Blog from August, 2014
Dear all,
Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of the 01 September. Updates will follow as Doodles close.
Monday 01 September
None at this time
Tuesday 02 September
14:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg
Wednesday 03 September
18:30 UTC: AFRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/Qb-hAg
19:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag
Thursday 04 September
13:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag
14:00 UTC: GNSO Review Working Party: https://community.icann.org/x/WZLhAg
20:00 UTC: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open
Friday 05 September
None at this time
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
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
Dear All,
Please kindly note that the At-Large Policy & Implementation Working Group (PIWG) Feedback Request Workspace has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather At-Large comments on the PIWG’s new process flow charts: 1) GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) and 2) GNSO Input Process (GIP). Kindly note that no formal ALAC Statement on this topic will be submitted.
Please submit comments on this topic using the comments function in the workspace by 11 September 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
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-27-en
Charter for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group is Published
27 August 2014
The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) today announced that it has finalized and published the group's charter [PDF, 45 KB]. The final charter is the result of multiple email and phone discussions among the members of the ICG, and the 8-15 of August open comment period on the draft charter [PDF, 44 KB].
To view the comment archives, ICG documents, public drop box and other resources, please see the ICG Activities page.
Dear All,
Please kindly note that the ALAC vote on the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom from LACRALO is now completed. Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that an announcement on the final vote results be published.
***
QUESTION: Who do you support to become the LACRALO ALAC Delegate to NomCom for the period of 1 year beginning at the end of the ICANN Los Angeles Meeting in October 2014? Please either select one candidate from the list below (listed in alphabetical order of the family name) or abstain. Kindly note the LACRALO priorities, result of the prioritization vote below.
- Carlos Dionisio Aguirre (2nd LACRALO priority)
- Sylvia Herlein Leite (1st LACRALO priority)
- Abstain
***
The poll was initially open from 15-August-2014 00:00 UTC to 19-August-2014 23:59 UTC. As the poll closed, 14/15 ALAC members voted and no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, thus the Chair of the ALAC requested to rerun the vote.
As at Poll close: Tuesday 19 August 2014 23:59 UTC
Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33
Ranked by votes
Rank | Options | Votes | % |
1 | Carlos Dionisio Aguirre (2nd LACRALO priority) | 7 | 50.00 |
2 | Sylvia Herlein Leite (1st LACRALO priority) | 5 | 35.71 |
3 | Abstain | 2 | 14.29 |
You may view the poll independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4152x8LqbjX5uEI5ArQFjwFI
***
During the rerun, the poll opened on 22-August-2014 00:00 UTC and completed prior to the schedule close time (28-August-2014 00:00 UTC), as 15/15 ALAC members voted. Both candidates received exactly the same number of votes and neither exceed 50%.
As at Poll close: Monday 25 August 2014 21:50 UTC
Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00
Ranked by votes
Rank | Options | Votes | % |
1 | Carlos Dionisio Aguirre (2nd LACRALO priority) | 7 | 46.67 |
1 | Sylvia Herlein Leite (1st LACRALO priority) | 7 | 46.67 |
3 | Abstain | 1 | 6.67 |
You may review the poll independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4162vP6DLCEVe3TMj3kjb2Dm
***
As the ALAC Rules of Procedure 12.2.4.4 allows, the Chair of the ALAC, by sole decision, may cast an additional ballot to eliminate the tie. Accepting the recommendation made by the LACRALO Prioritization Vote that closed on 08-August-2014 23:00 UTC, the Chair of the ALAC casted an additional ballot for Sylvia Herlein Leite.
***
To confirm: The ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom from LACRALO for the period of 1 year beginning at the end of the ICANN Los Angeles Meeting in October 2014 is Sylvia Herlein Leite.
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
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
Dear all,
Please kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following Public Comment has been created: Implementing Rights Protection Mechanisms in the Name Collision Mitigation Framework
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
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-25-en
ICANN at the Internet Governance Forum | International Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2-5 2014
25 August 2014
ICANN looks forward to participating in this year's 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. The overarching theme of the Istanbul meeting is: Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance. This year's meeting will build on previous IGFs and further the dialogue on Internet governance and emerging Internet issues. It will also build on the success of NETmundial and promote its outcomes. ICANN believes that the IGF plays an effective role in fostering global multistakeholder cooperation in Internet governance and strongly supports its continuation beyond its 2015 mandate.
IGF Istanbul 2014 News
Coming soon.
Video/Pictures
Coming soon.
Quick Links
IGF Istanbul 2014 Forum Venue Information (İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar – ICEC)
About the IGF (from the IGF website)
The IGF is an open forum for multistakeholder dialogue on public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance aimed at promoting the multistakeholder Internet governance approach to ensure sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet. The United Nations Secretary-General formally announced the establishment of the IGF in July 2006 and the first meeting was convened in October/November 2006.
ICANN Participation in Pre-IGF and Other Events (including Main Focus Sessions)
Date | Time | Event Title | Location |
1-Sept | 0800-0930 | BCG Breakfast (Invite Only) | |
1-Sept | 0900-1800 | NETmundial Session | Meeting Venue |
1-Sept | 1400-1600 | High-Level Meeting | Meeting Venue |
1-Sept | 1830-2100 | Internet Technical Community Reception | |
4-Sept | 0930-1230 | Evolution of Internet Governance Ecosystem/Role of the IGF – Reaction to NETmundial + CSTD + WSIS, ITU and other fora | Meeting Venue |
4-Sept | 1430-1600 | Best Practices Forum wrap-up | |
5-Sept | 0930-1100 | IANA Functions: NTIA's Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability Process | Meeting Venue |
ICANN Participation at Istanbul IGF Workshops and Open Forums (Meeting Venue)
Date | Time | Event Title |
2-Sept | 1100-1230 | |
3-Sept | 0900-1030 | |
3-Sept | 0900-1030 | |
3-Sept | 1100-1230 | |
3-Sept | 1100-1230 | Internet blocking: When well intentioned measures go too far |
3-Sept | 1100-1230 | |
3-Sept | 1100-1230 | |
3-Sept | 1430-1600 | |
3-Sept | 1430-1600 | |
4-Sept | 0900-1030 | |
4-Sept | 1100-1230 | |
4-Sept | 1430-1600 | |
4-Sept | 1430-1600 | |
4-Sept | 1430-1600 | |
4-Sept | 1630-1800 | |
4-Sept | 1630-1800 | Emerging Issues from the Arab Internet Community Perspective |
5-Sept | 0900-1030 | |
5-Sept | 0900-1030 | |
5-Sept | 1100-1230 |
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/Week ending 22 August 2014
Announcements This Week
Have Questions About the ICANN Accountability Process?
On 14 August ICANN posted the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance: Process and Next Steps. Since posting, we've received some questions that are compiled here together with items perhaps useful to be addressed for the community.
22 August 2014
APAC Webinar: ICANN Participation in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
The webinar will provide a brief overview of the ICANN related sessions at the IGF in Istanbul from 1-5 September, and will provide an opportunity for members of the community to discuss collaboration opportunities.
21 August 2014
Reminder: Next Meeting of ICG to follow IGF in Istanbul
The next face-to-face meeting of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) will take place on 6 September 2014 following the Ninth Annual IGF Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.
21 August 2014
Public Comment Invited: Board Working Group Report on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom)
The ICANN Board has directed that the report prepared by the Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom) relating to issues of size and composition be posted for public comment.
21 August 2014
Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .SOHU, .IMMO, .SAARLAND, .CLUB
Four (4) Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the introduction of two-character domain names for the below TLDs. In total, the requests concern 4 New gTLDs.
19 August 2014
Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group Members Announced
As described in the 14 August 2014 posting of the Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Process and Next Steps, four respected individuals with backgrounds in academia, governmental relations, global insight, and the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC), will form the Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group.
19 August 2014
Webinar: ICANN Participation in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
You are invited to participate in an informal webinar about ICANN's participation in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on Friday, 22 August at 16:00 UTC.
18 August 2014
Upcoming Events
12-16 October 2014: 51st International Public ICANN Meeting – Los Angeles
About ICANN
Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org.
Adopted FY14 Operating Plan and Budget
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-08-25-en
Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Transition Update
25 August 2014
Latest Developments:
FAQ and Community Wiki space for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process are published
After receiving some questions following the posting of the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance: Process and Next Steps on 14 August, ICANN has compiled an FAQ of items may be useful to community. These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are to assist in your understanding of this process and of the ways you can participate, and will be updated to be responsive to community questions during the process.
Additionally, a new Community Wiki space has been created to direct the community to the most updated information on the developments of the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process.
Read the full announcement here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-22-en
Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group Announced
Selected by ICANN's President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, members of the Public Experts Group will be responsible for the selection of up to seven Advisors to sit on the Coordination Group to assure that best practices are brought from the larger global community.
The members of the Public Experts Group are:
- Mr. Brian Cute
CEO of The Public Interest Registry and Chair of ICANN's first and second Accountability and Transparency Review Teams (ATRT) - Ms. Jeanette Hofmann
Director, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, in Berlin, Germany. She also conducts research at the Social Science Research Center Berlin. She represented the academic community as one of four co-chairs of the NETmundial Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance in São Paulo, Brazil, in April 2014 - Amb. Janis Karklins
Latvian Ambassador. Chair of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG); former Chairman of the Governmental Advisory Committee, GAC Liaison to the ICANN Board and co-selector of the ATRT1 - Hon. Lawrence E. Strickling
NTIA Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Communication and Information of the U.S. Department of Commerce; and member of both ATRT1 and ATRT2
Read the full announcement here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-19-en
Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance – Process and Next Steps
ICANN received a total of 49 comments submitted during the 6 May – 27 June 2014 online public comment period, in addition to the comments received during the dedicated Enhancing ICANN Accountability session held on 26 June 2014 at the ICANN 50 meeting in London. Those comments related to the development of the process have been considered in the refinement of the process. Many of the comments also addressed both issues for consideration for enhancements to ICANN accountability, or proposed solutions. Those issues and solutions are collected – without analysis – in a separate document for consideration by the community groups performing the work on Enhancing ICANN Accountability.
The next steps in the process include formation of a modified ICANN Accountability Community Coordination Group as proposed in the original proposal on 6 May. Based on feedback received, the composition of the process has been modified to include two tracks: The revised process will have not one, but two community groups on Accountability and Governance:
- ICANN Accountability & Governance Cross Community Group; and
- ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group.
Read the full process here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-08-14-en
Background
Last spring, when the community began its initial discussions on the task of transitioning NTIA's stewardship of the IANA Functions, the community raised the broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's accountability. What emerged was a commitment to launch a second process – parallel but interrelated with the IANA stewardship transition process – to do this work.
During an extended public comment period from the beginning of May to the end of June, we received 49 comments, with a majority discussing the more substantive aspects of accountability, while some focused on the design of the review process itself.
We took those comments relating to the development of the process, along with those from the community dialogues at the ICANN 50 meeting in London, and developed the accountability review process published today. The comments provided on issues for consideration for enhancements to ICANN accountability, or proposed solutions, are provided in a separate document for consideration by the community groups performing the work on Enhancing ICANN accountability.
An important attribute of the IANA Stewardship Transition process and this ICANN Accountability & Governance Review process is that the work of each completes in time to meet the expectations of the IANA Functions Contract ending in September 2015.
For information about the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process, please visit the Community Wiki Page.
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-6-2014-08-25-en
Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group Begins Discussions
25 August 2014
As announced on 19 August 2014, members of the Accountability and Governance Public Experts Group have been selected. This group will be responsible for the selection of up to seven Advisors to sit on the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group to assure that best practices are brought in from the larger global community.
Initial discussions amongst the group members have begun, and they will be holding their first call on 26 August 2014 to determine their working methods moving forward. An audio recording of the call will be posted on the Public Experts Group Space on the Community Wiki following the meeting.
In addition, the community may follow the Public Experts Group through its publically archived mailing list.
For all information regarding the Public Experts Group and the ICANN Accountability and Governance Process, please visit the Community Wiki.
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 Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .DEALS, XN--FJQ720A, .CITY, .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .GOP, .TRADE, .WEBCAM, .BID, .HEALTHCARE, .WORLD, .BAND.
*****
Question: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .DEALS, XN--FJQ720A, .CITY, .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .GOP, .TRADE, .WEBCAM, .BID, .HEALTHCARE, .WORLD, .BAND for communication to the relevant parties?
*****
Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .DEALS, XN--FJQ720A, .CITY, .XYZ, .COLLEGE, .GOP, .TRADE, .WEBCAM, .BID, .HEALTHCARE, .WORLD, .BAND Workspace.
Please note that the poll will be open from 25-August-2014 00:00 UTC to 29-August-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
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
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 Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .SOHU, .IMMO, .SAARLAND, .CLUB 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 Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .SOHU, .IMMO, .SAARLAND, .CLUB Workspace.
Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 29 August 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
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
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 Two-Character Domain Names for 20 TLDs associated with Top Level Domain Holdings Limited 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 Two-Character Domain Names for 20 TLDs associated with Top Level Domain Holdings Limited Workspace.
Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 27 August 2014 20:00 UTC.
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
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-22-en
Have Questions About the ICANN Accountability Process?
22 August 2014
On 14 August ICANN posted the Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance: Process and Next Steps. Since posting, we've received some questions that are compiled here together with items perhaps useful to be addressed for the community. These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are to assist in your understanding of this process and of the ways you can participate, and will be updated to be responsive to community questions during the process. The FAQs and other process resources also can be found on a new Community Wiki space.
The Accountability Process ICANN has launched is critical to the successful transition of the IANA Functions Stewardship from the US Government to the Internet's multistakeholder community. All of us who are part of the ICANN community are responsibility for our accountability – for assessing the mechanisms – what works and what needs to be improved. It's important that you contribute. We hope you do.
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-21-en
APAC Webinar: ICANN Participation in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
21 August 2014
With reference to the announcement on 18 August (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-18-en), we are pleased to inform you that we will have a similar webinar on Monday, 25 August at 03:00 UTC.
We will share the recorded presentation from the 22 August webinar and following that, Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN APAC vice president and managing director will be available for Q&As.
The webinar will provide a brief overview of the ICANN related sessions at the IGF in Istanbul from 1-5 September, and will provide an opportunity for members of the community to discuss collaboration opportunities.
Webinar Details
Date: Monday, 25 August 2014
Time: 11:00 Singapore / 03:00 UTC (Time zone conversions can be found here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=APAC+Webinar+-+ICANN%27s+Participation+in+IGF&iso=20140825T03)
Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/apacmtgrm
Dial in details:
Participant Passcode: | 645 127 3995 |
USA | 1-719-457-6209 |
Australia (Toll-Free): | 1 800 804 786 |
China (National) | +400 613 8103 |
Hong Kong (Toll Free) | 800 901 787 |
India (Toll Free) | 000 800 1008 367 |
Indonesia (Toll Free) | 001 803 016 2541 |
Japan (Toll Free) | 0120 305 211 |
Malaysia (Toll Free) | 1 800 816 152 |
New Zealand (Toll Free) | 0800 452 947 |
Philippines (Toll Free) | 1 800 111 013 99 |
Singapore (Toll Free) | 800 616 3192 |
South Korea, Republic of (Toll Free) | 00798 6136 1454 |
Taiwan (Toll Free) | 0800 666 596 |
Thailand (Toll Free) | 001 800 6136 1473 |
The complete list of Country dial-in numbers
Dear All,
Please kindly note that the At-Large workspace for the following Public Comment request has been created: Board Working Group Report on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom)
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
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge
Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge
