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IndividualInternet user community

interested in ICANN and

shaping the future of the Internet

INTERNET SOCIETY KENYA CHAPTER ALSSarova Panafric, 31st March 2014

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Key Terms

• At-Large Structures (ALS): groups of individual Internet users all around the world

• Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs): AFRALO, EURALO, APRALO, NARALO, LACRALO

• At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC): an advisory committee to ICANN - with a mandate to "consider and provide advice on the activities of ICANN, insofar as they relate to the interests of individual Internet users".

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What is the work of ALAC ?• Provide Advice to the Board of ICANN;

• Communicate At-Large perspectives to ICANN public comment requests

• Initiate PDPs and providing input and advice that accurately reflects the views of individual Internet users;

• Issue comments on any subject, process, structure, policy or topic which it deems important to policy development and execution;

• Takes part in cross-community working groups (CWGs) within ICANN

• Promoting outreach activities in the community of individual Internet users; Inform community about significant news from ICANN;

• Offering Internet-based mechanisms that enable discussions among members of At-Large structures

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ICANN multi-stakeholder model

Board of Directors

President and CEO 16 9 1013141112 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15

At-Large Security & Stability Advisory

Committee

Root Server System Advisory

Committee

ICANN StaffMDR – 68SV – 11DC – 9

Sydney - 5Brussels - 5Other US - 11

Other 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

ALAC

L L LL L

Governmental Advisory Committee

GAC

ChairOmbudsman

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At-Large Bottom-up to the ALAC

BottomUp

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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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ALAC output• Policy statements on major issues (with important

inputs from ALSes and RALOs)• Comments• Advice to the Board

• Future Challenges WG to facilitate proactive policy input

• End-user education (Beginner's Guide) and warnings (i.e. pre-registrations)

• Cross-community cooperation (in addition to liaisons)• GAC• Registrars• Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG)

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Are we affected?

• ALS Education and engagement

• .nairobi

• Reserve name policies e.g. maasai.Africa

• DNSSEC

• IPv6

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Working groups we participate inWays to get ENGAGED

• WHOIS Policy

• New gTLDs

• Future Structure, Accountability and Transparency of ICANN

• Technical Issues Working Group: interested in the stability, safety and security of Domain Name System (DNS) - (DNSSEC, IPv6)

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Working groups

• At-Large Registrants Rights and Responsibilities

• At-Large Engagement in ICANN

• ALAC Subcommittees

• At-Large WG on Future Challenges

• https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo

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Way Forward

• Collaboration and Community engagement• AFRINIC• LOCAL LIR• Participate in netMundial (setup a remote hub)• Universities

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Metrics

• The growth of Internet adoption and usage

• Improved uptake, use and governance of Internet resources and identifiers in the Kenya

• Success of capacity building events; and

• Increased awareness, knowledge and understanding of DNS and Internet governance and technical issues.

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Thank YouMwendwa KivuvaInternet Society Kenya Chapter Secretary General and ALS Representative

www.isoc.or.keinfo@isoc.or.ke Twitter: @isoc_ke