Recommendation 1

Summary of recommendation: The ICANN Bylaws that deal with ALAC should be changed to reflect a continuing purpose in ICANN focused on providing policy advice, providing input into operations and structure; helping to ensure accountability and contributing to outreach.

Summary of tasks in implementation:

Bylaws Article XI, s2(4)(a) will be modified and submitted to the SIC for Board ratification.
Proposed IIC/post-JPA accountability mechanisms will be reviewed.
Any additional processes needed for ALAC engagement in ICANN Structural Improvements Programs will be determined.
ALAC Chair term will be extended to two years.

Rec.	Sub-Task	Implementation Task	Status	Notes
1.1		Amend Bylaws Article XI,s2(4)(a) to clarify purposes, as proposed	Complete
	1.1(a)	Submit to the Board the following revision to ICANN Bylaws XI.2.4.a, drafted in collaboration with Legal:	Complete	The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is the primary organizational home within ICANN for individual Internet users. The role of the ALAC shall be to consider and provide advice on the activities of ICANN, insofar as they relate to the interests of the individual Internet users. This includes policies created through ICANN’s Supporting Organizations, as well as the many other issues for which community input and advice is appropriate. The ALAC, which plays an important role in ICANN’s accountability mechanisms, also coordinates some of ICANN's outreach to individual Internet users. See: ICANN Bylaws VI.2.1.e "e. One voting member selected by the At-Large Community according to the provisions of Article XI of these Bylaws. This seat on the Board of Directors is referred to in these Bylaws as Seat 15." See: ICANN Public Comment - Proposed Bylaws Amendment to Add Voting Director from the At-Large Community to the ICANN Board of Directors See: ICANN Public Comment - Proposed ICANN Bylaw Revisions Regarding the ALAC
	1.1(b)	Submit to the Board the following revisions to ICANN Bylaws XI.2.4.j, drafted in collaboration with Legal: The ALAC is also responsible, working in conjunction with the RALOs, for coordinating the following activities:... Participating in the ICANN policy development processes and providing input and advice that accurately reflects the views of individual Internet users;…	Complete
1.2		Review proposed IIC/post‐JPA accountability mechanisms to ensure congruence with recommendation	Complete	See: ICANN Accountability & Transparency Cross referenced to other Recommendation and it has now been adopted by the ATRT.
1.3		ALAC engagement in ICANN Structural Improvements Program	Complete	See: Review of the At‐Large Advisory Committee - Final Report of the ALAC Review Working Group on ALAC Improvements The ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure. This continuing purpose has four key elements: Providing advice on policy; Providing input into ICANN operations and structure; Part of ICANN’s accountability mechanisms An organizing mechanism for some of ICANN’s outreach The section of the ICANN Bylaws that deals with ALAC should be changed to reflect this purpose.
1.4		Extend ALAC Chair term to two years.	Complete	The ALAC and its Taskforce have decided that this function that will be adopted from June 2012 on, once the Rules of Procedure Review WG has begun.
	1.4(a)	This review should include consideration of the role, selection process and term length of the ALAC Chair and Vice Chairs.	Complete	As noted above, any change of the term length of the ALAC Chair, as suggest by recommendation task 1.4, would require a change to the ALAC’s Rules of Procedure.