September 2014 - ALAC-Announce

Re: [ALAC-Announce] [ALAC] Acceptance of my Nomination, by ALAC Member Tijani, to serve as the ALAC GNSO Liaison
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 14, 2014

Sept. 14, 2014

Hi Cheryl, Thank you for informing staff that you accept the nomination for the position of 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. This acceptance has been noted on the Selection Workspace. Kind regards, Heidi -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Langdon-Orr Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 6:50 PM To: ALAC Working List Subject: [ALAC] Acceptance of my Nomination, by ALAC Member Tijani, to serve as the ALAC GNSO Liaison In response to the message sent below includes a nomination of me to serve as the next ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council, by Tijani; Please note with this email to the list as my formal acceptance of this nomination, in accordance with the ALAC ROP's I would also like to thank Tijani for the confidence he has shown in me being able to follow Alan, and undertake this vital role, and should I be confirmed/selected by the ALAC to to do so, I promise to do my very best to maintain the extraordinary high standard of service in this capacity that Alan has performed over so many years... *Cheryl Langdon-O**rr ... *(CLO) about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr [image: Cheryl Langdon-Orr on about.me] <http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: RE: [ALAC-Announce] Congratulations to Alan Greenberg - next ALAC Chair Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:29:23 +0100 From: Tijani BENJEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> Reply-To: tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn To: 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond' <ocl(a)gih.com>, alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Congratulation again to Alan. Since Alan is now the new ALAC Chair, and wouldn’t be able to continue being the ALAC liaison to GNSO, I would like to nominate Cheryl as the new liaison replacing Alan. Cheryl has been for longtime our liaison to the ccNSO, and she did very well. I don’t see a better liaison to the GNSO than her. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- *Tijani BEN JEMAA* Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (*FMAI*) Phone: + 216 41 649 605 Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 Fax: + 216 70 853 376 ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL…

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Re: [ALAC-Announce] [ALAC] IMPORTANT: Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Liasion to the GNSO
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 14, 2014

Sept. 14, 2014

Dear Hadja, Thank for your seconding of Cheryl Langdon-Orr for the position of 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO and for the seconding of the following people for the ALT positions: Africa: Tijani Ben Jemaa for ALT Vice-Chair Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands: Holly Raiche Europe: Olivier Crépin-Leblond for ALT Vice-Chair Latin America and Caribbean: León Felipe Sánchez The information has been noted on the Selection Workspace. Kind regards, Heidi From: Hadja OUATTARA/ SANON [mailto:hadja.sanon@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 12:24 PM To: Eduardo Diaz Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [ALAC] IMPORTANT: Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Liasion to the GNSO Dear All, I would also like to second Tijani's nomination for Cheryl as 2015 ALAC GNSO liaison and Dev's nomination for the 4 ALT members. Best regards 2014-09-13 18:46 GMT+00:00 Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com<mailto:eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com>>: @All: I would like to nominate Murray McKercher for the position of the 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. I know that Mr. McKercher has been recently reconfirmed as the 2015 ALAC .mobi liaison but it is my understanding that he can handle both positions . After all, the .mobi has not been that active. Murray can also bring a fresh look to this position. Also, as a fairly new comer to ALAC it will help him in enhancing his understanding and networking contacts both within the GNSO and ICANN as a whole. -ed On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:04 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff < staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> wrote: > Dear All, > > Please see below the call for nominations for the positon of 2015 ALAC > Liaison to the GNSO sent on behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the > ALAC. > > > ALAC LIAISON TO THE GNSO > > The ALAC Chair Olivier Crépin-Leblond, had requested that as per the ALAC > RoP Section 18.2, the ALAC shall reconfirm the current incumbents in the > positions of ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO, SSAC and .MOBI. All of the current > liaisons in these positions have agreed to serve another term. There was > also consensus on their reconfirmation. > > Therefore, the only Liaison position now open is for the GNSO. > > Nominations are now open for and individual to serve as the ALAC Liaison > to the GNSO. > > Nominations may be made by any ALAC Member. > > Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 7 of the ALAC Rules > of Procedure (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) > > Nominations will close on Friday, 19 September 2014 at 23:59 UTC. > > Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that others > may second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. > > Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days > after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be sent to the > alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>. > Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org><mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>. Staff will > forward all acceptances to ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog%3cmailto>: > ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog>>. > > Following the close of the nominations period and the acceptance or > rejection of all nominations, if there is only one candidate, that > candidate will be declared to win by acclamation. If there are multiple > candidates, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the > opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, an secret vote of the > ALAC will decide the winner. > > > The At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments - 2014 > Workspace< > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election… > > > has additional details and Staff will post all information related to this > selection. > > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie > Peregrine and Terri Agnew > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,% > 20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:20Nathalie%2520Peregrine%2520and%2520Julia%2520Charvolen%2520ICANN%2520Policy%2520Staff%2520in%2520support%2520of%2520ALACmailto%3Astaff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge>< > https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> > Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > -- *NOTICE:* This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… -- Hadja OUATTARA / SANON

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Re: [ALAC-Announce] [ALAC] IMPORTANT: Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Liasion to the GNSO
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 14, 2014

Sept. 14, 2014

Hi Eduardo, Thank you for your nomination of Murray McKercher for the position of 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. This nomination has been recorded on the Selection Workspace. Kind regards, Heidi From: Eduardo Diaz [mailto:eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 11:46 AM To: ICANN At-Large Staff Cc: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [ALAC] IMPORTANT: Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Liasion to the GNSO @All: I would like to nominate Murray McKercher for the position of the 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. I know that Mr. McKercher has been recently reconfirmed as the 2015 ALAC .mobi liaison but it is my understanding that he can handle both positions . After all, the .mobi has not been that active. Murray can also bring a fresh look to this position. Also, as a fairly new comer to ALAC it will help him in enhancing his understanding and networking contacts both within the GNSO and ICANN as a whole. -ed On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:04 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> wrote: Dear All, Please see below the call for nominations for the positon of 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO sent on behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC. ALAC LIAISON TO THE GNSO The ALAC Chair Olivier Crépin-Leblond, had requested that as per the ALAC RoP Section 18.2, the ALAC shall reconfirm the current incumbents in the positions of ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO, SSAC and .MOBI. All of the current liaisons in these positions have agreed to serve another term. There was also consensus on their reconfirmation. Therefore, the only Liaison position now open is for the GNSO. Nominations are now open for and individual to serve as the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. Nominations may be made by any ALAC Member. Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 7 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) Nominations will close on Friday, 19 September 2014 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that others may second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org><mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>. Staff will forward all acceptances to ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog>>. Following the close of the nominations period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, if there is only one candidate, that candidate will be declared to win by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, an secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. The At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments - 2014 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has additional details and Staff will post all information related to this selection. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org><applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:20Nathalie%2520Peregrine%2520and%2520Julia%2520Charvolen%2520ICANN%2520Policy%2520Staff%2520in%2520support%2520of%2520ALACmailto%3Astaff@atlarge.icann.org>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge><https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… -- NOTICE: This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately.

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Re: [ALAC-Announce] [ALAC] Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT)
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 14, 2014

Sept. 14, 2014

Hi Leon, Thank you for informing staff that you accept your nomination for the positon of ALT Member from the LAC Region. Also, thank you for your seconding of the nomination of Raf Fatani for the positon of ALT Member from the AP region, support of Tijani Ben Jemaa for the position of ALT Vice-Chair (Africa) and Olivier for the position of ALT Vice-Chair (Europe). Finally, thank you for your support of Cheryl Langdon-Orr for the positon of ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. This information has been recorded on the Selection Workspace. Kind regards, Heidi -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 7:40 AM To: Eduardo Diaz Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [ALAC] Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Dear All, First I would like to thank Dev for nominating me for the LAC region. I'm humbled by this nomination and hereby accept it. It will be an honor, if designated, to serve the ALAC and At-Large community in this role. Secondly, I would like to second Eduardo's nomination of Raf Fatani for the AP Region. I admire Holly and I am grateful for all the work she's done for our community as well as her teachings in many ways. However, I believe that if we want to ensure that the coming generations acquire the experience needed to deal with the challenges we are facing and continue to face, new generation members like Raf must be given the opportunity to take a leadership role that, along with the help and guidance of our more experienced members, will help us develop those skills needed to continue working for our community. I support the nomination of Tijani for Africa as ALT Vice-Chair. I support the nomination of Olivier Crépin-Leblond for Europe as ALT Vice-Chair I support the nomination of Cheryl Langdon-Orr as GNSO Liaison. And last but not least, I join the congratulations to Alan as the new Chair of the ALAC. Best regards, León El 13/09/2014, a las 09:20, Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com> escribió: > @All: > > I would like to nominate *Raf Fatani* for the AP region. > > -ed > > > -- > *NOTICE:* This email may contain information which is confidential > and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the > named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must > not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received > this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committe > e+(ALAC) _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL…

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Re: [ALAC-Announce] [ALAC] Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT)
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 13, 2014

Sept. 13, 2014

Hi Fatima, Thank you for your seconding of the nomination of Raf Fatani to the ALT from the AP Region and your support of the nomination for Leon Sanchez for the ALT from the LAC region. This information has been recorded on the Selection Workspace. Kind regards, Heidi From: Fatima Cambronero [mailto:fatimacambronero@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 7:30 AM To: Eduardo Diaz Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff; alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [ALAC] Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Dear All, I second the nomination of Raf Fatani to the ALT for the AP region. I would also support the nomination of Leon Felipe Sanchez to the ALT for the LAC region. I consider in this stage of changes and renovations, the ALAC and At-Large community will benefit with the inputs and work of two new generation members as Raf and Leon I hope ALAC could allow the space for these young and experienced colleagues. Best Regards, Fatima 2014-09-13 11:20 GMT-03:00 Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com<mailto:eduardodiazrivera@gmail.com>>: @All: I would like to nominate *Raf Fatani* for the AP region. -ed -- *NOTICE:* This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… -- Fatima Cambronero Abogada-Argentina Phone: +54 9351 5282 668 Twitter: @facambronero Skype: fatima.cambronero

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Fwd: Comment on the Board resolution re the ATLAS II Summit Final Declaration
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Sept. 13, 2014

Sept. 13, 2014

FYI - received as a follow-up to the Board resolution. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Comment on the Board resolution re the ATLAS II Summit Final Declaration Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:19:40 +0000 From: Steve Crocker <steve.crocker(a)icann.org> To: Olivier Crepin-LeBlond <ocl(a)gih.com> CC: steve(a)shinkuro.com <steve(a)shinkuro.com>, Icann-board ICANN <icann-board(a)icann.org> Olivier, I don’t normally comment on a resolution because the text, including the rationale, is intended to speak for itself, but a fine point arose during our discussion that deserves special attention. The Board was completely in favor of accepting the report and wanted to signal congratulations and support. A few wanted to include the possibility of making the Summit a regular event. While that’s a reasonable expectation based on the success of the two Summits, the Declaration did not explicitly mention this and the majority of us felt, as a matter of form, that it was inappropriate for the Board to go beyond the Declaration in formulating our thank you. Three Board members, notably including both the ALAC appointed member, Sébastien Bachollet, and our president and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, as well as Wolfgang Kleinwächter, signaled their preference for a stronger resolution by abstaining from the vote. Normally abstentions signal some level of disagreement with the basic tenet of a resolution, but in this case the abstentions were meant to signal a desire for strengthening the resolution. On behalf of the entire Board, I am passing on to you the strong appreciation for the work all of ALAC has done and, in line with the conversation we had previously, our expectation that we will receive specific advice based on the Final Declaration. The resolution is posted at https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-09-09-en#3.e , and at the end of the resolution, prior to the Rationale, is the following Note: > /Note: Three voting members of the Board abstained from voting on the > resolutions. They stated for the record that they were supportive of > the work resulting from the ATLAS, but wanted to draw attention to > their encouragement for the Board to take future consideration of > plans to develop the ATLAS into a regularly occurring event./ Please feel free to share this with the ALAC community. Thanks, Steve Crocker Chair, ICANN Board of Directors

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Reminder - Extended deadline - CALL FOR CANDIDATES: ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear All, Further to the announcement that the Public Experts Group has decided to extend its Call for Candidates to 30 September 2014, 23:59 UTC – see announcement https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-28-en - Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has agreed to extend the Call for Candidates in the At-Large community for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group ("Coordination Group"). The At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Member for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group (“Selection Committee”) is responsible for selecting one (1) candidate from the At-Large community to participate in the Coordination Group. Interested members from the At-Large community should send their Expression of Interest (EOI) to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Sunday 14 September 2014 23:59 UTC. In their EOI, candidates should respond to the following: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A letter of motivation * A Declaration of Interests * Responses to 3 questions posed by the Selection Committee as follows: (a) Why do you believe that you are in a position to fairly defend end user interests on the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group? (b) Are you ready to act as a liaison from the ALAC to the Coordination Committee and act according to the directions set by the ALAC? (c) Please describe previous roles you have held liaising on behalf of a third party. The candidate EOI will be published in a secured section of the Selection Committee wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/QpDhAg>, which only Selection Committee members can access. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 29 August 2014 21:15, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> wrote: Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has requested a call for candidates in the At-Large community for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group ("Coordination Group"). On 14 August 2014, ICANN published Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance - Process and Next Steps<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-08-14-en>, a document that describes the process to examine how ICANN's accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to address the absence of its historical relationship with the US Government. The next steps in the process include the formation of a Coordination Group as proposed in the original proposal<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-2014-05-06-en> on 6 May. The Coordination Group will have 21 participants, including 10 stakeholder members (1 per SO/AC, with the exception of GNSO). Stakeholder communities are invited to launch their internal selections to appoint their representatives to the Coordination Group. The upcoming Coordination Group gathering will take place during ICANN 51 in Los Angeles, October 2014. The At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Member for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group (“Selection Committee”) is responsible for selecting one (1) candidate from the At-Large community to participate in the Coordination Group. Interested members from the At-Large community should send their Expression of Interest (EOI) to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Sunday 07 September 2014 23:59 UTC. In their EOI, candidates should respond to the following: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A letter of motivation * A Declaration of Interests * Responses to 3 questions posed by the Selection Committee as follows: (a) Why do you believe that you are in a position to fairly defend end user interests on the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group? (b) Are you ready to act as a liaison from the ALAC to the Coordination Committee and act according to the directions set by the ALAC? (c) Please describe previous roles you have held liaising on behalf of a third party. The candidate EOI will be published in a secured section of the Selection Committee wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/QpDhAg>, which only Selection Committee members can access. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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IMPORTANT: Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Liasion to the GNSO
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear All, Please see below the call for nominations for the positon of 2015 ALAC Liaison to the GNSO sent on behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC. ALAC LIAISON TO THE GNSO The ALAC Chair Olivier Crépin-Leblond, had requested that as per the ALAC RoP Section 18.2, the ALAC shall reconfirm the current incumbents in the positions of ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO, SSAC and .MOBI. All of the current liaisons in these positions have agreed to serve another term. There was also consensus on their reconfirmation. Therefore, the only Liaison position now open is for the GNSO. Nominations are now open for and individual to serve as the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO. Nominations may be made by any ALAC Member. Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 7 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) Nominations will close on Friday, 19 September 2014 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that others may second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Staff will forward all acceptances to ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog>. Following the close of the nominations period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, if there is only one candidate, that candidate will be declared to win by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, an secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. The At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments - 2014 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has additional details and Staff will post all information related to this selection. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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IMPORTANT: Call for Nominations for the 2015 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear All, Please see below the call for nominations for members of the 2015 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) sent on behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC. =========================================== ALAC LEADERSHIP TEAM Now that it is decided that the incoming Chair will be from the North American Region, the ALAC Chair, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, has requested that a call for nominations be issued for the other four members of the ALAC Leadership team (ALT) from the four remaining regions: · Africa · Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands · Europe · Latin America and Caribbean Islands Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the two Vice-Chairs of the ALAC and the two non-titled ALT positions. Nominations may be made by any ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nominations, but must have an expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming Los Angeles ICANN Meeting. Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) Nominations will close on Friday, 19 September 2014 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that others may second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Staff will forward all acceptances to ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog>. Following the close of the nominations period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, candidates from regions where the position is not contested will be declared to win by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates from any region, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, an secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. If the resultant ALT includes two members nominated to be Vice-Chairs, those two will serve in those positions. If are less than two or more than two nominated as Vice-Chairs, the incoming ALAC Chair will decide who will occupy the Vice-Chair positions. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Congratulations to Alan Greenberg - next ALAC Chair
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear At-Large members, following a call for nominations for the ALAC Chair, as of the deadline of 3 September 2014, Alan Greenberg was the only candidate that had been named. According to the ALAC bylaws, I proceeded with a consensus call on the ALAC mailing list for Alan Greenberg to be selected as the next ALAC Chair by acclamation. This consensus call ended on Thursday 11 September 2014, 23:59 UTC, with no objections and a large number of messages supporting Alan's selection. As a result, it is my pleasure to be able to announce Alan Greenberg as the next ALAC Chair for a one year, renewable term, that will start on 16 October 2014. I would like to offer my congratulations to Alan for taking on such a position. I admit it has been a challenging four years for me, but Alan has what it takes to continue stewarding the great work that our community has done over the years. He is so experienced in this environment that I have no doubt he'll lead this community to new levels and I am absolutely confident that our common missions, grouped under the ICANN Bylaws Article XI, Section 2.4.a and 2.4.j will not only be fulfilled but exceeded in every sense of the term. Finally, I would also like to let Alan know of my personal continued support for the ALAC's mission. We are all part of the Internet's only operational multi-stakeholder system that has to make decisions which will affect many Internet users around the world. This is a fantastic opportunity to prove that the system works. We should expect to always be under the microscope but in front of unfounded criticism, I ask detractors: "so you think you can do better? Why don't you try yourself?" Alan, just like the many people in this community contributing at the level of their possibilities, has taken the step to try. So have you all, At-Large members. For this commitment I am really proud of you all - and I feel rich for having been given the chance to be part of it. Thank you. Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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