<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dear Tijani</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>Thank for first bringing this matter to our attention. It is an issue that Alan raised as one that should be dealt with before the report is accepted.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The two alternatives that I had originally been given as replacements for "oversee" were "advocate for" and "represent" ...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But I see that your recommendations also include "represents the interests of" and "is the voice of".</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> I will ask staff create a poll for the ALAC to pose the alternatives to be considered for their selection. Thank you again for your suggestions. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards</div><div dir="auto">Maureen</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 22 Nov 2020, 1:05 am Tijani BEN JEMAA, <<a href="mailto:tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn">tijani.benjemaa@topnet.tn</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><font color="#002e7a">Dear Maureen and all,</font><div><font color="#002e7a"><br></font></div><div><font color="#002e7a">I would like to thank the ALS Mobilization Working Party for their work and for the quality of their final report.</font></div><div><font color="#002e7a">I have a concern with the proposal for Bylaws change to replace "<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white">The At-Large </span><span lang="EN-US">Advisory Committee</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white"> ("</span><span lang="EN-US">At-Large Advisory
Committee</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white">" or "</span><span lang="EN-US">ALAC</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white">") is the primary organizational home within </span><span lang="EN-US">ICANN</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white"> for individual Internet users » by "</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;background-color:white">"The At-Large Advisory
Committee ("At-Large Advisory Committee" or "ALAC")
<b>oversees</b> the At-Large Community which is the primary
organizational home within ICANN for individual Internet users.</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px"> »</span></font></div><div><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;background-color:white"><font color="#002e7a"><br></font></span></div><div>














<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#002e7a"><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing:0.15pt;background-color:white">The ALAC doesn't oversee the At-Large Community. 2/3
of its members are appointed by this community (RALOs),  I propose to
modify this bylaws change proposal by the following:</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> "The At-Large Advisory Committee ("At-Large Advisory Committee" or "ALAC")<b> is the voice</b> <b>of </b>the At-Large Community which is the primary organizational home within ICANN for individual Internet users.</span><span style="background-color:white"><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px"> »</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> or "The At-Large
Advisory Committee ("At-Large Advisory Committee" or
"ALAC") <b>represents the interests of</b> the At-Large Community which is
the primary organizational home within ICANN for individual Internet
users.</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px"> »</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:white"><font color="#002e7a"><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt">The term </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px">« </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt">oversees</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px"> »</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> is not appropriate. It is as if you say the GNSO council oversees the NCSG or NCUC or NPOC or the BC or the IPC or the Registry </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px">…</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt">. communities. Any term that have the meaning of control or domination of the </span></font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,46,122);letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">At-Large Community by </span><span style="color:rgb(0,46,122);letter-spacing:0.15pt">ALAC  wouldn</span><span style="color:rgb(0,46,122);letter-spacing:0.20000000298023224px">’</span><span style="color:rgb(0,46,122);letter-spacing:0.15pt">t be acceptable. Otherwise, I can live with any other word.</span></p><div>Best</div>

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