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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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RSVP - 2017 ALAC Monthly Call schedule
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 18, 2017

Jan. 18, 2017

Dear All, Time has come for us to set the ALAC 2017 call schedule. Last year, we sent out a Doodle poll to find rotating time slots and 3 times were identified: * 04:00 - 06:00 UTC * 12:00 - 14:00 UTC * 21:00 - 23:00 UTC Please find attached (doc" ALAC 2017 Rotating times v2) a schedule for the 2017 ALAC Monthly calls as well as the corresponding local times across the time zones (regions observing DST taken into account). Alan sent through the following note with the Doodle poll last year (see message attached): For ALAC Members and Liaisons in particular, PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE. We will try to avoid meetings in the dead of night, but with members spanning the world, that will not always be possible and we will do our best to limit the number of times any individual member needs to participate at really awkward times. It is not fair to force some people to always bear the pain. If you have a particular situation that cannot be easily expressed in the Doodle, please send a private note to me and Gisella. Please confirm: * whether you agree with the above three rotating time slots * We are trying to share the pain! * Whether you see any major issue with any of the dates & times suggested. Our first meeting in 2017 is scheduled on Tuesday 24 January 2017 at 04:00 UTC. The meeting invitation will be sent out shortly. Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella ------ Gisella Gruber Specialist, SO/AC Support (ALAC, At-Large) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: gisella.gruber(a)icann.org<mailto:gisella.gruber@icann.org> Tel: +44 7545 334 360 Skype ID: gisella.gw One World, One Internet

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Consensus Call: ICANN Leadership Program
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 17, 2017

Jan. 17, 2017

There have been no substantive issues raised regarding the selection noted below. With this message, I am initiating a Consensus Call of the ALAC to ratify the endorsement of Sarah Kiden, Satish Babu, Andrei Kolesnikov, Maritza Aguero Minano and Javier Rua-Jovet as participants in the Leadership Training Program to be held prior to the ICANN 58 meeting in Copenhagen. The Consensus Call will end at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 17 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 At 09/01/2017 11:02 AM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >As has been the case in the past, RALOs have been asked to name >their candidate for the ICANN Leadership Program. Generally, the >people chosen are either new to our community, those who have >assumed leadership positions, or those who have lots of experience >and can help in the training. > >This year the RALOs have recommended: > >AFRALO - Sarah Kiden >APRALO - Satish Babu >EURALO - Andrei Kolesnikov >LACRALO - Maritza Aguero Minano >NARALO - Javier Rua-Jovet > >The ALAC generally does not alter this selection, but it has at >least one time in the past, so I am opening a 2 day period for any >objections (including rationale and suggestion of who should >replace). Please respond to this list or privately to me if there is an issue. > >Barring problems, I will open a Consensus Call to ratify the selections. > >Alan

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Re: [ALAC] RSVP - 2017 ALAC Monthly Call schedule
by Sébastien Bachollet Jan. 17, 2017

Jan. 17, 2017

Thanks Just a question: Can¹t we move outside of the time of the ccwg on ICANN Accountability? Have no problem with the rotation. All the best SeB 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 : lundi 16 janvier 2017 à 21:20 À : ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Objet : [ALAC] RSVP - 2017 ALAC Monthly Call schedule > Dear All, > > Time has come for us to set the ALAC 2017 call schedule. Last year, we sent > out a Doodle poll to find rotating time slots and 3 times were identified: > * 04:00 - 06:00 UTC > * 12:00 - 14:00 UTC > * 21:00 - 23:00 UTC > Please find attached (doc² ALAC 2017 Rotating times v2) a schedule for the > 2017 ALAC Monthly calls as well as the corresponding local times across the > time zones (regions observing DST taken into account). > > Alan sent through the following note with the Doodle poll last year (see > message attached): > For ALAC Members and Liaisons in particular, PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE. We will try > to avoid meetings in the dead of night, but with members spanning the world, > that will not always be possible and we will do our best to limit the number > of times any individual member needs to participate at really awkward times. > It is not fair to force some people to always bear the pain. > If you have a particular situation that cannot be easily expressed in the > Doodle, please send a private note to me and Gisella. > > Please confirm: > * whether you agree with the above three rotating time slots >> * We are trying to share the pain! > * Whether you see any major issue with any of the dates & times suggested. > Our first meeting in 2017 is scheduled on Tuesday 24 January 2017 at 04:00 > UTC. The meeting invitation will be sent out shortly. > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > Gisella > > Gisella Gruber > Specialist, SO/AC Support (ALAC, At-Large) > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > Email: gisella.gruber(a)icann.org > Tel: +44 7545 334 360 > Skype ID: gisella.gw > > One World, One Internet > _______________________________________________ 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] RSVP - 2017 ALAC Monthly Call schedule
by Javier Rua Jan. 17, 2017

Jan. 17, 2017

I'll adjust. Javier Rúa-Jovet +1-787-396-6511 twitter: @javrua skype: javier.rua1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/javrua > On Jan 17, 2017, at 4:29 AM, Kan Kaili <kankaili(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > This message is eligible for Automatic Cleanup! (kankaili(a)gmail.com) Add cleanup rule | More info > Hi, > > The meeting times look fine. Let's go for it. > > Kaili > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ICANN At-Large Staff > To: ALAC Working List > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:20 AM > Subject: [ALAC] RSVP - 2017 ALAC Monthly Call schedule > > Dear All, > > Time has come for us to set the ALAC 2017 call schedule. Last year, we sent out a Doodle poll to find rotating time slots and 3 times were identified: > 04:00 - 06:00 UTC > 12:00 - 14:00 UTC > 21:00 - 23:00 UTC > Please find attached (doc” ALAC 2017 Rotating times v2) a schedule for the 2017 ALAC Monthly calls as well as the corresponding local times across the time zones (regions observing DST taken into account). > > Alan sent through the following note with the Doodle poll last year (see message attached): > For ALAC Members and Liaisons in particular, PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE. We will try to avoid meetings in the dead of night, but with members spanning the world, that will not always be possible and we will do our best to limit the number of times any individual member needs to participate at really awkward times. It is not fair to force some people to always bear the pain. > If you have a particular situation that cannot be easily expressed in the Doodle, please send a private note to me and Gisella. > > Please confirm: > whether you agree with the above three rotating time slots > We are trying to share the pain! > Whether you see any major issue with any of the dates & times suggested. > Our first meeting in 2017 is scheduled on Tuesday 24 January 2017 at 04:00 UTC. The meeting invitation will be sent out shortly. > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > Gisella > —————— > Gisella Gruber > Specialist, SO/AC Support (ALAC, At-Large) > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > Email: gisella.gruber(a)icann.org > Tel: +44 7545 334 360 > Skype ID: gisella.gw > > One World, One Internet > _______________________________________________ > 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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ALAC Representative on the .NGO Community Advisory Council
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 14, 2017

Jan. 14, 2017

I was approached by Roberto Gaetano (former ALAC Member, former ALAC Liaison to the ICANN Board, former BCEC Chair, former Vice-Chair of the ICANN Board) who is the Chair of the Board of the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of .ORG and now .NGO/.ONG as well Chinese, Hindi and Russian equivalents of .ORG.as several. As you likely know, PIR is a not-for profit organization created by the Internet Society. PIR has a Community Advisory Council for the .NGO/ONG TLD (see http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/) and asked if the ALAC was interested in having a representative on that Council. After having discussed this with a number of At-Large colleagues, I hope no one will object to my agreeing to do this. Following discussion with Roberto on exactly what is required, I will be sending out a call for volunteers. We have been asked to identify a small number of candidates that we believe would do a good job. The PIR Nominating Committee will select one person to serve on the Advisory Council. Alan

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Re: [ALAC] ALAC Representative on the .NGO Community Advisory Council
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 14, 2017

Jan. 14, 2017

To Evan and all those who supported his thought, I checked with Roberto, and his response was very clear. PIR has no problem with the person coming from an ISOC Chapter, as long as they are active in the field with NGOs. Their main concern is that the Advisory Council provide then with real-world knowledge of the field they are trying to serve, and are sufficiently interested to actually participate actively. Although I clearly understand the connection between PIR:ISOC:ISOC Chapters, I am curious as to exactly what you see as the potential conflict? An ALS that is an ISOC Chapter that receives some funding from ISOC may want ISOC to have more money and thus PIR to be more successful and thus .NGO to be more successful. But that seems to all reinforce what they are looking for, and not be a conflict. And of course, this is just one person on a larger Council. Alan At 12/01/2017 11:06 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >Hi Alan, > >I think this would be a great idea with one proviso. I would suggest >that as a guideline to choosing such a rep, we do not (or at least >strongly discourage) appointment of reps from ALSs that are ISOC >chapters. There appears a clear conflict of interest here since PIR >is the primary source of revenue to ISOC (which in turn provides >funding to Chapters). > >- Evan > >On 12 January 2017 at 22:58, Judith Hellerstein ><<mailto:judith@jhellerstein.com>judith(a)jhellerstein.com> wrote: >HI Alan, > >Great Idea > >Judith > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO >Hellerstein & Associates >3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 >Phone: <tel:%28202%29%20362-5139>(202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein >E-mail: ><mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com>Judith(a)jhellerstein.com Website: ><http://www.jhellerstein.com>www.jhellerstein.com >Linked In: ><http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/>www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ >Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide > > >On 1/12/2017 10:24 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >I was approached by Roberto Gaetano (former ALAC Member, former ALAC >Liaison to the ICANN Board, former BCEC Chair, former Vice-Chair of >the ICANN Board) who is the Chair of the Board of the Public >Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of .ORG and now .NGO/.ONG as >well Chinese, Hindi and Russian equivalents of .ORG.as several. As >you likely know, PIR is a not-for profit organization created by the >Internet Society. > >PIR has a Community Advisory Council for the .NGO/ONG TLD (see ><http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/>http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/) >and asked if the ALAC was interested in having a representative on >that Council. After having discussed this with a number of At-Large >colleagues, I hope no one will object to my agreeing to do this. > >Following discussion with Roberto on exactly what is required, I >will be sending out a call for volunteers. > >We have been asked to identify a small number of candidates that we >believe would do a good job. The PIR Nominating Committee will >select one person to serve on the Advisory Council. > >Alan

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