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3 RALOs Celebrated in Lisbon Today!
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007

At 1330 GMT, as the finale of the Public Forum at the Lisbon ICANN Meeting, there will be a signing ceremony for two RALOs - Africa and Europe - and a recognition of the conclusion of the Asia/Australia/ Pacific MoU. Those newly-elected in AP and Africa will also be announced. The event will be webcast and scribed, and recorded and made available for download/viewing as a separate event as well as part of the Public Forum. Please see http://public.icann.org for details on watching and listening. The Order of Events is attached for your information. My congratulations to these regions for their achievement - the high- point of a very productive and policy-debate rich meeting for At- Large which I think it is fair to say has given the entire community a great 'bounce' in terms of visibility and credibility with all other constituencies.

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [At-Large] {Disarmed} Re: Election of ALAC Chair and Vice-Chair
by Annette Muehlberg March 28, 2007

March 28, 2007

Right on. Congratulations and all the best wishes to Jaqueline and José! Annette > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "Izumi AIZU" <iza(a)anr.org> > Gesendet: 28.03.07 00:25:21 > An: "Carlton A Samuels" <carlton.samuels(a)uwimona.edu.jm> > CC: LAC Discuss <lac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, At-Large Worldwide <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Europe Discuss <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Nick Ashton-Hart <nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org>, Africa Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, Asia-Pacific Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Betreff: [At-Large] {Disarmed} Re: Election of ALAC Chair and Vice-Chair I like to echo with what has already been said here to congratulate the two new leaders of ALAC. The regional dominance was brought to our attnetion at the election, but no one really had any problem with two excellent volunteers from LAC region. Well, you guys were the first to bring RALO into existance hence you deserve to take the leadership. > > Thank for the extra work!! > > izumi > > > 2007/3/28, Carlton A Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)uwimona.edu.jm>: > > > > > Heartiest congratulations > to both Jacqueline and Jose. Even though both are stalwarts of the LAC > region, we are certain they are fit for purpose for the entire At-Large world. > > > > > > Carlton > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > From: Nick Ashton-Hart > [mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:41 > AM > To: Asia-Pacific Discuss; Europe > Discuss; Carlton A. Samuels; Africa Discuss; LAC Discuss; NA Discuss; At-Large > Worldwide > Subject: Election of ALAC Chair > and Vice-Chair > > > > > > > Good morning At-Large world! > > > > > > > > I'm about to go into another meeting but I wanted to inform you that at > the ALAC meeting last night, Jacqueline Morris was elected Chair of the ALAC, > and Jose Ovidio Salgueiro Vice-Chair, both terms lasting until the ICANN AGM in > October 2007. > > > > > > > > The ICANN Staff extend our congratulations to both of them on their > election. > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Nick > Ashton-Hart > Director, At-Large > > > > ICANN > > > > PO Box > 32160 > London N4 2XY > United Kingdom > Main Tel: > +44 (20) 8800-1011 > ] > > > > USA > Tel: > +1 (202) 657-5460 > > > > Fax: +44 > (20) 7681-3135 > mobile: > +44 (7774) 932798 > > email: > nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org > Win IM: > ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com > / AIM/iSight: > nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: > nashtonhart > > > > Online > Bio: > https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > www.alac.icann.org > www.icannalac.org > > > > -- > >> Izumi Aizu << > > > Institute for HyperNetwork Society > Kumon Center, Tama University > * * * * * > << Writing the Future of the History >> > www.anr.org > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > www.alac.icann.org > www.icannalac.org > --

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{Disarmed} Re: [At-Large] Election of ALAC Chair and Vice-Chair
by Izumi AIZU March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

I like to echo with what has already been said here to congratulate the two new leaders of ALAC. The regional dominance was brought to our attnetion at the election, but no one really had any problem with two excellent volunteers from LAC region. Well, you guys were the first to bring RALO into existance hence you deserve to take the leadership. Thank for the extra work!! izumi 2007/3/28, Carlton A Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)uwimona.edu.jm>: > > Heartiest congratulations to both Jacqueline and Jose. Even though both > are stalwarts of the LAC region, we are certain they are fit for purpose for > the entire At-Large world. > > > > Carlton > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:41 AM > *To:* Asia-Pacific Discuss; Europe Discuss; Carlton A. Samuels; Africa > Discuss; LAC Discuss; NA Discuss; At-Large Worldwide > *Subject:* Election of ALAC Chair and Vice-Chair > > > > Good morning At-Large world! > > > > I'm about to go into another meeting but I wanted to inform you that at > the ALAC meeting last night, Jacqueline Morris was elected Chair of the > ALAC, and Jose Ovidio Salgueiro Vice-Chair, both terms lasting until the > ICANN AGM in October 2007. > > > > The ICANN Staff extend our congratulations to both of them on their > election. > > > > -- > Regards, > > Nick Ashton-Hart > Director, At-Large > > ICANN > > PO Box 32160 > London N4 2XY > United Kingdom > Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] > > USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 > > Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 > mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 > email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org > Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype:nashtonhart > > Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > www.alac.icann.org > www.icannalac.org > -- >> Izumi Aizu << Institute for HyperNetwork Society Kumon Center, Tama University * * * * * << Writing the Future of the History >> www.anr.org

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Election of ALAC Chair and Vice-Chair
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

Good morning At-Large world! I'm about to go into another meeting but I wanted to inform you that at the ALAC meeting last night, Jacqueline Morris was elected Chair of the ALAC, and Jose Ovidio Salgueiro Vice-Chair, both terms lasting until the ICANN AGM in October 2007. The ICANN Staff extend our congratulations to both of them on their election. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Signing Ceremony - European and African MoUs at Lisbon
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

Dear European and African ALS representatives: The signing ceremony for the two regions, as well as a recognition of the conclusion of the Asia Pacific region's MoU, will be held at approximately 1230 on Thursday as part of the main Public Forum of the ICANN Lisbon meeting. More details will be posted on the regional Wikis and also on the main ICANN meeting website at www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon. Suffice to say that the signing will include a formal ceremony, webcast and scribed live, interpreted into French, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, which will be also be recorded and available afterwards. The ALS representatives who are signing the MoU will be invited onstage to sign, their name and ALS name announced, shake hands with Paul and Vint, and photos made available afterwards of each ALS rep as well as the regional group. Those ALS representatives not present to sign in Lisbon will be provided a mechanism to adhere to the MoU without a physical signature. African representatives are electing their regional officers -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Signing Ceremony - European and African MoUs at Lisbon
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

Dear European and African ALS representatives: The signing ceremony for the two regions, as well as a recognition of the conclusion of the Asia Pacific region's MoU, will be held at approximately 1230 on Thursday as part of the main Public Forum of the ICANN Lisbon meeting. More details will be posted on the regional Wikis and also on the main ICANN meeting website at www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon. Suffice to say that the signing will include a formal ceremony, webcast and scribed live, interpreted into French, Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese, which will be also be recorded and available afterwards. The ALS representatives who are signing the MoU will be invited onstage to sign, their name and ALS name announced, shake hands with Paul and Vint, and photos made available afterwards of each ALS rep as well as the regional group. Those ALS representatives not present to sign in Lisbon will be provided a mechanism to adhere to the MoU without a physical signature. African representatives are electing their regional officers on Tuesday; Asia -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Drafts on ccTLD-IDNs and Regions-Sorry, attached now!
by Siavash Shahshahani March 24, 2007

March 24, 2007

Here are two drafts sent by ccNSO, one on ICANN Regions and another(joint with GAC) on ccTLD IDNs. Siavash ------------------------------------------------- IPM/IRNIC P.O.Box 19395-5564, Shahid Bahonar Sq. Tehran 19548, Iran Phone: (+98 21) 22 82 80 80; 22 82 80 81, ext 113 Cell: (+98 912)104 2501 Fax: (+98 21) 22 29 57 00 Email: shahshah(a)irnic.ir, shahshah(a)nic.ir -----------------------------------------------

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Remote Participation in the At-Large Lisbon meetings (and the main ICANN Sessions too)!
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 24, 2007

March 24, 2007

Evening At-Large worldwide! I wanted to make sure everyone knows that those of you who are not attending Lisbon directly, but who would like to listen in / participate especially in the At-Large Tuesday and Thursday policy discussions are encouraged to do so! Teleconference access has been arranged for all these meetings. If a local free access number does not exist, and you would like to attend, please send an email to staff(a)alac.icann.org with: Your name Meeting you wish to attend Time you want to be called (and your timezone) 2 numbers which will work for you (1 is the alternate in case there's a problem with the first one). Note that the schedules, and documents, can all be reached off of: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?lisbon_icann_meeting Remote participation details can be found on each meeting page. For the main ICANN Meeting, many sessions will be webcast - in particular the public forums and workshops - and the new Public Participation website is also trying out a number of new ways for remote participation to be richer and more robust - including lots of 2-way interfaces between the site and the meetings themselves, allowing you to contribute directly via the internet in the discussions, ask questions, make comments. The link to the main Lisbon meeting is: http://www.icann.org/meetings/ lisbon The new public participation site can be found at: http:// public.icann.org/ -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Lisbon Documents - in French, English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese!
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 22, 2007

March 22, 2007

Dear All: The consolidated documents page for Lisbon - including now also links to URLs with further information - has been updated and the translations of these documents are in the process of being posted - so look overnight and tomorrow for documents in French, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese for many documents. That URL again is: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?lisbon_documents -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Fwd: [At-Large] Public Forum on GNSO Improvements, Monday 16:00 Lisbon
by Nick Ashton-Hart March 21, 2007

March 21, 2007

Dear All: I thought this note from Denise might be of interest. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Denise Michel <denise.michel(a)icann.org> Date: 21-Mar-2007 22:13 Subject: [At-Large] Public Forum on GNSO Improvements, Monday 16:00 Lisbon To: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Dear At-Large Advisory Committee members and At-Large community members: Your participation in the 'Public Forum on GNSO Improvements' scheduled for Monday, 26 March, 16:00 - 18:00, in Lisbon is encouraged. <http://icann.org/meetings/lisbon/agenda-public2-26mar07.htm> The Board Governance Committee (BGC) is hosting this forum to encourage additional public input and discussion on the LSE review and improvements to the GNSO's structures and processes. While input on all elements of the GNSO and the LSE review report are open for comment at the forum, the Committee is particularly interested in hearing your views on the GNSO review recommendations listed below. (Note that questions raised about the recommendations listed below are included to prompt thought and discussion, and are not intended to represent the views of the BGC or its members). *Individuals and stakeholder groups are encouraged to submit views on these and other recommendations in advance of the forum to <gnso-improvements(a)icann.org>. Authors of emailed input will be given an opportunity to present their views prior to opening the forum to comments from the floor.* o Structural Changes to GNSO Constituencies -- LSE recommendation 19. Simplify the GNSO constituency structure in order to respond to rapid changes in the Internet, including by substituting 3 larger constituency groups representing Registration interests, Business, and Civil Society; LSE recommendation 18. Create a category of 'Associate Stakeholder' to establish a pool of available external expertise. - Which entities and individuals should participate in the GNSO process, and what will motivate them to want to join? The six current groups are the natural point to begin discussion. Do they represent the right groups? Are they over or under inclusive? The Bylaws acknowledge that the optimal groupings may be different than the ones that now exist, and that there is no "magic number." The LSE points out several problems with the current structure and suggests the substitution of three larger constituencies — is this the right answer? - Is it feasible to create a roster of readily available experts who can assist with task forces and other aspects of the PDP? - What other questions and approaches should the BGC explore regarding these two LSE recommendations? o Changes to the Policy Development Process -- LSE recommendation 17. Make greater use of task forces [in policy development processes]; LSE recommendation 23. Revise and move PDP operational provisions from Bylaws to more flexible GNSO 'Rules of Procedures.' - Could greater use of task forces, particularly proposals to attract more expertise and geographical diversity, help the policy development process? Would limiting the number of Councilors on any task force enable the Council to focus more on the task of managing PDPs, rather than the substantive aspects of formulating specific policies? Would this change increase the number of people willing to serve on the Council? - There seems to be widespread agreement that the Bylaws are overly prescriptive, and the prescribed PDP steps and timelines have not captured the requirements of a policy development process. Should the PDP principles be preserved in the Bylaws while placing more procedural elements in GNSO 'rules of procedure'? Do you have specific suggestions for how the PDP should be revised? - What other questions and approaches should the BGC explore regarding these two LSE recommendations? o Changes to Voting and Representation -- LSE recommendation 21. Increase the threshold for establishing consensus to 75% and abolish weighted voting; LSE recommendation 20. Make the Council smaller (16 members suggested). - How would raising the consensus threshold and abolishing weighted voting advance the role of the GNSO? The Bylaws task the GNSO with both "developing and recommending" gTLD policies to the Board. - Weighted voting, in particular, was instituted as part of ICANN's Evolution and Reform Process to address the different effect policies have on contracted versus non-contracted constituencies. Has this approach contributed to, or hampered, effective policy development? - What other questions and approaches should the BGC explore regarding these two LSE recommendations? (Please share this announcement with community members and other interested parties.) Regards, Denise Michel Vice President, Policy Development ICANN denise.michel(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org www.alac.icann.org www.icannalac.org -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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