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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=宋体>Hi, Alan, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=宋体>Very happy to see that you are willing to continue to
be our chairman. Feeling lucky to have you chair ALAC since I
began, and looking forward to seeing it stay this way.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=宋体>Yours,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=宋体></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=宋体>Kaili</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 9pt 宋体">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 9pt 宋体; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">Alan
Greenberg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 9pt 宋体"><B>To:</B> <A title=alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
href="mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 9pt 宋体"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 28, 2016 12:38 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 9pt 宋体"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [ALAC] Acceptance of Chair
Nomination</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>It was pointed out that although I implied it, I did not
formally accept the nomination.<BR><BR>I accept.<BR><BR>Alan<BR><BR>At
26/08/2016 10:26 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=4
face="Arial, Helvetica">Thank you for the nomination and thanks to all those
who publicly or privately have sent messages of support.<BR><BR>It is
extremely important that end-users have a real and strong voice in ICANN.
Users are the ultimate reason that the Internet exists. It is end users who
patronize online commerce sites, read (and write) the near infinite number
of blogs, cause YouTube videos to go viral, communicate with friends,
relatives and colleagues with e-mail and social media, and sadly, respond to
spam and phishing attacks. The needs of these users must be considered in
the development of Internet policy. The ALAC and At-Large serve as the
advocates of end users and represent their best interests within
ICANN.<BR><BR>I have been involved in user and usability issues for all of
my career, and have now spent close to ten years working with At-Large.
Working collaboratively with my ALAC and At-Large colleagues, we have
transformed the ALAC and At-Large Community into a serious force within
ICANN. However, there is more to do.<BR><BR>I am currently completing my 2nd
year as ALAC Chair. My focus over the last 22 months has included the
following critical areas: <BR><BR>
<UL>
<LI><B>ALS Effectiveness:</B> We have been very successful at increasing
the number of ALSes. Over the last two years, although we are still
actively recruiting ALSes, much of our focus has changed from just
outreach to outreach and engagement, with the intent of increasing ALS
effectiveness, both in telling their communities about ICANN and where
applicable, having them contribute to our policy activities. Capacity
building and briefings on subjects of current importance (such as the IANA
transition) are important parts of this, as are the regular monthly
distributions of understandable information (in multiple languages) that
we are currently discussing. I have no doubt that the ongoing At-Large
Review will play an important part in this.
<LI><B>Policy Development:</B> We now have more ALAC and RALO members and
leaders actively involved in ICANN policy development and related ALAC
activities. This needs to continue to grow. There are steep learning
curves but it is encouraging that the number of At-Large members on cross
community and GNSO working groups is growing, and increasingly, people are
not just listening but contributing.
<LI><B>ALAC Chair Viability:</B> As the ALAC transitioned from the
original ?Interim ALAC? to the current model with RALOs, the Chair
position became <I>substantially</I> more than a full-time job. That
effectively means that the only person who can meet the demands is someone
who is retired and/or willing to put most of the rest of their life on
hold. This is not a sustainable model. We have made improvements over the
last two years, but there is more to do in reducing the Chair?s
involvement through process changes, transferring responsibility to ALT
and ALAC Members and, as appropriate, to Staff.
<LI><B>The ALAC in ICANN: </B>When I started in ICANN, the ALAC was to a
large extent considered a joke (and not a good one) and a poor use of
ICANN funds (or registry and registrar funds as they are ICANN main
sources of income and those groups generally considered it ?their? money
instead of that of the registrants who actually provided it). Through the
concerted efforts of past Chairs, others in the ALAC and At-Large and
myself, that is no longer the case. If it was still a perception of some
in the community, the recent CWG-Stewardship and CCWG-Accountability
clearly showed that we were a force to be contended with. It will take
constant work to ensure that we continue to live up to the reputation we
now have as a critical and respected part of the ICANN ecosystem.
</LI></UL><BR>Good progress has been made on these fronts, and in a range of
other areas, but not nearly as much as I had envisioned when I became Chair.
This is largely due to the (unexpected) overwhelming workload associated
with the IANA transition and accountability efforts that has occupied both
the ALAC and me over the past two years. <BR><BR>All of these areas will
require further efforts and if I am reappointed, they will be among my
priorities. In addition, I am committed to working to ensure that ICANN
understands the value of At-Large volunteers, arguably the only group within
ICANN that has no self-interests (and along with it no external funding),
and reduce the barriers to such continued participation. <BR><BR>I hope that
the ALAC will find that I have served it well over during my first term and
allow me to continue as Chair for another year.<BR><BR>I am available to
discuss any of this further. You can contact me via e-mail at <A
href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</A> or to
chat on Skype at alangreenberg-mtl.<BR><BR>Alan</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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