At-Large Small Team on ALAC Objection Procedure for Next Round
Objective & Task:
This small team will review the 2012 ALAC Procedure for filing Comments and Objections to New gTLD string applications, and consider:
(a) whether this Procedure requires an overhaul to address administrative challenges faced in its use for the 2012 New gTLD Round*; and
(b) whether this Procedure could be updated to present less complexity and bureaucracy.
The output of this small team would be a Next Round ALAC Procedure, to be approved by the ALAC for onward submission to the Subsequent Procedures Implementation Review Team (SubPro IRT) for incorporation or reference in the Next Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB).
*Note: The issue of 'automatic standing' is being taken up via CPWG.
Criteria to be Met for the Next Round ALAC Procedure:
Bottom-up development of potential objections,
Discussion and approval of objections at the Regional At-Large Organization (RALO) level, and
A process for consideration and approval of the objection by the At-Large Advisory Committee.
Small Team Timeline (tentative)
OFB WG 1st round comments – 5- 19 July
OFB – WG Leadership Topic Leads to propose updated procedure based on the comments received (22 July- 7 August)
Discussion with OFB- 2nd round of comments – 8- August – 5 Sep
OFB-WG – Leadership Topic leads to settle updated Procedure based on comments received (9 Sep – 0ct 21)
OFB – WG finalizes procedure and sends to ALAC for vote – (24 Oct- 29 October)
ALAC Vote –30 October - 1 Nov - ALAC Endorsement
Prior to ICANN81: Submission to the Subsequent Procedures IRT
Small Team Composition
Small team members | RALO |
|---|---|
Dev Anand Teelucksingh - lead | LACRALO |
Justine Chew - ALAC Representative to SubPro IRT | Ex-Officio member |
Cheryl Langdon Orr - ALAC Alternate to SubPro IRT | Ex-Officio member |
Hadia El Miniawi | AFRALO |
Alan Greenberg | NARALO |
Jenna Fung | APRALO |
Christelle Vaval | LACRALO |
Hannah Frank | LACRALO |
Barkha Manral | APRALO |
Emilia Zalewska-Czajczyńska | EURALO |
Tijani Ben Jemaa | AFRALO |
Mutegeki Cliff | AFRALO |
Kathleen Scoggin | NARALO |
Amina Ramallan | AFRALO |
Ernest Mafuta | AFRALO |
Mailing list: alac-objections@icann.org
Next Meeting: 30 April 2025
Last Meeting: 23 April 2025
TBD - Approach for Small Team
Comments & Objections Procedures Subteams
Below are the Subteams for the review and revision of ALAC Objection Procedure for the Next Round.
Workflow Subteam Objective: Simplify the process workflow to submit comments and file objections while satisfying the criteria set by ICANN. | Scoring Subteam Objective: Review how At-Large quantifies whether to proceed with community or limited public interest objection. This involves reviewing DRSP decision on objections and identifying favorable commonalities. This will inform how an At-Large team could score comments and objections received |
Subteam Members: @Hanna Frank | Subteam Members: @Jenna Manhau Fung |
| Materials: | Materials: |
Current documents
Google doc : ALAC Procedure for Filing Comments and objections in the Next Round
Google doc : ALAC scoring for Community and Public Interest Objections.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
PPT "Next Round of New gTLDs - ALAC Procedure for Filing Comments & Objections" - Presentation to OFB WG - Justine Chew 27 June 2024.
Background reading to understand the ALAC Procedures that were used in the 2012 round. See Google docs :
- 2012 Procedures for the ALAC to submit public comments on and file objections to the new gTLD applications.
- ALAC Objection Funding Instructions for 2012 New gTLD Program
- 2012 Procedure for the ALAC to submit public comments on, and file objections to new gTLD applications (PDF)
- At-Large new gTLD Application Dashboard Workspace
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Objection Funding Instructions
The Independent Objector
- Wayback archive of Independent Objector website
Objection Determinations - the list of Objections filed and the determinations made by the Dispute Resolution Service Providers (DRSP) regarding community and limited public interest objections