[LAC-Discuss] Fwd: ALAC Committee - Liaisons to other constituencies and processes

[ICANN At Large Staff]

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> From: ICANN At Large Staff <staff at alac.icann.org>
> Date: 14 December 2006 08:01:26 GMT
> To: lac-alac at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> Subject: Fwd: ALAC Committee - Liaisons to other constituencies and  
> processes
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> Forwarded - I think many of you were not yet subscribed to the LAC  
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>> From: ICANN At Large Staff <staff at alac.icann.org>
>> Date: 13 December 2006 14:35:20 GMT
>> To: afri-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org, apac-discuss at atlarge- 
>> lists.icann.org, euro-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org, lac- 
>> discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org, na-discuss at atlarge-lists.icann.org
>> Subject: ALAC Committee - Liaisons to other constituencies and  
>> processes
>>
>> Hello everyone!
>>
>> An interesting discussion has started in the European At-Large  
>> community list and considering the nature of the conversation I  
>> thought it would be sensible to acquaint those of you not  
>> following this discussion (there are many from other regions  
>> listening in) with an element of it.
>>
>> For those who are not aware, the At-Large Advisory Committee has  
>> the right to appoint a number of liaisons, and in the case of the  
>> NomCom, a number of actual members, who participate in the work of  
>> the other communities and key working groups and report back to  
>> ALAC on what is happening, as well as taking the view of ALAC, and  
>> by extension the At-Large community, back to those other  
>> constituencies. These positions therefore represent important  
>> opportunities for the point of view of the At-Large constituency  
>> to be represented, though there are various perspectives about how  
>> effective these positions can be, for a whole variety of reasons,  
>> which I hope those who have views will express for a more complete  
>> and rich debate.
>>
>> A question was raised about who is eligible to fill these  
>> positions: members of the ALAC only, or anyone.  ICANN's legal  
>> staff were asked to provide a view on the subject, and have done  
>> so, making clear that since the Bylaws do not require membership  
>> in the ALAC in order to, for example, be the ALAC Board Liaison,  
>> it is for the ALAC to decide the manner in which these positions  
>> are appointed, elected, or otherwise filled. This is in line with  
>> ALAC practice, having had Bret Fausett, a non-ALAC member, as GNSO  
>> Liaison for some years now.
>>
>> The discussion has moved on to a request that there should be set  
>> rules of procedure with respect to these appointments, so that the  
>> community could see transparently who was being nominated, how  
>> they were being nominated, and on what basis selected. The ALAC  
>> did resolve to compile draft procedures relating to these matters,  
>> with Vittorio Bertola volunteering to take on this task.
>>
>> There are quite a few liaison positions. The posts are as follows:
>>
>> (5) seats on the Nominating Committee (out of a total of 17 voting  
>> members)
>> (1) liaison to the ICANN Board
>> (1) liaison to the GNSO
>> (1) liaison to the ccNSO
>>
>> Additionally the following ad-hoc appointments/liaison positions  
>> currently exist:
>>
>> (1) liaison to the IDN Working Group
>> (1) liaison to the WHOIS Working Group
>> (1) liaison to the President's Advisory Committee on IDNs
>>
>> The provisions of the Bylaws with respect to these matters can be  
>> found at: http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm. Article XI,s2 
>> (4) contains provisions related to the ALAC.  Provisions related  
>> to the appointment, revocation of appointment, and/or  
>> reappointment appear in various places in the Bylaws in respect of  
>> the ccNSO and the GNSO, but in both cases, the ALAC may appoint,  
>> reappoint, or revoke an appointment, of its liaisons as it pleases  
>> and no term is defined for either.
>>
>> Note that there are particular provisions for the Regional At- 
>> Large Organisations to provide input into the appointment of the  
>> five voting seats on the Nominating Committee - with RALOs in  
>> later stages of formation in many regions, you may wish to  
>> consider how to provide input to ALAC with respect to these  
>> positions in due course. There is one seat per Geographic Region  
>> as defined by ICANN.
>>
>> I hope that this email has served to accurately convey the nature  
>> of the discussions and introduce (in particular) those who may be  
>> new to At-Large to this important subject.
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>>
>> Nick Ashton-Hart
>> ICANN At Large
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