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Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 24, 2016

GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 25 April - 29 April 2016

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 25 April - 29 April 2016.

Updates will follow as Doodles close.

Monday 25 April 2016

16:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/Jgp1Aw

19:00 UTC: ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and Engagement https://community.icann.org/x/OEeAAw

Tuesday 26 April 2016

15:30 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag

21:00 UTC: ALAC Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/9TSAAw

Wednesday 27 April 2016

04:00 UTC: CCWG – Accountability Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg

17:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw

20:00 UTC: EURALO Bylaws Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/B0iAAw

Thursday 28 April 2016

16:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg

Friday 29 April 2016

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 desiree.cabrera@icann.org

Thank you.

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

Website: atlarge.icann.org

Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge

Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 24, 2016

IANA Functions, DNSSEC Audits: ICANN Systems Have Appropriate Controls

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-04-22-en

22 April 2016

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has completed annual, third-party audits of the IANA Registry Management Systems and DNSSEC services it provides.

For the sixth consecutive year, ICANN has achieved Service Organization Control (SOC) 3 certification for its management of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) Root Key Signing Key. This certification demonstrates that the processes used to modify the root key signing key, which acts as the trust anchor of the DNS, contain appropriate security measures, and that these processes have been executed as planned. The certificate is publicly available at: http://iana.org/audits.

For the third consecutive year, a SOC 2 audit of the IANA registry maintenance systems confirms that ICANN has the appropriate controls in place to ensure the security, availability and processing integrity of these systems. ICANN began undergoing SOC 2 audits in 2013.

Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers conducted the audits using the Service Organization Control framework managed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The framework measures an organization's systems against a set of "trust services principles and criteria." Learn more: http://iana.org/audits.

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Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 24, 2016

Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN57

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-22-en

22 April 2016

lCANN launches the application round for those interested in participating at the ICANN57 Meeting through the Fellowship Program. The Meeting will be held 29 October - 4 November 2016.

This round remains open until 27 May 2016 and successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, 27 July 2016.

The Fellowship Program

The ICANN Fellowship program seeks out those who are interested in, or already engaged in, the various components of Internet Governance (specifically ICANN's work in Policy Building, the Operation of the Domain Name System and the Security and Stability of the Global Internet. The goal of the Program is to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the ICANN Multistakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in their regions and on the global stage. Priority is given to those who are from developing nations, and those who may not be able to self-fund to attend an ICANN Meeting without ICANN Fellowship.

Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of individuals who are actively participating in all of the ICANN communities as well as various Internet Governance entities within the Internet Ecosystem. Their engagement ranges from writing articles and blogs, providing online or in-person public comment in regard to bottom up policy building, engaging in Internet conferences and panel discussions, lifting a pen in working groups, mentoring newcomers, assisting our regional leaders and becoming leaders themselves.

Click here for more information »

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 21, 2016

UPDATE 1/ GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 18 April - 22 April 2016

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 18 April - 22 April 2016.

Update 1:

Thursday

added:

14:30 UTC: At-Large Proposal for Multi-Year Planning of At-Large RALO Face to Face meetings (draft)

Removed:

16:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting

Friday

Added:

14:00 UTC CCWG-IG

Updates will follow as Doodles close.

Monday 18 April 2016

15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Task Force https://community.icann.org/x/UTmAAw

17:00 UTC: At-Large EURALO Bylaws Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/Iz_AAw

22:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/Jgp1Aw

23:00 UTC: (At-Large) LACRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/2TSAAw

Tuesday 19 April 2016

18:00 UTC: (At-Large) EURALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/6jSAAw

Wednesday 20 April 2016

05:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag

Thursday 21 April 2016

06:00 UTC: (At-Large) APRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/eQl1Aw

13:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Charter Drafting Team https://community.icann.org/x/px6AAw

14:30 UTC: At-Large Proposal for Multi-Year Planning of At-Large RALO Face to Face meetings (draft) https://community.icann.org/x/oUOAAw

15:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw

Friday 22 April 2016

14:00 UTC CCWG-IG https://community.icann.org/x/DEWAAw

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 desiree.cabrera@icann.org

Thank you.

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

Website: atlarge.icann.org

Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge

Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 19, 2016

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT - (234) WZRI Wiener Zentrum fuer Rechtsinformatik

Dear All,

The regional advice from EURALO regarding ALS Applicant (234) WZRI Wiener Zentrum fuer Rechtsinformatik 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:

*****

Question: Does the ALAC wish to accredit WZRI Wiener Zentrum fuer Rechtsinformatik? The regional advice was to accept the application.

*****

Please note that this vote, for ALAC members only, will be open from 19 April 2016 23:59 UTC until 26 April 2016 23:59 UTC.

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

Website: atlarge.icann.org

Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge

Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 19, 2016

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Final Report Recommendations of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group

Dear All,

This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Final Report Recommendations of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement.

To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/J5VlAw.

Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 18 April 2016 23:59 UTC and end on 22 April 2016 23:59 UTC.

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

Website: atlarge.icann.org

Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge

Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 18, 2016

ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report – Register for the FY16 Q3 call on 27 April 1500 UTC

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-18-en

18 April 2016

ICANN has announced its FY16 Q3 Stakeholder Call, which will take place on 27 April at 1500 UTC. The call will cover how ICANN has progressed against its strategic and operating plans for the Quarter ending 31 March 2016.

Please click here to register for the call and to receive joining instructions. If you are unable to access the form, please email us to register with your full name and an email address we can send joining instructions to.

The call is open for all to attend, including press, and there will be ample time for Questions & Answers (Q&A). A recording of the call will also be available online on the ICANN website.

These calls were set up to enhance ICANN’s accountability and transparency efforts, by making it easy to follow ICANN’s progress toward fulfilling its mission of keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable.

More information

Please visit the Reporting page on the ICANN website from 24 hours before the call to pre-read the presentation. You can also find other resources and background information on this page, as well as archived transcripts and recordings of all previous Quarterly Stakeholder Calls.

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 18, 2016

GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 18 April - 22 April 2016

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 18 April - 22 April 2016.

Updates will follow as Doodles close.

Monday 18 April 2016

15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Task Force https://community.icann.org/x/UTmAAw

17:00 UTC: At-Large EURALO Bylaws Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/Iz_AAw

22:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/Jgp1Aw

23:00 UTC: (At-Large) LACRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/2TSAAw

Tuesday 19 April 2016

18:00 UTC: (At-Large) EURALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/6jSAAw

Wednesday 20 April 2016

05:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag

Thursday 21 April 2016

06:00 UTC: (At-Large) APRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/eQl1Aw

13:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Charter Drafting Team https://community.icann.org/x/px6AAw

15:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw

16:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg

Friday 22 April 2016

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 desiree.cabrera@icann.org

Thank you.

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

Website: atlarge.icann.org

Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge

Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 18, 2016

ICANN Newsletter -- 15 April 2016

ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

http://www.icann.org/

Week ending 15 April 2016

Announcements This Week

Proposal for Khmer Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)

15 April 2016

Additional IDN ccTLD Requests from India Successfully Pass String Evaluation

13 April 2016

ICANN Holds Calls with Community on Public Comments Submitted on the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget

12 April 2016

Upcoming Events

27-30 June 2016: 56th International Public ICANN Meeting – Helsinki

About ICANN

ICANN Bylaws

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.

Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020

ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 14, 2016

Additional IDN ccTLD Requests from India Successfully Pass String Evaluation

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-13-en

13 April 2016

ICANN is pleased to announce the successful evaluation of four additional proposed IDN ccTLD strings for India.

Details of the successful evaluation are provided here: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion

The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) ccTLD Fast Track Process was approved by the ICANN Board at its annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea on 30 October 2009. First requests were received starting 16 November 2009. The process enables countries and territories to submit requests to ICANN for IDN ccTLDs, representing their respective country or territory names in scripts other than Latin. IDN ccTLD requesters must fulfill a number of requirements:

The script used to represent the IDN ccTLDs must be non-Latin;
The languages used to express the IDN ccTLDs must be official in the corresponding country or territory; and
A specific set of technical requirements must be met.

The request and evaluation processes entail three steps:

Preparation (by the requester in the country / territory): Community consensus is built for which IDN ccTLD to apply for, how it is run, and which organization will be running it, along with preparing and gathering all the required supporting documentation. Requests are submitted through an online system together with additional material supporting the process at http://forms.icann.org/idn/apply.php
String Evaluation: Requests are evaluated in accordance with the technical and linguistic requirements for the IDN ccTLD string(s) criteria described above.
String Delegation: Requests successfully meeting string evaluation criteria are eligible to apply for delegation following the same ICANN IANA process as is used for ASCII based ccTLDs. Requesters submit string delegation requests to IANA root zone management: root-mgmt@iana.org.

With this announcement, requests from a total of 39 countries/territories have successfully passed through the String Evaluation stage. Of these, 33 countries/territories (represented by 43 IDN ccTLDs) are delegated in the DNS root zone, with the remainder either readying to apply, or actively applying for delegation of the string. Up-to-date information about the IDN Fast Track Program will continue to be provided on the Fast Track Process web page at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fast-track-2012-02-25-en.

ICANN will continue to accept new string evaluation requests for non-Latin country-code top-level domains for countries and territories that meet the Fast Track Process requirements. Please email idncctldrequest@icann.org for any inquiries for participation.

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 13, 2016

ICANN Holds Calls with Community on Public Comments Submitted on the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-12-en

12 April 2016

ICANN will be holding community calls during which the comments submitted on the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget will be presented by the submitters to ICANN staff. This is intended to enhance the understanding of the comments and so improve the quality of the response.

This process was implemented to improve the public comment process, consistently with ATRT2 recommendations (#12.1 and #12.5).

All calls will be public, focused on the organization that submitted comments, and attended by at least one Board Finance Committee member. Additional board members may attend based on availability.

The staff and Board members attending will primarily listen and ask clarifying questions. Responses to public comments will not be provided during these calls, unless the comments are factual with a very specific and simple answer.

All submitted comments can be found in the public comments forum.

The schedule for these calls, along with dial-in information, will be published on the Community Wiki Finance Workspace as dates and times are agreed with each stakeholder group.

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 12, 2016

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups

Dear All,

This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement.

To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw.

Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 11 April 2016 23:59 UTC and end on 15 April 2016 23:59 UTC.

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

Website: atlarge.icann.org

Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge

Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

Yesim Nazlar posted on Apr 11, 2016

ICANN Newsletter -- 8 April 2016

ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

http://www.icann.org/

Week ending 8 April 2016

Announcements This Week

ICANN and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day Root Zone Management System "Parallel Testing" Period

8 April 2016

Fellowship Program Brings Experienced Alumni to ICANN56 Policy Forum

4 April 2016

GDD Summit Announced

4 April 2016

Upcoming Events

27-30 June 2016: 56th International Public ICANN Meeting – Helsinki

About ICANN

ICANN Bylaws

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.

Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020

ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget

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