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ALAC Statement on the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Guidelines Update from ICANN

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Introduction

The following individuals composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 252 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists

  • Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, ALAC member from the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO), and ALAC Executive Committee Chair; and
  • Rinalia Abdul Rahim, ALAC member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and ALAC Executive Committee.

On 26 August 2013, this statement was posted on the At-Large Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Guidelines Update from ICANN 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.

A version incorporating the comments was later posted to the aforementioned website.

The Chair of the ALAC requested that ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC open a ratification vote on the Statement.

On 6 September 2013, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 11 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3351CXLrzJjhS8TSKdxyZNrG

Summary

  1. The ALAC welcomes the proposal of "Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Guidelines" prepared by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
  2. The ALAC notes with satisfaction that the EIU has transposed the Applicant Guidebook Criteria into Evaluation Guidelines for what is intended to be an evidence-based evaluation process.
  3. The ALAC supports the need for comprehensive community assessment to ensure the legitimacy of applicants and the long- term sustainability of their value proposals.
  4. Without re-opening the debate on the Applicant Guidebook Guidelines themselves, the ALAC has several recommendations and observations to make based on the document within this Statement.