The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) An Introduction by Dr. Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

2 Source: Board of Directors President and CEO At-Large Security & Stability Advisory Committee Root Server System Advisory Committee ICANN Staff MDR – 68 SV – 11 DC – 9 Sydney - 5 Brussels - 5 Other US - 11 Other non-US - 14 Per ICANN Bylaws, Article VII, section 2 Nominating Committee ASOGNSOccNSO Regional Internet Registries ARIN RIPE NCC LACNIC APNIC AfriNIC gTLD Registries gTLD Registrars IP interests ISPs Businesses Universities Consumers ccTLD registries (.us,.uk,.au,.it,.be,.nl, etc.) Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Users (At-Large Advisory Committee, in conjunction with RALOs) SSACRSSAC Technical Liaison Group TLG IETF ALAC LLLLL Governmental Advisory Committee Governmental Advisory Committee Chair Ombudsman ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model

3 Source: At-Large Security & Stability Advisory Committee Root Server System Advisory Committee ASOGNSOccNSO Regional Internet Registries ARIN RIPE NCC LACNIC APNIC AfriNIC gTLD Registries gTLD Registrars IP interests ISPs Businesses Universities Consumers ccTLD registries (.us,.uk,.au,.it,.be,.nl, etc.) Internet Engineering Task Force Internet Users (At-Large Advisory Committee, in conjunction with RALOs) SSACRSSAC Technical Liaison Group TLG IETF ALAC Governmental Advisory Committee Governmental Advisory Committee ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model Governments Other Advisory Committees Internet Users Country Code Operators President and CEO ICANN Staff MDR SV DC Sydney Brussels Other US Other non-US Ombudsman Staff Another Multi- Stakeholder Model Multi- Stakeholder Model

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5 What is At-Large? Community of Individual Internet Users : 150+ At-Large Structures (ALS) An ALS is a group (computer clubs, associations, learning centers etc.) representing the views of individual Internet users They are active throughout the world What does it the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) do? Issue comments in response to ICANN public comment requests. Issue comments on any subject, process, structure, policy or topic which it deems important to comment on in ICANN. Issue comments about any external process linked to ICANN in one way or other and which affects Internet users. Takes part in cross-community working groups (CWGs) within ICANN. Relays the ICANN message to Internet Users around the world Coordinates the Filing of new gTLD objections from the community

6 At-Large Bottom-up to the ALAC Bottom Up

7 Example of At-Large Structure Input Response to Public Comment Request Bottom-up process

8 RALO DISCUSSION CROSS-RALO DISCUSSION SEND TO ALAC Example of At-Large Structure Input Bottom-up process

9 ALAC DISCUSSION ALAC VOTE STATEMENT RELEASED Bottom-up process

10 Some important links: At-Large Correspondence: At-Large Policy Development At-Large Working Groups

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