February 2007 - AFRI-Discuss

Re: [AFRI-Discuss] [At-Large] {Disarmed} Re: Domain Name Tasting
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 16, 2007

Feb. 16, 2007

It would certainly be possible to arrange remote access to those not in Lisbon to listen in at least to the discussion... On 16/02/07, Izumi AIZU < iza(a)anr.org> wrote: > > While we are not yet sure how many Asia Pacific ALSes will be able to come > > to Lisbon, Domain monetization is certainly a hot topic they may all be > interested in learning. > > I chatted with two members of GAC from Japan last night, none of them are > aware of potential issues of this. > > thanks, > > izumi > > 2007/2/16, Nick Ashton-Hart < nashton(a)spamcop.net>: > > > > Dear all: > > Since ALAC, African and European ALSes are all meeting in Lisbon, I'm > > wondering if we can do some substantive work with respect to the domain name > > tasting issue. > > > > Of course, if one region wants to do more with this than another, that's > > fine - but it occurs to me we will have lots of experts and staff people > > around in Lisbon; lets make the most of them. > > > > I'd like to ask, in particular, the ICANN Staff Registry Liaison to come > > and talk, at least with the ALAC but if it is in an open meeting perhaps > > also with other groups - or separately also with regions - and that > > conversation could be about registry issues in general with a focus on > > tasting. > > > > Without objection, I'll put a placeholder into the draft agenda of each > > group for a discussion on registry issues. We can always then remove it of > > course. > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Nick Ashton-Hart > > Director, At-Large > > ICANN > > PO Box 32160 > > London N4 2XY > > United Kingdom > > Main Tel: [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif] [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif][image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif] [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif]+44 (20) 8800-1011 ] > > USA Tel: [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif] [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif][image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif] [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif]+1 (202) 657-5460 > > Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 > > mobile: [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif] [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif][image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif] [image: Web Bug from > > chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif]+44 (7774) 932798 > > email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org > > Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / > > Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ALAC mailing list > > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > > > www.alac.icann.org > > www.icannalac.org > > > > > > -- > >> Izumi Aizu << > > Institute for HyperNetwork Society > Kumon Center, Tama University > * * * * * > << Writing the Future of the History >> > www.anr.org > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > www.alac.icann.org > www.icannalac.org > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Legal Situation with respect to new ALAC members chosen upon formation of RALOs
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 15, 2007

Feb. 15, 2007

Dear African and Asia-Pacific ALSes: A query was raised in the RALO formation discussions amongst the North American ALSes about the possibility of the Nominating Committee having a potential role in the appointment of ALAC Reps. I wanted you to see the reply by Dan Halloran in respect of this point. The quotation is my question; his outdented text below is the reply. Please note that the query below that is in reference to when ALAC members must be elected post-RALO formation; I've included this here, as it may be of use, as there have been discussions related to the election of new ALAC members and when that would take place in both Asia Pacific and Africa: -------- > If a region wishes to adopt a procedure to require consensus in > choosing its two regional ALAC members whereby, if consensus cannot > be reached, the decision is referred to an entity external to At- > Large, can they do this? The NA region is discussing referring > deadlocks to the Nominating Committee, instead of simply voting > based upon a vote. I think the Bylaws are clear that it is the responsibility of the RALO to select the two ALAC members. The RALO could maybe refer to an external source for guidance or suggestions, but the ultimate responsibility for making the selection rests with the RALO. I do not think it would be appropriate to allow the ICANN Nominating Committee to take over the responsibility for selecting ALAC members from the RALO. The Bylaws specify that the NomCom picks 5 out of 15 ALAC members, and it would not be appropriate to grant the NomCom more selections by ceding them from the RALOs. Also the ALAC is responsible for picking 5 out of 17 members for the NomCom, and we need to avoid any drift towards "circularity" in all these committees. (Perhaps something could be worked out with the NomCom where they would share information about willing and qualified but not-selected candidates? But that's a far stretch from directly allowing the NomCom to appoint the RALO's ALAC members ...) > Some regions are wondering if they should delay electing their > ALAC representatives until the ICANN AGM each year. Of course LAC > didn't choose to do this, and I have advised them that they are > under no obligation to wait; they can elect new ALAC members (or re- > elect the same people) to replace the Board appointees upon > signature of the MoU. RALOs don't have to wait until the AGM to elect their ALAC members. The terms of the two members coincide with the end of alternating AGMs, but the RALOs can (and probably should) hold their elections for those postions in advance of the actual AGM. On your further question on point 3, the Bylaws do explicitly provide that new RALO-selected ALAC members will immediately displace the Board-appointed Interim members: "Upon the entry of each RALO into such a Memorandum of Understanding, that entity shall be entitled to select two persons who are citizens and residents of that Region to be members of the At-Large Advisory Committee established by Article XI, Section 2(4) of the New Bylaws. Upon the entity's written notification to the ICANN Secretary of such selections, those persons shall immediately assume the seats held until that notification by the Interim At-Large Advisory Committee members previously selected by the Board from the RALO's region." <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#XX-7.5 > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Newest Accredited At-Large Structures
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 15, 2007

Feb. 15, 2007

Good afternoon all! Since Annette Muehlberg, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee is ill, I have been asked to pass along the following: The Interim ALAC conducted a vote on pending ALS applications during the period of 16th January 2007 at 12 noon and through 6th February 2007 at 12 noon ((GMT)). The respective ALSes are being informed about the result by ICANN staff. According to the by-laws, a minimum of 9 members must vote, and the results are based on a 2/3 majority of the members voting. In this election, 14 members voted. Majority required: 9 votes (see below). We hope you will join us in welcoming them to their respective regions. Applicant Yes No Abstain (76) Barbados Information and Communications Technology Professionals Association 12 0 1 (78) ISOC France 13 0 (77) ISOC Puerto Rico 12 0 1 (75) ISOC Tunisia 13 0 (80) USUARIA 12 0 1 Voters Annette Yes to all Carlos Yes to all Hong Yes to all Siavash Yes to 3 Abstain to 2 Abstain - BIIPA, ISOC Puerto Rico Vittorio Yes to all Pierre Yes to 4 Abstain to 1 Abstain - USUARIA Wendy Yes to all John Yes to all Jacqueline Yes to all Alice Yes to all Alan Yes to all on Telcon 6th Feb Izumi Yes to all on Telcon 6th Feb José Yes to all -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Travel Authorisation Request Form
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 15, 2007

Feb. 15, 2007

A thousand pardons; I forgot to attach the form in my last email. Here it is - can also be found on www.afralo.org. -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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African ALS Community Invitation to ICANN Lisbon Meeting
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 14, 2007

Feb. 14, 2007

Below please find all the information related to the attendance by the African ALS community at the Lisbon ICANN International Meeting. We look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon! Please read carefully. Dear African At-Large representative: A African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) formation meeting will be held in Lisbon, Portugal between [sat before mtg to end date of meeting]. All accredited and candidate At-Large Structures (ALSes) in the ICANN African Region are invited to send delegates to the meeting. The 28th International ICANN meeting will feature tutorials, workshops, and stakeholder meetings on a variety of issues of interest to end-users (such as internationalized domain names and the introduction of new top level domain names), as well as public forums and a public meeting of ICANN's Board of Directors. More information is posted at www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon. There are expected to be a total of two to three sessions of the African ALS Community. The First Session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 24th March, with the additional sessions during the ICANN Meeting which will be scheduled in order to allow maximum participation for African ALS delegates in the other ICANN meetings. ICANN is pleased to offer travel support to enable one representative from each accredited or candidate ALS to attend. In addition, remote attendance will be facilitated for those unable to attend the meeting in person. The objective of the African ALS Meeting is to: 1) Sign the finalised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with senior Officers of ICANN in a signing ceremony and attend the public meeting when the ICANN Board of Directors resolves to officially establish the AFRALO. 2) Elect the two Regional Representatives of the AFRALO to the At- Large Advisory Committee; 3) Elect other AFRALO Officers and/or Secretariat as those positions may be defined by the Community or in the MoU; 4) Discuss and agree the policy areas of concern for the upcoming year in relation to ICANN’s remit and a programme of work regarding the same. Conference documents, draft proposals, a draft agenda, and details of how to attend remotely will be kept up-to-date on the AFRALO Wiki’s Meetings and Events section at Http://st.icann.org/AFRALO, which may also be reached at www.afralo.org. You may choose an RSS feed from that page which will keep you up-to-date on the meetings – or simply check back often. MEETING VENUE: ICANN is arranging for the meeting room and all technical requirements for those attending in person and remotely. MAIN ICANN MEETING ACCESS: You may register for the main ICANN meeting from the Lisbon meeting page as above, or you may choose to register upon arrival. There is no fee for registration in either case. TRAVEL SUPPORT: ICANN is able to provide travel support and hotel accommodation for one representative of each At Large Structure, and most candidates for ALS status, who have identified themselves as requiring travel assistance, as follows: Airfare, to and from Lisbon; Hotel accommodation at a hotel TBD – for the nights of 23rd to 28th March inclusive; Airport transfers to and from the hotel; Meals from 23rd March dinner to 29th March lunch inclusive (except where a hosted dinner or lunch is provided by ICANN directly) THE FINE PRINT REGARDING TRAVEL SUPPORT: ICANN is committed to helping the community attend events and meetings and greatly values the time and energy that volunteers invest in ICANN, but please remember that we have many ALSes in many regions and we want to ‘stretch’ our travel budget as far as we can – so we rely upon all of you to try to travel affordably. Here are a few guidelines with respect to this meeting: You are free to arrive earlier and depart later if you wish, however, all costs associated with doing so would be your responsibility, including any extra cost of airfare which might result from flying earlier or later. ICANN will pay for the room charges and tax for the hotel on the nights above-referenced, however, you will likely be asked to deposit a credit card for incidentals and meals. Meals charged to your hotel room for the nights covered by ICANN may be reimbursed after attending the meeting by requesting reimbursement (see below for further details). If you incur any costs in advance of approval of your Travel Authorisation Request Form being approved, ICANN will not reimburse these costs. Any reimbursements you request after the meeting for allowable expenses as outlined above will require receipts accompanying an Expense Reimbursement form submitted after you return home, so make sure to save all receipts. ICANN will provide travel support for only one delegate per ALS/ candidate ALS, so additional representatives wishing to attend the meeting would not be able to request reimbursement or travel support – however, those who wish to attend remotely may do so and we encourage remote participation. Air travel will be in economy class unless a special exception is requested and the request approved. If you feel that the length of your trip or some other factor justifies traveling by other classes, make your request to travel-staff(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org. HOW TO REQUEST TRAVEL ASSISTANCE: If you will request travel assistance to attend the meeting, please complete the attached Travel Approval form as soon as possible and email it to travel-staff(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Please ensure that you fill in estimated costs for all sections of the form, except for the hotel, which costs will be paid directly by ICANN. **Please complete and email this form no later than 26th February 2007 ** After ICANN approves your travel request, you will receive information on how to get your airline and/or train tickets purchased for you from ICANN’s travel agents. Due to the number of At-Large constituency meetings, you will need to allow ICANN travel to purchase your tickets for you rather than purchase them yourselves, unless the best fare/flight combination is unavailable via the ICANN agent – however, your airfare cost if self-purchased will still need to be approved in advance; we advise that those who plan to seek reimbursment for airfare after the fact provide a costed itinerary to the travel-staff(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org address along with the completed Travel Approval Form. ** Please schedule your travel so that you will arrive not later than early morning on Saturday 24th March. The first Session of the regional meetings is expected to begin that morning.** EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: The Travel Expense Reimbursement Form is available on the AFRALO Wiki at http://st.icann.org/AFRALO should you require reimbursement. Please include all receipts in order for the reimbursement to be processed. Completed Expense Reimbursement Forms and related documentation should be sent to accountspayable(a)icann.org with copies to travel-staff(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org. VISA INFORMATION: Please note that the nationals of a number of countries require a visa. Please refer to http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon for further information. Note further that ICANN staff cannot facilitate applications for visas and that it can take some time to get one, so if you are one of those who will require a visa you should apply for one without delay. If you will require a letter of invitation in order to get a visa, please write to travel-staff@atlarge- lists.icann.org. If we can provide any further information, please feel free to contact us by email at travel-staff(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org. Kind regards, ICANN Staff

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ALAC Working Wiki now accessible by the public
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 13, 2007

Feb. 13, 2007

Good morning all! I'm happy to inform you that the ALAC's recent decision to open up their working SocialText Wiki has been implemented. It can be reached two ways: 1) Directly at http://alac.icann.org, selecting 'ALAC Working Wiki' from the left-hand-side navigation panel; 2) by directly visiting https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_advisory_committee There are a number of resources currently housed here - meeting agendas in preparation, open items to be discussed by the committee, draft and finalised minutes, and recordings of ALAC teleconferences. Shortly I will be working out a way to allow inbound emailing of comments to pages, so that the community can make suggestions and comments which will appear automatically on the pages of the Wiki. It is also possible to subscribe to an RSS feed of specific pages, so you can follow updates that way. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Planning for Lisbon / February Events
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 12, 2007

Feb. 12, 2007

Hello everyone! February and March are going to be busy months in the At-Large world, so I thought I'd give you a quick update on the happenings :) NORTH AMERICA Friday, Feb 23rd, Vancouver, Canada - 10:30 – 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time Telecommunities Canada is hosting an open “ICANN Outreach” session at the Pacific Community Networks Association 2007 Summit: Strategic use of ICTs for Communities, Vancouver, February 23-25, 2007. < http://www.2007summit.ca/> Access to the meeting via videoconference over the Internet will be available for those interested. ASIA PACIFIC Wednesday, 28th February - Bali, Indonesia - 0900-1800 Local Time The Asia-Pacific At-Large Community will be meeting in conjunction with APRICOT 2007 (http://www.2007.apricot.net/) to finalise their draft Memorandum of Understanding with ICANN to form the APRALO. Access to the meeting for AP ALSes unable to attend the meeting, which is receiving travel support assistance from ICANN, will be available via videoconference over the Internet. LISBON ICANN INTERNATIONAL MEETING The African ALS community, and the European ALS Community, will both be meeting at the ICANN Lisbon international meeting March 26-30 2007, with their sessions tentatively scheduled to start on Saturday 24th March just prior to the start of the official ICANN meeting schedule. The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) will also as per usual be meeting in formal sessions during the Lisbon Meeting. For further information, see http://www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon and for the At-Large Community Calendar for Lisbon visit http:// www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=vvq3rhenvo6dp41d4av1ocbacc% 40group.calendar.google.com. African and European ALS representatives will very shortly receive full details on how to apply for travel support for the Lisbon meetings! Stay tuned! -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Fwd: [At-Large] Question for African ALSes
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 9, 2007

Feb. 9, 2007

Dear all: Please see the below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vittorio Bertola <vb(a)bertola.eu> Date: 09-Feb-2007 13:30 Subject: Re: [At-Large] Question To: Roberto Gaetano <roberto(a)icann.org> Cc: alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, Alan Levin <alan(a)futureperfect.co.za> Roberto Gaetano ha scritto: > Folks, > > This question is mainly directed at our African colleagues, but I am not > subscribed to that region's list and also think that this could raise a > discussion of general interest. > > The Board will consider in the next weeks the request for delegation of > the .eh ccTLD for West Sahara. I must add that I have been quite vocal on the Board list, trying to push the point of view that if the delegation meets the usual requirements, then the contested situation in the country should not be a basis for its rejection. [To recap: Western Sahara is (apart from a few island territories such as the Cayman Islands etc.) the only remaining colony in the world. It used to be a Spanish colony until 1975, when the ongoing rebellion of the Polisario Front - the fighting organization of the local Sahrawi people - prompted Spain to abandon it. Then, even if the United Nations recognized its right to self-determination and an independent republic was proclaimed, it was militarly occupied by Morocco, that claims to have rights to its territory. This prompted a war that lasted until the 90's, when both sides agreed to a UN peace plan that foresaw a referendum on the future status of the territory. Unfortunately, no agreement has ever been reached on who would be entitled to vote, and so the situation is stuck. The territory is presently divided by a wall, with 2/3 of the territory including all major cities and resources staying under Moroccan rule, and 1/3 of desert being under the control of the Polisario Front. Of course, all of the above is subject to different interpretation depending to whom you talk to.] Specifically, I would be concerned if ICANN, in front of a technically valid application, refused to approve it for fear of an upset reaction by some governments (starting from Morocco). I think that governments - especially the ones of the neighbouring countries - are not the only or even the main stakeholder in the matter. I also assume that we, as the At Large, are the constituency that has the duty to represent the interests of the local users of the Internet in Western Sahara, or, "the people" if you like, and this is why I'm not too keen on letting this request be let down too easily (even if, of course, I still have to see whether the request is appropriate and meets the requirements). Of course, any direct contact with groups and Internet users in Western Sahara would be useful. Also, I would of course take any collective views on the matter, if different from the above. -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <-------- _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org www.alac.icann.org www.icannalac.org -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Jan 29 Telcon Draft Minutes
by At Large Staff Feb. 3, 2007

Feb. 3, 2007

Dear all, Here is a link to the Draft Minutes https://st.icann.org/afralo/index.cgi?teleconference_29th_jan Regards Susie ICANN At-Large +44 (0)20 8800 1011

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