In preparation for the upcoming ICANN meeting in Stockholm, NAIS has released its Interim Report on last year's At Large election and on the future of the public role in ICANN.
The full Interim Report, including detailed regional analyses of the 2000 election, are available below.
This Summary, and the Interim Report itself, are preliminary in nature. NAIS will publish its Final Report, with recommendations, in September. We welcome comments, and look forward to continued discussion on this topic.
Complete Interim Report US-letter A4 (~100 pages, ~540K)
Introduction & Section I (Conceptual Framework)
Section II (Regional Reports)
Section III & IV (Options and Conclusions)
Introduction
1. The Public Voice, Legitimacy and ICANN
1.1. A Value-based and Conceptual Approach
1.2. ICANN's History and its Commitment to Public Representation
1.3. Public Participation and the At-Large Membership
2. Lessons and Challenges: The 2000 At-Large Election
2.1. Cross-Regional Lessons: Board and staff election administration
2.1.1. Limitations Faced by the ICANN Election
2.1.2. Description of the 2000 Election
2.1.3. Decisions Regarding Election Rules
2.1.4. Decisions Regarding Membership Relations
2.1.5. Decisions Regarding Technical Provisions
2.1.6. Conclusions
2.2. Regional Reports
2.2.1. Africa
2.2.2. Asia and Pacific Region
2.2.3 Europe
2.2.4 Latin America
2.2.5 North America
2.3. Concluding Comparative Themes
3. Options for At-Large Governance
4. Conclusions
Appendices (US-letter) (A4) are available in Acrobat format only; and include:
Appendix I:Internet Usage Statistics
Appendix II:At-Large Membership and Other Statistics
Appendix III:Participants/Interviewees
Appendix IV:Surveys/questionnaires
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