Blog from November, 2016
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]
Week ending 25 November 2016
Announcements This Week
21 November 2016
Upcoming Events
11-16 March 2017: 58th International Public ICANN Meeting – Copenhagen[meetings.icann.org]
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.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 28 November – 02 December 2016.
Update 1
Tuesday added:
21:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/pJXDAw
22:30 UTC: NARALO Rules of Procedures Working Committee Call https://community.icann.org/x/spXDAw
Thursday added:
13:00 UTC: WS2 SO/AC Accountability Subgroup https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
19:00 UTC: WS2 Staff Accountability Subgrouphttps://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
Updates will follow as Doodles close.
Monday 28 November 2016
15:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/RgV1Aw
20:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 2 – Legal/Regulatory Issues https://community.icann.org/x/FT2AAw
23:00 UTC: (At-Large) LACRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/_Y-DAw
Tuesday 29 November 2016
13:00 UTC: WS2 Jurisdiction Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
17:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag
20:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 1 - Overall Process/Support/Outreach Issue https://community.icann.org/x/FT2AAw
21:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/pJXDAw
22:30 UTC: NARALO Rules of Procedures Working Committee Call https://community.icann.org/x/spXDAw
Wednesday 30 November 2016
17:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw
19:00 UTC CCWG Accountability Plenary Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/uQuOAw
Thursday 01 December 2016
13:00 UTC: WS2 SO/AC Accountability Subgroup https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
17:00 UTC (GNSO) IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group call https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg
19:00 UTC: WS2 Staff Accountability Subgrouphttps://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
Friday 02 December 2016
None
Please confirm your dial-out requests or apology notice to:
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
For WS2 Subgroup Topics or IOT calls : mssi-secretariat@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
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 28 November – 02 December 2016
Updates will follow as Doodles close.
Monday 28 November 2016
15:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/RgV1Aw
20:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 2 – Legal/Regulatory Issues https://community.icann.org/x/FT2AAw
23:00 UTC: (At-Large) LACRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/_Y-DAw
Tuesday 29 November 2016
13:00 UTC: WS2 Jurisdiction Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
17:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag[community.icann.org]
20:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 1 - Overall Process/Support/Outreach Issue https://community.icann.org/x/FT2AAw
Wednesday 30 November 2016
17:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw
19:00 UTC CCWG Accountability Plenary Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/uQuOAw
Thursday 01 December 2016
17:00 UTC (GNSO) IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group call https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg
Friday 02 December 2016
None
Please confirm your dial-out requests or apology notice to:
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
For WS2 Subgroup Topics or IOT calls : mssi-secretariat@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
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 November – 25 November 2016
Updates will follow as Doodles close.
Monday 21 November 2016
19:00 UTC: WS2 Jurisdiction Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
Tuesday 22 November 2016
16:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag
19:00 UTC: (At-Large) EURALO monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/7I-DAw
19:00 UTC: WS2 Human Rights Sub team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
Wednesday 23 November 2016
05:00 UTC: WS2 SO/AC Accountability Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
13:00 UTC Reviewing the CEP https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw
19:00 UTC: WS2 Guidelines for Good Faith Conduct https://community.icann.org/x/nhWOAw
Thursday 24 November 2016
None
Friday 25 November 2016
None
Please confirm your dial-out requests or apology notice to:
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
For WS2 Subgroup Topics or IOT calls : mssi-secretariat@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[atlarge.icann.org]
Facebook: facebook.com/icann[facebook.com]atlarge[facebook.com]
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]
Week ending 18 November 2016
Announcements This Week
— No announcements this week —
Upcoming Events
11-16 March 2017: 58th International Public ICANN Meeting – Copenhagen[meetings.icann.org]
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.org].
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]
Week ending 11 November 2016
Announcements This Week
ICANN57 Hyderabad GAC Communiqué[icann.org]
8 November 2016
Upcoming Events
3-9 November 2016: 57th International Public ICANN Meeting – Hyderabad[meetings.icann.org]
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.org].
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-11-08-en[icann.org]
8 November 2016
The Governmental Advisory Committee meeting at ICANN57 in Hyderabad has issued its Hyderabad Communiqué. It is available for review[icann.org].
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]
Week ending 4 November 2016
Announcements This Week
31 October 2016
Upcoming Events
3-9 November 2016: 57th International Public ICANN Meeting – Hyderabad[meetings.icann.org]
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.org].
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-10-28-en[icann.org]
28 October 2016
As part of its accountability and transparency processes, ICANN publishes a report in accordance with Article XVI, section 3 of the ICANN Bylaws which provides, in part, that “The Board shall publish, at least annually … a description of any payments made by ICANN to Directors (including reimbursements of expenses).”
“ICANN FY16 Annual Report of Expense Reimbursement and Other Payments to ICANN Directors for the Period 1 July 2015 Through 30 June 2016” is now posted[icann.org] [PDF, 380 KB] and is available to community review.
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-10-28-en[icann.org]
28 October 2016
DEADLINE – Applications to be appointed to the Registration Directory Service (RDS) Review Team are due on 7 December 2016, 23:59 UTC.
ICANN is seeking volunteers to serve on the second review of Registration Directory Service (formerly known as the WHOIS Review). Interested individuals are invited to provide the following information, in the template[community.icann.org] provided:
- A biography, detailing relevant work and/or academic experience, as well as subject matter knowledge
- Your motivation for detailing your interest in serving on the Review Team and what you will bring to the team.;
- Specify the Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC) that you would like to have consider you for nomination.
Candidates are asked to submit their application materials to reviews@icann.org by 7 December 2016, 23:59 UTC.
Note that all applications and supporting materials will be published as they are received on the RDS wiki page[community.icann.org]
Limited Scope Proposal
Recent discussions among the leadership of the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/AC) and the Board Working Group on Registration Directory Service have highlighted concerns with the expected workload and community bandwidth in light of all the WHOIS related activities currently underway. To address these concerns, and to ensure that the RDS Review is conducted efficiently and effectively, the SO/AC leaders are considering a proposal to limit the scope and timeline for this review. The current proposal would ask that the RDS Review Team limit its review to conducting an investigation of the implementation results from the last WHOIS Review Team.
More details on this limited scope will be published after the ICANN 57 Meeting in Hyderabad.
Selection of the Review Team
Under the new Bylaws[icann.org], each SO/AC will have an opportunity to nominate up to seven applicants to serve on the Review Team. An applicant’s name will only be presented to the SO/AC identified by the applicant for consideration. After SO/AC nomination process concludes, all nominations will be provided to the SO/AC Leaders to conduct the selection process for the Review Team according to the specified expertise and diversity (gender and geographic) requirements from the nominations received, The Review Team may contain up to 21 members, plus an ICANN Board member (designated by the ICANN Board.)
Timeline
Call for volunteers published | 28 October 2016 |
Deadline to apply for Review Team | 7 December 2016 |
Application processing and SO/AC Review Team Selection | December 2016 – February 2017 |
Review Team selected and announced | 23 February 2017 |
Time Commitment
Applicants should be prepared to devote their time to the review process. Review Team work is expected to include regular conference calls (some of which may not be held during business hours in all time zones), and possibly up to three face-to-face meetings, each lasting two to three days.
Under the Limited Scope Proposal, the RDS Review Team may be asked to complete its work within six months of its first meeting.
Compensation
RDS Review Team members will not receive compensation from ICANN for their service on the team. However, travel, meal and lodging costs for Review Team members who participate in Review Team meetings will be reimbursed upon request in accordance with ICANN's community travel support guidelines[icann.org].
Responsibilities
- Participate in creation of charter documents for the Review Team;
- Select appropriate performance indicators and benchmarks;
- Consider public, community and Board input and incorporate it as appropriate in Review Team recommendations;
- Determine whether additional data or analysis is needed and participate in an ensuing provider selection, if necessary;
- Provide timely updates to the community on the status of the Review Team’s work;
- Analyze findings;
- Draw conclusions based on findings, develop useful and feasible recommendations;
- Provide guidance on prioritization of recommendations and definition of desired outcomes;
- Post the draft report of the Review Team for public review and comment;
- Deliver a final Review Team report; and
- Designate Review Team members to participate in the implementation planning work that follows the delivery of the final Review Team report
Skills and Experience
To compose a well-balanced Review Team, ICANN seeks members who, in the aggregate, possess the following skills and experience:
- Prior member of the 1st WHOIS Review Team or was an active contributor to its work
- Prior member of the Expert Working Group on Registration Directory Service
- Familiarity with operation of the Domain Name System (DNS)
- Familiarity with WHOIS registrant data collection, compliance, directory service (RDDS) management
- Familiarity with Translation and Transliteration of WHOIS Contact Information
- Familiarity with ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
- Familiarity with malware and abuse vectors and mitigations, including cybercrime
- Familiarity with WHOIS Data Retention Waiver Process
Composition of the Review Team, depending on expertise and skills required, will aim to achieve:
- Diversity in general, with particular attention on:
- Geographic diversity; and
- Gender diversity.
Desired Attributes
Applicants should possess the following professional and personal attributes:
- Multistakeholder community understanding
- Team spirit, adaptability, consensus-seeking attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Readiness to contribute
- Capacity to reason objectively, putting aside personal opinions or preconceptions
- Analytical skills
Methodology, Budget & Support
ICANN will provide the Review Team with a clearly articulated review budget at the start. Throughout the review, there will be periodic reporting by the Review Team on its progress relative to planned schedule and budget. A clear and focused review scope is expected to assist the Review Team with prioritizing recommendations in order to optimize finite ICANN resources (time and budget).
ICANN organizational support will be made available to the Review Team. Support could include assistance with project management; organization of work, documents and activities; as well as sharing of tools and best practices for conducting an effective review.
English is the working language of the Review Team. Key communications and documents will be translated in accordance with the ICANN Language Services policies.
Background
Community-led reviews are an important mechanism for furthering ICANN's obligations outlined in the new Bylaws[icann.org] that went into force on 1 October 2016.
- Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users;
- Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS;
- Promoting competition, consumer trust and consumer choice;
- Registration Directory Service (WHOIS) policy.
These Specific Reviews replace the reviews that were formerly mandated under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC). The specific objectives for the Registration Directory Service (RDS) Review are to review the effectiveness of WHOIS, and whether its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement, promoting consumer trust and safeguarding registrant data.
The first WHOIS review concluded in 2012 and was conducted under the AOC. The Final Report[icann.org] from the First Review Team was submitted to the ICANN Board on 11 May 2012, with Board action to approve the report and recommendations, including the implementation plan[icann.org] occurred on 8 November 2012. For more information on the status of the implementation activities arising out of the 1st WHOIS Review team, please visit the WHOIS Implementation Wiki[community.icann.org].
Additional Materials
RDS Call for Volunteers presentation[community.icann.org]
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Margie Milam or Karen Mulberry at reviews@icann.org
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-31-en[icann.org]
31 October 2016
LOS ANGELES – 31 October 2016 – ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the Generation Panel to develop root zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Greek script.
Following the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules[icann.org], the Greek script community has submitted to ICANN the Proposal for Generation Panel for Greek Script Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone[icann.org] [PDF, 79 KB]. ICANN staff has reviewed the proposal including panel composition and scope, to ensure that requirements set forth in the LGR Procedure[icann.org] [PDF, 7.90 MB], 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 Greek script community for volunteering to develop the Greek script LGR proposal for the root zone," said Sarmad Hussain from the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Program at ICANN. "I also want to thank the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks for coordinating this effort."
With composition and work plan approved, the Greek script Generation Panel will start its work on the Label Generation Rules. According to the LGR Procedure, the starting point of any Generation Panel's work is the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR), with its second version (MSR-2[icann.org]) released on 27 April 2015. The full specification of Generation Panel's tasks can be found in the LGR Procedure in particular, Section B.3 "Variant Rule Generation Procedure".
"I'd like to take this opportunity to reiterate our appreciation for the efforts of many communities towards developing their root zone LGR proposals," said Hussain. "We still have more work to do including organizing script panels for Hebrew, Myanmar, Sinhala and Tibetan. I encourage all interested parties to lend their skills in support of this effort."
There are currently LGR efforts underway by Chinese, Cyrillic, Ethiopic, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Neo-Brahmi and Thai communities. In addition, the Arabic, Armenian, Georgian, Khmer and Lao script communities have finalized their root zone LGR proposals[icann.org]. The Arabic script proposal has been integrated in the first edition of the root zone LGR[icann.org].
Learn more about how you can speak up for your language by visiting the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules[icann.org]. For further information on the IDN Program at ICANN, please visit www.icann.org/idn[icann.org]. To start a new Generation Panel or to get involved in an existing one, please email at idntlds@icann.org.
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[icann.org].
ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]
Week ending 28 October 2016
Announcements This Week
28 October 2016
Call for Volunteers for the Registration Directory Service (formerly WHOIS) Review Team[icann.org]
28 October 2016
28 October 2016
Provide Input to the CCT Review Team at ICANN57[icann.org]
27 October 2016
Root Stability Study Draft Report Available for Public Comment[icann.org]
27 October 2016
Updated PDT Specifications: WHOIS Test Updates[icann.org]
26 October 2016
ICANN Audited Financial Statements for FY16 Have Been Published[icann.org]
26 October 2016
Plan for Thin to Thick Whois Transition Available for Public Comment[icann.org]
26 October 2016
ICANN and CCK Collaborate on a Youth Education Initiative in Tunisia[icann.org]
25 October 2016
Draft PTI FY18 Operating Plan and Budget[icann.org]
24 October 2016
Proposal for Lao Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)[icann.org]
24 October 2016
Upcoming Events
3-9 November 2016: 57th International Public ICANN Meeting – Hyderabad[meetings.icann.org]
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.org].
