Hello all, just to confirm - this vote is about the responses to the At-Large Review ITEMS report, as drafted by the RALOs and ALSes. It is available for download directly on: https://go.icann.org/2o5KZxY Summarising the responses (very briefly): - the Review contains parts of analysis that are flawed - the RALO-ALS structure might appear to create layers and barriers but actually promotes the contribution of members when run correctly - local ALSes provide language support for policies - 3 out of 5 RALOs already provide for individual users to get involved directly and the remaining 2 are working on mechanisms for individual user engagement - participation in working groups is possible for any member, whether through an ALS or directly - we therefore do not believe that the Empowered Membership Model as it is currently designed would be of benefit to the Community - especially since it would mean such a disruption to At-Large - we also do not support the use of the Nominating Committee to select a pool of candidates and a random selection for Seat 15 as it completely takes away your ability to choose a candidate for the ICANN Board. - we agree with some of the other recommendations are they would really help improve the effectiveness of our community's work We need quorum on this vote and the vote is therefore open for 7 days in length, to give you an opportunity to read through the responses and provide your support. Please do take some time to read through the responses. As described in the cover page, a lot of people contributed to the text. It might not be perfect, but it reflects the views of a lot of people, including many people from EURALO. And I was particularly pleased to see that the vat majority of contributions were very positive, with a genuine interest in improving things where improvement is needed. Kindest regards, Olivier On 26/03/2017 00:59, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote:

Dear All,

This is to let you know that the RALO Statement on the At-Large Review Draft Report is now final. Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the EURALO, has asked that the EURALO ALS representatives to ratify this final Statement.

To read the final Statement, please download the PDF document in the “RALO Response” tab here: https://community.icann.org/x/KJjRAw.

Please note that the EURALO ratification vote will start on *25 March 2017 23:59 UTC* and end on *01 April 2017 23:59 UTC*.

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