September 2008 - APAC-Discuss

ALS Application from ARISPA
by Matthias Langenegger Oct. 16, 2008

Oct. 16, 2008

Dear all, We would like to inform you about the reception of a new ALS application for APRALO from the Arab Regional ISPs & DSPs Association (ARISPA), a Bahrain-based organization. There will be further information on this application from our regional liaison in due course. Best Regards, Matthias Langenegger At-Large Coordination Officer Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: matthias.langenegger(a)icann.org Main Tel: +41 (79) 644 65 35 Fax: +41 (22) 594 85 44 Skype ID: matthiaslangenegger

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FW: [ALAC] Fast flux update - Oh darn -> we NEED to get this sorted!!!!
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Sept. 30, 2008

Sept. 30, 2008

Hi All basically if you read my text below you will see that I am seeking a note/ message email of support / opinion (or otherwise) from each ALS and indeed APRALO and Nom-Com appointee for our region per se, on this matter of how important it is that to quote Beau Brendler "we believe this is an important issue, provide some framework and definition, and encourage the GNSO to re-constitute the group" if this can happen before the ALAC meeting on the 14th it will give great power (in a petition sort of sense)... Indeed it may be useful if each ALS can remind ICANN of just *how many* Asia-Pacific regional internet users and opinions we bring to this 'table' at the same time... I'm confident that the ALAC will be forwarding this matter urgently (though I doubt the response will be urgent) it will ensure that our Internet user concerns are noted on this AND allow us to follow up more effectively perhaps the GNSO v2.0 ... just because it is tough or requires some politics and diplomacy to be applied does NOT in my opinion mean we can mark thing as *too hard* CLO -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Langdon-Orr [mailto:cheryl@hovtek.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 30 September 2008 9:08 AM To: 'Brendler, Beau'; 'alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; 'NA Discuss' Subject: RE: [ALAC] Fast flux update Oh dear this is disappointing... Beau we will ensure this matter of an ALAC letter going out is on this month Agenda... Can the RALO Reps ensure that the 'back-up' support / opinions of their constituent ALS's are sort on this please as it will be FAR more powerful if we can say and this, this and this ALS have stated their Memberships agreement to this as well... CLO (who is about to forward this message to her own ALS and the APRALO Chair/list {subtle *hint* here for others} ;-) -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Brendler, Beau Sent: Tuesday, 30 September 2008 1:50 AM To: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; NA Discuss Subject: [ALAC] Fast flux update Brief update: It appears this WG has stalled for the foreseeable future. The chairman, Mike O'Connor, has resigned. Avri Doria sent a message this morning telling the participants to await next steps, but the WG had pretty much stalled in process already. Bureaucratic processes are not my strong suit, but should the ALAC create a short statement of advisory that we believe this is an important issue, provide some framework and definition, and encourage the GNSO to re-constitute the group? Beau ** This e-mail message is intended only for the designated recipient(s) named above. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, retain, copy, redistribute or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, or disclose all or any part of its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments from your computer system. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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ALAC Nominee
by Karaitiana Taiuru Sept. 27, 2008

Sept. 27, 2008

I would like to nominate a suitably qualified candidate Sivasubramanian Muthusamy from ALS (in formation) ISOC India Chennai Chapter pending his approval. Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru

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Nomination Period ends 28 September 2359 UTC
by At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2008

Sept. 25, 2008

Dear all, This is to remind you that the nomination period in the Asia-Pacific region for the open ALAC seat ends this Sunday, 28 September at 2359 UTC. According to our record, one nomination has been made so far. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Notice of up coming elections.
by Karaitiana Taiuru Sept. 23, 2008

Sept. 23, 2008

Dear colleagues, The APRALO secretariat would like to announce the upcoming election of the APRALO ALAC representative for the term 2008-2009. We trust that 4 days notice of the election process is fair to everyone. There is one position to be voted upon this year. The current incumbent whose seat is up for election is Izumi Aizu from Japan. If you are not already familiar with the ICANN NomCom appointments to various ICANN positions please refer to http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05sep08-en.htm In the meantime please find below the timeline for the election. * September 14 2008 UTC 00:00- Call for election and nominations will be open at. * September 28 2008 UTC 23:59 - Nominations will close. * October 05 2008 UTC 23:59 - Last day for nominations to accept their nomination. * October 12 2008 UTC 00:00 - Voting will begin * October 19 2008 UTC 23:59 - Voting will cease. * October 20 Successful candidate announced. Voting details will be published the day before voting begins. We will use the same voting mechanism as in previous years as used by the RALO's www.bigpulse.com <http://www.bigpulse.com>. Regards, APRALO Secretait.

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[Reminder] APRALO Teleconference @ Tue 23 Sep 05:00 – 06:00 ()
by Google Calendar Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, this is a reminder for Title: APRALO Teleconference Time: Tue 23 Sep 05:00 – 06:00 (Time zone: GMT (no daylight saving)) Where: Teleconference - Adigo Calendar: Description: 0500 UTC Start. Full agenda and participation details can be found on the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?meetings_and_events You can view this event at http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=azkwbDI0c3M0djR0N3VqbG… You are receiving this courtesy email at the account apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future notifications for this event, decline this event. Alternatively, you can sign up for a Google account at http://www.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar.

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Draft Agenda for coming APRALO Tele-Conference on 23/9/2008
by Pavan Budhrani Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

Hello all, Here is the draft agenda, any additions or edits, do let me know by the 16th of September, Thanks 1. Karaitiana to give updates on the opening of ALAC position for APRALO. 2. Hong to give an update about the IGF meeting in Hyderabad. 3. Pavan and Karaitiana to give updates about the Budget Committee for APRALO 4. Updates about the Quorum Issue for APRALO 5. Any progress on questionnaire done to find out why people are not joining the meetings 6. Karaitiana to give updates about outreach with Bilal 7. AOB -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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ALS Application ISCO Chapter Chennai India
by At-Large Staff Sept. 18, 2008

Sept. 18, 2008

Dear all, We recently received an ALS application from the Chennai India Chapter of the Internet Society; please find it attached to this mail. Further information on the background of this application will be coming from the Secretariat in due course. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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REMINDER: Next APRALO Teleconference 23 September 0500 UTC
by At-Large Staff Sept. 16, 2008

Sept. 16, 2008

Dear all, This is to remind you that the next monthly APRALO Teleconference is scheduled on Tuesday 23 September at 0500 UTC. Please find the agenda for this meeting on the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?23_september_2008 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Review
by Karaitiana Taiuru Sept. 10, 2008

Sept. 10, 2008

Colleagues, As you may be aware ICANN are seeking feedback from the community in relation to a number of reviews. One of which effects each of us, as RALO's whom advise ALAC, - The review of the AtLargeAdvisoryCouncil (ALAC) http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/alac/ . ISOC Australia have already completed a submission as inserted below. I encourage each of you as individual "Regional At Large Structures (RALO) " to consider this review and submit a short submission by the weeks end. Considering I have spoken to 40% of you since my appointment and most of the issues in the review have been raised by you, I am interested in hearing your feedback on the ISOC-AU submission, If we can get a majority supporting the same view before Thursday night, we can submit an APRALO submission. I will follow up with you individually if I have heard nothing back. Feel free to email me directly or the list. Regards Karaitiana Taiuru APRALO Chairman The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) welcomes this opportunity to provide comments on the ICANN’s Independent Review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). The framework for the Review was to consider two main issues: whether there was a continuing purpose for ALAC and whether there should be a change to ALAC’s structure or operations to improve its effectiveness. ISOC-AU strongly supports the need for a continuing and effective Internet user voice in ICANN. The structure of that user voice must support effective communications both within ICANN and between ICANN and the wider Internet community. The Review considered several possible changes to the way that the user voice is included in ICANN’s structure. ISOC-AU agrees with the reasons given by the Review for not proceeding with any of the proposed structural changes and supports the continuation of ALAC’s existing role in ICANN. The Review also considers a number of ways in which the operations of the ALAC might be changed to improve its effectiveness. It should be noted at this stage that ALAC, in its current structure, has existed for only a year and it is to be expected that its processes could be improved. ISOC-AU’s response to the Review’s specific recommendations for changes in ALAC processes are as follows: That the number of NomCom appointees to the ALAC should be increased from five to seven, and that this structure should specifically be revisited at the next triennial review taking account of the then existing Geographic Regional Structure of ICANN ISOC-AU notes that while the Asic-Pacific RALO is only one of the five Regional Al-Large Organisations, it represents 60% of the world’s population. While the Review’s recommendation may not be the only (or best) way to address this regional imbalance. ICANN should take steps to ensure that representation of the RALOs more nearly represents the population of Internet users. Some recommendations were for changes to the existing structure of ALAC and the Regional Al-Large Organisations (RALOs). These include: a.. That the ALAC continue to appoint a Liaison to the Board, and that this person should not be a member of the Board with voting rights (i.e. no change from the current position) b.. That the role and continuation of the RALOs should be reconsidered at the next review of the ALAC, with a view to simplifying the complex structure by which individual Internet users can participate. c.. That the ALAC should explore ways to differentiate between organizations that genuinely represent individual Internet users, and are therefore ALS candidates, as opposed to those which may be a better fit with the NCUC. The existing structure of the RALOs and ALAC provides for communication within each RALO, and communication between the RALOs and ALAC, However, the structure of ICANN and user involvement in ICANN is both confusing and complex, and ISOC-AU would strongly support any review that clarifies and simplifies the way that the Internet user can participate in ICANN processes. One of the suggestions made to this Review was for ALAC to merge with the Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) – one of the member groups within the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO). Because the GNSO has voting rights on the ICANN Board (along with the other Supporting Organisations), this would give users a vote on the Board. This proposal highlights one difficulty with the existing structure: the difference between Non-Commercial Users and At-Large Structures and the role each plays is not clear. ISOC-AU would support any moves to reconsider the definition and roles of both the NCUC and ALAC in representing Internet users. Another difficulty with the suggestion is that, if ALAC merged with the NCUC, the user voice would only be represented within the GNSO, and not within either the Address Supporting Organisation (that represents the RIRs) or the Country Code Names Supporting Organisations. Further, under general governance principles, Board members must represent the interests of the organisation as a whole rather than any particular viewpoint. If ALAC becomes a member of the Board through its merger with NCUC, it would be under such a duty and not able to represent the wider interests of the user community. Therefore, ISOC-AU agrees with the Review’s recommendation that ALAC continue to appoint a liaison person to the Board rather than become a Board member. A number of recommendations were made to enhance/support greater communication within the ALAC community and between ALAC and the wider community of Internet users including: · ALAC use of tools for collaboration including lists,wikis and other web based tools · Development of a multi-lingual guide to ICANN and ALAC, and further development of language and translation policies · Development of processes for engagement of the Internet community in policy debates ISOC-AU supports any and all reforms that enhance communications within the ALAC community, and better engage the wider Internet community in policy discussions, particularly participation of non-English speaking communities. Other recommendations propose administrative reforms that include clearer planning processes, clearer administrative processes for decision making, further administrative processes for issues such as staffing, travel, etc. To the extent that the proposed reforms enhance ALAC’s performance of its core objectives, particularly the participation of Internet users, ISOC-AU supports the recommendations, within the normal constraints of the efficient use of ICANN resources.

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