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Re: [atlarge-discuss] ERC on ALAC
Hans and all stakeholders or other interested parties and members,
Thanks Hans, but it's a farce. I has been from the get-go...
Hans Klein wrote:
> 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
> ====================================================
> ... 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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