Following is a summary of the major initiatives and proposals under consideration by WT B. 

This list is not necessarily exhaustive.  WT members should add additional proposals.

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ALS Incubation Idea for individual members – NARALO ModelMeeting Support
 

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Rec 3: Remove any obstacles in ALS-RALO-ALAC structure

[Create proposals from:  ALS Survey identified relevant obstacles, such as in information flow]

[Create proposals from:  WT's Comparison of RALO Participation/Membership Rules, initially created in order to review differences in participation by non-ALS individuals]

Regional liaisons (beyond life of WT B)

Cross-regional committee deciding which policy issues warrant RALO comments (being prosposed by WT D)

Use of new communication/collaboration tools throughout At-Large, including:

• Confluence (ALAC rollout complete);
• Posterous;
• iEtherPad;
• Twitter Tweets (groups); and
• Mobile-device compatability (to be identified).

     -  Should this be under Rec. 3 or 7?

Offer of technology for ALSes' own use, including:

• Own Confluence pages as (a) Web presence and (b) two-way means of information exchange; and
• Adobe Connect Rooms 

     -  Should this be under Rec. 3 or 7?

Package of training and instruction materials for ALSes on communication/collaboration tools

     -  Should this be under Rec. 3 or 7?

Technology Task Force

[Any further proposal needed from:  Improved ALS Representative Starter Kit soon to be available]

Rec 4: ALS education and engagement

[Any futher proposal(s) needed from:  ICANN’s E-Learning Web Page up & running]

[Any futher proposal(s) needed from:  Series of At-Large and RALO Brochures completed]

Development of new education/engagement materials, such as podcasts (Olivier in January recording a podcast on At-Large)

Make already-existing material easier to locate

Sandra Hoferichter’s PowerPoint presentation on capacity-building

Partnerships with outside education groups, incl. DiploFoundation 

Training sessions modeled after DiploFoundation, EUROSSIG, and/or Summer Schools (?)

[Possible ideas (ask Annalisa):  ALS incubation for individual members; NARALO-model meeting support]
 

Rec 7: ALAC should choose its own communication/collaboration tools

Periodic review of new technology every 18 or 12 months 

[Proposals to come out of:  WT's further review of technology tools]

Involve ICANN IT in aspects of Rec. 7 and related training of ALSes

Rec 9: ICANN should strengthen its translation/interpretation tools

[Proposals to come out of:  WT's further review/identification of improved translation tools]

[Proposals to come out of:  ICANN's new Language Services Policy]

RALOs' development of their own translation (language services) policies