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Review of the At-Large Advisory Committee
Independent Review
Westlake Consulting Limited (WCL) was selected by ICANN's Board of Directors to conduct the independent review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and related structures. WCL's review team is gathering information from many different sources, including a series of in-person discussions and briefings at the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, and electronic and phone interviews with a range of people who have an interest, directly or indirectly, in At-Large. Their activities are driven by the Review objectives:
WCL has invited individuals or organisations, who wish to contribute observations or information about any aspect of the role, structure or operation of the ALAC, to email their comments to alacreview@westlakenz.com, no later than 18 April 2008.
More information about Westlake Consulting Limited can be found at <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-10feb08.htm>.
Board Governance Committee’s ALAC Review Working Group
The Board Governance Committee (BGC) selected the following individuals to serve on the BGC’s ALAC Review Working Group (WG): Harald Alvestrand, Karl Auerbach, Vittorio Bertola, Tricia Drakes (Chair), Thomas Narten, Nii Quaynor and Jean-Jacques Subrenat.
As with the working groups the BGC formed for the GNSO Review and the Nominating Committee Review, the ALAC Review WG has been formed to help ensure that the evaluator's final report (independent review) contains the data and information needed to conduct the work of the BGC and the WG, and (primarily) to advise the BGC on whether any change is needed for At-Large. The WG will consider the Independent Reviewer’s final report, Board input, and comments from stakeholders and the public, and will:
Background
In accordance with Article XI, Section 2 of ICANN’s Bylaws, the role of the At-Large Advisory Committee ("ALAC") is to consider and provide advice on the activities of ICANN insofar as they relate to the interests of individual Internet users. The ALAC provides important contributions to ICANN’s work on such matters as how internationalised domain names (“IDNs”) are implemented, and how additional new top-level domains (i.e. .info, .name, .museum, etc.) are introduced -- to name just two issues. ALAC has also been a leading voice for ICANN stakeholders on Internet governance and issues related to WSIS, and helps raise awareness of key Internet resource issues that affect ICT development.
The ALAC consists of (i) two members selected by each of the Regional At-Large Organizations ("RALOs") (which are described in paragraph 4(g)); and (ii) five members selected by the Nominating Committee. The Chair of the ALAC is elected by the members of the ALAC pursuant to procedures adopted by the Committee. The ALAC appoints one non-voting liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors.
The ALAC is also responsible, working in conjunction with the RALOs, for coordinating the following activities:
For more information about the At-Large structures and process, see http://alac.icann.org/.
Update
The Independent Reviewer is completing interviews and research and is compiling the final report.
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Next Steps
The Independent Reviewer (WCL) will present their findings at ICANN’s Paris meeting.
Last updated: 8 April 2008