Re: [atlarge-discuss] Straw Poll: ALOC Draft 3.0

[Immo Moshagen <Immo.Moshagen@stud.uni-goettingen.de>]

Joanna Lane schrieb:

>In order to assist the ALOC with its task of determining support amongst
>affected stakeholders for an appropriate structure to represent At Large
>interests in the ICANN process, would Members of ICANNAtLarge.com please
>indicate their preference below in relation to the Proposed Draft 3.0
>reprinted below.
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>
>POLL Question:
>
>Should the At-Large Organizing Committee (ALOC) submit VERSION 3.0 (Proposed
>Final Draft) to the ICANN Evolution & Reform Committee On the Design of An
>At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)?
>
>YES  [  x ]
>NO   [   ]
>
>COMMENTS:
>
I donīt think the proposal Version 3.0 is illguided. If we want an ALAC, 
it is a sensible proposal. The main problem is, do we think the proposed 
ALAC makes any sense ? I fear that even after the emendations of Hans 
Klein the ALAC is simply too weak, even as an advisory commitee, to 
achieve anything .

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>>>------
>>>VERSION 3.0 (Proposed Final Draft)
>>>
>>>At-Large Organizing Committee (ALOC)
>>>Submission to the ICANN Evolution & Reform Committee On the
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>>Design of An At
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>>>Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
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>>>25 July 2002
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>>>
>>>PREAMBLE
>>>
>>>The At Large Organizing Committee (ALOC) was set up by ICANN to guide and
>>>encourage bottom-up efforts to organize At-Large mechanisms for
>>>      
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>>meaningful,
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>>>informed participation in ICANN.  The membership list of the
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>>ALOC can be seen
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>>>at: http://www.at-large.org/at-large-members.htm
>>>
>>>This interim report offers recommendations on the organization
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>>of an At Large
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>>>Advisory Committee (ALAC).
>>>
>>>The ALOC finds itself faced with an inherent contradiction, and
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>>therefore the
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>>>ALOC comments are organized in two parts.  On the one hand, the
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>>ALOC offers
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>>>comments on how to implement certain features of the Evolution and Reform
>>>Committee's Blueprint for ICANN reform.   However, the ALOC does
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>>not support
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>>>all portions of that Blueprint, especially the elimination of
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>>the elected At
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>>>Large directors.  There is widespread support in the ICANN community for
>>>elected At Large Directors.  Pending final resolution of the
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>>election issue,
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>>>however, the ALOC offers advice on what the Evolution and Reform
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>>Committee
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>>>should do and how it should operate
>>>within ICANN now.
>>>
>>>With ICANN's authority over the DNS up for review and renewal in
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>>September
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>>>2002, we hope that a way can be found to preserve the
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>>representation of users.
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>>>User representation will ensure a foundation of legitimacy for
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>>ICANN to enable
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>>>it to survive and prosper as an institution.
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>>>We urge the ERC and ICANN to proceed on these issues along a
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>>timetable that
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>>>permits sufficient time for the At-Large Structures within ALOC
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>>to engage in
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>>>genuine deliberation with their constituencies on these important issues.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>PART I
>>>SUPPORT FOR THE TERMS OF INTERNET PRIVATIZATION
>>>
>>>The At Large Organizing Committee (ALOC) supports the original terms of
>>>Internet privatization, most notably the principle of balanced
>>>      
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>>representation
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>>>of users and industry experts on the ICANN board.  The ALOC also
>>>      
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>>supports the
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>>>implementation mechanisms developed for At Large users, most notably the
>>>direct
>>>elections of directors.
>>>
>>>This support has been articulated in numerous documents, including:
>>>? Esther Dyson's letter of 6 November 1998 to the US Dept. of Commerce on
>>>behalf of the ICANN board.  That letter noted that the ICANN Board has an
>>>unconditional mandate to create a membership structure that will
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>>elect nine At
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>>>Large Directors.
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>>(http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/ICANN111098.htm)
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>>>? The NGO and Academic ICANN Study, which concluded that ICANN
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>>should retain
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>>>balanced representation of users and industry experts on its
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>>board and should
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>>>continue to employ global elections. (http://www.naisproject.org/)
>>>? ICANN's At Large Study Commission, which found that ICANN's
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>>policies affect
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>>>users and that users should be elected to the ICANN board.
>>>(http://www.atlargestudy.org/)
>>>
>>>The ALOC therefore prefers that ICANN not implement the
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>>recommendations in the
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>>>ERC Blueprint and instead work to implement the conditions of
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>>privatization.
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>>>Only an ICANN whose legitimacy is beyond dispute can work in the
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>>long run.
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>>>
>>>
>>>PART II
>>>WORKING WITHIN THE ERC BLUEPRINT
>>>
>>>Whether the ERC blueprint will be the basis for a new ICANN will
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>>not be known
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>>>before the end of this year.  Despite the reservations about that
>>>Blueprint, we
>>>offer here some suggestions about how its terms might be implemented.
>>>
>>>1. Background
>>>a. Need for At-Large: ICANN needs a mechanism for individual users'
>>>participation in ICANN.  This provides a formalized role in the policy
>>>development process for users that ensures that user views are
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>>seriously taken
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>>>into account.
>>>2. Role and Responsibilities
>>>a. ALAC is a standing advisory committee of the Board
>>>b. Provides advice and guidance to the Board and to other
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>>>
>>organizations within
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>>>ICANN on the needs of, and the impact of proposed policies on,
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>>the Internet's
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>>>individual users ­ addressing pending issues and introducing new issues
>>>relevant to Internet issues and within ICANN's purview.
>>>c. Serves both as a resource for ICANN to pursue specific
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>>issues/questions and
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>>>solicit user information, and as a meeting point for individual
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>>Internet users
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>>>and their organizations.
>>>d. All ICANN policy-making entities will provide ALAC with
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>>appropriate notice
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>>>of upcoming and pending policy discussions and impending policy
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>>decisions to
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>>>ensure adequate opportunity for At-Large input
>>>e. Through At-Large Structures, ALAC will engage in outreach to,
>>>      
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>>and education
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>>>of, individual Internet users about ICANN/ICANN issues and will
>>>      
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>>involve users
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>>>and their representatives in decision making, aggregation of
>>>views, and identification of relevant Internet user priorities
>>>f. ALAC will work with other ICANN stakeholders to address
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>>issues and develop
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>>>positions on relevant issues
>>>g. ALAC will use on-line mechanisms as focal points for discussions and
>>>information dissemination, ensuring broad public access to ALAC
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>>activities
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>>>h.
>>>3. Structure/Membership
>>>a. Should be structured so as to:
>>>i. Provide effective, broadly inclusive mechanism for involving and
>>>representing individual Internet users in ICANN's policy and
>>>      
>>>
>>decision-making
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>>>activities
>>>ii. Demonstrate that the organizations of which the ALAC is
>>>      
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>>composed actually
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>>>do represent the populations they claim to represent.
>>>iii. Have membership that is geographically diverse, and is
>>>      
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>>selected through a
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>>>process which includes each At-Large Structure (group) that
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>>meets specified
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>>>criteria.
>>>4. Involvement w/ Board, other entities
>>>a. ALAC should have a liaison seat on the ICANN Board
>>>b. It should have liaisons to other ICANN policy-making bodies
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>>as appropriate
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>>>[To be defined.]
>>>c. Appointment of four delegates to the Nominating Committee
>>>5. "At-Large Structures" Criteria ­ new or existing organizations that:
>>>a. Are open, participatory, and self-sustaining
>>>b. Engage in outreach to, and education of, individual Internet
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>>users about
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>>>ICANN and ICANN issues
>>>c. Involve individual Internet users in policy and decision-making and
>>>activities related to involvement in ICANN, including soliciting
>>>      
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>>opinions of
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>>>their members and having participatory mechanisms for the
>>>      
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>>discussion and/or
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>>>development of policies, aggregating views, and identifying
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>>>
>>relevant Internet
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>>>user priorities concerning ICANN
>>>d. Maintain transparent and publicly accessible processes for
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>>input, policy
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>>>development, and decision-making
>>>e. Post current information about the organization's aims, structure,
>>>membership, working mechanisms and current leadership
>>>f. Are open for new individual members
>>>g. Are able to maintain themselves without requiring funding from ICANN
>>>h. Are able to guarantee and demonstrate the real identity of their
>>>members and
>>>to provide the relevant anagraphical data in electronic form.
>>>6. At-Large Structure Designation/Development
>>>a. ICANN should post and distribute a call for At-Large
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>>>
>>Structures, providing
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>>>organizations with an appropriate period of time apply to be eligible to
>>>participate in the initial ALAC.
>>>b. Organizations fulfilling the criteria can apply to become At-Large
>>>Structures at any time and participate in the ALAC as
>>>      
>>>
>>appropriate (immediately
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>>>or during next selection cycle depending on process).
>>>c. It will 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;
>>>iii. to state whether any prospective Structure meets the criteria and
>>>thus can
>>>be accepted in the process. Deliberations of type i) and ii) require a
>>>majority
>>>vote of 2/3 of the ALAC.
>>>d. At Large Structures will not be required to fund ICANN or the
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>>costs of the
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>>>ALAC, even if partially.
>>>
>>>7. ALAC Composition (options)
>>>a. (Variable membership) One member from each At-Large Structure
>>>b. (Fixed membership) Fixed number from each region (ICANN has
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>>traditionally
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>>>addressed geographic diversity based on five regions of the world) (the
>>>"Alexander plan")
>>>c. Fixed membership, half appointed and half elected.
>>>8. ALAC Funding and Staffing ALAC (options)
>>>a. The ALAC could be funded either by its members, by ICANN, or by some
>>>combination of the two.
>>>
>>>###
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>>>2
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