urquell beer draught from the tanks http://lokal-dlouha.ambi.cz/en/#index 17 minutes by walk or you can use public transport - 1 station by metro and 5 min walk or 3 stations by tram and 2 minutes walk. http://goo.gl/maps/950x Červená tabulka http://cervenatabulka.cz/o-nas/?set_lg=en 12 minutes by walk http://g.co/maps/czxm6 Restaurant Theatro http://www.cafeinfinity.cz/theatro/menu/jidelni-listek 8 minutes walk http://g.co/maps/8h5ey there is also a Music Club under the restaurant in the basement Municipal house by Powder Tower - Czech and international cuisine (beautiful - Art Nouveau Style) - Casual dress accepted even though it looks posh! Live classical Pianist http://www.francouzskarestaurace.cz/en - Pilsner Restaurant (Stube) http://www.plzenskarestaurace.cz/en 15 minutes by walk: http://g.co/maps/8vt95 or 2 tram stations from "Florenc" Czech Wines: Recommendations only! White: Mueller Thurgau (typical German dry - fruity nose) Gruener Weltliner / Vinselekt Michlovsky (dryer, slightly green - more Pinot Grigio) Red: Pinot Noir / Vinarstvi Vinohrad (typical Pinot Noir) Nernonet / Vinarstvi Biza (Languedoc, South of France type - light Cab) Cuvee Plesingr (Cab/Merlot) Local SIM Cards - please go to information at the Airport. Shopping centres around the Hotel will no doubt sell these as well. Safe travels to all those attending the meeting and looking forward to seeing you in Prague! Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella

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Promoting a collaborative session involving ALAC and NPOC
by At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2012

Oct. 10, 2012

Workshop on The Multi-stakeholder model from the NGO´s perspective [17 October 2012] During ICANN 45 that will take place in Toronto, Canada, 14-18 October 2012, ICANN constituency, Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC) and the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) are collaborating in organizing a working session on the Multi stakeholder model from the NGO´s perspective. The Multi-Stakeholder Model (MSM) has been used worldwide for decades by many organizations like ICANN and various social and economical development programs to foster consensus between diverging interests in the public domain, the private sector and civil society. There is a wide body of applied knowledge on the MSM which merits wider dissemination and understanding. A panel of eminent specialists will share some of this knowledge and foster a discussion on how the MSM can be improved and the existing challenges both from a global and an ICANN perspective. PANELISTS: Mr. Jean-Jacques Subrenat (At Large Advisory Committee-ICANN) Ms. Rinalia Abdul Rahim (At Large Advisory Committee-ICANN) Mr. Evan Leibovitch (At Large Advisory Committee-ICANN) Dr. Sam Lanfranco (York University, Ontario, Canada) Mr. Alain Berranger (Chair, NPOC-Executive Committee) for more detailed information about the panelist¹s bio please visit NPOC wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Multi-stakeholder+pr ocess+from+the+NGO+perspective+Toronto+2012-10-17 MEETING LOCATION: Dockside 5, Westing Harbour Castle Toronto, Ontario, Canada WHEN: Wednesday 17 October 2012 - 09:00 -10:30 A.M. local time (15:00 -16:30 UTC) FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION please click on the following link: http://toronto45.icann.org/node/34391 and then choose the remote participation option depending on your bandwidth. No registration required. To access to the ICANN meeting full schedule please see: http://toronto45.icann.org/full-schedule

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST for ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2012 to ICANN AGM 2013
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 5, 2012

Oct. 5, 2012

*Call for Expressions of Interest for ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2012 to ICANN AGM 2013* Dear All, The ALAC Liaison positions, and those currently serving in the role (until the ICANN AGM in Toronto) are listed below. The incumbent Liaisons are able to stand for reappointment. Please note that only current ALAC members can nominate and select the Liaisons. *Nominations are now called for each of the following Liaison positions:* · GNSO liaison -- Currently held by Alan Greenberg <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Alan+Greenberg+SOI> · ccNSO -- Currently held by Cheryl Langdon-Orr · SSAC -- Currently held by Julie Hammer <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Julie+Hammer+SOI> · IDN Policy -- Currently held by Edmon Chung <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/Edmon+Chung+-+Bio+and+Statement+…> · NCSG -- Currently held by Evan Leibovitch <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Evan+Leibovitch+SOI> The DotMobi Liaison position is remaining vacant pending clarification from DotMobi. *2012-2103 ALAC Liaison Selection Schedule: * * 4 October 2012 - Call for Expressions of Interest (to be sent to lists.) * 10 October 2012 - Deadline for Liaison Nominations (to be sent to lists.) * 15 October 2012 - Chair to post to the public ALAC list a "selection summary" message (sent to lists). * 15-18 October 2012 - Nominations are discussed. * 19 October 2012 - Deadline for Nominees to Accept their Nomination (sent to lists and or as notified and recorded on the relevant Election Pages of the At-Large Wiki.) * 22-26 October 2012 - Selection of ALAC Liaisons -- if elections are required, they will be held 22-26 October 2012. Where only one nomination is received for any Liaison position, the nominee will be confirmed in that role on 19 October 2012 * 26 October 2012 - Selection/Election Results announced and any unconfirmed Liaisons begin in their roles. *Relevant Rules from the ALAC Rules of Procedure: * RULE 4 - ELECTION OF LIAISONS 4.1 Liaisons to ICANN's Advisory Committees, Supporting Organizations and Constituencies can be established by approval of the Committee; in that case, they will follow the rules established for the appointment and functioning of the GNSO Liaison 4.2 **Refers to *The Board Liaison*, and is therefore not relevant here, and will be redacted from the revised ALAC ROPs* 4.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate 4.4 All liaisons serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an Annual General Meeting and ending at the closure of the following Annual General Meeting. 4.5 Liaisons shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following criteria: 4.6 They shall normally be persons who are current or former members of the ALAC, or are anyway familiar with the activities and functioning of ICANN and of the ALAC; 4.7 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the At-Large Community by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared; 4.8 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC representative, to put the collective views of the ALAC, always, in front of their own. RULE 5 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR LIAISONS 5.1 There is no requirement for a Liaison to be a member of the At-Large Advisory Committee;* 5.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; 5.3 A person may not serve two different liaison positions at the same time; 5.4 All liaisons can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of recall according to rule 11; 5.5 All liaisons have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation requirements set forth in Rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall. The mission and responsibilities of each Liaison of the ALAC are: 5.6 To participate diligently in the meetings and activities of the body he/she is liaison to; 5.7 To communicate and advocate the positions of the ALAC to such body; 5.8 To report to the ALAC the current and upcoming activities of the body he/she is liaison to, as far as this is possible under the timing and confidentiality constraints of such *body;* 5.9 When this is possible under such constraints, ask to the ALAC for advance instructions on matters that are going to be discussed by such body. RULE 6 - PRIVILEGES OF LIAISONS 6.1 All liaisons have the same rights of access to information, mailing lists and documents *as the ordinary ALAC members.* *PLEASE NOTE:* With the exception of the ALAC ByLaw-mandated liaisons to the GNSO and the ccNSO, there is no assured travel finding for ALAC Liaisons to attend ICANN Meetings unless they are serving ALAC members. Therefore, assurances that they can still perform their role will be required. *The 2012-2013 ALAC Liaison Election - Schedule and Nominees Workspace:* This workspace is available at https://community.icann.org/x/lZEoAg. It includes the following additional important information: · Qualification criteria for liaisons; · Privileges of liaisons; · Election procedures, including specific procedures for the ALAC liaison to the SSAC; · A table listing who has been nominated for the various liaison positions. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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UPDATE: ELECTION SUMMARY for ALAC Officers to serve from 22 October 2012 to ICANN AGM 2013
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 4, 2012

Oct. 4, 2012

Dear All, According to Rule 2.1 of the ALAC Internal Rules of Procedure https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/27854147/AL-2007-1-1-Rev11… the ALAC will elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice-Chairs and a Rapporteur. Rule. 2.2 states that all officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN. Rule 9.1 states that the election call will be sent by the current ALAC Chair. This stage having been undertaken, it is now time to discuss those nominations. The election schedule is as follows: *_Election Schedule_* * 17 September 2012 Election Call /(sent to lists.)/ * 1 October 2012 Deadline for Officer Nominations /(to be sent to lists.)/ * 3 October 2012 Chair to post to the public ALAC list an "election summary" message /(sent to lists.)/ * 4-11 October 2012 Nominations are discussed * 8 October 2012 Deadline for Nominees to Accept their Nomination /(sent to lists and or as notified and recorded on the relevant Election Pages of the At-Large Wiki.)/ * 14 October 2012 Start of AGM * 18 October 2012 Closure of AGM * 18 October 2012 Start of Election of ALAC Officers by 2013 ALAC immediately after the closure of the AGM (Should a ballot be required) * 22 October 2012 Election Results announced * 22 October 2012 New ALAC Officers take their seats The following nominations have been received: EURALO Olivier Crépin-Leblond Chair Nominated by: Evan Leibovitch Seconded by: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro, Carlton Samuels, Natalia Enciso, Eduardo Diaz, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Sergio Salinas Porto NARALO Evan Leibovitch Vice-Chair Nominated by: Carlton Samuels Seconded by: Eduardo Diaz, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Tijani Ben Jemaa LACRALO Carlton Samuels Vice-Chair Nominated by: Evan Leibovitch Seconded by: Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Tijani Ben Jemaa LACRALO Carlton Samuels Rapporteur Nominated by: Eduardo Diaz Seconded by: APRALO Rinalia Abdul Rahim Vice-Chair Nominated by: Eduardo Diaz Seconded by: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro APRALO Rinalia Abdul Rahim Regional Representative Nominated by: Evan Leibovitch Seconded by: Eduardo Diaz, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Tijani Ben Jemaa APRALO Rinalia Abdul Rahim Rapporteur Nominated by: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro Seconded by: Natalia Enciso, Sergio Salinas Porto AFRALO Tijani Ben Jemaa Rapporteur Nominated by: Evan Leibovitch Seconded by: Carlton Samuels, Olivier Crépin-Leblond A 2012-2013 ALAC Officer Election wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/pocoAg> has been created that includes the following: * The election schedule as above; * An election schedule with the Rules of Procedure explanations; * ALAC officer criteria; and * Nominations for ALAC officers. Warm regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Ratification of the R3 Paper
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 1, 2012

Oct. 1, 2012

Dear All, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the "R3 Paper<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/34603268/R3+Paper+-+FINAL.…>" we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "R3 Paper<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/34603268/R3+Paper+-+FINAL.…>" for communication to the relevant parties? ALAC Ratification of the R3 Paper As at Poll close: Thursday 27 September 2012 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 15 100.00 Carlton Samuels, Eduardo Diaz, Natalia Enciso, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Sandra Hoferichter, Evan Leibovitch, Edmon Chung, Sergio Salinas Porto, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Yaovi Atohoun, Ganesh Kumar, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Titi Akinsanmi, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ***** We can confirm that the following members did not participate in this vote: n/a For those that have abstained, would you like to provide an explanation of why you abstained? n/a You may review the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=266544JpNEjLCs6mtiCNLRW7 All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097/ Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=244359801b584fbdab51dbe33f605d32&URL…>

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VOTE RESULTS: (168) Computer Society of India
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 1, 2012

Oct. 1, 2012

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from (168) Computer Society of India, we can confirm that both result is quorate. ******** ALS Applications: (168) Computer Society of India As at Poll close: Friday 28 September 2012 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 14 100.00 Carlton Samuels, Eduardo Diaz, Natalia Enciso, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Sandra Hoferichter, Evan Leibovitch, Edmon Chung, Sergio Salinas Porto, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Yaovi Atohoun, Ganesh Kumar, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2664qhthwkG7tmAfnDu4Gm5e We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Titi Akinsanmi You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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