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• Category: ICANN StructureStructures
• Topic: ALSC Report
• Board meeting date: 14 March 2002
• Resolution number: 02.15, 02.16, 02.17, 02.18, 02.19
• URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-14mar02.htm
• Status: Completed

Summary
Board resolved At resolves that At Large Membership issues can most effectively be developed in the context of broader ICANN reforms and that ICANN should have a robust At Large mechanism for meaningful, informed participation by Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report.

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Whereas, the Board is not persuaded that global elections are the only or the best means of achieving meaningful public representation or the informed participation of Internet users in the ICANN process;

Wiki MarkupTherefore it is resolved \ [02.15\] that the Board again expresses its sincere appreciation to the members of the ALSC for their hard work, sensible analysis, and useful recommendations, and to all the members of the ICANN community that participated in that process;

Wiki MarkupResolved \ [02.16\] that ICANN should have a robust At Large mechanism for meaningful, informed participation by Internet users of the kind recommended in the ALSC report;

Wiki MarkupResolved \ [02.17\] that the Board calls upon the ICANN community to devote sustained energy to the creation of At Large structures built upon bottom-up, self-organized, local Internet community institutions and other organizations that meet the general criteria of openness, participation, and self-sustainability, anticipating that most such entities are not ICANN-specific, but already serve their communities in broader ways;

Wiki MarkupResolved \ [02.18\] that the Board expresses the hope that its endorsement of these principles for informed Internet user participation will encourage those interested in an At Large structure to continue the creation, strengthening, or coordinating of local Internet community institutions so as to meet these basic criteria; andunmigrated-wiki-markup

Resolved \ [02.19\] that the Board Committee on Restructuring, working in conjunction with the President and staff, is instructed to ensure that their ongoing efforts at crafting a blueprint for ICANN reform include (a) workable mechanisms and procedures that enable meaningful opportunities for participation by the full range of Internet users, including individuals, academic institutions, large and small businesses, non-commercial entities (including consumer groups), and other non-governmental organizations, (b) an appropriate role for those interests in ICANN's coordinating and management structures, and (c) appropriate mechanisms to minimize disruption during the reform implementation process.

Implementation Actions

• Devote sustained energy to the creation of At Large structures
  • Responsible entity: ICANN Community
  • Due date: None provided
  • Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented, if different from due date)
• Ensure efforts at creating ICANN reform include procedures that enable meaningful opportunities for participation by the full range of internet users.
  • Responsible entity: Board Committee on Restructuring
  • Due date: None provided
  • Completion date: (replace this text with Date action was implemented, if different from due date)

Other Related Resolutions

• • June 2002

Other Related Resolutions

• Resolution 01.11 chartering the At Large Membership Study Committee, as recorded in Minutes of 22 January 2001 Board Meeting, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-22jan01.htm
• Resolution 01.20 ratifiying the At Large Membership Study Committee members, as recorded in Minutes of 13 March 2001 Board Meeting, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-13mar01.htm
• Resolution 01.21 providing budget for At Large Membership Study Committee, as recorded in Minutes of 13 March 2001 Board Meeting, available at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-13mar01.htm
• Other resolutions TBD(replace this text with links to related resolutions)

Additional Information

• The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
• Information on the At Large Membership Study Committee available at: http://www.atlargestudy.org/
• 28 June 2002 Board Meeting discussion regarding evolution and reform incorporating opportunities for participation by all Internet users, available at: http://www.icann.org/^{Image Removed}/en/minutes/minutes-28jun02.htm

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