ALAC STATEMENT TO THE BOARD OF ICANN ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE GNSO COUNCIL

Introductory Note

This statement was approved by the At-Large Advisory Committee in its meeting of 12 th August 2008. It was transmitted to the Secretary of the Board of ICANN, John Jeffrey Esq., by the Chair of the ALAC on Thursday, 14 th August 2008.

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Introductory Note by the Staff

This statement was developed during the meetings of the At-Large Advisory Committee in consultation with the members of the At-Large community present durng the ICANN 32nd International Meeting in Paris. It was presented to the Board of ICANN during the Public Board Meeting on 26th June 2008 as part of the Report of the ALAC to the Board.

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The At-Large Advisory Committee has submitted three statements to the Board of Directors of ICANN. The statements cover:

The At-Large Advisory Committee welcomes the opportunity to submit comments on the two issues on the table regarding new gTLDs:

1. Criteria for introduction of a limited number of sponsored gTLDs as part of the Board's "proof of concept" initial round of TLD additions
2. Whether to structure the evolution of the generic top level namespace in if so, how to do so.

Introduction:

Key Challenges and Opportunities for the Interim ALAC

The At Large Advisory Committee welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on ICANN's proposed "Establishment of new sTLDs: Request for Proposals."

Comments from Karl Auerbach

<http://forum.icann.org/alac-forum/criteria/msg00003.html>

(Response also located at <http://forum.icann.org/alac-forum/criteria/msg00008.html>)

Inquired about public posting of comments and asked for public posting during the comment period.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on additional considerations the Nominating Committee (NomCom) may want to consider in selecting members for the Interim ALAC (ALAC).

As you noted, it would be useful to have members who complement or enhance the skills and experience of current ALAC members. Information on current ALAC members can be found at <http://www.icann.org/committees/alac/>.

AT-LARGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT FOR THE ICANN BOARD ON INTERNATIONALISED DOMAIN NAMES

Introductory Note by the Staff

This document is a statement from the At-Large Advisory Committee delivered to the Board of Directors of ICANN in its role as an Advisory Committee. It was approved by the ALAC by unanimous vote on 29 th October 2007.

Note on Translations