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At-Large NextGen Mentor

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 

On behalf of Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair, this is a call for nominations to serve as the ALAC/At-Large NextGen Mentor for a one year term of three ICANN Meetings starting with ICANN73.

The most important aspect of the program for NextGen is the opportunity to improve their knowledge and careers. The main role of a NextGen mentor is to support their NextGen mentees and help them learn about the NextGen@ICANN Program and ICANN in general, keeping in mind their interests, backgrounds, prior knowledge, and experiences. The goal is to prepare each NextGen to engage in an ICANN meeting, even if at most basic level, and to create a team bond and support system.

A time commitment of approximately 24 hours each round is expected, including extensive pre-meeting preparation and on-site support for their assigned NextGen mentees. Mentors spend about 10 hours per week during the 6-week preparation period in advance of the meeting and about two hours per day providing on-site support at the ICANN meeting. Mentors will typically serve for one year, or three meetings. Mentors are expected to follow NextGen@ICANN Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities. Mentors will receive travel funding support to ICANN meetings.

Guidelines for the program can be found here [r20.rs6.net].

If you are interested in applying for the position of ALAC/At-Large NextGen Mentor, please send a brief Expression of Interest to Maureen Hilyard and At-Large staff by Friday, 20 August. The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee will review the nominees during the week of 23 August. 

ALAC Members and Alternates to the IDNs EPDP

MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES:
Satish Babu (APRALO)
Lianna Galstyan (APRALO)
Abdulkarim Oloyede (AFRALO)

PARTICIPANT REPRESENTATIVES: 
Justine Chew (APRALO)
Hadia Elminiawi (AFRALO)
Gopal Tadepalli (APRALO)

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 

Collectively as a group, Members MUST possess:

• Technical knowledge of IDNs, including but not limited to: IDN related SubPro PDP recommendations, RZ-LGR, IDN variant definition and management, IDN tables, IDN implementation guidelines, SSAC advices as they relate to IDNs, and other policy efforts listed in the Annex B of the GNSO Council IDN Scoping Team Final Report; direct experiences in ICANN’s IDN policy efforts is strongly preferred;
• Technical, legal, and/or operational knowledge of ICANN policies and procedures as they relate to IDNs, including but not limited to: processes and procedures created for the 2012 New gTLD program, registration dispute resolution procedures and trademark protection mechanisms;
• Technical knowledge of registry/registrar services and domain name life cycle as they relate to IDNs;
• Familiarity with GNSO policy development processes; direct experience is strongly preferred;
• Commitment to participating in EPDP Team meetings on a regular and ongoing basis;
• Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills (in simple, comprehensible English);
• Ability to create factual, relevant and easily understandable messages, and able to succinctly deliver them to the EPDP Team;
• Research skills with the ability to discern factual, factually relevant, and persuasive details and sources;
• Commitment to manage a diverse workload, while collaborating with a team of individuals with different backgrounds and interests in driving objectives;
• Knowledge of EPDP Team discussions, actions taken at meetings, and deliverables;
• Understanding of the perspectives and interests of the Members’ own stakeholder group or constituency;
• Understanding of what consensus means and how consensus-building process works;
• Commitment to facilitate consensus by listening, explaining, mediating, proposing clear actions, and helping other Members;
• Commitment to avoid blocking consensus by looking beyond the stakeholder group or constituency affiliation of other EPDP Team Members and judging proposals/positions on their merits;
• Commitment to avoid re-litigating closed issues or deliberate obfuscation;
• Commitment to review the Consensus Playbook and attend potential training related to the Playbook, facilitate consensus building by employing the tools and techniques as detailed in the playbook;
• Maintain high personal levels of ethical conduct and integrity, including transparency of affiliation in the Statement of Interest (SOI), in treatment of others and respecting the professional reputation of all in the ICANN community.

All Members and Participants are required to commit from the outset of the work effort to a Statement of Participation as outlined in Annex A. In addition, all Members, Participants, and Liaisons must complete and maintain an up-to-date Statement of Interest on the GNSO wiki.

ALAC Members and Alternates to the GNSO PDP to Review the Transfer Policy

MEMBERS: Daniel Nanghaka; Steinar Grotterod

ALTERNATES: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke

OBSERVERS: Chokri ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija,  K Mohan Raidu and Siva Muthusamy

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS 

CALL FOR CANDIDATES

On behalf of Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair, this is a call for applications for members and alternates to represent the ALAC in the upcoming GNSO PDP to review the Transfer Policy.

The GNSO Council recently initiated a two-phased policy development process (PDP) to review the Transfer Policy, which will determine if changes to the policy are needed to improve the ease, security, and efficacy of inter-registrar and inter-registrant transfers.

According to the GNSO Transfer Policy PDP Charter,  WG members shall review the full text of the Guidance document below to understand the

responsibilities and skills that they are expected to have in order to fully participate in the WG activities.

Guidance: Working Group Member Skills Guide

For the GNSO PDP to Review the Transfer Policy,  Working Group Members and Alternates must possess:

• Knowledge of Transfer Policy issue, background and current work status (technical knowledge of inter-registrar transfers is strongly preferred);

• Commitment to participating in Working Group meetings on a regular and ongoing basis;
• Ability to create factual, relevant and easily understandable messages, and able to succinctly deliver them to the Working Group;

• Ability to deliver a point constructively and concisely;
• Familiarity with the following sections of the Working Group Guidelines:

○ Section 4.1 Session Planning – General Meeting Logistics

○ Section 4.2 Communication/Collaboration Tools

• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills (in simple, comprehensible English);

• Research skills with the ability to discern factual, factually relevant, and persuasive details and sources;

• Commitment to manage a diverse workload, while collaborating with a Working Group of individuals with different backgrounds and interests in driving objectives;

• In depth knowledge of Working Group discussions, actions taken at meetings, and deliverables;

• Understanding of the perspectives and interests of the members’ own stakeholder group or constituency;

• Project management skills in driving the completion of SG/C statements in a timely manner.

Please send your SOI to Maureen Hilyard and At-Large staff by Thursday, 22 April 2021 at 23:59 UTC. Please indicate how you meet the above knowledge and skills and whether you are applying for the position of Member or Alternate.

The ALAC Appointee Selection Subcommittee (AASC) will be reviewing the applicants on Friday, 23 April 2021.

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

LOS ANGELES – 14 December 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened the nomination period for the ICANN Community Excellence Award. The closing date for submissions is 29 March 2021 23:59 UTC and the winner(s) will be announced at ICANN71.

Launched in 2014, the ICANN Community Excellence Award recognizes ICANN community members who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions and contributed substantively to the ICANN multistakeholder model.

The ideal recipient(s) will have:

• Participated in the ICANN community for at least five years.
• Served in multiple ICANN working groups or committees.
• Collaborated with more than one Supporting Organization (SO) and/or Advisory Committee (AC) in a significant capacity.

Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of ICANN community members appointed by the SO/AC chairs using a merit-based point system evaluated against three criteria:

1. Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with both familiar and unfamiliar ICANN stakeholders with the aim of building consensus.
2. Facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair and collegial manner, through the spirit of collaboration as shown through empathy, and demonstrating a sincere desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests.
3. Demonstrated additional support for the ICANN multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service via working groups or committees.

Please submit your nominations via this Nomination Form including detailed information outlining why the nominee meets the award criteria. Self-nominations will not be considered. Any additional information in support of nominations and/or questions about the award process may be submitted via email to excellenceaward2021@icann.org.

The award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2021 at ICANN71. For more information, please refer to the ICANN Community Wiki.

Outcome:

• Erich Schweighofer
• Raymond Mamattah

Members / Candidates

On behalf of the GNSO Council, we wish to inform you that on 23 January 2020, the GNSO Council adopted the Addendum to the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All gTLDs Policy Development Process (PDP) Charter in order to integrate Recommendation 5 from the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Final Report as a new and parallel Work Track into the ongoing RPMs PDP. Due to general capacity concerns within the GNSO and for other interested parties, as well as challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the GNSO Council believed it prudent to delay this call for volunteers until a more appropriate time. If you wish for your group to participate in the IGO Work Track, we ask that you commence the selection and appointment process for members and alternates from your respective group as soon as practicable, to enable the team to begin its work in an expeditious manner. Under the Charter, your group may appoint a certain maximum number of members, as indicated below.

Please note the composition of the IGO Work Track as approved by the GNSO Council in the Charter:

• Members appointed by GNSO Stakeholder Groups and GNSO Constituencies, as follows:
  •  The Registries Stakeholder Group may appoint up to 2 Members; 
  • The Registrars Stakeholder Group may appoint up to 2 Members;
  • The Commercial Stakeholder Group may appoint up to 3 Members; and 
  • The Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group may appoint up to 3 Members.
• Up to 2 Members from each interested SO other than the GNSO, and AC.
• Up to 2 Members representing IGOs.

As you consider possible appointments from amongst your members, please take into account the expected membership criteria:

All Members of the IGO Work Track must:

• Be responsible to their appointing organization, seeking input as necessary and keeping the appointing organization informed of progress;
• Agree to respect the GNSO PDP and other applicable GNSO rules of procedure;
• Be willing to work, in good faith, toward consensus;
• Commit to Terms of Participation, to be set by the GNSO Council prior to the first meeting of the IGO Work Track;
• Provide an updated Statement of Interest in accordance with Section 5 of the GNSO Operating Procedures; and
• Be available to actively contribute to the discussion and activities of the Work Track on an ongoing basis.

All Members of the IGO Work Track should:

• Possess a working understanding of international intellectual property law, public international law, international arbitration or alternative dispute resolution.

In addition, please note that:

(1) groups should endeavor to appoint representatives with the relevant knowledge/expertise as detailed; and

(2) where a group is not able to appoint representatives with the relevant knowledge/expertise, it should seek to contribute towards the balanced participation that is being sought, by appointing representatives with specific skill sets that otherwise facilitates an effective policy outcome (e.g. professional experience in an IGO/international NGO environment, relevant practical experience with complex legal and policy issues, demonstrated expertise in consensus-building and/or professional facilitation experience, etc.)

Please also take into account the following points of information:

• IGO Work Track Members: Members are expected to adhere to the Statement of Participation as well as participate in any IGO Work Track consensus calls, as applicable. A consensus call, as outlined in section 3.6 of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, is used to formally assess the level of support for recommendations by the IGO Work Track. It is a requirement of the charter that members represent the formal position of their appointing organization, not individual views or positions.
• IGO Work Track Alternates: An alternate will only participate if a Member is not available. Alternates will be responsible for keeping up with all relevant IGO Work Track deliberations to ensure they remain informed and can contribute as and when required (when called upon by their appointing organization, as a Member is unavailable). As noted below, the ability to listen in real-time is expected to be made available to facilitate this process.
• Observers: Anyone may join as an Observer. However, Observers will only be subscribed to the Work Track mailing list on a read-only basis and will not be able to participate in Work Track discussions, whether at meetings or on the mailing list.

To effectively manage the workload in a reasonable timeframe, all IGO Work Track Members (as defined above) are required to commit from the outset of the work effort to the Statement of Participation. In addition, all Team Members and Alternates must complete and maintain an up-to-date Statement of Interest on the GNSO wiki.

In order to ensure a timely start of the IGO Work Track, you are requested to confirm your appointed Members and Alternates at the latest by 7 December 2020 in order to be able to schedule the first meeting of the IGO Work Track in a timely manner. To confirm your membership, please inform the GNSO Secretariat at gnso-secs@icann.org.

On behalf of the GNSO Council

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS 

LOS ANGELES – 16 November 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.

Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by 31 January 2021 and notify fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

• Mentors:
  • Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.
  • Each mentor will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN72.
  • Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate in ICANN's work.
  • Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).
• Selection Committee:
  • Members should plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours over four to five weeks for each Public Meeting.
  • Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, which encompasses six Public Meetings.
  • Work for this role will begin in April 2021 to select fellows for ICANN72.

For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please go here for additional details on the Mentorship program and here for additional details on the Selection Committee.

Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee while serving their terms as mentors.

Outcome:

• Abdulkarim Oloyede

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS 

LOS ANGELES – 16 November 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program and to serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee. There will be a total of seven mentors and seven Selection Committee members, and each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.

Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor and Selection Committee representative by 31 January 2021 and notify fellowshipconsultation@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

• Mentors:
  • Mentors generally must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting preparation, on-site support for their assigned fellows, and post-meeting reporting.
  • Each mentor will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN72.
  • Mentors are expected to follow Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate in ICANN's work.
  • Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).
• Selection Committee:
  • Members should plan on a time commitment of approximately 30-40 hours over four to five weeks for each Public Meeting.
  • Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, which encompasses six Public Meetings.
  • Work for this role will begin in April 2021 to select fellows for ICANN72.

For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please go here for additional details on the Mentorship program and here for additional details on the Selection Committee.

Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee while serving their terms as mentors.

Outcome:

• Alfredo Calderon

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

Call for Community Groups to Nominate NextGen@ICANN Mentors and Selection Committee Members

LOS ANGELES – 28 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites ICANN's Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, and Regional At-Large Organizations to nominate volunteers to serve on the NextGen@ICANN Selection Committee and to serve as NextGen@ICANN mentors. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.

• Selection Committee: A time commitment of approximately 20 hours over three weeks for each application round is required. Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, or six application rounds.
• Mentors: A time commitment of approximately 24 hours each round is expected, including extensive pre-meeting preparation and on-site support for their assigned NextGen mentees. Mentors spend about 10 hours per week during the 6-week preparation period in advance of the meeting and about two hours per day providing on-site support at the ICANN meeting. Mentors will typically serve for one year, or three meetings. Mentors are expected to follow NextGen@ICANN Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities. Mentors will receive travel funding support.

Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee at the same time they are serving as mentors. If several community groups nominate volunteers for each role, the length of service may be reduced to allow for greater stakeholder diversity.

For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please visit this page for more information about Mentors and this page for the Selection Committee.

Interested community groups should select their respective NextGen@ICANN volunteers by 15 October and notify Deborah Escalera at nextgen@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

Outcome: 

• Oksana Prykhodko

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

Call for Community Groups to Nominate NextGen@ICANN Mentors and Selection Committee Members

LOS ANGELES – 28 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites ICANN's Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, and Regional At-Large Organizations to nominate volunteers to serve on the NextGen@ICANN Selection Committee and to serve as NextGen@ICANN mentors. Each group is welcome to nominate one individual for each role.

• Selection Committee: A time commitment of approximately 20 hours over three weeks for each application round is required. Selection Committee members will typically serve for two years, or six application rounds.
• Mentors: A time commitment of approximately 24 hours each round is expected, including extensive pre-meeting preparation and on-site support for their assigned NextGen mentees. Mentors spend about 10 hours per week during the 6-week preparation period in advance of the meeting and about two hours per day providing on-site support at the ICANN meeting. Mentors will typically serve for one year, or three meetings. Mentors are expected to follow NextGen@ICANN Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities. Mentors will receive travel funding support.

Mentors cannot serve on the Selection Committee at the same time they are serving as mentors. If several community groups nominate volunteers for each role, the length of service may be reduced to allow for greater stakeholder diversity.

For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please visit this page for more information about Mentors and this page for the Selection Committee.

Interested community groups should select their respective NextGen@ICANN volunteers by 15 October and notify Deborah Escalera at nextgen@icann.org. Individual self-nominations will not be considered.

OUTCOME:

• Aris Ignacio

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

The ALAC Announce and RALO lists: 

The mid-term replacement will be considered for the full two year term starting in October 2019 following a review of the ALAC.

Interested members from the At-Large community should send their 1) expression of interest (EoI) and 2) resume, curriculum vitae, or biography, to staff@atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on 17 May 2019.

In their EoI, candidates should respond to the following: 

1. Name
2. Affiliation 
3. Geographic region 
4. Skill set and experience (please provide additional details to the following):
5. Direct experience and knowledge of the IANA naming function
6. Analytical skills, ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative evidence, and capacity to draw conclusions purely based on evidence.
7. Able to work and communicate in written and spoken English
8. Effective communication skills
9. Experience in managing and/or participating in committees (e.g. meeting coordination, reporting, and escalation) in order to contribute meaningfully to CSC processes
10. Demonstrated ability in relationship management to support diplomatic discussion, consensus driven decision making, and productive negotiation
11. Other skill set or experience relevant to CSC’s work
12. Explanation of interest in becoming involved in the CSC
13. Understanding of the purpose of the CSC
14. Able to meet the time commitment [icann.org] required to participate in the CSC
15.    As ALAC Liaison to the CSC, what do you believe that your main responsibilities will be, both within the CSC and in relation to the ALAC?

Please use the EoI template (.docx file attached) to fill out the required information.  

Candidates' EoI submissions will be reviewed by the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee which will forward its preferred EoIs to the ALAC for final selection and/or ratification.

 BACKGROUND 

On 10 March 2016, the ICANN Board transmitted to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) a package of proposals [icann.org] developed by the international Internet community to transition NTIA’s stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community.

One of the things that this package calls for is the creation of a Customer Standing Committee (CSC) to provide operational oversight of the performance of the IANA naming function, a role currently performed by NTIA. The scope and responsibility of the CSC is available here [icann.org]. 

The membership composition of the CSC, as specified in the package of proposals, includes one Liaison appointed by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) who was to serve an inaugural three-year term. With the resignation of the ALAC Liaison, a mid-term replacement is now being sought to serve until 1 October 2019.

Liaisons shall not be members or be entitled to vote on the CSC, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate on equal footing with members of the CSC. Participation in the CSC is voluntary. The CSC is expected to perform the majority of its work telephonically and via email. Travel funding will not be provided.

ABOUT THE CSC

The CSC ensures the satisfactory performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) naming function.

The CSC is responsible for monitoring Public Technical Identifier’s (PTI) performance of the IANA naming function against the service level expectations in the IANA Naming Function Contract.

The CSC analyzes performance reports provided by PTI and publishes its findings.

The CSC is authorized to undertake remedial action to address poor performance of the IANA naming function, and if performance issues are not remedied, may escalate the issues to the ccNSO and GNSO.

Additional information on the CSC is available at: https://www.icann.org/csc [icann.org] . 

OUTCOME

• Holly Raiche

 COMPLETE

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

To ALAC Selection 2018 List:

ICANN has announced a call for SOACs to select one representative from their groups to serve on as Members on the ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee for a two year term.

The revised program will feature a new ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee starting on 26 October 2018. The Selection Committee will be composed of seven members, one from each participating SO/AC. SOs/ACs are encouraged to visit this link [icann.org] for more information on responsibilities and expectations associated with this role. Please nominate one Selection Committee member from your respective SO/AC who wishes to participate and is prepared to meet the expectations.

SOs/ACs must complete this form [icann.org] [DOCX, 80 KB] to indicate their goals and their nominee and send it to fellowshipconsultation@icann.org by 10 September 2018.

OUTCOME

The AASC has confirmed the following representative to serve as the ALAC Member on the ICANN Fellowship Program Selection Committee:

Alfredo Calderon

Members and Alternates for the Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (EPDP) COMPLETE

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

To ALAC List on 11 July 2018, from Alan Greenberg, ALAC Chair:

In light of the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), 
the ICANN Board enacted a temporary policy governing WHOIS (now know 
as Registration Data) effective 25 May 2018. This temporary policy 
must be replaced by a permanent policy within one year. To take this 
action, the GNSO has initiated and Expedited Policy Development 
Policy. The Charted for this process is expected to be approved by 
the GNSO on 19 July 2018, and a group convened to develop the policy 
will be convened soon after.

Although the membership quotas of this group will not be definitively 
known until the charter is approved, at this point we expect that the 
ALAC will be given three Members and three Alternates. It is expected 
that Alternates may only actively participate if a Member is not 
available, but would be expected to be prepared to participate if needed.

Members and Alternates representing the ALAC will work as a team to 
develop an ALAC position and strive to appropriately effect the 
policy effort. There will be regular consultation with the ALAC and At-Large.

Since the policy must be in place by 25 May 2019, it is expected that 
a draft policy will be prepared in time for the ICANN63 meeting in 
late October 2018.

Membership in the EPDP is expected to require up to 30 hours per 
week, starting immediately and at least for the first 4 months, and 
probably a lower but still significant commitment until mid-2018. The 
GNSO is also setting some very specific criteria for participation. 
Although the list may change, the current requirements are as follows:

    * Have sufficient and appropriate motivation, availability and 
expertise to participate in the substance of the work of the EPDP 
Team. Appropriate experience could, for example, include experience 
with the previous RDS/WHOIS policy development processes, task 
forces, or implementation review teams, or participation in EWG efforts;
    * Commit to abide by the EPDP Team Commitment Statement, and to 
accept the consequences of non-compliance as may be determined by the 
EPDP leadership or appointing group;
    * Commit to build consensus on issues within the scope of this EPDP;
    * Commit to actively participate in the activities of the EPDP on 
an on-going and long-term basis, for a period of no less than 
one-year, with the highest intensity expected in the first six to 
eight months;
    * Solicit and communicate (where appropriate) the views and 
concerns of individuals in the group that appoints them;
    * Commit to abide to the charter when participating in the EPDP Team;
    * Understand the needs of the Internet communities that ICANN 
serves (standards, domains and numbers);
    * Commit to attend any provided introductory training courses, 
e.g., privacy, trademarks, registrar operations, DNS, etc.
    * Understand the broader ecosystem (the Internet Community) in 
which ICANN operates and the needs of those working on other aspects 
of the Internet industry.

Membership and participation will be on behalf of the ALAC and not 
representing personal views.

Expressions of Interest will be accepted until 23:59 UTC on Friday, 
13 July 2018.

The EoI may be found at https://tinyurl.com/ALAC-EPDP-EoI. If you 
complete the EoI more than once, the last version will be the one used.

OUTCOME

The AASC has confirmed the following EPDP Members:

Alan Greenberg
Hadia Elminiawi

The EPDP Alternates are:

Holly Raiche
Seun Ojedeji (resigned)

Mentors for ICANN62 Community Onboarding Program COMPLETE

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

To ALAC Selection 2018 List:

We are meeting tomorrow (Monday, 23 April 2018) at 16:00 UTC to do the selection of 
mentee(s) and mentor.

The details of all of the candidates are attached as well as a spreadsheet.

The two mentees in the previous program were from AF. Last meeting, 
we had two mentees, one from LAC and one from AP.

Alan

OUTCOME

The AASC has confirmed the following COP Mentees for ICANN62:

The COP Mentor for ICANN62 is:

Lianna Galstyan

Mentors for ICANN61 Community Onboarding Program COMPLETE

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

At the last ALAC meeting, I was tasked with, following consultation, propose a selection method for Mentors and Mentees.
1. We will call for 2 Mentees from among funded travellers.
2. RALO Chairs, in consultation with other RALO Leaders and the three regional ALAC Members will propose not more than two potential mentees from their region. The candidates need not be actively involved with ICANN policy issues at the moments, but are considered good candidates for the future. 
3. AASC will select two mentees from among the candidates by the end of the following week, earlier if possible.
Deadline for submission of names is 15 December. Chairs should confirm with candidates that they can travel to Puerto Rico if selected.
Alan

OUTCOME

The AASC has confirmed the following COP Mentees for ICANN61:

Antonio Medina Gómez
Eranga Samararathna

The COP Mentor for ICANN61 is:

Humberto Carasco

At-Large Regional Liaison for WT5 COMPLETE

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

The first meeting of the Work Track on Geographic Names as Top Level Domains (referred to as WT5) will be held tomorrow, 15 Wednesday at 20:00. Everyone who has an interest in the subject should consider joining the group. Seehttps://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-10-22-en[icann.org] for further information andhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesX279zqBZfuxQ9HEuEqJ3NH2p2xNO0jQzZhfOTOpYf0LwLA/viewform[docs.google.com] to join.

In addition, the ALAC is seeking one WT Member from each region to be the regional liaison to this WT. Although not formally representing the views of the region or the ALAC, the presence of a liaison will ensure that each region has at least one person who plans to closely follow and actively participate, and that the ALAC has at least five people with whom to coordinate our related activities.

Anyone volunteering for the position of liaison must be registered as a Member of the WT (see above) and must commit to actively participating. All WT discussions are carried out in English at this time.

The ALAC will try to ensure that among the liaisons, we have a wide range of views and positions to ensure that the views of At-Large are heard.

Those wishing to become a regional liaison for WT5 should send an expression of interest (EoI) to At-Large Staff <staff@atlarge.icann.org> no later that Monday, 20 November at 23:59. The EoI should include:

a) Confirmation that the applicant has already registered as a Member of WT5;
b) the region of At-Large that the applicant is affiliated with;
c) a summary of the applicant's views (no more than a few sentences) on the use of geographic names as TLDs. These could include (but are not limited to):
        i) freedom of speech should allow any use of geographic names without permission;
        ii) geographic names should be fully controlled by the government(s) associated with the regions;
        iii) don't care about the details, but the result must be balanced to ensure governments are reasonably satisfied and there is reasonable access to geographic names by companies and others.
d) Subject line should include WT5 LIAISON.

All views are allowed, but the ALAC selection committee and the ALAC will attempt to ensure that all views have a voice.

Alan Greenberg
Chair, ALAC

OUTCOME

The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee announced the At-Large regional liaisons to WT5:

AFRALO: Ali Hussein

APRALO: Maureen Hilyard

EURALO: Yrjö Lansipuro

LACRALO: Carlos Aquirre

NARALO: Marita Moll

ALAC Liaison to the SSAC Replacing Julie Hammer COMPLETE

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

OUTCOME

The ALAC Liaison to the SSAC replacing Julie Hammer is:

Andrei Kolesnikov

ALAC Supported Traveller for the 2017 IGF COMPLETED

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

Dear 2017-2018 ALAC Members, 
 
Under the FY18 Additional Budget Request process, the ALAC received one travel slot for an ALAC Member to be supported for travel to the 2017 IGF taking place in Geneva 18 - 21 December 2017.
 
Therefore, on behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, we are initiating a call for applicants for 2017-2018 ALAC Members. 
 
The following criteria will be used to evaluate the applicants: 
 
ALAC Criteria for the IGF Travel Support:

• Possess IGF experience through previous attendance at national, regional or global IGF meetings
• Possess significant knowledge of At-Large policy issues and how they could impact end users
• Unlikely to attend if not funded through this program
• Required to attend and actively participate in as many Workshops and other sessions as possible
• Encouraged to network and provide feedback to the ALAC
• Encouraged to prepare a report following their participation

 
ICANN Criteria for IGF Travel Support:

• Must have confirmed acceptance of a speaking slot on a MAG approved workshop panel

 
The timeline for the selection process is as follows: 

• 30 October 2017 - 8 November 2017 - Call for Candidates* (Only those ALAC Members who will be on the ALAC at the time of the IGF may apply.)
• Week of 13 November 2017 - Decision (the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee will make the selection) followed by ALAC ratification
• 17 November 2017 or before - Notification

Only ALAC members who do not need a Visa or have a high probability of receiving one in the allotted time should apply. Applicants should IMMEDIATELY Register for the IGF at https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-registration[intgovforum.org] .
 
IMPORTANT: All applicants are required to submit an expression of interest and also state why they believe they are the best candidate and meet the above ALAC and ICANN criteria for IGF travel support. 
 
Applications and the required information should be sent to At-Large staff (staff@atlarge.icann.org )  by 8 November at 23:59 UTC . 
 
Additional information is available on the ALAC IGF 2017 Workspace[community.icann.org]. 
 
Kind regards,
Staff

OUTCOME

The ALAC Supported Traveller for the IGF 2017 is:

Maureen Hilyard

ALAC Co-Leader of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group Work Track 5 COMPLETED 

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

The GNSO's New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group is establishing a new Work Track 5 (WT5) which will focus exclusively on geographic names at the top-level. This has been a very contentious issue with a wide variety of difficult-to-reconcile positions, but one that must be resolved prior to any future new gTLD availability. 

In order to promote broad participation from across the community, the WG is seeking to establish a shared leadership model in WT5 with co-leaders from the ALAC, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO.

Past efforts in this area have included a ccNSO Study Group and a Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) on the use of country names as Top Level Domains (TLDs). (See https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/unctwg.htm and https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-unct.htm.)

We are looking for a person who is well acquainted with the multiple views on the subject within ICANN, has knowledge of and preferably experience in the past efforts, and who can work closely with the ALAC and an At-Large WG supporting the effort.

We note that to a large extent, the person serving in this capacity is a facilitator for the Work Track and not there to put forward their personal positions. 

Interested candidates should send an Expression of Interest detailing their experience and willingness to serve in all aspects of this role to staff@atlarge.icann.org no later than 23:59 UTC on Monday, 28 August 2017.

The ALAC will also be looking for volunteers to participate in the WT5 once it is established, but this Call for Volunteers is exclusively for the position of Co-Leader.

OUTCOME

The ALAC Co-Leader of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group Work Track 5 is:

Javier Rua - Appointed by the ALAC as the replacement for Christopher Wilkinson in February 2018

Christopher Wilkinson - Resigned in February 2018

ALAC Representatives in the ATRT3 COMPLETED 

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

Call for Application: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-01-31-en

List of Applicants: https://community.icann.org/display/atrt/Applications+Received

The names of the applicants who applied for ALAC endorsement are:

• Jean-Jacques Subrenat

• Timothy Asiedu

• Vanda Scartezini

• Sebastien Bachollet

• Shreedeep Rayamajhi 

• Wale Bakare

• Daniel Khauka Nanghaka

• Cheryl Langdon-Orr

• Praveen Misra

OUTCOME

The ALAC Representatives in the ATRT3 are:

Primary:

• Sebastien Bachollet

• Cheryl Langdon-Orr

• Daniel Khauka Nanghaka

Secondary:

• Vanda Scartezini

ALAC Representatives in the RDS-Review Team COMPLETED 

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

There are a number of ongoing processes related to RDS including a GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP). Most parts of ICANN believe that this Review could have been deferred but the ICANN Bylaws do not allow that. As an alternative it has been suggested that this review be constrained to ONLY review the outcomes of the last WHOIS Review and judge to what extent its recommendations have been implemented and to what extend they were successful. Most parts of ICANN have endorsed this, with the exception of the GNSO which has issued a statement advocating a far wider review, including some aspects that overlap with the other on-going policy processes. As a result, it will be up to the review team itself to decide on the scope.

Six applications have been received requesting our endorsement and they can be viewed at https://community.icann.org/x/gYfDAw.

Applicants have been asked four questions to help the Committee make the selection:

1. What is your connection with At-Large and how have you previously worked with At-Large or its constituent parts?

2. If you are endorsed by the ALAC and selected for the RDS-RT, how do you plan to interact with or report to the ALAC and At-Large while the RDS-RT is active?

3. As noted in the Call for Applicants ( https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-02-22-en[icann.org]), RT members are expected to be familiar with RDS issues and in particular with the First WHOIS Review, the Expert Working Group and their respective reports and recommendations as well as the ongoing GNSO PDP on Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace Whois. Please describe your involvement with or knowledge of these three activities.

4. The ALAC (along with other parts of ICANN) has taken a strong position that in light of other RDS-related activities that are ongoing, this RDS Review should be limited to a review of the Recommendation from the last WHOIS-RT, focusing on a) whether each recommendation has been followed and/or implemented; b) the effectiveness in addressing the issues identified by the First WHOIS Review Team; and c) the need for additional implementation. Do you support this position?

All applicants replied by the deadline and their replies are placed on the "Submitted Applications" page above (in the order received). 

OUTCOME

The ALAC Representatives in the 2nd RDS-Review Team are:Dmitry Belyavsky (Russia, EU)
Alan Greenberg (Canada, NA)
Carlton Samuels (Jamaica, LAC)

ALAC Members/Co-Chair in the CCWG-Auction Proceeds COMPLETED 

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS - ALAC Representatives

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS - Co-Chair

CALL FOR CANDIDATES The new generic top level domain (gTLD) Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve the competition sets between identical or similar terms (strings) for new gTLDs Currently the fund contains over $230 million dollars (note that $132 million of this is related to an auction that is being disputed).

The CCWG is tasked with developing a proposal(s) for consideration by the Chartering Organizations (those ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees that have adopted the CCWG Charter) on the mechanism that should be developed in order to allocate the new gTLD Auction Proceeds. That proposal will then be submitted to the ICANN Board.

Note that the CCWG will NOT be deciding on projects to be funded, but rather on the mechanism to be used to allocate funds.

MEMBERS

As one of the Chartering organizations, the ALAC may name five people to be Members of the CCWG and presuming sufficient qualified candidates, our intent is to select one per ICANN region (based on citizenship as per ALAC membership).

Full details of the CCWG may be found at https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-12-13-en[icann.org].

Members must commit to actively participate in the activities of the CCWG. The estimated average workload will be no less than 3-4 hours per week. This means attending conference calls which will likely last 60-90 minutes per week (some of which will be held at inconvenient hours to accommodate world-wide participation) and mailing list participation. Past CCWGs have also formed sub-groups to divide the work. If this CCWG does so, that might increase workload. The total length of engagement is likely to be at least 1 year. The CCWG, any sub-groups it forms, and its mailing lists will all be conducted in English and all Members must be sufficiently fluent.

There will be a Working Group within At-Large which will support our five CCWG Members, and all Members are also expected to participate in that WG as well. Members will also participate in any At-Large briefings and Webinars on the subject.

Those interested in applying to be formally appointed to the CCWG Auction Proceeds by the ALAC should submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) including:

• A resume (maximum three pages)

• A statement explaining why they are interested in serving in this capacity and what skills or background they have which will help them in this CCWG.

• A Declaration of Interests indicating any potential or actual conflicts.

• A declaration that they can devote the time needed to participate in the CCWG and the associated At-Large WG activities.

• Agreement that prior to the formal selection by the ALAC, they will attend CCWG meetings (see IMPORTANT NOTE at bottom of this message).

CO-CHAIR

The ALAC may also name a Co-Chair of the CCWG and the ALAC has indicated that it intends to do so. Applications are also invited to be the ALAC Co-Chair of the CCWG. The Co-Chairs play an administrative role only and do not participate in the substantive discussions of the CCWG. The time commitment of the Co-Chair is expected to be larger than that of a CCWG Member. Co-Chairs should have experience in chairing meetings and managing multi-cultural, diverse and potentially difficult groups. The EoI for Co-Chair should include all of the items required for Members.

PROCESS

All EoIs must be sent to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Sunday, 22 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC.

All applications will be reviewed in confidence by the ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) which will make recommendations to the ALAC on who to appoint. For AASC Membership, see https://community.icann.org/x/VwebAw[community.icann.org].

EoIs will be available only to the AASC and ICANN At-Large Staff.

Based on an initial review of the EoI, a telephone/Skype interview of the candidates may be conducted by members of the AASC.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The first meeting of the CCWG will take place on Friday, 26 January at 15:00 UTC for 60 Minutes. Since the ALAC selections will not be done by then, ALL Applicants must either attend this meeting and subsequent meetings or listen to the recordings.

OUTCOME The ALAC has named its five Members of the CCWG Auction Proceeds. In alphabetic order of last names:

Sébastien Bachollet

Alan Greenberg

Maureen Hilyard

Seun Ojedeji

Vanda Scartezini

All are currently CCWG Participants and represent the five ICANN regions (EU, NA, AP, AF and LAC respectively).

The ALAC will not name a Co-Chair at this time, but reserves the right to do so.

ALAC Representative on the .NGO Community Advisory Council COMPLETED

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR CANDIDATES

The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the operator of the .NGO and .ONG top level domains (see http://pir.org/products/ngo-ong-domain/[pir.org]), is looking for one person to represent the ALAC in its NGO Community Advisory Council. The Advisory Council provides important feedback and advice on issues relating to the NGO community ranging from policy considerations to the introduction of new services. 

The NGO Community Advisory Council plays a vital role in helping Public Interest Registry fulfill its mission. With .ngo domain users representing NGOs of varying size, sectors,scope and geography, it is important to have advocates in the Internet community who fully understand their needs as diverse service-based organizations. The Council continually lends its unique global expertise to help us meet those needs and strengthen our efforts in supporting NGOs worldwide.

The Advisory Council meets Face-to-Face annually (generally in September) and via teleconference four times per year. 

To the extent allowed by PIR confidentiality rules, the successful applicant will be expected to regularly report to the ALAC on Advisory Council issues and if applicable consult with the ALAC. 

PIR has asked the ALAC to identify a number of candidates. Ideally, such candidates will come from an active At-Large ALS that has a proven record of engagement with the NGO community. Candidates should have notable leadership experience in non-commercial/civil society community and an acute understanding of the issues and policies that affect the NGO society. Candidates should submit their Expression of Interest detailing their experience, expertise and qualifications along with a statement that they have sufficient time and interest to fulfill the Advisory Council duties. 

The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee will review all EoIs and will select a small number which will be forwarded to PIR. The final selection on the ALAC Representative will be done by the PIR Nominating Committee. 

All EoIs must be sent to staff@atlarge.icann.org by Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Please use an e-mail Subject of: NGO Community Advisory Council.

OUTCOME

The ALAC Representative on the .NGO Community Advisory Council is Michel Tchonang.

ALAC Representatives to the SSR2-RT COMPLETED

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

CONSENSUS CALL

Twelve applicants for the 2nd Security, Stability and Resiliency Review Team requested ALAC Endorsement. Of those, five has originally indicated an affiliation with At-Large at the time of the application. Three self-identified as affiliated with the SSAC and four applied as Independent Experts (a category that existed at the time of application but no longer existed when the AoC Reviews were incorporated into the ICANN Bylaws at the time of the IANA Transition. All but one of the applicants were male. 

All applicants were given the opportunity to specify who they wished to be endorsed by in line with the revised Bylaws and twelve indicated ALAC. A list of those applicants is attached and their full applications are viewable at https://community.icann.org/display/SSR/Applications+received[community.icann.org]. Note that one of the applicants withdrew his application due to other commitments and his entry in the table is in red.

All twelve applicants were asked to reply with brief answers to the following questions:

1. What is your connection with At-Large and how have you previously worked with At-Large or its constituent parts?

2. If you are endorsed by the ALAC and selected for the SSR-RT, how do you plan to interact with or report to the ALAC and At-Large while the SSR-RT is active? 

3. Of the criteria and attributes listed in the Call for Volunteers ( https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-06-30-en[icann.org]), which of these do you feel you possess which make you a strong applicant.

The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee (AASC) met today. In addition to me as Chair, there were six of the ten members present with a seventh member submitting comments. All five regions were represented. 

It was the unanimous decision of those present to recommend to the ALAC that two candidates be endorsed. Both have strong technical backgrounds well suited to the SSR-RT and both have agreed to work with the ALAC and At-Large to keep us informed of the RT activities and solicit input as appropriate. The applicants are:

Jabhera Matagoro, Tanzania

Ram Krishna Pariyar, Nepal

With this message, I am initiating a Consensus Call of the ALAC to ratify the endorsement of Jabhera Matagoro and Ram Krishna Pariyar for the SSR2-RT.  

The Consensus Call will end at 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 10 January 2016. 

If there are any questions of comments, please direct them to either this list or to me directly.  

Although messages indicating support are welcome, they are not necessary. This Consensus Call will be deemed to have succeeded in the absence of significant opposition (greater than 20% as specified by ALAC RoP 12.3.3.1).

OUTCOME

ALAC Representatives to the SSR2-RT are:

• Jabhera Matagoro, Tanzania

• Ram Krishna Pariyar, Nepal

ALAC Liaison to the GNSO, ccNSO, SSAC, GAC, and .MOBI COMPLETED 

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The ALAC Appointee Selection Committee recommended for a full call for nominations for ALAC Liaisons for the 2016-2017 term.

Thus, this is a call for nominations for the following ALAC Liaisons. The current Liaison is shown in brackets.

- GNSO (Olivier Crepin-Leblond)

- ccNSO (Maureen Hilyard)

- SSAC (Julie Hammer)

- GAC (Yrjö Länsipuro)

-.MOBI (Murray McKercher) 

The one year terms will start at the close of ICANN 57 and end at the close of ICANN 60. 

The schedule for this call for Liaisons is:  

Call issued Friday, 23 September

Call closes: Monday, 3 October at 23:59 UTC

Acceptances due: Friday, 7 October at 23:59 UTC

ALAC Appointee Selection Committee Teleconference: week of 10 October

ALAC Vote (if multiple candidates from Selection Committee): As soon as practical after Selection Committee announces recommendations 

Please review the General Liaison requirements and responsibilities located in the revised RoP Section 7.

Of particular importance, please note the following: 

- (As per RoP 7.3) Liaisons to AC/SOs need not be ALAC Members, but they will normally be current or past ALAC Members, or otherwise familiar with the ALAC and At-Large and the TG to whom they will liaise.

- (As per RoP 7.8) When representing the ALAC, Appointees have an obligation to solicit ALAC and At-Large views on the matter where practical and possible. Appointees should be selected knowing that in many instances such consultation may not be possible or practical and thus the ALAC needs to select people who understand the philosophies or guiding values and principles of the ALAC and At-Large. 

- Liaisons should be selected based on their familiarity with the group to which they are appointed. Having worked extensively with them before in some capacity (such as on multiple WGs) is a strong asset. 

- A level of trust between a Liaison and the group to which they are appointed is mandatory for success and must already exist or it should be demonstrable how or why it may exist in the future.

- Liaisons to AC/SOs require a MAJOR time commitment over and above other At-Large responsibilities.

- For the SSAC Liaison position, the ALAC only makes a recommendation. The Liaison is a full SSAC Member and must satisfy SSAC criteria and follow SSAC processes for admission to the AC.

- For the GAC Liaison position, the potential candidate must be approved by GAC Leadership. 

- For .MOBI, the prime issue not as much mutual respect and trust, but ensuring that the Liaison understands the business of .MOBI and is well versed in mobile technologies.

Liaison reports may be seen here. Liaisons are asked to provide monthly reports which summarize activities in the organization to which they are the Liaison.  

Process for Nomination and Selection: 

Nominations should be sent to the ALAC list the cc’ing Alan Greenberg and At-Large staff by Friday, 21 October at 23:59 UTC. For nominations made by people without access to the ALAC list, Staff will post to the ALAC list. 

All Nominees, in their acceptance or self-nomination, must provide an Expression of Interest including sufficient information about their background and experience to allow the ALAC Appointment Selection Committee to review the nominations and decide on whether to forward their candidacy to the ALAC.

The Selection Committee may choose to forward one or more candidates to the ALAC for each position.

The Selection Committee or its Chair may choose to ask follow-up questions, but it is not obliged to, so submissions should be as complete as possible.

OUTCOME

ALAC Liaisons for the 2016 AGM-2017 AGM are:

• GNSO - Cheryl Langdon-Orr

• ccNSO - Maureen Hilyard

• GAC - Yrjo Lansipuro

• SSAC - Julie Hammer

• .MOBI - Wafa Dahmani Zaafouri

ALAC Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee COMPLETED

SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS (viewable only to Selection Committee members) 

CALL FOR CANDIDATES

Interested members from the At-Large community should send their 1) expression of interest and 2) resume, curriculum vitae, or biography, to staff@atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on 14 July 2016.

In their expression of interest, candidates should respond to the following: 

1. Name

2. Affiliation

3. Geographic region

4. Skill set and experience (please provide additional details to the following):

   1. Direct experience and knowledge of the IANA naming function

   2. Analytical skills, ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative evidence, and capacity to draw conclusions purely based on evidence.

   3. Able to work and communicate in written and spoken English

   4. Effective communication skills

   5. Experience in managing and/or participating in committees (e.g. meeting coordination, reporting, and escalation) in order to contribute meaningfully to CSC processes

   6. Demonstrated ability in relationship management to support diplomatic discussion, consensus driven decision making, and productive negotiation

5. Other skill set or experience relevant to CSC’s work

6. Explanation of interest in becoming involved in the CSC

7. Understanding of the purpose of the CSC

8. Able to meet the time commitment required to participate in the CSC

9. As ALAC Liaison to the CSC, what do you believe that your main responsibilities will be, both within the CSC and in relation to the ALAC?

Please use the expression of interest template (.docx file attached) to fill out the required information.

Candidates' Expression of Interest (EoI) submissions will be reviewed by the ALAC Candidate Selection Committee which will forward its preferred EoIs to the ALAC for final selection and/or ratification.

BACKGROUND 

On 10 March 2016, the ICANN Board transmitted to the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) a package of proposals developed by the international Internet community to transition NTIA’s stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community. 

One of the things that this package calls for is the creation of a Customer Standing Committee (CSC) to provide operational oversight of the performance of the IANA naming function, a role currently performed by NTIA. The scope and responsibility of the CSC is available here. 

The membership composition of the CSC, as specified in the package of proposals, includes one Liaison appointed by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), who will serve an inaugural three-year term.

Liaisons shall not be members or be entitled to vote on the CSC, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate on equal footing with members of the CSC. Participation in the CSC is voluntary. The CSC is expected to perform the majority of its work telephonically and via email. Travel funding will not be provided. 

PROCESS

The ALAC is responsible for appointing a primary and a secondary candidate that meet the qualification requirements in the expression of interest, and are geographically diverse. The ALAC should forward the Liaison candidates to the CSC for consideration no later than 23:59 UTC on 22 July 2016. 

The Membership Selection Process of the CSC Charter calls for due consideration to be given, to the extent possible, to form a CSC that has diversity in terms of geography and skill set. To that end, the composition of the slate will be reviewed during two points in the selection process: firstly by the RySG and ccNSO and secondly by the ccNSO and GNSO. 

The ccNSO and GNSO Councils will also make a decision regarding which members and liaisons will serve an inaugural three-year term.

The ccNSO and GNSO Councils will notify ICANN and the appointing organizations of the final composition of the CSC. The notification will take place on or around 10 August 2016.

OUTCOME

ALAC Liaison to the CSC is Mohamed El Bashir.