NARALO Monthly Teleconference

Date: Monday, 12 November 2012

Time: 20:00 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here) Note: End of DST where it is observed means this call is one hour earlier than during DTS


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Attendees:

Garth Bruen, Darlene Thompson, Alan Greenberg, Eduardo Diaz, Allan Skuce, Louis Houle, Eduardo Diaz, Gareth Shearman, Murray McKercher, Glenn McKnight, Gordon Chillcott, Joly MacFie, Tom Lowenhaupt, Seth Reiss, Evan Leibovitch, Ogi Mitev

Apologies: Olivier Crepin-Leblond

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber

 


Summary Minutes: Summary Minutes 12 November 2012

Action Items: NARALO Action Items 12 November 2012

Transcript: Transcript 12 November 2012

Chat:   Chat 12 November 2012   

Recording: ENGLISH


A G E N D A - draft

1. Roll call - Staff (2 min)

2. Review of Action Items of call 8 October 2012  - Darlene Thompson  (1 min)

NARALO Monthly call 2012.10.08 (Going forward, let's list previous action items and not have a separate page)

3. Review of Toronto Activities and Chair's Report (5 Minutes)

3.1 Chair's Report - Discussion Needed (Communications Strategy I.1)

3.2 Toronto Review

3.2.1 Our Success, our effort

3.2.2 Meeting Reports and Problems Editing

3.2.3 Slideshow Sub-Committee Review And Re-application http://www.slideshare.net/gmcknight/naralo-slideshow

4.  Review of Communication Strategy (5 Minutes)

4.1 NARALO Communication Strategy Document: This work is never "done", we will constantly update and improve our communication.

4.2 How do we continue to improve the function of our calls? Recent recommendations: Put the technical call instructions right in the email/meeting agenda and Put the full action item list from the previous meeting in the beginning of the agenda and NOT on a separate page. Send your recommendations to the Chair.

4.3 Reduce or explain the use of acronyms: Below the usual NOMCOM, ALAC, and AOB are expanded.

5. Our Community (20 Minutes)

5.1 Recruitment (Section II of Communication Strategy)

5.1.1 First Order, creating a Sub-Committee: NARALO ALS Outreach

5.2 Status of ALS Applications & Regional Advice

5.2.1 Nova Scotia Community Access Program Due Diligence Complete

5.2.2 Connect.NYC Due Diligence Complete

5.2.3 University Community Partnership for Social Action Research Due Diligence Complete

5.3 Unaffiliated Status

Welcoming: Murray M., Peter K., Andrew M., Roy B.

5.4 Working Group Watch (Communication Strategy III.6)

       
Engagement in ICANNMonique C.     
Naming Issues TaskforceAlan G. (?)Evan L. (?)Seth R. (?)   
Registrants Rights and ResponsibilitiesGordon C.Evan L.Garth B.

Avri D.

  

Future Structure, Accountability and Transparency of ICANN

Darlene T.Garth B.

Alan G.

Gareth S.Glen M.Seth R.

Capacity Building Working Group

Darlene T.     

WG on Future Challenges

Evan L.(Chair)Garth B.Avri D.Eduardo D.Darlene T. 

IDN Policy

Randy G.*     

New gTLDs

Avri D.(Chair)Andrew M.Alan G.Evan L.  

Technical Issues

Gareth S.     

WHOIS Policy

Gordon C.Randy G.*Garth B.Wendy S.Evan L. 

ALAC Subcommittee on Finance and Budget

Gareth S.Darlene T.    

ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach

Eduardo D.     

Technology Taskforce Working Group

Gordon C.Avri D.Bill T.   

Metrics Working Group

Alan G.Darlene T.    

New gTLDs Review Group

Seth R.Garth B.Randy G.*Eduardo D.  

Rules of Procedure Working Group

Avri D.*Brett F.Alan G.Darlene T.Eduardo D. 

IRT Process

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ccNSO / At-Large Coordination

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At-Large Improvements Project Taskforce

Darlene T.     

ICANN Academy Ad-Hoc Working Group

Glenn M.Allan S.    

ccNSO Study Group

Eduardo D.     

Joint DNS Security and Stability

Eduardo D.     
Thick WHOIS PDP (GNSO - pending)Evan L.     
Red Cross/IOC PDP (GNSO - pending)Evan L.     
Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation WG (GNSO)Evan L.     
Joint Applicant Support WG (ALAC-GNSO)Evan L.     

 

5.5 ALS Spotlight - Each Month we will feature a NARALO ALS to give a brief presentation of what their ALS does as well as their goals and achievements. (Communication Strategy I.2)

5.6 Cross-Ralo Relations (Communication Strategy IV)

5.7 Getting new members on Skype Group (Assigned to Secretary)

6. Beijing & The Summit (2 Minutes)

6.1 Visa Information, U.S., Canada

6.2 Worst U.S. Airports for connections

7. New gTLDs (2 Minutes)

7.1 General Status

7.2 Lawsuit Claims Fraud in new gTLD Application

7.3 Neutral Auction & Mediation Resolution for gTLD String Contention

8. Nominating Committee "NOMCOM" Activity (Glenn, 5 Minutes)

8.1 The new 2013  NOMCOM page

8.2 Positions available (apply at: http://forms.icann.org/nomcom/soi-2013.php)

    - Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN

   - Three At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions)

    - Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

    - One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)

9. At-Large Advisory Committee "ALAC" Issues (Olivier, Evan, Eduardo, Alan - 10 Minutes)

9.1 Burning Issues

9.1.1 ALAC Statement on the Community Input Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Community Input Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan" for communication to the relevant parties? Poll will be open from 8-November-2012 13:00 UTC to 11-Novemeber-2012 23:59 UTC. Question for ALAC and Staff, who votes on these?

9.1.2 Joint BC-IPC Position Regarding Rights Protection Measures (RPM) Improvements As Second Level

9.2 Policy Advice Development Page

 

10. ICANN Functions (5 Minutes) (Communication Strategy III.5)

10.1 Compliance Corner: Send summary questions to compliance regularly

10.1.1 Deceptive Domain Marketing? Or Phishing? One of our NARALO members has reported to me an attempt to coerce the purchase of unnecessary domains. 

10.2 Language and Translation

10.3 Travel

10.3.1 Request to have Travel Constituency on a call before each ICANN meeting to address any issues or questions

10.3.2 Remaining items from Toronto - Add tracking numbers for travel requests?

-Garth B: Reimbursement for airfare

-Glenn M: Per Diem and Survey

10.3.3 Shuttles from spill-over hotels to venue/Compliance with disability access laws/Taxi fares

11.  Any Other Business "AOB" (2 Minutes)

11.1 News

Interview: Kieren McCarthy on Liberalizing the Internet Naming Space

Mobile devices and the poor, The Internet's Next Billion Users

11.2 NARALO Buzz Items

Invite Richard Branson to Keynote in China?

Is the Internet really prepared for disaster?

Canadian Digital Policy

NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process

Fadi Chehade Letter to ICANN Community

 

12. Action Items

12.1 On Travel (This list sent to staff 11/12/12):

12.1.1 Is Glenn M's Per Diem in process?

12.1.2 Is Glenn M's survey fee in process?

12.1.3 Is Garth B's airfare reimbursement in process? (Received deposit receipt 11/12)

12.1.4 What was the official policy concerning wire transfer fees? (NARALO members have been asked to forward wire transfer fee information), example of fee from NARALO member

12.1.5 How should At-Large members go about getting transfer fees reimbursed?

12.1.6 What is the official ICANN policy concerning shuttles from sanctioned ICANN meeting spill-over hotels? The following images are of taxi receipts from NARALO members who paid $13 to $15 CAN per trip.

12.1.7 Community needs clarification on travel visa types for China from Staff

12.2 Eric suggested/recommended we use time tracking on call agendas

12.3 Should these calls ALWAYS occur at 3PM EST REGARDLESS of Daylight Savings Time?

12.4 The following have volunteered for the Recruitment Sub-Committee with Garth B. as Chair: Joly, Glenn, Evan

12.4.1 Chair will create a Skype group (Done)

12.5 Staff should review and update the Working Groups lists and status

12.6 Chair developing monthly questions to Compliance to submit to staff

12.7 Action items for Secretary

12.7.1 Ensure new members are on the Skype chat - List sent by Chair 11/19

12.8 Follow-Up on Trademark Clearinghouse Meeting at ICANN HQ LA: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/alac/2012/002667.html, http://blog.icann.org/2012/11/building-a-secure-and-reliable-trademark-clearinghouse/

12.9 Follow-Up on advice for new ALS Applications Advice closed, passed to staff for processing on all three

12.10 Send Communication Strategy to group for comments (Done)

12.11 Chair will draft thank you letter to Toronto event sponsors

12.12 Staff should find the survey results from the Adobe chat session so they can be analyzed by the group - Requested by Chair 11/19, being investigated by staff

12.13 Staff should create the shell page for the next call at the end of the current call and put the action items at the top of that page. If an item is strikedout it does NOT need to be carried over.

Note: Crossed off items DO NOT need to be carried over to next meeting's action items

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