Date: Wednesday, 09 September 2020

Time: 17:00 - 18:00 UTC (for the time in various time zones click here)

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English Conference ID = 1638

Spanish Conference ID = 1738

French Conference ID = 1838

Zoom Room :  https://icann.zoom.us/j/93703962141?pwd=b281VjVXUVkwRjZzb3R5Z3l6M2xpQT09

Password: UIM-WP0123

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Action Items: EN       

Recording: EN, ES, FR

Zoom Chat: EN    

Transcription: EN, ES, FR

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Participants: 

EN: Roberto Gaetano, Maureen Hilyard, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Dr. Gopal, Carlos Raul Gutierrez, Seun Ojedeji, Bill Jouris, Joanna Kulesza, Jonathan Zuck, Sarah Kiden, Alan Greenberg, Justine Chew, Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede, David Mackey, Judith Hellerstein, Laura Margolis, Nadira Al-Araj, Narine Khachatryan, Esther Patricia Akello, Caleb Ogundele, Natalia Filina, 

ES: 

FR:  

Apologies: Matthias Hudobnik, 

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Alperen Eken, Silvia Vivanco, Claudia Ruiz

Interpreters:

ES: Claudia & Marina

FR: Camila and Isabelle

Call Management: Claudia Ruiz

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AGENDA     

1. Welcome and Roll Call - Staff (3 minutes)
   

2. Review of Agenda - Roberto Gaetano, Chair of the UI-WP (5 minutes)

3. Follow-up on Criteria- Roberto Gaetano/All (15 minutes)

   1. Should the requirement that an individual not be a member of an ALS be loosened? 

      1. to keep a strict rule (as is today) about incompatibility of being at the same time an Unaffiliated Individual and a member of an accredited ALS;

      2. to allow people being at the same Unaffiliated Individuals and members of an accredited ALS without limitation;

      3. to allow people being Unaffiliated Individuals only if they are not in a leadership position in an accredited ALS

   2.  Whether individual users can join as Unaffiliated Individuals only in the region where they have their residency or that they are citizen of, or whether they can join in a different region. In case the latter option is preferred, we should also decide whether an individual user can be an Unaffiliated Individual in one region only, or whether we allow multiple membership. 

      1. an individual user can be an Unaffiliated Individual only in the region where she/he is resident or is a citizen of (this is the status quo in most of the RALOs, if I understand correctly)

      2. an individual user can choose to apply to be an Unaffiliated Individual in any region

      3. an individual user can be an Unaffiliated Individual in a region that is different from the region of citizenship or residence, but in this case he/she will have a special status (e.g. observer instead of full member) with limitations to be defined, related of the right of vote within the Unaffiliated Individual community of the region, or to the ability to have a leadership position in that community, or other (this is the case of EURALO, that has 60+ full members and 5 observers)

   3. Whether an individual user can be an Unaffiliated Individual in more than one region.

4. Follow-up on Additional Questions Raised in Emails - Roberto Gaetano/All (30 minutes)

   1. Reason for Individuals, including: 

      1. I think the basic question is: What exactly are we trying to accomplish here, by creating this group?  Are we trying to give a voice to individuals who are not, for whatever reason, a member of an ALS?  Or are we trying to give a home to unaffiliated individuals, in the hopes off attracting more of them from outside ICANN? Or something else.

      2. Let's be blunt. We are trying to get more folks to do the work of the At-Large to prevent volunteer burnout. However we end up describing it later, THAT is our real purpose: Recruiting.

      3. I would add an additional intrinsic value to a potential recruit which is the chance to "Make the Internet a better place". 

5. Scheduling UIM-WP Calls - Roberto Gaetano (5 minutes)

6. AOB - Roberto Gaetano (2 minutes)