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[At-Large] Independent Review of At-Large



At the Sao Paulo ICANN meeting, the Board approved a comprehensive 
schedule for independent review of ICANN’s structures (as required under 
Article IV, Section 4 of the Bylaws), as well as the Board:

•       Nominating Committee – estimated launch December 2006
•       At-Large Advisory Committee – estimated launch February 2007
•       DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee – estimated launch July 2007
•       Board – estimated launch October 2007
•       Security and Stability Advisory Committee – estimated launch January 
2008
•       ccNSO Supporting Organisation – estimated launch July 2008
•       Address Supporting Organisation – estimated launch December 2008

These reviews are intended to ensure an independent examination of the 
role and operation of key elements of ICANN, and are part of ICANN’s 
ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement.  As with the first 
two independent reviews, which were completed for the GNSO Council and 
the GNSO, these reviews will be conducted in an objective way by 
independent evaluators, under guidance from the Board on the review’s 
terms of reference, and with opportunity for public review and comment 
on the results of the reviews.

**Accordingly, input from the At-Large Advisory Committee, Regional 
At-Large Large Organizations, and the At-Large community is invited on 
the draft Terms of Reference for the ALAC review.  Please provide Nick 
Ashton-Hart  <staff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> with your comments and suggestions. 
  Nick will be following-up with more information.**

Draft Terms of Reference (TOR), which detail questions that will guide 
the independent reviewer, will be developed by staff and presented to 
the Board Governance Committee.  This Committee, which has oversight 
responsibilities for independent reviews, will have draft TOR posted for 
public comment and then finalized.  You may find the draft TOR for the 
Nominating Committee Review to be illustrative 
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12dec06.htm>.

Thank you for your interest and involvement in At-Large.

Regards,
Denise

Denise Michel
Vice President, Policy Development
ICANN   www.icann.org
denise.michel@xxxxxxxxx

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