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Thank you
by Thompson, Darlene Nov. 22, 2007

Nov. 22, 2007

I just wanted to add my thanks to Vittorio for all of your hard work. You have really kept us all informed as to what is happening and have given several bits of excellent advise that has really assisted us in the work we are doing. Thank you very much. Welcome to Wendy as well! D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca

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ALAC Positions open for nominations 2007-2008
by Jacqueline A. Morris Oct. 15, 2007

Oct. 15, 2007

ELECTION CALL – nominations are now being called for the election of the Officers of the ALAC. The following FOUR (4) Officers of the ALAC are to be elected. 1. Chair of the ALAC 2. Vice Chair (1) of the ALAC 3. Vice Chair (2) of the ALAC 4. Rapporteur · All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an Annual General Meeting and ending at the closure of the following Annual General Meeting. · Only members of the ALAC (or those who will meet the eligibility criteria for nominations after the closure of the Annual General Meeting in LA at the next ICANN meeting) may be nominated or self-nominate. · Nominations are to be made by a posted message to the public ALAC list, and any nomination (that is not a self-nomination) has to be accepted by the nominee to the public ALAC list. · The deadline for nominations to be considered for these positions is October 14th, 2007 (14 days after this message) by midnight GMT. · An election summary of all valid nominations and the details of the actual vote will then be forwarded to this public ALAC list. Nominations are also being called (under the aforementioned process) for the following three (3) liaison positions (please note current liaisons who continue to fulfil the eligibility are entitled to be nominated and re-elected) 1. GNSO liaison 2. ccNSO liaison 3. SSAC liaison · Liaisons are NOT required to be a member of the ALAC (but they may be). At the ALAC AGM appointments to Working Groups, List activity co-ordination, projects, task forces and other bodies related to ICANN will also be reaffirmed or reassigned if appropriate, as there is no requirement for such appointments to be made from members of the ALAC any person wishing to make themselves available to the ALAC for such appointment should also indicate this to the public ALAC list at this time for consideration of current appointment positions and those that may come to pass from time to time in the coming year. Currently there are appointments requiring allocation for the following four (4) existing activities (all ALAC Working Group List activities), and it is expected additional appointments will be required to be made by the ALAC during the coming year: 1. IDNs 2. WHOIS 3. Registrant/Registrar Relations 4. IPv4 to IPv6 Liaison Any questions can be addressed to me or to HYPERLINK "mailto:staff@alac.icann.org"staff(a)alac.icann.org. Sincerely Jacqueline A. Morris ALAC Chair No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.35/1039 - Release Date: 9/29/2007 21:46

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Results of the Voting for ALAC Nominating Committee 2008 Appointments
by Nick Ashton-Hart Oct. 13, 2007

Oct. 13, 2007

Dear Members: I have the honour to provide below the results of the above- referenced vote. With 13 or 14 out of 15 potential votes cast (depending upon the regional selection in question), I can certify this as a quorate result. The results may be verified by the following URL saved on the system which hosts the At-Large Community's elections: http:// www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=LQd3RxzYmVRLkU6DT5DM Members will recall that there was no vote necessary for the African Seat, as only one candidate, Khaled Koubaa of Tunisia, was proposed for that region. Poll Results Poll menu: At-Large Nominating Committee Appointments 2008 Report date: Thu 27 Sep 2007 13:54 UTC Asia/Australasia/Pacific Region Seat Number of voters: 13 Quota: 6.500 Winners ranked by order of victory Showing accumulated votes in each round after distribution of preferences and 1st, 2nd, 3rd preference votes etc Rank Winners and losers Candidate Rnd1 Rnd2 Pref1 % Pref2 % 1 won in round 1 Taiuru, Karaitiana (New Zealand) 7.000 7 53.85 6 46.15 2 lost in round 1 Agarwal, Nirmol (India) 6.000 6 46.15 7 53.85 European Region Seat Number of voters: 14 Quota: 7.000 Winners ranked by order of victory Showing accumulated votes in each round after distribution of preferences and 1st, 2nd, 3rd preference votes etc Rank Winners and losers Candidate Rnd1 Rnd2 Pref1 % Pref2 % 1 won in round 1 Miloshevic, Desiree 11.000 11 78.57 3 21.43 2 lost in round 1 Vande Walle, Patrick 3.000 3 21.43 11 78.57 Latin America and the Caribbean Islands Seat Number of voters: 14 Quota: 7.000 Winners ranked by order of victory Showing accumulated votes in each round after distribution of preferences and 1st, 2nd, 3rd preference votes etc Rank Winners and losers Candidate Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Pref1 % Pref2 % Pref3 % 1 won in round 1 Gigena, Matias Altamira 7.000 7 50.00 2 14.29 5 35.71 2 lost in round 1 Ricciardi, Sebastian 5.000 5 35.71 7 50.00 2 14.29 3 lost in round 1 Ahon, Erick Iriarte 2.000 2 14.29 5 35.71 7 50.00 North American Seat Number of voters: 14 Quota: 7.000 Winners ranked by order of victory Showing accumulated votes in each round after distribution of preferences and 1st, 2nd, 3rd preference votes etc Rank Winners and losers Candidate Rnd1 Rnd2 Pref1 % Pref2 % 1 won in round 1 Rader, Ross 10.000 10 71.43 4 28.57 2 lost in round 1 Leibovitch, Evan 4.000 4 28.57 10 71.43 -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44 mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68 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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Schedule Posted for ICANN’s 30th International Public Meeting
by Robert Guerra Oct. 9, 2007

Oct. 9, 2007

Dear At-Large & ALAC colleagues: Please note that ICANN has just posted it's schedule for the upcoming meeting in LA (see below) . ALAC nor At-Large events, do not seem to be listed. That being said, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has created a conference planning committee to develop a at-large schedule, one that hopefully will include a strategy day as well as more closely coordinate with ICANN staff so that key sessions related to at-large activities don't coincide with other events and/or sessions taking place. In order to plan in an open and transparent fashion, the planning subcommittee suggestions that you post any suggestions and/or comments on this list - so that comments are available to all. regards Robert -- Participants have six weeks to plan their ICANN meeting participation and input 14 September 2007 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: ICANN today released the schedule for its upcoming 30th International Public Meeting slated for 29 October to 2 November in Los Angeles. “We wanted to get the schedule out well in advance of the meeting so the more than 1,000 people expected to attend can start planning their participation and be aware of the issues on the table,” said Paul Levins, Executive Office and Vice President, Corporate Affairs with ICANN. “The Los Angeles meeting is historic for ICANN – it is our 30th, it marks the end of Vint Cerf’s term as chair, will welcome ICANN’s new chair, and of course there will be discussions of major issues, including new generic top-level domains and internationalized domain names.” “On Tuesday night ICANN will host the meeting’s tribute to Vint Cerf to thank him for eight years of volunteer service on the board, seven of those as chair,” Levins added. The meeting, which also serves as ICANN’s 2007 annual general meeting, takes place at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport. “If you care about the Internet, if you care that it works for you every day, then the ICANN meeting is a great place to get involved,” Levins added. “We encourage the business and technical communities as well as individuals to come along. Best of all, registration is free.” To learn more about the meeting go to http://losangeles2007.icann.org. To view the schedule directly go to http://losangeles2007.icann.org/ schedule.

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Welcome New NomCom Appointees to the At-Large Advisory Committee
by Nick Ashton-Hart Oct. 2, 2007

Oct. 2, 2007

On behalf of the Staff, please welcome the 2008 Nominating Committee appointments to the At-Large Advisory Committee: Hue Nguyen (Vietnam - Asia) Vanda Scartezini (Brazil - Latin America and the Caribbean) Fatimata Sylla (Senegal - Africa) They replace Siavash Shahshahani (Iran - Asia), Jacqueline Morris (Trinidad & Tobago - Latin America and the Caribbean Islands), and Alice Wanjira-Munyua (Kenya - Africa) respectively. I hope you will all give them a good welcome - and extend your thanks for the service of those who are departing from the ALAC. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 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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Upcoming Board Retreat: leadership succession
by Wendy Seltzer Sept. 30, 2007

Sept. 30, 2007

As soon-to-be Board liaison, I have been invited to a Board retreat in Frankfurt next week, along with the Board's newly appointed members. As I understand it, the purpose of this retreat is to discuss the Board's chairmanship, since Vint Cerf's term is up at the end of the LA meeting. I have not yet had any briefings on the subject, nor do I know what confidentiality rules I'll be asked to follow once I am included in the discussion, but I anticipate I will not be able to get and ask for at-large guidance in real-time. So I would like to ask the at-large community for advance input, particularly on the qualities at-large deems important for a Chair and for Board governance. I imagine that those, and the reasoning behind them, will have more influence than preferences for specific individuals, given our non-voting status. I'm happy to take other thoughts at this time too, although I do not believe this meeting is intended for other substantive discussion. A few articles speculate that Peter Dengate Thrush and Roberto Gaetano are front-runners <http://www.stuff.co.nz/4218747a13.html>, <http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1317/qui-apres-vint-cerf.php>. Please feel free to send me comments on-list or off-. Thanks, --Wendy -- Wendy Seltzer -- wendy(a)seltzer.org Visiting Professor, Northeastern University School of Law Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html http://www.chillingeffects.org/ http://www.torproject.org/

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Re: [At-Large] Upcoming Board Retreat: leadership succession
by Vittorio Bertola Sept. 29, 2007

Sept. 29, 2007

Bret Fausett ha scritto: > If the press reports are correct, either candidate will make a fine > choice. This is win-win in my view. I could not consult with anyone, since the nominations that exist up to this moment are informal and confidential. Thus, up to this moment I refrained from taking any position. I also suspect that there will not be opportunities to consult, as the nominations are likely to remain confidential - all the Board members are extremely valid and committed people, and none of them should be unnecessarily exposed to a public rejection. So, personally, I would suggest that we do not take stance in favour of any candidate. -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Re: [At-Large] Upcoming Board Retreat: leadership succession
by Bret Fausett Sept. 29, 2007

Sept. 29, 2007

If the press reports are correct, either candidate will make a fine choice. This is win-win in my view. -- Bret -----Original Message----- From: "Wendy Seltzer" <wendy(a)seltzer.com> To: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Sent: 9/29/07 7:09 AM Subject: [At-Large] Upcoming Board Retreat: leadership succession As soon-to-be Board liaison, I have been invited to a Board retreat in Frankfurt next week, along with the Board's newly appointed members. As I understand it, the purpose of this retreat is to discuss the Board's chairmanship, since Vint Cerf's term is up at the end of the LA meeting. I have not yet had any briefings on the subject, nor do I know what confidentiality rules I'll be asked to follow once I am included in the discussion, but I anticipate I will not be able to get and ask for at-large guidance in real-time. So I would like to ask the at-large community for advance input, particularly on the qualities at-large deems important for a Chair and for Board governance. I imagine that those, and the reasoning behind them, will have more influence than preferences for specific individuals, given our non-voting status. I'm happy to take other thoughts at this time too, although I do not believe this meeting is intended for other substantive discussion. A few articles speculate that Peter Dengate Thrush and Roberto Gaetano are front-runners <http://www.stuff.co.nz/4218747a13.html>, <http://www.domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1317/qui-apres-vint-cerf.php>. Please feel free to send me comments on-list or off-. Thanks, --Wendy -- Wendy Seltzer -- wendy(a)seltzer.org Visiting Professor, Northeastern University School of Law Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html http://www.chillingeffects.org/ http://www.torproject.org/ _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org

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Re: [At-Large] Results of the Voting for ALAC Nominating Committee 2008 Appointments
by Robert Guerra Sept. 29, 2007

Sept. 29, 2007

Danny: The candidate you proposed was indeed considered, but did not make the short list. that was not a personal decision of mine, but of the NA ALAC representatives. Informal consultations - due diligence you could call it - took place to assess the candidates being proposed, and if they would be well suited and able to strategically represent users from not only Canada and the USA, but users "everywhere" on the nomcom. Your statement that no consultation was done with those on NA RALO, is in fact wrong. Consultations were done with key people active on the NA list as well as those in ICANN. Consultations were done done privately on a one -to-one basis. I will keep the sources confidential, - they can speak out if they wish - but suffice it to say that your candidate, well - got very mixed reviews, in fact some quite negative. Those who got far more favorable reviews - ended up on the short list. As i've mentioned now several times, my person view is that the NA Nomcom candidate that - was elected by a large majority of ALAC members - will be able to well and strategically represent the views from the ALAC on the nomcom. The person in is well known to civil society working in ICANN as a person we can work with, and who has integrity. We will be well served. He has another "hat" - as do many of us as well. So i don't see that as an issue in the least. Indeed this whole discussion reminds me on an ongoing discussion in Canada related to elections canada's stance on allowing veiled women to vote . http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/09/10/elections-veils.html It's not for the administrator to settle the current societal debate. If I were to do so, I would assume the role that does not belong to me, and above all, usurp the role of Canada's elected politicians." Currently, I do not believe criteria exists as to who can or can not be a candidate for ALAC to select as its nomcom representatives. If you want that changed - please, by all means do suggest that ALS's and ALAC change the rules. In summary - Hey, i didn't support your candidate. I have that right. Due process was followed, and a good, honest and very strategic candidate from Canada was duly elected. Please, respect the decision . If you feel the process could have been better - please, be constructive and suggest changes so that we can improve things going forward. In the meantime, decision has taken place.. let's move forward.. Let's work with Ross, and take up his offer to speak with him on a teleconference. He's keen to hear from the NA RALO, and in fact ALAC as a whole on how he can best represent us. As he shouldn't hold him to a higher standard - let's also arrange consultations with the other ALAC nomcom reps . After all if they are supposed to be our representatives, let's make sure they stay in touch and consult with us. regards Robert On 29-Sep-07, at 2:16 PM, Danny Younger wrote: > Robert, > > Bottom line: You removed a duly nominated candidate > that was duly confirmed from the voting roster, a > candidate with seven years experience within ICANN > defending the public interest, a candidate that > properly submitted his credentials for consideration, > and the only confirmed candidate that hailed from the > United States... all without any consultation with > members of the NARALO discuss list, and without member > consent for such action. > > You also introduced a candidate from the supplier > community surreptitiously without any consultation > with the membership. In my view, your actions > demonstrate that you are not fit for holding office. > > regards, > Danny > > > --- Robert Guerra <lists(a)PRIVATERRA.INFO> wrote: > >> I've been away for the last few days and am only now >> catching up on >> this list's email... >> >> It seems some questions have been raised as to the >> process by which >> the NA ALAC , and in fact ALAC as a whole selected >> the nomcom >> candidate from the NA region. >> >> First,let me describe the process - >> >> The NA ALAC reps held two teleconferences where we >> discussed the >> Nomcom candidates. Beau, Alan and I spent >> considerable time >> discussing the i\, the candidates and additional >> persons we might >> want to consider >> >> The candidate pool came from names proposed on the >> NA list, as well >> as persons suggested by the NA Regional reps. The >> breakdown was thus >> - one person proposed from the NA list, and 5 >> persons suggested from >> the ALAC reps. Of the 6 persons, one candidate was >> removed as they >> had been elected board liason. the rest were >> contacted to confirm >> that indeed they would be willing and able to serve >> the term. Three >> confirmed there were interested, willing and able to >> represent ALAC >> on nomcom. two top candidates were identified and a >> discussion took >> place to see if a consensus candidate could be >> chosen. This was not >> the case, as such the two were submitted to the ALAC >> for them to vote >> on. >> >> Key facts: >> >> - the two proposed candidates both were supported by >> more then one >> ALAC rep >> - The consensus view that developed was that a >> candidate should be >> well familiar with icann and/or able to learn about >> it's politics >> and issues, and ability to represent the user >> voice/view were key >> factors needed in a candidate. >> >> >> My personal choice was Ross, as i'm quite familiar >> with his work with >> the user community in Canada and his involvement in >> CIRA. It is his >> proven track record to be able to represent users on >> the CIRA board >> as well as his support for NCUC and ALAC view that >> led to me voting >> for him. In summary, I voted based on a track >> record in engaging >> users and the user community (in canada) as well as >> a very good >> understand of ICANN, it's politics and nomcom. >> >> Using the recently approved voting rules adopted by >> the ALAC, >> candidates proposed from the regions where a >> consensus was not >> possible were considered by the ALAC. A one week >> open voting & period >> was opened - where opinions were expressed by ALAC >> members on >> candidates, and voting took place.Voting closed a >> particular day, >> after which the results were announced. >> >> The existing icann bylaws state that ALAC should >> appoint candidates - >> and that was done. Though not specifically mentioned >> , consulation >> also tool place - and considerable time, and effort >> was taken to >> review candidates and elect one that fit the >> criteria developed. >> >> Ross, in my opinion - despite what some critics >> might say - has the >> knowledge and ability, integrity and ability to >> represent ALAC and >> users interests well on the nomcom. I believe that >> he will serve >> alac well . >> >> Secondly, let me say that constant critiquing ALAC >> reps is not >> constructive at all. Personally, I have tried to >> bring values of >> consultation and dialogue between those in the NA >> ALS, ALAC members >> and other key constituencies such as NCUC, SSAC and >> many others . I >> see there is great value in collaboration - one >> that can serve to >> bring a stronger voice to users and civil society >> inside the complex >> and very political structure that is ICANN. >> >> >> >> In summary - Key appointments and nominations need >> to be strategic >> and constructive. I believe that the two candidates >> proposed were >> good, and that the better qualified and most >> knowledgeable person who >> indeed will be able to serve all users from the NA >> region has been >> selected. Can we do things better in the future - >> indeed we can. >> let's learn from this experience and build a better >> process for the >> 08/09 nomcom selection process >> >> regards >> >> Robert >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your > story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. > http://sims.yahoo.com/

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Re: [At-Large] Results of the Voting for ALAC Nominating Committee 2008 Appointments
by Robert Guerra Sept. 28, 2007

Sept. 28, 2007

I've been away for the last few days and am only now catching up on this list's email... It seems some questions have been raised as to the process by which the NA ALAC , and in fact ALAC as a whole selected the nomcom candidate from the NA region. First,let me describe the process - The NA ALAC reps held two teleconferences where we discussed the Nomcom candidates. Beau, Alan and I spent considerable time discussing the i\, the candidates and additional persons we might want to consider The candidate pool came from names proposed on the NA list, as well as persons suggested by the NA Regional reps. The breakdown was thus - one person proposed from the NA list, and 5 persons suggested from the ALAC reps. Of the 6 persons, one candidate was removed as they had been elected board liason. the rest were contacted to confirm that indeed they would be willing and able to serve the term. Three confirmed there were interested, willing and able to represent ALAC on nomcom. two top candidates were identified and a discussion took place to see if a consensus candidate could be chosen. This was not the case, as such the two were submitted to the ALAC for them to vote on. Key facts: - the two proposed candidates both were supported by more then one ALAC rep - The consensus view that developed was that a candidate should be well familiar with icann and/or able to learn about it's politics and issues, and ability to represent the user voice/view were key factors needed in a candidate. My personal choice was Ross, as i'm quite familiar with his work with the user community in Canada and his involvement in CIRA. It is his proven track record to be able to represent users on the CIRA board as well as his support for NCUC and ALAC view that led to me voting for him. In summary, I voted based on a track record in engaging users and the user community (in canada) as well as a very good understand of ICANN, it's politics and nomcom. Using the recently approved voting rules adopted by the ALAC, candidates proposed from the regions where a consensus was not possible were considered by the ALAC. A one week open voting & period was opened - where opinions were expressed by ALAC members on candidates, and voting took place.Voting closed a particular day, after which the results were announced. The existing icann bylaws state that ALAC should appoint candidates - and that was done. Though not specifically mentioned , consulation also tool place - and considerable time, and effort was taken to review candidates and elect one that fit the criteria developed. Ross, in my opinion - despite what some critics might say - has the knowledge and ability, integrity and ability to represent ALAC and users interests on the nomcom. I believe that he will serve alac well . Secondly, let me say that constant critiquing ALAC reps is not constructive at all. Personally, I have tried to bring values of consultation and dialogue between those in the NA ALS, ALAC members and other key constituencies such as NCUC, SSAC and many others . I see there is great value in collaboration - one that can serve to bring a stronger voice to users and civil society inside the complex and very political structure that is ICANN. In summary - Key appointments and nominations need to be strategic and constructive. I believe that the two candidates proposed were good, and that the better qualified and most knowledgeable person who indeed will be able to serve all users from the NA region has been selected. Can we do things better in the future - indeed we can. let's learn from this experience and build a better process for the 08/09 nomcom selection process regards Robert

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