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At-Large1 Progress and Milestones

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At-Large1 Phase

At-Large1

Phase Activity Description Start Date Documents
Plan Review Appointment of review team members Appointment of review team members 23 Jan 2008
Terms of Reference Document outlining the scope of work adopted by the Board 20 Jun 2007
RFP for Independent Evaluator Independent Expert Request for Proposals announcement 20 Jun 2007
Conduct Review Selection of independent consultant Announcement of selection of independent consultant 23 Jan 2008
Final Report of External Consultant Westlake Consulting published its Independent Review of the At-Large Advisory Committee 25 Jul 2008
Public comment on External Consultant's Final Report Public comment on recommendations in Westlake Consulting Limited's Final Report 25 Jul 2008
Mid-point Consultation Report Mid-Point Consultation Report of the Board Governance Committee for ALAC Review Working Group on ALAC Improvements 21 Oct 2008
Public comment on ALAC Review Mid-Point Report Mid-Point Consultation Report of the Board Governance Committee for ALAC Review Working Group on ALAC Improvements posted for public comment 23 Oct 2008
Draft Final Report Draft Final Report of the ALAC Review Working Group on ALAC Improvements 28 Jan 2009
Public comment on Draft Final Report Public comment on Working Group's Draft Final Report 11 Feb 2009
Final Report Final report submitted to ICANN Board 9 Jun 2009
SIC approved Final Report Board's Structural Improvements Committee approved ALAC Review Working Group's Final Report 26 Jun 2009
Plan Implementation Implementation Plan Accepted Implementation plan accepted by the Board 5 Aug 2010
Implementation Project Plan ALAC/At-Large Improvements Implementation Project Plan 7 Jun 2010
Board resolution Board directs ICANN's CEO to provide the Board with a summary of the " ALAC/At‐Large Improvements Implementation Project Plan " for consideration at the next Board meeting 25 Jun 2010
Implement Improvements Latest details of implementation Information available on the community wiki 14 Jun 2012

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