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Fwd: Rapporteur position
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 11, 2009

Oct. 11, 2009

For your consideration. Alan >Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:38:31 -0400 >To: ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> >Subject: Rapporteur position > >As the person holding the position of Rapporteur for the last year, >I thought I would make some comments regarding the position. > >Many of our ALAC/At-Large rules are based on United Nations >documents, and the term Rapporteur is part of that. You can find the >original usage in the UN General Assembly Rules at >https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi/index.cgi?rules_of_procedure. > >I could not readily find a formal definition within the UN >documents, but the sense with respect to a committee is someone who >summarizes and reports on the deliberations of the committee. In the >wider UN context, the terms is also used as someone who is sent to >investigate some situation and report back - as in a Special >Rapporteur on Human Rights who may be sent to some country believed >to be violating human rights. > >Within the ALAC Rules of Procedure, the definition is "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." The only place I could >locate anything close to this definition was in an online >English-Turkish dictionary. > >Someday, we should probably change the name... > >In any case, on thinking what this officer could and should >reasonably be responsible for, I looked at what major problems we >have had over the last year where adding leadership might help. > >I think the one function that was not performed well by any officer >or by staff was the overseeing of the policy process within >ALAC/At-Large. We were continually in a position where time: >- time had passed on known issue deadlines; >- we had not yet taken sufficient action; and >- we had no choice but to scramble to do something in very short order. > >I would suggest that the Rapporteur take charge of this (with staff >support). I hesitate to be very prescriptive, since whoever occupies >the position should decide for themselves (along with the other >officers and the ALAC) exactly what needs to be done. Nevertheless, >in my mind, what we need is someone who can analyze what level of >effort will be needed, set reasonable time-lines, and monitor >performance. All of this in support of ensuring that the ALAC and >At-Large deliver, in a timely manner, what the ICANN community and >the user community needs. > >Alan

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC] RES: ccNSO liaison + all other candidacies
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 11, 2009

Oct. 11, 2009

Carlton, I too am humbled, but glad that you have accepted. I do prefer to think of myself as a mentor rather than tutor though... Alan At 10/10/2009 08:21 PM, Carlton Samuels wrote: >Dear Vanda: >I humbly accept your nomination for the post of Rapporteur for the ALAC. Now >that Alan has kindly consented to be my tutor, I suspect the learning curve >will be that much easier to negotiate. >Best, >Carlton > >On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Vanda UOL <vanda(a)uol.com.br> wrote: > > > Dear all. I have been without computer the last few days and lost some > > emails but want to reinforce my intention to nominee or second the > > following > > colleagues > > > > a) Cheryl Langdon-Orr to chair position > > b) Sebastien Bacholet to Vice chair position > > c) Alan Greenberg to Vice chair position + GNSO Liaison > > d) Carlton Samuels to Rapporteur position > > e) Rudi Vansnick to ccNSO liaison > > f) James Seng to IDN liaison > > > > best > > > > -----Mensagem original----- > > De: at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] Em nome de Sébastien > > Bachollet > > Enviada em: sexta-feira, 9 de outubro de 2009 05:11 > > Para: 'ALAC Working List' > > Cc: 'At-Large Worldwide' > > Assunto: Re: [At-Large] ccNSO liaison > > > > Dear Rudi (and Joly and...) > > Please see the mail of Cheryl: [ALAC] ELECTION CALL ALAC Officers, > > Liaisons and Appointments for 2009 - 2010 (copy bellow). > > I think you need to be nominated by a current ALAC member (and seconded > > even > > if not necessary also by current ALAC members). > > I am please to do so. > > I would like to nominate Rudi Vansnick as ALAC Liaisons to the ccNSO > > Councils. > > All the best > > > > *ELECTION CALL Nominations are currently open for:* > > > > *- ALAC Liaison (other than the Board Liaison {finalised}); > > - ALAC Appointments (such as WHOIS AND IDN);* > > *- ALAC Officer Positions.* > > > > Please refer to ROP's here http://tinyurl.com/levxyf which in brief state > > that:- > > - Only ALAC members serving after the Seoul meeting may be nominated for > > Officer positions. > > - Only current ALAC members may submit nominations. > > - Self nominations are allowed. > > - For Liaisons and Appointments there are no formal restrictions regarding > > ALAC membership, but the ROP's say "They shall normally be persons who are > > current or former members of the ALAC, or are anyway familiar with the > > activities and functioning of ICANN and of the ALAC." It should be noted > > that budget allocation for travel to ICANN Meetings is only assured for > > serving ALAC Members and therefore a non-ALAC Member Liaison or Appointment > > nominee should certify to the ALAC their ability to undertake all aspects > > of > > their job descriptions (including attendance at all three ICANN > > Meetings), without receiving travel support to do so. > > > > *All nominations and acceptances etc., are to be sent to the public ALAC > > List* "ALAC Working List" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > > > All details and the repository for nominee details is found at > > https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_elections_2009 > > > > <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_elections_2009> > > Relevant > > text from this page is copied below: > > <Start SNIP> * Other Liaison positions > > * > > The elections for ALAC Liaisons to the Bylaw mandated GNSO and ccNSO > > Councils as well as the SSAC, GNSO User House/NCSG/NCUC {subject to > > discussions at Seoul meeting and agreement from the receiving party} and > > the > > liaison appointments to IDN and WHOIS Policy Processes will be conducted > > through a single, global election process. The ALAC will vote on the list > > of > > candidates using the Instant Runoff Voting system< > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting>, as provided in Rule > > 10.4 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. This means they will rank each > > candidate, from most preferred to least preferred, using the electronic > > voting system regularly used for ALAC voting. > > > > **Election timetable:* > > * > > During its August 4 meeting, the ALAC adopted timetable for the Liaison > > elections (now modified to allow call to occur after Board Liaison election > > is completed yet still fit with ROP's): > > > > Nominations Open/Election Call Issued: 5th October Nominations Close: 19th > > October Acceptance of Nominations Due By: 26th October ALAC Voting Begins: > > 1 > > November ALAC Voting Concludes: At ALAC Chair's discretion, generally votes > > are held over a 5 or 7 day period > > > > > > **Requirements and Obligations:** > > > > Please click here < > > > > > https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_ala > > c_liaisons> > > for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for ALAC > > Liaison > > positions as specified by the organising instruments. Interested candidates > > may also want to review the Draft Position Description for ALAC Members and > > Liaisons <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_alac_pd> which was > > prepared by ALAC member Alan Greenberg and is currently open for comments > > from the At-Large community. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > ** > > > > *ALAC Officers* > > > > According to the two motions of the ALAC, which were adopted during the 25 > > November 2008 ALAC > > > > Meeting < > > https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?25_november_2008_summary_minutes> the > > ALAC Officers consisting of a Chair, two Vice-Chairs, and a Rapporteur > > shall > > represent different ICANN Geographic Regions. As our adopted ROP's have not > > as yet been altered to reflect a method of ensuring this diversity this > > will > > be a subject for discussion and decision at the Seoul Meeting of the ALAC. > > > > * *Election Timetables** > > > > Nominations Open/Election Call Issued: 5th October Nominations Close: 19th > > October Acceptance of Nominations Due By: 26th October ALAC Voting Begins: > > 1 > > November ALAC Voting Concludes: At ALAC Chair's discretion, generally votes > > are > > 5-7 days in length > > > > > > * *Requirements and Obligations** > > > > Please click here < > > > > > https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_ala > > c_officers> > > for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for ALAC > > Officer > > positions as specified by the organising instruments. > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)ALAC Chair 2007-2009 > > _______________________________________________ > > ALAC mailing list > > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: > > http://st.icann.org/alac > > > > > > > > > > Sébastien Bachollet > > Président d'honneur - Isoc France > > 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(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de Rudi Vansnick > > > Envoyé : vendredi 9 octobre 2009 09:08 > > > À : At-Large Worldwide > > > Objet : [At-Large] ccNSO liaison > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > Being in stage of launching the final draft of my proposal for a > > > project* *"Develop relationship between ALSes and ccTLDs" I would like > > > to go for another year as ccNSO liaison. So this should be considered > > > as > > > a self-nomination. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > -- > > > > > > Rudi Vansnick > > > President Internet Society Belgium vzw > > > Voorzitter TIK vzw > > > Board member EURALO (ALAC - ICANN) > > > > > > Tel: +32 (0)70 77 39 39 > > > GSM: +32 (0)475 28 16 32 > > > www.isoc.be <http://www.isoc.be> - www.vansnick.eu > > > <http://www.vansnick.eu> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > At-Large mailing list > > > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge- > > > lists.icann.org > > > > > > 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.icann > > .org > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ALAC mailing list > > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > > ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac > > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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Meeting Invitation: At-Large Community Call / At-Large Director Appointment Process 08.10.2009 @ 1900 UTC
by At-Large Staff Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the At-Large Community call to discuss the At-Large Director Appointment Process has been scheduled for: Thursday 08 October at 1900 UTC. World Clock Link (time zone conversion): http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=10&day=08&year=20 09&hour=19&min=00&sec=0&p1=0 As no language preferences were indicated on the Doodle, this call will be held in English only. Call details and meeting page will be sent through by the end of the week. Thank you Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org ------ Forwarded Message From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:02:08 +0100 To: At-Large Worldwide <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Conversation: DOODLE: At-Large Community Call / At-Large Director Appointment Process Subject: DOODLE: At-Large Community Call / At-Large Director Appointment Process Dear All, The ALAC Executive Committee wants to get community feedback from throughout the At-Large community on the current thinking which various community members have come up with on how to appoint a voting ICANN Board Director. You may find the current information and thinking at https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?at_large_director_appointment_ process. We have created a Doodle page for you to indicate the preferred time and date you would like. If you need to participate in a language other than english, please put the language you need next to your name. http://www.doodle.com/krhkixt9srx9czp3 This Doodle poll closes Tuesday 29 September at 1200 UTC. BACKGROUND: As you know, In its meeting of 27th August 2009, the ICANN Board of Directors unanimously resolved as follows: 'IT IS RESOLVED THAT the recommendation of the BRWG (Board Review Working Group) to add one voting director appointed from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors, and removing the present ALAC Liaison to the Board, is approved in principle for implementation. Staff is directed to identify all steps required to achieve the implementation of this principle, after issuing of the BRWG Final Report.' The proposal that one or more voting Director seats on the ICANN Board should be selected by the At-Large community is a recommendation of the recently-completed At-Large Independent Review process. The other recommendations in the Final Report of the Board's At-Large Review Working Group were approved by the Board during their meeting at the Sydney ICANN meeting in June. As referenced in the final part of the resolution, the next step in the implementation of the resolution will be the presentation at the Seoul meeting of the full report of the BRWG (Board Review Working Group), as this element of change of the Board is a part of the broader Board review process. In the meantime, the At-Large community's ALAC has resolved upon drawing up a process to submit to the Structural Improvements Committee of the Board at the Seoul ICANN Meeting. This section is for development of ideas and a draft process to that end. Thank you, Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ccNSO liaison
by Rudi Vansnick Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

Dear all, Being in stage of launching the final draft of my proposal for a project* *"Develop relationship between ALSes and ccTLDs" I would like to go for another year as ccNSO liaison. So this should be considered as a self-nomination. Best regards, -- Rudi Vansnick President Internet Society Belgium vzw Voorzitter TIK vzw Board member EURALO (ALAC - ICANN) Tel: +32 (0)70 77 39 39 GSM: +32 (0)475 28 16 32 www.isoc.be <http://www.isoc.be> - www.vansnick.eu <http://www.vansnick.eu>

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Proposal project Develop relationship between ALSes and ccTLDs
by Rudi Vansnick Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

Dear all, In attachment you may find the draft of my proposal for a project I would call "ALS-ccTLD bridge" but yet entitled Develop relationship between ALSes and ccTLDs. May I ask you to send me your remarks and comments as soon as possible ? I plan to bring this project to the ALAC meeting in Seoul in order to get an approval for execution of the plan. Many thanks for your attention. Rudi Vansnick President Internet Society Belgium vzw Voorzitter TIK vzw Board member EURALO (ALAC - ICANN) Tel: +32 (0)70 77 39 39 GSM: +32 (0)475 28 16 32 www.isoc.be <http://www.isoc.be> - www.vansnick.eu <http://www.vansnick.eu>

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Weekly posting summary for alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

Total of 64 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Oct 9 00:53:03 EDT 2009 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 14.06% | 9 | 11.25% | 57483 | alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca 6.25% | 4 | 7.48% | 38210 | patrick at vande-walle.eu 6.25% | 4 | 7.46% | 38133 | joly at punkcast.com 7.81% | 5 | 5.12% | 26155 | karl at cavebear.com 4.69% | 3 | 6.31% | 32242 | namecritic at blogs.pn 6.25% | 4 | 4.40% | 22481 | evan at telly.org 3.12% | 2 | 6.66% | 34050 | beaubrendler at earthlink.net 4.69% | 3 | 5.09% | 25992 | langdonorr at gmail.com 4.69% | 3 | 3.75% | 19160 | franck.martin at gmail.com 4.69% | 3 | 3.25% | 16587 | johnl at iecc.com 3.12% | 2 | 4.50% | 22975 | sebastien.bachollet at isoc.fr 3.12% | 2 | 4.38% | 22364 | shearman at victoria.tc.ca 3.12% | 2 | 4.06% | 20765 | vanda at uol.com.br 3.12% | 2 | 3.36% | 17177 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 3.12% | 2 | 2.74% | 14011 | roberto at icann.org 3.12% | 2 | 2.10% | 10712 | michele at blacknight.ie 1.56% | 1 | 2.66% | 13583 | isolatedn at gmail.com 1.56% | 1 | 2.19% | 11189 | cheryl at hovtek.com.au 1.56% | 1 | 2.13% | 10864 | iza at anr.org 1.56% | 1 | 1.71% | 8737 | hongxueipr at gmail.com 1.56% | 1 | 1.51% | 7707 | narten at us.ibm.com 1.56% | 1 | 1.30% | 6638 | dogwallah at gmail.com 1.56% | 1 | 1.29% | 6600 | icann-list at sorehands.com 1.56% | 1 | 1.22% | 6243 | ocl at gih.com 1.56% | 1 | 1.08% | 5527 | dannyyounger at yahoo.com 1.56% | 1 | 1.08% | 5521 | ross at tucows.com 1.56% | 1 | 0.96% | 4890 | derek at aa419.org 1.56% | 1 | 0.96% | 4886 | bfausett at internet.law.pro --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 64 |100.00% | 510882 | Total

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Invitation to attend Registry/Registrar Separation Models conference call on 19 October, 2009 at 14:00 UTC.
by Denise Michel Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

*Title: **Interactive Session on Registry/Registrar Separation Models* *When: *Monday, 19 October, 2009* * * Time: *14:00 to 17:00 UTC Dear ICANN Community Member: You are cordially invited to participate in a public, interactive, conference call discussion on registry/registrar separation models. This session has been scheduled to provide ample opportunity for community input on registry-registrar separation requirements in new gTLDs, and to respond to several requests for more public sessions on this topic. If you are unable to attend this session, there will be another opportunity to discuss this topic at the "Registry/Registrar Separation Discussion<http://sel.icann.org/node/7083>" forum on Monday, 26 October, 15:00 - 16:30, at the ICANN Seoul meeting. Recordings and presentations from both of these events will be publicly posted. Alternatively, you may choose to send your comments on this issue to the *version 3* Draft Applicant Guidebook public forum<http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#agbv3>, which is open through 22 November 2009. *Session Details:* As space is limited, this is an invitation-only event. If you would like to attend, please RSVP via email to <rrseparationwebinar(a)icann.org> prior to COB on *October 14, 2009* to secure your place. An email reminder will be sent to registered individuals before the event with all log-in and dial-in details. *Please DO NOT reply to this email or RSVP to ICANN Staff members. * *IMPORTANT – call for additional presenters*! If you or a community representative wish to present at this session, please email *Carole Cornell* <carole.cornell(a)icann.org> and Kurt Pritz < kurt.pritz(a)icann.org>no later than 13 October 2009. Please include in this email a paragraph describing your proposed presentation, your (short) biography and, if possible, a photo. Each prospective presenter will be notified by 14 October whether their presentation can be accommodated, and presenters also will receive details on speaking time and other requirements. All presentations must be submitted to carole.cornell(a)icann.org by 16 October 2009. Since the conference call time is limited, presentation slots will be given to the Registrar and Registry Constituencies, and remaining slots will be offered first to representatives for the At-Large Advisory Committee, the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, and the Commercial Stakeholder Group.After presenters are set, a detailed agenda and information on speakers will be distributed. The session is scheduled for three hours and will be conducted in English only. During the conference call, slides will be presented via Adobe Connect, a dial-in conference bridge will be provided for audio, and questions may be submitted using the Q&A function of Adobe Connect. All questions and answers received, as well as the audio recording of the session and materials used during the presentation, will be posted on ICANN’s website. *Session Description*: The initial agenda is included below. This session will focus on models for proposed structural/organizational separation requirements. Multiple models will be presented and discussed, and opportunities for Q&A will be provided. *Interactive Session on Registry-Registrar Separation.* *Initial Agenda Moderator: Joe Sims Presenters: Steve Salop and others to be determined. ICANN is soliciting presentations that will be made according to the agenda and rules below. If there are more offers of presentations than there is time permitted than representatives from the registrar constituency, registry constituency and the community at-large will be given a preference. Agenda and conduct of the session will follow these lines: Dr. Steve Salop will make an introduction: briefly describing the subject matter and describing the results of recent consultations with certain registries and registrars. Joe Sims will describe the rules for participating in the session. A presenter will describe a model for proposed structural/organization separation requirement. Each presentation should include slides and last about 20 minutes. The model should: (1) define and address organizational separation requirements (co-ownership or affiliation); (2) structural separation requirements; (3) if the model proposes that co-ownership be permitted, describe what limits or restrictions should be placed on the affiliated parties; (4) also describe the benefits or harms avoided to registrants through the proposed model. After each presentation, the presenter will answer questions. The moderator or Steve Salop may ask clarifying questions. Session attendees can ask questions through the interactive format by typing in questions. All questions are actually posed by the moderator who will read the questions typed in by the participants and, depending on volume, select from them. Selection will be based on asking at least a representative sample of all questions. This will be followed by another presentation. It is anticipated that there will be 4-5 presentations. * *Initial Speaker Information: Joe Sims – Moderator is a Senior Antitrust Partner, Jones Day. Steve Salop – Professor of Law and Economics, Georgetown University Law Center; former Associate Director for Special Projects and Industry Analysis, Bureau of Economics, US Federal Trade Commission; former Economist at Civil Aeronautics Board/Federal Reserve Board; prolific author and speaker.* * * We are looking forward to your participation. Regards, Denise Michel, Vice President, Policy Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President, Services

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Linux & Adobe Connect (was Re: REMINDER / At-Large Community Call / At-Large Director Appointment Process 08.10.2009 @ 1900 UTC - meeting details)
by Evan Leibovitch Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

2009/10/8 Karl Auerbach <karl(a)cavebear.com> > On 10/08/2009 01:03 PM, Bret Fausett wrote: > >> Adobe Connect Pro simply does not work on Linux 64 bit. >>> >> >> I was on a call with Kieren last week on the same system, and I >> understood that the Adobe package was an experiment. (It worked alright >> for me on Vista 64.) If there is something better, please let Kieren >> know. I think he is open to anything better and reliably cross-platform. >> > > The system used by Milton et al at Syracuse seems like a good one. > > Adobe seems to have a resistance to Linux in general and 64-bit Linux in > specific, even their flash player on 64-bit is an "experiment". > It's just been my experience, after numerous systems, that anyone running 64-bit Linux on a desktop is generally looking for trouble. I run the 32-bit version on my desktops and 64-bit on the servers. It's not just Flash that causes problems, there are some video codecs that are unavailable as well, the Java VM has caused some problems for people, and many apps on a "64-bit" system are still just 32bits. All this for a negligible performance boost. RAM addressing is also no longer an issue because a 32-bit kernel can now be configured to use 64GB of RAM. So why bother? FWIW. I have no (more) problems with Adobe Connect, I've even run a meeting with it under Linux (current 32bit Kubuntu 9.04, acroread 9.1.3). I have another system running 9.10 beta, I'll give that a try too. Now... having said all this... Adobe does not support Linux systems for Connect presenters .. if a usable alternative exists we should consider it, most of what I've seen is remote teaching tools. If you're in Seoul I'll be happy to help with it. The full release of 9.10 will actually happen Oct 29 ... during the Seoul week. - Evan

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Civic Representation in ICANN: What Now? - ISOC-NY Forum @ NYU 10/8/09
by Joly MacFie Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

*** Please feel free to email me off list with any egregious mistakes in my description below. Joly(a)punkcast.com *** Civic Representation in ICANN: What Now? What: An ISOC-NY Forum When: Thurs Oct 8 2009 – 6:45pm – 8:45pm Where: Warren Weaver Hall NYU 251 Mercer St Rm 317 New York NY 10012 http://cs.nyu.edu/web/Location/directions.html Who: Dr Milton Mueller; Beau Brendler; Danny Younger Admission free: RSVP president(a)isoc-ny.org On Oct 1 2009 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) entered a new era as its Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the US Government expired and it became a truly independent global organization. In this forum we will examine the processes, currently in flux, of how we the people will get to participate in this new paradigm. The newly coined Articles of Commitment (AoC) state that ICANN will “operate as a multi-stakeholder, private sector led organization with input from the public, for whose benefit ICANN shall in all events act.” Currently there are two mechanisms by which the Internet using public are represented at ICANN. The Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC aka NonComm) in the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and the At-Large organization.. The At-Large Advisory Council was formed, with official liaison status, as an interim measure in 2003 after the ICANN board had dispensed with direct public elections. In 2007 with the establishment of regional At-Large Organizations (ALO’s). the ALAC became permanent. ALO membership is open to all individuals and organizations can apply to become an At-Large Structure (ALS). In 2009 it was agreed that an ICANN board seat be allotted to the At-Large. The GNSO Council is ICANN’s primary body responsible for policy recommendations for generic top level domains. The board balances the GNSO recommendations with input from the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) and liaisons from various technical groups, plus At Large (soon to be seated, as mentioned) plus the ICANN Ombudsman. Other constituencies in are, Business/Commercial, Registries, ISPs, and Intellectual Property. The NCUC, formerly the Noncommercial Domain Holders Constituency, has thus been, since ICANN’s inception, the sole voice of non-commercial users on the GNSO Council. As such it has taken to representing regular internet users’ concerns as well as those of registrants. Earlier this year ICANN proposed another re-organization, replacing the GNSO constituencies with two ‘houses’ – Contracted and Non-contracted, each of which was further divided into two stakeholder groups. Contracted has Registries and Registrars; Non-Contracted has Commercial (CSG) and Noncommercial (NCSG). 12 seats on the GNSO Council would be split thus: CSG 6; NCSG 6; Registries 3; Registrars 3. The former ISP, Business, and IP constituencies are to be folded into the CSG and presumably take two seats each. On the NCSG front: 3 seats have been alloted to the NCUC and 3 placeholders have been selected by the ICANN Structural Improvement Committee. The NCUC has argued against the plan insisting that it will only serve to further balkanize the GNSO process, and that practical policymaking would be better served by ad-hoc working groups than the proposed legislative approach. http://gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/en/improvements/executive-summary-ncsg-pro… However some members – of both the NCUC and At-Large – with particular axes to grind, are keen on a plan that will permit them to represent their interests in the GNSO without having to carry the NCUC with them. The three speakers we are bringing together on Oct 8 represent widely differing views on how it is best to proceed in the public interest. It is sure to be a very lively and interesting discussion. We will webcast and there will be an opportunity for remote participation via a chatroom. More info: http://isoc-ny.org/?p=886 Speakers: Dr. Milton Mueller Milton Mueller is a Professor and Director of the Telecommunications Network Management Program at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. He is the author of ‘Ruling the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace’ (MIT Press, 2002) – the definitive account of early Internet governance debates. Mueller was a co-founder of the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) and was chair of NCUC from 2003-2005. http://www.internetgovernance.org/people-mueller.html Beau Brendler: Beau Brendler is a journalist and consumer activist who takes a particular interest in Internet affairs. He was a founder and editorial director of ABCNews.com before moving to a fulltime position at the Consumers Union in 2001 where he launched Consumer WebWatch . He is an active member of the ICANN Community and serves on the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) . He has recently proposed the establishment of a Consumer Constituency within the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). Danny Younger: Danny Younger has been involved with ICANN since at least 2001 including active participation on the General Assembly mailing list. He represented ISOC-NY in the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) from 2004-2007. He has for some time advocated for a single Registrants constituency within the GNSO. More info: ICANN Structure: http://www.icann.org/en/structure/ NonCommercial Users Constituency: http://www.ncdnhc.org/ At-Large Advisory Committee: http://alac.icann.org/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---------------------------------------------------------------

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RES: [ALAC] ELECTION CALL ALAC Officers, Liaisons and Appointments for 2009 - 2010
by Vanda UOL Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

I second the Sebastien's candidacy to Vice Chair. -----Mensagem original----- De: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] Em nome de Sébastien Bachollet Enviada em: quarta-feira, 7 de outubro de 2009 10:29 Para: 'ALAC Working List' Cc: 'At-Large Worldwide' Assunto: Re: [ALAC] ELECTION CALL ALAC Officers, Liaisons and Appointments for 2009 - 2010 Thanks Patrick for your nomination and Alan for seconding it and both for your support. I hereby accept the nomination for Vice-Chair. Sébastien Bachollet Président d'honneur - Isoc France sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr www.egeni.org www.isoc.fr > -----Message d'origine----- > De : alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge- > lists.icann.org] De la part de Patrick Vande Walle > Envoyé : mardi 6 octobre 2009 11:35 > À : Cheryl Langdon-Orr > Cc : ALAC Working List; At-Large Worldwide > Objet : Re: [ALAC] ELECTION CALL ALAC Officers, Liaisons and > Appointments for 2009 - 2010 > > All, > > I second the nomination of Cheryl Langdon-Orr as the chair of the ALAC. > I also second the nomination of Alan Greenberg as vice-chair. > > And because we have two vice-chairs, I nominate S�bastien Bachollet for > a > vice-chair appointment. > > Patrick > > > On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:03:56 +1100, Cheryl Langdon-Orr > <langdonorr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > *ELECTION CALL Nominations are currently open for:* > > > > *- ALAC Liaison (other than the Board Liaison {finalised}); > > - ALAC Appointments (such as WHOIS AND IDN);* > > *- ALAC Officer Positions.* > > > > Please refer to ROP's here http://tinyurl.com/levxyf which in brief > state > > that:- > > - Only ALAC members serving after the Seoul meeting may be nominated > for > > Officer positions. > > - Only current ALAC members may submit nominations. > > - Self nominations are allowed. > > - For Liaisons and Appointments there are no formal restrictions > regarding > > ALAC membership, but the ROP's say "They shall normally be persons > who > are > > current or former members of the ALAC, or are anyway familiar with > the > > activities and functioning of ICANN and of the ALAC." It should be > noted > > that budget allocation for travel to ICANN Meetings is only assured > for > > serving ALAC Members and therefore a non-ALAC Member Liaison or > Appointment > > nominee should certify to the ALAC their ability to undertake all > aspects > > of > > their job descriptions (including attendance at all three ICANN > > Meetings), without receiving travel support to do so. > > > > *All nominations and acceptances etc., are to be sent to the public > ALAC > > List* "ALAC Working List" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > > > All details and the repository for nominee details is found at > > https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_elections_2009 > > > > <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_elections_2009> > Relevant > > text from this page is copied below: > > <Start SNIP> * Other Liaison positions > > * > > The elections for ALAC Liaisons to the Bylaw mandated GNSO and ccNSO > > Councils as well as the SSAC, GNSO User House/NCSG/NCUC {subject to > > discussions at Seoul meeting and agreement from the receiving party} > and > > the > > liaison appointments to IDN and WHOIS Policy Processes will be > conducted > > through a single, global election process. The ALAC will vote on the > list > > of > > candidates using the Instant Runoff Voting system< > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting>, as provided in > Rule > > 10.4 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. This means they will rank each > > candidate, from most preferred to least preferred, using the > electronic > > voting system regularly used for ALAC voting. > > > > **Election timetable:* > > * > > During its August 4 meeting, the ALAC adopted timetable for the > Liaison > > elections (now modified to allow call to occur after Board Liaison > election > > is completed yet still fit with ROP's): > > > > Nominations Open/Election Call Issued: 5th October > > Nominations Close: 19th October > > Acceptance of Nominations Due By: 26th October > > ALAC Voting Begins: 1 November > > ALAC Voting Concludes: At ALAC Chair's discretion, generally votes > are > held > > over a 5 or 7 day period > > > > > > **Requirements and Obligations:** > > > > Please click here < > > > https://st.icann.org/alac- > docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_alac_liaisons> > > for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for ALAC > > Liaison > > positions as specified by the organising instruments. Interested > candidates > > may also want to review the Draft Position Description for ALAC > Members > and > > Liaisons <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_alac_pd> which > was > > prepared by ALAC member Alan Greenberg and is currently open for > comments > > from the At-Large community. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > ** > > > > *ALAC Officers* > > > > According to the two motions of the ALAC, which were adopted during > the > 25 > > November 2008 ALAC > > > > Meeting < > > https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?25_november_2008_summary_minutes> > the > > ALAC Officers consisting of a Chair, two Vice-Chairs, and a > Rapporteur > > shall > > represent different ICANN Geographic Regions. As our adopted ROP's > have > not > > as yet been altered to reflect a method of ensuring this diversity > this > > will > > be a subject for discussion and decision at the Seoul Meeting of the > ALAC. > > > > * *Election Timetables** > > > > Nominations Open/Election Call Issued: 5th October > > Nominations Close: 19th October > > Acceptance of Nominations Due By: 26th October > > ALAC Voting Begins: 1 November > > ALAC Voting Concludes: At ALAC Chair's discretion, generally votes > are > > 5-7 days in length > > > > > > * *Requirements and Obligations** > > > > Please click here < > > > https://st.icann.org/alac- > docs/index.cgi?obligations_and_requirements_of_alac_officers> > > for an overview on the general obligations and requirements for ALAC > > Officer > > positions as specified by the organising instruments. > > -- > Blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu > Twitter: http://twitter.vande-walle.eu > Identica: http://identica.vande-walle.eu > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge- > lists.icann.org > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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