Dear all, I am providing you with the text for this month's Secretariat Report. It is published on our Workspace, the text is also following below. Please update it if needed directly at the link: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_secretariat_monthly_reports Warm regards and best wishes to all of you for the coming celebrations. Dessi December 2009 Discussed ALAC issues: WHOIS-Privacy services - the issue of WHOIS privacy will be discussed on a regional level in the coming months in order to develop an At-Large position on WHOIS. ICANN Strategic Plan 2010 - 2013 - Sebastien's suggestion on one ALS per country should be included in EURALO's/ALAC's contribution to the Strategic Planning. All EURALO members participate in the survey linked to the strategic plan and send in comments to the list until mid-January. At-Large Director Process - The issue will be discussed on the mailing list and further discussed during the January 2010 call. The discussion will continue on wiki workspace on the EURALO webpage where the different positions and arguments on the At-Large Director Selection process can be discussed. Nairobi preparations – Olivier Crepin-Leblond has been suggested as a good candidate due to his excellent work to be awarded with the travel funding, that the secretary of EURALO will not be able to use and participate for the Nairobi meeting. EURALO issues: EURALO will start discussing the participation of Individual Internet Users, taking as an example the constitution of the issue in NARALO founding documents. This discussion should lead to a decision and framing before the GA in Brussels. Outreach activities: Rudi Vansnick officially represented EURALO at the Consumer Rights Directive Forum in Brussels on the 8th of December. At-Large and EURALO Flyers has been distributed. On 14th December Olivier Crepin-Leblond took part in the Nominet Government Consultation event at Apex City of London. At-Large and EURALO Flyers has been distributed.