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NOW OPEN: ALAC Vote on ALS Applications - June 2011
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 11, 2011

June 11, 2011

Dear All, We have been requested by the Chair of the ALAC to start a 5 day vote on the ALS applications 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 on Wednesday 8 June 2011. The question to be put will be the following: ***** Should the regional advice from EURALO for applicant (150) The Ukranian Internet Association be accepted? 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 ***** Should the regional advice from EURALO for applicant (148) European Media Platform be accepted? 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 ***** Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (143) FORCAS (Forum des Cadres Scientifiques pour le Developpement) be rejected? The regional advice was to reject the application. With possible answers: ACCEPT the regional advice and NOT accredit this ALS REJECT regional advice and accredit this ALS Abstain ***** The Vote will remain open until Thursday 16 June 2011 at 2359 UTC. Please note that the votes are on separate pages and not linked to each other. This allows you to submit your votes at different times. 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 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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APRALO advice on two ALS applications
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 11, 2011

June 11, 2011

Hello, all, APRALO Chair Charles Mok and Secretariat Pavan Budhrani (acting for ISOC-HK) have asked staff to inform the ALAC of APRALO's advice regarding the ALS applications of both Netmission ASISA and ISOC India Kolkata. APRALO recommends that the ALAC approve both applications. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Action item for ALAC members
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 10, 2011

June 10, 2011

Hello, ALAC members, Please remember to complete, before Singapore, the following AI from the ExCom meeting of 24 May: Before Singapore, ALAC members to familiarize themselves with the various current ALAC WGs (roles, membership, etc.); see https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups – IN PROGRESS All of the AIs from this meeting can be found at https://community.icann.org/display/alacexcomm/ALAC+ExCom+24.05.11+Action+I…. Many thanks, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Singapore / Travel Database
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 7, 2011

June 7, 2011

Dear All, Would you be so kind as to complete the wiki page with your flight details. https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Travel+Information+Sin… Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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Wiki Maintenance / Wednesday 8 June 2011 from 01:00 to 03:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 6, 2011

June 6, 2011

Dear All, Please note on Wednesday 8 June 2011 from 01:00 – 03:00 UTC (Tuesday 7 June 2011 form 6pm to 8pm) the Community WIKI (community.icann.org) will be taken down for maintenance. Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wiki+Maintenance&i… Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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Call for RALO comments on FY12 Operating Plan & Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 4, 2011

June 4, 2011

Hello, everyone, The ExCom has requested that each RALO prepare a summary of its thoughts on the Draft FY12 Operating Plan and Budget. The deadline for the ALAC's overall statement on this topic is 17 June, so the regional summaries will need to be complete well before then -- please target the week of 6 June for the completion of these summaries. On each RALO's main wiki page, the most recent announcement describes this and links to its own workspace on which your summary can be organized. The workspace contains other useful links, such as to the public comment announcement. Thanks very much, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Statement of the ALAC on Academia Representation on the NomCom
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 29, 2011

May 29, 2011

Hello, all, Attached is the final Statement of the ALAC on Academia Representation on the NomCom, submitted to the staff person responsible for this public comment topic, as well as to the Board Secretary, on 28 May. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org ________________________________ From: ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 4:29 PM To: academia-nomcom(a)icann.org; Secretary Cc: ocl(a)gih.com; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: RE: Statement of the ALAC on Academia Representation on the NomCom Hello, all, Attached to the below e-mail was a Word version of the Statement of the ALAC on Academia Representation on the NomCom. Of course, it was our intension to attach a PDF version. Apologies for the error. The PDF version is now attached here. If you would kindly post the PDF, not the Word version, it would be appreciated. Many thanks, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org ________________________________ From: ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 3:06 PM To: academia-nomcom(a)icann.org; Secretary Cc: ocl(a)gih.com; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: Statement of the ALAC on Academia Representation on the NomCom Dear all, The At-Large staff has the honor of transmitting to you, on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), the Statement of the ALAC on Academia Representation on the NomCom. The ALAC ratification vote on this Statement will start imminently -- on ICANN's next business day. We will inform the Board of the results of this vote. Christopher Wilkinson, a member of an At-Large Structure ( ALS) in the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO), composed a first draft of this statement, which he shared with the EURALO community and later with the wider At-Large community. With the support from several At-Large members, a wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/lYLu> containing this statement was created. The At-Large staff sent out a call for comments from the At-Large community, to be submitted via this workspace, on 20 May 2011. Comments were received not only on the workspace but also during the ALAC and ALAC Executive Committee monthly calls held on 24 May 2011. On 28 May 2011, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, (a) wrote a second draft of this statement, attached here, incorporating the received comments, and (b) requested that the At-Large staff begin a five day ALAC ratification vote on this statement on the next business day. With this same e-mail, this ALAC Statement is being transmitted to the ICANN Board Secretary and Amy Stathos, the ICANN staff member responsible for this public comment topic. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 42 in Dakar, Senegal
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 27, 2011

May 27, 2011

Dear All, Please note the following announcement of the opening of the Fellowship Application Round for the 42nd ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal 23-28 October: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is now accepting online applications for the 14th round of the Fellowship program. Successful candidates will participate in the ICANN meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal 23-28 October 2011. The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, constituencies and stakeholder groups. Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from government and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil, business and non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated with other ICANN supported travel programs. The program provides the support and opportunity for these participants to gain knowledge on how to have their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ <http://icann.org/en/fellowships/> or email at fellowships(a)icann.org regarding any questions about this process or program. The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in Dakar will be accepted from 00:00 UTC on 27 May 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 9 July 2011. The full announcement is available at: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27may11-en.htm. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Action items re ALAC-Registrar collaboration
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

Hello, all, In the ALAC meeting on 24 May, staff was asked to remind At-Large members to please list your ideas for the ALAC collaboration with the Registrars on the two following wiki pages: Ideas for future ALAC-Registrar meetings<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Future+ALAC-Registrar+meetings+…> (what questions would ALAC members like asked of the Registrars?) Ideas for the content of educational materials to be developed by At-Large & Registrars<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=15630722> Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC action items: 24 May 2011
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 26, 2011

May 26, 2011

Hello, all, The action items from the ALAC meeting on 24 May can be found on the following wiki page: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Meeting+24.05.2011+Action+…. Thanks very much, Seth -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, and Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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