2021-11-29 APRALO ROPs Review Working Group Call

Date: Monday, 29 November 2021

Time: 05:00 - 06:00 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here) 

Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/94889323813?pwd=L3BKWUgxdm8wWGJUTDFWNk9rT1ZFdz09 Password:  AP-ROP-123

ADIGO Conference ID EN: 1638

Action Items: EN

Recording: EN

Transcript: EN

Zoom Chat: EN

Participants: 

EN: Amrita Choudhury, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Lianna Galstyan, Satish Babu, Naveed Bin Rais, Priyatosh Jana, Maureen Hilyard

Apologies: Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Amir Qayyum

Staff: Gisella Gruber, Yeşim Sağlam

Call Management:Yeşim Sağlam

DRAFT Agenda   ****TO BE UPDATED****

1. Roll call - Staff (2 min)

2. Introduction, scope of work and objectives of the ROP WG - Satish and WG Members (20 min)

a. Objectives and Terms of Reference

• Objectives  as provided in the Wiki

• Specific issues captured during prior discussions (also in Wiki)

• Harmonizing APRALO RoP Provisions with other rules:

  1. ALAC Bylaws 

  2. ICANN Bylaws

  3. Report of the ALS Mobilization WG

  4. Report of the Unaffiliated Individual Members Working Party (UIM-WP)

  5. Other RALO RoPs

b. Timeline

• All steps to be completed before the next GA (until Aug 2023?)

d. Deliverables

• Revised RoPs

• Code of Conduct/Expected Standards of Behavior for Members

• Legal Vetting by ICANN Legal

• Event to formally adopt the  RoPs and sign MoU with ICANN

3. Plan of work - WG Members (30 min)

• Identify recommendations from the ALS Mob WG and UIM WP report that may have an impact on APRALO RoPs

• Review the APRALO RoPs clause-by-clause and make modification proposals based on:

  • Issues identified earlier (included in the Wiki)
  • Recommendations from ALS Mob WG and UIM WP
  • Checking for language and consistency issues
  • Get the proposal vetted by ICANN Legal
  • Present the modification proposal to the community for public comments
  • Examine comments and incorporate them where feasible
  • Present the final version of the RoPs sign MoU with ICANN (at the next GA?)

• Setting up a shared working document

5. AOB (3 min)

Reference documents: 

• Current APRALO Rules of Procedure ROPs
• APRALO ROPs Review WG Wiki Page
  
• ICANN BY LAWS: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en
• ALAC At-Large Review Implementation Working Group (ARIWG)
• Unaffiliated Individuals Mobilization Working Party
• APRALO draft Onboarding document : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MtzorLh_KfPyptDZMKUlttnP4bEaHdn9GEl4a41ihPk/edit#heading=h.sqaa9ea5hyx6