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.