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APRALO Bytes - Regional Internet Registry Governance, 14 Oct 2025
by Justine Chew Oct. 14, 2025

Oct. 14, 2025

Hello everyone, Here is the latest *APRALO Byte*, which is on the topic of *Regional Internet Registry governance*, published at https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/APRALO/pages/412844037/AP… (click on 'Read more'). In brief, we draw attention to the ongoing *review of the Internet Coordination Policy - 2 (ICP-2) Document *by the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and the ALAC's position on the second version of the draft “Governance Document for the Recognition, Operation, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries” to update the ICP-2. More details are in the Byte. Kind regards, APRALO Leadership Team ---------------------- *APRALO Bytes* (see: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BYCbG) is an APRALO initiative aimed at *keeping the community apprised* of issues or topics of importance to the At-Large and/or APRALO community in a manner that is* issue/topic-focused, informative yet lightweight*, *while encouraging community interest and discourse* in such issues/topics.

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2025-2026 ALAC Leadership Team
by Heidi Ullrich Oct. 13, 2025

Oct. 13, 2025

Dear All, Following up on the Call for Nominations for the ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) positions, as of the deadline of 9 October 2025 the nominations received were: * Africa – Adebunmi Akinbo<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/99694573/Ad…> * Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands – Justine Chew<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Justine+Chew+SOI> * Europe - Natálie Terčová<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Natalie+Tercova+SOI> * Latin America and Caribbean Islands – Claire Craig<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Claire+Craig+SOI> As noted previously, Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair, automatically assumes the position of ALT Member from North America. All nominees accepted their nomination by 3 October 2025. Therefore, in accordance with ALAC Rules of Procedure Rule 16.3<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Rules+of+Procedure?preview=/226…>, the nominees noted above have been appointed to the ALT by acclamation. The one-year terms of the ALT will begin at the end of the 2025 AGM taking place at ICANN84 and end at the 2026 AGM taking place at ICANN87. Jonathan Zuck has asked Justine Chew and Claire Craig to continue in their roles as ALAC co-Vice Chairs. Please see the 2025 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections, and Appointments Workspace<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/162332709/2…> additional information. Kind regards, At-Large Staff At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/>

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FW: [CORRESPONDENCE] Tripti Sinha to Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair - ALAC Advice on Bid Credit/Replacement String
by Jonathan Zuck Oct. 13, 2025

Oct. 13, 2025

Folks, Our advice to the Board that ASP participants be allowed additional flexibility to change names, to avoid conflicts, and to see a full refund if losing a contention has been rejected by the Board. Please see the attached letter for rationale. Jonathan From: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, October 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM To: Jonathan Zuck <JZuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Cc: tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org <tripti.sinha(a)board.icann.org>, Correspondence <correspondence(a)ces.icann.org>, Board Ops Team <board-ops-team(a)icann.org>, Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org>, Lars Hoffmann <lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org> Subject: [CORRESPONDENCE] Tripti Sinha to Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair - ALAC Advice on Bid Credit/Replacement String Dear Jonathan Zuck, Please find the attached letter from ICANN Board Chair Tripti Sinha regarding ALAC Advice on Bid Credit / Replacement Strings. Thank you and best regards, Wendy Profit Board Operations Senior Manager ICANN

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Urgent | Message to GNSO Council re: ALAC Position on IGO/INGO Identifiers Protection
by Justine Chew Oct. 11, 2025

Oct. 11, 2025

Dear ALAC colleagues, At the CPWG call of 24 Sep, it was established that the ALAC/At-Large are supportive of the position that, very simply put, IGO/INGO Identifiers should be protected for the relevant IGO/INGO to apply if and when they choose to, and that this ability to apply should be preserved under all circumstances and certainly, not displaced by a third party's attempt to obtain a confusingly similar string. There is now an Option 3 being put before GNSO Council, and I plan to speak to this very briefly at today's CPWG call. In line with the ALAC position previously established and in anticipation of CPWG's reaction to Option 3, here is the draft that I am still working to shorten in time for the GNSO Council Extraordinary Meeting on 9 Oct at 13:00 UTC. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kjVLdF8zMiLDWkFJEo2wMPzvcmU9Ej30qMeO7yW… I am sharing this in advance with the ALAC, in case any of you have (immediate) input to provide. Due to the short turnaround time, I am asking, as I did on 24 Sep, for discretion to relay a version of the ALAC position to GNSO Council during the mentioned extraordinary meeting where a Council decision is expected. Thanks, *Justine Chew* At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Liaison to the GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) At-Large website: https://atlarge.icann.org/ ------

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Fwd: [SubPro-IRT] Program Status Update
by Justine Chew Oct. 10, 2025

Oct. 10, 2025

FYI Kind regards, Justine ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lars Hoffmann via SubPro-IRT <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at 11:45 Subject: [SubPro-IRT] Program Status Update To: trachtenbergm--- via SubPro-IRT <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Dear IRT members, I wanted to share our recent blog <https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/the-latest-new-gtld-program-achievem…>, which also contains a link to the Status Update for ICANN84 <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/new-gtld-program-next-round-sta…>. Best wishes. Lars _______________________________________________ SubPro-IRT mailing list -- subpro-irt(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to subpro-irt-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Fwd: [SubPro-IRT] New gTLDs Outreach & Engagement Monthly Report/Snapshot (August/September 2025)
by Justine Chew Oct. 9, 2025

Oct. 9, 2025

FYI. Kind regards, Justine ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Next Round Policy Implementation via SubPro-IRT <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 at 19:37 Subject: [SubPro-IRT] New gTLDs Outreach & Engagement Monthly Report/Snapshot (August/September 2025) To: subpro-irt(a)icann.org <subpro-irt(a)icann.org> Dear SubPro IRT Members, The Next Round team has prepared the attached "snapshot" of the latest IRT-Outreach updates that summarizes the slides and key points from the SubPro IRT Meeting. This may be particularly useful to Community members that are unable to regularly join the IRT meetings but would like to see updates on: - Next Round communications and engagement activities; - status reports for the Applicant Support Program (ASP) and Registry Service Provider Program (RSP) - the ASP and RSP application pipelines as well as geographic distribution of applications to date. The snapshot is also available on the ICANN wiki along with the meeting recording and materials: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AQAmH. Best, Renate _______________________________________________ SubPro-IRT mailing list -- subpro-irt(a)icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to subpro-irt-leave(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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The ALAC's position on the protection of IGO/INGO Identifiers
by Justine Chew Oct. 9, 2025

Oct. 9, 2025

Dear Councilors, As mentioned on the call just ended, I have instructions from the ALAC to forward to Council, its position on the issue of protection of IGO/INGO Identifiers. The full version is attached by way of letter, and the shorter version is as follows. The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) wishes to convey its position on this issue of protection of IGO/INGO Identifiers. After having considered the available information, the ALAC stands with the position expressed by the ICANN Board, the IGO/INGO Group spokesperson Brian Beckham and several SubPro IRT members in favouring Option 2 of including the IGO/INGO Identifiers in String Similarity Review. In supporting Option 2, the ALAC places predominance on the following: 1. Firstly, the ALAC recognizes and supports the role of the String Similarity Review (SSR) in helping to mitigate unacceptable risk of end-user confusion and loss of confidence in the DNS due to visually confusingly similar strings being delegated into the Root Zone. This goal should neither be taken lightly nor undermined. Given the status and functions of those IGOs/INGOs in globally advocating for issues and people outside of government, allowing a third party applicant to potentially secure a string that is confusingly similar to a protected IGO/INGO Identifier would not serve the public interest, as it is conceivable that this could lead to bad actors exploiting end-user confusion vulnerabilities to perpetrate harm “in the name of an IGO/INGO”. 2. The ALAC views the inclusion of IGO/INGO Identifiers in SSR, per Option 2, not as an ‘expansion of rights beyond those exact matches of those IGO/INGO Identifiers’ but as the appropriate mechanism to preserve the ability for an IGO/INGO to apply for its relevant identifier if and when it chooses to, as was intended by the relevant policy recommendations from the IGO-INGO PDP. It is inconceivable to the ALAC that policy which exists to protect those IGO/INGO Identifiers for application by their respective IGO/INGO could then be displaced by an unreasonably strict interpretation of policy recommendation text or absence of specific policy recommendation text said to be required to allow implementation by way of Option 2. No policy recommendation exists to suggest that the ability for an IGO/INGO to apply for its protected IGO/INGO Identifier would be encumbered or blocked by a confusingly similar string; or that an IGO/INGO must promptly apply for its IGO/INGO Identifier in order to avoid being blocked by a confusingly similar string/TLD in the next round or future application opportunities. Therefore, *the ALAC urges the GNSO Council to place public interest considerations towards the mitigation of risk of end-user confusion and loss of confidence in the DNS above the call for the strict interpretation of policy recommendation text expressed in Option 1.* *The ALAC would also be supportive of the Third Resolved Clause Option wherein the GNSO Council agrees to instruct the SubPro IRT to refer the issue to the ICANN Board for a decision.* ***** And I would like to reiterate that we should also consider the input from Brian Beckham on behalf of the IGO/INGO group, and whose Identifiers are the very subject of this issue. Kind regards, *Justine Chew* At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Liaison to the GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) At-Large website: https://atlarge.icann.org/ ------

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GNSO Council 9 October 2025 Extraordinary meeting agenda
by Justine Chew Oct. 9, 2025

Oct. 9, 2025

Dear all, As promised during the CPWG call yesterday, please find as follows the agenda for the GNSO Council Extraordinary Meeting taking place on Thursday, 9 October 2025:- *GNSO Council Extraordinary Meeting held on 9 October 2025 (updated 8 Oct) <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/265846872/G…>* *Full Agenda* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/i4CTHQ>* | * *Documents* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/aACSHQ> - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* - *Item 2: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP - Interpretation of Intent for Select IGO/INGO PDP Recommendations* - *Item 3:* *COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Board Reversal of its Adoption of a GNSO PDP Recommendation* For more details on the marked agenda items, please visit visit *this link* <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atlarge/pages/265846872/G…> and click on 'Matters of Interest'. This Council extraordinary meeting will run for *an hour on 9 October 2025 at 13:00 UTC* and is open to observers remotely in listen-only mode via *this Zoom link <https://icann.zoom.us/j/91048235847?pwd=bmEHjk0uYT3sR2DIoE0c0yw4HKbM6O.1>* Thanks for reading / considering. *Justine Chew* ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Workspace <https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/fG7xBQ?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNDI1Y…> ------

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Re: A Critical Review of ALT Nominations
by Tijani BEN JEMAA Oct. 8, 2025

Oct. 8, 2025

Dear Pari, Since you are asking us to express our opinion about the nomination for the ALT members, I would like to make the following remarks: · I fully agree with those who asked to read carefully the RoP · As per the RoP o The ALT members’ selection is an ALAC internal task, and the RALOs have no role in it o The Chair is selected prior the selection of the other 4 ALT members o The Chair is selected for 2 consecutive terms, not the Vice Chairs o Jonathan has been selected last year and will continue for 2026 o So, this year, the positions to be filled are 4 (2 co-chairs and 2 others) o As per art. 17.3.6, the selection of the ALT Members (excluding the Chair) shall be carried out using the STANDARD ALAC PROCESS OF CONSENSUS if possible, and barring that, by secret ballot. o the STANDARD ALAC PROCESS OF CONSENSUS consists of opening the nomination period (here for at least 7 days) for all ALAC members (self-nomination is accepted) o Oprning the nomination period, the Chair will for sure influence the result if he/she starts by nominating persons; it will be more a call for consensus which is not what is in the RoP (STANDARD ALAC PROCESS OF CONSENSUS) o This is not the only place where the result of selecting people is influenced because the call for volunteers is replaced by a call for consensus about the Chair selection which is against the bottomup decision making model that we are supposed to always follow except in very rare urgent cases o As for the ALT members selection, I do agree with ALAN that the team should be harmonous without big divergence for efficiency. Thus, I propose that the RoP be reviewed in a fashion that “the Chair proposes 4 names for the ALAC approval” in stead of “the selection shall be carried out using the standard ALAC process of Consensus” o But since the RoP is what it is, I think we are breaching our RoP. My 2 cents --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pari Esfandiari <pariesfandiari(a)gmail.com> a écrit : > DEAR COLLEAGUES, > I am writing to draw your attention to this discussion, which I > initiated, and to invite you to share your views if you wish. > Thank you and best regards, > Pari Esfandiari > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: GREG SHATAN [NARALO] <gregshatanalac(a)gmail.com> > Date: Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM > Subject: Re: [ALAC] Re: My ALT Nominations > To: Alan Greenberg <greenberg.alan(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Pari Esfandiari <pariesfandiari(a)gmail.com>, Jonathan Zuck > <JZuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org>, ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > All, > > I strongly encourage everyone engaged in this discussion to read > the relevant parts of the Rules of Procedure. It's important to ground > discussions like this in facts, rather than feelings. It probably would > have been better to read the Rules first.... I think many of the > comments here would have been answered or negated by the Rules. In > particular, please look at Sections 6.1 and 6.4, and at Section 3.5. > > Based on my review of the Rules, I have no problem with Jonathan's > email. Particularly: > > > * The Chair and Vice Chairs are automatically part of the ALT. > There is no decision to be made here, so no reason to criticize > Jonathan's nominations. > * With 2 Vice Chairs, there are only 2 remaining seats, which > need to be from the 2 geographic regions not represented by the > Chair/Vice Chairs. > * All of the members must be ALAC members (ongoing or incoming). > * The actual decision is made by the ALAC by consensus (or > failing that, secret ballot). > * The only explicit responsibility of the ALT is to "support > and collaborate with the Chair in the overall administration and > management of the ALAC." > * Anyone can nominate an eligible candidate for the ALT, but > there are not many eligible candidates -- in each of the 2 remaining > regions, it has to be 1 of the 3 ALAC reps. Jonathan has invited > everyone to make nominations, as required by the Rules. > * Continuity in such roles is generally a positive thing, so > nominating the ongoing EURALO rep on the ALT makes perfect sense. > * I have no problem with Adebunmi Akinbo being nominated for > the AFRALO seat, which is being vacated. > * As described in the rules, there is no role for RALO > leadership. > * Given that the role of the ALT is to "support and > collaborate with the Chair," it makes perfect sense for the Chair to > suggest/nominate ALT members where there is a choice to be made. > * I think people can be too quick to criticize and too slow to > seek out information. > Greg > > EXCERPTS FROM ROP BELOW: > > > 6. ALAC LEADERSHIP TEAM REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES > > 6.1 Members of the ALT support and collaborate with the Chair in > the overall administration and management of the ALAC. > > 6.2 The ALT shall have no other explicit responsibilities and is > not empowered to make substantive decisions on the part of the ALAC > unless urgency or confidentiality precludes consulting the ALAC. In such > a case, the decision needs to be ratified with the ALAC as soon as > practical. > > 6.3 Paragraph 6.2 notwithstanding, the ALAC may, from time to > time, assign specific responsibilities or tasks to the ALT. > > 6.4 All ALT Members must be ALAC Members. > > 6.5 A person nominated for an ALT position does not need to be in > the ALAC at the time of nomination but must have an expectation of being > an ALAC Member after the next AAGM. > > 6.6 Should a person selected as an ALT Member not be an ALAC > Member after the upcoming AAGM, a new selection must be conducted. > > 6.7 ALT Members are expected to participate in all ALT meetings, > both face-to-face and teleconferences, and to the extent that such > participation from time to time may not be possible, provide advance > notice of the planned absence where practical. > > 6.8 An ALAC Member occupying the role of Vice-Chair agrees to take > on a heavier workload than the untitled ALT Members. > > > 3.5 The ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) is a regionally > balanced group normally comprised of five ALAC Members, one per ICANN > region: > > 3.5.1 ALAC Chair; > > 3.5.2 one or two Vice-Chairs, the number to be set at > the discretion of the Chair designate who will be presiding over the ALT; > > 3.5.3 two or three non-titled ALAC Members; > > 3.5.4 the ALAC Liaisons to ICANN Supporting > Organizations and Advisory Committees act as advisors to the ALT; > > 3.5.5 other people may be invited by the Chair to > participate as advisors to the ALT; > > 3.5.6 although advisors are invited to participate in > ALT meetings, they are not formally part of the ALT. Decisions of the > ALT are taken solely by the five regional representatives. > > 3.6 The ALT has no ongoing explicit powers other than > those resting with the Chair and delegated as he/she deems appropriate > or assigned by the ALAC as fully described in Paragraphs 6.1[1] to > 6.3[2]. > > 3.7 The ALT Members: > > 3.7.1 work with the ALAC Chair to ensure that the > ALAC can focus on the most appropriate issues with the minimum of > administrative overhead; > > 3.7.2 support the ALAC Chair in the overall > management of the ALAC; and > > 3.7.3 help ensure that any decisions made on behalf > of the ALAC are made with due consideration of regional issues. > > > > > 17.3 Ordinary ALAC Leadership Team selections > > 17.3.1 Ordinary selections of the ALT Members will be held > in connection with the AAGM. > > 17.3.2 The incoming Chair must be selected prior to the > initiation of the selection process for the other ALT Members. > > 17.3.3 The Chair/Staff shall send via Approved Distribution > Lists, a Selection Call for the ALT Members identifying the positions to > be filled, giving the schedule and modalities of the selection process > and requesting nominations (including self-nominations) by ALAC Members. > The Selection Call will allow at least seven days for nominations. > > 17.3.4 The requirements to be met by Leadership Team > nominees are listed in Paragraph 6. > > 17.3.5 A nominee must send a message of acceptance to the > same list on which nominations were solicited within seven days of the > close of nominations. The acceptance should be sent via Staff if the > nominee does not have sending privileges to that list. An ALAC SoI must > be completed prior to the close of the acceptance period if the nominee > does not have one. > > 17.3.6 The selection of the ALT Members (excluding the > Chair) shall be carried out prior to or during the AAGM using the > standard ALAC process of Consensus if possible, and barring that, by > secret ballot. If a vote is required for any position, the winner > requires a majority of votes as per standard ALAC voting methodology. A > voting method incorporating instant runoff may be used if deemed > necessary. There must be no more than one person selected from each of > the regions not represented by the Chair. > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM Alan Greenberg via ALAC > <alac(a)icann.org> wrote: > >> Allow me to comment wearing hats as a former ALAC Chair, and as the >> primary drafter of the ALAC Rules of Procedure (notice I say >> drafter not author, as the contents were hotly debated by a large group >> from the ALAC and At-Large). >> >> As a former chair, I cannot overstate the importance >> of having an ALT that can work well and cooperatively with each other >> and the Chair. This is critically important this year, since it is >> likely Jonathan's last year as Chair (I have never met someone who >> could sustain more than 4 years!). It is crucial that the Chair has a >> well-oiled group on the ALT to make sure that goals are carried out >> before his term ends. >> >> The RoP say that nominations may be made by any ALAC >> Member, and Jonathan is indeed an ALAC Member. Nothing prohibits other >> ALAC Members from making nominations (either self-nominations or for >> others). According to the RoP, if a final selection cannot be made by >> consensus, a vote can be taken. >> >> In terms of the formal rules, the RoP say that nominations >> may be made by any ALAC Member, and Jonathan is indeed an ALAC Member. >> Nothing prohibits other ALAC Members from making nominations (either >> self-nominations or for others). According to the RoP, if a final >> selection cannot be made by consensus, a vote can be taken. >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM Pari Esfandiari via >> ALAC <alac(a)icann.org> wrote: >> >>> Dear Jonathan, dear colleagues, >>> >>> Thank you, Jonathan, for initiating the call and for your >>> continued commitment and leadership as we move into the final year of >>> your term. The clarity of the process and your dedication to ensuring >>> continuity within the ALT are much appreciated. >>> >>> That said, I would like to raise a concern about the >>> process, in the spirit of constructive reflection and our shared >>> commitment to transparency and inclusivity. While the nominated >>> colleagues are all capable and respected, beginning the process with a >>> Chair-proposed slate—even when procedurally valid—creates the >>> impression of a top-down appointment rather than a genuinely bottom-up >>> selection. >>> >>> When the Chair both initiates nominations and subsequently >>> leads the ALT—where many key operational and strategic decisions are >>> made—the process becomes heavily shaped from the outset. This dynamic >>> can weaken the peer-based nature of ALAC’s governance and turn what >>> should be open deliberation into what feels like endorsement rather >>> than decision-making. Over time, this risks reducing the broader ALAC >>> to a rubber-stamping body, rather than a genuinely participatory one. >>> >>> Beyond process, this approach can also harm our internal >>> culture. When nominations come directly from the Chair, members may >>> feel pressured to endorse them out of loyalty or deference. Those who >>> hesitate or propose alternatives can appear as if they are challenging >>> the Chair or the individuals nominated, rather than simply exercising >>> their right to participate. This dynamic can create unnecessary >>> tension and division, pitting individuals against one another and >>> discouraging open, collegial exchange. >>> >>> In effect, a paternalistic style—however >>> well-intentioned—can foster a culture of compliance rather than >>> engagement. It undermines the equality of voice that is central to >>> ALAC’s legitimacy and the broader multistakeholder model we are meant >>> to exemplify. >>> >>> To protect both the integrity of our processes and the >>> health of our community, I believe we should encourage a fully open >>> nomination process, where all qualified members feel equally empowered >>> to step forward or nominate others, free of any implied hierarchy or >>> expectation. This would help sustain a culture of trust, transparency, >>> and genuine collaboration—the very values ALAC seeks to promote across >>> ICANN. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Pari Esfandiari >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM Jonathan Zuck >>> via ALAC <alac(a)icann.org> wrote: >>> >>>> TL;DR __My inclination is to the leave >>>> the ALT alone, for the next year, while asking Adebunmi Akinbo to >>>> take the seat vacated by Bukula Oronti. If you want to make different >>>> nominations, you have until October 15th.__ >>>> _____ _____ ______Dear ALAC,______ >>>> ________ ________ __________I would like to issue a >>>> call for nominations for the members of the ALAC Leadership Team >>>> (ALT) for the period of 2025 AGM-2026 AGM, which will be my final >>>> year as ALAC Chair. __________ >>>> ____________ ____________ ______________The terms of >>>> the 2025-2026 ALT will begin at the end of the 2025 Annual General >>>> Meeting (AGM) until the end of the 2026 AGM.______________ >>>> ________________ ________________ >>>> __________________As the ALAC Chair, I will automatically take the >>>> North American ALT slot. __________________ >>>> ____________________ ____________________ >>>> ______________________This call is to appoint the ALT slots for the >>>> four remaining regions. ______________________ >>>> ________________________ ________________________ >>>> __________________________I would like to nominate the following >>>> continuing or incoming ALAC Members for the open ALT positions. >>>> __________________________ >>>> ____________________________· Africa – Adebunmi >>>> Akinbo____________________________ >>>> ______________________________· Asia, Australia, and Pacific >>>> Islands – Justine Chew______________________________ >>>> ________________________________· Europe - Natálie >>>> Terčová________________________________ >>>> __________________________________· Latin America and >>>> Caribbean Islands – Claire Craig__________________________________ >>>> >>>> ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ______________________________________Please let me know if you would like to nominate any other continuing or incoming ALAC Member by sending a message to the ALAC list (see: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org ). ______________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ __________________________________________Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nominations but must have an expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming ICANN84 Meeting. __________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________This selection is carried out in accordance with the ALAC Rules of Procedure (ROPs) Section 17.3 ( ALAC Rules of Procedure[3] - Short URL https://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2022-08 [tinyurl.com][4]).______________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________Requirements for ALAC Members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC RoPs. In short, ALT Members are expected to attend all ALAC meetings. I would also like ALT Members to attend the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group and the At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group meetings. ALT Members should be very responsive and thoughtful to e-mail requests and discussions. By mutual agreement, ALT Members may take on additional roles. Vice-Chairs are expected to take on proportionally larger responsibilities. All ALT activities are carried out solely in English. __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________Please note the following nomination schedule below. ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________NOMINATION SCHEDULE: __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________· The nomination period is now open and will close on Thursday, 9 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC.______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________· Nominations need not be seconded.__________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________· Nominations, other than self-nominations, must be accepted by Wednesday, 15 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC.______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________· Nominations and acceptances should be sent to the ALAC list [ alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org ]__________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________· Staff will forward all acceptances to the ALAC-announce list [ alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org ]______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________· In accordance with ALAC RoPs 16.3, following the close of the nomination period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, Candidates from regions where the position is not contested will be declared to have won by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates from any region, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, a secret vote of the ALAC will decide the >>>> winner.__________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________________________________Thanks,____________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________________________________Jonathan______________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________________________________________________Jonathan Zuck | Director, Future of Work Project | Innovators >>>> Network________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________________________________________________jzuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org | O 202.827.7594 >>>> | D 202.420.7483__________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________Jonathan-zuck[5] | jvzuck[6] | jonathanzuck[7] | Jonathan.zuck[8]____________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> 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My ALT Nominations
by Jonathan Zuck Oct. 7, 2025

Oct. 7, 2025

TL;DR My inclination is to the leave the ALT alone, for the next year, while asking Adebunmi Akinbo to take the seat vacated by Bukula Oronti. If you want to make different nominations, you have until October 15th. Dear ALAC, I would like to issue a call for nominations for the members of the ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) for the period of 2025 AGM-2026 AGM, which will be my final year as ALAC Chair. The terms of the 2025-2026 ALT will begin at the end of the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) until the end of the 2026 AGM. As the ALAC Chair, I will automatically take the North American ALT slot. This call is to appoint the ALT slots for the four remaining regions. I would like to nominate the following continuing or incoming ALAC Members for the open ALT positions. * Africa - Adebunmi Akinbo * Asia, Australia, and Pacific Islands - Justine Chew * Europe - Natálie Terčová * Latin America and Caribbean Islands - Claire Craig Please let me know if you would like to nominate any other continuing or incoming ALAC Member by sending a message to the ALAC list (see: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> ). Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nominations but must have an expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming ICANN84 Meeting. This selection is carried out in accordance with the ALAC Rules of Procedure (ROPs) Section 17.3 ( ALAC Rules of Procedure<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2262672/ALAC%20RoP-Revisio…> - Short URL https://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2022-08 [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2022-08__;!!PtGJab4…>). Requirements for ALAC Members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC RoPs. In short, ALT Members are expected to attend all ALAC meetings. I would also like ALT Members to attend the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group and the At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group meetings. ALT Members should be very responsive and thoughtful to e-mail requests and discussions. By mutual agreement, ALT Members may take on additional roles. Vice-Chairs are expected to take on proportionally larger responsibilities. All ALT activities are carried out solely in English. Please note the following nomination schedule below. Nomination Schedule: * The nomination period is now open and will close on Thursday, 9 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC. * Nominations need not be seconded. * Nominations, other than self-nominations, must be accepted by Wednesday, 15 October 2025 at 23:59 UTC. * Nominations and acceptances should be sent to the ALAC list [ alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> ] * Staff will forward all acceptances to the ALAC-announce list [ alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org> ] * In accordance with ALAC RoPs 16.3, following the close of the nomination period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, Candidates from regions where the position is not contested will be declared to have won by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates from any region, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, a secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. Thanks, Jonathan Jonathan Zuck | Director, Future of Work Project | Innovators Network jzuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org<mailto:jzuck@innovatorsnetwork.org> | O 202.827.7594 | D 202.420.7483 [See the source image]Jonathan-zuck<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-zuck/> | [See the source image] jvzuck<https://twitter.com/Jvzuck> | [See the source image] jonathanzuck<https://www.instagram.com/jonathanzuck/> | [See the source image] Jonathan.zuck<https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.zuck/> [signature_1023473624]

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