[atlarge-discuss] ERC on ALAC

["Hans Klein" <hans.klein@pubpolicy.gatech.edu>]

FYI...


Committee on ICANN Evolution and Reform
Second Supplemental Implementation Report
(with Revised Bylaws)
23 October 2002

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/second-supplemental-implementation-report-23oct02.htm

I. Expanded New Bylaws Relating to At-Large Advisory Committee
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... the attached new draft of the proposed New Bylaws contains a more 
detailed set of provisions (in Article XI, Section 2(4)) relating to the 
ALAC in a steady-state environment. Transition issues will be dealt with in 
the Transition Article, intended to be adopted at the Annual Meeting in 
December.

          4. At-Large Advisory Committee

               a. The role of the At -Large Advisory Committee ("ALAC") 
shall be to consider and provide advice on the activities of ICANN, insofar 
as they relate
               to the interests of individual Internet users.

               b. The ALAC shall consist of (i) two members selected by 
each of the Regional At Large Organizations ("RALOs") established according to
               paragraph 4(f) of this Section, and (ii) five members 
selected by the Nominating Committee. The five members selected by the 
Nominating
               Committee shall include one citizen of a country within 
each of the five Geographic Regions established according to Section 5 of 
Article VI.

               c. Subject to the provisions of the Transition Article of 
these Bylaws, the regular terms of members of the ALAC shall be as follows:

                    1. The term of one member selected by each RALO shall 
begin at the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting in an even-numbered year.

                    2. The term of the other member selected by each RALO 
shall begin at the conclusion of an ICANN annual meeting in an odd-numbered
                    year.

                    3. The terms of three of the members selected by the 
Nominating Committee shall begin at the conclusion of an annual meeting in an
                    odd-numbered year and the terms of the other two 
members selected by the Nominating Committee shall begin at the conclusion 
of an
                    annual meeting in an even-numbered year.

                    4. The regular term of each member shall end at the 
conclusion of the second ICANN annual meeting after the term began.

               d. The Chair of the ALAC shall be elected by the members of 
the ALAC pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committee.

               e. The ALAC shall annually appoint one non-voting liaison 
to the ICANN Board of Directors, without limitation on re-appointment, and 
shall, after
               consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting 
delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same 
Geographic Region,
               as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI) to the 
Nominating Committee.

               f. There shall be one RALO for each Geographic Region 
established according to Section 5 of Article VI. Each RALO shall serve as 
the main forum
               and coordination point for public input to ICANN in its 
Geographic Region and shall be a non-profit organization certified by ICANN 
according to
               criteria and standards established by the Board based on 
recommendations of the At-Large Advisory Committee. An organization shall 
become the
               recognized RALO for its Geographic Region upon entering a 
Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN addressing the respective roles and
               responsibilities of ICANN and the RALO regarding the 
process for selecting ALAC members and requirements of openness, participatory
               opportunities, transparency, accountability, and diversity 
in the RALO's structure and procedures, as well as criteria and standards 
for the RALO's
               constituent At-Large Structures.

               g. Each RALO shall be comprised of self-supporting At-Large 
Structures within its Geographic Region, certified according to paragraph 
4(h) of this
               Section, that involve individual Internet users at the 
local or issue level and that, in the aggregate, are open to participation 
by all (but only) individual
               Internet users who are citizens and residents of the RALO's 
Geographic Region (as defined in Section 5 of Article VI). If so provided 
by its
               Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN, a RALO may also 
have as its members individual Internet users who are citizens and 
residents of the
               RALO's Geographic Region.

               h. The ALAC is responsible for certifying organizations as 
meeting the criteria and standards for At-Large Structures. The criteria 
and standards for
               certification of At-Large Structures within a each 
Geographic Region shall be established by the Board based on 
recommendations of the ALAC
               and shall be stated in the Memorandum of Understanding 
between ICANN and the RALO for that Geographic Region, so that each RALO is 
afforded
               the type of structure that best fits its Geographic 
Region's customs and characteristics. Decisions to certify or de-certify an 
At-Large Structure as
               meeting the applicable criteria and standards shall require 
a 2/3 vote of all the members of the ALAC and shall be subject to review 
according to
               procedures the Board may establish. The ALAC may also give 
advice as to whether a prospective At-Large Structure meets the applicable 
criteria
               and standards.

               i. The ALAC is also responsible, working in conjunction 
with the RALOs, for coordinating the following activities:

                    1. Keeping the community of individual Internet users 
informed about the significant news from ICANN;

                    2. Distributing (through posting or otherwise) an 
updated agenda, news about ICANN, and information about items in the ICANN
                    policy-development process;

                    3. Promoting outreach activities in the community of 
individual Internet users;

                    4. Developing and maintaining on-going information and 
education programs, regarding ICANN and its work;

                    5 Establishing an outreach strategy about ICANN issues 
in each RALO's Region;

                    6. Making public, and analyzing, ICANN's proposed 
policies and its decisions and their (potential) regional impact and 
(potential) effect
                    on individuals in the region;

                    7. Offering Internet-based mechanisms that enable 
discussions among members of At-Large structures; and

                    8. Establishing mechanisms and processes that enable 
two-way communication between members of At-Large Structures and those
                    involved in ICANN decision-making, so interested 
individuals can share their views on pending ICANN issues.


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