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1(800)550-6865, Teleconference EN ID: 1638

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https://icann.zoom.us/j/417444163

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Dial out Participants:

EN: Eduardo Diaz, Gordon Chillcott, Jose Lebron, Jonathan Zuck, Adrian Schmidt, Alfredo Calderon, David Mackey, Zak Muscovitch, Bill Jouris, Dana Perry, Greg Shatan, John More, Karen Mulberry, Leah Symekher, Glenn McKnight, Ron da Silva,

Apologies: Marita Moll, Judith Hellerstein, 

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Joe Catapano, Claudia Ruiz

Call Management: TBD Claudia Ruiz 

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Summary Minutes:    

Action Items: EN

Recording: EN

Zoom Recording: EN

Zoom Chat: EN    

Transcript: EN

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 EN

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AGENDA 

1. Attendance (

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13/53 -

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25%)

This section is to record the meeting attendance.

ALS (Total 24 ::11CA/13US) - Attendance (

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09/24 -

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38%) 

For updates please contact Evin Erdoğdu, At-Large Staff.

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RED = Under decertification

Unaffiliated (Total 27 :: 6CA/23US) Attendance (

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04/29 -

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14%) 

For updates please contact Evin Erdoğdu, At-Large Staff.

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3. Meeting Discussion Order 

*(allowed time/running time)

4. Current Discussion Topics

This section is for discussion topics details that have been carried forward to this meeting

Topic 017: NARALO Outreach Group Update Report

LEAD: Glenn McKnight

OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:

TYPE: General

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

→ 12 February 2018 [Recording: 42]  Report given. Please refer to recording/transcript fro more details. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

*(allowed time/running time)

4. Current Discussion Topics

This section is for discussion topics details that have been carried forward to this meeting

Topic 017: NARALO Outreach Group Update Report

LEAD: Glenn McKnight

OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:

TYPE: General

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

→ 12 February 2018 [Recording: 42]  Report given. Please refer to recording/transcript fro more details. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

→ 14 March [Recording: 50:→ 14 March [Recording: 50:00]  Update given. Talked about strategic plan. Various testimonials given about outreach efforts. Example given: ICANN read outs, ARIN meetings and IGF Geneva. No action Topic generated. [Decision]:  Carry forward to next meeting

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→ 09 Deember: See discussion detail starting on transcript page #21

→ 13 January 2020: See discussion detail starting on transcript page #11.

Topic 026:  NARALO ALAC Members Update Reports

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→ 09 December: Overview given. More details on transcript page #1

→ 13 January 2020: Overview given. More details on transcript page #1

Topic 044: North America Stakeholder Engagement

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→ 09 December: Report provided by Judith. See transcript page #11.

→ 13 January 2020: Overview given. More details on transcript page #12.

Topic 065: Real-Time Transcription (RTT)

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→ 09 December: re-activated to introduce Zak Muscovitch which was done. See transcript page #3.

→ 13 January 2020: Introductions made by Jeffrey Reberry - See transcript page #11 for details.

Topic 068: Universal Acceptance (UA)

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→ 09 December: No report provided.

→ 13 January 2020: Report given. See transcript page#3 for more details.

Topic 072: North American School of Internet Governance (NASIG) Updates 

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→ 09 December: Changed discussion topics title. Dustin provided a brief report on what he is planning for NASIG in 2020. See transcript page #7.

→ 13 January 2020: Posible dates 23-24 September 2020 in Washington DC in a University (not determined yet). See transcript page#9 for more details.

Topic 073: 2022 NARALO General Assembly (NGA 2022)

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→ 09 December: Glenn provided a brief report. See transcript page #30.

Topic 075: Post ATLAS III Activities

→ 13 January 2020: Deadline for applications is 18 February 2020. See transcript page #19 for other details.

Topic 075: Post ATLAS III Activities

LEAD: Eduardo Díaz

OPEN: 09 December 2019, CLOSED:

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→ 09 December: Opened today. See transcript page #5.

→ 13 January 2020: Next step is to publish a report on the feedback information  received post- ATLAS III.  See transcript page #6 for more details.

5. New Discussions

This section is for new discussions in the agenda for this meeting

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OPEN: 13 January 2020, CLOSED: 13 January 2020 

TYPE: Education

DESCRIPTION: Brief presentation on the topic of DNS Abuse

• • • • • What is this?
        • Why is this important to the end-users? 
        • Overview of the ALAC recommendations sent to the Board on December 24, 2019
        • Any next steps for NARALO?

→ 13 January 2020:  

6. Any Other Business (AOB)

This section is for any new discussions not in the agenda for this meeting.

Topic 077*: [Topic title here]

Mr. Zuck was not able to attend the meeting for personal reason. 

→ 10 February:

Topic 077: NARALO Newsletter Update

LEAD: Pierre-Jean Darres 

OPEN: 10 February 2020, CLOSED: 

TYPE: Education

DESCRIPTION: → to provide a brief report about the latest Newsletter content

→ 10 February:

6. Any Other Business (AOB)

This section is for any new discussions not in the agenda for this meeting.

Topic 078*: [Topic title here]

LEAD: LEAD: [name]

OPEN: [open date], CLOSED:

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Recently Ratified by the ALAC (since last NARALO Monthly meeting)

ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on DNS Abuse (submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019)

Implementation Plan for the GNSO Consensus Policy Relating to the Protection of Certain Red Cross Names
As a worldwide internationally recognized humanitarian aid organization, and one that has been regularly the target of those seeking to fraudulently extract donations, the ALAC believes that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (incorporating National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross) should be given the benefit of protection to its various identifiers, designations and/or acronyms as intended by the policy changes proposed for implementation in the said updated consensus policy. This includes the proposed action to recognize changes to the official names of the Red Cross Society entities, including component names, in Eswatini and Macedonia, respectively, an action we view as necessary.

Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2) Review Team Final Report
The ALAC finds the report to include very useful information that should be used to guide the development of relevant policies, and appreciates the team's effort and supports the provided recommendations. 

Proposed Dates for ICANN Public Meetings 2024-2028 and Revised Dates in 2022
Executive Summary TBC:

The ALAC noted that ICANN has been striving to be more inclusive in an effort to engage more volunteers with diverse backgrounds. ICANN acknowledges the difficulty in getting new people to join and engage within ICANN and to increase the diversity of participants. The Multistakeholder Model Work Plan takes note of the importance to ICANN to develop pathways to enable effective participation. One of the more practical ways for ICANN to facilitate participation is for ICANN Org, to be more aware of and to avoid clashing with important holidays and religious days observed by volunteers who work countless hours to improve ICANN’s multistakeholder advisory work. By avoiding these dates as much as possible it is showing all  volunteers that ICANN ORG understands their concerns and does its best to avoid conflicts. 

The ALAC At-Large believe it will be helpful to understand the rationale for moving the October meetings up by two (2) weeks, and made several other suggestions regarding ICANN meeting dates in 2022 and from 2024-2028.

Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report
Executive Summary TBC.

The ALAC noted the ATRT review has produced a considerable amount of work in little time and this is laudable. Nevertheless, from an end-user perspective, ATRT should consider deliberating the following questions: (1) How can ICANN better address conflicts of interest? The ICANN community is relatively small, with relatively few actors involved in the process. Conflicts of interest, perceived or real, can impact negatively on ICANN’s standing; (2) How can transparency be increased? (3) How can ICANN ensure that in cases where issues persist, processes are initiated to correct trajectory? (For example, if multiple reviews identify the same issue or if they find implementation to be lacking, how can this be fast-tracked transparently and effectively?) (4) Might it be necessary to “silo off” or ring-fence certain functions, including reviews, compliance, and other types of community oversight? (5) How can ICANN improve their responsiveness to community and review team questions and affairs, and what policies should be created to ensure these are dealt with? The ALAC also suggested taking several noted options into consideration, emphasizing from an end user perspective, more, not less, accountability and transparency is required from the ICANN community and org. 

Overall, the ALAC supports the suggested changes to the ICANN Public Comment, public input as well as the accountability indicators. We believe those changes would make the Public Comments more effective and show better transparency. We strongly believe that a wide, open and inclusive process should be maintained in policy development process especially with input representing the multistakeholder environment. Policy development must be transparent, efficient and should not be biased or skewed towards a group.

ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on ISOC/PIR Issue (submitted to the ICANN Board on 31 January 2020)
Executive Summary TBC:

The ALAC noted the proposed sale of PIR to Ethos Capital has, understandably, created quite a stir, prompting commentary from many perspectives within the ICANN community, and applauds the efforts by the ICANN Board to clarify and make transparent, as much as possible, the process regarding the deal and to take the time to encourage the best possible result.

The ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board suggested (8) recommendations: (1) The Registry for .ORG must be organized as either a charitable non-profit [501c(3) in the US] or a “Benefit Corporation” (B Corporation); (2) One-third of the Registry Corporate Board must be representatives of charitable nonprofits; (3) One Board member selected by the ALAC; (4) The Registry for .ORG must enshrine in its bylaws that the principal focus of the domain is nonprofits and individuals and not commercial interests; (5) The Registry must enshrine in its bylaws a commitment to free speech and a resistance to takedown demands with a political basis; (6) The Registry must provide 6 months prior written notice to its registrants of any increase in wholesale price of their domain names registration renewal fees and the option of a 20-year renewal thereof at the pre-increase price; (7) The Registry Agreement must enshrine PIR prohibited practices such a bulk sales to commercial registrars; and (8) The Registry Agreement must establish a “DNS Abuse Ceiling”.

ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on DNS Abuse (submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019)

Background
Prior to ICANN66, At-Large and other community groups within ICANN identified the issue, released several reports on the topic of DNS Abuse. In advance of ICANN66, At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) led by Co-Chairs Jonathan Zuck and Olivier Crépin-Leblond discussed recent DNS Abuse research and how DNS Abuse impacts the Internet end user community, including the erosion of trust and security. During ICANN66, At-Large organized a policy session on “DNS Abuse – End User Concerns”, with a panel presentation. Jonathan Zuck and Joanna Kulesza, ALAC Member, moderated the session and summarized how At-Large can enhance Internet end user protection against DNS Abuse. The ALAC drafted ALAC Advice on the topic during ICANN66, and finalized the draft in subsequent CPWG meetings. The ALAC Advice on DNS Abuse was submitted to the ICANN Board on 24 December 2019.

ALAC Advice
The ALAC made a series of (8) recommendations to the ICANN Board. The ALAC emphasized that community dialogue cannot delay or defer ICANN’s commitments or operations related to DNS Abuse. Their recommendations speak to the insufficiency of the status quo, and stressed their recommendations that no new round will be approved without substantial changes in the area of DNS Abuse. Please read the full advice hereThe ALAC highlights the importance of the recommendations related to the accuracy of data, and it strongly advises its acceptance by the ICANN Board. In light of the GDPR, the ALAC noted the importance of several other recommendations in the WHOIS Report​ encouraging a more proactive position of contractual compliance, especially in regards to DNS Abuse, as well as the team's findings with regard to law enforcement needs.

Public Comment for Decision 

Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement 14 February 2020

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

14 February 2020
Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team Draft Report 04 March 2020
Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – PHASE 2 23 Mar 2020 

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

Education:

• Education WG wiki
• Outreach and Engagement WG wiki

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