Dial Out Participants: Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Natalia Filina, Yrjo Lansipuro, Sebastien Bachollet, Oksana Prykhodko, Anne Marie Joly Bachollet, Wale Bakare, Maureen Hilyard, Leon Sanchez, Erich Schweighofer, Annette Muhlberg, Sandra Hoferichter, Bastiaan Goslings, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Matthias Hudobnik,

Apologies: Collin Kurre, Roberto Gaetano

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Andrea Glandon

Call Management: Andrea Glandon

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AGENDA TO BE UPDATED

EURALO

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Roll call - Staff - Adoption of the Agenda - Olivier Crépin-Leblond

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Review of pending Action Items: 2019-01-22 EURALO Monthly Teleconference (5 minutes)

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AGENDA

1.Roll call- staff (2 minutes)

2.Review of February call action items (3 minutes)

https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/Action+Items%3A+2019-02-19+EURALO+Monthly+Teleconference

-Olivier Crepin-Leblond to send a call to finalize the EURALO Hot topics document
-Olivier Crepin-Leblond to send the final EURALO By-Laws document with edits to Florian Hule for final review. A call for comments will be sent for one week to EURALO's mailing list. A vote will be launched - Olivier and Wale.

3. Review of current and upcoming ALAC Public Consultations - (Olivier Crépin-Leblond -

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15 minutes)

At-Large Policy Resources

2019 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
At-Large Policy Summary
At-Large Executive Summary page
Multistakeholder Advice Development graphic

EPDP Resources

Web Page of EPDP
EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data
Keep Up with EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data
EPDP Background Documents

Recently Ratified by the ALAC

ICANN Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021 – 2025
The ALAC stressed the importance of ICANN’s role in the multistakeholder model of Internet Governance (including 6 recommendations to improve its effectiveness), suggested a rebalancing of representation on the ICANN Board to enhance the Internet end user perspective, and noted that more fulsome cost/benefit analyses of programs like the gTLD expansion should be available in order predict the future impact on total resources. The ALAC also commented on strengthening the security of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the DNS Root Server System, evolving the unique identifier systems to continue to serve the needs of the global Internet user base, addressing geopolitical issues impacting ICANN’s mission to ensure a single and globally interoperable Internet, and ensuring ICANN’s long-term financial sustainability.

2nd Comment: ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update
The ALAC Chair determined to submit an additional ALAC statement on this public comment, in accordance with new rules regarding FY20 Additional Budget Requests (ABRs). As ABRs are no longer intended to request travel support to ICANN meetings, the ALAC decided to submit an additional comment to the FY20 Budget public comment, requesting two travel slots to support the attendance of active At-Large policy/outreach leaders in At-Large work session activities at ICANN meetings.

1st Comment: ICANN Draft FY20 Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan Update
Of principle concern to the ALAC/At-Large is their ability to achieve the objectives of the At-Large Review Implementation Plan. The comments in the statement relate to particular portfolio or project areas and incorporate specific At-Large concerns, namely: language services, raising stakeholder awareness of ICANN worldwide, engage stakeholders regionally, support policy development, policy related and advisory activities, reinforce stakeholder effectiveness, collaboration and communication capabilities, coordination of ICANN participation in Internet Governance, supporting organizational reviews, and supporting stakeholder participation.

Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top Level - Supplemental Initial Report of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process
The ALAC notes that there has yet to be a discussion about whether any new gTLDs are needed. In case of an expansion, first and foremost, (1) strings with geographic connotations should not present harm (eg. risk for confusion) to end-users and (2) end-users, as residents of a given geographic entity, should have a say, through their governments or public authorities, in how its name is used. The ALAC prefers preventative protection mechanisms for country, territory, sub-national place and capital names. In the case of non-capital city names, there is a balanced support within the ALAC for either (1) requiring support or a non-objection letter from the relevant authority only if the applicant intends to use the TLD primarily for purposes associated with the city or (2) requiring support or a non-objection letter in any case. As to the 2012 AGB, ALAC thinks that its final version generally worked well and supports, in general, its treatment of geographic names.

Public Comment for Decision

ICANN64 Joint GAC-ALAC Statement on EPDP
During ICANN64, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) drafted and approved a Joint GAC-ALAC Statement on the EPDP. The GAC and ALAC are aligned overall with the EPDP Phase I Report, as it pertains to outstanding concerns as articulated in their respective statements to the report. The two advisory committees are in agreement on the need to distinguish between natural and legal persons. In addition, the GAC and ALAC highlighted the importance of data accuracy, the technical contact field, and protecting the public interest. The statement was drafted jointly with the GAC with input from the ALAC Liaison to the GAC, Yrjö Lansipuro, and GAC representative, Cathrin Bauer-Bulst, as well as the At-Large representatives to the EPDP, Hadia Elminiawi and Alan Greenberg.

Public Comment for Decision

Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement 29 Apr 2019
Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement 29 Apr 2019

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Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)