Cheryl Langdon-Orr, the ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO and At-Large member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 503 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large.
On 4 June 2012, this Statement was posted on the At-Large DRAFT - ICANN Language Services Policy and Procedures Workspace.
On 5 June 2012, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requestedICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC to send a call for comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC-Announce Mailing List.
On 28 June 2012, this Statement was discussed in the ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-up Meeting.
During that meeting, this Statement was discussed by all present At-Large members, as well as those participating via Remote Participation.
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 10 votes in favor, 2 votes against, and 1 abstention.
The Chair then requested that the Statement be transmitted to the Public Comment process, copying the ICANN Staff member responsible for this Public Comment topic.