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- See: Policy Advice Page on New At-Large Website
- See: Policy Advice Development Page
- See: ICANN Public Comment page
Reference: 2018 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
Statements approved by the ALAC
- Draft Final Report of the NomCom2 Review
On the whole, the ALAC believes the ICANN NomCom system has been working well considering the significant challenges it faces. The ALAC made 8 general comments to improve the function of the NomCom, noting that while confidentiality needs to be maintained, whenever possible, open, transparent processes should be adopted to represent the multistakeholder nature of ICANN. - Draft Project Plan for the Proposed Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP)
As the principle voice of end users within the ICANN community,
- Draft Final Report of the NomCom2 Review
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- the ALAC supported the SSAC in its efforts to address the issue of Name Collisions, while
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- encouraging clarity on the SSAC's bidding process for work contemplated under
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- the Draft Project Plan.
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Data Protection/Privacy Issues: ICANN-proposed Interim Model
Overall, the ALAC agreed with the Interim Compliance Model’s tiered access approach, while remaining divided on several other issues including purposes of processing WHOIS data, applying the Interim Model on a global basis, and distinction between legal and natural persons.
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Draft Procedure for Community gTLD Change Requests
Community TLDs are of crucial importance to At-Large. The ALAC supported the Draft Procedure (including the proposed Community gTLD Change Request Form), subject to three provisos articulated in the Statement: (1) Required outreach to the TLD community, (2) Change request comment period, and (3) Approval criteria.
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ICANN Fellowship Program Community Consultation
The ALAC suggested that changes (i.e. metrics to gauge ROI, tracking outreach and engagement of the Fellows in their respective communities) are required in order to achieve greater effectiveness of the Program, not only to meet At-Large policy goals relating to the DNS.
ICANN Reserve Fund: Proposed Replenishment Strategy
The ALAC supports the overall strategy, with several important conditions related to operational savings, auction proceeds, per-domain registrar fees and revenue.
Statements in process - Draft, Comment or Vote
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- Comment Release for Registration one .COM Domain Name with a Single-Character Label: O.COM
Penholder(s):
- Comment Release for Registration one .COM Domain Name with a Single-Character Label: O.COM
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- Jonathan Zuck
- Vote CCWG-Accountability WS2 Final Report
Penholder(s): Hadia Elminiawi - Draft Initial Report on Review of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Charter
Penholder(s):
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- Christopher Wilkinson
- Draft IPC/BC Accreditation & Access Model for Non-Public Data Note: Not a formal ICANN Public Comment.
Penholder(s):
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- Holly Raiche, Alan Greenberg
Statements that seem to be stalled
- None
Public Comment requests to which the ALAC decided not to submit Statements
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New Public Comment requests to which the ALAC needs to make decisions
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Upcoming Public Comment Requests
April
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May
- .COOP Registry Agreement Renewal
- Proposal for Updated Supported Traveler Guidelines
- New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Initial Report
- Implementation of Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program
- Proposal for Devanagari Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
- Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) 2 Review: Draft Report and Recommendations
- Proposal for Gurumukhi Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
- Implementation of Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program
- Fellowship Program Review Consultation
May
Next Generation Registration Directory Services Policy Development Process Initial Report – Phase I
June
- Competition, Consumer Trust & Consumer Choice Review Team – Final Report
- International Governmental Organizations (IGO) – Red Cross Reconvened Working Group Recommendations
- New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) – Initial Report
4. Updates from Liaisons - Various (10 minutes)
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