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NOW OPEN: ALAC Vote on the ALS Application from NEXTi
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 16, 2009

Nov. 16, 2009

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online ALAC vote on the ALS Application from NEXTi - Organização das Executivas de Tecnologia da Informação e Comumicação. The vote will remain open until November 17th at 2359 UTC. ******** The question to be put will be the following: Should the regional advice from LACRALO for applicant (132) NEXTi-Organização das Executivas de Tecnologia da Informação e Comumicação be rejected? 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 ******* An email with background information on the application has recently been sent to the ALAC-internal list. Additionally, the members of the At-Large Advisory Committee received an email with their voting credentials a couple of minutes ago. For incoming members of the ALAC, please note that the credentials were sent to your main contact email according to the ALAC contact spreadsheet. If you did not receive your voting credentials, please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 -- 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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Expressions of Interest in new gTLDs: ICANN seeks input and advice
by At-Large Staff Nov. 12, 2009

Nov. 12, 2009

ICANN is soliciting information, advice and proposed models as it considers soliciting expressions of interest in new gTLDs. (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov09-en.htm) The public comment forum will be open until December 11, 2009 however, community members that wish to have their input considered by the Board during its December meeting should submit comments no later than November 27, 2009. You can access this Expressions of Interest Public Comment Forum here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200912.htm#eoi-new-gt… A call for expressions of interest in new gTLDs could provide ICANN and potential applicants important information about the level of interest in the program, which could assist in the resolution of the remaining issues and the planning for the coming new gTLD round. Receiving expressions of interest (possibly with some financial deposit) will likely contribute to a better understanding of: 1) the economic demand for new gTLDs; 2) the number of gTLDs that are likely to be requested; and 3) inform the program’s operational readiness plan. The EOI path presents also some challenges as outlined below. The ICANN Board has instructed the staff to study the potential impact of a call for formal expressions of interest (EOI), and provide a plan for Board consideration at ICANN's next Board meeting, 9 December 2009. The plan should include possible options and a risk analysis relating to the proposed action. This step was the result of public forum comment in ICANN’s Seoul meeting. The discussion indicates significant community interest in the potential for an EOI and that formulation of the model would benefit from expertise that can be found in the community. Comments may: 1) propose EOI models, and 2) offer support or criticism for the concept overall. The most helpful comments will provide rationale along with opinions on the following issues: 1) How do we ensure that participation in the EOI accurately represents the level of interest? 2) Should only those who participate in the EOI be eligible to participate in the first round when the program officially launches? 3) Should a deposit be required for participation in the EOI? 4) If there is a fee, under what circumstances should there be refund? 5) What information should be collected from EOI participants? 5.1 What subset of applicant questions found in the Applicant Guidebook at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-evaluation-criteria-clean-04… should be answered? 5.2 Including applied-for strings? 5.3 Should information be made public? 6) Must the responder commit to go live within a certain time of delegation? 7) What are the implications for potential changes to the Applicant Guidebook after the EOI participation period closes? 8) What are the potential risks associated with the EOI? Related Resources: For Program details, go to: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm -- Regards, *ICANN At-Large Staff* Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 9, 2009

Nov. 9, 2009

Dear Diane, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. Please distribute it to the Board Committee for Public Participation with our compliments. The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board Committee may wish to make by reply. This Advisory was originally composed by ICANN Staff for the consideration of At-Large Summit Working Group 1 at their request, since the At-Large community has repeatedly suggested that the current public consultation process creates obstacles to effective advocacy on the part of At-Large. That original document may be found under http://tinyurl.com/yccj6w2 . In that text, At-Large Staff provided ideas on possible changes that could make the public consultation process more ‘user friendly,’ transparent, and accountable. These were based upon comments and suggestions made by members of the At-Large community over the course of time. Subsequent to the Summit, the Chair of the ALAC requested that the Staff prepare a version of the original text in the form of a Draft Advisory of the ALAC, which was made available to the ALAC Executive Committee on 19th May 2009 by the Staff. The ExCom, at their meeting of 8th June 2009, directed the Staff to post the text, in three languages, for At-Large community comment. The comments received, and the original text, may all be retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/ydgyqp2. Rev1 of the text (the present document) incorporates those comments made. The Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to run an online vote from 30th October to 6th November 2009, said vote resulting in the adoption of the Statement with 14-0-0. The vote results may be independently verified at https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2jGGUy2CDHpcpvvCdiGH -- 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: Vote on ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 9, 2009

Nov. 9, 2009

Dear all, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******************** Motion: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process for communication to the ICANN Board of Directors? As at Poll close: Friday 06 November 2009 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Yes: 14 (100.00%) Carlos Aguirre, 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, Beau Brendler No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) José Ovidio Salgueiro did not participate in the balloting. ******************** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2jGGUy2CDHpcpvvCdiGH -- 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 Statement on Public Consultation Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 4, 2009

Nov. 4, 2009

Dear All, As decided during yesterday’s ALAC and RALO Secretariats Wrap-Up Session, an online ALAC vote has recently started on the ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process. The questions to be put will be the following: 1. Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process for communication to the ICANN Board of Directors? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain The ALAC Statement has been linked to the voting page where you will also be able to track votes live as they come in: https://www.bigpulse.com/p8065 At the bottom of this page you will find a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. A separate email with their voting credentials was sent to the members of the ALAC a couple of minutes ago. Please note that this is the last online vote of the 2008/09 ALAC. If you are an incoming member of the 2009/10 ALAC, you will not receive voting credentials for this vote. The vote will remain open until Friday, 6 November 2009 at 2359 UTC. All open ALAC votes are linked to https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 -- 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 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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