Dear all, The summary minutes, action items and audio recordings of the last ALAC meeting can now be found under the following URL: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?28_april_2009 The summary minutes and action items are also attached below. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Marie-Hélène Bouchoms, Heidi Ullrich ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org **************** 28 April 2009 Summary Minutes EN Adoption of the 24 March 2009 Summary Minutes There were no abstentions or objections. The 24 March Summary Minutes were adopted. Proposed Charter of Geographic Regions Review Working Group: LACRALO to insist for LACRALO representation in the WG. Review of current status of ALS applications: Papergate certification is not recommended, at this stage, by NARALO for lack of details regarding membership and Web site activity. Ratification of Statement on ALAC Review - Deadline: 30 April 2009 Draft ALAC Review Comment - April 2009 A) Motion proposed by Cheryl and seconded by A Greenberg stating that: Alan and Cheryl will draft together a final paragraph which is only words missing but with the intent of Adam¹s original proposal kept and that will become the final paragraph to the statement proposal distributed to the list for voting prior to this meeting¹ Approved by all members presented with no abstention nor objection B) Motion to approve in advance the future final draft statement with the final paragraph added by Cheryl and Alan. Approved by all members present without objections The text will go as a statement of the ALAC to the ALAC review committee and the public comment list before 31 April. ALAC Representation on ccNSO PDP on IDN ccTLDs WG1 The proposal by the Chair for herself and IDN liaison in IDN ccTLD WG1 was seconded by A Greenberg and unanimously approved Web Pages, Wikis, and Member Management System Currently several different ITT projects are to be managed by an external vendor, including: ALS application management system, enhancement of the mailing list archives and the multilingual mailing list interface (asking Google for their translation system), consolidation of the Doodle voting management, calendaring system allowing registrations to events, finishing the migration of the static pages that are not currently on Wiki to the main Web site. Centralizing all the ALSes in a list with pointers to their Web sites (i.e Google.map doc and tags system) would be a significant improvement compared to the actual situation. Alac will see with the RALO leaders for the setting-up of A4 ALSes contact pages. Staff will inform ALAC about the state of progress on the above ITT projects. ALAC will talk with the RALO leaders about a A4 information page per ALSes with contacts and other details. N Ashton-Hart will keep ALAC posted on progress regarding the external vendor for the IT projects planned. Briefing held on Budget Ops Plan and Travel Support The first briefing session will take place after this meeting and the second one at a friendlier time for the Asian Pacific region the coming Thursday. Framework for ICANN's FY10 Operating Plan and Budget - Deadline: 30 April 2009 The ICANN draft for 17 June will include a breakdown by communities. Garreth will draft a statement and post it to the distribution list of the ExCom. If approved, it will be distributed to the ALAC main list the day after for voting. The draft statement will be a reinforcement exercise on things that ALAC has said on the subject in previous statements and the extra paragraph that is to be added to the alac review statement and concerns resourcing. Staff will show pointers to previous Alac comments regarding budget. Preparation and Ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Report on Improving Institutional Confidence Plan - Deadline: 11 May 2009 ALAC statement on the report of improving institutional confidence plan will be derived from the bythen voted on and endorsed summit outcome statement WG's, including the new IP/IRT Activities one, and the proposed meeting of Lead and the ALAC to ensure the process and work flow structure Cheryl suggested B Brendler and V Scartezini as leaders for that WG on IRT because of their complementary experiences in IP and consumer protection. P Vande Walle volunteered to write an ALAC comment on the IRT draft. His draft will eventually serve as the ALAC statement if the other members agree with his views. RAA Drafting Team call and joint ALAC/GNSO WG on the Registrant Rights Charter as per Board Resolution Further discussion on this topic after 7 May for the meeting on WGs. At Large Officers and Working Group Leaders The list is not up to date. Cheryl will work with staff to have that page slightly re-structured and more easily kept up to date ALAC Voting Processes and Secrecy (re: BigPulse) The current electronic vote system Big Pulse does not allow seeing who has voted and the option they have voted for. In order to emulate votes in meetings, the voting system should be improved to see at any time how the voting is progressing, who has voted for what, and send reminders, when needed, before the vote is closed. Members are requested to look at A Greenberg¹s proposal and make their comments over the next fourteen days. Decision on it will occur at the next meeting. Call for Comment on New Consumers Constituency Petition and Charter Cheryl, seconded by A Greenberg, proposed to have the ALAC support The Charter and Petition **************** 28 April 2009 Action Items EN 1.Web Pages, Wikis, and Member Management System (based on a brief Staff Report to be given) ALAC members to talk with their RALO leaders regarding a 1 A4 info page per ALSes with the contacts and other useful information N Ashton-Hart will inform the ALAC on the progress regarding the contracting of an external vendor for the Member Management System 2. Framework for ICANN's FY10 Operating Plan and Budget - Deadline: 30 April 2009 G Shearman to draft a statement and post it to the ALAC ExCom Staff to send him the pointers to related past comments RALO members have to engage the ALS to contribute with their comments 3. WG's, including the new IP/IRT Activities one, and the proposed meeting of Lead and the ALAC to ensure the process and work flow structure P Vande Walle volunteered to write an ALAC comment on the IRT draft. His draft will eventually serve as the basis for an ALAC statement 4. At Large Officers and Working Group Leaders Cheryl will work with Staff to have that page slightly re-structured and more easily kept up to date 5. ALAC Voting Processes and Secrecy Members are requested to look at A Greenberg¹s proposal and make their comments over the next fourteen days. Decision on it will occur at the next meeting