NARALO Monthly Teleconference 

Date: Monday, 09 April 2018

Time: 19:00-20:00 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here)  

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Dial-out Participants:

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Apologies: Marita Moll, Dana Perry, Eve Edelson

Staff: Heidi Ulrich, Silvia Vivanco, Andrea Glandon, Evin Erdoğdu

Call Management: Andrea Glandon

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Summary Minutes:    

Action Items: EN

Recording:   EN

Webex Chat: EN    

Transcript: EN

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AGENDA

1. Attendance (XX/43)

This section is to record the meeting attendance. Colors are to identify the corresponding attendance state:  Green=Present, Yellow=Apology, Red=Not Present,

ALS (Total 23 :: 10CA/2PR/11US) - Attendance (XX/23) 

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

*P=Present

Unaffiliated (Total 22 :: 4CA/1PR/17US) Attendance (X/22) 

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

*Please note John Levine resigned as an Individual Member of NARALO in March 2018.

2. Quorum :: (35%) Consensus (XX/9) - (50%) Votes (XX/12)

This section is to record if there is quorum for decisions that requires a consensus call or formal vote.

--→ 14 March [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

3. Approval of the Agenda & Discussion Order 

This section is to record the approval of this meeting agenda and its discussion order.

-→ 14 March [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

4. Resolved Discussions (i.e. Closed or Dormant)

This section is to approve moving to their respective archive locations the discussions that have been closed or made dormant in the previous meeting.

--→ 14 March [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 027: Global indigenous Ambassador Program (GIA)

LEAD: Matthew and Geoffrey

OPEN:14 March 2018, CLOSED: 14 March 2018

TYPE: [Outreach]

DESCRIPTION: Program Update

--→ 14 March [Recording: 12:20] Update given. Testimonial given by Mathew about his experience with the program. Testimonials given by Michelle from Canada and Lillian from Colombia. [Decision]: Recommend to close.

ITEM 011: 2018 CROP Program Coordinators (PCs)

Good suggestion son what to do 

OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:Dormant @ 12/11/17

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.

--->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.[Decision]: This discussion is to be put on a dormant state until ALAC discuss this.

--→ 14 March [Recording: 20:50]  Program is being put on hold so there was no to much to say. [Decision]: Recommend to put in dormant state until final decision is made about the program.

5. Meeting Discussion Order 

*(allowed time/running time)

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 - Elections

LEAD: Glenn McKnight

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.

08 January 2018: [Recording: --]  Item not discussed.  [Decision]:  Carry forward to next meeting

12 February [Recording: --]  Need to clarify who is the current rep and how to move forward with selecting the new rep for 2018. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

14 March [Recording: 47:00] Briefly talked about these issues. No action items generated [Decision]: Carry froward to next meeting.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  Suggest to make a call for nomination to individual members for the position of the 2018 Individual Member Representative (2 weeks) and then run the election (1 week) [Decision]: Action: Staff to help coordinate this election.

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: 52:05]  Report given. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.

08 January 2018: [Recording: --]  This item was not discussed during the meeting Off-Line Report: The 2018 NOMCOM is tasked with filling 9 open leadership positions on the ICANN board. The team kicked off with meetings at ICANN 60 in Abudhabi where we got right into the preparatory phase of our work that focused on detailed planning for responsibilities in the coming year. We achieved the following: - Defined operating procedures - Outlined 2018 NOMCOM timelines, goals and strategies - Formed 8 subcommittees each focused on specific tasks. Outreach:  We are currently in the candidate recruitment phase of our annual process where outreach to the community plays a significant role. NOMCOM delegates attending IGF 2017 in Geneva began our outreach efforts with more to come at ICANN 61 and at /through other appropriate channels. We welcome NARALO to encourage suitable candidates to apply for these open seats: ICANN Board of Directors 3 Seats, GNSO 1 seat, ALAC 2 seats (Europe & North America) & ccNSO 2 seats.Resources: For more information on NOMCOM 2018 and to be continually updated on our activities please use the following resources: 2018 NOMCOM website as a resource for information: https://www.icann.org/nomcom2018,  2018 NOMCOM wiki for candidate applications (will be up soon), 2018 NOMCOM Update (will be available soon  [Decision]:  Carry forward to next meeting

12 February2018 [Recording: --]   Off-Line Report:  Leah Symekher - SFBayISOC/ICANN Nomcom: Thx Glenn direct people to my summary, the website and let all know that we are in the recruiting phase so direct intersted candidates  to website.Leah Symekher - SFBayISOC/ICANN Nomcom: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_nomcom2018&d=DwIFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=EIZsRD5HkaWrY-IOAapEBdyRwuZLXAVNnDN6t_SaXlQ&m=LoyptWQlLta7X6urla8s8czYKAbKLpE34DWYYaD8cT8&s=ItzuWIsGbi9giVEtYtMrO_2Jf3cSt88Eqel06PYGpuo&e= [Decision]:  Carry forward to next meeting.

14 March [Recording: --] No report given.  [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 009: NARALO Hot Topics

LEAD: John Laprice / Policy Group

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.

 20 November 2017: [Recording: --] 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: --] This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

08 January 2018: [Recording: --]  There was no one from the Policy Group to discuss this item. [Decision]:  Carry forward to next meeting.

12 February 2018 [Recording: 42]  There was no one from the Policy Group to discuss this item. [Decision]:  Carry forward to next meeting.

--→ 14 March [Recording: 22:17]: Mentioned three groups that have been created to tackle hot topics and bringing new blood into the region. These are: Policy, Education and Outreach.  [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 014: Individual Members Certification Criteria

LEAD: Glenn McKnight

OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:

TYPE: General

DESCRIPTION: The process for certification of new Individual members should be revised to assure that they are to follow NARALO Rules and Procedures and any other NARALO approved governance document. An on-line form should be created to manage new applications. Current criteria and process are located HERE.

20 November 2017: [Recording: XX]. This item was not discussed during the meeting. Action required: Revise certification process for individual members [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.

11 December 2017: [Recording: --]  This item was not discussed during the meeting.. Glenn to lead this item. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

08 January 2018: [Recording: --]  This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting 

12 February 2018 [Recording: --]  Off Line Report:  [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

14 March [Recording: 47:00] Briefly talked about these issues. No action items generated [Decision]: Carry froward to next meeting.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: .

ITEM 017: NARALO Outreach Group Update Report

LEAD: Glenn McKnight

OPEN: 20 Nov 2017, CLOSED:

TYPE: General

DESCRIPTION: This item is for discussing the NARALO Outreach Group efforts.

20 November 2017: [Recording: XX] This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.

11 December 2017: [Recording: --]  This item was not discussed during the meeting. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

08 January 2018: [Recording: --]  Report given [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting

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

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

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 023: NARALO Elections

LEAD: Glenn Mcknight

OPEN: 12 February 2018, CLOSED:

TYPE: General

DESCRIPTION: 2018 NARALO Election Timeline 

TIMETABLE 

OPEN POSITIOS

NARALO Chair: Currently held by Eduardo Díaz. Eduardo is not term limited. Current term ends at the end of the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM).  

NARALO Secretariat: Currently held by Glenn McKnight.  Glenn is not term limited. Current term lasts until the end of the 2018 AGM.

ALAC  Representative:  Currently held  by Alan Greenberg.  Alan is not term limited. Current term lasts until the end of the 2018 AGM.

NARALO  NomCom Delegate: The current NA delegate to the 2018 NomCom is Leah Symekher. Leah is not term limited. Current term last until the end of the 2018 AGM. 

12 February 2018: [Recording: 51] Heidi mentioned that the dates presented in the DRAFT may change since staff is  synchronizing all RALO elections two run simultaneously. [Decision]: Carry froward to next meeting

14 March [Recording: --] No discussed. [Decision]: Carry forward to next meeting.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 025: Two CROP Trips Available for FY18

LEAD: Glenn Mcknight

OPEN: 12 February 2018, CLOSED: 

TYPE: [Outreach]

DESCRIPTION: There are currently two trips available under this program. These need to be requested before 4 May, 2018 deadline.

12 February 2018 [Recording: 38] Report given. Refer to recording/transcript for details. [Decision]: Recommend to close.

14 March [Recording: 10:00]  Program was explained. There may be about $4K o discretionary money that can be used fro this next year. No action item generated. [Decision]: Recommend to keep in the agenda to inform allocation of the two last spots in this program

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 026:  NARALO ALAC Members Update Reports

LEAD: Javier Rúa, John Laprise & Alan Greenberg

OPEN: 09 April 2018, CLOSED: 

TYPE: [Policy]

DESCRIPTION: This discussion item is for providing a summary by our current NARALO representatives in ALAC of what was discussed in the last ALAC monthly meeting regarding policy and anything else that the region should be aware about.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 028: NARALO Policy Group Update Report

LEAD: Jonathan Zuck 

OPEN: 09 April 2018, CLOSED:

TYPE: [Policy]

DESCRIPTION: This discussion item is for providing an update report by the head of the Policy Group as to the ICANN policies being discussed at the moment affecting NARALO end-users and/or interest to NARALO members in general

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  [Decision]: 

ITEM 029: NARALO Education Group Update Report

LEAD: Alfredo Calderon

OPEN: 09 April 2018, CLOSED:

TYPE: [Policy]

DESCRIPTION: This discussion item is for providing an update report by the head of the Educational Group.

--→ 09 april [Recording: --]  For the May meeting, Jonathan Zuck will discuss "Universal Acceptance" as part of the SWebinar series. Future topics must align with ICANN's mission, therefore, the Policy & Hot Topics must be reviewed if a SWebinar is to be organized. It seems reasonable to consider Pollicy Comments as a point of reference. We are aware that in some instances the timeframe will be a limitation when Public comments before our monthly meetings.

6. New Discussions (→= current meeting date)

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

7. Any Other Business (AOB)

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

ITEM 030*: [Item title here]

LEAD: [name]

OPEN: [open date], CLOSED:

TYPE: [General], [Policy], [Education], [Outreach]

DESCRIPTION: [Brief description]

*Use this format. The number shown is the next in the sequence of discussions. Update every meeting if necessary.

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Supporting Material

General:

• 2017 Rules and Procedures
• Decertification Workspace
• Individual Members Roaster
• FY18 Budget Workspace
• FY19 At-Large Additional Budget Request (ABR) Workspace
• ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC)
• ALAC and the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC)
• NARALO Newsletters
• CROP Procedures & Guidelines
  
  

Policy:

• NARALO Hot Topics

• At-Large Policy Advice Development Page

Education:

• Education WG wiki
• Outreach and Engagement WG wiki

Outreach:

Community Regional Outreach Program (CROP)-FY18 Home