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New ALS Application received
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 11, 2014

April 11, 2014

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Capital Area Globetrotters. It is based in Washington DC and would be a member of NARALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. -- -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Finance and Budget Subcommittee Call Report
by Darlene Thompson Feb. 10, 2014

Feb. 10, 2014

Hi all, These are just some of the things that I noticed from today's call that may be of interest to you: 1. Again this year, ICANN will not have set its budget priorities until AFTER we are expected to have put in our budget requests. So, again, we will be moving in the blind, shooting at a moving target. 2. This next year there will be no short track as the powers that be thought that we all found that too confusing. Everything will be short tracked. 3. When doing budget requests, DO NOT put in any requests for travel to outreach events. This will now be handled by the new CROPP program. More information will be coming out from CROPP as to the exact parameters and procedures to be used. 4. The CROPP Review Team is to be comprised of volunteers from each RALO's Outreach Group and Finance Board Sub Committee Group (one from each, totaling 10). Eduardo is on the Outreach Group but as he is part of the CROPP Team, he cannot serve. This left me serving on both groups but with the happy addition of Allan Skuce on the FBSC so, between the two of us, we can have these positions covered. Darlene

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Meeting invitation/ NARALO monthly - Monday 13 January 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 7, 2014

Jan. 7, 2014

Dear All, The next NARALO monthly teleconference is scheduled for Monday 13 January 2014 at 20:00 UTC. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/kwz9aut The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/UwCuAg Conference Bridge: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers:http://www.adigo.com/icann Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/naralo/ NARALO Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> One World, One Internet

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Happy Holidays and Thank You!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 6, 2014

Jan. 6, 2014

Dear All, To those of you who celebrate, we wish you the happiest of holidays! To all we would like to thank you for all of your extraordinary efforts this year in advancing the mission of At-Large and of ICANN. At-Large Staff are very much are looking forward to supporting you this next year which will bring many exciting activities. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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Re: [NA-Discuss] ¡Buenas fiestas y gracias!
by Aida Noblia Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Estimado Oliver : Su discurso realmente de un verdadero lider muestra un balance de actividades favorable y una gran tarea y expectativas a futuro. Es una gran tranquilidad estar respaldado por quien de lo que he podido apreciar desempeña su tarea con solvencia y muy buen humor. Nos inspira a seguir trabajando con muchas ganas en esta organización. Me uno a la cadena de felicitaciones y buenos deseos para el año 2014 para Ud y todos los integrantes de la ICANN, empleados y compañeros de trabajo Feliz Año 2014 para todos !!! Aída Noblia 2013/12/30 <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> > > [[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] > > Asunto: Re: Re: Re: ¡Buenas fiestas y gracias! > De: h.raiche(a)internode.on.net > > Yo también no voy a hacer una más uno - Creo que todos apreciamos mucho > la paciencia calma de Olivier y liderazgo que no siempre se gana o se > merecía. Con eso, la paz, y un Feliz Año Nuevo a todos y cada uno > > > Acebo > El 31/12/2013, a las 6:57 AM, jjs escribió: > > > > Hear, hear ye all, the praise Carlton has sung, and which Olivier so > justly deserves. > > > > And instead of just typing "+1", I will add that it takes confidence, > fairness and humour to weather the storm of activity in the ALAC and > At-Large: this too you have demonstrated, Olivier. Thank you. > > > > I wish you all peace, good health and success in 2014! > > > > Jean-Jacques. > > > > -------- Message d'origine -------- > > De : Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> > > Date : 30/12/2013 19:49 (GMT+01:00) > > A : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> > > Cc : lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org,ICANN At-Large Staff < > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>,afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, > alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org,apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org > ,na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > Objet : Re: [EURO-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You! > > > > Dear Olivier: > > It must also be said that the notice now being received by the At-Large > in > > ICANN affairs is decidedly also a testament to the leadership of the > ALAC. > > > > I for one would wish to record my own sense of the outstanding role you > > play in this development as Chair - lead diplomat and delegate in chief > to > > other areas of ICANN. Yours has been an arduous task, one that you have > > accepted and worked with a diligence that makes some of us concerned for > > your wellbeing. > > > > Take a bow. > > > > -Carlton > > > > > > ============================== > > Carlton A Samuels > > Mobile: 876-818-1799 > > *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* > > ============================= > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com > >wrote: > > > >> Dear members, staff, and friends, > >> > >> as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday season > >> allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's past > >> challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. > >> > >> Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this > >> community has made. We now have active working groups with a very > >> diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working groups, > >> or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the valuable > >> diversity of input that is needed in a geographically balanced, > >> bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this community by > >> performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work behind the > >> scenes designing courses and capacity building for newcomers and for > >> those members who are not yet taking an active part in this community. > >> Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping > >> their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. > >> Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a long > >> time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC Chair, > >> I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for this > >> community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are taking part > >> in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" - such is the > >> humbleness of some people in our community. > >> > >> When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive > >> congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that > >> At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the > >> quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them > >> that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on > >> the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you are > >> doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in > ICANN. > >> > >> Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges coming > >> up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we now need > >> to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN processes but also > >> in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense of the > >> multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns that a > >> few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the pen" when > >> drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers adding to the > >> list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements and you do not > >> need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy work is very > >> important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful that many in our > >> community care enough to take the time to propose constructive comments > >> to improve ICANN's processes. > >> On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity > >> Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach > >> brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload > >> among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more diverse > >> communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures are more > >> actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, I am still > >> not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our At-Large > >> Structures. > >> Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit (ATLAS > >> II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an opportunity > >> for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience an ICANN > >> meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up multi-stakeholder process > >> of governance. It is the opportunity for participants to meet face to > >> face and discuss the challenges facing ICANN and this community. The > >> Summit is being entirely prepared by At-Large Structures, for At-Large > >> Structures. It is vital that our Capacity building programs continue to > >> expand since without knowledge, it would be impossible for At-Large > >> Structure representatives to engage more in policy work. Capacity > >> building is the first step to involvement of Internet end users at all > >> levels of policy - please make sure you make use of the ATLAS II > >> opportunity to enhance your knowledge! > >> With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end of > >> the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), it is > >> also important to recognise that our community is taking steps to make > >> the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted to see a > >> significant number of organizations having signed up as At-Large > >> Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check on the > >> existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an > >> organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by > >> their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in > >> their position. Non participation is to let down the community that has > >> chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on other > >> ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am therefore > >> delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to more easily > >> identify matters which need to be improved. These are all small but > >> significant steps to make our community more effective and more > >> answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to improve > >> its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. > >> > >> Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs > >> much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able to > >> work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge experiment in > >> bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are actively trying > >> to make the model work, to find its limits and shortfalls, but also to > >> find its force and its opportunities. Some days, the model works beyond > >> my expectations - what a great surprise! Some days it fails miserably > >> and we are then able to learn from our mistakes. You are pioneers and > >> just being able to work with all of you has been an immensely rich > >> experience. It is so unique, I don't believe there is any other process > >> like it out there. > >> > >> And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my > >> Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare > >> for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of > >> rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. > >> > >> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > >> ALAC Chair > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> lac-discuss-en mailing list > >> lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > EURO-Discuss mailing list > > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > > [[--Original text (en) > http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/dd0c78f7e3.html > --]] > > > > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-es mailing list > lac-discuss-es(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-es > > http://www.lacralo.org > -- Aida Noblia

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RE : Re: [EURO-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You!
by jjs Dec. 30, 2013

Dec. 30, 2013

Hear, hear ye all, the praise Carlton has sung, and which Olivier so justly deserves. And instead of just typing "+1", I will add that it takes confidence, fairness and humour to weather the storm of activity in the ALAC and At-Large: this too you have demonstrated, Olivier. Thank you. I wish you all peace, good health and success in 2014! Jean-Jacques. -------- Message d'origine -------- De : Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> Date : 30/12/2013 19:49 (GMT+01:00) A : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> Cc : lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org,euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>,afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org,apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Objet : Re: [EURO-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You! Dear Olivier: It must also be said that the notice now being received by the At-Large in ICANN affairs is decidedly also a testament to the leadership of the ALAC. I for one would wish to record my own sense of the outstanding role you play in this development as Chair - lead diplomat and delegate in chief to other areas of ICANN. Yours has been an arduous task, one that you have accepted and worked with a diligence that makes some of us concerned for your wellbeing. Take a bow. -Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com>wrote: > Dear members, staff, and friends, > > as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday season > allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's past > challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. > > Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this > community has made. We now have active working groups with a very > diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working groups, > or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the valuable > diversity of input that is needed in a geographically balanced, > bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this community by > performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work behind the > scenes designing courses and capacity building for newcomers and for > those members who are not yet taking an active part in this community. > Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping > their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. > Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a long > time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC Chair, > I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for this > community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are taking part > in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" - such is the > humbleness of some people in our community. > > When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive > congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that > At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the > quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them > that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on > the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you are > doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in ICANN. > > Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges coming > up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we now need > to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN processes but also > in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense of the > multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns that a > few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the pen" when > drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers adding to the > list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements and you do not > need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy work is very > important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful that many in our > community care enough to take the time to propose constructive comments > to improve ICANN's processes. > On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity > Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach > brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload > among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more diverse > communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures are more > actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, I am still > not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our At-Large > Structures. > Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit (ATLAS > II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an opportunity > for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience an ICANN > meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up multi-stakeholder process > of governance. It is the opportunity for participants to meet face to > face and discuss the challenges facing ICANN and this community. The > Summit is being entirely prepared by At-Large Structures, for At-Large > Structures. It is vital that our Capacity building programs continue to > expand since without knowledge, it would be impossible for At-Large > Structure representatives to engage more in policy work. Capacity > building is the first step to involvement of Internet end users at all > levels of policy - please make sure you make use of the ATLAS II > opportunity to enhance your knowledge! > With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end of > the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), it is > also important to recognise that our community is taking steps to make > the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted to see a > significant number of organizations having signed up as At-Large > Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check on the > existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an > organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by > their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in > their position. Non participation is to let down the community that has > chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on other > ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am therefore > delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to more easily > identify matters which need to be improved. These are all small but > significant steps to make our community more effective and more > answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to improve > its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. > > Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs > much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able to > work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge experiment in > bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are actively trying > to make the model work, to find its limits and shortfalls, but also to > find its force and its opportunities. Some days, the model works beyond > my expectations - what a great surprise! Some days it fails miserably > and we are then able to learn from our mistakes. You are pioneers and > just being able to work with all of you has been an immensely rich > experience. It is so unique, I don't believe there is any other process > like it out there. > > And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my > Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare > for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of > rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > ALAC Chair > > > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list > lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en > _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [lac-discuss-es] Feliz Navidad y gracias!
by Alberto Soto Dec. 30, 2013

Dec. 30, 2013

Estimado Olivier, coincido totalmente con Carlton. ALAC ha progresado muchísimo; cuando una entidad progresa de esa forma, es que está muy bien presidida. Intentaremos redoblar nuestros esfuerzos de colaboración y participación. Que todos tengamos un excelente 2014, personal y profesional. Mis cordiales saludos Alberto soto -----Mensaje original----- De: lac-discuss-es-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:lac-discuss-es-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] En nombre de carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com Enviado el: lunes, 30 de diciembre de 2013 03:51 p.m. Para: lac-discuss-es(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org CC: lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; ICANN At-Large Staff; afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Asunto: Re: [lac-discuss-es] Feliz Navidad y gracias! [[--Translated text (en -> es)--]] Asunto: Re: Feliz Navidad y gracias! De: carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com Querido Olivier: También hay que decir que el aviso de que se está recibida por el At-Large en Asuntos de ICANN es decididamente también un testimonio de la dirección de la ALAC. Por mi parte, quisiera dejar constancia de mi propio sentido del destacado papel que jugar en este desarrollo como Presidente - diplomático plomo y delegado en jefe otras áreas de la ICANN. Suyo ha sido una tarea ardua, que tiene aceptado y trabajado con una diligencia que hace que algunos de nosotros preocupados por su bienestar. Take a bow. -Carlton ============================== Carlton Un Samuels Móvil: 876-818-1799 * Estrategia, Planificación, Gobierno, Evaluación y Turnaround * ============================= On Mon, 30 de diciembre 2013 a las 11:08 AM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> escribió: > Dear members, staff, and friends, > > as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday season > allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's past > challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. > > Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this > community has made. We now have active working groups with a very > diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working groups, > or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the valuable > diversity of input that is needed in a geographically balanced, > bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this community by > performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work behind the > scenes designing courses and capacity building for newcomers and for > those members who are not yet taking an active part in this community. > Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping > their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. > Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a long > time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC Chair, > I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for this > community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are taking part > in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" - such is the > humbleness of some people in our community. > > When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive > congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that > At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the > quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them > that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on > the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you are > doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in ICANN. > > Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges coming > up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we now need > to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN processes but also > in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense of the > multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns that a > few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the pen" when > drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers adding to the > list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements and you do not > need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy work is very > important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful that many in our > community care enough to take the time to propose constructive comments > to improve ICANN's processes. > On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity > Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach > brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload > among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more diverse > communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures are more > actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, I am still > not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our At-Large > Structures. > Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit (ATLAS > II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an opportunity > for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience an ICANN > meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up multi-stakeholder process > of governance. It is the opportunity for participants to meet face to > face and discuss the challenges facing ICANN and this community. The > Summit is being entirely prepared by At-Large Structures, for At-Large > Structures. It is vital that our Capacity building programs continue to > expand since without knowledge, it would be impossible for At-Large > Structure representatives to engage more in policy work. Capacity > building is the first step to involvement of Internet end users at all > levels of policy - please make sure you make use of the ATLAS II > opportunity to enhance your knowledge! > With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end of > the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), it is > also important to recognise that our community is taking steps to make > the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted to see a > significant number of organizations having signed up as At-Large > Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check on the > existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an > organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by > their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in > their position. Non participation is to let down the community that has > chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on other > ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am therefore > delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to more easily > identify matters which need to be improved. These are all small but > significant steps to make our community more effective and more > answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to improve > its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. > > Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs > much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able to > work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge experiment in > bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are actively trying > to make the model work, to find its limits and shortfalls, but also to > find its force and its opportunities. Some days, the model works beyond > my expectations - what a great surprise! Some days it fails miserably > and we are then able to learn from our mistakes. You are pioneers and > just being able to work with all of you has been an immensely rich > experience. It is so unique, I don't believe there is any other process > like it out there. > > And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my > Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare > for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of > rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > ALAC Chair > > > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list > lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en > [[--Original text (en) http://mm.icann.org/transbot_archive/437cfe5fe3.html --]] --- Este mensaje no contiene virus ni malware porque la protección de avast! Antivirus está activa. http://www.avast.com

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You!
by carlos dionisio aguirre Dec. 30, 2013

Dec. 30, 2013

Dear Olivier, As others said before, your leadership cappacity is enormous, diplomatic and very smart. To get all of this in only one person is almost impossible, but you get it. Congratulation ALAC & congatulations to you, for giant task done, for the good comments recibed and for excellent expectations. Sometimes this kind of leaders not often appear, and we have a good luck to get you. Thanks 4 your work & to be good people, what is more important than the first. All the best is my wish for you, knowing if you are well, represent a good thing for a whole At Large community. Thanks a million times. Carlos Dionisio Aguirre Enviado desde mi dispositivo inalámbrico BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:08:46 To: <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>; <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>; <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>; <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>; <lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>; <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: [lac-discuss-en] Happy Holidays and Thank You! Dear members, staff, and friends, as we near the end of the calendar year, the traditional holiday season allows us to take a week where we can reflect on this year's past challenges and the ones we have ahead of us. Looking back at the year, I am really delighted with the advances this community has made. We now have active working groups with a very diverse membership. Some people take part in one or two working groups, or take part in regional activities, and they bring in the valuable diversity of input that is needed in a geographically balanced, bottom-up multi-stakeholder system. Others promote this community by performing outreach in fora outside of ICANN. Others work behind the scenes designing courses and capacity building for newcomers and for those members who are not yet taking an active part in this community. Some are very active in enhancing their RALO's capability at helping their members with understanding and taking part in ICANN processes. Some people are active in GNSO working groups. I could go on for a long time to explain all of the activities of this community. As ALAC Chair, I try to keep aware of all of the work that our members do for this community, but occasionally I am surprised by people who are taking part in an ICANN process but have not directly "advertised it" - such is the humbleness of some people in our community. When interacting with the Board and in other fora, I often receive congratulations from people who tell me that they are so pleased that At-Large has matured over the years. They are so pleased with the quality of the Statements that we draft and send to them. I tell them that this would not be possible without the great Team that I have on the ALAC and in the RALOs. So I wanted to thank you for the work you are doing as volunteers. It is truly inspirational to a lot of people in ICANN. Next year is about to arrive and there are a lot more challenges coming up. Our work in Policy Development will continue to grow as we now need to expand our competencies beyond commenting on ICANN processes but also in Internet Governance as a whole and the defense of the multi-stakeholder model as practised in ICANN. I have concerns that a few people have done the majority of the work in "holding the pen" when drafting Statements - so I look forward to new volunteers adding to the list of writers. Remember, you could co-draft Statements and you do not need to be an ALAC member to be a pen-holder. Policy work is very important to improve ICANN as a whole and I am thankful that many in our community care enough to take the time to propose constructive comments to improve ICANN's processes. On Organisation building, there is a lot of ongoing work in Capacity Building. This is an integral part of building our community. Outreach brings more people and organisations in At-Large to share the workload among more people and to reach more parts of the world and more diverse communities. In-reach makes sure that our At-Large Structures are more actively involved. However, after three years as ALAC Chair, I am still not satisfied that we have done enough to help engage our At-Large Structures. Thankfully this year we will have the second ever At-Large Summit (ATLAS II) which will take place in London in June 2014. This is an opportunity for every At-Large Structure named delegate to experience an ICANN meeting but also to learn about the bottom-up multi-stakeholder process of governance. It is the opportunity for participants to meet face to face and discuss the challenges facing ICANN and this community. The Summit is being entirely prepared by At-Large Structures, for At-Large Structures. It is vital that our Capacity building programs continue to expand since without knowledge, it would be impossible for At-Large Structure representatives to engage more in policy work. Capacity building is the first step to involvement of Internet end users at all levels of policy - please make sure you make use of the ATLAS II opportunity to enhance your knowledge! With efforts on the way to make ICANN more accountable after the end of the second round of Accountability & Transparency Review (ATRT 2), it is also important to recognise that our community is taking steps to make the ALAC and At-Large more accountable. Whilst I am delighted to see a significant number of organizations having signed up as At-Large Structures, it is equally as important for our RALOs to check on the existence of their members and to report back to the ALAC if an organisation's status has changed. Equally, ALAC members, selected by their RALOs and by the Nominating Committee, should be effective in their position. Non participation is to let down the community that has chosen them to assume this position and puts an unfair workload on other ALAC representatives from the region. As ALAC Chair, I am therefore delighted to see that our community is looking at Metrics to more easily identify matters which need to be improved. These are all small but significant steps to make our community more effective and more answerable to Internet end users and to therefore continue to improve its legitimacy when bringing input into the ICANN processes. Our bottom-up multi-stakeholder model is not perfect and still needs much improvement but it is a work in progress! I am proud to be able to work with you all in what I consider to be a cutting-edge experiment in bottom-up governance. I am proud that so many of us are actively trying to make the model work, to find its limits and shortfalls, but also to find its force and its opportunities. Some days, the model works beyond my expectations - what a great surprise! Some days it fails miserably and we are then able to learn from our mistakes. You are pioneers and just being able to work with all of you has been an immensely rich experience. It is so unique, I don't believe there is any other process like it out there. And for this, I thank you all, volunteers and staff, and I send you my Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the New Year 2014. Prepare for an exciting year. Prepare for a lot of work. Prepare for a lot of rewards. Expect the unexpected, but never give up. Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair _______________________________________________ lac-discuss-en mailing list lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en

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RE : Re: [EURO-Discuss] [AFRI-Discuss] Happy Holidays and Thank You!
by jjs Dec. 29, 2013

Dec. 29, 2013

To Tijani's timely kudos, I would like to add my warm appreciation. Jean-Jacques. -------- Message d'origine -------- De : Tijani BENJEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> Date : 25/12/2013 11:21 (GMT+01:00) A : 'ICANN At-Large Staff' <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>,alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org,afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org,lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org,na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org Objet : Re: [EURO-Discuss] [AFRI-Discuss] Happy Holidays and Thank You! Thank you, I also wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy new year. You are all wonderful. We have the best staff of ICANN. In 2013, you helped a lot and you were part of anything we achieved. 2014 will be a special year for At-Large because of the At-Large Summit that will need more energy to make it successful. We will succeed together. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Tijani BEN JEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Phone: + 216 41 649 605 Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 Fax: + 216 70 853 376 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -----Message d'origine----- De : afri-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:afri-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de ICANN At-Large Staff Envoyé : mercredi 25 décembre 2013 01:28 À : alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc : ICANN At-Large Staff Objet : [AFRI-Discuss] Happy Holidays and Thank You! Dear All, To those of you who celebrate, we wish you the happiest of holidays! To all we would like to thank you for all of your extraordinary efforts this year in advancing the mission of At-Large and of ICANN. At-Large Staff are very much are looking forward to supporting you this next year which will bring many exciting activities. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge. icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Meeting invitation/ NARALO December Monthly meeting - Monday 09 December 2013 at 2000 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 26, 2013

Dec. 26, 2013

Dear All, The next NARALO monthly teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 09 December 2013 at 20:00 UTC. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/omxqlqt The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/NyqfAg Conference Bridge: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers:http://www.adigo.com/icann Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/naralo/ NARALO Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> One World, One Internet

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