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Fwd: [ccnso-council] A plea for time
by Maureen Hilyard Oct. 17, 2015

Oct. 17, 2015

FYI - a response to the ccTLD community from Board member Chris Disspain re the Board's proposals for CCWG Accountability ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Chris Disspain" <ceo(a)auda.org.au> Date: 12/10/2015 5:06 am Subject: [ccnso-council] A plea for time To: "ccNSO Council" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org>, "ccNSO Members" < ccnso-members(a)icann.org> Cc: "CCWG Accountability" <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Greetings, As we approach ICANN Dublin I have been asked by some of my ccTLD colleagues to set out clearly why as a ccTLD manager I support the Board proposals for improving ICANN's accountability as part of the transition. In essence for me it’s all about time. I believe that we, the community, can get the enhanced accountability we want now without the need for wholesale structural change. I'm not against change or indeed any of the models being proposed but I am against making such changes without carefully considering them over time. There is a significant amount of work to be done before deciding to make such important structural changes and all of that will take time and more research and stress testing and unforeseen consequence analysis and impact analysis. In essence the Board has supported the CCWG’s proposed fundamental bylaws and the binding IRP and has suggested that there be a Community IRP and a further fundamental bylaw setting in place an ongoing improvement mechanism that will allow the community to take the necessary time to consider the structural changes and to have confidence that the proposals arising from such a process will be implemented. I believe that the Community IRP does provide the community with the rights it seeks and that it can be implemented in a timeframe that does not jeopardise the transition. The Community IRP is an independent arbitration process for hearing community claims that the Board has acted outside of its by-laws. Under the process there is a legally enforceable and contractual obligation on ICANN to comply with a decision of the arbitration panel. I believe that the community find ourselves in our current difficult situation because, with the best of intentions, the CCWG’s attorneys have been instructed to come up with models that deliver ‘the highest possible levels of enforcement’. It is not that the Community IRP cannot deliver the enhanced accountability that we want but rather that it is perceived, by some, as inadequate because there is a different mechanism that delivers a higher level of enforceability. The CCWG appears to be requiring a mechanism that allows the community (in whatever guise we finally agree is acceptable) the absolute final say. The right to step over the Board's fiduciary duty without any check or balance in place to allow for the testing of the Board's claim that acting would indeed be in breach of such duty. I firmly believe in the corporate governance structures adopted by most corporate bodies around the world. Board members are appointed to manage the affairs of the organisation on the understanding that they are legally bound to act in the best interests of the organization rather than any one member or community. Such best interests are set out in the by-laws - in ICANN's case for example, the security and stability of the Internet as a whole. The Board has a fiduciary obligations to act in that way. The ICANN Board has proposed the Community IRP as binding arbitration. The CCWG’s attorneys have said that the Board can refuse to implement such a binding arbitration decision if it claims that to implement it would be a breach of its obligations to act in the best interests of ICANN. This is true BUT the community representatives can then go to court and a court will enforce the arbitration decision if it disagrees with the Board's view. In my opinion this is precisely the type of safeguard we need to have in place because it ensures that an elected board made up of representatives of the multi-stakeholder community will always act, first, in the interests of a stable and secure Internet and it puts in place an independent arbiter to decide, in the final analysis, if the community or the board is right. The alternative, it seems to me, is to create, now, a system where fiduciary duty is abandoned and the will of the community holds sway. That is in effect what happens under the membership model as described by the CCWG’s attorneys. This may well be acceptable in the future when all of the nuances have been thought through and the necessary community conflicts and ethics rules, accountability mechanisms and disclosure requirements have been agreed. But it will take time and testing and a fuller discussion. Fiduciary responsibilities and duties are there for a reason. I think that some in the community feel that the Board and ICANN legal sometimes use the ‘cloak’ of fiduciary responsibility to avoid doing what the community wants. Whilst I don’t believe that is true I do empathise with the feeling. To my mind the solution (at least at this time during the transition) is NOT to create a mechanism under which fiduciary duty is held by no one but rather to create a mechanism where the community can test the Board's claims about such duty. The Community IRP as suggested by the Board does just that. I want to stress again that I am not against any of the proposed models put forward by the CCWG. But I can't agree the models at this stage because I don’t believe we have enough detail and I think the community as a whole should take their time in considering making such important changes. And I do not agree with those who claim that "we must do it now because it's our only chance". I am very much looking forward to spending time with my ccTLD colleagues during the Dublin meeting and hope we will have the opportunity to talk, and not just about the transition. Cheers, Chris Disspain | Chief Executive Officer .au Domain Administration Ltd T: +61 3 8341 4111 | F: +61 3 8341 4112 E: ceo(a)auda.org.au | W: www.auda.org.au auDA – Australia’s Domain Name Administrator *Important Notice* *- *This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Fwd: [technology taskforce] ICANN54 Meeting app
by Beran Dondeh -Yahoo Oct. 17, 2015

Oct. 17, 2015

I believe this will be of benefit to everyone Beran Sent from my iPad Mini Begin forwarded message: > From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <admin(a)ttcsweb.org> > Date: 16 October 2015 at 15:38:32 GMT+1 > To: "ttf(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <ttf(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [technology taskforce] ICANN54 Meeting app > > Try http://meetingapp.icann.org/icann54 > for iOS it will prompt for you to download the app and I imagine on Android, it would do the same (Android users please confirm) > > The url will work for viewing the mobile site on a desktop or mobile browser. > > Dev Anand > _______________________________________________ > ttf mailing list > ttf(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf

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Dublin Pictures
by Glenn McKnight Oct. 17, 2015

Oct. 17, 2015

https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/albums/72157659951599445 Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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Fwd: [liaison6c] Saturday, 17 October shuttles
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 15, 2015

Oct. 15, 2015

Hello, important communication for those on the ground on Saturday. Kindest regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [liaison6c] Saturday, 17 October shuttles Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:55:37 +0000 From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> To: liaison6c <liaison6c(a)gnso.icann.org> Dear all, We have arranged shuttles to transfer CCGW / ALAC / GNSO members for their Saturday ,17 October meetings. You can find below the schedule. Please communicate this with your groups. *17 October 2015 * *Shuttle*– Jurys Inn Christchurch – Jurys Inn Parnell Street – CCD 07:30 – pick up from Jurys Inn Christchurch 07:45 – pick up from Jurys Inn Parnell Street 08:00 – Arrive to CCD 08:15 – pick up from Jurys Inn Christchurch 08:30 – pick up from Jurys Inn Parnell Street 08:45 – Arrive to CCD 09:00 – pick up from Jurys Inn Christchurch 09:15 – pick up from Jurys Inn Parnell Street 09:30 – Arrive to CCD Return from CCD to Jurys Inn Parnell Street and Jurys Inn Christchurch 18:00 18:45 Best Erhan Kiraner Senior Meeting Planner Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) Direct line : +90 212 999 62 11 Mobile : +90 533 341 90 50 Email : erhan.kiraner(a)icann.org <mailto:erhan.kiraner@icann.org> www.icann.org

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Fadi's Contribution to ICANN Accountability
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 15, 2015

Oct. 15, 2015

Dear All, Kindly see attached the document with regard to Fadi's Input to ICANN Accountability. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Technology Task Force Newsletter
by Judith Hellerstein Oct. 15, 2015

Oct. 15, 2015

HI ALAC Members, We held back on distributing the electronic version fo the newsletter as we had hoped to add the ICANN App to it but we never did get this information from ICANN. Thanks to Eduardo for the Spanish translation. We welcome anyone in AFRALO or EURALO who would like to create a French translation for future editions of the newsletter See you all in Dublin. I leave tomorrow for Dublin for the LTP Cheers!! Judith Hellerstein Co- Chair Technology Task Force -- _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein E-mail: Judith(a)jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide

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FW: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

Dear All, Kindly see below the message from Holly regarding her acceptance of the ALT position nomination. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net<mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net>> Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 8:04 PM To: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team Yes, I accept the nomination From: <alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> on behalf of Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net<mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net>> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 7:53 PM To: Olivier Crepin Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>> Cc: At-Large Worldwide <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team Thank you for my nomination and for your confidence (and Alan’s). I happily support your other nominations Holly Hello all, I hereby nominate the following ALAC members for the 2016 ALAC Leadership Team: Africa (AFRALO): Tijani Ben Jemaa (Vice Chair) Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands (APRALO): Holly Raiche Europe (EURALO): Sandra Hoferichter Latin American and Caribbean Islands (LACRALO): Leon Sanchez (Vice Chair) Tijani's been an excellent Vice Chair in recent years and is a real power-drive in Africa both for ICANN but also in Internet Governance. Holly has been an excellent ALT member in recent years, as well as a driver of WHOIS related work. Sandra has been at the root of ICANN's learning programs, like the Leadership Training Program and this needs to be at the heart of the ALT when discussing expansion of the programs. Leon has shown his excellence in being a co-chair of the CCWG Accountability and would make an excellent Vice Chair of the ALAC. Warmest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond On 10/10/2015 16:05, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: Dear All, Please see below the call for nominations for members of the 2016 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) sent on behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC. =========================================== ALAC LEADERSHIP TEAM Now that it is confirmed that the ALAC Chair, Alan Greenberg, will continue for another term, he has requested that a call for nominations be issued for the other four members of the ALAC Leadership team (ALT) from the four remaining regions: - Africa - Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands - Europe - Latin America and Caribbean Islands The ALAC Rules of Procedure call for up to two Vice-Chairs, at the discretion of the incoming ALAC Chair, and Alan has indicated that he would prefer two Vice-Chairs as was the case during the past year. Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the two Vice-Chairs of the ALAC and the two non-titled ALT positions. 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 Dublin ICANN Meeting. Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure ( http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) Nominations will close on Saturday, 17 October 2015 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<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org%3cmailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> >. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>. Staff will forward all acceptances to ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog%3cmailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog> >. Following the close of the nominations 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, an secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. If the resultant ALT includes two members nominated to be Vice-Chairs, those two will serve in those positions. If there are less than two or more than two nominated as Vice-Chairs, the ALAC Chair will decide who will occupy the Vice-Chair positions. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<http://www.facebook.com/icann> atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org<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<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org<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<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org<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] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Teams
by Fouad Bajwa Oct. 11, 2015

Oct. 11, 2015

Rightly pointed out and my bad with this small screen. I was viewing the message on the run. Didn't mean to comment on the ALT. I was referring to future ALAC selections so my message should be ignored as a confusion. I support your nominations as an observer. Fouad On 10 Oct 2015 23:02, "Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond" <ocl(a)gih.com> wrote: > Dear Fouad, > > thanks for your kind reply. I think there may be a confusion somehow. The > ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) can by definition only be composed of people who > are serving on the ALAC during the year of appointment. > Kind regards, > > Olivier > > On 10/10/2015 18:53, Fouad Bajwa wrote: > > I believe that new people should be inducted instead of encouraging > the usual faces to continue otherwise this becomes a family business or > tightly knitted teams that are not democratic. > > Secondly people from developing regions in RALOs should be encouraged to > nominate for these seats that have yet not received the opportunity to > serve on ALAC positions. Sorry to say, APRALO should encourage new APRALO > faces in ALAC. > > For those that want to stay glued to these positions for years should > develop the courage to move to other roles in the ICANN community. > > I would like to forward my nomination under APRALO and contest the seat on > the grounds of bringing a fresher and developing country perspective. I'll > fulfil the necessary requirements as outlined. > > Best > > Fouad > > On Saturday, 10 October 2015, Siranush Vardanyan < > siranush_vardanyan(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Though I am not an ALAC member, I would like to fully support Olivier's >> nominations. All five candidates, including Alan, are very professional and >> dedicated people and deserve to represent us as our leadership team. >> >> Best >> >> >> Siranush >> >> ------------------------------ >> To: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> From: ocl(a)gih.com >> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:16:03 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team >> >> Hello all, >> >> I hereby nominate the following ALAC members for the 2016 ALAC Leadership >> Team: >> >> Africa (AFRALO): Tijani Ben Jemaa (Vice Chair) >> Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands (APRALO): Holly Raiche >> Europe (EURALO): Sandra Hoferichter >> Latin American and Caribbean Islands (LACRALO): Leon Sanchez (Vice Chair) >> >> Tijani's been an excellent Vice Chair in recent years and is a real >> power-drive in Africa both for ICANN but also in Internet Governance. >> Holly has been an excellent ALT member in recent years, as well as a >> driver of WHOIS related work. >> Sandra has been at the root of ICANN's learning programs, like the >> Leadership Training Program and this needs to be at the heart of the ALT >> when discussing expansion of the programs. >> Leon has shown his excellence in being a co-chair of the CCWG >> Accountability and would make an excellent Vice Chair of the ALAC. >> >> Warmest regards, >> >> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond >> >> On 10/10/2015 16:05, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> >> >> Please see below the call for nominations for members of the 2016 ALAC >> Leadership Team (ALT) sent on behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC. >> >> >> >> =========================================== >> >> ALAC LEADERSHIP TEAM >> >> >> >> Now that it is confirmed that the ALAC Chair, Alan Greenberg, will >> continue for another term, he has requested that a call for nominations be >> issued for the other four members of the ALAC Leadership team (ALT) from >> the four remaining regions: >> >> >> >> - Africa >> >> - Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands >> >> - Europe >> >> - Latin America and Caribbean Islands >> >> >> >> The ALAC Rules of Procedure call for up to two Vice-Chairs, at the >> discretion of the incoming ALAC Chair, and Alan has indicated that he would >> prefer two Vice-Chairs as was the case during the past year. >> >> >> >> Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the two Vice-Chairs >> of the ALAC and the two non-titled ALT positions. 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 Dublin ICANN Meeting. >> >> >> >> Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC Rules >> of Procedure (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) >> >> >> >> Nominations will close on Saturday, 17 October 2015 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<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org >> <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>>. >> >> >> >> Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to >> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. >> >> >> >> Staff will forward all acceptances to >> ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog >> >. >> >> >> >> Following the close of the nominations 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, an secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. >> >> >> >> If the resultant ALT includes two members nominated to be Vice-Chairs, >> those two will serve in those positions. If there are less than two or more >> than two nominated as Vice-Chairs, the ALAC Chair will decide who will >> occupy the Vice-Chair positions. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie >> Peregrine and Terri Agnew >> >> ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC >> >> E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org >> >> Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>www.facebook.com/icann >> atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> >> >> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge >> <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ALAC mailing listALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.orghttps://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… <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+%28…> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ 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… >> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+%28…> >> > > > -- > Regards. > -------------------------- > Fouad Bajwa > Public Policy Analyst > Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa > My Blog: Internet's Governance: http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing listALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.orghttps://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… > > > -- > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhDhttp://www.gih.com/ocl.html > >

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ALAC Chair
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 10, 2015

Oct. 10, 2015

According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure, my first term as ALAC Chair which expires at the end of the Dublin meeting is renewable if I am still an ALAC Member and still am willing to continue in the position. As I will be starting a term as a NARALO-selected ALAC Member, I hereby announce that I am willing to continue in this role for another year. I ask that ALAC staff open nominations for candidates for the rest of the ALAC Leadership Team. Alan ==================================== ALAC RoP 8.2 If the Chair is still a member of the ALAC in the year following his or her selection, is willing to continue in that role and subject to the eligibility rules in Paragraph 5, the Chair's term is deemed to be automatically renewed for a second year without any explicit action of the ALAC.

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Essential reading: GNSO Policy Briefings
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 9, 2015

Oct. 9, 2015

Dear At-Large members, please be so kind to find attached, the GNSO Policy Briefings which were distributed to the GNSO Council. This document contains *excellent* summaries of all current policy work of the GNSO. For convenience, these GNSO Policy Briefings can also be directly viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-08oct15-en.pdf Highly recommended reading. Kindest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC GNSO Liaison -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [council] GNSO Policy Briefings Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 19:36:49 +0000 From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> To: Dear All, On behalf of the GNSO Team, please find attached the GNSO Policy Briefings to aid in your preparations for the Dublin meeting. Please note that thanks to our GDD colleagues, this edition also includes a section on the status of implementation of adopted GNSO policy recommendations. You are encouraged to share the background briefings with your respective groups and/or anyone else that might be interested. Best regards, Marika

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