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Summary Minutes NARALO Call Monday 8 November 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 10, 2010

Nov. 10, 2010

Dear All, The summary minutes and action items from the recent NARALO call have been posted under: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+08.11.2010+Summary+Minutes The summary minutes are also attached below. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org Participants: Darlene Thompson, Alan Greenberg, Joly MacFie, Allan Skuce, Evan Leibovitch, Gareth Shearman, Gordon Chillcott, Eric Brunner-Williams, Annalisa Roger, Eduardo Diaz Apologies: Chris Grundemann, Beau Brendler, Monique Chartrand Staff: Matthias Langenegger Review of action items from last meeting AI: Staff will send a reminder to those who have open action items from the last meeting. Open public consultation Evan: I would like to look at the public consultation on ATRT recommendations. There are some concerns that the report does not mention the ALAC and focuses mostly on the GAC. Alan: People should read the report more carefully. We need to understand what happens if those recommendations are implemented and if they really improve ICANN and make it more accountable. Are they possible and practicable? Do the recommendations address the things it wants to improve or does is simply make everybody look very busy? AI: Alan will prepare a document summarizing his thoughts on the document and send it to the mailing list. NARALO Updates Unaffiliated Member Representative: Evan: Eric Brunner-Williams is the only nominee who accepted his nomination. I would like to acclaim Eric during this call. Gareth: have the eligibility concerns been addressed? Evan: Yes, he is no longer working for a registered party. Congratulations to Eric and welcome aboard! AI: Evan and Staff will work on a note on Eric's acclamation to be sent to the ALAC. AI: Staff to send an invitation to the NARALO list to confirm the exact timing for the next call, which will be held in Cartagena. Discuss Candidates for At-Large Board Director Position Evan: The petition deadline ended yesterday and since three regions decided not to support any petitions, the final candidate slate will not be extended. I put forward a call last week to get written questions for the final candidates. Please send them to me. I will wait until after the community call to contact the ALS reps. The ALS preferences will remain private. AI: NARALO members will send their questions for the Board Director candidates to the NARALO list. AI: Evan will be surveying the ALS representatives on their preferred Board candidate to guide his vote. Alan: I believe as a candidate, I am disqualified from voting and as a NomCom-selected candidate, I cannot be replaced. Update from the At-Large Improvements WTs Evan: In WG A, things moved slowly. We are currently identifying modification to the ICANN Bylaws to solidify ALAC's standing in the Bylaws. It should be similar to that of the GAC. Some say that ALAC needs to prove its significance before being able to claim that status. Eric: That was an accurate representation of the situation in WG A. Darlene: In WG B, we are proceeding slowly but we are making progress. Annalisa: We will also have a joint meeting for all the WTs in Cartagena. If you have suggestions on the work of WT B, please send them to me. Gareth: In WG C, we decided to do a SWOT analysis. Evan: no one from WT D is currently on the call. Update on JAS WG Evan: this WG has participants form both the GNSO and the ALAC. This WG tries to lower the barriers for new gTLD operators. Updates from the ALAC: Gareth: I will be on the ICANN strategic planning call tomorrow. Recent and Upcoming NARALO Events: Annalisa: ISOC SF Bay will organize the .next conference about new gTLDs. It will be held in San Francisco. This conference mostly focuses on new gTLD applicants and will give an opportunity to talk to industry leaders and ICANN Staff. Annalisa: I believe our ALS will have a role at the ICANN SF meeting but I will get some further information from Barbara from ICANN. Joly: we are working on the nycwiki.org project which will allow NYC neighborhoods to request a sub domain under .nyc. AOB Evan: Confluence wiki. We decided that all ALS representatives will have editing rights on the NARALO wiki. AI: Staff will provide full editing credentials for the NARALO workspace to all NARALO ALS representatives. The call was then adjourned.

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At-Large Board Director: Result of Regional Petition Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 10, 2010

Nov. 10, 2010

Dear All, The RALO consultations on the petition candidates for the At-Large Board Director position closed on 7 November with the following results being announced by the RALO chairs: AFRALO: No petitions APRALO: Petitions for Avri Doria, Jean-Jacques Subrenat and Danny Younger EURALO: Petitions for Avri Doria and Jean-Jacques Subrenat LACRALO: No Petitions NARALO: No Petitions According to the selection process, at least 3 RALOs must support a petition for the candidate to be added to the slate of candidates. As this did not occur, no petition applicants will be added to the candidate slate. The final slate of candidates consists of: (in alphabetical order) Sébastien Bachollet Pierre Dandjinou Alan Greenberg You will have an opportunity to meet the candidates via the Candidate-Community forum, which will be held on Saturday, 13 November at 1300 UTC. This conference call will give the candidates an opportunity to present themselves and answer your questions. Details about this call can be found under: https://community.icann.org/display/DirCan/At-Large+Director+Candidate-Commu nity+Forum+-+11.10 You may add your questions for the candidates directly to the Candidate-Community forum page. You can find detailed information about the At-Large Board Director Selection process, including a time line under: https://community.icann.org/display/DirCan/At-Large+Director+Candidate+2010+ Workspace Please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you have questions. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [NA-Discuss] REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 08 November 2010 @ 20:00 UTC
by Garth Bruen at KnujOn Nov. 8, 2010

Nov. 8, 2010

I cannot make the call. I am neither here nor there at this hour > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 08 > November 2010 @ 20:00 UTC > From: Beau Brendler <beaubrendler(a)earthlink.net> > Date: Mon, November 08, 2010 2:22 pm > To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, > "na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > > Apologies but I cannot attend this call. > > In addition, with due respect to Darlene and Garth, who nominated and seconded me, I decline the nomination for representative of unaffiliated members of NA-RALO, in order to make room for Eric Brunner-Williams, as I am anxious to see new people and new faces in positions of NA-RALO leadership. > > Regards, > > Beau Brendler > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > >Sent: Nov 5, 2010 9:09 AM > >To: "na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > >Subject: [NA-Discuss] REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 08 November 2010 @ 20:00 UTC > > > >Dear All, > > > >The next NARALO Teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 08 November 2010 at 2000 UTC. > > > >The agenda and call details can be found at: > >https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+08.11.2010+Teleconference > > > >If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. > > > >If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > > >Regards, > > > >Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström > >ICANN At-Large Staff > >------ > >NA-Discuss mailing list > >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > > > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > >------ > > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Re: [NA-Discuss] REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 08 November 2010 @ 20:00 UTC
by Beau Brendler Nov. 8, 2010

Nov. 8, 2010

Apologies but I cannot attend this call. In addition, with due respect to Darlene and Garth, who nominated and seconded me, I decline the nomination for representative of unaffiliated members of NA-RALO, in order to make room for Eric Brunner-Williams, as I am anxious to see new people and new faces in positions of NA-RALO leadership. Regards, Beau Brendler -----Original Message----- >From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >Sent: Nov 5, 2010 9:09 AM >To: "na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [NA-Discuss] REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 08 November 2010 @ 20:00 UTC > >Dear All, > >The next NARALO Teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 08 November 2010 at 2000 UTC. > >The agenda and call details can be found at: >https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+08.11.2010+Teleconference > >If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. > >If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > >Regards, > >Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström >ICANN At-Large Staff >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------

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NARALO stance on At-Large Director Petition
by Evan Leibovitch Nov. 7, 2010

Nov. 7, 2010

Hello everyone, Today is the deadline for each RALO to determine if they will support any petitions for candidates for the At-Large Board Director position. Based on the feedback received I am conveying to you that *NARALO is not advancing any candidate petition*. In response to an initial solicitation of feedback from members, I have determined that majority of NARALO is against petition. At very least we have certainly not achieved anything near consensus. IN FAVOUR OF PETITION: 4 ALS Representatives, 2 individual members AGAINST PETITION: 5 ALS Representatives, 2 individual members I will not be posting the list of everyone who expressed an opinion on this issue, since some of them sent me private messages. Given that this decision was about individuals and not policies, I am prepared to protect that privacy to an extent. However, I have sent a verifiable list of member choices to Darlene and Heidi, lest there be any accusations that the count of opinions received has been fabricated. As Chair, I am not registered either way in the above count. One NARALO ALS representative indicated that the ALS was reserving judgement pending further review, and I have not heard from them since. However, even should this ALS be in favour of petition, that would still be a 50/50 split within NARALO which I would still consider to be insufficient support. Opinion was very strong on both sides. There really hasn't been anything like this -- upon which consensus could not be reached -- since NARALO was formed. Still.. I am proud of the work done by the BCEC and its NARALO contingent, I hope that NARALO members are satisfied with the process used to determine this result given the compressed timeframe, even if you disagree with the result itself. And I am confident that we will be able to select a Director who will well represent our interests on the ICANN Board. - Evan

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Notice of administrative error in posting of two SOIs for At-Large Board Director
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 6, 2010

Nov. 6, 2010

Dear All, Due to an administrative error, the statement of interest of John Yunker (available at: At-Large <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+…> Director Applicant - John Yunker.pdf) for the position of the At-Large selected Board Director was not posted on the At-Large Director Candidate Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/display/DirCan/At-Large+Director+Candidate+2010…) along with the other applicants that had not been selected for the slate of candidates on 28 October. At the same time, the statement of interest of Ahmad Al‐Shagra, which the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee had judged to be too incomplete to merit further consideration prior to its first round of evaluations, was posted in error. The error has now been corrected on the At-Large Director Candidate Workspace. Please note that this administrative error occurred after the slate of candidates was announced on 28 October. The BCEC reviewed John Yunker’s SOI during their selection process. Staff have informed both parties and the BCEC. We sincerely apologize for this oversight. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 09 August 2010 @ 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 5, 2010

Nov. 5, 2010

Dear All, The next NARALO Teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 09 August 2010 at 1900 UTC. The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?09_august_2010 If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Call for Nominations - Unaffiliated Member Representative
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 5, 2010

Nov. 5, 2010

Dear All, Following the adoption of the revised NARALO Operating Principles, we are now calling for nominations for the position of Unaffiliated Member Representative. Nominations may be sent to the NA-Discuss list until Thursday, 4 November 2010. You may nominate yourself. Position Description: The Unaffiliated Member Representative will participate in the NARALO General Assemblies and other circumstances as required on behalf of the Unaffiliated Members. The term will run for a period from the close of the 2010 AGM until the close of the AGM 2011. Candidate Requirements: In accordance with Operating Principle 17, the Unaffiliated Member Representative must be registered as an Unaffiliated Member. To register as an unaffiliated member, please send a short Statement of Interest (SOI) to staff at atlarge.icann.org indicating that you meet the requirements for Unaffiliated Members: * be subscribed to the NA-Discuss list, * be a permanent resident of one of the countries/territories in the North American region as defined by ICANN, * not be a member of a certified ALS. In addition to that, the Unaffiliated Member Representative "must not be employed or contracted by, or have substantive financial interest in, an ICANN contracted registry or accredited registrar." Election Process: After the close of the nomination period on 4 November, nominees will have seven days to accept their nomination (until 11 November). After that, there will be an online election running from 12 November until 18 November to select the Unaffiliated Member Representative. All registered Unaffiliated Members will be eligible to vote. The following individuals are registered Unaffiliated Members: Beau Brendler Eric Brunner-Williams Alan Greenberg Edward Hasbrouck Jean Armour Polly Wendy Seltzer You can review the revised NARALO Operating Principles under: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+Operating+Principles+NA-2 007-1-1+Revision+1 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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FW: Fwd: ALAC BoD Candidates
by Thompson, Darlene Nov. 4, 2010

Nov. 4, 2010

Hi all, Actually, Garth Bruen did reply and stated that although he was on the slate, too, he would oppose this. Why aren't we campaigning for Garth? He is excellent, too. This is why I *personally* think that we should allow the process to continue and assume that the BCEC did its job. Elsewise, it comes down to personalities and who we all like. I like Avri very much and think she would do an excellent job but there were other people on the slate that I thought just as qualified. This is just my opinion but it is also why I would be against this. I am not going to go second guessing the very qualified people on the BCEC. D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator N-CAP/Department of Education P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 (867) 975-5610 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ________________________________________ From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] on behalf of Evan Leibovitch [evan(a)telly.org] Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 5:58 PM To: Eduardo Diaz Cc: NARALO Discussion List Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: ALAC BoD Candidates On 1 November 2010 17:05, Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have only received emails supporting Avry. I have not seen the opposing > ones. > > Evan: Can you generalize the reasons why some are against it? > Some are opposed to a specific petition (for Avri). Others are against having a petition at all (ie, the BCEC did its job and we trust its people that did what they were asked to do). The implication is that, since the BCEC _could_ have put more than three candidates on the ballot, it must have had sufficient reason to limit the final cut to the three that it did. That's as much of a generalization as I feel comfortable doing. As for the reasons why these comments were made privately, I can only speculate that it's because we're talking about people rather than policies ... and some NARALO members commenting may believe that they could be treated differently by their peers for speaking their opinions honestly. It's not for me to judge if those beliefs are warranted. Those people have, for certain, read the calls here for open debate. It is their call how they choose to proceed. I am simply noting the fact that, unusually for NARALO, we have a significant divide. I myself am genuinely undecided. I like Avri personally and professionally, I work with her on committees and greatly appreciate what she brings to end-user advocacy. I also trust the judgments of the people on the BCEC, including NARALO's two representatives. I know they had a very difficult task, and I am confident that a suitable advocate for Internet end-users can be elected from amongst the three people that the BCEC *did* submit. At this point I am more concerned about the campaign becoming a Jerry Springer episode on a global stage than I am about sending an unqualified person to the position. Right now the only thing of which I am certain is that I am thoroughly exhausted by this whole process, long before the vote takes place. - Evan ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org ------

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Questions for Board candidates
by Beau Brendler Nov. 4, 2010

Nov. 4, 2010

1) How do you define "end-user," "consumer," "registrant," and where do those terms intersect? 2) Does ICANN do an adequate job of responding to the concerns of [end-user, consumer, registrant] in your view? 3) Evaluate this statement: "The [end-user, consumer, registrant} has no role in ICANN." 3) What is ICANN's scope? Does it include enforcement of provisions in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement? 4) Would you characterize WHOIS as: a) A violation of privacy b) A worthwhile tool for accountability, if it worked as it's supposed to c) An outmoded concept that should be done away with d) A failure that needs revamping so it works uniformly as intended -----Original Message----- >From: Evan Leibovitch <evan(a)telly.org> >Sent: Nov 3, 2010 1:28 PM >To: NARALO Discussion List <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [NA-Discuss] Questions for Board candidates > >Hello all, > >Regardless of the direction of the ongoing petition debate, we are going to >eventually have an election for the Board position; from at very least the >three agreed by the BCEC and possibly one other being considered for >petition. > >In the interest of At-Large's making an informed selection from amongst the >candidates I do not want to wait for the end of the petition process to >start guiding the NARALO voters to informed choices. And I made a commitment >to know the preferences of NARALO ALSs and individual members as I consider >my own selection. > >In view of that I *urge* NARALO members to view the online statements of >interest. Here are the SOIs for the candidates put forward by the >BCEC: Alan<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+…>, >Pierre<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+…>and >Sébastien<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+…>. >I also include Avri's<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2265195/At-Large+Director+…>in >case the petition succeeds. > >I am aware that ICANN staff are arranging a community call at which the >candidates will be able to advance their causes for election. > >However, in addition, I would also like to solicit NARALO members for >questions to be given to each candidate, to which they will be asked to >provide a written response. Such questions, which would go beyond the issues >stated in each person's SOI, would allow candidates to give thoughful, >complete answers on issues in a manner that simply isn't possible in a >crowded, multilingual conference call. One does not replace the other; I am >proposing a questionnaire as a complementary way for us to determine which >candidate best serves the community's needs. > >Please let me know your questions; try to keep them as neutral and relevant >as possible. If the collection is worthwhile I will assemble them, submit >the questionnaire to candidates early next week, and publish the responses >as they are received. > >If you have a question of a particular candidate (based on something in >their SOI or history) please also submit them, though I'm not sure yet >if/how I'll do that. > >Thanks! > >- Evan >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------

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