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EN: Glenn McKnight, Alan Greenberg, Kristin Doan, William Cunningham, Marita Moll, Bill Jouris, Matthew Rantanen, Eduardo Diaz, Alfredo Calderon, Joly Macfie, Dana Perry, Yubelkys Montalvo, Judith Hellerstein, Joe Catapano, Leah Symekher, Eve Edelson, Tom Lowenhaupt, Javier Rua-Jovet, FR: Apologies: Shelley Robinson
FR: None
Apologies: Jonathan ZuckShelley Robinson
Staff: Heidi Ulrich, Silvia Vivanco, Mario Aleman, Claudia Ruiz
Interpreters: Jacques and Isabelle
Call Management: TBC Mario Aleman
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Action Items: EN
Recording: EN, FR FR
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Transcript: EN EN, FR
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EN: Eduardo Diaz, Gordon Chillcott, John More, Susannah Gray, Javier Rua-Jovet, Leah Symekher, Marita Moll, William Michael Cunningham, Matt Rantanen, Allan Skuce, Alan Greenberg, Jeremy Austin, Eve Edelson, Joly MacFie, Evan Leibovitch,
FR: Charles Robert
Apologies: Loris Taylor
Staff: Heidi Ulrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella, Gruber, Yesim Nazlar, Claudia Ruiz
Interpreters: Isabelle, Aurelie
Call Management: Gisella Gruber & Claudia Ruiz
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Action Items: EN
Recording: EN, FR
AC Chat: EN
Transcript: EN, FR
AGENDA
1. Attendance (X/47) (00:03/00:03)*
This section is to record the meeting attendance. The letters* P, A or X are to identify the corresponding attendance state. The abbreviations** EN and FR are to identify the corresponding interpretation channels.
*(allowed time/running time)
ALS (Total 27 :: 12CA/2PR/13US) - Attendance (X/27)
X - EN - Allan Skuce Pacific Community Networks Association/CA
X - EN - Dana Perry Nova Scotia Community Access Program/CA
X - EN - Dustin Phillips ISOC DC/US
X - EN - Eduardo Díaz ISOC PR/PR
X - EN - Evan Leibovitch Canadian Association for Open Source (CLUE)/CA
X - EN - Garth Graham Telecommunities Canada/CA
X - EN - Grath Bruen Knujon/US
X - EN - Glenn McKnight Foundation For Build. Sustainable Communities/CA
X - EN - Gordon Chillcott Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group/CA - ?
X - EN - John LaPrise Association of Internet Users/US :: ALAC 2017-19
X- EN - Joly Macfie ISOC NY/US
X - EN - Judith Hellerstein Capital Area Globetrotters/US
X - EN - Kenneth L. Whitehurst Consumers Council of Canada/CA
X - EN - Leah Sykmekher ISOC SF/US
X - EN - Loris Taylor Native Public Media/US
X - EN - Louis Houle ISOC Quebec/CA
X - EN - Lynden Price ISOC NC/US
X - EN - Marita Moll ISOC CA/CA
X - EN - Mark Urban ISOC Disabled and Special Needs/US
X - EN - Mike Schoenecker ISOC CO/US
X - EN - Monique Chartrand Communautique/CA
X - EN - Randy Glass America@Large/US
X - EN - Seth Reiss The IP/Tech. Section of the HI State Bar Assoc./US
X - EN - Steve Anderson Open Media/CA
X - EN - Sunish Gupta Visually Impaired & Blind Users Group (VIBUG)/US
X - EN - Thomas Lowenhaupt Connecting.nyc Inc./US
X - EN - Yubelkys Montalvo Hispanic Educational Tech. Services (HETS)/PR
Unaffiliated (Total 20 :: 2 CA/1PR/16US) Attendance (X/20)
X - EN - Alan Greenberg/CA
X - EN - Daniel Wright/US
X - EN - David Allnut/US
X - EN - Edward Hasbrouck/CA
X - EN - Endrias Zewde/US
X - EN - Javier Rúa/PR
X - EN - Jean Armour Polly/US
X - EN - Jeongwon Ryu/US
X - EN - John Levine/US
X - EN - Jonathan Zuck/US
X - EN - Kristian Stout/US
X - EN - Linda Kaiser/US
X - EN - Michelangelo De Simone/US
X - EN - Philip Righter/US
X - EN - Roland Yarbrough/US
X - EN - Thomas Struett/US
X - EN - Thomas W Campbell/US
X - EN - Wendy Seltzer/US
X - EN - Wes Boudville/US
X - EN - William Cunningham/US
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Others
*P=present/A=apology/X=not present
** EN= English Channel, FR = French Channel
2. Quorum :: Consensus (X/10) - Votes (X/14) (00:02/00:06)
This section is to record if there is quorum for decisions that requires a consensus call or formal vote.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 03] [Decision] Quorum established for consensus calls but not for votes.
11 December 2017: [Recording: XX] [Decision]
3. Approval of the Agenda & Discussion Order (00:02/00:07)
This section is to record the approval of this meeting agenda and its discussion order.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 03] [Decision] Approved by consensus
11 December 2017: [Recording: XX] [Decision]
4. Resolved Discussions (i.e. Closed or Dormant) (00:02/00:09)
This section is to approve moving to their respective archive locations the discussions that have been closed or made dormant in the previous meeting.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision] Carry froward to next meeting
ITEM 001: New agenda for monthly meetings
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED: 20 Nov 2017
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: Presentation and approval of the new meeting agenda format.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 04] New agenda format was explained and discussed. [Decision]: Approved by consensus. Closed.
4. Meeting Discussion Order - (√ = discussed in this meeting)
Discussion Items recommended to close (00:06 /00:15):
ITEM 006: Creation of Working Groups
ITEM 018: ALAC and the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC)
ITEM 019: ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC)
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ICANN 61 - two (2) open travel slots - ITEM 013, (00:06 /00:15)
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ITEM 002: 2018 Individual member representative
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ITEM 003: 2018 ALS Alternate representative(s)
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ITEM 011: 2018 CROP Program Coordinators (PCs)
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ITEM 012: ABR (Additional Budget Request)- √
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ITEM 009: NARALO Hot Topics
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ITEM 007: 2018 & 2019 Time table
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ITEM 005: NomCom update report
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ITEM 010: ARIN 40 trip reports
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ITEM 014: Individual Members Certification Criteria
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ITEM 015: NARALO Newsletter
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ITEM 016: ICANN 61 Showcase & NARALO 10th Anniv.
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ITEM 017: Outreach WG Update
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ITEM 008: Meeting recordings as podcasts
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ITEM 004:SOI Updates
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AGENDA
1. Attendance (12/47) (00:03/00:03)*
This section is to record the meeting attendance. The letters* P, A or X are to identify the corresponding attendance state. The abbreviations** EN and FR are to identify the corresponding interpretation channels.
*(allowed time/running time)
ALS (Total 27 :: 12CA/2PR/13US) - Attendance (9/27)
X - EN - Allan Skuce Pacific Community Networks Association/CA
P - EN - Dana Perry Nova Scotia Community Access Program/CA
X - EN - Dustin Phillips ISOC DC/US
P - EN - Eduardo Díaz ISOC PR/PR
X - EN - Evan Leibovitch Canadian Association for Open Source (CLUE)/CA
X - EN - Marita Moll Telecommunities Canada/CA
X - EN - Grath Bruen Knujon/US
P - EN - Glenn McKnight Foundation For Build. Sustainable Communities/CA
A - EN - Gordon Chillcott Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group/CA - ?
X - EN - John LaPrise Association of Internet Users/US :: ALAC 2017-19
P- EN - Joly Macfie ISOC NY/US
P - EN - Judith Hellerstein Capital Area Globetrotters/US
X - EN - Kenneth L. Whitehurst Consumers Council of Canada/CA
P - EN - Leah Sykmekher ISOC SF/US
X - EN - Loris Taylor Native Public Media/US
X - EN - Destiny Tchéhouali ISOC Quebec/CA
P - EN - Shelly Robinson ISOC CA/CA
X - EN - Waiting ISOC CO/US
X - EN - Monique Chartrand Communautique/CA
X - EN - Seth Reiss The IP/Tech. Section of the HI State Bar Assoc./US
P - EN - Thomas Lowenhaupt Connecting.nyc Inc./US
P - EN - Yubelkys Montalvo Hispanic Educational Tech. Services (HETS)/PR
Unaffiliated (Total 21 :: 3 CA/1PR/17US) Attendance (3/21)
X- EN- Adrian Schmidt/CA
P - EN - Alan Greenberg/CA
X - EN - Daniel Wright/US
X - EN - David Allnut/US
X - EN - Edward Hasbrouck/CA
X - EN - Endrias Zewde/US
P - EN - Javier Rúa/PR
X - EN - Jean Armour Polly/US
X - EN - Jeongwon Ryu/US
X - EN - John Levine/US
X - EN - Jonathan Zuck/US
X - EN - Kristian Stout/US
X - EN - Linda Kaiser/US
X - EN - Michelangelo De Simone/US
X - EN - Philip Righter/US
X - EN - Roberto Guerra/CA
X - EN - Roland Yarbrough/US
X - EN - Thomas Struett/US
X - EN - Thomas W Campbell/US
X - EN - Wendy Seltzer/US
X - EN - Wes Boudville/US
P - EN - William Cunningham/US
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Others
Eve Edelson - ISOC SF
Kristin Doan
Bill Jouris
Matthew Rantanen
Joe Catapano
A - FR - Shelley Robinson - ISOC CA
*P=present/A=apology/X=not present
** EN= English Channel, FR = French Channel
2. Quorum :: Consensus (10/10) - Votes (10/14) (00:02/00:06)
This section is to record if there is quorum for decisions that requires a consensus call or formal vote.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 03] [Decision] Quorum established for consensus calls but not for votes.
11 December 2017: [Recording: XX] [Decision] Quorum established for consensus calls but not for votes.
3. Approval of the Agenda & Discussion Order (00:02/00:07)
This section is to record the approval of this meeting agenda and its discussion order.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 03] [Decision] Approved by consensus
11 December 2017: [Recording: XX] [Decision] Approved by consensus
4. Resolved Discussions (i.e. Closed or Dormant) (00:02/00:09)
This section is to approve moving to their respective archive locations the discussions that have been closed or made dormant in the previous meeting.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision] Carry froward to next meeting
11 December 2017: [Recording: XX] [Decision] Approved by consensus
ITEM 001: New agenda for monthly meetingsAnchor item1 item1
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED: 20 Nov 2017
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: Presentation and approval of the new meeting agenda format.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 04] New agenda format was explained and discussed. [Decision]: Approved by consensus. Closed.
5. Meeting Discussion Order - (√ = discussed in this meeting)
| Order | Item # | Allotted Time/Running Time | |
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| 1√ | Discussion Items recommended to close ITEM 006: Creation of Working Groups ITEM 018: ALAC and the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) ITEM 019: ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC) | (00:06 /00:15) | |
| 2√ | 013 | (00:05 /00:20) | |
| 3√ | 002 | (00:03 /00:23) | |
| 4√ | 015 | (00:03 /00:26) | |
| 5√ | 2018 ALS Alternate representative(s) | 003 | (00:03 /00:29) |
| 6√ | 011 | (00:03 /00:32) | |
| 7√ | 012 | (00:03 /00:35) | |
| 8√ | NomCom update report | 005 | (00:03 /00:38) |
| 9 | 009 | (00:12 /00:50) | |
| 10 | ARIN 40 trip reports | 010 | (00:03 /00:53) |
| 11 | Outreach WG Update | 017 | (00:05 /00:58) |
| 12 | if we get to them.... 2018 & 2019 Time table Individual Members Certification Criteria ICANN 61 Showcase & NARALO 10th Anniv. Meeting recordings as podcasts | ||
| 13 | Any Other Business | - | - |
5. Current Discussions (→= current meeting date)
This section is for discussions that have been carried forward to this meeting.
ITEM 002: 2018 Individual member representativeAnchor item2 item2
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: This item is created to execute the following: Paragraph 3.3 of the 2017 approved NARALO Rules and Procedures state that “Appointment of a new voting representative and alternate(s) of the Individual Members shall take place as soon as practical after each ICANN Annual General Meeting”.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action to take: NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff and Independent Members the selection of the 2018 representative [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
→11 December 2017: [Recording: 21:52] Lead to be changed to Glenn McKnight. Current rep is John Levine which is not interested in continuing in that role. Glenn to coordinate with staff to check which unaffiliated members want to continue their participation in NARALO and which ones have been active in the monthly calls. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
ITEM 003: 2018 ALS voting Rep & AlternatesAnchor item3 item3
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: This item is created to execute the following: Paragraph 3.2 of the 2017 approved NARALO Rules and Procedures state that “Each ALS Member in good standing shall appoint one (1) voting representative and one (1) to two (2) alternates in accordance with its own selection procedures”.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action to take: NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff and ALS members the selection of the ALS representative and Alternates. Item lead change to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 29:09] See current members here: NARALO Individual Members Roaster. There are a couple that need to define their alternates. Glenn to follow-up. Lead to be changed to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
ITEM 004: SOI UpdatesAnchor item4 item4
5. Current Discussions (→= current meeting date)
This section is for discussions that have been carried forward to this meeting.
ITEM 002: 2018 Individual member representative
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: GeneralDESCRIPTION:
This item is created to execute the following: Paragraph 3.3 of the 2017 approved NARALO Rules and Procedures state that “Appointment of a new voting representative and alternate(s) of the Individual Members shall take place as soon as practical after each ICANN Annual General Meeting”DESCRIPTION: NARALO members should be encouraged to update/create their Statement of Interest (SOI).
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action to take: NARALO NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff and Independent Members the selection of the 2018 representative to encourage all NARALO members to update/create their SOIs. Item lead change to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
→11 December --->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Lead to be changed to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Item not discussed. Carry forward to next meeting.
ITEM 003: 2018 ALS voting Rep & Alternates005: NomCom update reportAnchor item5 item5
LEAD: Eduardo DíazLeah Sykmekher
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: This item is created to execute the following: Paragraph 3.2 of the 2017 approved NARALO Rules and Procedures state that “Each ALS Member in good standing shall appoint one (1) voting representative and one (1) to two (2) alternates in accordance with its own selection procedures”Brief report by our 2018 NomCom representative.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action to take: NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff and ALS members the selection of the ALS representative and Alternates. Item lead change to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 52: --] Lead to be changed to Glenn McKnight. 05] Report given. [Decision]: Carry Carry forward to next meeting.next meeting.
ITEM 004: SOI Updates006: Creation of Working GroupsAnchor item6 item6
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED: 11 Dec 2017
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: NARALO members should be encouraged to update/create their Statement of Interest (SOI): This item is to create a series of Working Groups (WGs) to structure our collective regional efforts more efficiently and effectively. WGs can be Formal or AdHoc. Formal WGs work closer with staff since Wiki pages, call coordination and such are involved. AdHoc WGs require minimal staff support and are mostly done on informal basis. WGs to be created are: Policy, Education and Outreach.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 10] Initial scope and responsibilities for each follows: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action to take: NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff to encourage all NARALO members to update/create their SOIs. Item lead change to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Lead to be changed to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
ITEM 005: NomCom update report
LEAD: Leah Sykmekher
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: Brief report by our 2018 NomCom representative.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
ITEM 006: Creation of Working Groups
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: This item is to create a series of Working Groups (WGs) to structure our collective regional efforts more efficiently and effectively. WGs can be Formal or AdHoc. Formal WGs work closer with staff since Wiki pages, call coordination and such are involved. AdHoc WGs require minimal staff support and are mostly done on informal basis. WGs to be created are: Policy, Education and Outreach.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 10] Initial scope and responsibilities for each follows:
Policy WG:
o Scope:
§ All policy issues affecting NARALO end-users and/or interest to NARALO members in general
o Responsibilities:
- Understand policy issues with an aim to become “matter experts” in selected policy issues
- Prepare NARALO statements/comments for ALAC and/or any other group
- Coordinate with the Education WG to prepare snippet (~ 15 minutes) webinars related to policy
Education WG:
o Scope:
§ Any issues (i.e. policy, process, etc.) affecting NARALO end-users and/or interest to NARALO members in general.
o Responsibilities:
§ Understand issues with an aim to prepare snippet type (~15 minutes) webinars to explain them in “layman terms”
§ Coordinate with staff to provide editorial help in with NARALO statements/comments for ALAC and/or any other group
§ Coordinate with staff the preparation/publishing of educational material for the region
Outreach WG:
o Scope:
§ Any outreach program resulting in increasing the NARALO membership base
o Responsibilities:
§ Identify and/or create outreach programs
§ Identify, create and execute metric process to measure results for each program
§ Keep track of deadlines, efforts and results for each program
Creation of the groups was approved by consensus. John Laprise to lead Policy, Alfredo Calderón to lead Education and Glenn McKnight to lead Outreach. Joining Policy: Jonathan Zuck and Javier Rúa and Sussanah Gray. Action required: Each WG to revise Scope and Responsibilities. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Policy & Outreach WG ratified scope and responsibilities (s&r). Education WG ratified s&r with the following change to responsibility "a": Identify issues that have impact on ICANN's mission and NARALO region and prepare multimedia educational materials to highlight the issue and consequences in "layman terms". [Decision]: Open discussion items for each individual group to report work in progress and close this discussion item.
Policy WG:
o Scope:
§ All policy issues affecting NARALO end-users and/or interest to NARALO members in general
o Responsibilities:
- Understand policy issues with an aim to become “matter experts” in selected policy issues
- Prepare NARALO statements/comments for ALAC and/or any other group
- Coordinate with the Education WG to prepare snippet (~ 15 minutes) webinars related to policy
o Scope:
§ Any issues (i.e. policy, process, etc.) affecting NARALO end-users and/or interest to NARALO members in general.
o Responsibilities:
§ Understand issues with an aim to prepare snippet type (~15 minutes) webinars to explain them in “layman terms”
§ Coordinate with staff to provide editorial help in with NARALO statements/comments for ALAC and/or any other group
§ Coordinate with staff the preparation/publishing of educational material for the region
Outreach WG:
o Scope:
§ Any outreach program resulting in increasing the NARALO membership base
o Responsibilities:
§ Identify and/or create outreach programs
§ Identify, create and execute metric process to measure results for each program
§ Keep track of deadlines, efforts and results for each program
Creation of the groups was approved by consensus. John Laprise to lead Policy, Alfredo Calderón to lead Education and Glenn McKnight to lead Outreach. Joining Policy: Jonathan Zuck and Javier Rúa and Sussanah Gray. Action required: Each WG to revise Scope and Responsibilities. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 05:01ƒ] Policy & Outreach WG ratified scope and responsibilities (s&r). Education WG ratified s&r with the following change to responsibility "a": Identify issues that have impact on ICANN's mission and NARALO region and prepare multimedia educational materials to highlight the issue and consequences in "layman terms". [Decision]: Open discussion items for each individual group to report work in progress and close this discussion item. Educaton WG: Wiki page created to communicate tasks as done. Invitation was sent to community and five individuals are part of the WG. First meeting will be programmed before the year ends to start organizing 'hot topics' to be developed. Responsibility # 1 has been modified and will be discussed in the first meeting. Approved to close.
ITEM 007: 2018 & 2019 Time tableAnchor item7 item7
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: A table with NARALO important dates needs to be created and updated as necessary. Example of these dates are: elections, CROP, fellowship programs, monthly mid/year reports, strategic plans, etc.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff to prepare the table. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]:
ITEM 008: Meeting recordings as podcastsITEM 007: 2018 & 2019 Time tableAnchor item8 item8
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: A table with NARALO important dates needs to be created and updated as necessary. Example of these dates are: elections, CROP, fellowship programs, monthly mid/year reports, strategic plans, etc.Currently, if you want to hear a specific NARALO meeting recording you must find where it is located. This is a “PULL” operation. To make it easier for the region, we should recreate these recordings into podcasts and have them available through a subscription. This will make it a “PUSH” operation. This can be extended to other areas like webinars, working groups, etc.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: NARALO secretary to coordinate with staff to prepare the table. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]:
This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: Eduardo to work with Alfredo in setting-up this mechanism. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
ITEM 009: NARALO Hot TopicsITEM 008: Meeting recordings as podcastsAnchor item9 item9
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: GeneralPolicy
DESCRIPTION: Currently, if you want to hear a specific NARALO meeting recording you must find where it is located. This is a “PULL” operation. To make it easier for the region, we should recreate these recordings into podcasts and have them available through a subscription. This will make it a “PUSH” operation. This can be extended to other areas like webinars, working groups, etc.Seven (7) NARALO hot topics (HTs) were identified during the General Assembly (GA) held in New Orleans in April 2017. These are as follows: Privacy, Trust, Surveillance, Net Neutrality, Digital Literacy, Universal Internet Access and Cybersecurity. You can see a summary of these HERE. The original discussion that occurred during the GA is located HERE. Volunteers have been assigned lead roles to f/u on the HTs. We need to re-confirm them. In addition, each HTs needs to be clearly defined indicating what is the specific issue(s) that affects our region and what outcome we want to see after discussing them.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: Public WG to define these and include in their work flow. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Action required: Eduardo to work with Alfredo in setting-up this mechanism. This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
ITEM 009: NARALO Hot Topics010: ARIN 40 trip reportsAnchor item10 item10
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: Policy
DESCRIPTION: Seven (7) NARALO hot topics (HTs) were identified during the General Assembly (GA) held in New Orleans in April 2017. These are as follows: Privacy, Trust, Surveillance, Net Neutrality, Digital Literacy, Universal Internet Access and Cybersecurity. You can see a summary of these HERE. The original discussion that occurred during the GA is located HERE. Volunteers have been assigned lead roles to f/u on the HTs. We need to re-confirm them. In addition, each HTs needs to be clearly defined indicating what is the specific issue(s) that affects our region and what outcome we want to see after discussing them.
Outreach
DESCRIPTION: Brief report by the two NARALO representatives -Susannah Gray (ISOC SF) & Yubelkys Montalvo (HETS) - that were supported by Community Regional Outreach Program CROP (Community Regional Outreach Program) and ABR (Additional Budget Request) iniciative to attend ARIN 40 on 5 - 6 October 2017 at San Jose, California. Questions to answer: What kind of outreach effort was done? Did the effort produced a positive engagement? Will you recommend continuing our participation in these events? Is there anything else that you want to say about the experience/event?
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: Public WG to define these and include in their work flow. Decision]: Action required: NARALO Secretary to coordinate with staff, Susannah and Yubelkys so trip reports are included in ABR HERE and CROP HERE. In addition, NARALO Secretary in coordination with staff will f/u with CROP NARALO Program Coordinators (PCs) to complete the CROP Acknowledgement Section located HERE. Item lead change to Glenn McKnight. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
Note: ARIN 41 is schduled for Miami, Florida on April 15-18- Eight weeks advanced submission of CROP submission. Call for expressions of interest to attend
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Yubelkys posted her trip report. There was no time in the meeting to hear her report. HERE. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meetingto next meeting
ITEM 010: ARIN 40 trip reports011: 2018 CROP Program Coordinators (PCs)Anchor item11 item11
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: OutreachGeneral
DESCRIPTION: Brief report by the two NARALO representatives -Susannah Gray (ISOC SF) & Yubelkys Montalvo (HETS) - that were supported by Community Regional Outreach Program CROP (Community Regional Outreach Program) and ABR (Additional Budget Request) iniciative to attend ARIN 40 on 5 - 6 October 2017 at San Jose, California. Questions to answer: What kind of outreach effort was done? Did the effort produced a positive engagement? Will you recommend continuing our participation in these events? Is there anything else that you want to say about the experience/event?Designate CROP Program Coordinators (PCs) for NARALO.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: NARALO Secretary to coordinate with staff, Susannah and Yubelkys so trip reports are included in ABR HERE and CROP HERE. In addition, NARALO : NARALO Secretary in coordination with staff will f/u with CROP NARALO Program Coordinators (PCs) to complete the CROP Acknowledgement Section located HEREto inform 2018 designations to the CROP manager and update CROP page HERE.Glenn and Judith are the current PCs. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 33:50] Status quo, depending on ALAC's decision and when positions are open. ALAC to discuss this sometime after January 2018. NARALO will act accordingly. In the meantime Judith and Glenn will remain in their current positions. Item lead change to Glenn McKnight.[Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]:
This discussion is to be put on a dormant state until ALAC discuss this.
ITEM 012: ABR (Additional Budget RequestITEM 011: 2018 CROP Program Coordinators (PCs)Anchor item12 item12
LEAD: Eduardo DíazHeidi Ulrich
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: Designate CROP Program Coordinators (PCs) for NARALO.
20 November 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: NARALO Secretary in coordination with staff to inform 2018 designations to the CROP manager and update CROP page HERE.Glenn and Judith are the current PCs. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: To inform the region about important updates to the ABR
20 November 2017: [Recording: 37] Kick-off: December 15, 2017, FBSC decisions by end of January 2018. See FY'18 workspace HERE for previous submissions. FY'19 workspace is HERE for time lines and more information. More details in the recording. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 44:39] Announcement made by ICANN Finance HERE on December 5, 2017. Action required: report on next steps. Clarify Core vs. Non-core. See the At-Large ABR wiki page HERE to check next steps in the time line. Core items get funded every year. It was clarified that in the case of Internet Schools that budget comes from the Global Engagement group. In this case, an ABR has to be generated every year if such event is to be funded. --->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
ITEM 012: ABR (Additional Budget Request)013: ICANN 61 - two (2) open travel slotsAnchor item13 item13
LEAD: Heidi UlrichEduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: To inform the region about important updates to the ABR
20 November 2017: [Recording: 37] Kick-off: December 15, 2017, FBSC decisions by end of January 2018. See FY'18 workspace HERE for previous submissions. FY'19 workspace is HERE for time lines and more information. More details in the recording. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Action required: report progress [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
#item13 ITEM 013: ICANN 61 - two (2) open travel slots
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: ICANN 61 will be held in Puerto Rico (PR) in March 2018. Eduardo Díaz (NARALO Chair) and Javier Rúa (ALAC NARALO NomCom Appointee) live in PR therefore there will be two open slots for people to attend this event.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 46] Eduardo informed that he and Javier will be using the hotel and per diem budget allocation. It is allowed to use the two available travel slots with no hotel/per diem. Possibility of combining the two travel slots into one full supported travel slot, i.e. air, hotel & per diem. Action required: Judith to talk to Heidi/Alan privately to point to other RALOS that have done this (combining slots). Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
2017, CLOSED:
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: ICANN 61 will be held in Puerto Rico (PR) in March 2018. Eduardo Díaz (NARALO Chair) and Javier Rúa (ALAC NARALO NomCom Appointee) live in PR therefore there will be two open slots for people to attend this event.
20 November 2017: [Recording: 46] Eduardo informed that he and Javier will be using the hotel and per diem budget allocation. It is allowed to use the two available travel slots with no hotel/per diem. Possibility of combining the two travel slots into one full supported travel slot, i.e. air, hotel & per diem. Action required: Judith to talk to Heidi/Alan privately to point to other RALOS that have done this (combining slots). Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 11:02] [Decision]: Active participation was defined as participation in monthly calls in the past 6 months and participation in policy groups such as: GNSO/CCNSO PDP groups, CCWG and others. In other words, groups are focus in policy and not operations like Capacity Building and such. An open call will be sent to the region. Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]: Carry forward to next meetingAnchor item14 item14
ITEM 014: Individual Members Certification Criteria
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--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting.. Glenn to lead this item. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meetingto next meeting
ITEM 015: NARALO NewsletterAnchor item15 item15
LEAD: Eduardo Díaz
OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED: 11 Dec 2017
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: This item is to discuss the change of the NARALO newsletter editor which is currently being done by Eduardo Díaz. Shelley Robinson, Executive Director of National Capital FreeNet/Libertel de la Capital nationale has volunteer to take over the production of the newsletter. This organization intents to be an ALS.
20 November 2017: [Recording: XX] This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: Approve change by consensus [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting[Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 24:20] [Decision]: New editors Glenn McKnight and Shelly Robison announced. Links to the newsletter in the Wiki archive are not working. Glenn will continue to work off-line with staff until the problem is fixed. No objection received to have the new editors. Approved to close.
ITEM 016: ICANN 61 Showcase & NARALO 10th Anniv.Anchor item16 item16
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--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
ITEM 017: Outreach WG UpdatesAnchor item17 item17
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--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
ITEM 018: ALAC and the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC)Anchor item18 item18
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OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED: 11 Dec 2017
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: Under the request of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC and the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC), we are issuing a call for members of the 2018 AASC.The AASC reviews applications for various positions related to the ALAC and makes recommendations to the ALAC on which candidates to appoint or endorse.The AASC is Chaired by the ALAC Chair and is composed of:
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--->11 December 2017: [Recording: 06: --17] The call was made. Judith was the only one interested in representing NARALO. A letter went out confirming the member selected. Recommend to close this item. [Decision]: Approved to close.
ITEM 019: ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC)Anchor item19 item19
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OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED: 11 Dec 2017
TYPE: General
DESCRIPTION: Under the request of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC and ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC), we are issuing a call for members of the 2017-2018 FBSC. The tasks of the FBSC include but are not limited to:
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--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --07:03] A call was sent to the region. NARALO representative: Eduardo, Participants: William, Glenn, Alfredo & Judith. ALAC member: Javier Rua. Recommend to close this discussion item: [Decision]: Approved to close.
6. New Discussions (→= current meeting date)
This section is for new discussions in the agenda for this meeting.
ITEM 020: ALS DecertificationAnchor item20 item20
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DESCRIPTION: This item is for discussing NARALO ALs decertifications
--->11 December 2017: [Recording: [Recording: --] [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting--] This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting
X - EN - Randy Glass America@Large/US
X - EN - Steve Anderson Open Media/CA
X - EN - Sunish Gupta Visually Impaired & Blind Users Group (VIBUG)/US
7. Any Other Business (AOB)
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--->11 December 2017: [Recording: --] Monday, 8 January 2018 @ 20:00 UTC [Decision]: Approved. Staff to send invitation.
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Supporting Material
General:
- 2017 NARALO Rules and Procedures
- NARALO Hot Topics
- Decertification Workspace
- Individual Members Roaster
- FY18 Budget Workspace
- FY19 At-Large Additional Budget Request (ABR) FY19 Budget Workspace
- ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC)
- ALAC and the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC)
Policy:
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