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Part 1: All passages regarding ALAC/At-Large’s continuing purpose – organized as they appear in Final Report (note that Final Report formatting is retained here)
Final Report, p. 6:
2. Summary: Final Report - Key Points
- The ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure. This continuing purpose has four key elements:
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The section of the ICANN Bylaws that deals with ALAC should be changed to reflect this purpose.
Final Report, pp. 7--8:
Does the ALAC have a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure?
The WG has developed its response to the Westlake report with the underlying principle that ALAC does have a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure as the primary organizational home for the voice and concerns of the individual Internet user in ICANN. There has been considerable debate about whether the “individual Internet user” is the appropriate focus of ALAC attention. In the context of this document, the WG believes that an Internet user is a human being who is materially affected by the Internet either directly through use of an Internet browser or similar interface, or indirectly through the use of services that run over Internet protocols. With another two doublings of Internet usage, every human being will be an Internet user and therefore the terms “Internet user” and “human being” are converging. The WG has adopted this broader definition (rather than, for example, registrant) because it believes that many of the policies developed through the ICANN process, while often technical in nature, have an impact on individual users of the Internet. It is their voice and their concerns that need to be included and heard in the ICANN process.
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The WG acknowledges that an individual may have several perspectives on ICANN issues and therefore may wish to participate in ICANN in several ways. One individual might wish to contribute to ICANN processes as a business owner through the Business Constituency, through the IP constituency as a lawyer and as an individual Internet user, through the ALAC. It is important not to confuse the possibility for an individual to contribute in several places because of these different perspectives with the need for the individual’s participation as an individual Internet user to have an organisational home.
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Implementation of significant GNSO Improvements is now under way, including the consideration of the role of individual Internet users in the GNSO, and those efforts should be coordinated with the ALAC leadership. It is possible that the creation of a User House within the GNSO may create competition for membership of individual users. One of the strengths of the ICANN multi-stakeholder model is the freedom it creates for individuals to choose how they would like to participate. The WG supports this principle and encourages users to participate in the ICANN process in the way that best meets their needs.
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Final Report, p. 21:
Recommendation 11 [of precursor Westlake report, not within Simplified At-Large Improvements Outline]
That the term of appointment of the ALAC Chair should be extended to two years.
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Part 2: Subset of passages cited under Recs. 1, 10, and 11 in Simplified Outline -- organized by the recommendation tasks citing them
Task 1.1: Amend Bylaws Article XI, 2(4)(a) to clarify purposes, as proposed
- · Final Report p. 6, par 1:
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Summary: Final Report - Key Points
- The ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure. This continuing purpose has four key elements:
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The section of the ICANN Bylaws that deals with ALAC should be changed to reflect this purpose.
Task 1.2: Review proposed IIC/post-JPA accountability mechanisms to ensure congruence with recommendation
- · Final Report, p. 8, par. 2:
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The third aspect of ALAC’s role (although in some senses the most important) is as part of ICANN’s accountability processes. As the key representative of the individual Internet user in the broader ICANN process, ALAC should have a voice in the mechanisms being developed through the President’s Strategy Committee and other mechanisms to provide greater accountability. Although the exact shape of these mechanisms is not yet decided, the voice and concerns of the individual Internet user need to be included as an important part of any mechanism that is developed.
Task 1.3: ALAC Engagement in ICANN Structural Improvements Programs
- · Final Report, p. 7, par 4:
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The second important aspect of ALAC’s role is providing input into ICANN’s operations and structure. ICANN is now a much larger organization with more developed institutional processes than was the case at the time of the formation of ALAC. ICANN’s planning processes, while still evolving, are now reasonably well established. As the vehicle for the voice and concerns of the individual Internet user, ALAC needs to have input into these planning processes. Similarly, ALAC needs to contribute to the organizational structure discussions that are taking place as ICANN undertakes reviews of the Board and the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The voice of the individual Internet user is an important input into this process.
Task 1.4: Extend ALAC Chair term to two years
- · Final Report, p. 21:
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*Recommendation 11 \ [of precursor * * Westlake * * report, not within Simplified At-Large Improvements Outline\]*
That the term of appointment of the ALAC Chair should be extended to two years.
The WG supports this recommendation, subject to the “right of recall” according to the ALAC Rules of Procedure.
Task 11.1: Statement from Board that clearly recognizes At-Large as primary ICANN home of individual Internet users and clarifies relationship between ALAC and GNSO's User Home
- · Final Report, p. 17, pars. 2--3:
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Implementation of significant GNSO Improvements is now under way, including the consideration of the role of individual Internet users in the GNSO, and those efforts should be coordinated with the ALAC leadership. It is possible that the creation of a User House within the GNSO may create competition for membership of individual users. One of the strengths of the ICANN multi-stakeholder model is the freedom it creates for individuals to choose how they would like to participate. The WG supports this principle and encourages users to participate in the ICANN process in the way that best meets their needs.
The WG suggests that there needs to be a clear statement from the Board that recognises the place of At Large as the primary organisational home for individual users, and that clarifies the relationship between ALAC and the User House currently being developed within the GNSO.
