We have started to think about getting a liaison FROM the GAC  - we hadn’t all agreed on it yet, but I think it would be well received by the GAC and its Chair. We can pursue it now if there is an ALAC consensus to so do. Re a liaison TO the GAC – that seems highly unlikely at this time, and I would not advise pursuing it. Also, we have just put liaisons on a couple of other groups and I think we should spend more energy to consolidate those relationships before taking on new ones.  New relationships need a lot of nurturing before they can stand on their own.

 

We should also spend a lot more energy on developing some policy positions – do we have anything to say on the gTLD  proposals besides that the document was only in English so the vast majority of the At Large were not able to provide input?  Do we have input from the English speaking world? This is REALLY REALLY important.

 

Jacqueline

 

 

Thank you Sébastien,  the call for nominations  lists only those Liaisons that currently exist.

 

Though I agree we would be greatly benefited by a formal relationship with ALL the other ICANN constituencies, this is at this point in time, not the case…

 

This should however go onto the Agenda for the next ALAC meeting this month,  then and would I suspect require further discussion and work at LA (and perhaps well beyond) as it is not just ALAC wishing to have liaison  to formalise work being done,  it is the agreement(s)  regarding any  reciprocal arrangements that are required to be formally in place with the other constituency body, we would I believe need to engage at some length with the GAC first rather than try and suggest our willingness to formalise interaction via this forum... 

 

Though I know that all of us attending the San Juan meeting where the informal briefing from a GAC representative was given, found that most useful and enlightening and indeed this recognised where so much could be gained by both parties if we do interact,  it was at that stage made clear then, that it was an informal process and indeed a courtesy not a  reciprocal one supported in any way by GAC .... So can we please ensure this is on our next Meeting Agenda so we may indeed look at how we might go about properly forwarding this excellent suggestion...

 

 

Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)

 

 

Hi,

We have some work done with GAC, I would like to ask if a position for GAC liaison could be add?

And in the same time to ask the GAC to have an ALAC liaison.

All the best

 

 

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 staff@alac.icann.org.

 

Sincerely

Jacqueline A. Morris

ALAC Chair

 

 

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