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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Thanks Roberto, for
putting that great question re: waivers on the table. How about
adding it to the questions we might pose to the board during
ICANN75. Something like: ICANN has made it clear that meetings
pose more risks to the organization post-pandemic. But the risks
to volunteers attending those meetings have also increased. For
some attendees, employers assume the risk. Others continue to
shoulder the risks personally. This widens the already wide gap
between two types of representation and participation in ICANN's
multistakeholder model. Is there any plan in place to better
share these risks between .org and volunteers in a way that does
not negatively affect motivation. <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bit clumsy wording --
but you get the idea.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2022-07-26 1:35 p.m., Roberto
Gaetano via At-Large wrote:<br>
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<div class="">I was putting some comments in the chat but I
thought it was better to summarise my thoughts in an email.</div>
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<div class="">About the ALAC Chair elections, first of all warm
congratulations to JZ and many thanks to Maureen for the great
job done.</div>
<div class="">Although I am perfectly happy with the choice, I
believe that Sébastien has a point in addressing a timing issue
related to the NomCom decision. The problem that I have is just
formal, at it is that the outgoing ALAC has elected the incoming
Chair. Again, to be clear, this is not an issue of substance or
contents, just the form.</div>
<div class="">I would suggest two things:</div>
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<li class="">first, that we, as ICANN community, have a more
careful look at the schedule - if the AGM is two months
earlier than usual, all activities, including NomCom
processes, have to be adjusted accordingly;</li>
<li class="">second, that as soon as the new ALAC is seated in
KL they formally approve by acclamation the new ALAC Chair -
this will address any formal issues that could be raised in
the future.</li>
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<div class="">I have spoken enough about the waiver, so just a
comment on what Léon and Marita have been saying. I agree with
Léon, the waiver has always been there, but as far as I can
remember it has never used a language that raised eyebrows to
the (few) people who have actually read it. So, what made us all
more aware of it, was the additional clauses added after the
pandemic - so Marita is not wrong either noting that the problem
comes after the pandemic.</div>
<div class="">My personal opinion is that the pandemic has made
things more difficult to everybody and has increased the risk of
consequences. I acknowledge the great job in organising a hybrid
meeting under the circumstances - I spoke to Nick Tomasso in Den
Haag, and appreciate the challenges - no question about. The
point is that, if we have a higher risk, how is this risk shared
between
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and the volunteers? The way this risk is shared affects the
motivation of the volunteers, as has been also observed during
the meeting, while it has only a marginal effect on other
participants who might have their employers assuming the
consequences of the risk. And this widens the gap, already wide
enough, between the two types of representation and
participation. This is why it has to be addressed.</div>
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<div class="">Cheers,</div>
<div class="">Roberto</div>
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