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

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

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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

ICANN StaffMDRSVDC

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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

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Example of At-Large Structure Input

Response to Public Comment Request

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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

Thank You & Questions?

Contact: staff@atlarge.icann.org