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DOC Notice of Inquiry: DNSSEC
by Danny Younger Oct. 14, 2008

Oct. 14, 2008

"As such, the US Department of Commerce will issue later this week something we call a Notice of Inquiry, which will seek public input on all aspects of DNSSEC deployment." http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speeches/2008/Baker_EU_081007.html

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Re: [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

It would be both an honor and a privilege to be re - elected for a second term at this important stage of ALAC's development... I accept this nomination and thank all those who have endorsed it so far (and so fast!) for their support. Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) -----Original Message----- From: at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Sébastien Bachollet Sent: Tuesday, 14 October 2008 12:43 AM To: 'At-Large Worldwide' Cc: 'ALAC Internal List' Subject: Re: [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers I would like to nominate for Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr Sébastien Bachollet ... sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr www.egeni.org www.isoc.fr -----Message d'origine----- De : at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Cheryl Langdon-Orr Envoyé : lundi 13 octobre 2008 15:06 À : 'At-Large Worldwide' Cc : 'ALAC Internal List' Objet : [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS’s RALO’s and the serving ALAC, that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the 2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following 2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and policy development leadership roles:- Chair Vice Chair (i) Vice Chair (ii) Rapporteur* ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election. *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur “…whilst some reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers (the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit. The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC Monday 27th October, 2008. Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November. This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked i.e. “ … the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty ‐eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the electorate will include the delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure of that Annual General Meeting.” Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self‐nominate, by posting a message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General Meeting are invalid. Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:- ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice‐Chairs and a Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10. 2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN. 2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate 2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM. 2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following criteria: 2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared; 2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own. RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS 3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC. 3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; 3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer positions; 3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee in any year in which they serve on the ALAC; 3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of recall according to rule 11. 3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall. 3.7 Only standing members of the At‐Large Advisory Committee are eligible to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of Chair as well. Cheryl Langdon-Orr ALAC Chair 2007-2008 _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS’s RALO’s and the serving ALAC, that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the 2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following 2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and policy development leadership roles:- Chair Vice Chair (i) Vice Chair (ii) Rapporteur* ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election. *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur “…whilst some reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers (the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit. The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC Monday 27th October, 2008. Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November. This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked i.e. “ … the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty ‐eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the electorate will include the delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure of that Annual General Meeting.” Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self‐nominate, by posting a message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General Meeting are invalid. Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:- ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice‐Chairs and a Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10. 2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN. 2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate 2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM. 2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following criteria: 2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared; 2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own. RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS 3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC. 3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; 3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer positions; 3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee in any year in which they serve on the ALAC; 3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of recall according to rule 11. 3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall. 3.7 Only standing members of the At‐Large Advisory Committee are eligible to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of Chair as well. Cheryl Langdon-Orr ALAC Chair 2007-2008

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC-Internal] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
by vanda Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

I second this nomination Vanda > I don't know whether non-ALAC members are allowed to suggest > people for nominations? In the given case -- > I would like to suggest Sébastien Bachollet for Vice Chair. > > Best, > Wolf > > > Sébastien Bachollet wrote Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:43: > >I would like to nominate for Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > > >Sébastien Bachollet > >... > >sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr > >www.egeni.org > >www.isoc.fr > > > > > > > >-----Message d'origine----- > >De : at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Cheryl Langdon-Orr > >Envoyé : lundi 13 octobre 2008 15:06 > >À : 'At-Large Worldwide' > >Cc : 'ALAC Internal List' > >Objet : [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers > > > >I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS´s RALO´s and the serving ALAC, > >that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the > >2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of > >Procedure. > > > > > > > >Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following > >2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have > >combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in > >the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and > >policy development leadership roles:- > > > >Chair > > > >Vice Chair (i) > > > >Vice Chair (ii) > > > >Rapporteur* > > > > > > > >ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain > >eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election. > > > > *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of > >Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur "...whilst some > >reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be > >part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An > >independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who > >is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have > >been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers > >(the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made > >regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on > >the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur > >will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project > >management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific > >details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership > >roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and > >finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit. > > > > > > > > > > > >The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC > >Monday 27th October, 2008. > > > > > > > >Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an > >acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days > >after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November. > > > > > > > >This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the > >end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked > >i.e. " ... the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty > >-eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the > >electorate will include the > > > >delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, > >and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure > >of that Annual General Meeting." > > > > > > > >Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At > >Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self-nominate, by posting a > >message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet > >eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be > >nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements > >at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet > >them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet > >the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General > >Meeting are invalid. > > > > > > > >Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria > >regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:- > > > >ELECTION OF OFFICERS > > > >2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice-Chairs and a > >Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10. > > > >2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN. > > > >2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, > >written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate > > > >2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of > >an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM. > > > >2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following > >criteria: > > > >2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting > >for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and > >build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different > >opinions to be shared; > > > >2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to > >put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own. > > > >RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS > > > >3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC. > > > >3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; > > > >3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer > >positions; > > > >3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee > >in any year in which they serve on the ALAC; > > > >3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of > >recall according to > > > >rule 11. > > > >3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and > >loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation > >requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair > >shall call a vote of recall. > > > >3.7 Only standing members of the At-Large Advisory Committee are eligible > >to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership > >of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of > >Chair as well. > > > > > > > >Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > > >ALAC Chair 2007-2008 > > > >_______________________________________________ > >At-Large mailing list > >At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > > >At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >ALAC-Internal mailing list > >ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists… > > > >ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac > >At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > comunica-ch > phone +41 79 204 83 87 > Skype: Wolf-Ludwig > www.comunica-ch.net > > Digitale Allemd > http://blog.allmend.ch - > > EURALO > https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_icann_at_large_europe > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Internal mailing list > ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists… > > ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac > At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC-Internal] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
by vanda Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

I seciond this Vanda > I would like to nominate for Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > Sébastien Bachollet > ... > sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr > www.egeni.org > www.isoc.fr > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Cheryl Langdon-Orr > Envoyé : lundi 13 octobre 2008 15:06 > À : 'At-Large Worldwide' > Cc : 'ALAC Internal List' > Objet : [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers > > I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS´s RALO´s and the serving ALAC, > that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the > 2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of > Procedure. > > > > Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following > 2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have > combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in > the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and > policy development leadership roles:- > > Chair > > Vice Chair (i) > > Vice Chair (ii) > > Rapporteur* > > > > ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain > eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election. > > *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of > Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur "...whilst some > reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be > part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An > independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who > is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have > been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers > (the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made > regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on > the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur > will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project > management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific > details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership > roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and > finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit. > > > > > > The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC > Monday 27th October, 2008. > > > > Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an > acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days > after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November. > > > > This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the > end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked > i.e. " ... the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty > -eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the > electorate will include the > > delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, > and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure > of that Annual General Meeting." > > > > Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At > Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self-nominate, by posting a > message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet > eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be > nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements > at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet > them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet > the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General > Meeting are invalid. > > > > Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria > regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:- > > ELECTION OF OFFICERS > > 2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice-Chairs and a > Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10. > > 2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN. > > 2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, > written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate > > 2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of > an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM. > > 2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following > criteria: > > 2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting > for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and > build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different > opinions to be shared; > > 2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to > put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own. > > RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS > > 3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC. > > 3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; > > 3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer > positions; > > 3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee > in any year in which they serve on the ALAC; > > 3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of > recall according to > > rule 11. > > 3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and > loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation > requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair > shall call a vote of recall. > > 3.7 Only standing members of the At-Large Advisory Committee are eligible > to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership > of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of > Chair as well. > > > > Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > ALAC Chair 2007-2008 > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Internal mailing list > ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists… > > ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac > At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC-Internal] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

I have no standing save and except the right to say I would support this nomination. If nothing else, Cheryl Langdon-Orr knows how to manage a meeting! Speaking as the representative of an ALS in good standing, I would strongly encourage LACRALO ALAC elects to support this nomination. Carlton Samuels The University of the West Indies -----Original Message----- From: alac-internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-internal-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Sébastien Bachollet Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 08:43 AM To: 'At-Large Worldwide' Cc: 'ALAC Internal List' Subject: Re: [ALAC-Internal] [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers I would like to nominate for Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr Sébastien Bachollet ... sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr www.egeni.org www.isoc.fr -----Message d'origine----- De : at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Cheryl Langdon-Orr Envoyé : lundi 13 octobre 2008 15:06 À : 'At-Large Worldwide' Cc : 'ALAC Internal List' Objet : [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS’s RALO’s and the serving ALAC, that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the 2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following 2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly in the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and policy development leadership roles:- Chair Vice Chair (i) Vice Chair (ii) Rapporteur* ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election. *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur “…whilst some reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers (the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit. The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC Monday 27th October, 2008. Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November. This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked i.e. “ … the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 (forty ‐eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the electorate will include the delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure of that Annual General Meeting.” Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the At Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self‐nominate, by posting a message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility requirements at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General Meeting are invalid. Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:- ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice‐Chairs and a Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10. 2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of ICANN. 2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate 2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM. 2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following criteria: 2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared; 2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, to put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own. RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS 3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC. 3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; 3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer positions; 3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee in any year in which they serve on the ALAC; 3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of recall according to rule 11. 3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall. 3.7 Only standing members of the At‐Large Advisory Committee are eligible to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function of Chair as well. Cheryl Langdon-Orr ALAC Chair 2007-2008 _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC-Internal mailing list ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists… ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers
by Patrick Vande Walle Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

I second this nomination. Patrick Vande Walle On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:43:11 +0200, Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr> wrote: > I would like to nominate for Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > Sébastien Bachollet > ... > sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr > www.egeni.org > www.isoc.fr > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Cheryl > Langdon-Orr > Envoyé : lundi 13 octobre 2008 15:06 > À : 'At-Large Worldwide' > Cc : 'ALAC Internal List' > Objet : [At-Large] Election Call for 2008 - 2009 ALAC Officers > > I hereby advise the At-Large Community, ALS’s RALO’s and the serving > ALAC, > that as at 1330 UTC today October 13th, the Call for Elections of the > 2008-2009 ALAC Officer is open as per Rule 9.1 of the ALAC Rules of > Procedure. > > > > Under Rule 9, nominations are now called for, to fill the following > 2008-2009 ALAC Officer positions these roles in the current ALAC have > combined to form an ALAC Executive Committee or ExCom which meets monthly > in > the alternate fortnight to the ALAC and undertakes other strategic and > policy development leadership roles:- > > Chair > > Vice Chair (i) > > Vice Chair (ii) > > Rapporteur* > > > > ALAC Members who currently fill these roles *and* who continue to remain > eligible may be nominated or self nominate for re-election. > > *PLEASE NOTE the following definition from our Rules of > Procedure regarding the role of the ALAC Rapporteur “…whilst some > reporting or collation and preparation of information and notes role may be > part of the job description, the following broad definition applies "An > independent critical friend; a person acting as a monitor to processes, who > is responsible on behalf of the committee to ensure correct process have > been carried out." It is further envisaged by the current ALAC Officers > (the ALAC ExCom) that in light of the probable recommendations to be made > regarding increased accountability and strategic planning requirements on > the ALAC as a result of its current ALAC Review, the role of the Rapporteur > will need in the future to have a strong strategic planning and project > management role within the ALAC and on behalf of the ExCom. The specific > details and job description of this and all the executive and leadership > roles in the ALAC are also proposed for review beginning in Cairo and > finalized before the Mexico meeting and the At-Large Summit. > > > > > > The deadline for nominations to be made to the At-Large List is 1330 UTC > Monday 27th October, 2008. > > > > Nominations *must* be accepted (self nominations will count as an > acceptance) be sending a message to the public list no later than 7 days > after the close of the nomination period i.e. 1330 UTC 3rd November. > > > > This is a regular election that will be held between the beginning and the > end of an ICANN Annual General Meeting and as such rule 9.4.3 is invoked > i.e. “ … the date and time of the vote shall be within the first 48 > (forty > ‐eight) hours after the closure of the Annual General Meeting; thus, the > electorate will include the > > delegates whose term starts at the closure of that Annual General Meeting, > and will not include the former ALAC members whose term ends at the closure > of that Annual General Meeting.” > > > > Please NOTE: Only delegates (that is one of the current 15 Members of the > At > Large Advisory Committee) can nominate or self‐nominate, by posting a > message to the public ALAC list. Anyone who will or has a chance to meet > eligibility requirements after the next ICANN Annual General Meeting can be > nominated; it is not necessary for nominees to meet eligibility > requirements > at the moment of the nomination, but, if elected, they will have to meet > them before taking their seat. Nominations of individuals who will not meet > the eligibility requirements after the closure of the next Annual General > Meeting are invalid. > > > > Your attention is ALSO drawn to the following information and criteria > regarding this from our Rules of Procedure:- > > ELECTION OF OFFICERS > > 2.1 The ALAC shall elect a Chair, at least two (2) Vice‐Chairs and a > Rapporteur by the mechanism outlined in Rule 10. > > 2.2 All officers are normally elected at an Annual General Meeting of > ICANN. > > 2.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, > written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate > > 2.4 All officers serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of > an AGM and ending at the closure of the following AGM. > > 2.5 Officers shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following > criteria: > > 2.6 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the AT LARGE COMMUNITY by > acting > for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and > build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different > opinions to be shared; > > 2.7 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC officer, > to > put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own. > > RULE 3 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS > > 3.1 All officers must be members of the ALAC. > > 3.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; > > 3.3 A person shall not serve, at the same time, in two different officer > positions; > > 3.4 The Chair shall be ineligible to serve on ICANN's Nominating Committee > in any year in which they serve on the ALAC; > > 3.5 All officers can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of > recall according to > > rule 11. > > 3.6 All officers have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and > loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation > requirements set forth in rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair > shall call a vote of recall. > > 3.7 Only standing members of the At‐Large Advisory Committee are eligible > to serve as Chair. If at any point in time the Chair leaves the membership > of the ALAC for any reason, he / she shall immediately cease the function > of > Chair as well. > > > > Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > ALAC Chair 2007-2008 > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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EC consultation on the Internet of Things
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 11, 2008

Oct. 11, 2008

Dear all: European RALOs might wish to read through & make suggestions on a public consultation currently in place on the EC Web site, regarding the future "Internet of Things". http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=IOTconsultation Currently, the EC batches RFID, Internet of Things and creation of an alternative to the DNS root, named ONS, all in one bag. You might wish to add your voice if your organisation agrees or not. Also - EURALO might have a role to play here to provide a consensual voice. Time is of the essence: all responses have to be received by the Commission by 28th November 2008. By the way, you can leave your comments/suggestions in any of the European Langages: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ Kind regards, -- Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond, Ph.D. E-mail:<ocl(a)gih.com> | http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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Registrants’ Rights and Responsibilities (Part 9)
by Danny Younger Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

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Weekly posting summary for alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

Total of 20 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Oct 10 00:53:02 EDT 2008 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 30.00% | 6 | 28.26% | 41511 | dannyyounger at yahoo.com 10.00% | 2 | 10.99% | 16140 | jefsey at jefsey.com 10.00% | 2 | 9.53% | 14001 | nick.ashton-hart at icann.org 10.00% | 2 | 9.01% | 13234 | ross at tucows.com 5.00% | 1 | 8.62% | 12666 | roberto at icann.org 5.00% | 1 | 6.41% | 9409 | ocl at gih.com 5.00% | 1 | 5.60% | 8220 | brenbe at consumer.org 5.00% | 1 | 5.09% | 7480 | narten at us.ibm.com 5.00% | 1 | 4.67% | 6854 | ajp at glocom.ac.jp 5.00% | 1 | 4.00% | 5878 | johnl at iecc.com 5.00% | 1 | 3.93% | 5776 | dogwallah at gmail.com 5.00% | 1 | 3.88% | 5705 | iza at anr.org --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 20 |100.00% | 146874 | Total

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