ALAC Executive Committee Teleconference
Date: Wednesday 26 June 2013 - 90 minutes
Time: 13:00 - 14:30 UTC . For the time in various timezones click here
Meeting Number: AL.EXCO/CC.0613/1
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Participants:
Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Julie Hammer, Evan Leibovitch
Sebastien Bachollet, Alan Greenberg, Carlton Samuels
Apologies: Rinalia Abdul Rahim,
Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Matt Ashtiani, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber
Call management: Gisella Gruber
Action Items: ALAC ExCom 2013.06.26 Action Items
Chat: ALAC ExCom 2013.06.26 Chat
Recording: English
Interpretation: No interpretation for this meeting
Transcript: ALAC ExCom 13.06.26 Transcript
AGENDA
Standing Agenda Items
1. Roll call and apologies – Staff (2 minutes)
2. Review of Action Items from the 31 May 2013 ExCom Meeting - Olivier (10 minutes)
Items for Discussion
3. Policy Advice Development Page – Tijani, Olivier (15 minutes)
See: ICANN Public Comment page
a. Recently adopted ALAC Statements, Documents or Groups:
- Proposed Final 2013 RAA – Adopted: 12Y, 0N, 0A
- FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget – Adopted: 14Y, 0N, 0A
- New gTLD Board Committee Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice – Adopted: 13Y, 0N, 0A
b. Statements or Endorsements currently being developed, reviewed or voted on by the ALAC
- Implementation of IDN Variant Top Level Domains – ALAC voting
- Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs – Unlicensed user to confirm if a Statement is necessary
- Proposed Renewal of .ORG gTLD Registry Agreement – Unlicensed user to confirm if a Statement is necessary
- Initial Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs – Unlicensed user and Unlicensed user to draft a Statement
- Consultation on the Source of Policies & User Instructions for Internet Number Resource Requests – Unlicensed user to draft a Statement
- Thick Whois Initial Report – GNSO Policy Development Process – Unlicensed user to draft a Statement
- Proposed Renewal of .INFO gTLD Registry Agreement – Unlicensed user to confirm if a Statement is necessary
- Proposed Renewal of .BIZ gTLD Registry Agreement – Unlicensed user to confirm if a Statement is necessary
- Statement on WCIT Outcomes – Unlicensed user drafting a Statement
c. Currently Open Public Comments
- GNSO Structures Charter Amendment Process – No Statement.
d. New At-Large Policy Development Early Engagement Workspace
See: At-Large Policy Development Early Engagement
4. ALS De-certification and Certification Issues - Olivier and Alan (10 minutes)
a. Recently received ALS applications
- Euro Individuals Association - Undergoing Due Diligence
- Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)- Undergoing Due Diligence
b. De-certification
- (20) Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation Internet Users Network (Tokyo) (APRALO)
- (133) Internet Society Pakistan Chapter (APRALO)
- Vote scheduled to start shortly. ExCom to discuss question of the vote:
Whereas the official representative of the At-Large Structure: Internet Users Network (Tokyo) has requested that the At-Large Structure (ALS) be decertified as a preparatory step to the Internet Users Network (Tokyo) being dissolved;
The ALAC, in accordance with its rules, decertifies the Internet Users Network (Tokyo) as an ICANN At-Large ALS. Such decertification
is done without prejudice to any future re-application of this organization for certification as an ALS, or the application for ALS certification of any new group bearing the same name.===========
Whereas the official representative of the At-Large Structure: Internet Society Pakistan Chapter no longer seems to exist, its domain name (isocpk.org) has expired, and all communication with identified leaders of the ALS has failed;Whereas other At-Large participants from Pakistan have verified that the Internet Society Pakistan Chapter no longer exists;
The ALAC, in accordance with its rules, decertifies Internet Society Pakistan Chapter as an ICANN At-Large ALS. Such decertification is done without prejudice to any future re-application of this organization for certification as an ALS, or the application for ALS certification of any new group bearing the same name.
5. NomCom Update on Schedule of Selectee Announcements and Impact on ALAC Representative Selection Schedule - Olivier (10 minutes)
See: At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2013
Forthcoming schedule:
- 5. ALAC Notification: RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations with a recommendation for a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one by 25 June 2013
- 6. ALAC Review of RALO Recommendations/Additional List of Nominations Accepted: 25 June - 2 July 2013
- 7. ALAC selection and endorsement vote: Carried out on-line between 2 July - 8 July
- 8. Notification to NomCom of Appointees: No later than 12 July 2013 or as arranged with NomCom Secretariat
a. List of preferred RALO candidates
AFRALO - Fatimata Seye Sylla
APRALO - Gunela Astbrink and Ali Al Meshad
EURALO - Veronica Cretu
LACRALO - Will be requesting that the ALAC accept the LACRALO names on 28 June.
NARALO - Louis Houle
6. At-Large Meeting Schedule for the 47th ICANN Meeting in Durban - All (15 minutes)
a. Status of At-Large Durban Agendas - See Durban At-Large Durban Meeting Agendas Workspace; See ICANN Durban Schedule
b. Questions for Meetings:
At-Large AC/SO Leadership Meeting Questions Workspace
At-Large Durban GAC Questions Workspace
At-Large Durban ICANN Board Questions Workspace
At-Large Durban Global Stakeholder Engagement Questions Workspace
At-Large Durban Communications Department Questions Workspace
c. Update on formal meetings with AC/SOs
d. Scheduling Informal Meetings
e. Social Events - ExCom dinner; At-Large dinner
7. Topics for 2 July 2013 ALAC Meeting - Olivier (5 minutes)
a. Suggested: Durban meeting questions and activities
8. Update on Next Beginner's Guide on ALAC Policy - Olivier and Matt (3 minutes)
See: Draft of Beginner's Guide on At-Large Policy and second cover option