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Revised Rules of Procedure
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 31, 2016

Aug. 31, 2016

Following our discussion during the ALAC meeting on 23 August 2016, I have incorporated the discussed changes and present them here. The changes include: Section 2: Definitions - a revised definition of Empowered Community. Paragraph 23.1: Minor corrections Paragraph 23.2: re-wording to address concern expressed by Tijani Paragraph 24.2: Clarification that unless extraordinary circumstances warrant it, all decisions including those related to Directors will be done by open vote. Paragraph 24.3: As per discussion, the change of the EC Administrator will be done by standard ALAC Super-majority vote. Paragraph 24.4: Transition provision re-appointing current At-Large Director under EC rules. I am requesting that Heidi check with ICANN Legal to ensure that the new 23 and 24 cover our responsibilities under the new Bylaws. Alan

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New incoming ALAC Members
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 31, 2016

Aug. 31, 2016

I would like to welcome and congratulate our new ALAC Members appointed by the Nominating Committee, Andrey Kolesnikov from Europe, and Javier Rua-Jovet from North America. For those of you who have not yet reviewed their bios, you can find them at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#khaled-koub…. Although the appointments do not become effective until the end of the Hyderabad meeting, as is our standard practice, they have now been added to all of our mailing lists. Alan

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My email
by Javier Rua Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

Hi, please add my email javrua(a)gmail.com to the At Large mailing list. Javier Rúa-Jovet

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Re: [ALAC] New incoming ALAC Members
by javrua＠gmail.com Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

Thanks to all! See you in India! Javier ------ Original message------From: Barrack OtienoDate: Tue, Aug 30, 2016 1:58 PMTo: Siranush Vardanyan;Cc: ALAC Working List;Alan Greenberg;Subject:Re: [ALAC] New incoming ALAC Members Congratulations Andrei and Javier. On Aug 30, 2016 8:56 PM, "Siranush Vardanyan" <siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com> wrote: My heartest congratulations to Andrei and Javier. Welcome on board. Best Siranush > Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:16:46 -0400 > To: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > From: alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca > Subject: [ALAC] New incoming ALAC Members > > I would like to welcome and congratulate our new ALAC Members > appointed by the Nominating Committee, Andrey Kolesnikov from Europe, > and Javier Rua-Jovet from North America. > > For those of you who have not yet reviewed their bios, you can find > them at > https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#khaled-koub…. > > Although the appointments do not become effective until the end of > the Hyderabad meeting, as is our standard practice, they have now > been added to all of our mailing lists. > > Alan > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL…

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Re: [ALAC] New incoming ALAC Members
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

One minor correction, Andrei prefers his name ending with an I instead of Y. Alan At 30/08/2016 01:16 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >I would like to welcome and congratulate our new ALAC Members >appointed by the Nominating Committee, Andrey Kolesnikov from >Europe, and Javier Rua-Jovet from North America. > >For those of you who have not yet reviewed their bios, you can find >them at >https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2016-08-29-en#khaled-koub…. > >Although the appointments do not become effective until the end of >the Hyderabad meeting, as is our standard practice, they have now >been added to all of our mailing lists. > >Alan

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Re: [ALAC] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair
by Sébastien Bachollet Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

Dear all, I hereby nominate ALAC NomCom nominee from Europe to serve as Chair of the ALAC for the next term. All the best SeB Skills are useful but diversity is essential. Sébastien Bachollet +33 6 07 66 89 33 Blog: http://sebastien.bachollet.fr/ Mail: Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien(a)bachollet.com> De : <alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date : mercredi 17 août 2016 23:48 À : "'alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "'alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Objet : [ALAC] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair > Dear All, > > The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Rules of Procedure Section 17 (RoP - > http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2016-07) call for the ALAC Chair to be elected for > one year, but subject to certain conditions, may automatically be renewed for > one additional year. As Alan Greenberg was elected to serve as Chair for > 2014-15, and was automatically renewed for 2015-16, this year there must be a > new election. for ALAC Chair for the 2016-2017 ICANN year. > > The requirements and responsibilities of the Chair are listed in Section 5 of > the RoP. The Chair must make a major time commitment in the order of 20-40 > hours per week, and at times significantly more. Recent Chairs have regularly > participated in all ALAC meetings, most ALAC Working Groups and Sub-Committee > meetings, many RALO meetings as well as participated actively in ICANN policy > Working Groups. ICANN meetings for Chairs are typically at least one day > longer than for other ALAC Members. > > Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the Chair of the ALAC. > Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an > ALAC Member at the time of the nomination, but must have a reasonable > expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming > Hyderabad ICANN Meeting. > > Nominations will close on 31 August 2016 at 23:59 UTC. > > Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that others may > second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. > > Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days > after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be sent to the > alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org. Nominees without access to that list should send > their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > According to the ALAC RoP, following the nominations/acceptance period, a > Selection Summary will be posted giving the details of the following process. > The selection of the four other ALAC Leadership Team members will be initiated > once the selection of the Chair is completed. > > The At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments - 2016 > Workspace <see https://community.icann.org/x/qzKAAw> has additional details > and Staff will post all information related to this selection. > > Kind regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie > Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar > ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > Website: atlarge.icann.org <https://atlarge.icann.org/> > Facebook: facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge > <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> > Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge > <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> > > _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list > ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.orghttps://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/a > lac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL…

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Visa information for Hyderabad
by Holly Raiche Aug. 30, 2016

Aug. 30, 2016

Folks For those who have successfully completed an application form ,three questions The form asks for ‘reference name’ in both India and in your own country. what do they mean? I assume that, for India, I can simply put ICANN and the address and phone of the convention centre. But what do they mean about ’Reference’ - partner/next of kin??? Next - do you have to provide both a soft and hard copy of a photo with the application? In the list of items they need, they list accommodation details. Does anyone have them yet and, if not, what information did you provide. (I have received both the ICANN and Indian letters, so want to get my application in soon) Thanks in advance for any and all information Holly

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Acceptance of Chair Nomination
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 29, 2016

Aug. 29, 2016

Thank you for the nomination and thanks to all those who publicly or privately have sent messages of support. It is extremely important that end-users have a real and strong voice in ICANN. Users are the ultimate reason that the Internet exists. It is end users who patronize online commerce sites, read (and write) the near infinite number of blogs, cause YouTube videos to go viral, communicate with friends, relatives and colleagues with e-mail and social media, and sadly, respond to spam and phishing attacks. The needs of these users must be considered in the development of Internet policy. The ALAC and At-Large serve as the advocates of end users and represent their best interests within ICANN. I have been involved in user and usability issues for all of my career, and have now spent close to ten years working with At-Large. Working collaboratively with my ALAC and At-Large colleagues, we have transformed the ALAC and At-Large Community into a serious force within ICANN. However, there is more to do. I am currently completing my 2nd year as ALAC Chair. My focus over the last 22 months has included the following critical areas: * ALS Effectiveness: We have been very successful at increasing the number of ALSes. Over the last two years, although we are still actively recruiting ALSes, much of our focus has changed from just outreach to outreach and engagement, with the intent of increasing ALS effectiveness, both in telling their communities about ICANN and where applicable, having them contribute to our policy activities. Capacity building and briefings on subjects of current importance (such as the IANA transition) are important parts of this, as are the regular monthly distributions of understandable information (in multiple languages) that we are currently discussing. I have no doubt that the ongoing At-Large Review will play an important part in this. * Policy Development: We now have more ALAC and RALO members and leaders actively involved in ICANN policy development and related ALAC activities. This needs to continue to grow. There are steep learning curves but it is encouraging that the number of At-Large members on cross community and GNSO working groups is growing, and increasingly, people are not just listening but contributing. * ALAC Chair Viability: As the ALAC transitioned from the original "Interim ALAC" to the current model with RALOs, the Chair position became substantially more than a full-time job. That effectively means that the only person who can meet the demands is someone who is retired and/or willing to put most of the rest of their life on hold. This is not a sustainable model. We have made improvements over the last two years, but there is more to do in reducing the Chair's involvement through process changes, transferring responsibility to ALT and ALAC Members and, as appropriate, to Staff. * The ALAC in ICANN: When I started in ICANN, the ALAC was to a large extent considered a joke (and not a good one) and a poor use of ICANN funds (or registry and registrar funds as they are ICANN main sources of income and those groups generally considered it "their" money instead of that of the registrants who actually provided it). Through the concerted efforts of past Chairs, others in the ALAC and At-Large and myself, that is no longer the case. If it was still a perception of some in the community, the recent CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability clearly showed that we were a force to be contended with. It will take constant work to ensure that we continue to live up to the reputation we now have as a critical and respected part of the ICANN ecosystem. Good progress has been made on these fronts, and in a range of other areas, but not nearly as much as I had envisioned when I became Chair. This is largely due to the (unexpected) overwhelming workload associated with the IANA transition and accountability efforts that has occupied both the ALAC and me over the past two years. All of these areas will require further efforts and if I am reappointed, they will be among my priorities. In addition, I am committed to working to ensure that ICANN understands the value of At-Large volunteers, arguably the only group within ICANN that has no self-interests (and along with it no external funding), and reduce the barriers to such continued participation. I hope that the ALAC will find that I have served it well over during my first term and allow me to continue as Chair for another year. I am available to discuss any of this further. You can contact me via e-mail at <mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca or to chat on Skype at alangreenberg-mtl. Alan

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Re: [ALAC] Acceptance of Chair Nomination
by Seun Ojedeji Aug. 29, 2016

Aug. 29, 2016

Indeed and it's implied! However, there is a proverb in my language; "the hand of a young man cannot reach a shelf but that of an old man cannot reach inside a calabash either" I believe Alan has always strive to recognise that and as such earned the respect of the young ;-) Cheers! Sent from my LG G4 Kindly excuse brevity and typos On 28 Aug 2016 20:24, "León Felipe Sánchez Ambía" <leonfelipe(a)sanchez.mx> wrote: Dear Seun, Experienced rather than old I would say :P Saludos, León El ago 28, 2016, a las 2:21 PM, Seun Ojedeji <seun.ojedeji(a)gmail.com> escribió: Well said... I have not known him for so long, but my experience of him has been interesting, not because he always meet my expectations (I blame that on old man vis young man syndrome ;-) ) but because he grants listening ears and strive to give everyone due regard. Alan no doubt has the skills to continue leading such a diverse group like ALAC. I wish him all the best. Regards Sent from my LG G4 Kindly excuse brevity and typos On 28 Aug 2016 7:05 p.m., "Carlton Samuels" <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alan has outlined the At-Large achievements succinctly and framed the > challenges yet ahead with a certain clarity. Mark me a +1: chairing the > ALAC has become more than a full time job. And by some measures, a > thankless one. > > I confess I'm a policy wonk with a great personal interest in most of the > issues we are called to address in the ALAC. But it still steams me when we > are treated as unloved third cousins from the countryside, constantly under > pressure to hold our place and entitlements. > > From the instigation that was ALAC 2.0, Alan has worked tirelesdly to > advancethe enduser sgenda. Since his first term as ALAC Chair, he has done > yeoman work to hold the line on our common achievements and has worked > doubly hard to advance the At-Large agenda. He should be reelected. > > I urge the electors to vote and assert your confidence in Alan's > leadership. > > -Carlton > > > ============================== > *Carlton A Samuels* > > *Mobile: 876-818-1799 <876-818-1799>Strategy, Planning, Governance, > Assessment & Turnaround* > ============================= > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> > wrote: > >> Thank you for the nomination and thanks to all those who publicly or >> privately have sent messages of support. >> >> It is extremely important that end-users have a real and strong voice in >> ICANN. Users are the ultimate reason that the Internet exists. It is end >> users who patronize online commerce sites, read (and write) the near >> infinite number of blogs, cause YouTube videos to go viral, communicate >> with friends, relatives and colleagues with e-mail and social media, and >> sadly, respond to spam and phishing attacks. The needs of these users must >> be considered in the development of Internet policy. The ALAC and At-Large >> serve as the advocates of end users and represent their best interests >> within ICANN. >> >> I have been involved in user and usability issues for all of my career, >> and have now spent close to ten years working with At-Large. Working >> collaboratively with my ALAC and At-Large colleagues, we have transformed >> the ALAC and At-Large Community into a serious force within ICANN. However, >> there is more to do. >> >> I am currently completing my 2nd year as ALAC Chair. My focus over the >> last 22 months has included the following critical areas: >> >> >> - *ALS Effectiveness:* We have been very successful at increasing the >> number of ALSes. Over the last two years, although we are still actively >> recruiting ALSes, much of our focus has changed from just outreach to >> outreach and engagement, with the intent of increasing ALS effectiveness, >> both in telling their communities about ICANN and where applicable, having >> them contribute to our policy activities. Capacity building and briefings >> on subjects of current importance (such as the IANA transition) are >> important parts of this, as are the regular monthly distributions of >> understandable information (in multiple languages) that we are currently >> discussing. I have no doubt that the ongoing At-Large Review will play an >> important part in this. >> - *Policy Development:* We now have more ALAC and RALO members and >> leaders actively involved in ICANN policy development and related ALAC >> activities. This needs to continue to grow. There are steep learning curves >> but it is encouraging that the number of At-Large members on cross >> community and GNSO working groups is growing, and increasingly, people are >> not just listening but contributing. >> - *ALAC Chair Viability:* As the ALAC transitioned from the original >> “Interim ALAC” to the current model with RALOs, the Chair position became >> *substantially* more than a full-time job. That effectively means >> that the only person who can meet the demands is someone who is retired >> and/or willing to put most of the rest of their life on hold. This is not a >> sustainable model. We have made improvements over the last two years, but >> there is more to do in reducing the Chair’s involvement through process >> changes, transferring responsibility to ALT and ALAC Members and, as >> appropriate, to Staff. >> - *The ALAC in ICANN: *When I started in ICANN, the ALAC was to a >> large extent considered a joke (and not a good one) and a poor use of ICANN >> funds (or registry and registrar funds as they are ICANN main sources of >> income and those groups generally considered it “their” money instead of >> that of the registrants who actually provided it). Through the concerted >> efforts of past Chairs, others in the ALAC and At-Large and myself, that is >> no longer the case. If it was still a perception of some in the community, >> the recent CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability clearly showed that we >> were a force to be contended with. It will take constant work to ensure >> that we continue to live up to the reputation we now have as a critical and >> respected part of the ICANN ecosystem. >> >> >> Good progress has been made on these fronts, and in a range of other >> areas, but not nearly as much as I had envisioned when I became Chair. This >> is largely due to the (unexpected) overwhelming workload associated with >> the IANA transition and accountability efforts that has occupied both the >> ALAC and me over the past two years. >> >> All of these areas will require further efforts and if I am reappointed, >> they will be among my priorities. In addition, I am committed to working to >> ensure that ICANN understands the value of At-Large volunteers, arguably >> the only group within ICANN that has no self-interests (and along with it >> no external funding), and reduce the barriers to such continued >> participation. >> >> I hope that the ALAC will find that I have served it well over during my >> first term and allow me to continue as Chair for another year. >> >> I am available to discuss any of this further. You can contact me via >> e-mail at alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca or to chat on Skype at >> alangreenberg-mtl. >> >> Alan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ALAC mailing list >> ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac >> >> At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >> ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/di >> splay/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC) >> > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/di > splay/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC) > _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)

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Re: [ALAC] Acceptance of Chair Nomination
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 28, 2016

Aug. 28, 2016

It was pointed out that although I implied it, I did not formally accept the nomination. I accept. Alan At 26/08/2016 10:26 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >Thank you for the nomination and thanks to all those who publicly or >privately have sent messages of support. > >It is extremely important that end-users have a real and strong >voice in ICANN. Users are the ultimate reason that the Internet >exists. It is end users who patronize online commerce sites, read >(and write) the near infinite number of blogs, cause YouTube videos >to go viral, communicate with friends, relatives and colleagues with >e-mail and social media, and sadly, respond to spam and phishing >attacks. The needs of these users must be considered in the >development of Internet policy. The ALAC and At-Large serve as the >advocates of end users and represent their best interests within ICANN. > >I have been involved in user and usability issues for all of my >career, and have now spent close to ten years working with At-Large. >Working collaboratively with my ALAC and At-Large colleagues, we >have transformed the ALAC and At-Large Community into a serious >force within ICANN. However, there is more to do. > >I am currently completing my 2nd year as ALAC Chair. My focus over >the last 22 months has included the following critical areas: > > * ALS Effectiveness: We have been very successful at increasing > the number of ALSes. Over the last two years, although we are still > actively recruiting ALSes, much of our focus has changed from just > outreach to outreach and engagement, with the intent of increasing > ALS effectiveness, both in telling their communities about ICANN > and where applicable, having them contribute to our policy > activities. Capacity building and briefings on subjects of current > importance (such as the IANA transition) are important parts of > this, as are the regular monthly distributions of understandable > information (in multiple languages) that we are currently > discussing. I have no doubt that the ongoing At-Large Review will > play an important part in this. > * Policy Development: We now have more ALAC and RALO members and > leaders actively involved in ICANN policy development and related > ALAC activities. This needs to continue to grow. There are steep > learning curves but it is encouraging that the number of At-Large > members on cross community and GNSO working groups is growing, and > increasingly, people are not just listening but contributing. > * ALAC Chair Viability: As the ALAC transitioned from the > original ?Interim ALAC? to the current model with RALOs, the Chair > position became substantially more than a full-time job. That > effectively means that the only person who can meet the demands is > someone who is retired and/or willing to put most of the rest of > their life on hold. This is not a sustainable model. We have made > improvements over the last two years, but there is more to do in > reducing the Chair?s involvement through process changes, > transferring responsibility to ALT and ALAC Members and, as > appropriate, to Staff. > * The ALAC in ICANN: When I started in ICANN, the ALAC was to a > large extent considered a joke (and not a good one) and a poor use > of ICANN funds (or registry and registrar funds as they are ICANN > main sources of income and those groups generally considered it > ?their? money instead of that of the registrants who actually > provided it). Through the concerted efforts of past Chairs, others > in the ALAC and At-Large and myself, that is no longer the case. If > it was still a perception of some in the community, the recent > CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability clearly showed that we were > a force to be contended with. It will take constant work to ensure > that we continue to live up to the reputation we now have as a > critical and respected part of the ICANN ecosystem. > >Good progress has been made on these fronts, and in a range of other >areas, but not nearly as much as I had envisioned when I became >Chair. This is largely due to the (unexpected) overwhelming workload >associated with the IANA transition and accountability efforts that >has occupied both the ALAC and me over the past two years. > >All of these areas will require further efforts and if I am >reappointed, they will be among my priorities. In addition, I am >committed to working to ensure that ICANN understands the value of >At-Large volunteers, arguably the only group within ICANN that has >no self-interests (and along with it no external funding), and >reduce the barriers to such continued participation. > >I hope that the ALAC will find that I have served it well over >during my first term and allow me to continue as Chair for another year. > >I am available to discuss any of this further. You can contact me >via e-mail at ><mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca or to chat >on Skype at alangreenberg-mtl. > >Alan

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