ALAC Monthly Teleconference for May 2007

Date: 8 May 2007

Time: 1330 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here)

Summary Minutes: Meeting Summary 8 May 2007

Transcription: Transcription 8 May 2007

Recording

A G E N D A

Agenda is in draft form until adopted by the Committee.
Documents are linked for download next to the agenda items they belong to where available

Standing Agenda Items

1. Adoption of the Agenda – 1 min

2. Apologies from Members (if any) – 1 min

3. Adoption of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting (see 10 April 2007 Minutes) - 2 mins

4. Review of Action Items of the Previous Meeting (see 10 April 2007 Minutes) - 3 mins

Liaison & Other Reports

Items on which the Liaisons want discussion/decisions. 5 minutes

1. ICANN Board - V Bertola

2. GNSO - A Greenberg

3. WHOIS - W Seltzer -- the WHOIS WG has ended. There are no "liaisons" to the new WHOIS WGs.

4. IDNs - H Xue action items: a) drafting a users' guide on IDNs; b) forming an ALAC IDN Working Group through RALOs

5. ccNSO - S Shahshahani (emailed previously)

6. GNSO PRO Working Group – W Seltzer -- I have never been added to this list, and only signed on to be co-liaison.

7. Chair’s activities – 2 minutes

8. Report of the Staff – 2 minutes

Non-Standing Agenda Items

1. ALS Applications Evaluation Criteria discussion and decision/vote – 10 mins (Document: EN ES FR)

2. ALS Applications Process discussion and decision/vote - 10 mins - (Document: EN ES FR brPT)

3. Current ALS Application vote questions – 10 mins

4. Rules of Proceedure - Draft 2 Document: ALAC_Rules_of_Procedure_-_draft_2.doc

   1. Decision on when ALAC should elect our officers - options are

      1. at the meeting before the AGM

      2. online, one month before the AGM

      3. at the AGM

      4. just after the AGM ends, with the new members participating

Policy Matters

1. Request for Issues Report - A Greenberg

2. Request for Staff Survey on Registrars - W Seltzer

Other matters

1. Preparation for the San Juan ICANN Meeting – san_juan_meeting – 5 minutes

Membership Matters

Regional Activities

1. APAC - 2 mins

2. LAC - 2 mins

3. NA - 2 mins

4. Africa - 2 mins

5. Europe - 2 mins

New Business

Any Other Business

1. Budgeting forms and update on current fiscal year

2. Support for running the ALAC website

3. Letter to the Board regarding Ombusdman Investigation

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