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041

Introductory Remarks by NARALO Chair

→: To put the meeting in perspective  and bring-up anything of general interest to the membership:

    • 90 minutes meeting today
    • New Topics in this meeting
      • BCMC...
    • Introduction of new Individual  members
      • Denise de Alcantara
      • Nat Cohen
      • Bill Jouris
    • Update Reports
      • FY20 NARALO Discretionary Funds 
      • Real-Time Transcription (RTT)
      • Outreach Group 
        • Reminder of FY20 Events
      • ATLAS III/NASIG updates
      • Student Outreach by  the North American Graduate Students At-Large Structure
      • Policy update presentation by Johnathan Zuck
      • EPDP
      • Universal Acceptance (UA)
    • Snipped Webinar
      • Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and the Latin Script by Bill Jouris 

Eduardo

(00:09 / 00:10)
067

Introduction of New Individual  Members

→  To introduce new individual members to the region

  • New member:
    • Nat Cohen
    • Denise de Alcantara-Hochba
    • Bill Jouris

Eduardo

Nat

Denise

Bill

(00:10/ 00:20)
056

ATLAS III &2019 North America School of Internet Governance (NASIG 2019)

→:To provide an ATLAS III and NASIG update

Eduardo

Glenn

(00:05 / 00:25)
064

FY20 NARALO Discretionary Funds

→ To report on the use of the funding for FY20 outreach and engagement activities by Regional At Large Organizations (RALOs) - $4k/RALO

  • Reminder on steps to apply (FY20 RALO Requests for Funding to support an Outreach Activity):  ← Eduardo
    1. request form needs to be completed to initiate the process.
    2. The request needs to be reviewed and approved by Regional Leadership prior to sending to ICANN org staff
    3. The request must be sent to Silvia Vivanco and Heidi Ullrich at least three weeks prior to the planned activity. 
    4. Approval (or not) will be informed via email to the organization representative that made the request.
  • For this meeting
    • Current Balance : $3,500
    • New application by Adrian Schmidt ::  $300 for equipment ← Adrian
      • Building awareness of ICANN to the technical and business students. Expected participants 25-30

Eduardo

Adrian

(00:05 / 00:30)
068

Universal Acceptance (UA)

→  To create a team of volunteer to liaise with the UA Org to educate NARALO in UA concepts and help identify ways on how our RALO and the UA Org could work together to help spread the importance of UA in our region. Team updates will be covered within this discussion topic.

Eduardo

Denise

(00:05 / 00:35)
050

Student Outreach by  the North American Graduate Students At-Large Structure

→: To provide an updated report on efforts related to outreach University students by this At-Large Structure 

  • F/U syllabus work and Google doc for research material

David

Anna

(00:05 / 00:40)
028

NARALO Policy Group Update Report

→: To provide an update report by the head of the Policy Group as to the ICANN policies being discussed at the moment affecting NARALO end-users and/or interest to NARALO members in general

      •  At-Large Policy Advice Updates

Jonathan

(00:10 / 00:50)
052

EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data

→: To provide an update report on this effort

Alan(00:05 / 00:55)
069

Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) & Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)

--> To call for volunteers to participate in these groups and to update the region on its work

 Alan(00:05 / 00:60)
070



if we get to them...



017

NARALO Outreach Group Update Report

→: To provide a summary of the NARALO Outreach Group efforts

  • Reports:
    • ARIN 43 Bridgetown, Barbados 7-10 April 2019 Next month →  Michael Casadevall
  • Remainder of CROP Trips FY20 (1 July 2019 through 20 June 2020)
    1. ARIN
    2. NonprofitTechnology Conference 2020 (NTC 20) March 24/26 @Baltimore,Maryland :: Application deadline is January 10, 2020
    3. Net Digital Inclusion 2020 (NDIA 20), April 7/9 @Portland, Oregon :Application deadline is January 10, 2020

Glenn


044

North America Stakeholder Engagement

→: To provide an update report on North America Stakeholder Engagement efforts

  • Current and future engagements

Chris

Joe


026

NARALO ALAC members Update Reports

→: To provide a summary by our current NARALO representatives in ALAC of what was discussed since our last meeting in ALAC regarding policy and anything else that the region should be aware about.

Javier

John L.

Marita


029

NARALO Education Group Update Report

→: To provide provide an update report by the head of the Educational Group since our last call.

Alfredo
059

RIR Outreach

→: To provide a report on RIR outreach efforts

Judith
065

Real-Time Transcription (RTT) 

LEAD: Judith Hellerstein supported by Silvia Vivanco (ICANN Staff)

→  To provide an update report on the results of this resource.

  • FY20 Additional Budget Request (ABR)
    • Approved:
      • Real-Time Transcription (RTT) of up to ten (10) hours of Inter-sessional At-Large teleconference calls in English during FY20
        • Up to date report

Judith

Silvia/Heidi



to be updated in the future...



045

Academic Credits

→:To work on ways that we could possibly exchange academic credit for students who participate in ICANN policy development processes

Chris

Yubelkys

David


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Any Other Business (AOB)

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6. Any Other Business (AOB)

Topic 069:  Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) & Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)

LEAD: Alan Greenberg

OPEN: 12 August 2019 ], CLOSED:

TYPE: General

DESCRIPTION: To call for volunteers to participate in these groups and to update the region on its work

SUPPORTING BACKGROUND AND DOCUMENTATION:

Initial email sent to all RALOs:

"Dear All,

To prepare for the selection of the Board Member selected by At-Large to be seated at the October 2020 Annual General Meeting, Maureen Hilyard, the Chair of the ALAC, has asked staff to make an immediate call for members of the two groups who will be responsible for moving the process forward.

According to the ALAC Rules of Procedure (2018) (https://tinyurl.com/y6kp9p6u ), the two groups are the 2019-2020 Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) and the 2019-2020 Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC). Please see ALAC Rules of Procedure Section D.19 - Procedure for Making the Selection to fill Seat 15 on the ICANN Board.

The deadline for applying to be members of these groups is 23:59 UTC on Monday 15 August 2019.

If you are interested, please send a note to At-Large staff at staff@atlarge.icann.orgspecifying which committee(s) the application is for and attach an Expression of Interest (EoI) explaining your interest and citing any applicable experience/knowledge.
 
Please note that your personal data submitted with your EoI may be shared with the RALO leadership, RALO ALS representatives, and/or ALAC Members/Leadership, as appropriate, as part of the evaluation and selection process, and that, if selected, your name and regional affiliation will be published on the BCEC Workspace (https://tinyurl.com/yyxbghsg) or the BMSPC Workspace (https://tinyurl.com/y3z5mfxq) as relevant. The processing of your personal data for these purposes will be carried out in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy and the website Terms of Service.

The At-Large Board Member 2019-2020 Selection Workspace is available at: https://tinyurl.com/yxqck74k [tinyurl.com]).
 
The RALO leadership is requested to send a list of their RALO's supported candidates and alternates for each group to the Chair of the ALAC and staff by 23:59 UTC Tuesday, 23 August 2019.

The ALAC will name the final membership soon after.

The details of the two groups are:

1)      Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC)

According to Article 19.2 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure:

"The ALAC shall name a Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) which shall oversee the entire selection process including the election culminating the process but excluding those responsibilities specifically retained by the ALAC or given to the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee. The composition of the BMSPC will be regionally balanced and the committee will be populated with two representatives of each region selected by both the ALAC and the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC. For each region, one Alternate member will be selected who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BMSPC Chair in accordance with BMSPC guidelines."

The group is open to ALAC Members, At-Large community members and to RALO Leaders. However, the membership should include members of the community with significant experience from previous Board Director selected by At-Large process.  English will be the working language of this group. The workload of the BMSPC is not expected to be very heavy.

The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced. The RALO selection may be done by any means thought appropriate by the RALO leadership.

Please note that no member of the 2019-2020 BMSPC may submit an EoI for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large.


The ALAC has selected Alan Greenberg as Chair of the BMSPC. The first meeting of the BMSPC will be scheduled for early September.

2)    Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC)

The ALAC Rules of Procedures state the following on the composition and task of the BCEC:

"19.3 The ALAC shall name a Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) to compile an initial slate of candidates for election to Seat 15. A new BCEC consisting of two delegates selected by each of the RALOs plus a chair selected by the ALAC will be convened for each Board seat selection process. Each RALO shall also select an Alternate member who can replace a member from the same region who for whatever reason is not able to fully participate and such replacement will be at the sole discretion of the BCEC Chair in accordance with BCEC guidelines."

"19.4 The task of the BCEC is to identify applicants who would each make an excellent Board Director. [19.4.1] Applicant selected by the BCEC must meet the criteria specified in the ICANN Bylaws Article VI, Section 3 ( http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#VI-3 [icann.org]). These criteria include but are not limited to being: a) accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; and b) persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN. Moreover, the Director selected by the At-Large Community must understand the mission of At-Large and the needs of the global community of Internet end users."

"19.5 No member of the electorate (Paragraph 19.10) may simultaneously serve as a member of the BCEC."

According to 19.5, members of the electorate (i.e., members of the ALAC and RALO Chairs who will be serving in 2020) may not be BCEC members.

The group must be regionally balanced, with two representatives from each of the five RALOs. Each RALO will also select an Alternate member in the event one of the original members must be replaced.

Additionally, no member of the 2019-2020 BCEC may submit an EoI for the position of the Board Director selected by At-Large.

Please note that experience on previous BCECs, on the ICANN Nominating Committee or comparable experience is an asset. The RALO selection methodology must ensure that only suitably qualified candidates are put forward to the ALAC by the RALO Chair.

English will be the working language of this group.

The ALAC has selected Yrjö Lansipuro as Chair of the BCEC. The first meeting of the BCEC will be scheduled for early September."

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→ 12 August: As fo today NARALO: 2 BCEC & none for BMSPC. BMSPC work is not expected to be heavy. We are covered in BCEC.

Topic 070: Snipped Webinar :: Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and the Latin Script 

LEAD: Bill Jouri

OPEN:12 August 2019, CLOSED:

TYPE: Education

DESCRIPTION: IDN is one of the ALAC moving topics @ June 2019 an as such our region should be aware of what it is so it can be more effective in its appreciation for such an important concept that affects millions of Internet end user around the world. .


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