This Statement [PDF, 419 KB] was originally composed by the following individuals after discussion of the topic both within At-Large meetings and on the mailing lists:
- Evan Leibovitch, At-Large member from the North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO), ALAC Executive Committee Vice-Chair, and ALAC Liaison to the NCSG;
- Alan Greenberg, At-Large member from the NARALO and ALAC Liaison to the GNSO; and
- Rinalia Abdul Rahim; At-Large member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and ALAC Executive Committee member.
On 22 February 2013, an initial drafting of this Statement was posted on the At-Large "Closed Generic" gTLD Applications Workspace and input was requested from the At-Large community.
On 28 February 28 2013, a second draft of the Statement was posted on the aforementioned workspace. On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested At-Large Staff to send a Call for Comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC-Announce Mailing List.
On 1 March 2013, the final draft of this Statement incorporating the comments received was posted on the workspace. On that same day, the Chair of the ALAC requested that Staff open a five-day ALAC ratification vote on the Statement.
On 7 March 2013, At-Large Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 1 abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2935RvfeT6RYpM9PF3VRMLB5