Thank you very much, Alan, for preparing the draft ALAC statement on the draft process for the recognition of new GNSO Constituencies. The draft statement has been added to a page on the ALAC Policy Development wiki (see: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+-+February+2011+-+ALA...) In order to allow for a 5 day ALAC vote and time to incorporate any comments prior to the public comment deadline of 4 March, we would like to request that comments are either added to the wiki page or sent via e-mail no later than 22 February. Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956 -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Alan Greenberg Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:26 AM To: ALAC Working List Subject: [ALAC] Draft ALAC statement on Draft Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies I was asked to draft a statement on the Draft Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies for the consideration of the ALAC. It is attached here. The details of the process and the comment period can be found at http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#newco-process-recognition. Comments are due by 04 March 2011. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Alan