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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Research help
Izumi and all stakeholders or other interested parties and members,
Izumi AIZU wrote:
> See ERC's 2nd implementation report:
>
> http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/second-implementation-report-02sep02.htm#2D5
>
> and
>
> Assistance Group's recommendation on AtLarge Advisory Committe
>
> http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/alacag-report-19aug02.htm
I found this part of this report to be the most interesting and not in
keeping and possibly in violation of the White Paper and the MoU:
"Criteria for At-Large Structures/Regional At-Large Organizations
To help prevent participation by organizations that don't genuinely
reflect the interests
of individual members, and to increase the quality of At-Large
involvement, we recommend
that At-Large Structures should comply with the following criteria
and earn
"accreditation" from ICANN (initially, the Board could delegate this
responsibility to
the ALOC; the ALAC would have responsibility for accreditation once it
is established). Only
accredited At-Large Structures should be allowed to participate in the
Regional At-Large
Organizations, or operate as international, issue-oriented At-Large
Structures.
We recommend the following criteria and standards for At-Large
Structures and Regional
At-Large Organizations:
Open, participatory, and self-sustaining – At-Large Structures
should be open to new
individual constituents who meet their membership requirements (e.g.
location, interests,
etc.); organizations eligible for At-Large Structure accreditation
should include
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit, non-commercial,
individual membership
based organizations with a focus on issues related to ICANN's mission;
Engage in outreach to, and education of, individual Internet
users about ICANN
and ICANN issues;
Involve individual Internet users in policy and decision-making
and activities
related to involvement in ICANN, including soliciting opinions of their
constituents
and having participatory mechanisms for the discussion and/or
development of
policies, aggregating views, and identifying relevant Internet user
priorities concerning
ICANN; Maintain transparent and publicly accessible processes for input,
policy
development, and decision-making;Post current information about the
organization's
aims, structure, constituents, working mechanisms, and current
leadership; Are
able to maintain themselves without requiring funding from ICANN (other
than for
the activities of their members who may be individual representatives to
the ALAC); and Are able to guarantee and demonstrate the real identities
of
their constituents and to provide the relevant and appropriate data in
electronic form.
To launch this effort, ICANN and entities involved in At-Large should
distribute
a call for the development and designation of At-Large Structures and
establish a
simple accreditation process. At-Large Structures should work together
to form
Regional At-Large Organizations, sign an MOU with ICANN, and participate
in the selection of ALAC members, an executive committee of members
who
would participate in other ICANN entities, and NomCom delegates. To
avoid
the potential for "early capture" we suggest that Regional At-Large
Structures
meet minimum requirements before ICANN signs an MOU and the
Organizations s/elect ALAC
members and NomCom delegates (e.g. Regional At-Large Organizations
should be allowed to sign the MoU with ICANN only when they, either
directly
or through their affiliated At-Large Structures, have at least 200
individual members
from their region). (The Assistance Group is discussing additional
specific suggestions
for criteria and the accreditation process which we will submit to the
ERC in the
near future – as a group or individually). Organizations fulfilling the
criteria should
be able to apply to become At-Large Structures at any time and
participate in
the Regional At-Large Organizations and the ALAC activities, as
appropriate.
It should be the ALAC's responsibility:
( i) to alter or update the admission criteria for new
Structures;
(ii) to exclude from itself any Structure which, after
appropriate verification,
fails to meet the current criteria; and
(iii) to state whether any prospective Structure meets the
criteria and thus
can be accepted in the process.
(Deliberations of type i) and ii) should require a majority vote of
2/3 of the
ALAC and de facto would most likely have to be approved by ICANN at
least in principle under the MOU recognizing the ALAC.)
In the event that an organization is denied accreditation and wishes
to appeal,
we suggest that the issue be sent to the proposed "Ombudsman" who would
be responsible for considering and making a decision on the appeal.
It also should be the ALAC's responsibility, working in conjunction
with the
Regional At-Large Organizations and using each Region's main languages,
to:
(i) Keep its community informed about the significant news from
ICANN;
(ii) Distribute/post an updated agenda and information about
items in the
ICANN discussion process;
(iii) Promote outreach activities in its community;
(iv) Distribute/post news about ICANN;
(v) Develop and maintain on-going information and education
programs,
regarding ICANN and its work;
(vi) Establish an outreach strategy about ICANN issues in each
RALO's Region;
(vii) Make public, and analyze, ICANN's proposed policies and
its decisions and
their
(potential) regional impact and (potential) effect on
individuals in the region;
(viii) Offer Internet-based mechanisms that enable membership
discussions; and
(ix) Establish mechanisms and processes that enable two-way
communication
between members and those involved in ICANN
decision-making, so
interested individuals can share their views on pending
ICANN issues.
ICANN should provide a staff person to serve as secretariat for the
ALAC
and as support for facilitating individual users' participation in
ICANN's
policy-making processes. In furtherance of ICANN's outreach and
public
involvement goals, ICANN should share with the Regional At-Large
Organizations resources that support the work of the ALAC (e.g. web
forums, discussion lists, ALAC announcements list, etc.). We also
recommend that ICANN reimburse ALAC members' travel costs
for participation in ICANN Board meetings. ICANN should include
these and other ALAC start-up costs in its budget and commit to
funding
them, as an important signal to the At-large community and the
Department of Commerce that it takes individual Internet users'
participation and their concerns seriously.
>
>
> best,
>
> izumi
>
> At 12:42 02/09/08 -0700, Jkhan wrote:
> >Can anyone tell me or direct me to a site wherein Icann states that:
> >The 'At-Large' seats have no Icann voting-rights.
> >Or
> >That the At-Large is just a Advisory group/capacity.
> >
> >I am looking a Time & Date, Memo, Letter, etc..
> >
> >James
>
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