Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Time: 18:00 - 19:30 UTC  For the time in various timezones click here 

Meeting Number: AL.EU/CC.0719/1 

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Web conference tool: Zoom 

English Conference ID = 1638

Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/771250164

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Dial-out Participants:  Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Joanna Kulesza, Anne-Marie Joly-Bachollet, Erich Schweighofer, Filina Natalia, Iona Stupariu, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Joanna Kulesza, Oksana Prykhodko, Roberto Gaetano, Sebastien Bachollet, Wale Bakare, Dusan Stojicevic

Apologies: Annette Mühlberg

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Alperen Eken, Claudia Ruiz, Michelle DeSmyter

Call Management: Michelle DeSmyter & Claudia Ruiz 

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Action Items: EN                        

Recording: EN

Transcript: EN

Zoom Chat: EN

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AGENDA           

1. Roll call- Staff (2 minutes)
2. Review of Action Items from July 09 (5 mins)
3. Presentation on Universal Acceptance from UASG Ambassador Dušan Stojičević (15 minutes)
4. Review of Public Consultations – Olivier (10 mins)

Recently Ratified by the ALAC (since last EURALO Monthly meeting)

Proposed Definition of Name Collisions and Scope of Inquiry for the Name Collisions Analysis Project
The ALAC considers the issue of Name Collision in the DNS an area of importance for the minimization of unintended consequences for Internet end users. The ALAC appreciates the need to have a Name Collision definition for purposes of scoping the inquiry for the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP), in order for the NCAP Study One to be manageable and on point, and therefore supports the Proposed Definition of Name Collision and Scope of Inquiry for the Name Collision Analysis Project of 1 July 2019. Of particular importance to us are:

(1) The recognition and inclusion of Type B situations (ie. B. In scope but not intended to be the subject of data studies) which provides built-in peripheral consideration of such situations with decision for examination through data analysis at a later stage if a compelling case were to arise within Study One; and

(2) The possibility of amending the Definition of Name Collision and Scope of Inquiry for the Name Collision Analysis Project should further pertinent information come to light at a later stage either through the ongoing work of the NCAP DG, NCAP Working Party and/or input obtained from the party/ies eventually contracted to undertake NCAP Study One.  

Evolving the Governance of the Root Server System
The ALAC strongly supports the overall proposal and appreciates the opportunity to comment. The RSS, according to RRSAC37, needs to evolve so it remains a reliable, resilient, and sustainable service in the face of increasing traffic and cyberattacks. However, the ALAC finds it difficult to accept that ICANN is not considered a primary stakeholder with regard to the RSS, given that the Domain Name System and its reliable and trusted operation is a prime reason for ICANN’s existence. The ALAC also encourages that Internet users, the ultimate user and beneficiary of the DNS, should be listed as having a stake in the existence and evolution of the RSS.

The financial model is also of some concern to the ALAC. No figures are provided to allow even order-of-magnitude estimates. It is surely time that we begin to understand exactly what level of funding will be required and hypothesize on where such funding will come from.

Draft Financial Assumptions & Projections and Operating Initiatives for the development of Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Operating & Financial Plan
The ALAC considered the Draft Financial Assumptions, Projections and Operating Initiatives, and offered comments on the following topics among others: 

• The ALAC is not optimistic that Financial Assumptions A (Roll-out of New gTLDs) and B (New Business Models – Geographic gTLDs and Brand gTLDs) will be highly successful vehicles to new revenue. Although the first round of new gTLDs did bring in considerable revenue, the ALAC notes that these earlier rounds represented the “low hanging fruit” in the new gTLD market.
• The ALAC agrees that ICANN continue to put money towards the an urgent need to resolve current challenges around Universal Acceptance, as well as the primary strategic goal of security, stability and trust.
• The ALAC agrees that work which needs to be done on evolving the multistakeholder system is substantial and complex and that it must be ongoing with adequate resources directed towards its completion. The objectives related to diverse and inclusive participation in policy making in an efficient and effective way are essential to improving the system, underlining that face-to-face meetings are essential to the functioning of the multistakeholder model.
• The ALAC/At-Large community propose some clarity via a listing of priorities and statements on the impact of each project on ICANN org and on each of the unique ACs and SOs. The community believes that while policy development and implementation activities are integral to the planning process, so are other activities, such as those that enable communication, collaboration, and outreach, between RALOS, At-Large members and other constituencies.

Public Comment for Decision

None

Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Comment or Correspondence)

5. Update on ICANN 66 ATLAS III meeting- Olivier (5 minutes)
6. EURALO Hot Topics 2019 and ALAC Hot Topics - Presentation by Joanna Kulesza (15 minutes)
7. The ATRT3 Review Survey - EURALO survey Sebastien Bachollet  (10 minutes )  
8. IGF Berlin 2019 Update - Olivier (5 minutes)
9. EURALO General Assembly 2019 - Olivier (10 mins)
10. Update on EURALO FY20 Outreach and Engagement Strategic Plan implementation and upcoming Regional Events.(10 mins)
11. AOB