Schedule
9:00 - 12:00 Jacob What it is | This is the first face-to-face EURALO Board meeting of the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) to take place since the EURALO was formed at the 2007 Lisbon ICANN meeting. Why it's important | The meeting will allow the EURALO’s leaders to discuss regional priorities for the coming year and to work on final preparations for the EURALO General Assembly which follows immediately after this meeting ends. See https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?21_june_2008 for complete details. Who should attend? | All EURALO Board members, ALAC Members from Europe, and European Regional At-Large Representatives. The meeting is open. |
14:00 - 17:00 Jacob What it is | This is the General Assembly of the European Regional At-Large Organisation (EURALO).
Why it's important | This is the first EURALO General Assembly after its formation in Lisbon in 2007. It will allow the EURALO members to discuss priorities for the coming year, the structure of its Board, and conduct elections for leaders for the forthcoming year. Who should attend? | All European Regional At-Large Representatives, anyone interested in At-Large. |
8:45 - 10:00 Rodin What it is | The working meeting of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the Generic Names Supporting Organisation’s Council for the ICANN Paris meeting. Why it's important | This is the first meeting of the two bodies, who will jointly discuss subjects of importance to both communities, including the GNSO Improvements programme and Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs). Who should attend? | All ALAC and GNSO Council members, all other interested members of the GNSO and At-Large communities. The public is welcome. |
11:30 - 18:30 Rodin What it is | The At-Large Advisory Committee and the larger community get together and discuss big picture issues, future planning, and efforts to increase transparency and At-Large community participation in ICANN’s work programme.
Why it's important | This meeting sets the stage for the rest of the work of the community at the Paris ICANN meeting and also for the intercessional work programme through to the autumn ICANN meeting. The community will also receive briefings on various policy areas. Who should attend? | All ALAC and At-Large community members. The public is welcome. |
10:00 - 11:30 Rodin What it is | This workshop will give participants an overview of the issues related to IPv4-IPv6 migration as they affect Internet end users.
Why it's important | The migration from IPv4 to IPv6 has many aspects that can affect Internet end-users. This session is an opportunity to understand them better, and to help inform participation in fora where decisions affecting IPv6 deployment are made. A complete agenda will be posted shortly. Who should attend? | All those interested in the impact of and issues related to IPv6 and the Internet end-user community. The public is welcome. |
13:00 - 14:00 Rodin What it is | This is the meeting of the At-Large Advisory Committee and the ccNSO Council. Why it's important | This meeting provides the ALAC and the ccNSO Council with an important opportunity to review subjects of mutual interest such as IDNs and Geographic Regions. Please visit https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?23_june_2008_ccnso for further information. Who should attend? | At-Large Advisory Committee, ccNSO Council. At the request of the ccNSO, this is a private meeting. |
15:00 - 16:30 Hemingway What it is | The first workshop provides the opportunity to learn more about the Review of ALAC that has been completed by Westlake Consulting. In particular, it will provide the chance to ask questions of the reviewers in order to gain a better understanding of the reasoning behind the report’s recommendations. A copy of the report can be downloaded from the ICANN site [pdf]. And a summary is posted here [pdf]. Why it is important | The workshop will allow the community to meet the members of the Board Governance Committee Working Group who will be responsible for listening to the community feedback to the recommendations in the review and presenting an action plan to the Board. Who should attend? | The workshop is open to everyone and all those who have an interest in the future of ALAC should attend. Approach | The discussion will be structured to allow opportunities for those who are participating remotely to take part in the discussion. Please make (brief and succinct) comments or ask questions through this public participation site. In an attempt to cover as many comments and questions as possible, members of the audience on the day are also encouraged to submit written responses through the public participation site. It would be useful if those attending the workshop read at least the executive summary of the report beforehand. “Office Hours” events In addition to these workshops, there will be two "Office Hour" events. These are two 90 minute sessions where members of the community can talk to the working group members about the ALAC review and its recommendations. The times are:
Our intention is to provide a less formal setting in which people can engage in deeper and longer conversations than are possible at workshops or at the regular working group meetings. Summaries of the main points raised will be published on the ALAC public comment site. |
9:00 - 10:00 Rodin What it is | The working meeting for leaders of the Regional At-Large Organisations (RALOs) at ICANN Paris.
Why it's important | This meeting provides the regional leaders with the opportunity to coordinate and work on cross-regional coordination and special projects. Who should attend? | At-Large Secretariats |
10:30 - 12:30 Rodin What it is | This is the standing meeting between members of the ICANN Board of Directors and members of the At-Large (Internet end-user) community in ICANN, which is a feature of each ICANN meeting.
Why it's important | This meeting provides an important opportunity for members of the ICANN Board to speak at length with the At-Large community and learn more about their points of view. Who should attend? | Designated ICANN Board members, At-Large community members. |
15:30 - 17:00 Rodin What it is | This is the meeting of the At-Large Community and Advisory Committee.
Why it's important | This is the main public meeting of the ALAC during the Paris ICANN meeting, which will consider various policy issues as well as important structural issues such as: • How to increase At-Large community engagement in policy debates, and; • how to facilitate more effective bottom-up development of policy positions on behalf of the Internet end-user interest. Who should attend? | Advisory Committee and At-Large community members. |
17:00 - 18:00 Jacob What Is It |This is a meeting between members of the At-Large (Internet end-user) community in ICANN and the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) in the GNSO. Why it's important | This meeting provides an important opportunity for members of non-commercial and end-user interests participating in the work of ICANN to work together. This meeting will particularly focus on the proposed changes to the GNSO and the proposal for inclusion of the At-Large community in a formal sense proposed to the Board of Directors. Please visit https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?24_june_2008_ncuc for complete details. Who should attend? | At-Large community members, NCUC members. |
14:00 - 15:30 Utrillo (Main Room) What it is | The second workshop will provide the opportunity for more detailed discussion of the recommendations contained in the ALAC review.
What it is important | Members of the Board Governance Committee Working Group will be there to hear the views of the community and to engage in dialogue about the future of ALAC. Who should attend? | The workshop is open to everyone and all those who have an interest in the future of ALAC should attend. Approach | The discussion will be structured to allow opportunities for those who are participating remotely to take part in the discussion. Please make (brief and succinct) comments or ask questions through the public participation site. In an attempt to cover as many comments and questions as possible, members of the audience on the day are also encouraged to submit written responses through the public participation site. It would be useful if those attending the workshop read at least the executive summary of the report [pdf] beforehand. “Office Hours” events In addition to these workshops, there will be two "Office Hour" events. These will be two 90 minute sessions where members of the community can talk to the working group members about the ALAC review and its recommendations. The times are:
Our intention is to provide a less formal setting in which people can engage in deeper and longer conversations than are possible at workshops or at the regular working group meetings. Summaries of the main points raised will be published on the ALAC public comment site. |
8:30 - 9:30 Rodin What it is |
This is a meeting between members of the At-Large (Internet end-user) community in ICANN and the Registrar community. Why it's important | This meeting provides an important opportunity for members of the ALAC and the Registrar community to discuss issues of common interest, in particular the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (“RAA”) amendment discussions currently underway. Who should attend? | At-Large community members, Registrar constituency members. |
11:00 - 12:00 Rodin What it is | The At-Large community is working to organise a meeting that would allow a representative of each At-Large Structure (ALS, or group of Internet end users) to come together in Cairo for a summit.
Why it's important | This meeting is to provide those interested in the ICANN community with an opportunity to express their views on the subject and to make suggestions or comments. Who should attend? | At-Large community members, all others in the ICANN community interested in the At-Large summit proposed. |
