Alan Greenberg, ALAC Liaison to the GNSO and At-Large member from the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO), composed an initialdraft of this Statement [PDF, 408 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large.
On 28 June 2012, this Statement was discussed in the ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-up Meeting.
During that meeting, a call for comments on the draft Statement was sent to all present At-Large members, as well as those participating via Remote Participation. A second draft was produced after incorporating the comments and suggestions of all members.
The Chair of the ALAC then requested that ratification be held on the Statement.
Staff then confirmed that the vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 0 abstentions.
The statement was read by the Chair of the ALAC during the 28 June 2012 ICANN Prague Public Forum. The Chair then requested that the Statement be sent to the Chair of the ICANN Board, with a copy sent to the ICANN Board Secretary.