[ga] ALAC Conference Call Minutes 3 November 2005

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://alac.icann.org/minutes/minutes-conf-call-03nov05.htm

Participants: Hong, Xue, Vittorio Bertola, Sebastian
Ricciardi, Jean Armour Polly, Denise Michel, Pierre
Dandjinou, Izumi Aizu, John Levine, Roberto Gaetano,
Bret Fausett, Eric Iriarte,Wendy Seltzer.

Absent: Clement Dzidonu, Sunday Folayan, Annette
Muehlberg, Tadao Takahashi, and Tommy Matsumoto.

Agenda: 
1. Discussion/next steps: Verisign settlement 
2. Discussion/next steps: ALAC Self Review 
3. Discussion/agreement: Vancouver Schedule and
agendas
4. Discussion/agreement: IDN Guidelines and IDN
President?s Committee 
5. Update: Liaisons & Policy Issues 
6. Report: Oct. Strategic Planning Session 
7. Update/action: Minimum ALAC member participaton
requirements & changing ALAC positions 
8. Update: Regional reports 
9. Update: Website; bylaw changes 

1. ALAC discussed the proposed VeriSign settlement and
agreed to draft proposed input for ICANN?s Board.
Additonally, ALAC agreed to contact all At-Large
Structures directly to request their views, and
discuss this issue at the ICANN Vancouver meeting. The
proposed statement will be developed via email. 

2. Sebastian presented draft ALAC review (draft review
and slides sent via email). ALAC agreed to share
specific edits via email and the report would be
finalized and presented/discussed in Vancouver. 

3. ALAC discussed proposed At-Large related schedule
for the ICANN Vancouver meetings, which tentatively
includes: Mon. evening, 28 Nov. ? Dinner Meeting with
new ALAC members; Tues., 29 Nov. ? At-Large Regional
Meetings, At-Large Planning Workshop, and At-Large
Users Forum; Wed., 30 Nov. ? ICANN Orientation
Roundtable, Lunch for New Participants, and IDN
Workshop; Thurs., 1 Dec. ? ALAC Meeting, At-Large
Users Forum, ALAC Meeting with GAC, and ALAC Meeting
with NCUC; Fri., 2 Dec. ? Strategic Planning Workshop,
WSIS Workshop, and Public Forum; and Sat., 3 Dec. ?
Public Forum. More information will be emailed and
posted.

4. No further comments have been received on the
proposed IDN Statement emailed by Vittorio. It will be
posted and additional input will be sought from the
At-Large Structure groups. Hong Xue has been
recommended for the President?s IDN Committee and the
ALAC has requested 4 additional spots to ensure that
an At-Large member is able to represent each
geographic region. We await a response from Paul
Twomey. 

5.  Liaisons will provide emailed reports. 

6. Initial information has been emailed on the Oct.
Strategic Planning Session held in Marina del Rey.
Additional information will be emailed. The ALAC is
expected to provide input on ICANN?s long-term
Strategic Plan at the Vancouver ICANN meeting.

7. ALAC agreed that it would be prepared to agree on,
and implement, minimum ALAC member participation
requirements in Vancouver. Vittorio will follow-up via
email. ALAC also agreed to be prepared to agree on new
ALAC positions in Vancouver. See email for proposals. 

8. ALAC is voting on five pending ALS applications:
ASOCIACIóN ECUATORIANA DE DERECHO INFORMáTICO Y
TELECOMUNICACIONES; JCI ECUADOR; AGEIA DENSI; PACIFIC
ISLANDS CHAPTER OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY (PICISOC); and
INTERNET USERS SOCIETY ? NIUE. Votes are needed ASAP.

9. The ALAC?s new website is ready to be constructed.
We are waiting for ICANN?s General Counsel?s office to
release the contract for the website developer.
Regarding bylaw changes, the action of posting the
proposed changes for public comment on ICANN?s
homepage is on the Board?s 8 Nov. meeting agenda. Once
the bylaw changes have been posted for public comment,
they will be placed on the Board?s agenda for approval
(potentially in Vancouver). The proposed bylaw changes
also will be posted on the ALAC?s website.



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