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Re: [ALAC] ALAC Accountability
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 31, 2017

Jan. 31, 2017

I had neglected to include the WORD version. It is attached here. Alan At 26/01/2017 08:37 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >As you are aware, the CCWG- Accountability WS2 subgroup on SO/AC >Accountability is tasked with (among other things) evaluating the >accountability and transparency of ICANN SOs and ACs. > >In the interest of transparency, I note that Cheryl Langdon-Orr is a >Co-Rapporteur of the group and I, Avri Doria, Christopher Wilkinson, >Sebastien Bachollet, Seun Ojedeji and Sivasubramanian Muthusamy are >members (some more active than others). > >In carrying out its task, the groups has posed a number of questions >to each AC/SO. I have attempted to draft a reply that covers >At-Large (ALAC plus RALOs). A copy of the the draft is attached. > >I ask all ALAC Members and RALO leaders to review this draft and >feed any comments back to me (in Word version or just e-mail >referencing line numbers will be fine). I am also asking staff to >post this on a wiki page so that the wiki can be used for comments. >The intent is that we can formalize this well before Copenhagen. > >Alan

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ALAC Accountability
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 31, 2017

Jan. 31, 2017

As you are aware, the CCWG- Accountability WS2 subgroup on SO/AC Accountability is tasked with (among other things) evaluating the accountability and transparency of ICANN SOs and ACs. In the interest of transparency, I note that Cheryl Langdon-Orr is a Co-Rapporteur of the group and I, Avri Doria, Christopher Wilkinson, Sebastien Bachollet, Seun Ojedeji and Sivasubramanian Muthusamy are members (some more active than others). In carrying out its task, the groups has posed a number of questions to each AC/SO. I have attempted to draft a reply that covers At-Large (ALAC plus RALOs). A copy of the the draft is attached. I ask all ALAC Members and RALO leaders to review this draft and feed any comments back to me (in Word version or just e-mail referencing line numbers will be fine). I am also asking staff to post this on a wiki page so that the wiki can be used for comments. The intent is that we can formalize this well before Copenhagen. Alan

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Board meeting next week
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Jan. 27, 2017

Jan. 27, 2017

Dear ALAC, FYI: Items on the board meeting agenda next week. Best regards, Rinalia 3 February 2017 – Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors - at 16:45 UTC (8:45am in Los Angeles). REGULAR MEETING OF THE ICANN BOARD Consent Agenda • Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from 13 December 2016 • Delegation of the • Security and Stability Advisory Committee Appointment • Amendment to .XXX Registry Agreement • Independent Review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Plan of Recommendations • Appointment of Board Designees for New Specific Reviews: Registration Directory Service (RDS) Review Team • Appointment of Board Designees for New Specific Reviews: Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the Domain Name System • GNSO Council Request: Compliance with Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C (IRTP-C) • GAC Advice: Hyderabad Communiqué (November 2016) Main Agenda • Consideration of Board Governance Committee’s Advice to form a Board Accountability Mechanisms Committee • AOB

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Volunteer Needed: GNSO Initial Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process
by Ariel Liang Jan. 26, 2017

Jan. 26, 2017

Dear All, As per ALAC monthly teleconference, please be so kind to review the public comment on the GNSO Initial Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process. If you would like to volunteer to review the public comment in detail and advise the ALAC whether a Statement is necessary, please be so kind to contact me. Thank you, Ariel

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Introduction to At-Large Presentation (January 2017)
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Jan. 25, 2017

Jan. 25, 2017

The Outreach and Engagement SC (O&E) created a presentation about At-Large when meeting with the Nextgen students at ICANN56 and ICANN 57. A updated version of this presentation has been refocused as a "Introduction to ICANN At-Large" presentation suitable for ALSes to promote and explain: * What is At-Large * Key Activities of At-Large * How to engage with At-Large The presentation is available at https://community.icann.org/x/qorRAw As always, please review and if you have any comments or suggestions on how to improve on this, let us know Dev Anand O&E chair

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Fwd: Consensus Call: SSR2-RT Endorsements
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 23, 2017

Jan. 23, 2017

Sorry that it has taken a bit of time to finalize this and notify those who were not selected. The Consensus Call resulted in all but one ALAC Member supporting the recommendation of the AASC. Accordingly, Jabhera Matagoro and Ram Krishna Pariyar are endorsed by the ALAC for the SSR-RT. Alan >Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:14:54 -0500 >To: ALAC-Internal <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> >Subject: Consensus Call: SSR2-RT Endorsements > >Twelve applicants for the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency >Review Team requested ALAC Endorsement. Of those, five has >originally indicated an affiliation with At-Large at the time of the >application. Three self-identified as affiliated with the SSAC and >four applied as Independent Experts (a category that existed at the >time of application but no longer existed when the AoC Reviews were >incorporated into the ICANN Bylaws at the time of the IANA >Transition. All but one of the applicants were male. > >All applicants were given the opportunity to specify who they wished >to be endorsed by in line with the revised Bylaws and twelve >indicated ALAC. A list of those applicants is attached and their >full applications are viewable at >https://community.icann.org/display/SSR/Applications+received. Note >that one of the applicants withdrew his application due to other >commitments and his entry in the table is in red. > >All twelve applicants were asked to reply with brief answers to the >following questions: > >1. What is your connection with At-Large and how have you previously >worked with At-Large or its constituent parts? > >2. If you are endorsed by the ALAC and selected for the SSR-RT, how >do you plan to interact with or report to the ALAC and At-Large >while the SSR-RT is active? > >3. Of the criteria and attributes listed in the Call for Volunteers >(https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-06-30-en) which of >these do you feel you possess which make you a strong applicant. > >The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) met today. In addition >to me as Chair, there were six of the ten members present with a >seventh member submitting comments. All five regions were represented. > >It was the unanimous decision of those present to recommend to the >ALAC that two candidates be endorsed. Both have strong technical >backgrounds well suited to the SSR-RT and both have agreed to work >with the ALAC and At-Large to keep us informed of the RT activities >and solicit input as appropriate. The applicants are: > >Jabhera Matagoro, Tanzania >Ram Krishna Pariyar, Nepal > >With this message, I am initiating a Consensus Call of the ALAC to >ratify the endorsement of Jabhera Matagoro and Ram Krishna Pariyar >for the SSR2-RT. > >The Consensus Call will end at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 10 January 2016. > >If there are any questions of comments, please direct them to either >this list or to me directly. > >Although messages indicating support are welcome, they are not >necessary. This Consensus Call will be deemed to have succeeded in >the absence of significant opposition (greater than 20% as specified >by ALAC RoP 12.3.3.1). > >Alan

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REMINDER - Call for Volunteers: .NGO Community Advisory Panel
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 23, 2017

Jan. 23, 2017

The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of the .NGO and .ONG top level domains (see http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/) is looking for one person to represent the ALAC in its NGO Community Advisory Council. The Advisory Council provides important feedback and advice on issues relating to the NGO community ranging from policy considerations to the introduction of new services. The NGO Community Advisory Council plays a vital role in helping Public Interest Registry fulfill its mission. With .ngo domain users representing NGOs of varying size, sectors,scope and geography, it is important to have advocates in the Internet community who fully understand their needs as diverse service-based organizations. The Council continually lends its unique global expertise to help us meet those needs and strengthen our efforts in supporting NGOs worldwide. The Advisory Council meets Face-to-Face annually (generally in September) and via teleconference four times per year. To the extent allowed by PIR confidentiality rules, the successful applicant will be expected to regularly report to the ALAC on Advisory Council issues and if applicable consult with the ALAC. PIR has asked the ALAC to identify a number of candidates. Ideally, such candidates will come from an active At-Large ALS that has a proven record of engagement with the NGO community. Candidates should have notable leadership experience in non-commercial/civil society community and an acute understanding of the issues and policies that affect the NGO society. Candidates should submit their Expression of Interest detailing their experience, expertise and qualifications along with a statement that they have sufficient time and interest to fulfill the Advisory Council duties. The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee will review all EoIs and will select a small number which will be forwarded to PIR. The final selection on the ALAC Representative will be done by the PIR Nominating Committee. All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Please use an e-mail Subject of: NGO Community Advisory Council. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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EXTENSION: CCWG Auction Proceeds - Call for Candidates
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 23, 2017

Jan. 23, 2017

THE DEADLINE FOR MEMBER APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 23:59 UTC, THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY 2017. ================ This is a CALL FOR CANDIDATES in the At-Large Community for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on New gTLD Auction Proceeds. The new generic top level domain (gTLD) Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve the competition sets between identical or similar terms (strings) for new gTLDs Currently the fund contains over $230 million dollars (note that $132 million of this is related to an auction that is being disputed). The CCWG is tasked with developing a proposal(s) for consideration by the Chartering Organizations (those ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees that have adopted the CCWG Charter) on the mechanism that should be developed in order to allocate the new gTLD Auction Proceeds. That proposal will then be submitted to the ICANN Board. Note that the CCWG will NOT be deciding on projects to be funded, but rather on the mechanism to be used to allocate funds. MEMBERS As one of the Chartering organizations, the ALAC may name five people to be Members of the CCWG and presuming sufficient qualified candidates, our intent is to select one per ICANN region (based on citizenship as per ALAC membership). Full details of the CCWG may be found at <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-12-13-en>https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-12-13-en. Members must commit to actively participate in the activities of the CCWG. The estimated average workload will be no less than 3-4 hours per week. This means attending conference calls which will likely last 60-90 minutes per week (some of which will be held at inconvenient hours to accommodate world-wide participation) and mailing list participation. Past CCWGs have also formed sub-groups to divide the work. If this CCWG does so, that might increase workload. The total length of engagement is likely to be at least 1 year. The CCWG, any sub-groups it forms, and its mailing lists will all be conducted in English and all Members must be sufficiently fluent. There will be a Working Group within At-Large which will support our five CCWG Members, and all Members are also expected to participate in that WG as well. Members will also participate in any At-Large briefings and Webinars on the subject. Those interested in applying to be formally appointed to the CCWG Auction Proceeds by the ALAC should submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) including: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A statement explaining why they are interested in serving in this capacity and what skills or background they have which will help them in this CCWG. * A Declaration of Interests indicating any potential or actual conflicts. * A declaration that they can devote the time needed to participate in the CCWG and the associated At-Large WG activities. * Agreement that prior to the formal selection by the ALAC, they will attend CCWG meetings (see IMPORTANT NOTE at bottom of this message). PROCESS All EoIs must be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Sunday, 22 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. EXTENDED TO 23:59 UTC, THURSDAY, 26 JANUARY 2017 All applications will be reviewed in confidence by the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) which will make recommendations to the ALAC on who to appoint. For AASC Membership, see https://community.icann.org/x/VwebAw. EoIs will be available only to the AASC and ICANN At-Large Staff. Based on an initial review of the EoI, a telephone/Skype interview of the candidates may be conducted by members of the AASC. IMPORTANT NOTE: The first meeting of the CCWG will take place on Thursday, 26 January at 15:00 UTC for 60 Minutes. Since the ALAC selections will not be done by then, ALL Applicants must either attend this meeting and subsequent meetings or listen to the recordings. Alan Greenberg Chair, ALAC

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Auction Proceeds CCWG
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 20, 2017

Jan. 20, 2017

We have very few applications so far, and we *MAY* need to extend the application period, which is unfortunate because the CCWG will have its first meeting next week. I don't understand this, as many people were quite passionate about the issue when it has been discussed before. Please encourage anyone who you think meets the criteria and has an interest in this to apply as quickly as possible. Alan

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Re: [ALAC] RSVP - 2017 ALAC Monthly Call schedule
by Gbruen Jan. 18, 2017

Jan. 18, 2017

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