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Since the goal of the At-Large Improvements Project is no less than the enhancement of the ways in which the ALAC and At-Large conduct their business, the RALOs’ and ALSes’ leadership of this Project has ensured their widespread – and very beneficial – influence on our Community for years to come.
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For earlier annsouncements regarding the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project, please click here.
13 August 2010
The call for RALO and ALAC volunteers to serve on the four At-Large Improvements work teams, which closed today, had an especially strong response. Each team will include members from all five RALOs.

5 August 2010
Today, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Implementation Project Plan and directed ICANN's CEO to report on the project's progress at the 2010 Annual General Meeting in December 2010.

See the Board resolution here.

21 July 2010
On 21 July, as requested by the Board in Brussels, the ALAC and ICANN's At-Large staff submitted the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Implementation Project Plan Summary for consideration by the SIC (in its 22 July meeting) and by the Board (in its 5 August meeting). This Summary highlights the most important aspects of the full Project Plan – namely, the Improvements project's adherence to Board guidance, budgetary implications, potential risk factors (and the steps planned to mitigate them), needed bylaw changes, targeted deadlines, and contributions to ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments.

See this Summary here: ALAC, At-Large Improvements Implementation Project Plan - Summary (21 Jul 2010).pdf.

18 June 2010
The new ALAC/At-Large Improvements Status Log, which will chart the progress being made on each of the Final Report's 13 recommendations, is in development. When completed, the Log will be accessible from this Improvements Workspace.

The current draft of the Log under consideration can be found here. Anyone interested is invited to take a look and offer comments and suggestions at the bottom of this page. Thank you.

7 June 2010
On 7 June, the ALAC-At-Large Improvements Project Plan, developed jointly by the ALAC and ICANN’s At-Large staff, in consultation with ICANN’s Legal staff, was submitted to the Structural Improvements Committee for review. This Project Plan contains an implementation timeline and addresses issues related toBoard Guidance, Budgetary Implications, Liability, and Bylaw Changes.

See this Project Plan here: ALAC-At-Large Improvements Implementation Project Plan (7 June 2010).pdf .

5 March 2010
For a comprehensive list of implementation deliverables completed to date, please see the attached Simplified At-Large Improvements Outline (updated on 7 April 2010).

In the months following Nairobi, the At-Large community, working with the At-Large Improvements Project Manager, will execute the following broad steps toward the implementation of the At-Large Improvements:

• The creation of a project plan, including an accurate budget (to be submitted to the Structural Improvements Committee by its May 2010 meeting);
• The strengthening of the At-Large Working Groups, which will be responsible for much of the work implementing the At-Large Improvements; and
• The allocation of specific implementation tasks to individual Working Groups, committees, and relevant ICANN staff.

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At-Large Improvements

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• The publication of regional brochures, in the relevant languages, by three of our RALOs; brochures by the remaining two RALOs are in production. These will be used as part of a new education, outreach, and recruitment strategy.
• A review of the information flow between the At-Large ALS-RALO-ALAC structure and individual Internet users has begun.
• The public-comment period on a proposed selection process for the At-Large Board member has closed.
• Draft revisions to the ICANN Bylaws, more clearly defining the At-Large role and contribution, are underway.

At-Large Improvements Work Teams

The goal of the ALAC/At-Large Improvements project is to review and improve both ALAC/At-Large’s participation in ICANN and the ALSes’ participation in At-Large. This will be done through the implementation of the 13 recommendations outlined in the At-Large Review Work Group's Final Report and detailed in the Simplified At-Large Improvements Implementation Outline.

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Recommendation 1: ICANN bylaws to reflect ALAC's continuing purpose
Recommendation 2: At-Large-selected ICANN Board member
Recommendation 3: ALS-RALO-ALAC structure to remain
Recommendation 4: ALS education and engagement
Recommendation 5: Strategic and operational plans
Recommendation 6: Accurate cost models
Recommendation 7: Choice of communication and collaborative tools
Recommendation 8: Public comment period
Recommendation 9: Translation and interpretation processes
Recommendation 10: ALAC/At-Large is home of individual Internet users
Recommendation 11: Board statement recognizing Rec. 10
Recommendation 12: Input from consumer representatives
Recommendation 13: Policy advice mechanisms to be strengthened

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This log (once established) will contain the most recent updates regarding the details of the work in progress under the At-Large Improvements Implementation project.

The log, organized chronologically, is divided into a general category and 13 separate additional categories, one for each of the 13 At-Large Improvements recommendations.

For further information, please contact Seth Greene at seth.greene@icann.com.

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Meeting Notes

As the At-Large Improvements Implementation project progresses, links to and the details of certain Improvements-wide meetings will be posted here.  For the details of WT-specific meetings, please see the individual WT Workspaces (links appear above).

Strengthening WGs & At-Large Improvements Call - 08.04.10

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Simplified At-Large Improvements Implementation Outline

Status of the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project -- 3 June 2011

Status of ALAC Improvements Implementation _rev 6.pdf-- 9 March 2011

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Calendars

The At-Large Improvements Implementation calendar will be posted here soon.

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