ALSC Final Report on ICANN At-Large Membership November 2001 Marina del Rey, CA

ALSC Final Report Presented to ICANN’s Board as per charter.Presented to ICANN’s Board as per charter...to find "an effective means by which the diverse global Internet communities and stakeholders may participate in ICANN's policy development, deliberations, and actions.”..to find "an effective means by which the diverse global Internet communities and stakeholders may participate in ICANN's policy development, deliberations, and actions.”

Found support for 5 principles 1) Individual users have significant stake & should have opportunity to fully participate in ICANN; 2) Representation should accompany informed, sustained participation; 3) At-Large electorate should comprise an identifiable & vested community of individual users; 4) At-Large members should have shared role in selecting members of ICANN's Board; 5) It’s time to move beyond discussion, determine degree of real interest in creating organization for sustained At-Large involvement in ICANN.

Final recommendations - ALSO Create “ALSO Organizing Committee”to help establish new, self-supporting At-Large Supporting Organization (ALSO), etc.Create “ALSO Organizing Committee” to help establish new, self-supporting At-Large Supporting Organization (ALSO), etc. Create an ALSO with “participants” -- anyone interested -- and “members” -- verifiable, vested community of users to elect leadership.Create an ALSO with “participants” -- anyone interested -- and “members” -- verifiable, vested community of users to elect leadership. ALSO will promote informed participation of any interested individual, foster At-Large involvement in decision-making, with specific responsibility for providing an “individual user” perspective on relevant ICANN mission issues.ALSO will promote informed participation of any interested individual, foster At-Large involvement in decision-making, with specific responsibility for providing an “individual user” perspective on relevant ICANN mission issues.

Final recommendations - AL member Initially define member (ALSO electorate) as individual domain name holder.Initially define member (ALSO electorate) as individual domain name holder. Continue search for additional mechanism for verifiable, opt-in membership (without domain name requirement).Continue search for additional mechanism for verifiable, opt-in membership (without domain name requirement).

Final recommendations - AL election Hold geographically based ALSO member elections for Regional/Global At-Large Council Members, 6 At-Large Directors.Hold geographically based ALSO member elections for Regional/Global At-Large Council Members, 6 At-Large Directors. Includes recommendation of splitting Asia/Pacific region, but this should not delay election.Includes recommendation of splitting Asia/Pacific region, but this should not delay election.

Final recommendations - AL framework Build self-sustaining, transparent ALSO to serve as local/regional-based framework for:Build self-sustaining, transparent ALSO to serve as local/regional-based framework for: –collecting, defining views, –engaging members, –enabling consensus decision-making, –working closely with other SOs on policy development. Require supermajority to make future substantive changes in governance structure.Require supermajority to make future substantive changes in governance structure.

Potential for consensus Recommendations are practical, executable, effective, most likely to gain consensus support.Recommendations are practical, executable, effective, most likely to gain consensus support. Reasonable compromise between 9 At-Large Board seats/ -based, ICANN-funded global direct elections -- and no direct global elections, fewer, if any, At-Large Board seats.Reasonable compromise between 9 At-Large Board seats/ -based, ICANN-funded global direct elections -- and no direct global elections, fewer, if any, At-Large Board seats.

Based on consideration, outreach Since March, ALSC explored alternatives, listened to opinions, tried to stimulate debate in wider Internet community.Since March, ALSC explored alternatives, listened to opinions, tried to stimulate debate in wider Internet community. Found great value in involvement of At- Large for strong focus on users’ interests.Found great value in involvement of At- Large for strong focus on users’ interests. Failed to find fail-safe system for Directors’ selection; administratively, financially unworkable, open to fraud, capture.Failed to find fail-safe system for Directors’ selection; administratively, financially unworkable, open to fraud, capture.

Moving Forward Recommend Board resolution to affirm individual user participation, acknowledge basic principles to guide At-Large action:Recommend Board resolution to affirm individual user participation, acknowledge basic principles to guide At-Large action: –Create framework for participation (ALSO) –Focus membership on identifiable, vested community –Provide proportionate role for At-Large members in selecting Board –Ask ICANN CEO to solicit expressions of interest in creating local/regional ALSO entities –Extend ALSC through March to answer questions, work on details