ALAC Monthly Teleconference for AUGUST 2007

Date: 14 August 2007

Time: 1330 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here)

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Summary Minutes: Meeting Summary 14 August 2007

Transcription: Transcription 14 August 2007

Recording: Available here (16MB MP3)

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D R A F T A G E N D A

Agenda is in draft form until adopted by the Committee.
Documents are linked for download next to the agenda items they belong to where available.

Standing Agenda Items

1. Adoption of the Agenda – 1 min
2. Roll Call Apologies from Members (if any) - 1 min
3. Adoption of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting - 2 mins
4. Review of Action Items of the Previous Meeting - 5 mins

Membership Matters

1. Voting on outstanding ALS Applications

Motion proposed:

That all applications and DD forms available for applications which are either due at present, or which have been held in suspense (Communica.ch, Ynternet) be put up for a vote one week from this meeting. This will then allow new applications to be handled via the procedure agreed in San Juan.

Regional Activities

In the interests of time, Members are requested to add any particular items relating to regional activities for which ALAC action is needed to the 'New Business' section of the agenda. Other matters of regions should be discussed on-list intercessionally.

Liaison & Other Reports

In the interests of time, Members are asked to converse on the reports of liaisons, Chair, and Staff online

Policy Matters

Members are reminded to take note of the open public consultations; please see http://www.alac.icann.org for the listing.

1. Policy Working Groups - 15 min total
2. Update on Consultation on GNSO Improvements Alan - 2 min
3. Update on Consultation on IDNs (from ICANN Board Resolutions in San Juan) Hong - 2 min
4. RAA Working Group

Non-Standing Agenda Items

Other Matters From Previous Meetings

1. Working Practices of the Committee - Division of Labour / Subcommittees (from 28 June 2007) (2 min)
2. Report from the ALAC Internal Rules of Procedure working group. Cheryl Langdon-Orr 2 min
   • Election Rules of Procedure - Document circulated for comments July 23, 07. Table for vote on this conference call.
   • Internal Rules of Procedure - Review of comments & revisions proposed. Table for vote on this conference call.

Outreach & Related Activities

IGF Rio (6 mins total)

1. Comment by ICANN staff (on funding and/or other issues related to the event) (2 min)
2. Proposal for IDN workshop at IGF (per San Juan meeting) (2min)
3. Proposal by Vittorio to support workshop on critical internet resources proposal as submitted by IT4change (India) (2min)
4. Workshop proposal on Geo-TLDs for which ALAC is listed as a sponsor but where no request to use the ALAC's name has been received.

New Business

1. Advice and Request for Board Recognition - ALS Application Guidelines and Process (Staff Proposal on this item: AL/2007/SD/7)
2. Note: The ALS Application Guidelines and Process final document was sent to the list for objection and no objections have been received, therefore it is accepted by the Committee (per ALAC decision in San Juan)
3. ALAC Board Liaison
4. Budget
5. At-Large Summit Update

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Remote Participation Details

Please join MR NICK ASHTON HART on AUG-10-2007 (Tuesday) at 01:30 PM UNIVERSAL TIME.

(looks like the remote participation details were copied & pasted from July .. as our conference call last month was on the 10th, but this month - Aug - it's on the 14th)

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