[ALAC] SSAC 106

Mon Aug 12 16:20:50 UTC 2019

Thanks Andrei for the report.
I am in agreement with Olivier and support the issues he raised concerning
representation.

It has to be urgently corrected.

On Mon, 12 Aug 2019, 11:32 am Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, <ocl at gih.com>
wrote:

> Dear Andrei,
>
> thank you for this. Whilst I usually completely agree with our friends in
> SSAC, I am really surprised to read one specific comment that is both
> technically wrong in the context of the ICANN Bylaws, and also
> disenfranchises the At-Large community and the At-Large Advisory Committee.
>
> Quoting from SSAC106, Section 2, Comments on RSSAC037:
>
> The SSAC notes that Section 4 of RSSAC037, listing the RSS stakeholders,
> does not make explicit mention of the Internet's user base. The reference
> to the ICANN Community includes ICANN's At Large Community, but there is
> a distinction between the collection of individual Internet users who
> participate in ICANN's policy development process and the broader
> collection of Internet users. The stability and security of the
> Internet's name system is critical for all Internet users. RSSAC037
> states: "The stakeholders of the RSS are the people, groups, and organizations
> that have an interest or concern in the proper operation of the RSS." It
> would be logical to consider how to include this broader category of
> Internet users within the evolution of the RSS's governance structures.
> This topic could be addressed in the ongoing evolution of the RSS
> governance processes.
>
> Basically put: the ALAC, according the SSAC comment in SSAC106, is a
> "collection of individual Internet users who participate in ICANN's policy
> development process" and NOT "the broader collection of Internet users".
>
> This is wrong, according to ICANN Bylaws:
>
> (i) The At-Large Advisory Committee ("*At-Large Advisory Committee*" or "
> *ALAC*") is the primary organizational home within ICANN for individual
> Internet users. The role of the ALAC shall be to consider and provide
> advice on the activities of ICANN, insofar as they relate to the
> interests of individual Internet users. This includes policies created
> through ICANN's Supporting Organizations, as well as the many other
> issues for which community input and advice is appropriate. The ALAC,
> which plays an important role in ICANN's accountability mechanisms, also
> coordinates some of ICANN's outreach to individual Internet users.
>
> This disenfranchises the ALAC as it basically tags the ALAC as a
> "collection of individual Internet users who participate in ICANN's policy
> development process". Whilst I can imagine that some of the members of the
> SAC might think the ALAC is a "collection",  I am very surprised that this
> type of language has gone through the usually thorough SSAC processes.
> Otherwise, why have we built this network of RALOs, ALSes, and individual
> members from around the world for, if it was not to reach out to *all*
> Internet users out there?
>
> I am really very surprised that this was let through.
> Kindest regards,
>
> Olivier
>
> On 09/08/2019 13:20, Andrei Kolesnikov wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
> SSAC has published the document "SSAC 106: Comments on Evolving the
> Governance of the Root Server System." with comments and 4 recommendations.
> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-106-en.pdf
> Also regular ALAC liaison report is available at
> https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/SSAC+Liaison+Reports
>
> Best regards, --andrei
>
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