ALAC Review
Westlake Consulting has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, ICANN, to conduct an Independent Review of ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee, in accordance with the Terms of Reference approved by the Board.
The review is an integral part of ICANN’s normal operations and has been initiated in accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, with the aim of ensuring maximum organisational transparency and efficiency.
Our review team will gather information by a variety of means, including a series of in-person discussions and briefings at the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, from 10 - 14 February 2008.
We will conduct further interviews in person and electronically with a range of people who have an interest, directly or indirectly, with ALAC, with a view to achieving the objectives of the review:
1. [To determine] whether the ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure; and,
2. If so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness.
The Terms of Reference note that:
“It will be important to consider... different perspectives relevant to the ALAC, including the views of individual Internet users, the ALSs, the RALOs, past and current Members of the ALAC, and many others within (and perhaps outside of) the ICANN community.”
You can view the complete Terms of Reference here.
Westlake Consulting invited individuals or organisations who wished to contribute observations or information about any aspect of the role, structure or operation of the ALAC, to email their comments to alacreview@westlakenz.com, by 18 April 2008.
The review submission period has now closed however we are accepting feedback on the draft final report until 18 july 2008. You can view the draft final report at: http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac-28feb07.htm
About the At-Large Advisory Committee:
ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is responsible for considering and providing advice on the activities of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as they relate to the interests of individual Internet users (the "At-Large" community). ICANN, as a private sector, non-profit corporation with technical management responsibilities for the Internet's domain name and address system, will rely on the ALAC and its supporting infrastructure (At-Large groups all over the world) to involve and represent in ICANN a broad set of individual user interests.
About the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN):
ICANN is a not-for-profit organisation set up to keep the Internet secure and stable. It is incorporated in the USA but operates by involving people from all over the world. ICANN’s mission is to coordinate, at the overall level, the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers (for example, .com, .org, .net, .nz, .au, .uk, etc). For more information on ICANN visit http://www.icann.org/about/.