[ALAC] At-Large Travel Fresh Start

Fri Apr 19 17:25:16 UTC 2024

Thoughtful and very pertinent additions to the continuing discussion about
volunteerism within At-Large.

M

On Fri, 19 Apr 2024, 12:53 am Natalia Filina via ALAC, <
alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:

> Hello dear all!
> Thank you for this discussion, food for mind, and understanding which path
> (with what different introductory obstacles or vice versa - help,
> stipendien  and encouragement) the newcomers of the community go through.
> This is a huge complex of analysis and work. In neighboring ICANN
> constituencies we see how it is implemented (or don`t know and want to know
> more).
>
> To all of the above, I can add:
> 1. In any organization, performance assessment should be two-sided:
> to evaluate not only people and their contributions, but also to evaluate
> the effectiveness of the organization's business processes, and the range
> of opportunities and conditions provided by the community for volunteers.
>
> 2. When in our community of volunteers, represented in such a diverse way
> (not only by members, but also by living conditions, the economy and the
> current situation in different countries, not equal access to work
> opportunities in the community, the unavailability (yet) of multilingual
> support for all working processes, different opportunities for involvement
> in the three pillars of At-Large activities), the idea to implement
> metrics, the evaluation of indicators with minimal probability will lead us
> to the possibility of linearly and equally evaluating the contribution of
> members communities in its development.
>
> We can still see that not all regions (not all RALOs, leaders) express
> concerns about this precedent, which is also a reflection of how we, the
> community, understand and present diversity. And it's not just about gender
> only, unfortunately.
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Natalia Filina
>
> Secretary of EURALO
> https://atlarge.icann.org/alses/euralo
>
> ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and Engagement, Co-Chair,
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>
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> чт, 18 апр. 2024 г. в 21:02, Glenn McKnight via ALAC <
> alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>:
>
>> Hi All
>> Thank you Fatimata to adding a concrete example on how women are
>> discriminated due to their massive amount of extra work/family obligations.
>> I like to also bring up another group that is invisible which is 15% of
>> our population, its the Persons with Disabilities.   I believe strongly
>> that we should be proving the ways and means for these individuals have an
>> opportunity to be involved.   An interesting event yesterday held by CIRA
>> on multistakeholderism  failed to include  Closed Captioning where they
>> prided themselves on being inclusive.   We need to rethink how inclusive we
>> actually are.
>>
>> Glenn McKnight, MA
>> Virtual School of Internet Governance
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>>
>> On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 at 13:12, Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Echoing Vanda and Glen about the Atlarge volunteer model and women
>>> involvement. Mainly in developing countries and specially in Africa, it is
>>> difficult for a professional woman to find extra time to dedicate to ICANN
>>> with the necessary focus, no matter how interested she can be.  Full time
>>> job at work and at home and volunteer !!!
>>>
>>> Let’s think about how to improve the ICANN volunteer model to be more
>>> inclusive.
>>>
>>> Fatimata
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 18, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Glenn McKnight via ALAC <
>>> alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Vanda
>>> I recall at the DNS Women meeting in KL  that the  you mentioned that
>>> few Young Women desired to become involved in DNS Women and ICANN as a
>>> whole.  If you recall I did some research on the fellowship programme
>>> using the database created by Dev and myself and we found the majority of
>>> fellows are male.  This is a serious problem given the fact an important
>>> entry point for ICANN new recruits  can come from this program.  After
>>> speaking to Egrys on this issue the issue was addressed in having gender
>>> parity.  Alas, I don't think this has been achieved.  The absence of real
>>> marketing outreach to  Women in Engineering,  IEEE  etc  to recruit women
>>> to apply we will end up with same problem.  Again we will complain of the
>>> lack of participation and we fail to address the lack of proper marketing
>>> strategy.   Recently I was on the ARIN fellowship selection committee and
>>> the quality of the candidates was superb and very few ' free trippers"
>>> perhaps we can learn from other organizations how to recruit
>>>
>>> g
>>> Glenn McKnight, MA
>>> Virtual School of Internet Governance
>>> Chief Information Officer
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>>>
>>> On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 at 10:07, Vanda Scartezini via ALAC <
>>> alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for these debates. I am quite interested in how to attract new
>>>> members to At Large (ALAC) and especially young future leaders.
>>>>
>>>> I believe, we, long-term members without business interests are
>>>> continuing to attend ICANN because we like it, and we see we can add some,
>>>> in our views, relevant value, no matter if technical, managerial, or
>>>> social.
>>>>
>>>> However, looking back, more and more we are now just a few of those
>>>> financially disinterested people, compared with the large ICANN group with
>>>> a financial interest in being part of ICANN - this financial interest can
>>>> be any resource that pays your bills. Can be organizations with direct
>>>> ICANN interest or can be government, for instance.
>>>>
>>>> This is even more relevant for young new member starting or in the
>>>> middle of their professional life.
>>>>
>>>> Hence, we, with no financial interest I believe, are a group in
>>>> extinction.
>>>>
>>>> To have new members to actively participating in the At Large
>>>> organization maybe it is time to  start focusing on those areas  where new
>>>> members are employees of government or companies with financial interest
>>>> but also nterested also in the social side, or even a R&D organizations in
>>>> order to allow new members to At Large to see advantages to their
>>>> engagement.  At Large is the only group that still have some real
>>>> volunteers. All other groups members have some financial interest allowing
>>>> them to dedicate their time to work for ICANN.
>>>>
>>>> ICANN needs to rethink its volunteer model.
>>>>
>>>> New members that came with energy only will continue if they get any
>>>> other financial support to dedicate time to At Large work.
>>>>
>>>> I, member of those in extinction full volunteer, will continue to
>>>> follow ICANN while I feel I can be useful, and I still recognize some
>>>> personal value in my participation.
>>>>
>>>> I do not expect NexGen to buy our model, and even only fewer fellows
>>>> will do it without the support of its business interests.
>>>>
>>>> I have no criticism of anyone with business interests, but we need to
>>>> think about how the At Large equation will really survive in the next 5 or
>>>> more years.
>>>>
>>>> My two cents
>>>>
>>>> Kisses to all
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Vanda Scartezini *
>>>>
>>>> *DNS WOMEN *
>>>>
>>>> *Sao Paulo, Brazil*
>>>>
>>>> *+ 55 11 98181-1464*
>>>>
>>>> *Vanda at Scartezini.org <Vanda at Scartezini.org>*
>>>>
>>>> *www.dnswomen.org <http://www.dnswomen.org>*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From: *ALAC <alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of
>>>> Joanna Kulesza via ALAC <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>>>> *Date: *Thursday, 18 April 2024 at 04:27
>>>> *To: *Jonathan Zuck <JZuck at innovatorsnetwork.org>
>>>> *Cc: *Marita Moll <marita.moll at gmail.com>, Melissa Allgood <
>>>> melissa.allgood at icann.org>, ALAC Work <alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
>>>> *Subject: *Re: [ALAC] At-Large Travel Fresh Start
>>>>
>>>> Hello Jonathan and everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for reigniting this useful discussion. Exploring metrics and
>>>> incentives seems particularly relevant as the landscape of "young recruits"
>>>> evolves, placing the At-Large community at the forefront of these changes.
>>>>
>>>> I am certain that my co-authors (included in the CC) would also be
>>>> eager to revisit the discussion we initiated following our community's
>>>> experience during the pandemic, particularly concerning volunteer support
>>>> and contribution metrics. You can find our article on this topic here:
>>>> https://circleid.com/posts/20220328-facing-the-future-of_icann_volunteer-recruitment
>>>> with references to specific metrics deployed elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>> Additionally, Maureen initiated a dedicated communication with the
>>>> Board on this issue around the same time, with the kind facilitation of
>>>> Leon. I am certain we would all be glad to contribute to a meaningful
>>>> discussion on enhancing support for our volunteer-based community and
>>>> enhancing its outputs.
>>>>
>>>> Once again, thank you, Jonathan and team, for initiating this
>>>> conversation.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Joanna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> śr., 17 kwi 2024 o 16:04 Jonathan Zuck via ALAC <
>>>> alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org> napisał(a):
>>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you again for your feedback on the At-Large travel policy.  I
>>>> want you to know that we have heard your concerns regarding the proposed
>>>> At-Large travel policy and we want to keep discussing it with you. The need
>>>> for an objective, utilitarian and flexible travel policy still exits to
>>>> ensure that those actively engaged in ICANN work are in the best position
>>>> to participate and we are actively planning for the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For ICANN80, we propose to revert to the allocation of 15 slots to the
>>>> ALAC, 10 to the five RALOs and 3 for ALAC Liaisons and one for the ALAC
>>>> Chair. Given that 3 ALAC members are unable to travel to Kigali, we would
>>>> like to offer them to AFRALO to allocate as they wish. These 3 slots are
>>>> unused ALAC slots so they are not drawn from expected slots.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For ICANN81, as this is the Annual General Meeting, we will also use
>>>> the allocation which also supports the travel for outgoing, incoming, and
>>>> continuing ALAC and Regional Leaders, according to their regional rotations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For the longer-term development of an At-Large travel policy, starting
>>>> as early as May 2024, we suggest engaging in regional listening sessions
>>>> where everyone has the opportunity to share their views and explain any
>>>> concerns in a structured manner. Should you agree, we’ve asked Melissa
>>>> Allgood, a member of ICANN org specializing in conflict resolution, to lead
>>>> these discussions as a neutral facilitator. Melissa will not act as a
>>>> representative of ICANN org, but rather will structure our dialogue to
>>>> ensure that all participants are heard and their views considered. We will
>>>> work with RALO leaders to include these listening sessions at a time that
>>>> best meets the needs of each region, perhaps during scheduled monthly
>>>> calls.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The development of a formal At-Large travel policy will take some time
>>>> and we would like for all voices to be heard and considered. Ideally, we
>>>> would like to work jointly with you - - in  eliminating subjective answers
>>>> with agreed, objective metrics that meet well crafted expectations of
>>>> volunteers in performing the role of the ALAC as tasked under the ICANN
>>>> Bylaws.  Such a policy should be reflective of the values of the bottom-up
>>>> multi-stakeholder model.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Let us move forward in an inclusive, constructive, transparent, and
>>>> respectful manner within our community.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan Zuck *|* Director, Future of Work Project *|*  Innovators
>>>> Network
>>>>
>>>> jzuck at innovatorsnetwork.org | *O* 202.827.7594 | *D* 202.420.7483
>>>>
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>>>>
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