Blog from December, 2015
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-23-en
Syntax and Operability Accuracy of WHOIS Data in gTLDs Presented in Accuracy Reporting System Phase 2 Report
23 December 2015
ICANN today published the Phase 2 report of the WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS), which acts as a follow-on to the Phase 1 report published in August 2015. During Phase 2, ICANN measured both the syntax and operability accuracy of WHOIS records in gTLDs as compared to the requirements of the 2009 and 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreements (RAAs).
In addition to testing the format and content of a sample of WHOIS records, ICANN developed accuracy tests to answer questions about the operability of WHOIS records:
- Does an email sent to the email address provided in the WHOIS record bounce back?
- Does the telephone number provided ring when dialed?
- Will mail be delivered to the given postal address?
Then using statistical methods, syntax and operability accuracy estimates with a 95 percent confidence interval were provided for the population of domains in gTLDs as a whole, as well as for several subgroups of interest.
The analysis found, for example, that approximately 87 percent of email addresses, 74 percent of telephone numbers and 98 percent of postal addresses were operable. See Table 1 below for more information.
Table 1: Overall gTLD Operability Accuracy by Contact Mode (95 percent confidence interval)
Telephone | Postal Address | All 3 Accurate | ||
All 3 Contacts (Registrant, Technical, Administrative) Accurate | 87.1% ± 0.7% | 74.0% ± 0.9% | 98.0% ± 0.3% | 64.7% ± 0.9% |
In terms of syntax accuracy, the Phase 2 report shows similar results to Phase 1. That is, approximately 99 percent of email addresses, 83 percent of telephone numbers and 79 percent of postal addresses were found to meet all the requirements of the 2009 RAA. Table 2 below provides more information.
Table 2: Overall gTLD Syntax Accuracy to 2009 RAA Requirements by Contact Mode (95 percent confidence interval)
Telephone | Postal Address | All 3 Accurate | ||
All 3 Contacts (Registrant, Technical, Administrative) Accurate | 99.1% ± 0.2% | 83.3% ± 0.7% | 79.4% ± 0.8% | 67.2% ± 0.9% |
The Phase 2 report contains additional details regarding both syntax and operability accuracy, including important notes on the differences between Phase 1 and Phase 2. The Phase 2 report also discusses the leading types of nonconformances, trends and comparisons of WHOIS accuracy across regions, RAA versions and gTLD types.
Next Steps for Phase 2
ICANN will host a webinar on 12 January 2016 at 16:00 UTC to provide insight into the methodology and findings of the WHOIS ARS Phase 2 report. An announcement with more details on how to participate will be released in the coming weeks.
The results of Phase 2 have been provided to ICANN’s Contractual Compliance team, which will assess the types of errors found and follow up with registrars on potentially inaccurate records. If WHOIS inaccuracy and/or format complaints are created from the WHOIS ARS data, ICANN Contractual Compliance will issue tickets in accordance with the Contractual Compliance Approach and Process.
Next Steps for the WHOIS ARS
In January 2016, ICANN will also begin work on second cycle of Phase 2 of the ARS, which will again measure both syntax and operability of the contact information in WHOIS records. Testing is expected to be complete by April 2016 and a report on Phase 2 Cycle 2 is targeted for June 2016.
Background
ICANN reviews the WHOIS Program every three years as part of its Affirmation of Commitments (AoC). On 8 November 2012, the ICANN board approved a series of improvements to the manner in which ICANN carries out its oversight of the WHOIS Program based on recommendations made by the 2012 WHOIS Review Team. As part of these improvements, ICANN committed to proactively identifying potentially inaccurate gTLD WHOIS contact data and forwarding these records to registrars for investigation and follow-up. To accomplish these tasks, ICANN initiated the development of the WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System. Throughout the development ICANN has consulted and collaborated with the community.
The ARS is intended to lead to improvements over time in the accuracy of WHOIS data, which will be examined in subsequent ARS reports.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org.
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-22-en
The Ethiopic Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
22 December 2015
ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the Generation Panel to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Ethiopic script.
Following the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules, on 17 December 2015 the Ethiopic script community submitted to ICANN the Proposal for Generation Panel for Ethiopic Script Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone [PDF, 448 KB]. ICANN staff has reviewed the proposal including panel composition and scope, to ensure that requirements set forth in the LGR Procedure [PDF, 772 KB], and in particular the criteria set forth in the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules, are fulfilled.
"On behalf of ICANN we are grateful to the Ethiopic script community for volunteering to develop the Ethiopic script LGR proposal for the Root Zone," said Sarmad Hussain from the IDN Program at ICANN.
With composition and work plan approved, the Ethiopic script Generation Panel will start its work on the label generation rules. According to the LGR Procedure [PDF, 772 KB], the starting point of any Generation Panel's work is the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR), with its second version (MSR-2) released on 27 April 2015. The full specification of Generation Panel's tasks can be found in the LGR Procedure [PDF, 772 KB] in particular, Section B.3 "Variant Rule Generation Procedure".
ICANN has provided a central public workspace on the project website where the Ethiopic script Generation Panel composition, work plan updates, public reports, contact details, and any other relevant information will be included.
As a reminder, and to highlight the importance of script community involvement required in the development of the IDN Root Zone LGR, we would like to reiterate the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules. A successful development of the Root Zone LGR depends on having Generation Panels for each script represented in the Root Zone. In addition to ongoing efforts by the communities for Chinese, Cyrillic, Ethiopic, Greek, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Neo-Brahmi and Thai, Generation Panel formation is expected to cover other scripts including Georgian, Hebrew, Myanmar, Sinhala and Tibetan.
For further information on how to form a Generation Panel, please refer to the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules and to the additional supporting documentation provided on the Root Zone LGR Project website. Individual interests may be emailed to idntlds@icann.org.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/Week ending 18 December 2015
Announcements This Week
Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions: Deadline is 20 March 2016
17 December 2015
ICANN Appoints MFSD as First European Uniform Rapid Suspension System Provider
16 December 2015
ICANN Earns 94 Percent Satisfaction Rate in Annual Third-Party IANA Functions Customer Survey
16 December 2015
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .STUDY, .COURSES, .LAMBORGHINI, XN--3OQ18VL8PN36A, .VOLKSWAGEN, .BUGATTI, .AUDI and .DELTA TLDs
15 December 2015
CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs to Hold Additional Briefing Webinar on Draft Proposal of Work Stream 1 Recommendations
14 December 2015
Upcoming Events
5-10 March 2016: 55th International Public ICANN Meeting – Marrakech
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.
ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Seated
23 December 2015
ICANN today announced that 17 individuals have been selected to serve on the team that will review the New gTLD Program in relation to competition, consumer trust and consumer choice (CCT). Review team members represent an array of geographic regions and areas of expertise, and have demonstrated knowledge of the New gTLD Program or one of the review areas.
Six review team members were endorsed by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) and two were endorsed by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). Four members will serve as independent experts and bring deep knowledge of economics, consumer protection and intellectual property law, and Internet security to the team. Of the remaining five team members, two also belong to the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), two from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), and one represents ICANN's CEO.
In accordance with ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments, CCT review team members were selected by ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé and GAC Chair Thomas Schneider. The pair made their selections based on rigorous analysis of application materials from 72 candidates. Applications were evaluated against the criteria outlined in the call for volunteers with a particular focus on candidates' expertise in competition, consumer trust and consumer choice. Endorsements and guidance from the GNSO and ALAC were also taken into consideration. Chehadé and Schneider chose candidates representing a cross-section of experience and geographic diversity.
The Affirmation of Commitments also allows the CEO and GAC chair to serve on the review team or designate representatives. Chehadé will be represented by ICANN's Jamie Hedlund, and Schneider by Laureen Kapin [PDF, 89 KB], of the GAC Public Safety Working Group and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
The CCT review team is expected to convene for its first meeting in January 2016 and to complete a final draft of its report by December 2016. Periodic updates on the progress of the review will be made available on icann.org and at ICANN public meetings.
Members Representing an ICANN Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee | |||
Candidate | Country | SO/AC | Documents |
Calvin Browne | South Africa | GNSO | |
Jordyn Buchanan | USA | GNSO | |
Carlos Raul Gutierrez | Costa Rica | GNSO | |
Waudo Siganga | Kenya | GNSO | |
David Taylor | United Kingdom | GNSO | |
Jonathan Zuck | USA | GNSO | |
Kaili Kan | People's Republic of China | ALAC | |
Carlton Samuels | Jamaica | ALAC | |
Megan Richards | Belgium | GAC | |
Dejan Djukic | Serbia | ccNSO | |
Gaongalelwe G.P. Mosweu | Botswana | ccNSO | |
Members Serving as Independent Experts | ||
Candidate | Country | Documents |
Drew Bagley | USA | |
Stanley Besen | USA | |
N. Ravi Shankar | India | |
Fabro Steibel | Brazil | |
Background
Section 9.3 of the Affirmation of Commitments states: "If and when new gTLDs (whether in ASCII or other language character sets) have been in operation for one year, ICANN will organize a review that will examine the extent to which the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice." An implementation advisory group recommended a set of 66 metrics [PDF, 472 KB], which the ICANN Board adopted, for the review team to consider. ICANN has been collecting data on many of these metrics. In addition, ICANN commissioned a global survey and economic study to gather data on certain metrics. Baseline reports on consumer and registrant awareness of new gTLDs have been published along with an economic assessment of competition in the domain name marketplace. These and other supporting materials will be made available to the review team to inform its work.
More information on the CCT review is available here.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit: www.icann.org.
Dear All,
ICANN is calling for community volunteers to participate in the Advisory Panel on gTLD Marketplace Health Index. This Advisory Panel will review the proposed KPIs in the preliminary proposal of gTLD Marketplace Health Index, as well as the suggested potential updates in light of the public comment on this preliminary proposal. The Advisory Panel will also be asked to assist ICANN in finalizing the list of KPIs and in setting proposed benchmarks for measuring the health of the global gTLD marketplace. As an FYI, the ALAC has responded to the public comment on the gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal and submitted a Statement: https://newatlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/9745.
At-Large members interested in this topic are welcome to join the Advisory Panel. Experience in the global domain name industry, economics, and data analytics will be particularly helpful to the Advisory Panel’s work. Perspectives from diverse regions and backgrounds will help ensure that the gTLD Marketplace Health Index presents a holistic view of the global domain name marketplace.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Advisory Panel, please email amy.bivins@icann.org by 22 January 2016.
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlarge
Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-17-en
Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions: Deadline is 20 March 2016
17 December 2015
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership positions. Applications are invited for the following positions:
- Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors
- Two At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the Europe and North America regions)
- One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
- One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe and help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development.
Those selected will also gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will be making a valuable public service contribution towards the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource. Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill ICANN's mission to coordinate the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure its stable and secure operation.
Current NomCom-selected Board members include: Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker, Asha Hemrajani, Rafael Lito Ibarra, Bruno Lanvin, Erika Mann, George Sadowsky and Lousewies Van der Laan.
Please submit applications for the positions described above through the on-line application request form at (http://nomcom.icann.org/apply) or by emailing nomcom2016@icann.org.
For more information, please visit the 2016 NomCom website. If you have any questions or comments, please email: nomcom2016@icann.org.
Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an on-line form at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest.
All applications are confidential and should be received by 20 March 2016 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2016. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in October 2016.
Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions.
These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to ICANN's three annual Public Meetings. Recent ICANN Public Meetings were held in Singapore, Buenos Aires and Dublin. Meetings during 2016 will be held in Marrakech (5 – 10 March 2016), Panama City and San Juan.
Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed.
Each Board Member has the option to receive compensation in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board on 30 July 2014, but is not required to do so. (See https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b.)
Background:
The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within ICANN's structure.
It is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws.
NomCom members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them.
The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing bodies.
NomCom members are accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom.
Dear All,
The December ALAC Monthly call is scheduled on Tuesday, 22 December 2015 , from 19:00-21:00 UTC.
For other times:
The agenda and call details are available at:
https://community.icann.org/x/tI9lAw
Adobe Connect Room:
http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac
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:
Thank you.
Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlarge
Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge
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ALAC-Announce mailing list
ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org
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At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org
Hello All,
Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 21 December – 25 December 2015
Updates will follow as Doodles close.
Monday 21 December 2015
17:00 UTC: At-Large Finance and Budget Subcommittee Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/io5lAw
21:00 UTC: (GNSO) Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as TLDs https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg
23:00 UTC: At-Large LACRALO monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/YL1YAw
Tuesday 22 December 2015
12:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg
17:00 UTC: CCWG-IG https://community.icann.org/x/eYplAw
19:00 UTC: ALAC Monthly Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/tI9lAw
Wednesday 23 December 2015
19:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/wItlAw
Thursday 24 December 2015
None
Friday 25 December 2015
None
Please confirm your dial-out requests
For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs@icann.org
For At-Large calls or ALAC :staff@atlarge.icann.org
For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer@icann.org
For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org
For CCWG-IG renate.dewulf@icann.org
Thank you.
Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlarge
Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge
News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-12-16-en
ICANN Earns 94 Percent Satisfaction Rate in Annual Third-Party IANA Functions Customer Survey
16 December 2015
Today, ICANN announced that 94 percent of IANA functions customers surveyed reported being "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with services they received between September 2014 and August 2015. This score is indicative of sustained satisfaction, as customers awarded ICANN's IANA department with scores of 93 percent in surveys published in 2013 and 2014.
View Customer Survey Findings [PDF, 855 KB].
The IANA Functions Customer Survey measures satisfaction across seven performance indicators identified in the 2013 performance standards consultations. These include documentation quality, process quality, transparency, timeliness, accuracy, reporting and courtesy. In the 2015 survey, the IANA department earned a 98 percent satisfaction rate regarding accuracy, which customers have identified as the most important performance indicator for the past three years. The team received higher scores than in previous years regarding process quality, timeliness and reporting. Additionally, the number of TLD managers requesting routine changes who reported being very satisfied with the accuracy of the service they received increased 10 percent when compared to 2014. These scores are part of a positive trend in customers' satisfaction with ICANN's execution of the IANA functions. Since 2013, the number of customers who reported being satisfied with the resolution of their customer service issues increased by 24 percent.
While the results of the survey are positive overall, we continue to explore opportunities for improvement. Responses to open-ended questions in the 2015 survey indicate that certain forms customers use to submit requests should be improved and that the IANA department should provide customers with status updates more frequently when managing delegation requests. ICANN intends to examine methods for addressing this feedback in the coming year.
ICANN has commissioned Ebiquity, a global media, marketing and reputation consultancy, to administer the survey since its launch in 2013. The survey provides valuable feedback to the IANA department and scores are used as benchmarks against which ICANN can drive process improvements. Individual survey responses remain anonymous to encourage candid feedback, but respondents are segmented according to affiliation to help ICANN better understand the needs of various customer groups.
About ICANN
ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org.
This is your opportunity to provide input into the process.
Dear All,
On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, we would like to invite you to join an At-Large Briefing on the ALAC Response to the CCWG Accountability 3rd Draft Proposal. TWO identical briefings have been scheduled to cover most time zones and to maximise participation.
ALL ALAC Members and Regional Leaders are encouraged to participate.
- Wednesday 16 December 2015 at 22:00 UTC for 120 minutes
For other times: http://tinyurl.com/jqn6awh
The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/JI1lAw
- Thursday 17 December 2015 at 11:00 UTC for 120 minutes
For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qhn8hfr
The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/kI1lAw
The presenter will be Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC and member of the CCWG.
Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/atlarge-briefing-session/
French and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Participant Passcodes
EN: 1638
ES: 1738
FR: 1838
Dial-in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann/
If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff@atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number.
Thank you.
Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
E-mail: staff@atlarge.icann.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/icannatlarge
Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge
One World, One Internet
On behalf of Jean-Jacques Sahel and Adam Peake
Dear All
Please find below a clean version if the Civil Society Engagement Approach document.
The attached document does not include the comments made on the Google doc, those you can see online.
However, we have accepted some of the suggested changes to the text, and other suggestions you will see in square brackets [ … ]
These can be discussed on the call later.
On behalf of Jean-Jacques Sahel and Adam Peake
Saygılarımla, Regards, Respectueusement,
Milena TIMUR
EMEA Senior Administrative Assistant, GSE
ICANN-Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Istanbul Hub Office
Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No: 10/C K: 10
34349 Fulya, Istanbul, Turkey
Direct line : +90 212 999 62 41
Mobile: +90 531 306 51 43
Tel.: +90 212 999 62 22
Email: milena.timur@icann.org
Skype: milena.timur.icann
Jabber: milena.timur@jabber.icann.org
One World, One Internet
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DRAFT Approach – ICANN Civil Society and Non-Commercial
engagement in FY16 [Civil Society, Non-Commercial, Academic
and End-User Engagement in FY16]
Considering its Mission of serving the public interest and the global community, including
users, with respect to the coordination of the Internet’s domain name and numbering
systems, ICANN will strive to include a [stronger] diversity of global Internet users in its
work and its composition, by fostering participation from all regions and all groups, and
in particular civil society.
The proposed engagement initiative focuses on raising awareness of ICANN and the
Domain Name System (DNS) among global civil society at large, and encourages
participation in ICANN policy processes by civil society volunteers. The strategy should
also make clear to civil society the benefits of working with ICANN, [and in particular its
policy-related work].
For the purposes of this plan, ‘civil society’ includes Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGOs), [representatives of] non-commercial individual Internet end-users1, and
academia, in particular those with interests in Internet-related policy and research.
Within ICANN, this will include the GNSO Non Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG),
with both of its components the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), and the
Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC), as well as the At-Large
community represented by regional At-Large Structures (ALS) that self-identify as civil
society. Not for profit organizations such as industry associations that serve for
profit/commercial interests would not be within scope. (Relations with academia will be
handled in coordination with the Development Public Responsibility Department (DPRD)
academic relations activities).
The long-term goals in engaging with civil society are:
● To increase awareness and knowledge of ICANN, the DNS and Internet
governance ecosystem among civil society groups around the world, and to raise
awareness of how these are relevant and important to civil society missions
● To help enhance the effectiveness of civil society participation in ICANN’s work
Activities to attain these goals will include:
● In order to foster increased participation in ICANN’s policy work, raising
awareness of the relevance of the DNS to civil society missions and day-to-day
operations, then publicising and championing the involvement of civil society in
ICANN [and the Internet Governance ecosystem]. Informing civil society
communities around the world about ICANN, its work and the role of civil society,
towards raising their awareness of ICANN, and of the relevance and value of
participation in ICANN
1
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this
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At-‐Large
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(ALS),
a
more
precise
way
to
refer
to
individual
Internet
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it
should
be
those
ALS
that
self-‐select
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being
civil
society.
● Supporting and advising the existing ICANN civil society community in its
outreach efforts, and contributing to enhancing its effectiveness in outreach
through capacity building
In FY16 (starting July 2015), we will strive to deliver on the following objectives:
1. A structured approach: To finalise a specific approach to civil society outreach,
following the ICANN54 meeting. This will include a dedicated communications plan,
including online tools and space on www.icann.org and / or the ICANN Wiki. This would
include support for NCSG and relevant ALSs as they develop and sustain their own
communications strategies.
2. Tailored content and communications: To catalogue existing content produced by
NCSG (NCUC/NPOC) and relevant At-Large Structures, refine or update it when
necessary, and where gaps are identified, develop initial new content by end of 2015 in
liaison with ICANN’s civil society constituencies. Such a catalogue could also include
content produced externally to ICANN. All content will be tailored for use by a civil
society audience, for rollout and communication both online and face-to-face, or through
the media and other publications as appropriate. This engagement approach recognizes
the importance of community-developed content. The starting point for this activity
should be to focus on awareness of the relevance of the DNS, and awareness of and
engagement in ICANN and ICANN's mission. Where possible, online content should be
available for download, ICANN will develop metrics to show how content is being used.
Important materials should be translated[/transcribed].
Potential content and communications:
● Civil society brochure highlighting the work of the NCSG (NCUC/NPOC) and
relevant At-Large Structures. Among other aspects, the brochure would help
distinguish between the different missions of the CS entities in ICANN
● [Glossary with specific Internet terminology]
● NCSG Newcomers Handbook (NCSG chair lead, staff and community support)
● eBooks/pamphlets to highlight the work of NCUC and of NPOC (NCUC under
development, NPOC proposal)
● Journal: idea of launching a call for papers around "civil society and academia in
ICANN and Internet governance" to stimulate conversations, research and
involvement in ICANN
● Dedicated civil society webpages on icann.org, such as a "landing page" for civil
society (e.g. see ICANN for Business)
● Regular updates on ICANN policy processes, concise plain language
● Newsletters:
o Civil society newsletter or digest, published before and after each ICANN
meeting, for example
▪ Based on civil society view of key meeting topics
▪ General ICANN communications team review
▪ What's next
o Civil society section in ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement regional
newsletters
● Social media: Twitter, dedicated civil society email list, Facebook
● Webinars and media:
o Briefing before each ICANN meeting
o Issue specific inter-sessional
● Video and audio podcasts – suggesting interview based (CS in ICANN, success
stories from NCSG/NCUC/NPOC and At-Large, ad-hoc issue specific)
● Participation in each in-country preparatory meeting before each ICANN meeting
● Civil Society "speakers bureau"
● Online events calendar
● Devising an event approach (internal) in order to help steer and prioritise external
engagements, including:
o How to present ICANN civil society
o Consistent theme for ICANN organized sessions at civil society events
o Consistent approach to civil society engagement at national and regional
IGFs
The engagement initiative should prioritise the activities described above, with a rollout
schedule reflecting that prioritisation.
3. Engagement activities: To rollout a programme of engagement, in line with
respective global and regional strategies, with civil society both at global and regional
levels throughout FY16, to include activities aimed at increased general awareness and
understanding of ICANN among the broader civil society community. Beside supporting
the ICANN communities’ own outreach efforts on an ad-hoc basis, we will develop a mix
of ICANN-own events (e.g. at the IGF-Germany on May 21, 2015 in Berlin, we organised
an outreach pre event for German-speaking CS groups and actors on May 20, in
partnership. with the local IGF organisers), engagement in civil society events in each
main region (e.g. RightsCon, re:publica, etc.), and activities in the run-up to each ICANN
meeting.
Civil society participants in the ICANN Fellowship and NextGen@ICANN programs
should be encouraged to join and participate in relevant ICANN constituencies and At-
Large structures. As part of this strategic approach, initiatives supporting newcomers’
participation should be further developed by the existing ICANN civil society.
Other considerations include:
● The regional ICANN Global Stakeholder Engagement teams contribute to /
participate in most national and regional IGFs. We will consider a consistent civil
society involvement and message for these events (as appropriate)
● Increasing involvement / contribution to Internet governance (summer) schools
and similar
● Organising outreach pre-events in the ICANN Meeting host city some weeks
prior to the meeting
● Consider opportunities for in-reach (for example the ICANN academy), such as,
relevant ICANN-specific training (chairing skills, to policy development, how to
use ICANN technology, e.g. Adobe, wikis, and those developed by ICANN Online
Services (Note, also relevant to capacity building section below)
4. Capacity building: By the end of FY16, to establish and assess a catalogue of
existing civil society capacity building, learning and related programmes, both by ICANN
and by the constituencies themselves; and if necessary, devise a roadmap in liaison with
ICANN’s civil society constituencies to either enhance or put in place such programmes
aimed at increasing civil society capacity and skills (for example through tutorials,
mentoring, and other training and development tools), including toward enhancing the
ICANN communities’ ability to run their own outreach activities. Examples include
programs such as the CROPP program, Language Localization Pilot by the APAC team,
NextGen@ ICANN program, and ICANN Fellowship program and ICANN Learn platform
- which all contribute to this effort.
Internal organisation
In order to best support engagement with civil society, ICANN staff have formed a
dedicated project team to provide local focal points for civil society as well as to develop
and implement this approach in partnership of the community:
● Yaovi Atohoun (Africa)
● Fahd Batayneh (Middle-East)
● Joe Catapano (North America)
● Rodrigo de la Parra (Latin America and Caribbean)
● Adam Peake (Global coordinator)
● Jean-Jacques Sahel (Global lead / Europe)
● Heidi Ullrich (At-Large)
● Kelvin Wong (Asia-Pacific)
Interested community members will have regular interactions with the ICANN staff team
to take forward and coordinate this engagement effort, in the form of [regular] [monthly]
calls. Volunteers to join this contact group welcome.
Annex: Roadmap of external activities for partnership in FY16
The Annex will be presented as a separate stand-alone living document maintained as
an online calendar.
Suggestions/comments have been to:
● Arrange conferences by "type" e.g. academic, IGF (all), etc.
● Arrange conferences by region
● That National and regional IGFs feature in ICANN’s Global Stakeholder
Engagement team’s outreach, NCUC has often organized sessions at the annual
IGFs. A more consistent approach to IGFs has been suggested
● Coordinate between the At-Large community and ICANN Global Stakeholder
Engagement when meetings are organised regionally
● Noting the NARALO event list
● Ensure that the Community provides information about their own conferences
and events, about other relevant civil society events, noting events where ICANN
can consider holding sessions or making some other contribution such as
providing speakers or content
On behalf of Jean-Jacques Sahel and Adam Peake
Dear All,
Please find below participation details for Civil Society Engagement Approach: Call to discuss Implementation on Wednesday 16 Dec 2015 at 14:00 UTC
This call is for ICANN Staff and the community to start planning together joint activities and other deliverables such as new content production for the coming months, under the new civil society engagement approach.
Agenda:
Civil Society Engagement Approach: Call to discuss Implementation
14:00 to 15:00 UTC, December 16
Draft Engagement Approach:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xC5pxWr4uzkU_Uoi3guGFEFrP9LHYk_KV11mRlBcqWQ/edit?pli=1
1. Introduction: summary of the strategic approach and where we stand
2. Content development
* current civil society generated content
* proposals for tailored content and communications
3. Civil society in ICANN: distinguish between missions
4. Engagement activities and shared events calendar
5. Capacity Building
6. Next Steps
7. AOB / Questions
This call will be in English only.
Thank you.
Regards,
Jean-Jacques Sahel & Adam Peake
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News Alert
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/meet-the-nextgen-icann55-marrakech-members
Meet The NextGen@ICANN55 Marrakech Members
Author: Jeffrey Dunn
14 December 2015
ICANN's Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD) is pleased to announce the newest group of admitted members to the popular NextGen@ICANN program. Started just over one year ago, this program has quickly grown and become one of the most exciting opportunities for members of the next generation of Internet users to get involved with ICANN and the global Internet community.
The NextGen@ICANN program saw 85 applications. Of those applicants, the NextGen Selection Committee chose 30 applicants to invite to the program. The Committee also selected two NextGen@ICANN Ambassadors, previous NextGen@ICANN members who will be on hand to help facilitate the program and provide a link to previous programs.
Meet The NextGen@ICANN55 Members
Please join us in congratulating the following applicants. Names are in alphabetical order.
- Amal Al-Saqqaf - Yemen
- Huthaifa Albustanji - Jordan
- Abdeldjalil Aware - Chad
- Chenai Chair - South Africa
- Mark Datysgeld* - Brazil
- Khouloud Dawahi - Tunisia
- Farid El Hajim - Morocco
- Mohammadali Gharghi - Iran
- Kembabazi Gloria - Uganda
- Mubashir Hassan - Pakistan
- Ahlem Ismail - Tunisia
- Matías Jackson* - Uruguay
- Sellina Kapondera - Malawi
- Hani Kassim - Djibouti
- Ephraim Kenyanito - Kenya
- Ihtisham Khalid - Pakistan
- Sarah Kiden - Uganda
- Josephat Kilonzo - Kenya
- Zeinab Mohamed - Sudan
- Maryanne Muriuki - Kenya
- Njeri Mwathi - Kenya
- Bulanda Nkhowani - South Africa
- Sheilla Nyeko - Uganda
- Oyewole Oginni - Cameroon
- Elizabeth Orembo - Kenya
- Adeel Sadiq - Pakistan
- Anass Sedrati - Morocco
- Jawad Tanveer - Pakistan
- Malick Tapsoba - Burkina Faso
- June Okal Tessy - Kenya
- Joyce Wandeka - Uganda
- Seqqat Yasmine - Morocco
*NextGen@ICANN Ambassador(s)
About The NextGen Selection Committee
In an effort to ensure a high level of accountability, transparency, and fairness the committee is comprised of men, women, community members, business leaders, staff, and former NextGen members. The DPRD would like to personally thank each of them for volunteering their time to help identify the next group of NextGen@ICANN members. Please contact nextgen@icann.org if you're interested in being on the Selection Committee in the future.
- Manal Ismael [learn more]
- Pierre Dandjinou [learn more]
- Baher Esmat [learn more]
- Aziz Hilali [learn more]
- Tijani Ben Jemaa [learn more]
- Fatimata Seye Sylla [learn more]
- Sofia Guerfali [learn more]
- Hadja Fatimata Ouattara Sanon [learn more]
- Samah Znati [learn more]
About The NextGen@ICANN Program
As part of the Development and Public Responsibility Department's (DPRD) ongoing work to support the next generation of Internet users, the NextGen@ICANN program has been formalized as a staple DPRD initiative to engage regionally based undergraduate and graduate students at ICANN meetings, and introduce them to ICANN through guided programming. The NextGen@ICANN program was initially organized at ICANN49 in Singapore with DotAsia and NetMission and has been successfully replicated at several other ICANN Meetings by our Department.
The application for the NextGen@ICANN program at ICANN56 in Panama City will be live January 2016 on the NextGen@ICANN page. More information about the program is available on that application link.
Questions and comments can be directed to nextgen@icann.org anytime.
Dear All,
On behalf of the ALAC, Alan Greenberg has developed the first draft ALAC Statement on the CCWG-Accountability - Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1 Recommendations. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/d4NlAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft.
Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 20 December 2015 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don’t have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff@atlarge.icann.org.
Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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Hello All,
Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 14 December – 18 December 2015
Update 2:
Wednesday added:
22:00 UTC: At-Large Briefing on the ALAC Response to the CCWG Accountability 3rd Draft Proposal https://community.icann.org/x/JI1lAw
Thursday added:
11:00 UTC: At-Large Briefing on the ALAC Response to the CCWG Accountability 3rd Draft Proposal https://community.icann.org/x/kI1lAw
Updates will follow as Doodles close.
Monday 14 December 2015
15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/0ohlAw
18:00 UTC ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and Engagement https://community.icann.org/x/_YNlAw
20:00 UTC At-Large NARALO Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/9LlYAw
Tuesday 15 December 2015
06:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg
16:00 UTC: CWG IANA Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg
19:00 UTC; At-Large EURALO Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/7b9YAw
20:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability: https://community.icann.org/x/qIxlAw
22:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Mid-Monthly Meeting: https://community.icann.org/x/rItlAw
Wednesday 16 December 2015
17:00UTC: GNSO IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg
20:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Webinar https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg
22:00 UTC: At-Large Briefing on the ALAC Response to the CCWG Accountability 3rd Draft Proposal https://community.icann.org/x/JI1lAw
Thursday 17 December 2015
06:00 UTC: At-Large APRALO Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/ZsBYAw
11:00 UTC: At-Large Briefing on the ALAC Response to the CCWG Accountability 3rd Draft Proposal https://community.icann.org/x/kI1lAw
23:00 UTC: At-Large LACRALO GSE Capacity Building Webinar – IANA Transition Update (Intermediate Level) https://community.icann.org/x/4odlAw
Friday 18 December 2015
None
Please confirm your dial-out requests
For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs@icann.org
For At-Large calls:staff@atlarge.icann.org
For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer@icann.org
For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org
For CCWG-IG renate.dewulf@icann.org
Thank you.
Regards,
Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar
ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community
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