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Date: Wednesday, 03 October 2018
Time: 18:30 - 20:00 UTC (For the time in various timezones click here)      

Meeting Number: AL.AF/CC.14  BDB 1003/1

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Conference ID: FR 1838 / EN 1638

Adobe Connect room: https://participate.icann.org/afralo/

Action Items: EN 

Transcript: EN, FR

Recording:  EN, FR 

Chat:  EN

Participants: 

FR: Tijani Ben Jemaa, Gabriel Bombambo Boseko, Raihanath Gbadamassi, Abdeldjalil Bachar Bong, 

EN: Daniel Nanghaka, Seun Ojedeji, Bram Fudzulani, Nkem Nweke, Adetokunbo Abiola, Sarah Kiden, Barrack Otieno, Dave Kissoondoyal, Pierre Dandjinou, Mary Uduma, Hadia Elminiawi, Remmy Nweke

Apologies:  Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede, Imrane Ahmat Souleymane

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Yaovi Atohoun, Claudia Ruiz

Interpreters: Isabelle and Jacques 

Call Management: Claudia Ruiz


AGENDA (English)  

1.     Roll call 2’

2.     Open Public comment (Mohamed) 5’ 

See: Policy Advice Development Page

See : ICANN Public Comment page

Reference: 2018 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice

Statements ratified by the ALAC

Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Overarching Issues & Work Tracks 1-4) 
While the ALAC and wider At-Large community continue to debate the actual benefits to communities in expanding the New gTLD Program, they acknowledge that the Program will likely continue to be expanded in one form or another. In this respect, the ALAC put on record their responses, suggestions and in some cases, advocacy, to the preliminary recommendations and questions as posed by the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group in its Initial Report, from the perspective of and benefit to Internet end users At-Large. The ALAC highlighted key consensus positions on the 86-page statement, including: Concept of "Rounds", Community Applications and Community Priority Evaluation, Metrics, Public Interest Commitments, Applicant Support Program, IDNs, Universal Acceptance, SSAC Research and Recommendations, Objections, and High Standards for Applicants.

Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
The ALAC believes the main challenge while integrating IDN variant top-level domains is to balance positive user experience while ensuring the security, stability and manageability of the DNS. The ALAC provided advice on (4) questions posed by ICANN regarding the issue, and in general believes strict adherence to the Root Zone LGRs are the most appropriate way of arriving at IDN variant labels.

IPC/BC Accreditation & Access Model for Non-Public Data v1.7 Note: Not a formal ICANN Public Comment.
The ALAC understands that tiered access is the most probable solution to ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), yet it has serious concerns as to the structure of this proposed model. The ALAC recommends a three-dimensional access model of accreditation: 1) identity of the petitioner; 2) determining the petitioner’s purpose; and 3) requesting information on how they will use that data. The ALAC feels these considerations towards the access model will propel the ICANN community further towards a reliable and trusted domain name system (DNS).

Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0
The ALAC recommended (1) an increased number of African ICANN staff to be seriously considered in the Draft Africa Strategic Plan; (2) involving more African participation in strategy planning and implementation; (3) local capacity building; (4) increased representation of African stakeholders in the SOs and ACs in addition to the ALAC and GAC. The ALAC also noted criteria for implementation should be further developed, and offered collaboration with the African community in At-Large.

Statements in process - Drafting, Comment or Vote

Comment ICANN Seeking Community Feedback on Proposed Unified Access Model  
Penholder(s): Gregory Shatan

Comment Next Steps on Reviews  
Penholder(s):  Alan Greenberg

Drafting Proposed gTLD-Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Profile 
Penholder(s): Joanna Kulesza, Jonathan Zuck

Drafting Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2) Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations 
Penholder(s): TBC 

Drafting Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budgets  
Penholder(s): TBC

Statements that seem to be stalled

    • None

Public Comment requests to which the ALAC decided not to submit Statements

New Public Comment requests to which the ALAC needs to make decisions

Upcoming Public Comment Requests

October

    • Competition, Consumer Trust & Consumer Choice Review Team – Final Report
    • Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) 2 Review: Draft Report and Recommendations
    • Implementation of Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program
    • Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Policy Status Report
    • Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Draft
    • New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) – Initial Report
    • Final Recommendations for Managing the IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
    • Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) Initial Report
    • Proposal for Sinhala Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)

November

    • Renewal of the .INFO Registry Agreement
    • Renewal of the .ORG Registry Agreement
    • Renewal of the .AERO Sponsorship Agreement
    • ICANN 5-year Strategic Plan for FY21-25
    • Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Work Track 5 – Geographic Names at the Top-Level)

3. Reports

i.       Recent and upcoming Activities of ALAC (Seun, Tijani, Hadia) 5’

ii.      Report of Hot Topics Implementation WG Activities ( Dave, Abdulkarim, Daniel ) 5’

iii.     Report of new gTLDs subsequent procedures working group 5 ( Ali Hussain ) 5’

iv.     Recent and upcoming Activities of AFRALO members (All) 5’

 4.      Items for Discussion

i.       AfRALO Rules of Procedures update ( Mohamed ) 15’

ii.     ICANN 63 AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting - Monday 22 October - 13:30-15:00

Draft statement 

5.      New ALS Applications ( Mohamed, Sarah) 5’

1.      Status of AFRALO individual member application (Sarah)

6. Any Other Business(All) 5’


FRENCH Version 

1. Appelez le 2 '

2. Open Public comment (Mohamed) 5 ’
• Voir: Page de développement des conseils politiques
• Voir: page de commentaires publics de l'ICANN

Reference: 2018 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice

Statements ratified by the ALAC

Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Overarching Issues & Work Tracks 1-4) 
While the ALAC and wider At-Large community continue to debate the actual benefits to communities in expanding the New gTLD Program, they acknowledge that the Program will likely continue to be expanded in one form or another. In this respect, the ALAC put on record their responses, suggestions and in some cases, advocacy, to the preliminary recommendations and questions as posed by the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group in its Initial Report, from the perspective of and benefit to Internet end users At-Large. The ALAC highlighted key consensus positions on the 86-page statement, including: Concept of "Rounds", Community Applications and Community Priority Evaluation, Metrics, Public Interest Commitments, Applicant Support Program, IDNs, Universal Acceptance, SSAC Research and Recommendations, Objections, and High Standards for Applicants.

Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
The ALAC believes the main challenge while integrating IDN variant top-level domains is to balance positive user experience while ensuring the security, stability and manageability of the DNS. The ALAC provided advice on (4) questions posed by ICANN regarding the issue, and in general believes strict adherence to the Root Zone LGRs are the most appropriate way of arriving at IDN variant labels.

IPC/BC Accreditation & Access Model for Non-Public Data v1.7 Note: Not a formal ICANN Public Comment.
The ALAC understands that tiered access is the most probable solution to ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), yet it has serious concerns as to the structure of this proposed model. The ALAC recommends a three-dimensional access model of accreditation: 1) identity of the petitioner; 2) determining the petitioner’s purpose; and 3) requesting information on how they will use that data. The ALAC feels these considerations towards the access model will propel the ICANN community further towards a reliable and trusted domain name system (DNS).

Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0
The ALAC recommended (1) an increased number of African ICANN staff to be seriously considered in the Draft Africa Strategic Plan; (2) involving more African participation in strategy planning and implementation; (3) local capacity building; (4) increased representation of African stakeholders in the SOs and ACs in addition to the ALAC and GAC. The ALAC also noted criteria for implementation should be further developed, and offered collaboration with the African community in At-Large.

Statements in process - Drafting, Comment or Vote

Comment ICANN Seeking Community Feedback on Proposed Unified Access Model  
Penholder(s): Gregory Shatan

Comment Next Steps on Reviews  
Penholder(s):  Alan Greenberg

Drafting Proposed gTLD-Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Profile 
Penholder(s): Joanna Kulesza, Jonathan Zuck

Drafting Registration Directory Service (RDS-WHOIS2) Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations 
Penholder(s): TBC 

Drafting Draft PTI and IANA FY20 Operating Plan and Budgets  
Penholder(s): TBC

Statements that seem to be stalled

    • None

Public Comment requests to which the ALAC decided not to submit Statements

New Public Comment requests to which the ALAC needs to make decisions

Upcoming Public Comment Requests

October

    • Competition, Consumer Trust & Consumer Choice Review Team – Final Report
    • Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) 2 Review: Draft Report and Recommendations
    • Implementation of Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program
    • Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Policy Status Report
    • Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Draft
    • New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) – Initial Report
    • Final Recommendations for Managing the IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
    • Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) Initial Report
    • Proposal for Sinhala Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)

November

    • Renewal of the .INFO Registry Agreement
    • Renewal of the .ORG Registry Agreement
    • Renewal of the .AERO Sponsorship Agreement
    • ICANN 5-year Strategic Plan for FY21-25
    • Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Work Track 5 – Geographic Names at the Top-Level)



3. Rapports
je. Activités récentes et à venir de l’ALAC (Seun, Tijani, Hadia) 5 ’
ii. Rapport des activités du groupe de travail sur la mise en œuvre des thèmes chauds (Dave, Abdulkarim, Daniel) 5 ’
iii. Rapport du groupe de travail sur les procédures ultérieures des nouveaux gTLD 5 (Ali Hussain) 5 ’
iv. Activités récentes et à venir des membres d’AFRALO (Tous) 5 ’

4. Articles pour discussion

i. Mise à jour du règlement d’AfRALO (Mohamed) 15 ’

ii.     ICANN 63 AFRALO-AfrICANN meeting - Lundi 22 octobre 13:30 - 15:00

Projet de déclaration

5. Nouvelles applications ALS (Mohamed, Sarah) 5 ’
1. Statut de la candidature individuelle d’AFRALO (Sarah) 5 ’
6. Toute autre question (toutes) 5 ’

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