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Russian Conference ID =  2138

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AF:  Hadia Elminiawi , Seun Ojedeji,  Tijani Abdulkarim Oloyede, Dave Kissoondoyal, Tijani Ben Jemaa

AP: Holly Raiche ,  Kaili Kan (apology), Justine Chew, Maureen Hilyard

EUR: Bastiaan  Bastiaan Goslings, Joanna Matthias Hudobnik (apology), Joanna Kulesza (absentapology), Sébastien Bachollet

LAC: Bartlett Morgan, Humberto  Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez (absent), Humberto Carrasco (absent),  Ricardo Holmquist Sylvia Herlein-Leite (absent)

NA: Javier  Javier Rúa-Jovet, John Laprise, Marita  Jonathan Zuck, Marita Moll 

Liaisons: Andrei  Andrei Kolesnikov(SSAC), Barrack  Barrack Otieno (ccNSO), Cheryl Langdon-Orr (GNSO), Yrjö  Yrjö Lansipuro (GAC) 

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Dial out Participants:

EN:  Cheryl Langdon-Orr,

ES: 

FR: Ibtassam

 Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Kaili Kan, Vanda Scartezini, Priyatosh Jana, Glenn McKnight, Yeseul Kim, Amrita Choudhury, Sarah Kiden, Kerry Kerr, Nadira Al-Araj, Roberto Gaetano, Joan Katambi, Ali AlMeshal, Vrikson Acosta, Anne-Marie Joly-Bachollet, Pierre Jean-Darres, Raymond Mamattah, Judith Hellerstein, Sébastien Bachollet, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, Alan Greenberg, Adrian Carballo, Anahi Menendez, Aris Ignacio, Bukola Oronti, Daniel Nanghaka, Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Natalia Filina, Isaac Maposa, John More, Lilian Ivette De Luque Bruges, Carlton Samuels, Hanan Khatib, Leon Sanchez, Ron De Silva, Rudi Daniel, Satish Babu, Wisdom Donkor, Mutegeki Cliff, Moses Serugo

ES: Alberto Soto

FR: Ibtissam Kaifouf, Minata Zong-Naba, Olévié Kouami

RU: NoneRU:

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Evin Erdoğdu, Alperen Eken, Siranush Vardanyan, Yeşim Nazlar

Apologies: Luke Kapchanga, Holly Raiche, Matthias Hudobnik, Joanna Kulesza, Humberto Carrasco,

Interpreters: 

ES:  Veronica & David

FR:  Claire & Jacques

RU:  Ekaterina & Galina

Call Management:  Yeşim Nazlar

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Action Items: EN

Adopted Motions: EN

Decisions: EN

Recording: EN, ES, FR, RU

Transcript: EN EN, ES, FR, RU

Zoom Chat: EN

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A G E N D A:  

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Recently Ratified by the ALAC (Since last ALAC Monthly Meeting)

Next Steps to Improve the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model
The ALAC summarized its comments as follows:

I. Strengthen ICANN’s bottom-up multistakeholder decision-making process and ensure that work gets done and policies are developed in an effective and timely manner.

Issue 1: Prioritization of work. ALAC feels this must be addressed (Category A). Some suggestions include: spreading the workload, increased outreach (ATLAS III, further incentives to keep contributing volunteers, adequate knowledge and resources (specified in II) The entire community,as well as ICANN.org must contribute to the resolution of this problem.

Issue 2: Precision in scoping the work. This issue may fall into Category A - must be addressed - or Category B -- might be partially addressed in current processes. We foresee scoping that is tight and smart and relevant to the process. It is impossible to say who should be responsible when so much activity around it is unresolved.

Issue 3: Efficient use of resources. This is a category A issue which must be addressed. We recognize that it might be partially addressed by current processes but cannot assess the situation until these processes are completed. We are concerned that PDP 3.0 may offer efficiency at the cost of inclusiveness which we feel would be a backwards step in the evolution of ICANN’s MSM.

Issue 4: Roles and responsibilities and a holistic view of ICANN. This is a category A issue although it will require further processes to resolve. ALAC seeks a bottom-up review of roles and responsibilities as an independent process. 

II. Support and grow active, informed and effective stakeholder participation.

Strategies to expand the concept of participation are offered as well as various resources and support needed to ensure informed participation. We consider this to be a Category A issue -- the model cannot evolve if it is not addressed. This is a major concern for At Large and other volunteer-based constituencies and all will need to be involved in addressing it. Support from ICANN,org and the Board will be necessary.

Issue 5: Representativeness and inclusiveness. Mentorship programs are a key part of ensuring that the MSM system remains representative and inclusive. Relevant constituencies as well as staff need to make sure these programs are working as they are intended and that they are reaching the right demographics. Inclusiveness at the leadership level needs to be improved through a bottom up process with staff assistance.

III. Sustain and improve openness, inclusivity, accountability and transparency.

Issue 6: Culture, trust and silos. This is a category A issue that needs to be addressed in this process. All constituencies need to reach across their boundaries, respect for other viewpoints must be reinforced. This is a problem in many large organizations and there are professional services available to help build trust and cooperation. By engaging some of these services, ICANN.org could help constituencies build a better working environment. 

Issue 7: Complexity. This is an inherent feature of ICANN work, but where it can be alleviated, ICANN.org should take the lead. Make sure information such as the website is well organized and understandable and closely monitor the internet governance environment for issues that will impact ICANN directly.

Issue 8: Consensus. Creating conditions that would facilitate consensus is the goal of the issues already listed. Preserving the voice of end users in the decision-making processes is crucial to ICANN’s MSM model -- a Category A issue in which all parties play a role but the role of the Board will be particularly important. 

In addition, the ALAC submitted comments in response to:

• Amazon Public Interest Commitments (PICs) 2019
• Invitation to Provide Feedback on the ICANN Board’s Proposed Public Interest Framework
• and confirmed an ALAC Question to the ICANN Board: Domain Name Abuse

DRAFT PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budgets
The ALAC noted that the proposed PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budgets are aligned with the ICANN Strategic Plan, and are also very similar to previous years' budgets. An adjustment in the PTI budget is noticeable, including adjustments in salaries, services and other administrative cross-charges from ICANN to PTI or IANA.

However, the ALAC pointed out that a change is in process in the Governance of the Root Server System, these changes are not reflected in the proposed PTI and IANA FY21 Operating Plan and Budgets. The ALAC asked several exploratory questions in their response.

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Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2) Review Team Final Report

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Executive Summary TBD

• Submitted (informal feedback to the SubPro WG Chairs): See ALAC Input on Scope of Upcoming New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Public Comment (16 December 2019)
• Submitted (informal feedback to the GNSO): Invitation to Provide Input for PDP 3.0 Implementation: GNSO 9 Dec 2019 Webinar slide deck and Zoom recordings are available at 2019-12-09 PDP3.0 Webinar

Public Comment for Decision 

None

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

Additional

• Please see an ongoing workspace regarding CPWG SubPro Updates.
• PrePost-ICANN66 Policy Report: https://go.icann.org/pre66
• Blog on ICANN.org: Future Policy and Outreach Ambassadors to Attend the Third At-Large Summit (ATLAS III): https://go.icann.org/2Bc9Doa
• post66

5.  Review of current ALS and Individual Member applications – Evin Erdoğdu and Alperen Eken (5 minutes)  

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Recently certified: 3 Individualsaccepted: 2 - NARALO

Applications: None 1 - APRALO

Other

• AFRALO Orientation Call TBD. Reference: RALO ALS and Individual Orientation Calls: NARALO 06 September 2017, APRALO 19 June 2017.

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7.   Update From the Board with Leon Sanchez, Vice Chair of the Board  and Board Director selected by At-Large - Leon Sanchez (10 mins)

8.  Post-ATLAS Activities - Update and Next Steps - Maureen Hilyard (20 minutes) - Presentation

 See: Post-ATLAS III Activities

a. Update on Sustainable Management Plan - Alperen Eken

9. Funding Opportunities for FY20 and FY21 - Maureen Hilyard and Heidi Ullrich (5 mins)

a. FY20 SOAC Chairs Flexibility Fund and FY20 Flexible Funding At-Large Workspace

b. FY21 Additional Budget Requests

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11. At-Large at ICANN67 in Cancun - Initial Plans - Maureen Hilyard and Gisella Gruber (5 mins)

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• ICANN67 Draft Block Schedule
• Topics and Groups
• ICANN67 - Cancún Meeting - March 2020

12.  Any Other Business - Maureen Hilyard (5 mins)

13. Chairs Announcement - Maureen Hilyard (5

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