ALAC Monthly Teleconference

b. *Liaison Reports
Note: There will be no discussion of liaison reports during the meeting; these links are by way of information only. Any Liaison who wishes a discussion to take place on an item related to their brief, or has an item for which a decision is required, is to use this wiki to edit the sections under Items for Decision, or Items for Discussion, as relevant, in advance of the meeting,or raise an item for Any Other Business at the START of the meeting, BEFORE adoption of the agenda.

Board Liaison Report
GNSO Liaison Report
ccNSO Liaison Report
SSAC Liaison Report
IDN Liaison Report
dotMOBI Liaison Report
b. Sub-committees of the ALAC

Finance and Budget Sub-Committee

c. Working Group Reports

Note: The Chair formalized her request during the 22 October 2009 meeting for the Officers of the At-Large Working Groups to submit monthly reports.There will be no discussion of Working Group reports during the meeting; these links are by way of information only. Any At-Large Working Group Officer who wishes a discussion to take place on an item related to their brief, or has an item for which a decision is required, is to use this wiki to edit the sections under Items for Decision, or Items for Discussion, as relevant, in advance of the meeting,or raise an item for Any Other Business at the START of the meeting, BEFORE adoption of the agenda.

Standing Working Groups

At-Large Engagement in ICANN: ( Main Wiki Page )
Future Structure, Accountability and Transparency of ICANN: ( Main Wiki Page )
New gTLDs: (Main Wiki Page)
Technical Issues: ( Main Wiki Page )
IDN Policy: ( List of IDN Liaison reports )
At-Large Registrants Rights and Responsibilities: ( Main Wiki Page )

The discussion of an Aspirational Registrant Rights Charter was discussed during the 37th ICANN Meeting.
Whois Policy: ( Main Wiki Page )
Joint GNSO-ALAC Working GroupsJoint GNSO-ALAC RAA Related WG activities - click here for joint GNSO-ALAC RAA-related workspace. Update on Working Group A (Registrant Rights Charter)
ii. Update on Working Group B (Additional Amendments to the RAA)
Ad-Hoc Working Groups
At-Large Name Issues Taskforce: ( Main Wiki Page )

c. RALO Reports:Note: The Chair formalized her request during the 22 October 2009 meeting for the Secretariats of the RALOs to submit monthly reports.
There will be no discussion of RALO reports during the meeting; these links are by way of information only.
AFRALO (AFRALO workspace)
APRALO (APRALO workspace)
EURALO (EURALO workspace)
LACRALO (LACRALO Workspace)
NARALO: (NARALO Workspace)

Proposed Agenda Items

1. Issues for Decision at this Meetingi. Review the Policy Advice Development Schedule and set deadlines.
ii. Resolutions for Administrative Processes for Ensuring Community Awareneness and Engagement with Public CommentsResolution on Announcement of Public Consultations to Working Groups (AL.ALAC/RES.0709/2)
Resolution on Procedure for At-Large Community Consultations on Draft Statements (AL.ALAC/RES.0709/1iii. Process of Board Liaison Election2009 Draft Board Liaison Election Call Message from the ALAC Chair (EN)
2. Issues for Discussion at this Meetinga. IGF - At-Large representation - establishing the criteria
b. Draft ALAC Position Description
3. Any Other Businessa. Proposal from Evan Leibovitch: Resolution on Way Forward for IRT Process (AL.ALAC/RES.0709/3)
b. Discussion of Issues Surrounding NCSG Charter for the NCUC

Comments:

Please note my Apology : Mohamed El Bashir

contributed by Mohamed EL Bashir on Jul 22 12:21pm

On the Process of Board Liaison Election: The proposed timeline is right in the middle of a vacation period in many parts of the world and is very tight. I doubt that RALOs will be able to match what is expected from them. My proposal is to shift the deadline for nominations to early September.

contributed by Patrick Vande Walle on Jul 27 12:23am

Dear Patrick:

You may not know that according to the General Counsel, the Bylaws oblige the notification of all those who will sit on the Board to the Secretary of ICANN not later than one month before the opening of the Board's meeting at the AGM each year, in this case the Friday of the Seoul meeting. The schedule has been devised with this in mind.

That said, I believe that some flexibility can exist, especially since this is a liaison position - however even so, it doesn't leave a great deal of extra time.

contributed by Nick Ashton-Hart on Jul 27 1:09am

Same general comment as Patrick: could we have more time for the board liaison process. August 15 will give just over 2 weeks (if the RALOs notified the day after tomorrow's call) for what is a critical part of the process and experiment. Add a couple of weeks for the RALOs to organize their selection processes, ensure transparency, and their call for and selection of candidates.

About timing of the appointment, the bylaws say "At least one month before the commencement of each annual meeting". The ICANN meeting starts October 25 (seems to be the official date on the meeting website.) So we have until September 24? Perhaps aim for around September 17 so we have some time if any problems. I know ideally we would give more time so the person can arrange travel to Seoul etc, and start getting up to speed, but think correct selection more important this time around.

I hope the vote will be confidential.

About level of commitment of the liaison. Is section 4 new? The liaison is ex-officio ALAC? And also, in effect, ex-officio Ex-Com? The board is already a very significant commitment, I don't see any reason why the board liaison would need to participate in the administrative Ex-Com, or take on any more duties with regard ALAC.

About process of election. Each RALO nominee should be aware they need to be available for the teleconference to be held between August 18-20.

Any examples of how Instant-runoff voting has been used in ICANN before? How long for each round, etc. Quorum?

Could we have this document on the wiki?

Thanks,

Adam

contributed by Adam Peake on Jul 27 1:38am

Dear Adam:

IRV is embodied in ALAC's Rules of Procedure. It has been used for all elections of ALAC for Officers and Liaisons which have been contested since the Rules of Procedure were adopted. The quorum for voting in these elections is the same as for other votes of the ALAC.

contributed by Nick Ashton-Hart on Jul 27 1:52am

ALAC

ALAC 28.07.09 - Monthly Teleconference

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ALAC Monthly Teleconference

Date: Tuesday 28 July 2009

Time: 14h00 - 15h30 UTC

Adobe Connect Meeting Room: http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/alac260509/

Interpretation Available: Yes (EN, FR, ES - Simultaneous)

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Adopted Motions: EN

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Standing Agenda Items (20 - 25 min)

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