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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [LAC-Discuss] Fwd: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large
by Jacqueline Morris Jan. 29, 2007

Jan. 29, 2007

Hi Christian He will be in charge of the same things that he was doing in the interim, just permanently, and with more staff support... he also will have more things to do, I guess. Jacqueline On 1/29/07, Christian Hess Araya <chess(a)poder-judicial.go.cr> wrote: > > ENGLISH: I would also like to join Carlton in wishing Nick the best in > his new position. When possible, please be sure to let us know who will be > taking over his current responsibilities. Warm regards to all. > > ESPAÑOL: Me uno a Carlton en desearle a Nick lo mejor en su nuevo cargo. > Cuando sea posible, por favor háganos saber quién asumirá sus actuales > responsabilidades. Cordiales saludos a todos(as). > > > *Msr. Christian Hess Araya* > Oficina: Tel. (506) 295-4721, fax (506) 295-3712, web: > www.poder-judicial.go.cr/salaconstitucional/ > Personal: www.hess-cr.com > San José, Costa Rica > > > ------------------------------ > *De:* lac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto: > lac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] *En nombre de *Carlton A > Samuels > *Enviado el:* lunes 29 de enero del 2007 07:02 > *Para:* nashton(a)spamcop.net; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; 'Discussion for At-Large Europe'; > 'LAC Discuss'; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > *CC:* 'Denise Michel'; alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > *Asunto:* Re: [LAC-Discuss] Fwd: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, > At-Large > > Heartiest congratulations to Nick! We are sure this appointment is a > boon to the At-Large Community in general and LACRALO in particular. > > > > Carlton > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* lac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto: > lac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Nick > Ashton-Hart > *Sent:* Monday, January 29, 2007 5:48 AM > *To:* apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; > afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; Discussion for At-Large Europe; LAC > Discuss; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > *Cc:* Denise Michel; alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > *Subject:* [LAC-Discuss] Fwd: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large > > > > FYI. > > I feel very fortunate to be able to continue to work with such a great > community of passionate, dynamic, and dedicated people in the At-Large > community. I am certain that though there may be many viewpoints about > policy, process, and structure in the community, everyone cares about making > a positive difference for the individual Internet user in the important > policy areas in ICANN's remit. I believe this community can do great things > and look forward to doing my part to help support your efforts! > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Denise Michel* <denise.michel(a)icann.org> > Date: 26-Jan-2007 13:51 > Subject: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large > To: "At-Large Advisory Committee (publicly archived)" <alac(a)icann.org> > > ICANN is pleased to announce that Nick Ashton-Hart has been appointed as > Director for At-Large after an intensive recruitment and consideration > process which involved members of the At-Large Advisory Committee, > At-Large and civil society community members, and members of ICANN's > Communications and Global Partnerships Departments. The primary > responsibility of this role is to encourage and support the global > individual Internet user community's (At-Large's) participation in > ICANN, including helping to advance At-Large's organizing and advocacy > efforts worldwide and supporting the activities of the At-Large Advisory > Committee and the Regional At-Large Organizations. Nick is based in > London. He will be assisted in this role by multi-lingual > administrative staff currently based in London and Marina del Rey, > California. All can be reached via email to <staff(a)alac.icann.org>. > > Nick has nearly 20 years of experience in managing international > projects involving non-governmental organizations, civil society and > corporate interests in the Internet, media, and communications arenas. > Prior to joining ICANN, he served as the Executive Director of the > International Music Managers Forum, managed international IT projects > for numerous companies, and led multilateral programs involving the > United Nations and the World Intellectual Property Organization. > > This position reports to the Vice President, Policy Development, Denise > Michel. > > We welcome Nick to this role and wish him every success. > > Regards, > > Denise Michel > Vice President, Policy Development > ICANN www.icann.org > denise.michel(a)icann.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > -- > -- > Regards, > > Nick Ashton-Hart > PO Box 32160 > London N4 2XY > United Kingdom > UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 > USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 > Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 > mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 > Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: > nashtonhart > Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart > > FESTIVE GREETINGS! As per usual, in lieu of cards for friends and > colleagues, I have made a donation in your name to Medecins Sans Frontieres, > to help them provide medical care to those much less fortunate than > ourselves. > > _______________________________________________ > LAC-Discuss mailing list > LAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss_atlarge-lists.i… > > > > -- Jacqueline A. Morris www.jacquelinemorris.com www.trinidadcarnivalphotos.com

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Fwd: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 29, 2007

Jan. 29, 2007

FYI. I feel very fortunate to be able to continue to work with such a great community of passionate, dynamic, and dedicated people in the At-Large community. I am certain that though there may be many viewpoints about policy, process, and structure in the community, everyone cares about making a positive difference for the individual Internet user in the important policy areas in ICANN's remit. I believe this community can do great things and look forward to doing my part to help support your efforts! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Denise Michel <denise.michel(a)icann.org> Date: 26-Jan-2007 13:51 Subject: [ALAC] Staff appointment: Director, At-Large To: "At-Large Advisory Committee (publicly archived)" <alac(a)icann.org> ICANN is pleased to announce that Nick Ashton-Hart has been appointed as Director for At-Large after an intensive recruitment and consideration process which involved members of the At-Large Advisory Committee, At-Large and civil society community members, and members of ICANN's Communications and Global Partnerships Departments. The primary responsibility of this role is to encourage and support the global individual Internet user community's (At-Large's) participation in ICANN, including helping to advance At-Large's organizing and advocacy efforts worldwide and supporting the activities of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the Regional At-Large Organizations. Nick is based in London. He will be assisted in this role by multi-lingual administrative staff currently based in London and Marina del Rey, California. All can be reached via email to <staff(a)alac.icann.org>. Nick has nearly 20 years of experience in managing international projects involving non-governmental organizations, civil society and corporate interests in the Internet, media, and communications arenas. Prior to joining ICANN, he served as the Executive Director of the International Music Managers Forum, managed international IT projects for numerous companies, and led multilateral programs involving the United Nations and the World Intellectual Property Organization. This position reports to the Vice President, Policy Development, Denise Michel. We welcome Nick to this role and wish him every success. Regards, Denise Michel Vice President, Policy Development ICANN www.icann.org denise.michel(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart FESTIVE GREETINGS! As per usual, in lieu of cards for friends and colleagues, I have made a donation in your name to Medecins Sans Frontieres, to help them provide medical care to those much less fortunate than ourselves.

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At-Large Regional website content now managed by the regional ALS community
by ICANN At Large Staff Jan. 26, 2007

Jan. 26, 2007

Dear All: I am happy to inform you that each of the regional URLS: www.afralo.org For Africa www.apralo.org For Asia-Pacific www.euralo.org For Europe www.lacralo.org For Latin America /Caribbean Islands www.naralo.org For North America All now point to the regional Wikis which began to come online in November/December 2006. This means that the ALS community in each region will be able to edit and manage the regional online home and the information it contains, whilst members of the public will be able to see the regional online home sites with the information which the region itself has decided should be made available. All ALSes should have received user accounts - if anyone does not have access to your regional site please let us know at staff(a)alac.icann.org. Of course ICANN At-Large staff will help to maintain sections related to forms, minutes of meetings where we are involved in taking minutes, providing FAQs, etc - in consultation with the regions themselves. We hope all of you see this is a step forward in providing the At- Large community more tools to communicate with one another and with those who are interested and are always happy to hear your views on further improvements. -- Regards, ICANN At-Large Staff PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: staff(a)alac.icann.org

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Fwd: The ALAC Wasteland
by Patrick Vande Walle Jan. 23, 2007

Jan. 23, 2007

Dear all, While I do neither agree with the tone and the conclusions of Danny Younger's message on the GNSO GA list, I would still like to pick out a sentence which, I think, is partially correct: "the vast bulk of these 66 accredited At-Large structures have had nothing to say on any DNS-related matter at any time nor have offered any written counsel to the Board whatsoever through any other public channels" I am indeed worried that we seem to be more focused on structure than content. Actually, I am yet to see *any* message on this list or the previous one which talks about current issues like whois, news gTLDS, DNSSEC, IPv6 in the root or what have you. Some individuals like Roberto, Vittorio, Wolfgang or Annette have been active through the ALAC or other committees and fora. Nevertheless, I think it is important that we Euralo members voice our concerns so that our European representatives in the ALAC know what the European consensus is. If you have any idea how we could organize ourseleves so that discussions are both inclusive and productive, please post. Best regards, Patrick -------- Original Message -------- Subject: The ALAC Wasteland Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:41:54 -0800 (PST) From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> CC: committee(a)alac.icann.org Newsgroups: lists.icann.gnso.ga January 15 marked the first time in the last four years that any accredited at-large structure (there are 66 of them currently) ever sent in a written public forum comment on any DNS-related topic whatsoever. That commentary came from John Levine on behalf of CAUCE regarding the work of the WHOIS Task Force. I'd like to begin by thanking John for his personal contribution. Now, let's put the big question on the table: If the vast bulk of these 66 accredited At-Large structures have had nothing to say on any DNS-related matter at any time nor have offered any written counsel to the Board whatsoever through any other public channels, then what continuing purpose in the ICANN structure do these non-contributing bodies serve? Why do we continue to collect ALS applications and continue to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of organizational policy advice that borders on nil? This is mismanagement taken to the extreme. Sure, there's lots of hoopla surrounding the formation of a RALO, but so what? Of what value are any of these constructs if well-considered advice fails to make its way forward to relevant Task Force groups or to the Board? The ALAC endeavor has been a monumental failure from day one that clearly cannot be cured with a dollop of additional time and more financial resources -- they've gotten enough cash and they've had more than enough time to get their act together -- it's time to throw in the towel on this losing proposition. I look at the efforts of the Intellectual Property Lobby and note that they can rally their troops to provide a great deal of thoughtful commentary when the situation so demands. By contrast, the ALAC can't generate a response (even with a $700,000 budget). It has no leadership skills, it has no recognized authority, and it hasn't had any buy-in from the At-Large community. ICANN needs to put this useless dog to sleep. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121

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[Fwd: [alac] Draft FINAL Task Force Report on Whois Services]
by Annette Muehlberg Jan. 23, 2007

Jan. 23, 2007

FYI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* owner-gnso-dow123(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-dow123@icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Maria Farrell *Sent:* Friday, January 19, 2007 8:15 AM *To:* gnso-dow123(a)gnso.icann.org *Subject:* [gnso-dow123] Draft FINAL Task Force Report on Whois Services Dear Task Force members, Attached is the draft FINAL Task Force Report on Whois Services ahead of the next Task Force call, on Monday 22nd January. It includes the constituency statements, a summary of the public comments, the two recent proposals submitted to the task force (Avri Doria/Robin Gross/Wendy Seltzer's and also Marilyn Cade's), and a blank section on the task force's recommendations underneath each term of reference. One constituency statement is not part of the report as it was submitted as a pdf. I've attached it to this email, and will incorporate it into the Task Force report as soon as I get a text version. Also, I'd like to draw your attention to two suggestions made in the BC statement for edits to the report itself. If the task force thinks these are reasonable, I will make these changes after Monday's meeting. Best regards, Maria *A.* A brief summary of the various processes and events undertaken by the TF, including participation in workshops, outreach via conference calls to external parties, etc. should be added to the Background section, under a suitable heading describing the work processes of the TF. *B.* Full wording of the GNSO Council resolutions should be added as appendices and links to the resolutions be inserted into the Background section of the Final Task Force Report. This will provide a fuller record when the Final report is considered by the GNSO Council, and eventually, the ICANN Board. The relevant resolutions are 20060720-02 and 20060720-03 and can be found at www.gnso.icann.org/resolutions <http://www.gnso.icann.org/resolutions>.

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Registrant-reseller issues
by Annette Muehlberg Jan. 23, 2007

Jan. 23, 2007

All, we, Steve, Vittorio and myself had a short discussion on registrant-reseller issues and would like to get your inputs on them - also in respect of preparing the ICANN meeting in Lisboa. Best wishes Annette > Steve Crocker schrieb: >> Vittorio and Annette, >> >> Thanks! >> >> I don't have a detailed agenda in mind, and I think you've covered >> the main ideas. ICANN cannot directly regulate or respond to every >> detail, so I think it's essential for improvements to come from >> education and community pressure, not just contracts and >> enforcement. A balance is needed. >> >> I think the key first step is to identify the things that go wrong >> and the improvements we'd like to see. Whenever possible, I'd >> suggest keeping this separate from specific proposals about how to >> cause those improvements to happen. Once we have a common >> understanding and consensus on the destination, we can have good >> discussions about how best to get there. For example, to take the >> case you have dealt with, an end-user discovered she(?) did not >> actually have control of the domain name, and I imagine you would >> like to see such situations reduced or eliminated. Or, perhaps, >> simply made very clear so the end-user understands the situation >> and knows what the rules are. That's the "destination." "Routes" >> to get there might be via contract and enforcement, or might be >> via large scale education and publicity, or might involve a >> combination. Or perhaps yet other ideas beyond these two. >> >> I look forward to further interaction. >> >> Since we are discussing here the potential for joint work with the >> SSAC, I will take the liberty of sending a copy to the SSAC list. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Steve >> >> >> Steve Crocker >> steve(a)shinkuro.com >> >> Try Shinkuro's collaboration technology. Visit www.shinkuro.com. I >> am steve!shinkuro.com. >> >> >> On Jan 22, 2007, at 6:05 PM, Vittorio Bertola wrote: >> >>> Steve Crocker ha scritto: >>>> Let me take this opportunity to make you a specific offer. >>>> Within SSAC we are now looking for opportunities to work >>>> together with other groups on matters which are of interest to >>>> the other group and which have a security and/or stability >>>> component. We are currently working closely with the Root Server >>>> System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) on a technically complex >>>> matter of adding IPv6 addresses to the root zone for the root >>>> servers. This is working out very well, and I am eager to >>>> partner with other groups. We are quite open to working with the >>>> ALAC -- or other groups -- in a joint effort to improve the >>>> safety of the marketplace for registrants. If this is of >>>> interest, let's lay the groundwork for substantive interaction >>>> when we're all together in Portugal in March. >>> >>> I have forwarded your offer to the rest of the ALAC, and there is >>> consensus that it would be good to meet in Lisbon and to discuss >>> what we could do together, and maybe even prepare the matter >>> before. I am now copying this message to Annette Muehlberg, who >>> is the current Chair of the ALAC, so that you might get in touch >>> and arrange something. >>> >>> I don't know whether you had specific ideas, but perhaps we could >>> work on a common proposal about things that ICANN could do to >>> help registrants achieve better protection, ranging from best >>> practices to new contractual requirements to registrars and >>> through them to resellers. Perhaps we could start an email loop >>> among subgroups, or open a specific mailing list, or... what else? >>> >>> Regards, >>> --vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- >>> --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <-------- >> >>

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Lisbon
by Roberto Gaetano Jan. 21, 2007

Jan. 21, 2007

In Sao Paulo, the LAC representatives organized three days of discussion at the very beginning of the ICANN meeting (actually, the discussion started already on Saturday), to define the last details and ensure that the LACRALO was properly finalized. What are the plans for EURALO? We need to start planning soon. Cheers, Roberto

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congratualtions to your new job
by Annette Muehlberg Jan. 18, 2007

Jan. 18, 2007

Dear Veni, congratulations to your new job as Regional Liaison - Armenia, Azerbeijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan! I am very much looking forward to work together with you; even more as we would like to get individual end users of these regions involved in ALAC work. Best Annette

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Towards EURALO: A Proposed Roadmap
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 17, 2007

Jan. 17, 2007

Hello everyone! I hope you have had a great Festive break and New Years celebrations. As so many regions are accelerating their work towards forming RALOs, an effort which has sped up in many regions following the launch of LACRALO in Sao Paulo, I thought I would make a few comments about how we could move forward in Europe. Firstly, On the incorporation of a legal entity for EURALO: As you all know, it has proven somewhat contentious to agree the country of incorporation. During the public forum in Sao Paulo, Paul Twomey, ICANN CEO, may have made this issue slightly easier to resolve by the following statement: ...I WOULD JUST MAKE ONE OTHER OBSERVATION ON THE ONE LANGUAGE ISSUE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT -- AND I THINK THIS IS TRUE IN MANY INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN A SINGLE LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS. THAT SORT OF FOR THE ACTUAL DOING OF BUSINESS AND FOR THE CONDUCTING OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, IT IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT IN ONE LANGUAGE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS. BUT THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE -- THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE IN THAT ONE LANGUAGE... This is excerpted from the scribe of the session on Thursday - you can see the whole notes of the session at: http://sp.icann.org/ transcript/7dec06/public-forum It had already been the subject of consensus that the country of incorporation would be determined by: 1) legal documents could be filed in English 2) The cost of incorporation is low 3) The cost of operating the company is low There are only two countries we had explored incorporating in which allow ALL legal documents to be filed in English: The United Kingdom, and Switzerland. As a result, these are the two countries we must choose between. Secondly, on completing work on the Bylaws: There are still open points on the Bylaws as you know. Some of these can likely be resolved via online debate and discussion, but some of them may require a face-to-face discussion. Thirdly, the ALS community needs to agree on the contents of a Memorandum of Understanding As previously stated, I will produce a draft text incorporating the ideas from Africa, Latin America/Caribbean Islands, and Asia-Pacific, for review; this should be done in the next 10 days or so at most. Proposed Process to conclude work: What I suggested on the ALAC monthly teleconference yesterday was that we should borrow from the LAC region's experience on how to conclude these discussions. The model they used was as follows: 1) Work in advance had produced an MoU and Operating Principles which had a high degree of consensus, with only a few areas which were still the subject of discussion. 2) Arrangements were made for the ALS community to come to the ICANN International Meeting in Sao Paulo and meet for several hours to conclude work, over three separate sessions. ICANN staff prepared draft agendas and put forward proposals for discussion in relation to the remaining open areas, with the participants completely free to go in other directions with respect to those points, but with the staff proposals as a place to start 3) Agreement was reached on a text, which was reviewed onsite by the ICANN General Counsel's office to make sure that there were no problems with the MoU in that respect. After that was concluded, the regional ALS representatives elected the two representatives from the region to the ALAC. 4) A signing ceremony involving the press, and Vint Cerf and Paul Twomey, were conducted in the plenary hall, and a resolution of the board was adopted accepting the MoU subject to completion of a public comment period. If the region is willing, we can proceed on this basis, with the Lisbon ICANN meeting scheduled for 26-30 March 2007 as the venue for the F2F meetings(http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/ ). Part of the benefit of this approach is it also allows the ALS community to attend the ICANN international meeting and engage with other constituencies and policy development discussions. Of course your thoughts are much appreciated. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nashton(a)consensus.pro 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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Toward the EURALO: A Roadmap
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 10, 2007

Jan. 10, 2007

Hello everyone! I hope you have had a great Festive break and New Years celebrations. As so many regions are accelerating their work towards forming RALOs, an effort which has sped up in many regions following the launch of LACRALO in Sao Paulo, I thought I would make a few comments about how we could move forward in Europe. Firstly, On the incorporation of a legal entity for EURALO: As you all know, it has proven somewhat contentious to agree the country of incorporation. During the public forum in Sao Paulo, Paul Twomey, ICANN CEO, may have made this issue slightly easier to resolve by the following statement: ...I WOULD JUST MAKE ONE OTHER OBSERVATION ON THE ONE LANGUAGE ISSUE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT -- AND I THINK THIS IS TRUE IN MANY INTERNATIONAL ENTITIES. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN A SINGLE LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS. THAT SORT OF FOR THE ACTUAL DOING OF BUSINESS AND FOR THE CONDUCTING OF LEGAL AFFAIRS, IT IS ACTUALLY VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT IN ONE LANGUAGE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T TRANSLATE DOCUMENTS. BUT THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE -- THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE IN THAT ONE LANGUAGE... This is excerpted from the scribe of the session on Thursday - you can see the whole notes of the session at: http://sp.icann.org/transcript/7dec06/public-forum It had already been the subject of consensus that the country of incorporation would be determined by: 1) legal documents could be filed in English 2) The cost of incorporation is low 3) The cost of operating the company is low There are only two countries we had explored incorporating in which allow ALL legal documents to be filed in English: The United Kingdom, and Switzerland. As a result, these are the two countries we must choose between. Secondly, on completing work on the Bylaws: There are still open points on the Bylaws as you know. Some of these can likely be resolved via online debate and discussion, but some of them may require a face-to-face discussion. Thirdly, the ALS community needs to agree on the contents of a Memorandum of Understanding As previously stated, I will produce a draft text incorporating the ideas from Africa, Latin America/Caribbean Islands, and Asia-Pacific, for review; this should be done in the next 10 days or so at most. Process to conclude work: What I suggested on the ALAC monthly teleconference yesterday was that we should borrow from the LAC region's experience on how to conclude these discussions. The model they used was as follows: 1) Work in advance had produced an MoU and Operating Principles which had a high degree of consensus, with only a few areas which were still the subject of discussion. 2) Arrangements were made for the ALS community to come to the ICANN International Meeting in Sao Paulo and meet for several hours to conclude work, over three separate sessions. ICANN staff prepared draft agendas and put forward proposals for discussion in relation to the remaining open areas, with the participants completely free to go in other directions with respect to those points, but with the staff proposals as a place to start 3) Agreement was reached on a text, which was reviewed onsite by the ICANN General Counsel's office to make sure that there were no problems with the MoU in that respect. After that was concluded, the regional ALS representatives elected the two representatives from the region to the ALAC. 4) A signing ceremony involving the press, and Vint Cerf and Paul Twomey, were conducted in the plenary hall, and a resolution of the board was adopted accepting the MoU subject to completion of a public comment period. If the region is willing, we can proceed on this basis, replacing Sao Paulo with the Lisbon ICANN meeting scheduled for 26-30 March 2007 ( http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon/) Part of the benefit of this approach is it also allows the ALS community to attend the ICANN international meeting and engage with other constituencies and policy development discussions. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart FESTIVE GREETINGS! As per usual, in lieu of cards for friends and colleagues, I have made a donation in your name to Medecins Sans Frontieres, to help them provide medical care to those much less fortunate than ourselves.

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