Blog from April, 2014

Dear All,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant TLDs ­ LGR Procedure Implementation ­ Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 <https://community.icann.org/x/ShfRAg> ."

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Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant TLDs ­ LGR Procedure Implementation ­ Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 <https://community.icann.org/x/ShfRAg> " for communication to the relevant parties?

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Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large IDN Variant TLDs ­ LGR Procedure Implementation ­ Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/ShfRAg> .

Please note that the poll will be open from 28-April-2014 05:00 UTC to 02-May-2014 23:59 UTC.

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

Dear All,

Please note that the vote for “ALAC Statement on the ICANN Future Meetings Strategy” ended on 19 April 2014 00:00 UTC. 

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Question: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the ICANN Future Meetings Strategy for communication to the relevant parties?

AC Statement on the ICANN Future Meetings Strategy

As at Poll close: Saturday 19 April 2014 00:00 UTC
Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33
Ranked by votes

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You may review the results independently under: 

https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3810WCMXwm4ciuUsFPFNubMK

Apologize for the delayed announcement. 

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org

Dear All,

Please note that the vote for “ALAC Statement on the Initial Report Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D PDP” ended on 18 April 2014 23:59 UTC. 

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Question: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Initial Report Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D PDP for communication to the relevant parties?

ALAC Statement on the Initial Report Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D PDP

As at Poll close: Friday 18 April 2014 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33
Ranked by votes

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You may review the results independently under: 

https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=38116RIvfmnJJDwxNTBPBvDw

Apologize for the delayed announcement. 

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org

Dear all, 

Please find below the updated list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings for the 28 April 2014 with added NARALO Webinar on Wednesday 30^th April.

Monday 28^th

13:00 UTC: WEBINAR / PRE-ATLAS II Capacity Building Program: Future of Internet Governance Part 1 https://community.icann.org/x/vD-RAg  

15:00 UTC: IRTP D - https://community.icann.org/x/B4JwAg

 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly call: https://community.icann.org/x/cTfRAg

Tuesday 29^th

14:00 UTC: PPSAI - https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg

14:00 UTC: ALAC Monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/PTnRAg  

Wednesday 30th

14:00 UTC: NARALO Webinar on Confluence wiki and Adobe Connect training: https://community.icann.org/x/s4HhAg

19:00 UTC: ALT Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/YoDhAg

19:00 UTC: Policy and Implementation WG call https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag

Thursday May 1^st

13:00 UTC: Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP WG - https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag  

16:00 UTC: ATLAS II OC: https://community.icann.org/x/1j7RAg

Friday 2nd

None

Please confirm your dial-out requests

For GNSO calls:

GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs@icann.org

For At-Large calls:

At-Large Staff : staff@atlarge.icann.org

Kind regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org

On behalf of Evan Leibovitch, Chair of the At-Large New gTLD Working Group, this is a call for membership of the At-Large New gTLD Working Group.

New members are welcome to join and current members are asked to re-confirm their membership. Please either indicate your interest by commenting on the At-Large New gTLD Working Group workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2263793) or by writing At-Large staff at: staff at atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff at atlarge.icann.org> by Friday, 2 May 2014.

The current mandate includes the following work items:

* Objection Process<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Objection+Process>: At-Large is charged with developing a method to accept, filter and submit community-based objections to TLD proposals (similar to what the GAC will have)

* Public Interest Issues in new gTLDs: The Public Interest Commitment (PIC) component of the gTLD expansion may not serve its intended purposes. At-Large continues to evaluate the PIC system and possible develop alternative methods for maintaining public trust in the new domains.

* Outreach evaluation & recommendation<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=38044058> Review and remediation of poor results in both applications for new gTLDs and applications for support from developing economies

. * At-Large New gTLD Rollout Issues Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+New+gTLD+Rollout+Issues+Workspace>:

As the gTLD process unfolds, At-Large will want to observe its rollout and may develop further advice on it going forward.

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-23apr14-en.htm

Webinar: Briefing About the Upcoming Review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

23 April 2014

Date: Wednesday, 7 May 2014 Time: 13:00-14:00 UTC (time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Request+for+Proposals+%28RFP%29+regarding+the+Review+of+the+Generic+Names+Supporting+Organization+%28GNSO%29&iso=20140507T13&p1=1440&ah=1)

You are invited to a webinar regarding the upcoming Review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). This briefing will provide the GNSO community with information about the GNSO review process, collect feedback from the community and answer questions concerning this process.

The webinar will be recorded and available for those who may not be able to join the session live.

Review of Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)

The objective of the Review is to examine organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its structure components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies). The review will be tightly scoped based on objective and quantifiable criteria provided to the independent examiner.

The work methods are expected to include the examination of documentation, records and reports; outcomes from the 360 Assessment; and limited interviews. The 360 Assessment is an online mechanism to collect and summarize feedback from members of the GNSO community — a "self-review" relative to objective and quantifiable criteria. Interested members of other ICANN organizations, Board and staff also may offer feedback. Relevant assessments of the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team 1 regarding the GNSO policy development process will be factored into the review.

GNSO and community participation

Involvement of the GNSO community as well as input and participation from the broader community are important components of this review process.

As discussed in GNSO Council meetings, the Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) is requesting that a GNSO Review Working Party be assembled to function as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the SIC, to provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment, coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and responses to the draft findings and recommendations. Once a final report is issued and the Board takes action on it, as appropriate, the GNSO Review Working Party is expected to coordinate with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and champion implementation of improvement activities. More information about this will be provided shortly.

Review Criteria

Objective and quantifiable criteria will cover the following areas:

 *   Achievement of mission, compliance with agreed upon rules and processes

 *   Accountability and transparency to the public

 *   Membership processes and participation

 *   Structural support toward achievement of mission

 *   Governance and management: effectiveness of execution

 *   Quality and evaluation/measurement of outcomes

 *   Communication

 *   Effectiveness of implementation of prior review recommendations

Webinar Details

Please join the webinar on Wednesday, 7 May 2014 at 13:00-14:00 UTC (time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Request+for+Proposals+%28RFP%29+regarding+the+Review+of+the+Generic+Names+Supporting+Organization+%28GNSO%29&iso=20140507T13&p1=1440&ah=1). The webinar will be recorded and available for those who may not be able to join the session live.

The webinar will be run in an Adobe Connect room with a brief slide presentation to frame interactive discussion, along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. The session will be conducted in English.

Please register via email to matt.ashtiani@icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> by Tuesday, 6 May 2014 – 23:59 UTC to receive the dial-in details. A reminder with log-in and dial-in details will be sent to you prior to the call.

Webinar Materials

Wednesday, 7 May 2014:

 *   Recording: TBP

 *   Transcript: TBP

 *   Chat Transcript: TBP

News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23apr14-en.htm

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Update on Root Zone LGR Generation Panel Formation

23 April 2014

ICANN is pleased to announce significant progress in the formation of Generation Panels for Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR). Generation Panels are community panels that will establish the rules that define, for a given script, which code points are permitted for use in U-Labels in the Root Zone, which labels are variants of each other and, where variants exist, whether such variant labels are deemed allocatable for the Root Zone.

Generation Panels will be formed for each script, but are in different stages<https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/All+Panels+Status+Updates> of formation based on the activity of the communities that they serve:

 *   To date, the Arabic Script Generation Panel is fully formed and operational. The Panel convened in person at the ICANN 49 in Singapore.

 *   Members of the Chinese community have submitted a formal proposal to form the Chinese Generation Panel, which is currently under review by ICANN.

 *   A group of volunteers interested in forming the Neo-Brahmi Generation Panel is actively recruiting members. Interested parties should view the Call for Participation<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/43976436/Call%20For%20Volunteers%20-Neo%20Brahmi%20Panel%20-%20Global%20Community%20gc.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1397257816000&api=v2> [PDF, 72 KB].

 *   There has been significant activity in the Cyrillic, Korean, and Japanese scripts communities. Various community members have taken the initiative and led efforts in forming Generation Panels.

 *   Other script communities have not yet formed Generation Panels. If you are interested in establishing a Generation Panel, view the Call for Generation Panels to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/call-for-panels-lgr-11jul13-en.pdf> [PDF, 149 KB].

Other ways to participate:

Before the Generation Panels can begin their work, the maximal set of code points from which the Generation Panels can construct their Label Generation Rules must be defined. The Integration Panel<https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Integration+Panel> has defined this maximal set of code points in the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-1), which is currently available for public comment. The comment period is open until 30 April 2014, and the reply period is open from 1 May 2014 to 21 May 2014. To review the MSR-1 and submit your comments, access here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/msr-03mar14-en.htm> the public comment forum.

For additional information, view the July 2013 announcement of the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11jul13-en.htm>. Inquiries and expressions of interest may be sent to idntlds@icann.org<mailto:idntlds@icann.org>.

Dear All,

With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote  on the ALS application from (196) VIBUG we can confirm that the result is quorate.

Question: Should the regional advice from NARALO for ALS Applicant (196) VIBUG be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

ALS Application (196) Visually Impaired and Blind User Group (VIBUG)

Report date: Wednesday 23 April 2014 01:07 UTC

ALS Application (196) Visually Impaired and Blind User Group (VIBUG)

As at Poll close: Tuesday 22 April 2014 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00
Ranked by votes

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org

Dear All,

With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote  on the ALS application from (195) Native Public Media we can confirm that the result is quorate.

Question: Should the regional advice from NARALO for ALS Applicant (195) Native Public Media be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

ALS Application (195) Native Public Media

Report date: Wednesday 23 April 2014 01:06 UTC

ALS Application (195) Native Public Media

As at Poll close: Tuesday 22 April 2014 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00
Ranked by votes

You may verify the results independently under:

https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3823y7X4niIuJPttW2vZvyq7 

You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under:

https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org

Dear All,

The regional advice from NARALO regarding ALS Applicant  197) Open Media has been received.

The ALAC has decided to conduct a vote on whether to  accept the regional  advice.

The following question has been posed to the ALAC:

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Question: Should the regional advice from NARALO for ALS Applicant  197) Open Media be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

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Please note that this vote will be open from 22 April 2014 23:59 UTC until 29 April 2014 23:59 UTC.

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

  ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21apr14-en.htm

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Nomination Period Opens for ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award

21 April 2014

First Award Targeted for ICANN Public Meeting in London Nominations Close 17 May 2014

ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's new Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees.

The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, recognized the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community.

The nomination period for community nominees opens today, 21 April 2014 and closes on 17 May 2014.

Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email to ethosaward2014@icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2014@icann.org> including:

 *   Name of nominee.

 *   Community of nominee.

 *   Reasons for nomination.

Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required.

Candidates for this inaugural step of the program development will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. Both individuals and organizations are eligible for the award.

A panel of community members is being gathered to help review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the first awards. The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria:

 1.  Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees.

 2.  Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building.

 3.  Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner.

 4.  Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness.

Please submit your nominations via email to ethosaward2014@icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2014@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination>.

Award recipient(s) will be announced this June at the ICANN Public Meeting in London.

Dear All,

With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote  on the ALS application from Fundetic Bolivia we can confirm that the result is quorate.

Question: Should the regional advice from LACRALO for ALS Applicant (193) Fundetic Bolivia be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

ALS Application (193) Fundetic Bolivia

Report date: Tuesday 22 April 2014 11:25 UTC

ALS Application (193) Fundetic Bolivia

As at Poll close: Monday 21 April 2014 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00
Ranked by votes

You may verify the results independently under:

https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3815Fna3zJBvAWbUZLTTWEfH

You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under:

https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097

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Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org

Dear All,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft “ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant TLDs – LGR Procedure Implementation – Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1<https://community.icann.org/x/ShfRAg>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process.

The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large IDN Variant TLDs – LGR Procedure Implementation – Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ShfRAg>.

Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 25 April 2014 23:59 UTC.

Regards,

Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

News Alert

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18apr14-en.htm

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Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 51 in Los Angeles California

18 April 2014

The ICANN Fellowship<http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships> program seeks participants from developing countries of the world in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the multi-stakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond. Our current application round for participation in Los Angeles this coming October launches today and remains open until 30 May 2014 with successful candidates announced on the ICANN website 18 July 2014.

Dear all

Please find below the first draft of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings for the week of 21 April 2014

 Monday 21st

14:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce Working Group Monthly Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/7jbRAg

15:00 UTC: IRTP D - https://community.icann.org/x/B4JwAg

21:00 UTC: Pre-ATLAS II Capacity Building Webinar: IPv4-IPv6 Migration https://community.icann.org/x/ciDRAg

Tuesday 22nd

14:00 UTC: PPSAI - https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg

19:00 UTC: SCI - https://community.icann.org/x/5ILT

Wednesday 23rd

19:00 UTC: Policy and Implementation WG meeting https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag

Thursday 24th

05:00 UTC: APRALO Monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/rogi

13:00 UTC: Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP WG - https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag

Friday 25th

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