Minutes 10 April 2007 Mtg
ALAC Telcon
Shortform Minutes
Participants: Jacqueline , Annette, Hong, Wendy, Mohammed, Izumi, Cheryl, Vittorio, Siavash, José, Carlos, Hawa
Apologies: Alan
Absent: Alice
Minutes prepared by: ICANN At-Large Staff
Action Responsibility Deadline
Summary minutes Staff Same day as telcon
Draft long form minutes Staff 3 days after telcon
Issues Report prep Alan
Hiring Jean update Susie asap
ALS applications update Susie asap
ALS applications regional ad. All 24.03.07
ALS applications vote All 24.03.07 – 01.05.07
Top 10 issues All/Wendy 17.03.07
Rules of procedure Vittorio asap
Ombudsman report reply Jacqueline, Vittorio, Izumi
ALS application/evaluation All Online/next meeting
The Agenda was agreed and the minutes of the previous meeting were adopted.
Minutes - Agreed that Staff would prepare a short form of minutes/summary for distribution on the same day as the Telcon with the long form minutes to be prepared within the usual timeframe.
Issues Report – Alan is in the process of preparing this. It is not a simple case of writing a short email requesting an Issues Report. It requires a detailed document outlaying the areas for concern and highlighting the areas requiring attention from a more in depth Issues Report.
European candidate apology letter – Vittorio apologised in person in Lisbon. He is happy to write a formal letter if the ALAC deems it necessary.
Hiring Jean – Susie to speak to Nick get an update
Liaison Reports – all sent to the list. Wendy confirmed that all can join the new Whois Working Group
Membership matters -
Regional activities –
AP - Comments being submitted on policy
AF - AFRINIC training session for outreach
EU - Nominations - Vittorio - date will probably be April 22nd? Annette - May 1 deadline?
LA - Planning for GA in San Juan. People to add suggestions for workshops to the wiki page.
NA - We will see how many people want to go to NARALO meeting in NY, and listen to the voice of the region.
ALS applications – agreed to vote on all applications for which we have a DD. Susie to send round an update of what still needs regional advice. Regional advice to be returned by 24th April with a vote to be set up to end on 1st May.
Policy matters –
Nomination and confirmation of Liaisons to the various working groups –
gTLDs - Cheryl
WhoIs Working group - Wendy, Rudi,
IDNs - Hong Xue
GNSO PRO - Wendy and Hong
ccNSO - Siavash, Mohammed
ALAC review – comments on the ToR - Do both to wiki and the list - 24th April or 27th?
Top 10 issues - Compile and prioritise by next Tuesday – Wendy. Agreed that people should add their comments to the wiki and initial anything that they would be interested in working on.
Research - Transfer away fees. Staff request to compile a document on registrars/resellers and their transfer away fees. Also domain expiration/redemption policies and fees. Wendy to draft?
Other matters
Agreed that there is a need to rationalise the vehicles for communication for ALAC - blog, multiple websites, etc
Mailing lists – all regions agreed to get rid of ALS lists and to just have discuss lists. It was agreed that for anything time sensitive “Deadline” should be written in the subject line.
Budget sub-committee – Cheryl will replace John
Draft Internal Rules of Procedure - V Bertola see also: Rules of Procedure. – discussion and decision/vote – 15 minutes
Vittorio to do a draft of eligibility criteria and also an email re the various proposals about the number of votes to change rules and recall liaisons
Ombudsman Report - reply to the Board on Ombudsman report (Due End April) – Jacqueline, Vittorio, Izumi to draft and get back to the Committee
New Business - Deferred to online and next telecon
ALS Applications Process discussion and decision/vote– 10 mins - (EN) (FR) (ES) (brPT)
ALS Evaluation Criteria discussion and decision/vote – 10 mins -(EN) (FR) (ES) (brPT)
