ALAC Monthly Teleconference for May 2008

Date: 13 May 2008

Time: 1330 UTC (For the time in various timezones click here)

Interpretation Available: Yes (EN, FR, ES - Simultaneous)

Meeting Number: AL.ALAC/CC.0508/1

Summary Minutes: May Meetings Summary Minutes (13 May and 27 May)

Action Items: May Meetings Action Items (13 May and 27 May)

Transcription (EN): Transcription 13 May 2008

Recording (EN): http://media1.icann.org/ramgen/ALAC/ALAC-13-05-2008.mp3

Documents (EN):

Note that some documents will be posted less than 7-3 days in advance of the teleconference due to final versions being prepared by subcommittees of the ALAC close to the meeting.

A G E N D A

Documents are linked for download next to the agenda items they belong to where available.

Members are requested to refrain from inserting explanatory text next to the agenda item in the interests of readability. If you could simply create a new page and insert the link to that page next to the item in question, that would be most helpful

Standing Agenda Items

Adoption of the Agenda – 1 min
Roll Call Apologies from Members (if any) - 1 min
Adoption of the Minutes of the last meeting: 08 April Meeting - 5 mins
Review of the Action Items of the last meeting: 08 April Action Items- 8 mins
Review of current status of ALS applications (Google Docs account needed to access) - 5 mins
Liaison reports
- * IDN Report - at https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?liaison_monthly_report
- * Board Report - posted to list
- * ccNSO Report - posted to list (on May 19th)
- * NCUC - (please place a link to you report page here)
- * SSAC - April Meeting , May Meeting
- * GNSO - posted to list
Issues to be raised at the ICANN Board Meeting (see also item 4 listed below)

Items for Decision at This Meeting

Plain/Simple Language use / requirements for ALS application Vote mechanism
ALAC Statement(s) - Lodged since last meeting review and ratification of status (see also Board Liaison Report) ; to be considered -> Domain Tasting
ALAC Working Groups / Representaion of Regions
Public Comment periods on ICANN Policy Matters -> a motion to raise this matter of suitable time for input by the ALAC, RALO's, ALS's and At-Large (with ? support from other User constituencies) to be raised for the Boards attention.
List Moderation issues.

Items for Discussion Only

ALAC Review
Better engagement of RALO's and ALS's in Policy Development
- - Policy Briefs -> as proposed from Summit Planning WG see http://www.icannwiki.org/ALAC:Policy_Brief and sample for Domain Tasting at http://www.icannwiki.org/At-Large_Policy_Brief:_Domain_Tasting
List suggestions for ALS 'Review'
Paris Planning * One Day Workshop * Other Meeting Agenda(s) * Workshops * WG & Regional Reports
Summit Planning Update
WG Activities Current * IDN -> IDNC Fast Track regional and ALS Feedback required * New gTLD's * Whois * IGF Workshop (NEW proposal)

Any Other Business

Reference Materials for Review

Remote Participation

Dial-outs

English Channel:

> Ms Vanda Scartezini
> Mr Mohammed El Bashir
> Mr Ron Sherwood
> Ms Nguyen Thu Hue
> Ms Hong Xue

French Channel:

> Ms Fatima Seye Sylla

Spanish Channel:

> none at present

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