The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
An Introduction byDr. Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond
ALAC Chair
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Board of Directors
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At-Large Security & Stability Advisory
Committee
Root Server System Advisory
Committee
ICANN StaffMDR – 68SV – 11DC – 9
Sydney - 5Brussels - 5
Other US - 11Other non-US - 14
Per ICANN Bylaws, Article VII, section 2
Nominating Committee
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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.)
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Internet Users(At-Large Advisory Committee,in conjunction with RALOs)
SSAC RSSAC
Technical Liaison Group
TLG IETF
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Governmental Advisory Committee
ChairOmbudsman
ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model
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At-Large Security & Stability Advisory
Committee
Root Server System Advisory
Committee
ASO GNSO ccNSO
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 EngineeringTask Force
Internet Users(At-Large Advisory Committee,in conjunction with RALOs)
SSAC RSSAC
Technical Liaison Group
TLG IETF
ALAC
Governmental Advisory Committee
Governmental Advisory Committee
ICANN Multi-Stakeholder Model
Governments
Other Advisory Committees
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Operators
President and CEO
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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
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At-Large Bottom-up to the ALAC
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RALODISCUSSION
CROSS-RALODISCUSSION
SEND TOALAC
Example of At-Large Structure Input
Bottom-up process
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ALAC DISCUSSIONALACVOTE
STATEMENTRELEASED
Bottom-up process
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Example of At-Large Structure Input
Response to Public Comment Request
Bottom-up process
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Some important links:
At-Large Correspondence:http://www.atlarge.icann.org/correspondence
At-Large Policy Developmenthttps://community.icann.org/x/bwFO
At-Large Working Groupshttps://community.icann.org/x/loIi
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