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Welcome to the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Workspace

This new Workspace is the hub for all updates, documents, and work related to the ALAC/At-Large Improvements Implementation project.

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Announcements

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.

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 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.

3 March 2010
Since ICANN’s Meeting in Seoul, a number of milestones have been accomplished as part of the implementation of the At-Large Improvements, including:

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.  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:

• To affirm that the ALAC, as the representative body of At-Large, is the primary organizational home for the individual Internet user within ICANN; and
• To reflect the ALAC’s continuing purpose within ICANN (i) in providing advice on policy, (ii) in providing input into ICANN’s operations and structure, (iii) as part of ICANN’s accountability mechanisms, and (iv) as an organizing mechanism for some of ICANN’s outreach.

These amendments were developed by the ALAC and At-Large Imrpovements Work Team A (on the ALAC's continuing purpose within ICANN) and proposed by the At-Large Staff and Office of the General Counsel. 

The public comment period on the amendments is expected to open during April.
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17 March 2011

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 implementation proposals presented by 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.    

Immediately after the Silicon Valley Meeting, the WTs, in collaboration with the At-Large Staff, will begin preparing their final report to the ALAC on the Improvements Project.  This report will contain the WTs' formal proposals for the ALAC's consideration.  This phase of the Improvements Project is scheduled to conclude early in the second quarter of 2011.
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13 March 2011

At ICANN’s Silicon Valley Meeting today, as part of the ALAC and Regional Leadership Working Session 1, the four ALAC/At-Large Improvements Work Teams (WTs) presented their draft implementation proposals to the broad At-Large Community -- that is, to the RALOs and their ALSes.  The purpose of this session was for the Community to give the WTs its feedback; overall, the draft proposals were met with widespread approval and enthusiasm.

Over the next four days in San Francisco, the WTs will incorporate the Community's input into their proposals.  The WTs will then present their revised proposals to the ALAC and regional leadership during Thursday's ALAC & Regional Leadership Wrap-up Meeting,

Of course, today was not the first time the Improvements WTs received input from the RALOs and ALSes.  Perhaps the most strking aspect of the overall ALAC/At-Large Improvements Project has been the extensive “bottom-up” approach taken in its work.  The Project has truly been conducted and led by the At-Large “edges” – that is, by the regional ALSes and their members.  Of the eight WT co-chairs, the majority (five) are not ALAC members; furthermore, the majority of WT members, by far, come straight from the ALSes.

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

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At-Large Improvements Work Teams

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Work Team C: Work team on ALAC planning processes
Rec 5: ALAC should develop strategic/operational plans as part of ICANN’s planning process
Rec 6: At-Large should develop accurate cost models

Work Team D: Work team on ALAC’s policy advice development
Rec 8: ALAC may request public comment period be extended to 45 days
Rec 12: Consumer representatives should have input into decisions and policy advice
Rec 13: ALAC/At-Large policy advice mechanisms should be strengthened

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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

At-Large Improvements Implementation Status Log

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 April 2010.04.10

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Documents

Also see the Attachments section in the column to the right. (If the column is not visible, click "Show" at the top right of this wiki.)

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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 -- 9 March 2011 Improvements Implementation_rev 6.pdf

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Calendars

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

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