- ALAC ExCom Monday 07 May 2012
- Participants: Olivier Crépin-Leblond (OCL), Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO), Alan Greenberg (AG,) Tijani Ben Jemaa (TBJ), Carlton Samuels (CS), Evan Leibovitch (EL)
- Apologies: Rinalia Abdul Rahim
- Staff: Heidi Ullrich (HU), Silvia Vivanco (SV), Matt Ashtiani (MA), Gisella Gruber (GG) and Nathalie Peregrine (NP)
Summary Notes and Action Items:
- Roll call was held and agenda was adopted.
- AIs were reviewed.
- Policy Development was reviewed.
- AG: Regarding the URS, we may wish to make a comment.
- TBJ: I will take the lead on the FY13 Framework Statement
- EL: The URS issue is potentially a HUGE one, especially if the budget concerns leads ICANN to water down the policy driven process to save cost
- AG: We suggest that Staff come up eith their own proposal regarding the URS
- OCL: IDN Revised Statement - We should send this to Edmon Chung but we must ensure there is enough time for the ALAC to comment on it
- TBJ: Perhpas we should ask Rinalia to do it
- OCL: Let's forward it to her as well
- Updates/reviews of the agendas for Prague were given by HU
- CS: I am not in support of lapel pins
- AG: I am not in support of lapel pins for all (just At-Large and friends), I suggest pens.
- GG: The ALAC dinner may be on Monday
- OCL: I have contacted Heather Dryden regarding the GAC-ALAC Meeting
- EL: I maintain that the CCCI group is a sham that does not at ALL indicates the real interests of end users.
- CLO: Regarding RoP, perhaps OCL would like to have a Q&A regarding new RoPs. To do so however, we will need to schedule it effectively.
- OCL: Do you think the RoP WG will have completed enough work to warrant a vote?
- CLO: Yes, I do.
- AG: ALAC may be tasked with educating the world, but we are not fully equipped to do so.
- EL: This is not a matter of us filling our purpose or not. We need greater control over resources to fulfil our mandate.
- OCL: No meeting with the Regsitrants during the RRR WG, perhaps in Toronto
- OCL: The SOI template will soon be completed. Ken Bour has agreed to help us. I think we should review the questions already in the template as they are GNSO related
- CLO: I think we should maintain some of the questions already there
- AG: I ask that the ALAC provide me with a Statement should the ALAC wish to make its position official. Otherwise, I will speak clearly on my own behalf.
- OCL: Alan, please note the ALAC and not A-Large.
- AG: Stepahne may represent the GNSO Council at the Academy.
- AG: The IO/RC DT should be disbanded.
- AI: Staff to send Alan the main points of the ICANN Academy.
- TBJ: Regarding the GNSO Council, we need a Councillor and not a volunteer. This will change their view of the Academy and the output of work by the Academy.
- AG: You will not have someone appointed to make decisions on the GNSO's behalf.
- TBJ: We are not looking for someone who can make a decision for the GNSO, we need a Councillor.
- OCL: Regarding the IANA Contract renewal, I have receiver notice that the ontract is under renegotiation but that it is too sensitive to be fully discussed.
- OCL: Regarding the end of the Friday Meetings - I believe we need to wait for the full program to dteermine what the actual meeting schedule will look like.
- OCL: TAS Delay - Should the ALAC make a Statement
- OCL: Regarding the Web Site update - is there anyone who would like to help with this effort?
- AG: I am happy to review the effort
- CLO: We need to make sure our website is conforming to standards. I am happy to review the effort.
- HU: We are looking for regional representation.
- OCL: I am happy to ask Dev, as he is the head of the TTF
- TBJ: Every ALAC members should look for individuals.
- OCL: I suggest we ask that the ALAC all look for people from their RALOs, noting a deadline.
- HU: The RG member deadline is tomorrow.
- AG: I have joined the PDP WG. I have put my name in as vice chair.