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Welcome the new ALAC Members Appointed by the NomCom
by At-Large Staff Aug. 31, 2009

Aug. 31, 2009

Dear All: We have the pleasure to provide the following note of the Chair of the ALAC: ---- We have our new NomCom appointees from the Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin American & Caribbean regions see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28aug09-en.htm. A Huge Welcome aboard to all of you I look forward to working with all of you in the ALAC and I'm sure I speak for everyone else in the Regional, ALS, and wider At-Large when I say we look forward to incorporating your expertise, views and energy into our policy development work and discussions over the next 2 years. -- Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) Announcement text for ALAC NomCom appointments 2009-2011 is copied below... *<snip> ALAC* *James Seng* has been appointed as an At Large Advisory Committee member from Asia/Australia/Pacific. James will bring his significant expertise on IDN (internationalized domain names) to bear on At Large discussions, and can also share his experience of Internet issues in several Asian countries; including Malaysia, Singapore and China where he now resides. James is the CEO of Zodiac Holdings, a company focused on IDN gTLDs in Asia. James is also Chief Technology Officer of the Shanghai Synacast Media Tech. Co, a member of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Advance Research and Education Network, and a committee member of the Internet and New Media Committee of Media Development Authority of Singapore. Previously, James has been a partner in Thymos Capital LLP 2007-2008, and worked as Assistant Director, Next Generation Network, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore from 2003-2006. James is or has been involved in numerous Internet-related groups and committees including the Asia Pacific IPv6 Task Force, Internet Engineering Task Force, ICANN's IDN Registry Implementation Committee, Domain Name Technical Committeeof the Singapore Network Information Center, Asia Pacific Internet Association. He also served as Co-chair of the IDN Working Group, Internet Engineering Task Force, 1999-2003 and Chair of the iDNS Working Group, Asia Pacific Networking Group, 1998-2000. James' educational background includes a Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Engineering, Australian National University, 1996-1999 *Carlton Samuels* has been appointed as an At Large Advisory Committee member from Latin America / Caribbean. Carlton brings significant Caribbean experience and knowledge, and also an ability to facilitate consensus-building with the Latin American Internet community from his work as LACRALO secretariat. Carlton works as a consultant and an adjunct lecturer at the Information Science Faculty of Humanities & Education in the University of the West Indies at Mona Kingston, Jamaica. He is a Jamaican and US national. Previously, Carlton has worked as CIO & University Director of IT, University of the West Indies, Managing Director, Mona Informatix, as a registrar for the .jm ccTLD and VP, Network Systems, Neal & Massy Corporation as a senior executive with responsibility for regional network and telecommunications business segment for the largest Caribbean-based multinational. Carlton's current and previous volunteer positions include being a foundation member of and the current secretariat for the Latin America and Caribbean Regional At-Large Advisory Organization (LACRALO), member of the advisory boards of Microsoft Partners in Learning and the Project Advisory Board of the Caribbean Universities Project for Integrated Distance Education (CUPIDE). Carlton has also been a member of the CARICOM ICT Task Force, a regional ICT leadership position charged with developing a cohesive ICT policy framework for Caribbean governments. Carlton's educational background includes a degree in Natural Sciences from The University of the West Indies, a postgraduate degree in management information systems from George Mason University, US, and a postgraduate diploma in corporate strategy from the Sloan School of Management at MIT. *Dave Kissoondoyal* has been appointed as an At Large Advisory Committee member from Africa. Dave will be an invaluable asset to the ALAC given his experience in Internet governance and the Internet Society, whose Mauritius chapter he founded. Dave is Director of Information Technology at Teleforma (Mauritius), Ltd - A US Upstream Company. Previously, Dave was Group Technical Director and Chief Technology Officer for the Bowman Group of Companies. Dave is a member of the Public Interest Registry .ORG Advisory Council, a member of the African Stakeholders Network (ASN) of the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force and has been an Ambassador of the Internet Society to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Dave's other volunteer work includes acting at different times as Secretary, Treasurer and President (CEO) of Save the Children Mauritius. He also founded the Internet Society of Mauritius and is its president. Dave's education background includes a qualification in electronics from the University of Mauritius, in information systems management from the Mauritius Institute of Management / University of Surrey, United Kingdom, and in electronics from the City and Guilds of London Institute. He speaks English, French and Hindi. <end snip> -- Regards, *ICANN At-Large Staff* Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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LinkedIn RALO group
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 30, 2009

Aug. 30, 2009

For those of you who have LinedIn accounts and wish to participate in the At Large discussions in LinkedIn please visit http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2238621&trk=hb_side_g The group description is below: -------------------- This area is reserved for members of registered At-Large Structures of ICANN as well as members as well as members and liaisons of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the five Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs). --------------------- Regards Karaitiana Taiuru

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by At-Large Staff Aug. 25, 2009

Aug. 25, 2009

25th August, 2009 TO: Open Standards and Internet Association FROM: ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) SUBJECT: At-Large Structure Certification ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that the Open Standards and Internet Association has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group¹s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region¹s list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements; you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional web pages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are being very substantially revised in the next couple of weeks but you should keep the URLs handy and check back regularly. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org/ Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org/ European Region: http://www.euralo.org/ Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org/ North American Region: http://www.naralo.org/ - Regional WiKi: Each At-Large Region has a Wiki that allows the region to collaborate. These are maintained by the community and create the regional websites shown above. This framework is in the final stages of preparation but if you wish to have a user account, send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee www.atlarge.icann.org staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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Fwd: Agenda posted
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 25, 2009

Aug. 25, 2009

Reminder about our phone conference at UTC 05:00. >Dear all, > >Agenda has been posted on the link below, please see if you would like to >make changes or additions and do so, but let me know for the record. Thanks >and if there are any apologies, please send them here too. Thanks and look >forward to a great phone meeting on the 25th of August. > >https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?25_august_2009 > > >Pavan Budhrani >Communications Manager, >DotAsia Organisation >_______________________________________________ >APAC-Discuss mailing list >APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > >Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Agenda posted - and new At-Large External Events calendar
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 22, 2009

Aug. 22, 2009

Dear colleagues, As previously discussed in several APRALO meetings we know have a worldwide RALO calender to add our regional events and ALS events. I assume everyone has received an invite to access the calender. The calender can be accessed here <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi and is a Google calender. Could you please update with your events prior to the up comming APRALO meeting. We can then discuss possible outreach opportunities based on the calender events provided by you. Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru >I will also discuss the new At-Large external >events calendar (see the orange-colored events >at: ><https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi >- and click on the arrow on the right hand-hand >side of the calendar to specify At-Large >External Events). It is important that APRALO >ALSes identify upcoming APRALO outreach events >on this calendar prior to Tuesdays call with >ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom, as this issue is a main >agenda item (see: ><https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?alac_call_with_rod_beckstrom>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?alac_call_with_rod_beckstrom) >Please could you send out a message requesting >this information and add your own events, as well. > >Kind regards, >Heidi > >From: pavs16(a)gmail.com [mailto:pavs16@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Pavan Budhrani >Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:27 PM >To: Heidi Ullrich >Cc: Karaitiana Taiuru; cheryl(a)hovtek.com.au; >langdonorr(a)gmail.com; leslie.allinson(a)gmail.com; mlattouf(a)agip.com >Subject: Re: Agenda posted > >We will definitely want a physical APRALO >meeting there which could sub for your monthly meeting for October. :) > >Pavan >On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Heidi Ullrich ><<mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org> wrote: > >Hi Pavan and Karaitiana, > > > >Thanks very much for posting the APRALO agenda. It looks great! > > > >As you will hear during tomorrows Cross-RALO >call, At-Large staff have created an At-Large >external events calendar using Google calendars. >You may recall that this was an action item from >the Secretariats meeting in Sydney and is to >contain upcoming events from the RALOs as well >as global partnerships. It is suggested that >this calendar of regional events be used as a >means to highlight upcoming events in the RALOs >and Global Partnerships rather than using >thumbtacks in the RALO maps. APRALO may also >wish to create a wiki page of upcoming events in >the region. EURALO recently created a regional >events wiki where information on upcoming events >is available and people can sign up to >participate: ><https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_regional_events>https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_regional_events. >Would APRALO like a similar page, or is the Google calendar sufficient? > > > >Suggested agenda items include: > >1) planning for Seoul if APRALO would >like to schedule a physical meeting during the >Seoul Meeting, At-Large staff need to know no later than 1 September; > >2) feedback from the two community calls on >travel support/regional meetings > >3) upcoming ALAC call with ICANN CEO Rod >Beckstrom: ><https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?alac_call_with_rod_beckstrom>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?alac_call_with_rod_beckstrom > >(Cheryl can discuss these latter two items) > > > >Kind regards, > >Heidi > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: <mailto:pavs16@gmail.com>pavs16(a)gmail.com >[mailto:pavs16@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Pavan Budhrani >Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:16 AM >To: APRALO >Cc: Heidi Ullrich >Subject: Agenda posted > > > >Dear all, > >Agenda has been posted on the link below, please >see if you would like to make changes or >additions and do so, but let me know for the >record. Thanks and if there are any apologies, >please send them here too. Thanks and look >forward to a great phone meeting on the 25th of August. > ><https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?25_august_2009>https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?25_august_2009 > > >Pavan Budhrani >Communications Manager, >DotAsia Organisation > > > >-- >Pavan Budhrani >Communications Manager, >DotAsia Organisation

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Agenda posted
by Pavan Budhrani Aug. 19, 2009

Aug. 19, 2009

Dear all, Agenda has been posted on the link below, please see if you would like to make changes or additions and do so, but let me know for the record. Thanks and if there are any apologies, please send them here too. Thanks and look forward to a great phone meeting on the 25th of August. https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?25_august_2009 Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] One more Nomination Call for Board Liason
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 17, 2009

Aug. 17, 2009

I would like to nominate Siva for Board Liason based on the fact that the position could possibly lead to a great new ALAC candidate in the future and ALAC is an aspiration for Siva. I also believe Siva is an asset to APRALO. Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru At 09:08 p.m. 13/08/2009, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy wrote: >Hello > >I am interested in the position of ALAC Board Liaison. If APRALO >could support me for this position I wish to seek this nomination. ( >Last year I was nominated to ALAC, but wasn't elected ) > >The opportunity for a position as Board Liaison would give me a >continued presence at alac and help me contribute in the area of >IDNs and other broader issues. > >Thank you. >Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > > >On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 6:33 AM, Karaitiana Taiuru ><<mailto:karaitiana@taiuru.maori.nz>karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz> wrote: >Dear all, > >Could you also please send the group suggestions for an ALAC Board >Liaison. This makes 3 different nominations that we seek your views upon. > >The election process for the ALAC Board Liaison, who represents the >ALAC and At-Large at the Board level has been slightly amended this >year as specified by the ><<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>Board >Liaison Process 2009, which was adopted by the ALAC at their August >4th meeting. Each RALO is requested to forward a list of names of >nominees that have been endorsed by the RALO. The ALAC will then >vote on the list of candidates using the ><<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting>Instant >Runoff Voting system, which means that they will rank each >candidate, from most preferred to least preferred. > >Election timetable: > >During its August 4 meeting, the ALAC adopted the following >timetable for the Board Liaison election: > * RALO Nominations Open Until: 15th September > * Candidate Lists Published: 17th September > * Candidate Conference Call with Community: Between 18th - 20th September > * ALAC Election Period: 21st - 31st September > * Results Announced: 1st October >Source: ><https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_apralo>https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_apralo > >Also, see ><<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>Board >Liaison Process 2009 for a detailed overview of the process. > >Requirements and Obligations: > >Please ><<https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_al…>https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_al…>click >here for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for >ALAC Liaison positions as specified by the organising instruments. >Interested candidates may also want to review the ><<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_alac_pd>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_alac_pd>Draft >Position Description for ALAC Members and Liaisons which was >prepared by ALAC member Alan Greenberg and is currently open for >comments from the At-Large community and the ><<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaisons_election_2009_commitment…>https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaisons_election_2009_commitment…>Level >of Commitment of Board Liaison as outlined in the ><<http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af3UHLFaPAHHZGYyM2IzZmJfM2diOTJzZ2c0&hl=e…>http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af3UHLFaPAHHZGYyM2IzZmJfM2diOTJzZ2c0&hl=e…>Proposed >Election Call Message for ALAC Liaison. >_______________________________________________ >APAC-Discuss mailing list ><mailto:APAC-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > >Homepage for the region: <http://www.apralo.org>http://www.apralo.org >

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] nomination for NomCom
by Secretary of HKIF Aug. 13, 2009

Aug. 13, 2009

I support Xue Hong's nomination. Secretary HKIF -------Original Message------- From: Hong Xue <hongxueipr(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] nomination for NomCom Sent: 12 Aug '09 03:13 I gratefully accept Karaitiana's nomination for the following reasons: a) I have been working very closely with the ALAC, APRALO and At-Large Community. I gave several briefings on the NomCom process at both ALAC and APRALO meetings to keep the community updated. I diligently recruited the cadidates from the at-large community. b) My works at the NomCom are highly regarded by the NomCom Chair and the all the colleagues. I have in my first term: * actively engaged in affirmative outreach and recruitment of excellent candidates * read the submitted and gathered information about each candidate under consideration * participated in *all the Nom Com teleconferences* * *worked diligently* with Nom Com colleagues toward an overall consensus on the best possible group of candidates to be selected * adhered to the Code of Ethics - each Member undertakes a written obligation to this effect. The code of ethics may be found at http://nomcom.icann.org/ethics-2009.html. * *attended all the face-to-face meetings*. * had extensive personal networks of contacts from outside, and within ICANN, that will support effective recruiting. Furthermore it will be valuable for such delegates to also be prepared to develop cross-constituency understanding to build consensus. And, c) I fulfill all the requirements from the bylaws, namely: * Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and with experience and competence with collegial large group decision-making * Persons with wide contacts, broad experience in the Internet community, and a commitment to the success of ICANN; * Persons whom the selecting body is confident will consult widely and accept input in carrying out their responsibilities; * Persons who are neutral and objective, without any fixed personal commitments to particular individuals, organizations, or commercial objectives in carrying out their Nominating Committee responsibilities; * Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN's activities on the broader Internet community who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and * Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English. Hong On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Karaitiana Taiuru < karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz> wrote: > With the permission of Hong, i would like to re nominate her for another > year at NomCom. > > In my opinion it takes most of a full term to really learn the complicated > processes of NomCom. Also the valuable inside knowledge gained from one term > assists greater decision making in the next term. > > Regards, > Karaitiana Taiuru > > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > -- Hong Xue, Ph.D. Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law Beijing Normal University 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org

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nomination for NomCom
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 13, 2009

Aug. 13, 2009

With the permission of Hong, i would like to re nominate her for another year at NomCom. In my opinion it takes most of a full term to really learn the complicated processes of NomCom. Also the valuable inside knowledge gained from one term assists greater decision making in the next term. Regards, Karaitiana Taiuru

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One more Nomination Call for Board Liason
by Karaitiana Taiuru Aug. 13, 2009

Aug. 13, 2009

Dear all, Could you also please send the group suggestions for an ALAC Board Liasion. This makes 3 different nominations that we seek your views upon. The election process for the ALAC Board Liaison, who represents the ALAC and At-Large at the Board level has been slightly amended this year as specified by the <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>Board Liaison Process 2009, which was adopted by the ALAC at their August 4th meeting. Each RALO is requested to forward a list of names of nominees that have been endorsed by the RALO. The ALAC will then vote on the list of candidates using the <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting>Instant Runoff Voting system, which means that they will rank each candidate, from most preferred to least preferred. Election timetable: During its August 4 meeting, the ALAC adopted the following timetable for the Board Liaison election: * RALO Nominations Open Until: 15th September * Candidate Lists Published: 17th September * Candidate Conference Call with Community: Between 18th - 20th September * ALAC Election Period: 21st - 31st September * Results Announced: 1st October Source: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?2009_election_calls_apralo Also, see <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009>Board Liaison Process 2009 for a detailed overview of the process. Requirements and Obligations: Please <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_al…>click here for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for ALAC Liaison positions as specified by the organising instruments. Interested candidates may also want to review the <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_alac_pd>Draft Position Description for ALAC Members and Liaisons which was prepared by ALAC member Alan Greenberg and is currently open for comments from the At-Large community and the <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaisons_election_2009_commitment…>Level of Commitment of Board Liaison as outlined in the <http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Af3UHLFaPAHHZGYyM2IzZmJfM2diOTJzZ2c0&hl=e…>Proposed Election Call Message for ALAC Liaison.

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