[LAC-Discuss] FW: [ALAC-Internal] FW: Input on Geographic Regions

[Carlton Samuels]

Dear All:
This matter has been on the LACRALO Agenda since inception.  It is important
that your voices are heard here.

Kind regards,
Carlton

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Subject: [ALAC-Internal] FW: Input on Geographic Regions

FYI - note that this per Cheryl is an agenda item for today's meeting
(discussion only)

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From: Denise Michel <denise.michel at icann.org>
Reply-To: Denise Michel <denise.michel at icann.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:46:44 -0700
To: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <cheryl at hovtek.com.au>
Cc: At-Large Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>, <policy-staff at icann.org>
Subject: Input on Geographic Regions

Ms. Cheryl Langdon-Orr
Chair At-Large Advisory Committee

Re:    ccNSO Proposal to review Definition of ICANN Geographic Regions

Dear Cheryl;

The ICANN Board invited the ICANN community (including the ALAC, ASO, ccNSO,
GAC and GNSO) to provide input on the proposal by the ccNSO to appoint a
community-wide working group to review the structure of ICANN's present
Geographic Regions and related issues.

The Board recognized that any potential change to ICANN Geographic Regions
would have "wide-spread effect" in ICANN and that it should seek the views
of the other Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees before taking
further action. The ICANN Board directed Staff to summarize and analyze that
community input and to subsequently prepare a report for consideration to
the Board.

The ALAC is kindly requested to provide input, if any, on the suggested
formation of a community wide working group, and its mandate.

Staff is targeting a Board report, summarizing all responses received, by
early September. We hope that the ALAC will be able to provide input on the
relative importance of the Geographic Regions structure to the At-Large
community in general and to the value of a community-wide working group
specifically, by that time. We expect that the proposed working group, if
ultimately formed, will reach out to the broader community to seek further
input and perspectives.

Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.  For your convenience
links to relevant background documents are included below. Please contact
Rob Hoggarth, Senior Policy Director (policy-staff at icann.org), who is
staffing this issue, if you have any questions. We look forward to
following-up with the ALAC.

Regards,

Denise Michel
Vice President Policy
denise.michel at icann.org

Background Document Links Regarding ICANN Geographic Region and the Board's
Request for SO and AC Comments:

Minutes of ICANN Board 16 July 2000 Containing Resolution 00.64 Adopting
Geographic Regions Structure
(<http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-16jul00.htm>)

ICANN GAC Communique Advising That International Norms Be Used For ICANN
Geographic Regions
(<http://www.icann.org/committees/gac/communique-14jul00.htm>)

Minutes of Montreal meeting (June 2003). Reaffirmation of ICANNs Geographic
Regions (<http://www.icann.org/minutes/minutes-26jun03.htm>)

United Nations Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions,
geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings, revised
31 January 2008
(<http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm>)

Regions Working Group Draft Report for Submission to ICANN Board for Public
Consultation
(<http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08aug07.htm>)

ICANN Geographical Regions
Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group
For Submission to the ICANN Board
(<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.
pdf>)

ICANN Board Resolution (07.92), 2 November 2007
(<http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm - _Toc55609368>)


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