Rinalia Abdul Rahim, ALAC member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and ALAC Executive Committee member composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 320 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.
On 5 August 2013, this statement was posted on the ALAC Statement on Community Expertise in Community Priority Evaluation Workspace.
On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC to send a Call for Comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC Announce Mailing List.
On 9 August 2013, a version incorporating the comments was posted.
The Chair of the ALAC requested that ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC open a five-day ratification vote on the Statement.
This Statement was then sent to the Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Board's new gTLD Program Committee with a note that it was currently undergoing ALAC Ratification.
On 19 August 2013, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=32988WDhhypwcgrV7nzTj3qj.
Summary
- The ALAC has concerns about the sufficiency of community expertise in panels that evaluate new gTLD community applications.
- The ALAC stands ready to offer appropriate ICANN community volunteers to serve as panel members or advisors.