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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>This is to let you know that all comments have been incorporated and the Statement has been submitted to public comment. The ratification vote will start tonight (Aug 1) at 23:59 UTC and end on August 5 at 23:59 UTC. We are also on time as the public comment deadline has just been extended to August 5. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Thank you all for the input!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Ariel <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 2:33 AM<br><b>To: </b>"sebastien@bachollet.com" <sebastien@bachollet.com><br><b>Cc: </b>ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] Fwd: Statement on changes to the Fellowship Program<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I have made the change, but not sure of Ariel has already submitted it.<br><br>Alan<br>-- <br>Sent from my mobile. Please excuse brevity and typos.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On July 29, 2016 7:09:01 PM EDT, "Sébastien Bachollet" <sebastien@bachollet.com> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Alan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>Well done<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>One small suggestion <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>To change the last word from model to organization <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>All the best<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=AppleMailSignature><p class=MsoNormal>SeB<br><br>Envoyé de mon iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Le 29 juil. 2016 à 21:06, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>At 29/07/2016 06:36 AM, Seun Ojedeji wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Alan,<br><br>Oh so a statement of support was also going to be helpful, was thinking it was if we had concerns. Thanks for the draft and My +1 to the statement at it currently stand, if its not too late, you may consider a few minor comments below:<br><br>1. Can "They play an impactful role in their respective countries to...." be updated to "They play an impactful role in their respective countries and within ICANN to...." I think emphasizing the impact of atlarge within ICANN is quite important. I have always been of the opinion that atlarge defending the interest of end-users within ICANN is of more importance than what they do outside of it. Ofcourse not that, that is also not important.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br>In my mind, what we do inside of ICANN is why we are here! The rest should be a facilitater to make the internal effrots more effective and better reflect what users need.<br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>2. I suggest re-wording of the third paragraph to the following:<br>"The ALAC recognizes that these changes may make the process of selecting candidates more difficult, but believes ICANN is making a wise choice in doing this and would ensure to maintain fairness and balance in the selection process, especially towards improving representation of under-served/under developed countries/territories within ICANN processes "<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br>I will make a change to this effect.<br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Regards<br><br><br>On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a> > wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>To: ALAC <<a href="mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org"> alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>From: Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a> ><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Subject: Statement on changes to the Fellowship Program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>As discussed during the ALAC call earlier this week, there is a Public Comment just about to close on changes to the ICANN Fellowship Program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Some people in At-Large have been (rightfully) VERY vocal about perceived problems in the Fellowship program, specifically:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>- people from some countries (such as Argentina) have recently become ineligible to participate in the Fellowship Program because the country has had its status upgraded in the World Bank list of development status (based on income);<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>- some people, particularly from some island territories were not eligible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>In both cases, the status of the overall economy might not have met the criteria, but that did not alter the perception that the people were not well represented in ICANN.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>The proposed changes to the Fellowship Program address these problems and more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Unfortunately, no one chose to volunteer to draft a brief statement of support for the changes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>At the ALAC Leadership Team meeting yesterday, it was decided that the Fellowship Program is sufficiently important to At-Large, the people we represent, and to ICANN in general that we MUST submit something. Accordingly, I drafted a set of notes which Ariel Liang ably transformed into a statement to be submitted.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>The statement can be found at <a href="https://community.icann.org/x/LiOOAw">https://community.icann.org/x/LiOOAw</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>The deadline for submission is tomorrow, Friday, 29 July at 23:59 UTC. I will conduct a Consensus Call for formally ratify the statement next week, but if anyone has any concern with the statement, please bring that concern to my attention immediately.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>Alan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>ALAC-Announce mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'>At-Large Official Site: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br>-- <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>Seun Ojedeji,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>Federal University Oye-Ekiti</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>web: <a href="http://www.fuoye.edu.ng">http://www.fuoye.edu.ng</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>Mobile: <a href="??">+2348035233535</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>alt email:<a href="http://goog_1872880453"> </a><a href="mailto:seun.ojedeji@fuoye.edu.ng">seun.ojedeji@fuoye.edu.ng</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:#888888'>Bringing another down does not take you up - think about your action!</span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>ALAC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac</a><br><br>At-Large Online: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a><br>ALAC Working Wiki: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)">https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></div></div></body></html>