Blog from May, 2014

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-29-en

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One-Week Extension to the Public Comment and Reply Periods on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process

29 May 2014

In response to ensuring the community has sufficient time, while also having the process in parallel to, and informing, the process to Transition NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions, there is a one (1) week extension of the comment period to 6 June.

Community members are urged to continue identifying members for the Working Group, with those selected by the ICANN London meeting to hold a listening session with the community.

The reply period will close on 27 June at 23:59 UTC.

Dear All,

The regional advice from NARALO regarding ALS Applicant  (201) Manitoba E-Association 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  (201) Manitoba E-Association be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

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Please note that this vote will be open from 27 May 2014 23:59 UTC until 03rd June 2014 23:59 UTC.

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

  ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

Dear all, 

Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings for the 02 June 2014. Further updates as Doodles close.

Updates in red.

Monday 02 June

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

Tuesday 03 June

12:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag

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

Wednesday 04 June

None

Thursday 05 June

12:00 UTC: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House

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

14:00 UTC: CWG Framework Operating Principles: https://community.icann.org/x/dpLhAg

14:00 UTC: ATLAS II PR https://community.icann.org/x/A4NZAg

14:00 UTC: GNSO Review Working Party

16:00 UTC: At-Large Social Media WG: https://community.icann.org/x/ZqPhAg

19:00 UTC: At-Large ATLAS II OC call https://community.icann.org/x/QyN-Ag

Friday 06 June

18:00 UTC: ATLAS II Fayre of Opportunities WG https://community.icann.org/x/PAq6Ag

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

ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

http://www.icann.org/

Week ending 23 May 2014

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Announcements This Week

Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Requests<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-05-22-en>

ICANN has made a preliminary determination that it is prepared to grant three (3) data retention waiver requests submitted by registrars 1API GmbH, ingenit GmbH & Co. KG and RegistryGate GmbH (the "Registrars") under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (the "2013 RAA").

22 May 2014

WHOIS Requirements and National Law Conflicts<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-22-en>

As contemplated in the Whois National Law Conflict Procedure (Whois Procedure), this paper opens a review process to solicit community feedback on the effectiveness of the procedure. The community is encouraged to offer comments or suggest possible changes to the procedure, which will be compiled and analyzed to determine a proposed path forward.

22 May 2014

ICANN Information and Exchange Session: The Evolution of ICANN and Internet Governance Ecosystems – Wednesday 11 June, 1700-1900 @TheFactory<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-22-en>

In this open meeting, Fadi Chehade, President and CEO, and Jean-Jacques Sahel, Vice-President for Europe at ICANN will discuss the evolutionary milestones taking place in the ICANN and wider Internet Governance ecosystem.

22 May 2014

Remaining IPv4 Addresses to be Redistributed to Regional Internet Registries | Address Redistribution Signals that IPv4 is Nearing Total Exhaustion<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-20-en>

ICANN announced today that it has begun the process of allocating the remaining blocks of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses to the five Regional Internet Registries (RIR).

20 May 2014

Global Panel Announces New Approach to Managing Future of the Internet | Final Report Addresses Growing Interests in Internet Governance<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-fb-2014-05-20-en>

The Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms—a global Panel of prominent stakeholders from diverse organizations and governments—today released key recommendations on how to evolve the Internet governance (IG) ecosystem to accommodate global needs for collaboration, interconnectivity and Internet growth.

20 May 2014

Proposed Implementation of GNSO PDP Recommendations on Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings – Revised UDRP Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-20-en>

Obtain community input on the proposed implementation of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy Development Process (PDP) recommendations on the Locking of a Domain Name subject to Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) Proceedings Implementation.

19 May 2014

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Dear All,

With 13 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote  on the ALS application from (198) ISOC Venezuela we can confirm that the result is quorate.

Question: Should the regional advice from LACRALO for ALS Applicant (198) ISOC Venezuela be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

ALS Application (198) ISOC Venezuela

Report date: Tuesday 27 May 2014 00:28 UTC

ALS Application (198) ISOC Venezuela

As at Poll close: Monday 26 May 2014 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 86.67
Ranked by votes

You may verify the results independently under:

https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3986Pdj2yAazzKkizKwVJ94m

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,

Please kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following PC has been created: Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Requests<https://community.icann.org/x/M5vhAg>

Regards,

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

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

Dear All,

Please kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following PC has been created: WHOIS Requirements and National Law Conflicts<https://community.icann.org/x/F5vhAg>

Regards,

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

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

Dear All,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested a call for membership of the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee.

This Sub-Committee will be responsible for the selection of two ALAC representatives for the ICANN-wide IANA Stewardship Transition Steering Committee.

Please note that members of this sub-committee will NOT be able to apply for a position to be in the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee.

Interested members from the At-Large community are welcome to join. Please either indicate your interest by commenting on the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the IANA Stewardship Steering Committee Workspace which is available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Sub-Committee+on+the+Selection+of+Members+for+the+IANA+Stewardship+Steering+Committee <mailto:> or by writing At-Large staff at: staff at atlarge.icann.org by 23.59 UTC on Wednesday, 28 May 2014.

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

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

Dear All,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that an extension on the call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on the ICANN Draft Five-Year Strategic Plan (FY16 – FY20)<https://community.icann.org/x/IDfRAg> in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process.

The current drafts, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large ICANN Draft Five-Year Strategic Plan (FY16 – FY20) Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/IDfRAg>.

Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 18 June 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,

Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested a call for membership of the At-Large Ad-hoc Working Group on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function.

This Working Group will be responsible for addressing all issues related to the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA function as it relates to At-Large

. Interested members from the At-Large community are welcome to join.

Please either indicate your interest by commenting on the At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function Workspace, available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Ad-hoc+WG+on+the+Transition+of+US+Government+Stewardship+of+the+IANA+Function or by writing At-Large staff at: staff at atlarge.icann.org by 23.59 UTC on Friday, 30 May 2014.

Regards,

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

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-22-en

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ICANN Information and Exchange Session: The Evolution of ICANN and Internet Governance Ecosystems – Wednesday 11 June, 1700-1900 @TheFactory 22 May 2014

In this open meeting, Fadi Chehade, President and CEO, and Jean-Jacques Sahel, Vice-President for Europe at ICANN will discuss the evolutionary milestones taking place in the ICANN and wider Internet Governance ecosystem.

There are a number of initiatives under way at the moment that are important to the evolution of how the Internet is governed. From the successful outcome achieved in Netmundial to the US Government's proposed stewardship transition of the IANA functions and the related ICANN Acountability review, ICANN are keen to present and discuss these initiatives with all interested and concerned stakeholders, as part of ICANN's ongoing objective of enhancing engagement across Europe.

Please confirm whether you require a dial-out (& preferred number) or will be joining via the Adobe Connect audio (English).

Por favorconfirmar si necesita una llamada de salida (y número preferido) o se unirá a través delaudio Adobe Connect (Inglés).

Merci de confirmer si besoin d'un dial-out (etnuméro préféré) ou si vous allez vous connecter via l'audio Adobe Connect (canal Anglais)

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* NEW * - RUSSIAN Interpretation is now available on our ALAC Monthly call!

Please see details below.

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Dear All,

The ALAC monthly teleconference is scheduled on Tuesday 27 May 2014 at 1400 UTC.

For other times: http://tinyurl.com/pn49bga

The agenda and call details are available at:https://community.icann.org/x/AJThAg

Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac

* NEW * Russian Interpretation is now available on the monthly ALAC calls.

Conference ID's:

English: 1638

Spanish: 1738

French: 1838

Russian: 2138

Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/

If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda.

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at:

staff@atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

Thank you.

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>

One World, One Internet

Dear All,

Please note that the PowerPoint Template for the London Meeting is ready for use.

You can download the template at https://community.icann.org/x/T5rhAg.

Regards,

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

ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

Dear all, 

Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings for the 26 May 2014. Further updates as Doodles close

Monday 26th May

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

Tuesday 27^th May

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

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

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

Wednesday 28^th May

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

20:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) meeting: https://community.icann.org/x/BZXhAg  

Thursday 29^th May

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

17:00 UTC: ATLAS II Fayre of Opportunities WG

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

Friday 30^th   May - 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

Dear All,

With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote  on the ALS application from (200) ISOC Portugal we can confirm that the result is quorate.

Question: Should the regional advice from EURALO for ALS Applicant (200) ISOC Portugal be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application.

ALS Application (200) ISOC Portugal

Report date: Wednesday 21 May 2014 00:54 UTC

ALS Application (200) ISOC Portugal

As at Poll close: Tuesday 20 May 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=3924L2tPVR25HfPHiN5f8Chr

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