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Comments Requested: Draft 2012-2015 Strategic Plan
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 21, 2011

Oct. 21, 2011

Dear All, ICANN is currently seeking community input on the Draft 2012-2015 Strategic Plan <http://goo.gl/pX4EM> until 17 December 2011. An At-Large Workspace for the ICANN Strategic Plan 2012-2015 has been created to serve as a central point for information on the four strategic focus areas as identified by ICANN as well as the key issues that members of the At-Large community should address in their comments. Each RALO is requested to submit their comments on the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan on their specific Regional Strategic Planning Workspaces located on the main Workspace. During the 42nd ICANN Meeting in Dakar, a discussion on the development of metrics for the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan with Kurt Pritz, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations, and Carole Cornell, Senior Director, Project Office, will take place on Tuesday, 25 October between 16:00-16:30 in Room B1. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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UPDATE: Election Call for ALAC Officers to serve from 31 October 2011 to ICANN AGM 2012
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 20, 2011

Oct. 20, 2011

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… <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* 30 September 2011 Election Call /(sent to lists)/ 14 October 2011 Deadline for Officer Nominations /(sent to lists)/ 17 October 2011 Chair to post to the public ALAC list an "election summary" message /(sent to lists)/ 17-28 October 2011 Nominations are discussed 21 October 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)/ 23 October 2011 Start of AGM 28-29 October 2011 Election of ALAC Officers 31 October 2011 Election Results announced 31 October 2011 - New ALAC Officers take their seats The following nominations have been received: EURALO Olivier Crépin-Leblond Chair Sandra Hoferichter (N) Sylvia Herlein-Leite Cheryl Langdon-Orr Jean-Jacques Subrenat NARALO Evan Leibovitch Vice-Chair Ganesh Kumar (N) Cheryl Langdon-Orr LACRALO Carlton Samuels Vice-Chair Evan Leibovitch (N) Cheryl Langdon-Orr AFRALO Tijani Ben Jemaa Rapporteur Evan Leibovitch (N) Cheryl Langdon-Orr AFRALO Tijani Ben Jemaa Vice-Chair Dave Kissoondoyal (N) A 2011-2012 ALAC Officer Election wiki page <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2011-2012+ALAC+Officer+Election…> has been created that includes the following: - The election schedule as above; - An election schedule with the Rules of Procedure explanations; - ALAC officer criteria; - Nominations for ALAC officers. Warm regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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VOTE RESULT - ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 18, 2011

Oct. 18, 2011

Dear All, With 13 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******* Question: Do you endorse the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report<http://goo.gl/INUXe>? Yes: 9 (69.23%) No: 3 (23.08%) Abstain: 1 (7.69%) ******* You may review the results independently under: <http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2036JJrjPUqVXuH796SeakiW> http://goo.gl/kFYl9 We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Edmon Chung and James Seng All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: http://goo.gl/i1eDK ----- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Election Call for ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2011 to ICANN AGM 2012
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 11, 2011

Oct. 11, 2011

** *Election Call for ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2011 to ICANN AGM 2012* Dear All, The ALAC Liaison positions, and those currently serving in the role (until the ICANN AGM in Dakar) are listed below. The incumbent Liaisons are able to stand for reappointment. However, the current SSAC liaison, Patrick Vande Walle, has indicated that he does not wish to be nominated for reappointment. Please note that only 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 <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/greenberg.html> * ccNSO -- Currently held by Cheryl Langdon-Orr <https://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/langdon-orr-11jan10.html> * SSAC -- Currently held by Patrick Vande Walle <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/vande-walle.html> * IDN Policy -- Currently held by Edmon Chung <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/Edmon+Chung+-+Bio+and+Statement+…> * NCSG -- Currently held by Beau Brendler <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/alac/brendler.html> * dotMOBI -- Currently held by Andre`s Piazza *2011 ALAC Liaison Election Schedule: * * 11 October 2011 - Election Call (to be sent to lists.) * 24 October 2011 - Deadline for Liaison Nominations (to be sent to lists.) * 27 October 2011 - Chair to post to the public ALAC list an “election summary” message (to be sent to lists). * 27 October 2011 - Nominations are discussed. * 28 October 2011 - 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.) * 31 October -- 4 November 2011 - Election of ALAC Liaisons -- if elections are required, they will be held 31 October through 4 November. Where only one nomination is received for any Liaison position, the nominee will be confirmed in that role on October 28^th . * 4 November 2011 - 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 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.* * NOTE: with the exception of the ALAC 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 2011-2012 ALAC Liaison Election - Schedule and Nominees Workspace:* This workspace is available at https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2011-2012+ALAC+Liaison+Election… . 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 Cre'pin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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REMINDER: Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2011

Oct. 10, 2011

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20sep11-en.htm Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 20 September 2011 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Dakar remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 13 October at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 13 October at 19.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: * Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Issue Report (GNSO) * Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (GNSO) * Recent WHOIS work * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories (ccNSO) * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re delegation of ccTLDs (ccNSO) * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2011

Oct. 10, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held on the proposed ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report. ***** Question: Do you endorse the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902780/ALAC+Improvements…>? ***** Additional information regarding the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project Milestone Report can be found on the workspace<http://goo.gl/8SAR3>. A five day vote is to commence on Sunday, 09 October at 06:00 UTC and to end Friday, 14 October at 05:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Reminder / Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation / please RSVP as per invitation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2011

Oct. 4, 2011

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20sep11-en.htm Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 20 September 2011 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Dakar remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 13 October at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 13 October at 19.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: * Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Issue Report (GNSO) * Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (GNSO) * Recent WHOIS work * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories (ccNSO) * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re delegation of ccTLDs (ccNSO) * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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UPDATE: Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2011

Oct. 4, 2011

Dear All, Please note that the ALAC Statement on Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services has been updated. The links below have been changed accordingly. Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held on the proposed ALAC Statement on Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services<http://goo.gl/4jRvL> for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services<http://goo.gl/4jRvL> for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ***** Please note that the poll will be open from 03-Oct-2011 23:59 UTC to 07-Oct-2011 23:58 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULT: ALAC Resolution Regarding the JAS Workgroup Final Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2011

Oct. 4, 2011

Dear All, With 13 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the ALAC Resolution Regarding the JAS Workgroup Final Report, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******* Question: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Resolution Regarding the JAS Workgroup Final Report<http://goo.gl/hEAFJ> for communication to the ICANN Board? Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 86.67 Yes: 13 (100.00%) No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******* You may review the results independently under: http://goo.gl/0He0o We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Edmon Chung and Sandra Hoferichter All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: http://goo.gl/i1eDK ----- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2011

Oct. 4, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held on the proposed Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services<http://goo.gl/jx9OK> for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the Revisions to Conflicts of Interest Policy and Bylaws to Allow Board to Consider Compensation for Director Services<http://goo.gl/jx9OK> for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ***** Additional information regarding the Statement can be found on the workspace<http://goo.gl/lVTVg>. Please note that the poll will be open from 03-Oct-2011 23:59 UTC to 07-Oct-2011 23:58 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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