At-Large Community Weekly Update
Week of 18 November 2019



The ALAC/At-Large Community held the Third At-Large Summit (ATLAS III) in Montreal, 4-7 November.







Highlights
1. Post-ATLAS III Activities were reviewed and finalized on an ATLAS III Organizing Committee call on Friday, 22 November. These plans include the following four areas of activities: 
I. Post-ATLAS Feedback
II. ALS Sustainable Management Plan
III.Completion of At-Large Review Implementation Plan Activities
IV. 2020 At-Large Plan

2. Leon Sanchez was announced as the winner of the 2019-2020 election for Board Seat 15. Leon's three year term will begin at the end of ICANN69 in Hamburg. 

3. Members of At-Large will be   active at the 2019 IGF  including participating in workshops and hosting booth with a number of informal flash sessions. 
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
Leon Sanchez was announced as the winner of the 2019-2020 election for Board Seat 15. Leon's three year term will begin at the end of ICANN69 in Hamburg. 

Members of At-Large will be  active at the 2019 IGF   including participating in workshops and hosting booth with a number of informal flash sessions.

Working Groups (WGs)
As part of the SOPs for the AGM, WG members are being updated. Calls for membership of the ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee will be sent shortly. 

The weekly  Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG)  meeting on  20 November  after ICANN66 / ATLAS III featured updates regarding newly developed ALAC Advice on DNS Abuse, as well as a presentation on SSR2 and discussions on SubPro, EPDP II, and At-Large policy comments. The CPWG is also discussing their charter and workflow, as well as an At-Large GeoNames Survey to gather At-Large consensus on the topic.

An  At-Large Social Media Working Group (SMWG)  issued a call for a new SMWG Vice-Chair position. The Vice-Chair will be closely mentored by the current SMWG Chair John Laprise, before he transitions out of the role after ICANN66. The SMWG organized a breakfast Tweet-Up session and Twitter Competition during ICANN66.

The  At-Large TTF  will meet early December and discuss the launch of the new LACRALO Translation Tool.

Policy Comments & Advice
Statements being developed, reviewed or voted on:

Comment   ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on DNS Abuse  27 November 2019

Comment   At-Large Policy Platform  Post-ICANN66

Comment   Invitation to Provide Input for PDP 3.0 Implementation  extension granted to 27 November 2019




Recently adopted Statements and Motions:

The ALAC summarized its comments as follows:

I. Strengthen ICANN’s bottom-up multistakeholder decision-making process and ensure that work gets done and policies are developed in an effective and timely manner.
  • Issue 1: Prioritization of work. ALAC feels this must be addressed (Category A). Some suggestions include: spreading the workload, increased outreach (ATLAS III, further incentives to keep contributing volunteers, adequate knowledge and resources (specified in II) The entire community,as well as ICANN.org must contribute to the resolution of this problem.
  • Issue 2: Precision in scoping the work. This issue may fall into Category A - must be addressed - or Category B -- might be partially addressed in current processes. We foresee scoping that is tight and smart and relevant to the process. It is impossible to say who should be responsible when so much activity around it is unresolved.
  • Issue 3: Efficient use of resources. This is a category A issue which must be addressed. We recognize that it might be partially addressed by current processes but cannot assess the situation until these processes are completed. We are concerned that PDP 3.0 may offer efficiency at the cost of inclusiveness which we feel would be a backwards step in the evolution of ICANN’s MSM.
  • Issue 4: Roles and responsibilities and a holistic view of ICANN. This is a category A issue although it will require further processes to resolve. ALAC seeks a bottom-up review of roles and responsibilities as an independent process. 

II. Support and grow active, informed and effective stakeholder participation.
Strategies to expand the concept of participation are offered as well as various resources and support needed to ensure informed participation. We consider this to be a Category A issue -- the model cannot evolve if it is not addressed. This is a major concern for At Large and other volunteer-based constituencies and all will need to be involved in addressing it. Support from ICANN,org and the Board will be necessary.
  • Issue 5: Representativeness and inclusiveness. Mentorship programs are a key part of ensuring that the MSM system remains representative and inclusive. Relevant constituencies as well as staff need to make sure these programs are working as they are intended and that they are reaching the right demographics. Inclusiveness at the leadership level needs to be improved through a bottom up process with staff assistance.

III. Sustain and improve openness, inclusivity, accountability and transparency.
  • Issue 6: Culture, trust and silos. This is a category A issue that needs to be addressed in this process. All constituencies need to reach across their boundaries, respect for other viewpoints must be reinforced. This is a problem in many large organizations and there are professional services available to help build trust and cooperation. By engaging some of these services, ICANN.org could help constituencies build a better working environment. 
  • Issue 7: Complexity. This is an inherent feature of ICANN work, but where it can be alleviated, ICANN.org should take the lead. Make sure information such as the website is well organized and understandable and closely monitor the internet governance environment for issues that will impact ICANN directly.
  • Issue 8: Consensus. Creating conditions that would facilitate consensus is the goal of the issues already listed. Preserving the voice of end users in the decision-making processes is crucial to ICANN’s MSM model -- a Category A issue in which all parties play a role but the role of the Board will be particularly important. 

Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs)
Cross-RALO
None

AFRALO
AFRALO Newsletter team  members published their first Newsletter.

APRALO
APRALO held its monthly call on  21 November . The main topics discussed included ATLAS III Feedback, Update on upcoming CROP Trip to APRICOT 2020, India Youth IGF 2019, GFCE Triple-I Meeting Updates, Welcome to new ALAC member and NomCom Update, IGF Berlin update.

EURALO
The monthly call was held on  19 November . The main issues discussed included EURALO Bylaws - Next phase to be discuss at the EURALO GA, after ICANN 66 ATLAS III meeting - What next? IGF Berlin 2019 Update, EURALO General Assembly 2019

LACRALO
The monthly call was held on  18 November . The main issues discussed included comments ALAC Member, IDN Report - Multilingualism - UA, WG Capacity building, WG Communications Report, Comments on Topics of GNSO, Extended Leadership (Directory) ICANN67 Cancun 2020.

NARALO
The monthly call was held on  18 November . The main issues discussed included 2020 NomCom Updates NASIG 2022, 2021 & 2022 2022 NARALO General Assembly (NGA 2022), Update Reports ATLAS III/NASIG 2019, updates Universal Acceptance F20 Discretionary Funds - reminder & CROP opportunities NARALO Policy Group Update Report, NARALO Outreach Group Update Report EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration.
At-Large Structures (ALSes) and Individuals
Total Number of ALSes and Individuals

238 (in 104 countries)
123* (plus 20 Observers)
9
Recently Certified

ALSes:  1 APRALO ALS applicant is undergoing ALAC vote. Several other applications (3 since ICANN66) are undergoing due diligence or are awaiting ICANN GSE feedback.

Individuals:  1 NARALO Individual is currently undergoing due diligence.

Recently Decertified

AFRALO will move to decertify MACSIS and several other ALSes, which are no longer active.

ISOC Global informed At-Large of status changes of several of their chapters, which are At-Large Structures. Several will be decertified accordingly.


Current Votes

307 - Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group

ALS Engagement

A draft proposal on the Sustainable Management for ALSes and Individuals received initial positive feedback. (See additional info below)
At-Large Projects
ATLAS III
Post-ATLAS III Activities  were reviewed and finalized on an ATLAS III Organizing Committee call on Friday, 22 November. These plans include the following four areas of activities: 
I. Post-ATLAS Feedback
II. ALS Sustainable Management Plan
III.Completion of At-Large Review Implementation Plan Activities
IV. 2020 At-Large Plan

At-Large Review Implementation
The At-Large Improvements work continues. A draft proposal on the Sustainable Management for ALSes and Individuals is being fast-tracked after very positive feedback from the RVPs and ALAC Leadership. Additionally, there will be an update on the criteria and expectations for ALSes and individuals during ICANN66. Issue 2 on the increased effectiveness of ALSes and individuals in At-Large policy advice development will begin its implementation of the next stage following ATLAS III. These activities will include two groups becoming active again: 1) ALS Criteria and Expectations and 2) Metrics. The At-Large ICANN Review Implementation Status Report will be submitted to the OEC by mid-December. 

ICANN67
The  At-Large ICANN67 Workspace  has been created. The At-Large ICANN67 Prep Group is being created. The ICANN67 At-Large travel database has been submitted.