Hello everyone. I wish to propose that the letter below be approved by the ALAC at its next meeting. I have put a version of this letter on the ALAC Confluence wiki site<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/Proposed+letter+re%3A+Braz...> . (Carbon copies to Steve Crocker and Dilma Rousseff, as well as public distribution) --------------------- Fadi Chehade, CEO, ICANN Dear Fadi. The ALAC welcomes the announcement by you and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff of a major summit of government, civil society, academia to take place next year in Rio de Janeiro. We congratulate your acting on the recommendations offered in the 2012 ALAC White Paper, “Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/correspondence/future-challenges-white-paper-17sep12-en.pdf>”, both regarding the proposed summit and reflected in the recent "Montevideo statement" by you and other Internet leaders, ICANN's global At-Large community looks forward to actively contributing to this effort. You can count on our help and support in creating a truly diverse, inclusive and purposeful event. Sincerely, the ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee