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ALAC Statement on the IIC - The Way Forward Proposals
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 30, 2009

Oct. 30, 2009

From: At-Large Staff To: Secretary of the Board Cc: Denise Michel; At-Large Announcements; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: ALAC Statement on the IIC - The Way Forward Proposals Dear Diane, The At-Large Staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the IIC - The Way Forward Proposals on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The original version of this document was composed by Sébastien Bachollet, Chair of the At-Large working group on the Future Structure and Governance of ICANN and made available for comments from the wider At-Large Community on 16 July 2009. Sébastien incorporated the comments received on the draft document and submitted a first revision to the At-Large Advisory Committee for adoption on 18 September 2009. The Staff started an online vote on the first revision on 23 October 2009, which was stopped on 25 October by decision of the ALAC. The Committee decided to stop the vote to allow for further discussion on the document. Following discussions held during the 25 October ALAC meeting in Seoul, Sébastien incorporated comments made on the first revision of the document and submitted a second revision to the ALAC, which the ALAC adopted with a 10-0-0 vote during its final Seoul session on 29 October. As this is a formal Statement of an Advisory Committee to the Board, we provide it by copy hereby to the Secretary of ICANN for distribution to the Board with our compliments. The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board may wish to make by reply. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Advisory on the At-Large Review Implementation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 29, 2009

Oct. 29, 2009

From: At-Large Staff To: Secretary of the ICANN Board of Directors Cc: Denise Michel; At-Large Announcements; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: ALAC Advisory on the At-Large Review Implementation Dear Diane, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Advisory on the At-Large Review Implementation on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The ALAC voted on 14th October 2009 to transmit the attached Outline Plan to the Structural Improvements Committee of the ICANN Board for information. The ALAC believes that the attached forms an excellent basis for detailed planning to take place, on the understanding that in doing so, additional elements of work may be necessary in order to carry out the recommendations approved by the Board for implementation. The ALAC, and At-Large in general, believes that the At-Large community is best placed to judge how precisely to implement the recommendations and looks forward to discussions in Seoul with the SIC. The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board Structural Improvements Committee may wish to make by reply. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Elected ALAC Officer and Liaisons for 2009/10
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 29, 2009

Oct. 29, 2009

Dear All The nomination period for ALAC Liaison and Officer positions ended on 19 October 2009, a part of the larger set of elections and appointments which have taken place between the Sydney and Seoul ICANN meetings (please see http://www.atlarge.icann.org/elections/2009) For the following positions, only one candidate was nominated and accepted nomination for their respective position. As a consequence, they are each returned for their respective position, serving from the close of the Seoul ICANN Meeting until the close of the ICANN AGM in late 2010: ALAC Officers: Chair: Cheryl Langdon-Orr Chair (APRALO) Vice Chair: Sébastien Bachollet (EURALO) Vice Chair: Alan Greenberg (NARALO) Rapporteur: Carlton Samuels (LACRALO) ALAC Liaisons: GNSO Liaison: Alan Greenberg (NARALO) IDN Policy Liaison: James Seng (APRALO) ccNSO Liaison: Rudi Vansnick (EURALO) SSAC Liaison: Patrick Vande Walle (EURALO) Board Liaison: Vanda Scartezini (election previously held and announced) Remaining Open Positions: An additional fifth member from AFRALO to complete the ALAC Executive Committee will be nominated by the ALAC shortly. The ALAC Executive Committee is composed of the officers (4), and a member of the ALAC from the region which is not represented from amongst the officers, and consequently the fifth position is always filled after the election of officers is announced. No nominations were received for the NCSG and WHOIS Liaison positions. The ALAC will decide whether a the nomination period for the remaining two positions will be extended. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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At-Large Seoul Schedule Wednesday
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 27, 2009

Oct. 27, 2009

Dear All, Tomorrow you will have the opportunity to participate in one of the many workshops and review sessions organized by the wider ICANN community. To review the non-At-Large events you volunteered to cover, please follow the following link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tI9jF_uv30b3eDAQnYiC1zg&output=html To submit your reports from tomorrow’s sessions click the “edit” button under the following URL: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?seoul_meeting_reports_wednesday At-Large Events Wednesday, 28 October 2009: 0700 – 0800: LACRALO Monthly Meeting (Level 36 – Astor) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/7095 1400 – 1530: At-Large Name Issues Taskforce Meeting (Level 36 – Astor) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/7251 1600 - 1700 : At-Large Regional Secretariats Mtg (Level 36 – Astor) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/7096 1700 – 1830: EURALO Monthly Mtg (Level 36 – Astor) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/7097 Have fun at the Gala! -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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At-Large Seoul Agenda Tuesday
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 26, 2009

Oct. 26, 2009

Dear All, Constituency day is traditionally a busy day for the At-Large community and we will have meetings tomorrow running from 08:30 until shortly before the start of the Gala event which will take place in the garden of the National Museum of Korea. At-Large events Tuesday, 27 October 2009: 0830 – 1100: ALAC: Policy Issues Discussion Part 1 (Level 37 – Garnet) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/6767 1100 – 1215: ALAC and Board Structural Improvements Committee (“SIC”) Mtg (Level 37 – Garnet) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/7183 1230 – 1400: APRALO Monthly Mtg (Level 37 – Garnet) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/6764 1400 – 1530: Joint Session: GAC and ALAC (Level 3 – Saphire 1-3) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/7079 1600 – 1730: ALAC: Policy Issues Discussion Part 2 (Level 37 – Garnet) - Agenda Details: http://sel.icann.org/node/6768 For those of you covering non-At-Large events tomorrow, please submit your reports under the following URL: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?seoul_meeting_reports_tuesday You can insert your reports into the space provided on that same page by clicking the "edit button. Please note that you need to be logged in to be able to edit wiki pages. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN : ALAC Vote on Advisory on ³Improving Institutional Confidence The Way Forward²
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 25, 2009

Oct. 25, 2009

Dear All, In accordance with the At-Large Policy Advise Development Schedule (see http://www.atlarge.icann.org/policycalendar) , an online ALAC vote has recently started on the ALAC Advisory related to the Staff Document Entitled “Improving Institutional Confidence – The Way Forward” The questions to be put will be the following: 1. Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Advisory related to the Staff Document Entitled “Improving Institutional Confidence – The Way Forward” ? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain The ALAC Statement has been linked to the voting page, where you will also be able to track the votes live as they come in: https://www.bigpulse.com/p8023 Please note that 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 Friday, 30 October 2009 at 2359 UTC. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Vote on Resolution on Position Description for ALAC Members and ALAC Liaisons
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 20, 2009

Oct. 20, 2009

Dear all, With 10 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC Resolution on Position Description for ALAC Members and ALAC Liaisons, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******************** Motion: Do you support the ratification of the Position Description for ALAC Members and ALAC Liaisons? As at Poll close: Sunday 18 October 2009 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 10 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 66.67 Yes: 9 (90%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Vanda Scartezini, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Gareth Shearman No: 1 (10%) Carlos Aguirre Abstain: 0 (0%) ******************** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=WBdQzSkn8DetERyu6f9T 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: Jose Ovidio Salgueiro Mohamed El Bashir Thu Hue Nguyen Beau Brendler Vivek Vivekanadan Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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RESULT: ALAC vote on the At-Large Review Implemenation Outline Plan
by At Large Staff Oct. 15, 2009

Oct. 15, 2009

Dear all, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC vote on the At-Large Review Implementation Outline Plan, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******************** Motion: Do you agree that the At-Large Review Implementation Outline Plan should be sent to the Board's Structural Improvements Committee, with the following introductory text by the ALAC: The ALAC voted on 14th October 2009 to transmit the attached Outline Plan to the Structural Improvements Committee of the ICANN Board for information. The ALAC believes that the attached forms an excellent basis for detailed planning to take place, on the understanding that in doing so, additional elements of work may be necessary in order to carry out the recommendations approved by the Board for implementation. The ALAC, and At-Large in general, believes that the At-Large community is best placed to judge how precisely to implement the recommendations and looks forward to discussions in Seoul with the SIC. As at Poll close: Wednesday 14 October 2009 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Yes: 14 (100.00%) Carlos Aguirre, Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Vanda Scartezini, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Thu Hue Nguyen No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******************** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=uwYs6ZrERgKjkQu7xr5a 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: Beau Brendler Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Incoming ALAC members added to mailing lists
by Gisella Gruber-White Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Dear All, This is to inform that the incoming ALAC members Sylvia Herlein Leite (LACRALO), James Seng (APRALO), Carlton Samuels (LACRALO), Dave Kissoondoyal (AFRALO) have been subscribed to the ALAC internal and the ALAC working mailing lists. You will shortly receive an updated ALAC contact spreadsheet with the details for the new ALAC members. -- Regards, ICANN At-Large Staff Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber- White email: staff [at] atlarge.icann.org

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Webinar calling for comments on proposed redesign of GNSO.ICANN.ORG web site / 14.10.09 at 1300 UTC
by GNSO Secretariat Oct. 12, 2009

Oct. 12, 2009

Dear All, As part of the GNSO Improvements Project, one of the tasks given the Operations Steering Committee's (OSC's) Communications Coordination Team (CCT) was to make the GNSO web site "more usable." The CCT has expedited progress on this task and, after extensive research with GNSO users and the ICANN community, has developed a proposed re-design of gnso.icann.org. The CCT's research indicates that the three most common user tasks on the GNSO site are: trying to find a document; managing activities via the Master Calendar; and seeking to learn the latest regarding a policy issue. The CCT proposed redesign to GNSO.ICANN.ORG simplifies those three tasks, and also makes the site friendlier to newcomers. Scott Pinzon and Ken Bour, ICANN Staff supporting the CCT, are presenting an overview and some wireframe diagrams of the proposed redesign. The goal is to gain your input, advice, and suggestions on further refinements. The overview will describe: .What it means to move from a static website to a dynamic website .The reasoning behind the proposed changes .Whose input influenced the proposed changes .Proposed new features, such as the Acronym Helper .How non-English content could be handled .Where to send comments and suggestions The webinar will be held on Wednesday 14 October at 1300 UTC using Adobe Connect and the dial-in bridge. All are welcome to participate, but members of the GNSO are especially encouraged to participate. http://gnso.icann.org/announcement/announcement-07oct09-en.htm To make sure that there are enough lines, please RSVP to Gisella Gruber-White: Email: gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org. Dial-in details and the Adobe Connect room details will then be forwarded to you. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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