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REMINDER: Meeting Reports
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014

Dear All, Please be sure to submit your meeting reports in the At-Large Singapore Meetings Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/cyqfAg>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - NEXT VOTE
by At-Large Staff March 24, 2014

March 24, 2014

Dear All, In VOTE ROUND 2 of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15), none of the three candidates received more than 50% of the votes, and there was a tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. In the TIE BREAKING VOTE, Alan Greenberg received more than 50% of the votes cast. Therefore, Rinalia Abdul Rahim and Alan Greenberg are the final two candidates for the position of the At-Large Board Director (Seat #15). Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the next VOTE be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): Rinalia Abdul Rahim Alan Greenberg ***** Procedure * Please note that the poll for the next VOTE opens on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) and closes on Tuesday, 25-March-2014 at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * Once open, electorates receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their votes. * Staff sends reminders, as well as contacts electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes. * The next VOTE is a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate is declared the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 and the Board Director selection process is completed. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, a TIE BREAKING VOTE which is the same simple majority vote starts on Tuesday, 25 March at 17:00 SGT (09:00 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). The credentials are sent once the TIE BREAKING VOTE opens. * If the tie still exists, an in-person, random tie breaking operation is undertaken in the VIP room on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC). * The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) is reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 - TIE BREAKING VOTE
by At-Large Staff March 23, 2014

March 23, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that a TIE BREAKING VOTE be held to select the candidate to run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). No candidate in VOTE ROUND 2 received more than 50% of the votes. The next step will be to hold a vote to break the tie between Sébastien Bachollet and Alan Greenberg. The winner of this tie-breaking vote will run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim. ***** Question: Who do you support to run against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate between the two tied candidates below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name): • Sébastien Bachollet • Alan Greenberg ***** TIE BREAKING VOTE Procedure • Please note that the poll for the TIE BREAKING VOTE will be open from Sunday, 23-March-2014 20:00 SGT (12:00 UTC) to Monday, 24-March-2014 17:30 SGT (09:30 UTC). • Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast their vote. • Staff will send reminders, as well as contact electorates who haven’t voted before the poll closes. • The TIE BREAKING VOTE will be a simple majority: electorate members may choose only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the most votes wins. • If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) position. • If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, an in-person, random draw will take place in the VIP room on Monday, 24-March-2014 at 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). The winner of the random tie breaking draw will enter the next VOTE pool to compete against Rinalia Abdul Rahim for the Board Director (Seat #15) position. • The VOTE poll following the tie breaking will be open from Monday, 24-March-2014 19:00 SGT (11:00 UTC) to Wednesday 26-March-2014 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the final winner and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation is undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) • The official announcement of the winner of the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large process (i.e. final winner) will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<file://localhost/applewebdata/::EEFF989A-4B14-4F82-9BE3-76607E7BC0FF:Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto/staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Consensus call on APRALO ROP 2014
by Siranush Vardanyan March 22, 2014

March 22, 2014

Dear APRALO members, As you all have seen, the DRAFT of the New APRALO Rules of Procedure 2014 has been sent to this mailing list for your review by Cheryl Langdon-Orr on March 8, 2014. I would like to inform you that there was no any additional comments provided by APRALO members until now. We plan therefore at our APRALO March monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 26 at 8:00-9:00 Singapore time to officially adopt our Rules of Procedures for APRALO. With this e-mail I am opening the Consensus Call and invite all ALSs representatives to provide their support or otherwise for the document. Those who are in Singapore in person are welcome to send an e-mail, but be aware that we will be taking a show of hands, during our monthly meeting and this will be counted as your formal ALS input. For those who are not in Singapore in person, there are 72 hours given to you before our monthly meeting, and I will highly appreciate if you can send an e-mail in reply to this message to this list, stating your support or otherwise of the APRALO ROP 2014 document. Please note any minor format edits will be made and a new hyperlinked Table of Contents done as we create a Final Document so these updates will occur over the next few days. For those who haven't chance to see the document yet, here is the link to the wiki space, where the document can be downloaded as PDF file -https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Rules+of+Procedure+2014++DRAFT+-+for+discussion+pre+approval, and I also attach a PDF file to this e-mail, for those who can't view in the wiki space. Looking forward hearing from all of you and highly appreciate every ALS's input. Best Siranush Siranush Vardanyan APRALO Acting Chair

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At-Large Singapore Meeting Reports Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2014

March 22, 2014

Dear All, Please note the At-Large Singapore Meetings Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/cyqfAg> has been created. Please be sure to submit your meeting reports in the workspace. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Seat 15 VOTE ROUND 2
by At-Large Staff March 21, 2014

March 21, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that VOTE ROUND 2 be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (Listed in alphabetical order of the family name): * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg Procedure Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 2 will be open from Saturday, 22-March-2014 08:00 SGT (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, 23-March-2014 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast your vote. * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven¹t voted before the poll closes. * VOTE ROUND 2 will be a simple majority: each electorate member chooses only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the highest votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the candidate with the least number of votes is dropped, and a second vote with only 2 candidates starts on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. The credentials will be sent Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC). At the closure of the vote poll, if one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, this candidate is declared the winner, and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation is undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) The official announcement of the winner will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://EEFF989A-4B14-4F82-9BE3-76607E7BC0FF/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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WEBCAST: NCUC Conference: ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

This happens today. Tune in. Rinalia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Joly MacFie" <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Mar 20, 2014 10:27 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] WEBCAST TONIGHT: NCUC Conference: ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond To: "ISOC Chapter Delegates" <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Cc: (Feel free to forward) If NCUC conferences set the tone for the entire ICANN meeting that follows them, this one will be exceptionally influential. In particular the afternoon sessions on Governance and Globalization, comprising the NTIA's first public speaking engagements since the IANA transition proposal was announced. The stream is via YouTube so it should be possible, no matter what time you show up, to merrily skip up and down the timeline, and it will be html5 and IPv6 functional. joly posted: "Tomorrow, Friday March 21 2014, just prior to ICANN 49 in Singapore, the NonCommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) will host a one-day conference "ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paul" [image: NCUC] <http://ncuc.org>Tomorrow, Friday March 21 2014, just prior to ICANN 49 <http://singapore49.icann.org/> in Singapore, the NonCommercial Users Constituency <http://ncuc.org> (NCUC) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) will host a one-day conference "*ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond <http://www.ncuc.org/singapore2014/>*". Cross-community panels will discuss recent Internet governance initiatives, core principles and road-maps for globalization and institutional innovation. Speakers include ICANN Chair *Steve Crocker*, ALAC Chair *Olivier Crepin-Leblond*, NCSG Chair *Rafik Dammak*, *Erika Mann* of facebook,* Niels ten Oever* of Article 19, *Jari Arrko* of the IETF, *Avri Doria* of ISOC-NY, *Fiona Alexander* of the NTIA, *Milton Mueller* of the NCUC, former ICANN board member *Bertrand de la Chappelle*, *Markus Kummer* of the Internet Society,* Alice Munyua* of the African Union, and Internet Hall of Famer *George Sadowsky*. *Larry Stricklin*g with give a final keynote. Remote participation will be available via Adobe Connect, and there will be a live webcast. Singapore is exactly half a day ahead of NYC so this all starts at 10pm tonight and runs until 6am. *What*: NCUC Conference: ICANN and Global Internet Governance: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond <http://www.ncuc.org/singapore2014/> *Where*: Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore *When*: Friday March 21 2014 10am-6pm SGT | 0200-1000 UTC | 1000-0600 EDT *Agenda*: http://www.ncuc.org/singapore2014/programme/ *Remote Participation*: http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/fri-ncuc-ig *Webcast*: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-OSzgOT3jA *Twitter*: @ncuc <https://twitter.com/search?q=ncuc&src=typd&f=realtime> | #ICANN49 <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ICANN49&src=hash&f=realtime> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6421#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6421#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6421 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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Fwd: [2014-nom-comm] NomCom February 2014 Report Card
by Satish Babu March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Dear all Pls find enclosed the NomCom report card for Feb 2014. satish ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Joette Youkhanna" <joette.youkhanna(a)icann.org> Date: Mar 19, 2014 10:53 PM Subject: [2014-nom-comm] NomCom February 2014 Report Card To: "2014-nom-comm(a)icann.org" <2014-nom-comm(a)icann.org> Cc: Greetings Everyone, Please find attached (PDF) the NomCom February 2014 Report Card for distribution to your various lists. The report card will be posted on NomCom's website as well. All the best, Joette _______________________________________________ 2014-nom-comm mailing list 2014-nom-comm(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/2014-nom-comm

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 2
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that VOTE ROUND 2 be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (Listed in alphabetical order of the family name): * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg Procedure Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 2 will be open from Saturday, 22-March-2014 08:00 SGT (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, 23-March-2014 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast your vote. * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven’t voted before the poll closes. * VOTE ROUND 2 will be a simple majority: each electorate member chooses only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the highest votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the candidate with the least number of votes is dropped, and a second vote with only 2 candidates starts on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. The credentials will be sent on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC). At the closure of the vote poll, if one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, this candidate is declared the winner, and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation will be undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) The official announcement of the winner will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 1
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Dear All, The First Round vote of the Board Director (Seat #15) selection by ALAC/At-Large is now completed. The three most preferred candidates, listed in alphabetical order of the Family name, are the following: * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg I would like to congratulate the 3 preferred candidates, and wish them good luck for the Second Round. I also would like to thank Evan Leibovitch and Jean-Jacques Subrenat for participating in the Board Seat 2014 process. They contributed to the consistency and the credibility of the selection process. Tijani BEN JEMAA BMSPC Chair

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