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   1. Re:  ISOC Kenya chapter application to join AFRALO. (McTim)
   2. Re:  ISOC Kenya chapter application to join AFRALO.
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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:39:02 -0500
From: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com>
To: Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>
Cc: "isoc@lists.my.co.ke" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] ISOC Kenya chapter application to join AFRALO.
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I think this is great...however, I haven't seen any discussion of this
on-list.  Have I missed it, or was the discussion f2f?


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Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> The African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) is one of the five
> Regional At-large organisations that make up the At-Large Advisory Committee
> constituency within ICANN. It provides news, resources, and information for
> individuals and end-user groups in the African region who are interested in
> ICANN.
>
> At-large is composed of individual Internet user communities.
>
> As set forth in ICANN's bylaws, underpinning the At-Large Advisory Committee
> (ALAC) is a network of self-organizing, self-supporting At-Large Structures
> throughout the world involving individual Internet users at the local or
> issue level.
>
> The At-Large Structures are organised into five Regional At-Large
> Organizations (RALO) . There is one RALO in each ICANN region - Africa,
> Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and North America). The RALOs
> manage outreach and public involvement are the main forum and coordination
> point in each region for public input to ICANN.
>
> Minimum criteria for an At-Large Structure:
>
> Commit to supporting individual Internet users' informed participation in
> ICANN by distributing to individual constituents/members information on
> relevant ICANN activities and issues, offering Internet-based mechanisms
> that enable discussions of one or more of these activities and issues among
> individual constituents/members, and involving individual
> constituents/members in relevant ICANN policy development, discussions and
> decisions.
> Be organised so that participation by individual Internet users who are
> citizens or residents of countries within the Geographic Region in which the
> ALS is based will predominate in the ALS' operation. The ALS may permit
> additional participation by others that is compatible with the interests of
> the individual Internet users within the region.
> Be self-supporting (not rely on ICANN for funding).
> Post on the Internet (on the ALAC's website or elsewhere)
> publicly-accessible, current information about the ALS's goals, structure,
> description of constituent group(s)/membership, working mechanisms,
> leadership, and contact(s).
> Assist the RALO in performing its function.
>
> Certification process for At-Large Structures (ALS):
>
> 1. Submit a completed ALS application (in English, and/or in any other
> languages which the application form may be made available in) and provide
> any requested or relevant documentation.
>
> 2. The ICANN Staff will conduct due diligence, reviewing the application and
> performing necessary tasks in an effort to ensure that the established ALS
> criteria has been/will be met and to facilitate the easy review of
> applications by the At-Large community. This due diligence could include,
> without limitation: requesting references, interviewing the applicant's
> contact(s), gathering/requesting additional information on the applicant,
> and (for existing organizations) requesting information on applicant's
> leadership and operations, verifying general funding sources, and requiring
> the applicant to demonstrate the identity of their individual constituents.
> The information resulting from the due diligence conducted will then be
> provided to the then-current members of the RALO in the Geographic Region
> that the applicant organization is based in.
>
> 3. Upon completion of due diligence, all the then-current members of the
> aforementioned RALO will have an opportunity to review the application and
> related documentation and may then comment in confidence about the applicant
> in such a way that the anonymity of the source person or entity of the
> comments may be kept confidential if the source of the comments so wishes;
> the substance of the comments will be available to the members of the RALO,
> the ICANN Staff, and the ALAC members until the conclusion of Step 5 at
> which point the comments will no longer be accessible.
>
> 4. Upon completion of the due diligence review periodThe regional
> Secretariat will then provide to the At-Large Advisory Committee its view of
> the advice of the various members that have commented on the application as
> the regional advice of the region. This will take the form of a
> recommendation to accredit, not to accredit, or if no comments were received
> from members of the region, a statement that no regional advice is available
> in respect of the applicant.
>
> 5. The ALAC shall then decide whether or not to vote on the application in
> the following manner:
>
> a. Where no regional advice is given, a vote shall be held and the question
> to be put shall be: "Shall the application for accreditation of [name of
> applicant] be granted?" The available responses to the question shall be:
> ?YES', ?NO', and ?ABSTAIN'
>
> b. Where regional advice has been given, if any member of the ALAC requests
> a vote on a given applicant to be held, the question to be put shall be:
> "Shall the advice of the region in respect of accreditation of [name of
> applicant] be overturned?". The available responses to the question shall
> be: ?YES', ?NO', and ?ABSTAIN' where only one answer may be chosen. If no
> member of the ALAC requests a vote to be held on such an application within
> a number of days after the regional advice has been given (the number of
> days to be as determined by the ALAC from time to time), the applicant shall
> be certified as an At-Large Structure by unanimous consent upon the expiry
> of the number of days above-referenced.
>
> 6. Where a vote is held in respect of Step 5, the vote shall require a
> majority of a quorum (as defined by the ALAC in its Rules of Procedure) in
> the affirmative on the question. Decisions to certify, or refuse to certify,
> an ALS shall be subject to review as provided by the ICANN Bylaws, Article
> IV, Section 2. The ALAC will notify the applicant of its certification
> decision, and, if applicable, provide information on requesting a review of
> the decision.
>
> 7. Decisions to de-certify an ALS shall require a 2/3 majority of the
> members of the ALAC who cast a vote as provided in the Rules of Procedure of
> the ALAC, and any decertification decision shall be subject to review as
> provided in the ICANN Bylaws, Article IV, Section 2. Reasons for the ALAC to
> pursue de-certification action, and to de-certify an ALS, may include
> persistent non-compliance with significant ALS requirements. The ALAC will
> provide advance notice to the ALS in question, and the ALS will have an
> opportunity to be heard and respond to the ALAC prior to a decision on
> de-certification. The ALAC will notify the ALS of its de-certification
> decision and provide information on requesting a review of the decision.
>
> 8. On an ongoing basis, the ALAC, and/or the RALOs, may give informal advice
> and support to organizations seeking certification. The ALAC shall work
> informally with organizations over time to assist them with their efforts to
> comply with the criteria and achieve the necessary standing to seek
> certification.
>
> 9. Except as provided below under ?Suspension of An Application', the ALAC
> and the ICANN Staff shall work concertedly to ensure that the process of
> reaching a decision to certify, or not to certify, an At-Large Structure
> shall take not longer than ninety (90) days from the date at which an
> application is received to the date at which the applicant is notified of
> the decision.
>
> ALS applications, certification decisions on applications,and other
> information, as appropriate, will be publicly posted.
>
> Suspension of An Application
>
> At stages one through fiveof the process above, the consideration of an
> application may be suspendedwhere:
>
> a. The suspension is requested by the applicant, or;
>
> b. The RALO Secretariat of the region the applicant is based in, either at
> the request of Members of the RALO or otherwise under procedures which may
> be adopted by the RALOs as they shall determine, requires further
> information from the applicant which is essential to the evaluation of the
> application, or;
>
> c. Members of the ALAC believe that additional information is essential to
> the evaluation of the application.
>
> Wherever an application is suspended under part (a) of this section, that
> suspension shall be lifted upon the request of the applicant. Where the
> suspension is under parts (b) or (c) ofthis section, that suspension shall
> only last as long as shall reasonably berequired in order to acquire the
> additional information necessary. Whennotifying the applicant of the
> additional information, it shall be obligatoryto also notify the applicant
> that the application is suspended until theinformation is received.
>
> How are Applications Evaluated?
>
> The community has defined a written set of guidelines for evaluating ALS
> applications to ensure that decisions are reached in a bottom-up based,
> transparent and fair manner.
>
> Attached is the ISOC Kenya Chapter ALS application that will be sent to
> ICANN for certification.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva,
> 2013 Internet Society Ambassador.
> twitter.com/lordmwesh
> google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh
>
> _______________________________________________
> isoc mailing list
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:42:09 +0300
From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>
To: McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com>
Cc: "isoc@lists.my.co.ke" <isoc@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] ISOC Kenya chapter application to join AFRALO.
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Hi McTim,

Kivuva has posted it online for comments from members. He is our focal
point.

Best Regards


On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:39 PM, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think this is great...however, I haven't seen any discussion of this
> on-list.  Have I missed it, or was the discussion f2f?
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com>
> wrote:
> > The African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) is one of the five
> > Regional At-large organisations that make up the At-Large Advisory
> Committee
> > constituency within ICANN. It provides news, resources, and information
> for
> > individuals and end-user groups in the African region who are interested
> in
> > ICANN.
> >
> > At-large is composed of individual Internet user communities.
> >
> > As set forth in ICANN's bylaws, underpinning the At-Large Advisory
> Committee
> > (ALAC) is a network of self-organizing, self-supporting At-Large
> Structures
> > throughout the world involving individual Internet users at the local or
> > issue level.
> >
> > The At-Large Structures are organised into five Regional At-Large
> > Organizations (RALO) . There is one RALO in each ICANN region - Africa,
> > Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and North America). The
> RALOs
> > manage outreach and public involvement are the main forum and
> coordination
> > point in each region for public input to ICANN.
> >
> > Minimum criteria for an At-Large Structure:
> >
> > Commit to supporting individual Internet users' informed participation in
> > ICANN by distributing to individual constituents/members information on
> > relevant ICANN activities and issues, offering Internet-based mechanisms
> > that enable discussions of one or more of these activities and issues
> among
> > individual constituents/members, and involving individual
> > constituents/members in relevant ICANN policy development, discussions
> and
> > decisions.
> > Be organised so that participation by individual Internet users who are
> > citizens or residents of countries within the Geographic Region in which
> the
> > ALS is based will predominate in the ALS' operation. The ALS may permit
> > additional participation by others that is compatible with the interests
> of
> > the individual Internet users within the region.
> > Be self-supporting (not rely on ICANN for funding).
> > Post on the Internet (on the ALAC's website or elsewhere)
> > publicly-accessible, current information about the ALS's goals,
> structure,
> > description of constituent group(s)/membership, working mechanisms,
> > leadership, and contact(s).
> > Assist the RALO in performing its function.
> >
> > Certification process for At-Large Structures (ALS):
> >
> > 1. Submit a completed ALS application (in English, and/or in any other
> > languages which the application form may be made available in) and
> provide
> > any requested or relevant documentation.
> >
> > 2. The ICANN Staff will conduct due diligence, reviewing the application
> and
> > performing necessary tasks in an effort to ensure that the established
> ALS
> > criteria has been/will be met and to facilitate the easy review of
> > applications by the At-Large community. This due diligence could include,
> > without limitation: requesting references, interviewing the applicant's
> > contact(s), gathering/requesting additional information on the applicant,
> > and (for existing organizations) requesting information on applicant's
> > leadership and operations, verifying general funding sources, and
> requiring
> > the applicant to demonstrate the identity of their individual
> constituents.
> > The information resulting from the due diligence conducted will then be
> > provided to the then-current members of the RALO in the Geographic Region
> > that the applicant organization is based in.
> >
> > 3. Upon completion of due diligence, all the then-current members of the
> > aforementioned RALO will have an opportunity to review the application
> and
> > related documentation and may then comment in confidence about the
> applicant
> > in such a way that the anonymity of the source person or entity of the
> > comments may be kept confidential if the source of the comments so
> wishes;
> > the substance of the comments will be available to the members of the
> RALO,
> > the ICANN Staff, and the ALAC members until the conclusion of Step 5 at
> > which point the comments will no longer be accessible.
> >
> > 4. Upon completion of the due diligence review periodThe regional
> > Secretariat will then provide to the At-Large Advisory Committee its
> view of
> > the advice of the various members that have commented on the application
> as
> > the regional advice of the region. This will take the form of a
> > recommendation to accredit, not to accredit, or if no comments were
> received
> > from members of the region, a statement that no regional advice is
> available
> > in respect of the applicant.
> >
> > 5. The ALAC shall then decide whether or not to vote on the application
> in
> > the following manner:
> >
> > a. Where no regional advice is given, a vote shall be held and the
> question
> > to be put shall be: "Shall the application for accreditation of [name of
> > applicant] be granted?" The available responses to the question shall be:
> > ?YES', ?NO', and ?ABSTAIN'
> >
> > b. Where regional advice has been given, if any member of the ALAC
> requests
> > a vote on a given applicant to be held, the question to be put shall be:
> > "Shall the advice of the region in respect of accreditation of [name of
> > applicant] be overturned?". The available responses to the question shall
> > be: ?YES', ?NO', and ?ABSTAIN' where only one answer may be chosen. If no
> > member of the ALAC requests a vote to be held on such an application
> within
> > a number of days after the regional advice has been given (the number of
> > days to be as determined by the ALAC from time to time), the applicant
> shall
> > be certified as an At-Large Structure by unanimous consent upon the
> expiry
> > of the number of days above-referenced.
> >
> > 6. Where a vote is held in respect of Step 5, the vote shall require a
> > majority of a quorum (as defined by the ALAC in its Rules of Procedure)
> in
> > the affirmative on the question. Decisions to certify, or refuse to
> certify,
> > an ALS shall be subject to review as provided by the ICANN Bylaws,
> Article
> > IV, Section 2. The ALAC will notify the applicant of its certification
> > decision, and, if applicable, provide information on requesting a review
> of
> > the decision.
> >
> > 7. Decisions to de-certify an ALS shall require a 2/3 majority of the
> > members of the ALAC who cast a vote as provided in the Rules of
> Procedure of
> > the ALAC, and any decertification decision shall be subject to review as
> > provided in the ICANN Bylaws, Article IV, Section 2. Reasons for the
> ALAC to
> > pursue de-certification action, and to de-certify an ALS, may include
> > persistent non-compliance with significant ALS requirements. The ALAC
> will
> > provide advance notice to the ALS in question, and the ALS will have an
> > opportunity to be heard and respond to the ALAC prior to a decision on
> > de-certification. The ALAC will notify the ALS of its de-certification
> > decision and provide information on requesting a review of the decision.
> >
> > 8. On an ongoing basis, the ALAC, and/or the RALOs, may give informal
> advice
> > and support to organizations seeking certification. The ALAC shall work
> > informally with organizations over time to assist them with their
> efforts to
> > comply with the criteria and achieve the necessary standing to seek
> > certification.
> >
> > 9. Except as provided below under ?Suspension of An Application', the
> ALAC
> > and the ICANN Staff shall work concertedly to ensure that the process of
> > reaching a decision to certify, or not to certify, an At-Large Structure
> > shall take not longer than ninety (90) days from the date at which an
> > application is received to the date at which the applicant is notified of
> > the decision.
> >
> > ALS applications, certification decisions on applications,and other
> > information, as appropriate, will be publicly posted.
> >
> > Suspension of An Application
> >
> > At stages one through fiveof the process above, the consideration of an
> > application may be suspendedwhere:
> >
> > a. The suspension is requested by the applicant, or;
> >
> > b. The RALO Secretariat of the region the applicant is based in, either
> at
> > the request of Members of the RALO or otherwise under procedures which
> may
> > be adopted by the RALOs as they shall determine, requires further
> > information from the applicant which is essential to the evaluation of
> the
> > application, or;
> >
> > c. Members of the ALAC believe that additional information is essential
> to
> > the evaluation of the application.
> >
> > Wherever an application is suspended under part (a) of this section, that
> > suspension shall be lifted upon the request of the applicant. Where the
> > suspension is under parts (b) or (c) ofthis section, that suspension
> shall
> > only last as long as shall reasonably berequired in order to acquire the
> > additional information necessary. Whennotifying the applicant of the
> > additional information, it shall be obligatoryto also notify the
> applicant
> > that the application is suspended until theinformation is received.
> >
> > How are Applications Evaluated?
> >
> > The community has defined a written set of guidelines for evaluating ALS
> > applications to ensure that decisions are reached in a bottom-up based,
> > transparent and fair manner.
> >
> > Attached is the ISOC Kenya Chapter ALS application that will be sent to
> > ICANN for certification.
> >
> > Warm Regards,
> >
> > ______________________
> > Mwendwa Kivuva,
> > 2013 Internet Society Ambassador.
> > twitter.com/lordmwesh
> > google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > isoc mailing list
> > isoc@lists.my.co.ke
> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
> >
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