Resolution on Creating an At-Large Review WG Implementation Plan (AL.ALAC-RES.0809-1)

The ALAC endorses the following process proposed by the Staff, in order to create a plan for implementing the recommendations of the At-Large Review Working Group's Final Report as accepted by the Board of ICANN at its June 2009 meeting:

1. Staff will create a document showing the recommendations, at a high level.
2. Underneath each major recommendation, the staff shall propose an initial list of those activities or improvements to processes which seem relevant to that recommendation.
3. For each activity or improvement, a high level relative priority will be suggested ('near term' - 3-6 months; 'medium term' - 6-9 months; 'longer term - 9 months or longer). The premise used in developing the relative priority will be that the community does not want to spend a majority of its time or energy engaged in process improvements, and that it is therefore important the work undertaken is not to the detriment to the community's other priorities.
4. All of the above would then be provided for the whole At-Large community to review, for a 30-day period. During that time, community members could propose the addition of new subjects, deletion or modification of existing subjects, ask questions and provide any other comments they think relevant.
5. During the comment period, special purpose teleconferences would be organised for community members to gather and discuss all of the above, and provide additional input and ideas.
6. At the end of the comment period, a new version of the document would be produced incorporating the views expressed. This could then be subjected to a vote of the ALAC; at the same time, the staff could begin to look at the resourcing of the various initiatives.

The objective of this process is to ensure that a high-level plan for implementation of the review working group proposals approved by the Board would be complete in good time for the Board to review it at its Seoul meeting. This timeline also facilitates discussions at the face-to-face meetings in Seoul on the various elements the plan contains.