Summary of At-Large/ALAC Action Items
This page will attempt to put the Action Items (AIs) captured on At-Large Working Groups , ALAC Meetings (including ALAC Executive Committee meetings) and ICANN Public Meetings on one page for easier monitoring.
July, August 2013
ALAC
CLOSED ACTION ITEMS
- Silvia Vivanco is to inform the RALO officers that the ExCom encourages a discussion of the Cross-RALO Policy Development Workspace during their next Cross-RALO teleconference.
- Matt Ashtiani to include the various documents that are under discussion by the Community Evaulation Pannel on the Community Evaluation Pannel Workspace.
- Matt Ashtiani to confirm if Hong Xue and Rinalia Abdul Rahim wish to develop a Statement on the Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements.
- Matt Ashtiani to send a call for comments on the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Guidelines Update from ICANN document that has been prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
- Heidi Ullrich to follow up with CW on how the EIU was selected for the CPE.
- Heidi Ullrich to follow up with Constituency Travel on when funded travelers to the IGF will be contacted to book their travel.
- Heidi Ullrich to ask CW while one of the panelists were dropped from the review panels.
LONG-TERM GOALS
IN PROGRESS LONG-TERM GOALS - NO UPDATE REQUIRED
- RALOs to decide on one representative to participate in group call with ICANN Legal regarding the RALO Bylaw changes the RALOs are considering
- Referred to RALOs and Secretariats
- LACRALO to put the questions it has developed onto the ALAC-Registrar [wiki: [Ideas for future ALAC-Registrar meetings|] ([Ideas for the content of educational materials to be developed by At-Large & Registrars|]) and have a call on each one of the RALO teleconferences for this to happen. But the question may be a little unclear.
- ExCom members, during their RALO meetings, to encourage ALS observers in various meetings. ExCom members, during the various meetings, are to encourage all RALOS to mention the fact that meetings are open to all.
- ExCom to consider having interpretation on calls in which only 1-2 members request it.
- In progress: Overall strategy for archiving with interpretation/translation must be discussed at some point in future. (Of course, ICANN operating language is English.)
- Note: Even if interpretation not requested, must consider its usefulness for future archival purposes; it is true of translating transcripts, wiki and mailing-list work, etc.
- Future ALAC Statements, which are lengthy, are to include an executive summary.
- Staff to update list of Cross-Constituency WGs on ALAC AG wiki page
- Cheryl to manage winding up and archiving WGs to be closed, Matt to schedule time to work with Cheryl on this.
IN PROGRESS LONG-TERM GOALS - UPDATE REQUIRED
- Board Consultations - in progress
- ALAC to refine its goals regarding its advising of the Board (for possible inclusion in 2012-15 Strategic Plan and/or Board paper). Focus on how the Board accepts and responds to advice from the ALAC.
- ExCom to develop a template for policy Statements, which might include executive summaries.
- Does the Board have a preferred template for Statements?
- Does the Board have a preferred template/format for the Chair's report at the meetings?
- At Large Improvements - in progress
- ALAC to refine its goals regarding its advising of the Board (for possible inclusion in 2012-15 Strategic Plan and/or Board paper).
- Include metrics regarding how much policy work ALAC does
- Include way of prioritizing ALAC statements for Board (possibilities include marking statements important enough for Board action, sending Board monthly/bimonthly list of ALAC statements, establishing list of topics about which the Board should consult with the ALAC)
- ALAC to refine its goals regarding its advising of the Board (for possible inclusion in 2012-15 Strategic Plan and/or Board paper).
OPEN ACTION ITEMS
- Matt Ashtiani and Alan Greenberg to work on cleaning up the various mailing lists.
- Alan Greenberg to complete required documents to allow the new RoP to be put in place. Once that is close to complete, Chair will put out a call for members of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC).
- Matt Ashtiani to work with Dev Anand Teelucksingh and Olivier Crepin-Leblond on the development of an overall workspace for the collection of At-Large AIs.
RECENTLY CLOSED
- Olivier Crepin-Leblond is to work with the ALAC to decide whether Dev Anand Teelucksingh should be appointed the Chair of the ALAC Sub-Committee on Outreach.
- Olivier Crepin-Leblond is to ask the ALAC is to discuss the ALAC-ccNSO Meeting Prepatory Group suggestion on the next teleconference. The Group would include 2 new liaisons and two other individuals, including the current ccNSO Liaison.
- Tijani Ben Jemaa and Eduardo Diaz to provide an update on the MSWG activities during the 27 August ALAC call.
- matt.ashtiani (Unlicensed) is to follow up with Jean-Jacques Subrenat on his recent vote activity.
- Carlos Reyes to follow up with Wolf Ludwig on status of ATLAS II Survey.
- Olivier Crépin-Leblond and Alan Greenberg are to inform the ALAC when ATRT 2 documents are ready for review.
NEWLY ASSIGNED ACTION ITEMS
- Olivier Crépin-Leblond to begin speaking with RALO chairs on ALS decertifications.
ALAC Excom
ALAC ExCom 2013.08.22 Action Items
ALAC Excom 2013.07.30
ICANN Durban Meeting
ALAC and Regional Leadership - 14 July 2013 - Durban - Session: Hot Topics - On the definition of public interest
Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to follow up with Sally Costerton and inform her that the concept of the Public Interest is on the agenda of ATLAS II.
- Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to request that ICANN Senior Staff provide additional information to clarify the status of Sally Costerton's initiative on the further investigation of the concept of the Public Interest.
Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to engage with other AC and SO Chairs about the possibility of cross community activity regarding the definition of public interest.
holly.raiche, rinalia.abdulrahim, salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro, wolf.ludwig are to watch the situation of the concept of the Public Interest and alert the ALAC if further action is necessary in this field.
ALAC and Regional Leadership - 14 July 2013 - Durban - Session: Metrics Update
Gisella Gruber to send a doodle to coordinate with Cheryl Langdon-Orr and determine times for the Metrics WG teleconferences.
Gisella Gruber to ensure the ALAC is prepared to capture the metrics from the time that the revised ROPs go live for initial reporting at the Singapore meeting.
At-Large Large Regulatory Issues
Carlton Samuels is to ensure that the Regulatory Issues Working Group that will prepare a response to the Expert Working Group that addresses the promise of its development but also places it in context of the current status of WHOIS.
ALAC Policy Discussion I
garth.bruen to post the video by Karaitiana Taiuru Community - Indigenous Groups’ Perspective (Chair, New Zealand Maori Internet Society) – via remote participation in the At-Large Durban Meeting Reports Workspace
At-Large Policy Development
Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to ask how the RALOs are dealing with policy development. The results can be found on the Cross-RALO Policy Development Activities and Processes Workspace.
matt.ashtiani (Unlicensed) to send the Cross-RALO Policy Development Activities and Processes Workspace to all the RALOs.
- The ExCom is to discuss the At-Large Secretariats Cross-Ralo Workspace on Friday.
ALAC Executive Meeting and Regional Leaders Meeting with the ASO Leadership.
- Gisella Gruber is to create a calendar with all of the RIR meetings.
- Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to to forward a calendar of RIR meetings to all RALOs, once the calendar has been created.
APRALO Monthly 17th July meeting
- Siranush Vardanyan is to ask all ALSes to update their community profiles, including their website addresses.
- Silvia Vivanco is to ensure that each monthly APRALO call will include a spotlight presentation by a new ALS.
- satish.babu is to be the first APRALO ALS for the monthly spotlights.
- Silvia Vivanco is to organize an APRALO Webinar on the outcome of the Meeting Strategy Working Group and the community is to provide feedback. Other RALOs are to be made of this Webinar for their own use.
- Silvia Vivanco is to send the links of the Webinar to the RALO lists once the Webinar has been completed.
- holly.raiche is to draw people’s attention to the At-Large Policy Advice Development page so ALSES can become more active and start to say what they would like to focus on.
NARALO Monthly Meeting
- Heidi Ullrich is to work with ICANN Staff and ensure the full disclosure of the ICANN economic studies that were conducted.
ALAC and NCSG
- Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to bring up the main points that were discussed during the joint meeting of the ALAC and NCSG.
- Olivier Crépin-Leblond is to follow up with wolfgang.kleinwächter on the Civil Society umbrella in ICANN.
At-Large Regional Leadership Meeting
- matt.ashtiani (Unlicensed) is to work with the At-Large community on the development of a Beginner's Guide for the ALSes with the aim of producing it by the Buenos Aires Meeting.
- Silvia Vivanco is to work with the RALO officers on identifying a set time for the monthly Secretariat Meetings between Durban and London meetings.
AFRALO/AFRICANN Meeting
- Heidi Ullrich is to work with AFRALO/AfrICANN on the preparation of a scorecard on all AFRALO/AfrICANN Statements that will assess the response of the Board and CEO on these Statements. AFRALO/AfRICANN is to report to the Board on their assessments.
- Silvia Vivanco is to add the following agenda item to the next AFRALO Meeting: Assessment Scorecard
RALO Regional Leadership
- All RALOs are to look at the ALS application form so as to ensure that it is accessible and easier to use. Dev Anand Teelucksingh, garth.bruen, holly.raiche, Glenn McKnight, aziz.hilali, and wolf.ludwig will work on this task.
Wrap Up Meeting
- Heidi Ullrich and Eduardo DIaz is to ensure that a report on the Meeting Strategy Working Group in Durban is placed on the At-Large Durban Meeting Reports Workspace.
- Dev Anand Teelucksingh is is to be considered to replace Cheryl Langdon-Orr who is the current interim Chair of the ALAC ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and Engagement.
- Alan Greenberg is to follow up on options for carrying out votes during ICANN Meetings under the new Rules of Procedure.
Capacity Building Working Group
- salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro to work with staff to organize a conference call to explain the rationale of the Survey .
- ATLAS II members who are present ensure that there is collaboration between the two working groups.
- salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro to ensure that there are no gaps between when the survey is put out and the capacity building is rolled out.
- To add Akimbo Adebunmi Adeola (akinbo.adebunmi@gmail.com) to the social media working Group.
- The steering committee will collaborate with staff to agree on timelines for the launching of the survey, the duration of which should be live and the hard stop in which it will be closed. Noting staff advice that the European region will be generally busy in August that the WG is advised to take that into effect to ensure that maximum participation of ALSes is guaranteed.
- salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro to send an email to all in the list regarding Chairing the WG and calling for comments to elect a new Chair.
EXCOM Meeting
- Cheryl Langdon-Orr to provide her ccNSO report to the EXCOM.
David Olive
- Heidi Ullrich and Gisella Gruber to organize a webinar for At-Large on the TLD Marketplace
Discussion with ICANN Board Members
- Once the FY14 Budget is approved, the ALAC is to send a note to the Board explaining the plans for the Summit as well as set out the excitement and expectations of the ALAC on holding their second Summit.
- Cheryl Langdon-Orr to lead the creation of an ccNSO/At-Large Taskforce to prepare the ccNSO-ALAC Meeting in Buenos Aires.
- For a call to be sent out to the ALAC mailing list asking for volunteers for the ALAC/ccNSO meeting prep task force for Buenos Aires.
Reviewing the At Large Website URL
- matt.ashtiani (Unlicensed) to work with ICANN IT to allow both www.atlarge.icann.org and atlarge.icann.org (without www) to be used.