Announcement
ALAC ratifies Statement on the Public Consultation Process
The At-Large staff transmitted the ALAC Statement on the Public Consultation Process to the Board Committee for Public Participation on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee.
ALAC Submits Statement on the IIC - The Way Forward Proposals
The attached document was transmitted to the ICANN Board of Directors on 30 October 2009.
ALAC Chair Reports to Seoul Meeting on At-Large Activities in 2009
Cheryl Langdon-Orr, ALAC Chair, reported on the activities of ALAC and At-Large during 2009 at the 36th International ICANN meeting in Seoul today during the Supporting Organisation ("SO") and Advisory Committee ("AC") Chair Reports segment of the Public Forum.
A transcript of her comments, and those of the other SO and AC chairs may be found at http://sel.icann.org/node/6750. Her written report is reproduced below in full.
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ALAC Adopts Position Description for ALAC Members and Liaisons
It was announced today that the At-Large Advisory Committee adopted by vote the Position Description for ALAC Members and Liaisons. The vote was 15-1-0 and may be reviewed online at https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=WBdQzSkn8DetERyu6f9T.
ALAC Submits Advisory on the At-Large Review Implementation Plan to the Board
On 29th October 2009, the At-Large Advisory Committee submitted the following Statement to the ICANN Board Structural Improvements Committee.
Dear Diane,
The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Advisory on the At-Large Review Implementation on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee.
Elected ALAC Officers and Liaisons for 2009/10
The nomination period for ALAC Liaison and Officer positions ended on 19 October 2009, a part of the larger set of elections and appointments which have taken place between the Sydney and Seoul ICANN meetings (please see http://www.atlarge.icann.org/elections/2009).
For the following positions, only one candidate was nominated and accepted nomination for their respective position. As a consequence, they are each returned for their respective position, serving from the close of the Seoul ICANN Meeting until the close of the ICANN AGM in late 2010:
ALAC submits Statement on the SSAC Retreat Agenda
On August 25th 2009 the ALAC tasked the ALAC-SSAC Liaison Patrick Vande Walle to submit a reply the Public Consultation on the Security & Stability Advisory Committee Retreat (http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200909.html#ssac-retreat) on behalf of the ALAC.
GNSO Council Announces Election of Chuck Gomes as Chair
The GNSO Council is delighted to announce the election of Chuck Gomes as Chair, Olga Cavalli as interim Vice Chair of the Non Contracted Parties House and Stéphane Van Gelder as Vice Chair of the Contracted Parties House. The permanent Vice Chair of the Non Contracted Parties House will be communicated in the next few weeks.
ALAC Chair transmits letter to ICANN Board Chair to request a Non-lawyer’s Guide to the RAA
On October 1st, 2009 the ALAC Chair Cheryl Langdon-Orr transmitted a letter to the Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors [PDF, 84K], Peter Dengate-Thrush requesting ICANN to make a Non -lawyer's Guide to the RAA available for community use.
English
The draft translation programme that will be used by ICANN to communicate and interact with non-English speakers has been put out for community comment today. You can review the programme below. The public comment period will be open until 14 March.
