Dear all,

The ALAC has initiated the development of an ICANN Academy, which is aimed at educating people that are taking on leadership positions within the ICANN community. You can find a more detailed explanation of the ICANN Academy below.

In order to gain ccTLD input, the ALAC is now looking for two ccNSO volunteers who will help designing the academic programme of the ICANN Academy.

Should you be interested in this position, please, let me know by sending me an email by Friday, 27 April.

Kind regards,

Gabi


Dear Lesley,
During the ICANN meeting in San Jose, the ALAC presented the proposal
for an ICANN Academy, a program for people selected by the various ICANN
communities and the NomCom to be more effective when they take their
position and that would complement other ICANN capacity building
activities. As part of that presentation, I announced that we would be
inviting all ICANN communities to participate in the further development
of this proposal.
The initiative for the ICANN Academy was initially conceived by At-Large
members as a comprehensive stand-alone project, which would include a
variety of educational offerings for all ICANN participants. On review
of various options and based on the existence of the current ongoing
other efforts such as Fellowship Program, Newcomers’ Tracks and Lounge,
ICANN staff expressed an immediate need to provide a capacity building
program for the future leaders of ICANN, those whose term starts at the
end of 2012 AGM in Toronto. The ALAC formed a Working Group to develop a
program to respond to this specific need and organized it as a pilot
operation.
The first draft of this pilot program for new ICANN leaders was
presented recently at the ICANN meeting in San Jose. While the feedback
was favorable, it also supported that there was a growing need for
learning opportunities also among other constituencies
The At-Large community views the ICANN Academy as an ICANN project
initiated by At-Large that needs further community support in order to
realize its full potential. As a result, we wish to invite members of
other advisory committees, the supporting organizations and the various
constituencies in the GNSO to join us in the Academy Working Group, to
contribute actively in furthering the concept and curriculum.
Therefore, I kindly invite you to consider the inclusion of some
interested members of your community in the Academy Working Group to
finalize a proposed curriculum and the faculty for this pilot operation,
and to continue later on developing the aspects of the comprehensive
project together with ICANN Staff.
It is absolutely vital that at least one person from your constituency
takes part in the designing of the academic program. Just as the best
source of information about ALAC matters is an At-Large community
member, we believe that the best source of information for your
constituency's work is someone from your constituency. This will ensure
a *fair and balanced point of view* expressed to Academy participants -
a foundation feature of the ICANN Academy.
I look forward to hearing from you about a volunteer from your community
to take part in the working group as soon as possible, but certainly
before 30 April 2012.
Warmest regards,
Olivier Crépin-Leblond,
ALAC Chair