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This page contains all announcements posted to the main At-Large Improvements Prjoect Workspace.

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18 March 2011

ICANN's Silicon Valley Meeting concluded today with a public session held by its Board.  In this session, the Board approved the opening of the public comment period on the ICANN Bylaw amendments proposed as part of the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project.  The primary goals of these amendments, as established in the Final Report of the ALAC Review Working Group on ALAC Improvements (Final Report; 9 June 2009), are two-fold:

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At ICANN’s Silicon Valley Meeting today, as part of its ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-up Meeting, the four ALAC/At-Large Improvements Work Teams (WTs) presented the bulk of their draft implementation proposals to the ALAC and regional leadership.  This marked a major milestone for the current phase of the Improvements Project.

Notable examples of the these implementation proposals presented by include the Improvements WTs include the following:

• A proposal by WT A (on the ALAC’s continuing purpose) that the ALAC request the At-Large Staff to submit to the Board a set of ICANN Bylaw amendments developed collaboratively by the WT, the ALAC, and the Office of the General Counsel, aimed at clarifying the continuing purpose of the ALAC within the ICANN structure;
• A proposal by WT B (on ALS participation) that the ALAC initiate a training and education program, to coincide with ICANN Meetings, for new ALS members;
• A proposal by WT C (on ALAC planning processes) that the ALAC initiate, develop, and maintain an institutional knowledge management and retention system for At-Large; and
• A proposal by WT D (on ALAC’s policy advice development) that the ALAC adopt a new Policy Advice Development process (PAD) incorporating (a) earlier document translation and education of the ALSes about policy issues, (b) multiple points at which extensions of the public comment period may be requested, and (c) the development of a Staff Policy Review Committee (PRC) to inform the Community of upcoming policy comment periods.    

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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.
  
  
  

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