2018-12-20 APRALO Monthly Teleconference

Date: Thursday, 20 December 2018 

Time: 06:00 - 07:00 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here)

Meeting Number: AL.AP/CC.1122/1

How do I participate in this meeting?

English Conference ID = 1638

Chinese Conference ID = 2038

Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/apralo/

Action Items: EN

Recording: EN, ZH

Transcript: EN, ZH

Chat: EN

Participants

EN: Satish Babu, Maureen Hilyard, Holly Raiche, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Amir Qayyum, Ali AlMeshal, Chia-I Cheng, Lianna Galstyan, Amrita Choudhury, Justine Chew, Pavan Budhrani, Prateek Pathak, Nadira AlAraj, Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Suhaidi Hassan, Yasuichi Kitamura, Kaili Kan, Amal Al-saqqaf, Maheeshwara Kirindigoda

ZH: None

Apologies: Tomohiro Fujisaki, Fouad Bajwa

Staff: Silvia Vivanco, Yeşim Nazlar

ZH Interpreters: Ray & Sandy

Call Management: Yeşim Nazlar

Agenda 

1. Roll call - Staff (2 min)

2. Welcome and APRALO Membership Matters (Satish, 3 min)

3. At-Large Review Implementation/ARIWG: The Next Steps: Maureen/Cheryl (5 min)

4. ALAC Policy Update -  Maureen/Holly/Kaili  (15 min)

See: 2018 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
See: At-Large Policy Summary

Recently Ratified by the ALAC

Proposed Consensus Policy on Protections for Certain Red Cross and Red Crescent Names in All Generic Top-Level Domains
The ALAC continues to take the position that as a humanitarian organization, and one that has been regularly the target of those seeking to fraudulently attract donations, the Red Cross should be afforded the courtesy of having its various identifiers protected at the second level in gTLD domain names. The ALAC cited its June 2018 statement of support for the Initial Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names in all gTLDs – Policy Amendment Process, and affirmed support for the Reconvened WG's recommendations on proposed amendments. 

Follow-Up to the Joint Statement by ALAC and GAC: Enabling Inclusive, Informed and Meaningful Participation at ICANN (Note: submitted to ICANN Board as ALAC Advice)
In its follow up to the joint statement, the ALAC and GAC agreed in the context of the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) that clear and up-to-date information (from ICANN) to facilitate quick understanding of relevant issues and high interest topics is key for inclusive, informed and meaningful participation by all stakeholders, including non-experts – as, in the context of the IANA transition process – ICANN was able to offer timely and comprehensible information by breaking down complex issues into understandable components, which allowed interaction within the entire community. The ALAC and the GAC ask from ICANN that the same level of effort be made and the same service be provided to the community concerning information on all other relevant issues.

Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budgets
After consultations with the ICANN Finance Department and ALAC Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC), the ALAC submitted comment on (4) sections of the Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budgets, including the Executive Summary, PTI Services Financial Overview, PTI Services Overview and PTI Services and Operating Plan.

Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT) Final Report & Recommendations
As the principal voice of Internet end users within the ICANN community, the ALAC were interested in the findings and recommendations from the CCT Review, particularly in the areas of Choice and Trust. The ALAC is supportive of all of the recommendations in the Report, including the new ones relating to DNS abuse in New gTLDs. The ALAC reiterated they do not share a sense of urgency when it comes to subsequent procedures, but instead believe the community should address all of the deficiencies in the 2012 program before accepting additional applications. The ALAC commented on additional sections of the Report and Recommendations, including Recommendations 1, 8-10, 11-13, 14-25, 29-31, 32, 33 and 34-35.

Initial Report of the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group
The ALAC have been following this issue closely, and discussed the issues internally prior to the issuance of the Initial Report. The ALAC discussed each of these mechanisms among the participants and members of the working group, and in their statement commented on Recommendations 1-10, noting it believes strongly that At-Large Structures (ALSes) and Individual members should be able to apply for funds; the proceeds from past auctions were intended for use in capacity building activities enhancing the mission of ICANN and consistent with one of its core principles for an “open and interoperable Internet”, for the benefit of the Internet community.

Draft Final Report of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee Review (SSAC2)
The ALAC is in support of the SSAC’s continued role in the ICANN community as an Advisory Committee. It commented specifically on Recommendations 1-5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16-17, 21-22, 24 and 25 in the Report, noting that the SSAC should, in addition to revising its advice to the Board, also simultaneously attempt to write advice in such a way that non-technical experts in the ICANN community more easily understand them.

Public Comment for Decision

• Policy Status Report: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) 24 Dec 2018 (Note: CPWG recommended ALAC do not comment)

• Updated Operating Standards for Specific Reviews 11 Feb 2019 

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

5.  APRALO Updates  (17 min)

• Outreach & Engagement Activities at Kobe: APRALO Networking and Outreach Events at ICANN 64 Kobe - Ali/Satish
• Social Media WG: Lianna/Amrita
• FBSC Update -  At-Large FY20 Budget Development Workspace - Ali/Holly
• Update on CROP Trip to Vietnam - Satish 
• Update on APRALO Policy Hot Topics for 2019 - Satish

6. ALS of the Month -Lianna (8 min)

7. NomCom Update (Nadira, 5 min)

8. AOB (5 min)

• Update of ALS contacts before 31 Dec 2018 (Satish)