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Re: [EURO-Discuss] EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 89, Issue 13
by Oksana Prykhodko March 16, 2014

March 16, 2014

Dear all, I highly appreciate your trust for allowing me to vote for ICANN Board Member #15. I highly respect EURALO culture of directed vote. I do not say that I will vote in accordance with this "directed vote" untill I do understand what it means. I will highly appreciate any your inputs. Best regards, Oksana On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 2:00 PM, < euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote: > Send EURO-Discuss mailing list submissions to > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > euro-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EURO-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meeting invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 18 March > 2014 at 1900 UTC (At-Large Staff) > 2. VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 1 > (At-Large Staff) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:39:21 +0000 > From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, Discussion for > At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] Meeting invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - > Tuesday 18 March 2014 at 1900 UTC > Message-ID: <CF4918D3.1025F8%gisella.gruber(a)icann.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Dear All, > > The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday 18 March 2014 at 19:00 UTC > (20:00 CET). > > The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: > https://community.icann.org/x/ZRjRAg > > Adobe Connect room: > http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo > > EURALO Work space: > https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi > > If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff > at:staff@atlarge.icann.org. > > Thank you. > Regards, > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, > Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > One World, One Internet > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:00:00 +1100 (EST) > From: "At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > To: Euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Director - > VOTE ROUND 1 > Message-ID: <20140315040000.B51483FC6D(a)web3.bigpulse.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear All, > > > Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee > (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the first round of vote for the selection of > the Board Director selected by At-Large (Seat #15) be held to reduce the > number of Candidates from five (5) to three (3) only. > > ***** > Question: Please rank all 5 candidates (listed in alphabetical order of > surname) from the most preferred to the least preferred (1 is the most > preferred and 5 is the least preferred). > * Rinalia Abdul Rahim > * S?bastien Bachollet > * Alan Greenberg > * Evan Leibovitch > * Jean-Jacques Subrenat > ***** > * Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 1 will be open from > 16-March-2014 > 00:00 UTC to 17-March-2014 23:59 UTC: > > * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain > links to > > BigPulse, the online platform to cast your vote. > > * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven?t > voted > > before the poll closes. > > * VOTE ROUND 1 will be a Preferential Instant Run-off: The three (3) > candidates with the lowest scores (i.e. most preferred) are selected for > VOTE ROUND 2. > > * If two candidates are distinctly placed 4th and 5th with the two highest > scores (i.e. least preferred), VOTE ROUND 1 will be completed. > > * VOTE ROUND 1 will continue if a tie occurs. A tie means: > a) 2 or more candidates have the same score for the 3rd place; > b) 3 or more candidates have the same score for the 2nd place; > c) 4 or more candidates have the same score for the 1st place; or > > d) The 5 candidates have the exact same score (which is very unlikely). > > In any of the above 4 cases, a TIE-BREAKING VOTE will be held for the tied > candidates only. > > * The poll for the TIE-BREAKING VOTE will be open from 18-March-2014 > 03:00 UTC > > to 21-March-2014 23:59 UTC. Once open, electorates will receive Vote > > Credentials. > > * TIE-BREAKING VOTE will also be a Preferential Instant Run-off. > > * If the tie is broken, VOTE ROUND 1 will be completed. > > * If a tie still exists, a in-person draw will take place in Singapore to > > break the tie on 23-March-2014 01:15-01:45 UTC (09:15-09:45 SGT). VOTE > ROUND 1 > > will be then completed. > > * After the completion of VOTE ROUND 1, VOTE ROUND 2 will start at > 23-March-2014 09:15 UTC (17:15 SGT). Electorates will receive instructions > soon. > > * For information about the candidates, including the community call and > Q&A > with the candidates, please see https://community.icann.org/x/0CDRAg > <https://community.icann.org/x/0CDRAg> . > > * To convert time, please visit > http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html > <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html> . > > * If you have questions about the VOTE ROUND 1 procedure and/or need > assistance with BigPulse, please contact At-Large Staff at > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr > > ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru > > ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta > ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> . > > > > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, > Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr > > ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru > > ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta > ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > >

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 1
by At-Large Staff March 15, 2014

March 15, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that the first round of vote for the selection of the Board Director selected by At-Large (Seat #15) be held to reduce the number of Candidates from five (5) to three (3) only. ***** Question: Please rank all 5 candidates (listed in alphabetical order of surname) from the most preferred to the least preferred (1 is the most preferred and 5 is the least preferred). * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg * Evan Leibovitch * Jean-Jacques Subrenat ***** * Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 1 will be open from 16-March-2014 00:00 UTC to 17-March-2014 23:59 UTC: > * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to > BigPulse, the online platform to cast your vote. > * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven¹t voted > before the poll closes. * VOTE ROUND 1 will be a Preferential Instant Run-off: The three (3) candidates with the lowest scores (i.e. most preferred) are selected for VOTE ROUND 2. * If two candidates are distinctly placed 4th and 5th with the two highest scores (i.e. least preferred), VOTE ROUND 1 will be completed. * VOTE ROUND 1 will continue if a tie occurs. A tie means: a) 2 or more candidates have the same score for the 3rd place; b) 3 or more candidates have the same score for the 2nd place; c) 4 or more candidates have the same score for the 1st place; or d) The 5 candidates have the exact same score (which is very unlikely). In any of the above 4 cases, a TIE-BREAKING VOTE will be held for the tied candidates only. > * The poll for the TIE-BREAKING VOTE will be open from 18-March-2014 03:00 UTC > to 21-March-2014 23:59 UTC. Once open, electorates will receive Vote > Credentials. > * TIE-BREAKING VOTE will also be a Preferential Instant Run-off. > * If the tie is broken, VOTE ROUND 1 will be completed. > * If a tie still exists, a in-person draw will take place in Singapore to > break the tie on 23-March-2014 01:15-01:45 UTC (09:15-09:45 SGT). VOTE ROUND 1 > will be then completed. * After the completion of VOTE ROUND 1, VOTE ROUND 2 will start at 23-March-2014 09:15 UTC (17:15 SGT). Electorates will receive instructions soon. * For information about the candidates, including the community call and Q&A with the candidates, please see https://community.icann.org/x/0CDRAg <https://community.icann.org/x/0CDRAg> . * To convert time, please visit http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html> . * If you have questions about the VOTE ROUND 1 procedure and/or need assistance with BigPulse, please contact At-Large Staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> . Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Meeting invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 18 March 2014 at 1900 UTC
by At-Large Staff March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday 18 March 2014 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/ZRjRAg Adobe Connect room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at:staff@atlarge.icann.org. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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IMPORTANT: EURALO’s member consultation on ICANN Board candidates (Seat 15) OPENED
by Wolf Ludwig March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

Dear all, as repeatedly announced before, EURALO’s member consultation and (first) voting on the ICANN Board candidates (Seat 15) will start *today*, Monday 10 March and will last one week until Sunday, 16 March midnight. All candidates had a chance to present themselves on this list during the last week (incl. a candidates presentation call last Friday night), therefore you should be aware about their profiles and particularities. The candidates are (in alphabetic order): * Rinaliah Abdul Rahim, * Sébastien Bachollet, * Alan Greenberg, * Evan Leibovitch and * Jean-Jacques Subrenat. For further infos on the candidates please see: https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/2014+At-Large+Board+Director+Candi… The *voting procedure* for this consultation is rather simple: All active member ALSes can cast a *vote on their preferred candidate* a) either by posting their preferred name – openly - on this list or b) choose a more confidential way by sending the name directly to me with Cc to Gisella Gruber <Gisella.Gruber(a)icann.org> (ensuring a four-eyes principle and voting supervision by Staff). Gisella and I will collect and list incoming votes (those from the list or directly) by checking over the week who has voted and who has not ... demanding reminders. PLEASE help and support us to make this consultation a SUCCESS again, as we did last time in autumn 2010! Let me suggest that the quorum for this voting will be *30 members total* (what is minus the usual 4 dead ducks who didn’t participate in anything the last years and shouldn't be considered by distorting the quorum of usually responding members). To reach a substantial quorum: 70 to 80% is good - 50 to 60% is acceptable - below 50% is poor. Just for the records: in autumn 2010 we reached a quorum of 80% -- what was great. We need to be aware that there won't be a foreseeable "winner" in the first round (among the five). Last time, we needed a 2nd run-off vote on the two candidates who gained most of the votes in the 1st round while not reaching a clear majority. A 2nd round won’t be needed, if there is a clear majority at EURALO on one of the remaining candidates. Please help your chair to cast a *directed vote from his community* for the ALAC voting. If you have any further questions, please let me know. Thanks and kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Reminder & dila-out / At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15
by At-Large Staff March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

Dear All, We would like to invite you to join an At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15 scheduled on Wednesday 12 March 2014 at 1200 UTC. This call will have Spanish and French interpretation. Agenda: 1. Introduction Olivier Crépin-Leblond (2min) 2. Duties of a Board Director Bruce Tonkin (20min) 3. Questions and Answers ALL (33min) 4. Next Steps Olivier Crépin-Leblond (5min) For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nl82ess The draft agenda and participation details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/VxvRAg Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/albdcc/ Conference ID: EN: 1638. ES: 1738 and FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number and language channel (EN,FR or ES). Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Meeting Invitation / At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15
by At-Large Staff March 10, 2014

March 10, 2014

Dear All, We would like to invite you to join an At-Large Community call: Board Briefing on requirements for Seat 15 scheduled on Wednesday 12 March 2014 at 1200 UTC. This call will have Spanish and French interpretation. Agenda items to include: 1. The duties of a Board member 2. The type of skills the Board are currently in need of 3. Questions and Answers (Q&A) For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nl82ess The draft agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and participation details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/VxvRAg Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/albdcc/ Conference ID: EN: 1638. ES: 1738 and FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number and language channel (EN,FR or ES). Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Follow-up questions welcome
by Alan Greenberg March 10, 2014

March 10, 2014

Although it perhaps goes without saying, If anyone has any particular questions for me, I would be happy to respond. Alan

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Board seat 15 candidate summary for Alan Greenberg
by Alan Greenberg March 10, 2014

March 10, 2014

I am sending this summary of my candidature to the EURO-Discuss list at Wolf Ludwig's invitation. The At-Large Board member cannot "represent" the ALAC or At-Large. Once appointed, the director is there purely on his/her own. However, At-Large was given a voting seat on the Board to allow the issues relevant to users to be factored into the debates. To do that, a person must be selected who can best represent those interests. My ICANN background: - Later this year I will have completed 8 years as a volunteer to At-Large, 6 years of which I have been a NomCom appointee to the ALAC, and I have also been the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO for all 8 years. I have also held several ALAC leadership roles. - At the time I started, the ALAC had a reputation of being a joke within ICANN, and certainly not a proper representative of user needs. Although many people have been involved in changing that image, I believe that my actions within the ALAC, the GNSO, Policy Development Processes and ICANN in general played a very significant part in changing the image of ALAC and At-Large. - I have been the principal author of many of the statements issues by the ALAC over the last 8 years demonstrating my understand of the issues important to At-Large. - I have been involved in the new gTLD process for my entire career in ICANN (and often a critic of it). Although the expansion of the TLD space may be justified (and regardless was inevitable given ICANN's history), it has not been done well from a user perspective and I have been very vocal on this. - Although I obviously do not agree with all ICANN participants, I have managed to develop good working relationships with people in many diverse areas of ICANN. Professional background: - I started as software developer (operating systems) and over the years, took on a variety of responsibilities ending with my being responsible for technology (computers, network, etc) for McGill University in Montreal, one of the worlds leading research universities). - I was part of the small group that built the first academic network in Canada, and then in the late 1980's brought the Internet to Canada. - I have volunteered in a number of professional organizations prior to ICANN, including being a Board member for a computer user's groups and the Internet Society. - I spent 6 years as a volunteer to the Internet Society working with and then running their Network Training Workshops for people from developing countries. We trained people from over 140 countries who were instrumental in bringing the Internet to their countries. Alumni include government ministers, ICANN Board members and ICANN employees. - I have spent much of my career with a focus on technology usability and recently authored a chapter of a book on web usability issues related to using the Web to enhance developing economies. - After my retirement from McGill, I spent several years consulting on the use of technology in developing economies (ICT4D), and worked in Africa, South Asia and Central America. Education: I have a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics and a master's degree in computer science. Strengths related to the Board position: - I have a very strong understanding of ICANN and its various components, of At-Large, and of the needs of Internet users. - I have a proven ability to work with others, and to influence outcomes. I am generally viewed as a thoughtful and articulate person, and I am in a very strong position to enter the Board and immediately be effective. Three of my references for my Expression of Interest for this Board position were current or former ICANN Board members, and their endorsements speak well to my ability to quickly become an effective Board member. - My background with both the ISOC training workshops and my ICT4D consulting have made me acutely aware of the issues that are important in the developing world. - I am free of any relationship with those who stand to make money off of ICANN's decisions, and will not have any conflicts in carrying out my mandate. - My track record of dedication (in both time and effort ) to ICANN and At-Large is well known, and I will put the same energy into presenting the needs of users on the Board. In short, I do not believe that any other candidate can match all of my qualifications and I will not only be a good Board member, but an outstanding At-Large Board member. If I am selected, I can make a number of commitments: - I will not disappear, but commit to staying in touch with the ALAC, At-Large and RALOs, through both face-to-face meetings and teleconferences, and not just at social events or near my re-election time. That in my mind is the only way to ensure that I am aware of issues important to At-Large. - You will regularly hear from me about Board activities and my participation, and raising issues that I believe that At-Large may want to focus on. - I will work to make sure that the bottom-up nature of ICANN is preserved in fact and not only in words. This is key to ICANN's ability to continue to exist and meet its obligations. - I will do my best to make sure that At-Large knows what kind of a Board member I am and I will stand on my record so you will know what you are getting. Warm regards, Alan

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WG: Board Seat 15 EOI for EURALO / Sébastien Bachollet
by Wolf Ludwig March 9, 2014

March 9, 2014

And below please find a Summary of his EIO from Sébastien Bachollet for your attention: In order to be effective as an advocate of current and future Internet users in general, the At-Large selected ICANN board member must be engaged in an ongoing effort to improve ICANN’s institutional understanding of users’ legitimate expectations towards Internet governance bodies. ICANN itself is growing in weight and inertia while, at the same time, it is changing its structure radically and from the ground up. Both the users’ evolving expectations and ICANN’s own changes need to be taken into account with a systemic view. Preparing ICANN for growth is a matter of urgency. This task is not limited to adapting ICANN’s governance and its accountability and transparency processes. ICANN must recognize and work with existing community-based structures. It must create interfaces between ICANN and community-based, local or purpose-specific organizations. For many years, a lot of people with different opinions and backgrounds (cultural, linguistic, professional) have been working hard to set up ICANN's structures to involve Internet end-users in ICANN's decision-making and policy development processes. The multi-layered organizational structure - Internet End-users / At-Large Structures / Regional At-Large Organizations / At-Large Advisory Committee - is working better and better, even though it still needs further improvement. The ICANN board continues to be in great need of this perspective. It has become part of the deliberations of the ICANN board but more needs to be done. The representation of the end users still needs improvement. As Board member and as members of various Board committees, I was able to support the following ALAC / At-Large initiatives: - ICANN Academy, - Online training platform, - ATLAS II, - RALO GA, - ALAC Advice tracking. I have worked a lot on a strategy for the future ICANN meetings as chair of a multistakeholder international working group, with a strong involvement of At-Large rep. The task of the Meeting Strategy Working Group is to deliver a final report prior to the London meeting in June 2014 as a basis for action by the Board. While we have succeeded in setting up a mechanism or regular exchanges between ALAC as a group, its Chair - Olivier Crepin-Leblond - and the other members, RALO leaders, ALS representatives worldwide and myself, we should work on strengthening the role of input from users representatives. Over the last three years we were able to advance on At-Large ideas and projects and demonstrate the importance of user representation. We must continue to enhance the bandwidth and the resources for this task. The principle of a second At-Large selected Board member must continue to be pursued. I hope to see, as one (amongst many) of the result of the ATLAS II, the decision from ICANN to have a second seat to be fulfill by ALAC/At-Large. Volunteer community positions 2010 – Present: ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (USA) Board Director (seat N° 15) selected by the ALAC/At-Large Community December 2010 – October 2014, Board ICANN Committees: Finance (Member), Structural Improvements (Member) Public Participation then Public Stakeholder Engagement (Chair) – Nov 2013 2011 – Present: IFFOR – International Foundation for Online Responsibility (USA) Vice-Chair of the Board – May 2011 – December 2016 Develops policies for the dot-xxx Internet extension 2013 – Present: AFNIC – Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération Membre of the Board – Selected by Internet Users – June 2013 – June 2016 1983 – 2006 Member of the Board, UCPA Paris, France www.ucpa.com The National Union of Outdoors Sports Centers (UCPA – Union Nationale des Centres Sportifs de Plein Air) is a union of organizations co-managed by youth associations, sport federations including the National Olympic Committee, and French Government (Ministries for Youth, Sports, Internal affairs…). I worked on a voluntary basis, with responsibility for the Activities Committee that oversees the organization of sport holidays. 2010 – today - Advisory Director of ISOC Chennai Chapter; www.isocmadras.com 2009 – today - Honorary chair of ISOC France; www.isoc.fr 2004 – 2009 - Board member of FING Paris, France; www.fing.org 2004 – 2009 - Chairman of the Board of ISOC France; www.isoc.fr 2002 – 2008 - Chairman of the EGENI organization committee; www.egeni.org EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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WG: Board Seat 15 SOI for EURALO / Rinalia Abdul Rahim
by Wolf Ludwig March 9, 2014

March 9, 2014

As announced before, below please find another presentation from Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Board Seat 15 candidate, for your attention. Best, Wolf Rinalia Abdul Rahim wrote Sun, 9 Mar 2014: >Dear Wolf, > >Thank you for the opportunity to present myself to the EURALO community. It is indeed a privilege to be considered for the At-Large Board Director position. > >My full Expression of Interest (EOI) can be found here >https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/2014+At-Large+Board+Candidate+-+Ri… > >Below I present some highlights about myself, my priorities should I be selected as the At-Large Board Director, and past end-user advocacy work that I have done in ICANN for the region's consideration. > > >*Highlights about myself:* > >- Citizen of Malaysia and the sole Board candidate from the developing world > >- Long-standing commitment to serve the public interest, both national and >global > >- More than 15 years of experience dealing with ICT-related policies that >include the Internet > >- More than a decade of international leadership and advocacy experience > >- Strong understanding of how ICT and the Internet support development >efforts worldwide > >- Strong awareness and sensitivity to the needs of a broad and diverse >range of Internet users, particularly those in developing regions > >- Augmented understanding of Internet end user needs and concerns through >experience on the At-Large Advisory Committee > >- Experienced with multistakeholder engagement and collaboration > >- 12 years of board level experience (8 years with a global >multistakeholder board). > >- Multilingual fluency in Malay, English and Chinese and user of multiple >writing systems (Latin, Arabic and Han Chinese scripts). > >--- Early part of career focused on public policy, working to formulate ICT >strategies and policies for my country, which served as a benchmark for >other developing countries > >--- Later part of career focused on international development, leading the >world's first global multistakeholder network of organizations that >promoted the use of 'ICT for Development' worldwide for 8 years & co-led >the organization of the 'ICT for Development Platform' at WSIS 2003 > >--- Worked with communities and organizations in every region of the world, >engaging governments (in both developed and developing countries), >inter-governmental organizations (including 8 specialized UN agencies), >regional development banks, businesses (MNCs and SMEs), NGOs and >community-based organizations that provide services to the grassroots, >academia and the media > >--- Established regional multistakeholder networks for sharing knowledge >and building partnerships that leverage on ICT to improve lives, reduce >poverty and empower people in Africa, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, >Asia South, Asia East, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and >Oceania. > > > > > >*Priorities if selected as the At-Large Board Director:* > > > >*(1) Ensure a strong strategic position for ICANN by strengthening its >legitimacy * > > > >Ensuring a strong strategic position for ICANN can be achieved by >strengthening its legitimacy. ICANN's legitimacy can be strengthened by >ensuring that ICANN: (a) implements the recommendations of the >Accountability and Transparency Review Team 2; (b) incorporates a strong >end-user orientation in its decision-making; and (c) develops measures to >address risks related to the possible take-over of its role with options >that instill the greatest confidence across global Internet users, >particularly end users. > > > >*(2) Ensure globalization of ICANN with emphasis on strengthening >non-financial stakeholder participation that will enhance the >multistakeholder model of engagement * > > > >The global Internet community does not have equal access and opportunity to >participate in ICANN. There are clear imbalances of representation in >decision-making structures as well as policy-making activities. Despite >the openness of ICANN, high participation barriers exist for stakeholders >with no financial stakes, particularly those from developing countries. In >the urgency to globalize ICANN, which is another means of enhancing >legitimacy, focus is required on ensuring the meaningful participation of >stakeholders with no financial stakes from all parts of the world. In >particular, attention is needed to ensure that those from developing >regions can participate meaningfully in ICANN's governance and >policy-development activities. This would necessitate (among others) >ensuring that ICANN has effective outreach, engagement and >capacity-building of stakeholders with appropriate language support as well >as ensuring that policy development processes have a balanced >representation of stakeholders before proceeding. All of this will serve >to strengthen ICANN's multistakeholder model of engagement. > > >*(3) Advocate for a review of the new gTLD program and support continued >efforts to enable Internationalized Domain Names and their universal >acceptance. * > > > >Before contemplating new gTLD program expansion or future rounds of >applications, a thorough review of the program is needed to address and >correct aspects that the At-Large community and other communities with no >financial stakes feel have under-served the public-interest. In addition, >efforts to make Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and their variants >available and usable for Internet users worldwide must be supported to >serve the majority of the global population, who do not use the Latin >script. > > > > > >*Highlights of past end-user advocacy work in ICANN:* > >- Co-authored the At-Large White Paper on Future Challenges: Making ICANN >Relevant, Responsive and Respected. > >- Raised awareness regarding the weaknesses of ICANN's accountability and >transparency mechanisms as well as concerns and constraints faced by >At-Large volunteers that affect the organization's accountability and >transparency via a comprehensive written submission to the Accountability >and Transparency Review Team 2. > >- Enhanced the At-Large community's understanding regarding a wide range of >new gTLD program-related consumer and public interest concerns by convening >Multistakeholder Policy Roundtables during ICANN 46 (Beijing) and ICANN 47 >(Durban). The concerns include consumer safety and trust, multilingual >access to gTLDs via internationalized scripts, rights issues related to the >protection of trademarks, non-registered marks and geographic names, >barriers to program participation for stakeholders in the developing world, >and compliance issues. The multistakeholder policy discussion approach has >since then been taken up by ICANN staff in organizing cross-community >discussion sessions at ICANN meetings and the ALAC continues with the >practice of organizing the At-Large Policy Roundtables. > >- Participated in the Development of the Procedure to Develop and Maintain >Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone, which will benefit all >internationalized script users worldwide. > >- Organized a ground-breaking workshop that involved a collaboration >between ICANN and APRALO at the Internet Governance Forum in 2013 focusing >on "Next in IDNs: Linguistic Diversity in the Internet Root", which >featured an important discussion between representatives of language >communities and the Internet's technical community. > >- Led the development of 18 ALAC policy statements (4 designated as ALAC >Formal Advice to the ICANN Board) on a range of issues of concern to end >users that include: > >(a) Advocacy for enhancing the Internet's multilingualism and prioritizing >work on IDN variants and Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs to serve the >needs of the majority of the world's population that do not use Latin >script. > >(b) Advocacy for the Trademark Clearinghouse to address IDN variants to >correct a critical gap in its design that would allow for cybersquatting >and to express the principle that, while the At-Large community does not >support over-extensive trademark protection measures, it firmly believes >that ICANN's Rights Protection Measures should treat trademarks in any >language or character set equally so that Internet users in any language >community can be equally protected against confusion. > >(c) Advocacy to urge the ICANN board to ensure that the questions posed in >the GAC Safeguard Advice for new gTLDs are addressed urgently and that >clarification on the enforceability of the Public Interest Commitments be >relayed clearly and comprehensively to the ICANN community. > >(d) Advocacy to emphasize that *clarity on ccTLD revocation parameters and >a clear and transparent process on the part of the IANA operator are >crucial to ensure that any act of revocation is carried out with >transparency, understanding, sensitivity and care, and does not in any way >disrupt the continued name resolution for Internet users.* > >(e) Advocacy for ICANN to prioritize community applications in string >contention with other types of new gTLD program applications and to ensure >that there is sufficient community expertise in the panel that conducts the >evaluation on community applications. The At-Large community also provided >comprehensive input on the community priority evaluation guidelines. > > > >Thank you for the consideration. > > >Best regards, > > > >Rinalia > EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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