The Independent Examiner ITEMS is seeking broad community input to measure community perception of the effectiveness of At-Large internal procedure, work output, and the leadership team.Please take this online survey http://bit.ly/2cncbG1 to inform ITEMS recommendations in its final March 2017 Report. The survey closes on 21 October 2016!
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-09-26-en
The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 25 February 2016 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts.
Please RSVP via this form by 19 February 2016.
Remote participation details will be sent the week of 22 February 2016.
Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN‘s Support Organizations and Advisory Committees:
The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect.
Recordings of the webinars will be made available here. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo@icann.org.
Please RSVP via this form by 19 February 2016.
Remote participation details will be sent the week of 22 February 2016.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-08-en
ICANN is seeking a provider to conduct an independent review of the At-Large Community (“At-Large“), as mandated by ICANN‘s Bylaws. The At-Large serves an important function â it represents the community of individual Internet users who participate in the policy development work of ICANN.
As part of ICANN‘s ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement, Article IV â Section 4 of ICANN‘s Bylaws contains provisions for “periodic review of the performance and operation of each Supporting Organization, each Supporting Organization Council, each Advisory Committee (other than the Governmental Advisory Committee), and the Nominating Committee.”
These periodic reviews present ICANN structures with opportunities for continuous improvement through consistent application of compliance review principles to objectively measure performance relative to specific and quantifiable criteria developed by ICANN based on the unique nature of its structures. The resulting implementation of improvements and the systematic means of measuring performance and validating effectiveness of implementation are of utmost importance to the ongoing legitimacy of ICANN.
The objective of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to identify an independent examiner to assess effectiveness of: (1) improvements resulting from recommendations from the previous Review, (2) components of the At-Large Community â ALAC, Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) and At-Large Structures (ALSes) in accordance with the ICANN-provided objective and quantifiable criteria. The Review is scheduled to take place from April 2016 through March 2017.
For a complete timeline, additional information and instructions for submitting responses please see here [ZIP, 973 KB].
Proposals should be submitted to AtLargeReview-rfp@icann.org by 23:59 UTC on 22 January 2016.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-05-en
ICANN‘s Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN‘s key leadership positions. Applications are invited for the following positions:
Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe and help shape the Internet’s technical coordination and policy development.
Those selected will also gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will be making a valuable public service contribution towards the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource. Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill ICANN‘s mission to coordinate the global Internet’s systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure its stable and secure operation.
Current NomCom-selected Board members include: Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker, Asha Hemrajani, Rafael Lito Ibarra, Bruno Lanvin, Erika Mann, George Sadowsky and Lousewies Van der Laan.
Please submit applications for the positions described above through the on-line application request form at (http://nomcom.icann.org/apply) or by emailing nomcom2016@icann.org.
For more information, please visit the 2016 NomCom website. If you have any questions or comments, please email: nomcom2016@icann.org.
Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an on-line form at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest.
All applications are confidential and should be received by 20 March 2016 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2016. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN‘s Annual Meeting in October 2016.
Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions.
These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to ICANN‘s three annual Public Meetings. Recent ICANN Public Meetings were held in Singapore, Buenos Aires and Dublin. Meetings during 2016 will be held in Marrakech (5 â 10 March 2016), Panama City and San Juan.
Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed.
Each Board Member has the option to receive compensation in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board on 30 July 2014, but is not required to do so. (See https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b.)
The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within ICANN‘s structure.
It is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws.
NomCom members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them.
The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing bodies.
NomCom members are accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-17-en
The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 8 October 2015 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts.Please RSVP via this form by 2 October 2015. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 5 October 2015.
Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN‘s Support Organizations and Advisory Committees:
The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect.
Recordings of the webinars will be made available here. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo@icann.org.
Please RSVP via this form by 2 October 2015.
Remote participation details will be sent the week of 5 October 2015.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-17-en
The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 29 January 2015 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts.
Please RSVP via this form by 23 January 2015.
Remote participation details will be sent the week of 26 January 2015.
Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN‘s Support Organizations and Advisory Committees:
The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English only. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. The slides and transcript of the sessions will be available in the 5 UN Languages and Portuguese.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect.
Recordings of the webinars will be made available. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo@icann.org.
Please RSVP via this form by 23 January 2015.
Remote participation details will be sent the week of 26 January 2015.
ICANN‘s Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN‘s key leadership positions. Applications in 2015 are invited for the following positions:
Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe and help shape the Internet’s technical coordination and policy development.
Those selected will also gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will be making a valuable public service contribution towards the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource. Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill ICANN‘s mission to coordinate the global Internet’s systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure its stable and secure operation.
Current NomCom-selected Board members include: Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker, Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Asha Hemrajani, Bruno Lanvin, Erika Mann, Gonzalo Navarro and George Sadowsky.
Please submit applications for the positions described above through the on-line application request form at (http://nomcom.icann.org/apply) or by emailing nomcom2015@icann.org.
For more information, please visit the 2015 NomCom website. If you have any questions or comments, please email: nomcom2015@icann.org.
Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an on-line form at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest.
All applications are confidential and should be received by 15 March 2015 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2015. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN‘s Annual Meeting in October 2015.
Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions.
These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to ICANN‘s three annual Public Meetings. Recent ICANN Public Meetings were held in Singapore, London, and Los Angeles. Meetings during 2015 will be held in Singapore (8 â 12 February 2015), the Latin America/Caribbean Islands region and Dublin.
Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed.
Each Board Member has the option to receive compensation in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board on 30 July 2014, but is not required to do so. (See https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b.)
The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within ICANN‘s structure.
It is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws.
NomCom members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them.
The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing bodies.
NomCom members are accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en
Alan Greenberg, a long-time member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), has been selected as the next ALAC Chair.
Greenberg replaces Olivier Crépin-Leblond, who has served as ALAC Chair since December 2010. He will begin a one-year, renewable term on October 16, 2014 during the ICANN51 Meeting in Los Angeles.
“ALAC represents the interests of Internet users,” said Greenberg. “We do that through identifying people around the world who have an interest in ICANN, the Internet, and the user perspective⦠and the challenge is then to make that really work.”
Greenberg was appointed to the ALAC by the Nominating Committee for the terms 2006-2008, 2008-2010, 2012-2014 and will begin a fourth two-year term at ICANN 51.
In addition to serving on the ALAC, Greenberg has served as the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO between 2006 through 2014.
In addition to his experience with At-Large, Greenberg recently served on the second Accountability Transparency Review Team (ATRT2), representing the ALAC perspective on ICANN‘s overall accountability and transparency.
Greenberg has more than 45 years of experience with computing and networking technologies. For much of his career, he worked for McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Over the years, this included software design and development, education technology support, management and policy development. He was one of a handful of people who brought the Internet and its predecessor networks to Canada and worked on a variety of Canadian and international networking initiatives. He has taught courses in computer architecture and design, as well as managed the Internet Society (ISOC) workshops which taught personnel from 150 developing countries how to build, support, manage and use the Internet in their countries. He was also an elected member of the ISOC Board of Trustees from 2001-2004.
After his retirement from McGill, he continued to focus on the effective use of technology in developing countries. Projects included how to effectively spread the use of technology to benefit the country and its people; and a study of the linkages between technology and poverty, and how technologies can be effectively used for poverty alleviation, and how web and specifically mobile technologies can benefit developing populations.
Throughout his career, he has focused on how technology can be made accessible to the widest possible audience and the empowerment of people through the use of technology.
Greenberg holds a BSc degree in Mathematics and Physics, and an MSc in Computer Science, both from McGill University.
To watch a video interview of Alan Greenberg, go here: http://youtu.be/ZWzPYJ1DNjY
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-15-en
Purpose (Brief): The At-Large White Paper on “Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected” (R3 White Paper) seeks to address the questions that are now being raised about whether the present ecosystem of Internet governance, including ICANN, is able to adapt to recent changes in the ecosystem that have taken place, and more specifically, within the following four areas:
The document suggests a number of recommendations on how the challenges within these areas might be addressed.
The purpose of this public comment period is to obtain feedback and collect broader community input into the further development of this White Paper.
Current Status: Following a request by the ALAC Executive Committee on 14 November 20 12, ICANN Staff has now published the At-Large White Paper on Future Challenges entitled “Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected” (R3) for public comment.
Next Steps: The At-Large Future Challenges Working Group will update the At-Large White Paper on Future Challenges entitled “Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected” (R3) after considering community feedback submitted through this forum. An updated version of the White Paper will then be presented to the ALAC and the broader community during a public meeting at the 46th ICANN Meeting in Beijing.
Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose
The At-Large White Paper entitled “Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected” (R3 White Paper) identifies four major challenges that ICANN is facing:
A series of recommendations is offered for each of these four challenges with the aim of initiating the significant changes ICANN will be required to undertake if it is to adapt to the identified challenges as well as others within the Internet eco-system.
Over the next several months, the At-Large Future Challenges Working Group will be seeking input from both within ICANN and the broader Internet community. The next milestone in the development of the R3 White Paper will be a public session during the 46th ICANN Meeting scheduled to be held in Beijing in April 2013.
This Public Comment solicitation represents an opportunity for the ICANN community to provide its views on the issues outlined in the R3 White Paper.
Section II: Background
The At-Large White Paper entitled “Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected” (R3 White Paper) was developed by the globally diverse At-Large Future Challenges Working Group through wide consultation with the At-Large community. It was unanimously ratified by the ALAC in September 2012.
Section III: Document and Resource Links
At-Large White Paper on Future Challenges entitled Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected (R3) [PDF, 109 KB]
Translations of the At-Large White Paper on Future Challenges entitled Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected (R3):
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/at-large-r3-white-paper-20nov12-en.htm
The 2011 Nominating Committee (NomCom) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Ganesh Kumar as a member of the ALAC from the North American region.
Following the selection of Dr. Kumar, the NomCom expressed its thanks to the 16 candidates who participated in the process. The quality of candidates was high and the selection task not easy.
The position became vacant following the resignation of the ALAC member from the North American region selected by the 2010 NomCom. Dr. Kumar will take up his position with the ALAC immediately and will serve for the remainder of the current term, ending at the 2012 ICANN Annual General Meeting.
Adam Peake
Chair, 2011 Nominating Committee
Dr. Ganesh Kumar
Dr. Ganesh Kumar is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Oriental Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE: OFG) a financial holding company based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that provides a range of banking and wealth management services through its subsidiaries. Before joining Oriental in 2004, Dr. Kumar was a Director of consulting practice for Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), an industry leading research and advisory firm, where he assisted a wide array of financial service companies develop strategic and operational plans to meet desired results.
In his career, spanning over past 25 years, Dr. Kumar specializes in leading strategic planning, large-scale organizational change efforts and in deploying several technology- and internet-enabled initiatives. He has successfully led business development efforts in Asia-Pacific, Europe and in United States. Dr. Kumar has experience in developing strategic partnerships between private sector firms creating competitive, collaborative business models.
Dr. Kumar was awarded a doctorate in management by Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), with Beta Gamma Sigma honors. Additionally, he holds a Bachelorâs degree in Science from Madras University, India and a Masterâs in Business Administration from BIM, India.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06sep11-en.htm