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<td>Enhancing cooperation between EURALO and our Individual
Users' Association.</td>
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<td>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 09:37:06 -0700</td>
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<td>Jean-Jacques Subrenat <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jjs.global@gmail.com"><jjs.global@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:euroindividuals@googlegroups.com">euroindividuals@googlegroups.com</a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wales.baky@googlemail.com">wales.baky@googlemail.com</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com">roberto_gaetano@hotmail.com</a>,
ocl <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ocl@gih.com"><ocl@gih.com></a></td>
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Dear Colleague,
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<div>on 26th of October 2016, a conference call was organized
between the Board of EURALO and the Board of your Association.
Here is a summary of the meeting:</div>
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style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><u
style="line-height:normal!important;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">1)
EURALO & ICANN SUPPORT FOR OUR USERS’ ASSOCIATION</u></div>
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style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">As a certified
ALS (At-Large Structure) within ICANN, our Association may
request support from ICANN through our parent body, EURALO
(European At-Large Organization). Such support generally
applies to:</span></div>
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style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- TRAVEL
SUPPORT may be provided for one representative per ALS to
attend the General Assembly of the RALOs (Regional At-Large
Organizations). In the case of our Association, such a
request should be forwarded through EURALO.</span></div>
<div id="bloop_customfont"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- A SURVEY may
be conducted by our Association with the help of ICANN
Staff, or the latter may run a survey on our behalf. In
either case, we would need to follow the regulations which
apply to Staff (fairness, accountability, standard tools
throughout ICANN). Whereas in the past Staff used
SurveyMonkey, now its prescribed survey application is
ClickTools.</span></div>
<div id="bloop_customfont"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- As you are
aware, our Association sent out a survey to its Members two
months ago in order to determine their expectations and
suggestions. This survey was conducted before we were aware
of the new standard ICANN tools, so we will now check
whether ICANN Staff can help us retrieve the answers and put
them in a form compatible with the new standards. If that is
the case, the results will be sent to our Members.</span></div>
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style="line-height:normal!important">
</span></div>
<div id="bloop_customfont"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><u
style="line-height:normal!important;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">2)
INVOLVEMENT OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS IN EURALO AND ALAC</u></div>
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style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Our ALS is the
first to have responded to EURALO Chair’s request for a list
of topics in which our Members have expertise. It is also
the first ALS to have availed itself of the offer by the
EURALO Chair to hold a conference call with EURALO. </span></div>
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style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- EURALO asked
for a list of our Members with experience and expertise in
areas which are relevant to the remit of ICANN and its
policy development. In our preliminary response, we provided
a list of areas of expertise, but without names of
individuals.</span></div>
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style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal!important;padding-left:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- In the coming
weeks, the Wording Group chaired by Yrjö Länsipuro will
inform our ALS of the areas in which the expertise of our
members may be useful. If you have the corresponding
expertise, your participation in the Working Groups would be
most welcome, and I will forward your statement of interest
to Yrjö Länsipuro.</span></div>
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style="line-height:normal!important">
</span></div>
<u
style="line-height:normal!important;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">3)
ASSOCIATION WEBSITE</u>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- EURALO
Leadership appreciates the general layout and ease of access
of our Association website. Some links deserve a more
prominent place: ALAC policy page, ALAC Working Groups,
EURALO workspace. The Board of our Association will look
into these points.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br
style="line-height:normal!important">
</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><u
style="line-height:normal!important;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">4)
FUTURE ACTIVITIES</u></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- For the
mutual benefit of EURALO and our Association, it might be
interesting to prepare a joint event, say in 2017, either at
a venue to be determined, or online.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- If the case
of an event entailing costs (venue, travel, etc.),
sponsorship would need to be obtained through EURALO,
typically in March or April in time for budgeting. There is
no guarantee that funding or other forms of support would be
forthcoming, but if there is an interesting topic and good
organisation, it would be worth submitting.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- In the case
of an online event, there would be no costs. Staff support
could be requested for organization, meeting management,
monitoring, recording. Such a request would be examined by
ICANN on an ad hoc basis.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- In preparing
an event, the most important factors are the theme, the
speakers. We should not rule out a meeting with a venue,
e.g. ICANN meeting in Copenhagen, or EURODIG in Estonia.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- Our
Association Members are most welcome to submit their
suggestions.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
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</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">I am copying
this email to Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of EURALO, with
the request that he kindly forward it to the members of
EURALO, and support Staff, who attended our joint call
earlier this week.</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
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<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">On behalf of
the Board:</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Jean-Jacques
Subrenat,</span></div>
<div style="line-height:normal!important"><span
style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Chair.</span></div>
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