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DATE CHANGE Meeting Invitation / AFRALO Call Wednesday 09 Mai 2012 18:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 1, 2012

Nov. 1, 2012

** Version Francaise à la suite de la version Anglaise ** Dear All, The next AFRALO teleconference is now scheduled for Wednesday, 09 May 2012 at 18:30 UTC. The draft agenda (TO BE UPDATED)and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/eLvbAQ Please note the new Adobe Connect room link, which will remain the same from this teleconference onwards.: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Please CONFIRM your participation AND dial-out if required to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. Thank You. ---------- Cher Membres de l¹AFRALO, La prochaine téléconférence AFRALO est prévue pour le mercredi 09 Mai 2012 à 18:30 UTC. L'ordre du jour (A METTRE A JOUR) et détails de l'appel peuvent être trouvés à l'adresse: https://community.icann.org/x/eLvbAQ Veuillez noter la nouvelle adresse Adobe Connect ci-dessous qui remplace l¹ancienne a partir de cette teleconference: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/afralo Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l¹audio de l¹Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Veuillez demander à staff si vous avez besoin d¹information à ce sujet. S'il vous plaît confirmer votre participation et dial-out "- si nécessaire - à staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Si vous ne parvenez pas à assister à l'appel s'il vous plaît envoyez un courriel indiquant votre absence et nous allons prendre note que cette information sur l'ordre du jour. Merci. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ AFRI-Discuss mailing list AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#a nexo1

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Schedule for appointing regional At-Large Delegates to the NomCom
by Heidi Ullrich July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

Dear All, On behalf of the Chair of the ALAC, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, we would like to inform you of the schedule for the process of appointing the regional At-Large Delegates to the Nominating Committee (NomCom). The ALAC ExCom has suggested the following timetable for nominations and consultation recommendations from RALOs for consideration by the ALAC for appointment as the 2013 NomCom At-Large Delegate positions: 1. Nominations Open: 24 July 2012 2. Nominations Close: 7 August 2012 3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 10 August 2012 4. RALO nominee prioritization period: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) 5. ALAC Notification: RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations with a recommendation for a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one by 15 August 2012 6. ALAC Review of RALO Recommendations/Additional List of Nominations Accepted: 15 August -20 August 2012 7. ALAC selection and endorsement vote: Carried out on-line between 20-24 August 2012 8. Notification to NomCom of Appointees: No later than 25 August 2012 or as arranged with NomCom Secretariat Please note that the ICANN Bylaws (see: XI-2.4.e) <http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#XI-2.4> state: The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting after the close of the Annual General Meeting 2012 and ending at the close of the Annual General Meeting 2013. An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created for these, and other, positions. Please feel free to add your nominations and comments directly to the workspace or by posting a message on your RALO mailing list. The NomCom's charge is as follows: The NomCom is responsible for the selection of eight ICANN Board Members and for other selections as are set forth in the Bylaws. (See Bylaws Article VII, Section 1<http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII-1>.) The NomCom is charged with populating a portion of the ICANN Board as noted above, as well as the ALAC, the ccNSO Council and the GNSO Council. The NomCom complements the other means for filling a portion of key ICANN leadership positions achieved within the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The Bylaws also state that the NomCom shall adopt such operating procedures as it deems necessary, which shall be published on the ICANN website. The NomCom is designed to function independently from the Board, the 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. Members contribute to the NomCom both their understanding of the broad interests of the Internet as a whole and their knowledge and experience of the concerns and interests of the Internet stakeholders that 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 constituencies. Members are, of course, accountable for adherence to the Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Call for volunteers - 'thick' Whois PDP Drafting Team
by At-Large Staff July 24, 2012

July 24, 2012

Call for Volunteers for Drafting Team to develop Charter for thick¹ Whois PDP WG Introduction At its meeting on 14 March 2012, the GNSO Council initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) on thick¹ Whois (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20120314-1 <http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20120314-1> ). Following a short delay, the GNSO Council decided at its last meeting that a group of volunteers should now be convened to draft the charter for the PDP Working Group, which is to be approved by the GNSO Council. Task of the Drafting Team The Drafting Team will be tasked with developing a charter for the PDP Working Group on thick¹ Whois¹. The elements of the Charter should include, at a minimum, the following elements as specified in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines <http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf> : Working Group identification; Mission, Purpose and Deliverables; Formation, Staffing and Organization, and; Rules of Engagement. The proposed charter will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Volunteers If you are interested to participate, please send an email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ). You will be required to complete a Statement of Interest in order to participate. Background Information on the Issue For the generic top-level domain (gTLD) registries, ICANN specifies Whois service requirements through the registry agreements (ICANN 2009 Registry Agreements) and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Registries satisfy their Whois obligations using different services. The two common models are often characterized as ³thin² and ³thick² Whois registries. This distinction is based on how two distinct sets of data are managed. One set of data is associated with the domain name, and a second set of data is associated with the registrant of the domain name. A thin registry only stores and manages the information associated with the domain name. This set includes data sufficient to identify the sponsoring registrar, status of the registration, creation and expiration dates for each registration, name server data, the last time the record was updated in its Whois data store, and the URL for the registrar¹s Whois service. With thin registries, Registrars manage the second set of data associated with the registrant of the domain and provide it via their own Whois services, as required by Section 3.3 of the RAA 3.3 for those domains they sponsor. COM and NET are examples of thin registries. Thick registries maintain and provide both sets of data (domain name and registrant) via Whois. INFO and BIZ are examples of thick registries. The GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on thick¹ Whois at its meeting on 22 September 2011 noting that the Issue Report should not only consider a possible requirement of 'thick' WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs in the context of IRTP, but should also consider any other positive and/or negative effects that are likely to occur outside of IRTP that would need to be taken into account when deciding whether a requirement of 'thick' WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs would be desirable or not¹. The Final Issue Report was submitted by ICANN Staff on 2 February 2012 (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf> ) and in this report a number of issues are outlined that will need further consideration should a PDP proceed. The staff recommendation notes that staff has confirmed that the proposed issues are within the scope of the ICANN policy process and the GNSO and notes that it is reasonable from the staff¹s perspective to expect that further investigation of thick¹ Whois for all gTLDs would be beneficial to the community generally, as it would allow for an informed decision by the GNSO Council as to whether thick¹ Whois for all gTLDs should be required or not. Recommended Reading for Volunteers * Final Issue Report on Thick¹ Whois (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf> ) * GNSO Working Group Guidelines, including charter guidelines (http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> ) *********** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Important DOODLE / WEBINAR - SSAC 54 Report on the Domain Name Registration Data Model
by At-Large Staff July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

Dear All, The At-Large community is invited to join a Webinar on the SSAC 54 Report on the Domain Name Registration Data Model. This Webinar is aimed at explaining the report to enable more informed input into the draft ALAC statement <https://community.icann.org/x/4RIQAg> . Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable date: http://www.doodle.com/mg99eh6kmgeghwvp If you require interpretation for this call, please note the language next to your name on the Doodle poll - example: "name" + (ES) or (FR).Interpretation will only be provided if there is sufficient demand. This Doodle poll will close on Tuesday 17 July 2012 at 200 UTC; date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter as well as interpretation. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [At-Large] At-Large comments on new gTLD applications
by Fatimata Seye Sylla July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

FYI. Please read the whole thread from end to top. Warmest greetings, Fatimata ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla(a)gmail.com> Date: 2012/7/18 Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [At-Large] At-Large comments on new gTLD applications To: africann(a)afrinic.net Hello All, As a member of the At-Large New gTLD Review Group for the African community, my role is to keep you informed about this new ICANN process. All the other regions are entitled to the same exercise. This is just a call to anybody from Africa who would like to make a comment of public interest to do it on time on any New gTLD application . I will keep on informing you on the evolution of this review process of comments and objections on New gTLD applications if they are for the public interest for Africa. Best, Fatimata 2012/7/18 Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003(a)gmail.com> > Hi. > I did so to refresh my understanding. > What I posted is my opinion and based on my respect to Guidelines. > I do not see what is wrong unless the message in the article was > confusing......? > My message is to request all of us to follow guidelines. > Many thanks > > > > From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2. > > > > Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Yassin, > > This is embarassing. Please take time to understand fully and properly > ICANN processes (including the importance of At-Large) before posting such > comments? > > [image: logo] > *Brian Munyao Longwe* > | Mobile: 254715964281 > http://mashilingi.blogspot.com > <http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/brianmunyao> > <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/blongwe> > <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> LinkedIn<http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/brian-munyao-longwe/0/32/254> > Contact me: [image: Skype] blongwe > Want a signature like mine? > <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…> Click > here.<http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=16&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…> > > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:47 AM, Y Mshana2003 <ymshana2003(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hello. >> Thank you for this communication which I wish to aspire my concern.. >> >> Does it mean that the ICANN process and Policy is no longer valid? >> I wonder why do you post such a request...? >> >> May I strongly object such moves and ask to adhere to agreed modes of >> operations please? >> >> I am forced to state publically that the issue of .africa is now >> unhealthy and polluted by personal gain issues. >> >> Let us stop this asap before Africa looses it all and I am not ready to >> see that happening to future generations >> Kind regards >> Yassin >> >> From Yassin . Sent from samsung mobile. On O2. >> >> >> >> Fatimata Seye Sylla <fsylla(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Chers Collegues, >> >> Si vous avez un commentaire d'interet public par rapport a une >> application de Nouveau gTLD, nous vous prions de le faire avant le 26 >> juillet pour permettre au groupe de revision d'At-Large de le prendre en >> compte. Voir les explications en dessous. >> >> -------------------------- >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> If you have any comment related to public interest on a New gTLD >> application, please do it now by July 26 to allow the At-Large Review Group >> to take it into consideration. See the explanations below. >> >> Thank you >> Fatimata >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee(a)gmail.com> >> Date: 2012/7/16 >> Subject: [At-Large] At-Large comments on new gTLD applications >> To: At-Large Worldwide <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >> >> >> Dear All, >> >> The At-Large new gTLD Review Group (gTLD RG ; >> https://community.icann.org/x/u7-bAQ) is seeking comments from >> At-Large on the new gTLD applications and applied for strings received >> by ICANN for its New gTLD program (http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about) >> >> The At-Large comments will be used by the gTLD RG to: >> * draft formal comments for evaluation panels' consideration or on >> objection grounds. These formal comments will be reviewed by ALAC for >> submission as ALAC comments during ICANN's 60 day Application Comment >> Period (June 13 - August 12 2012) to ICANN's New gTLD Application >> Comments Forum (https://community.icann.org/x/sxUQAg) . >> * decide whether to draft a formal objection statement to a gTLD >> application on limited public interest or community grounds for RALO’s >> consideration and ALAC's during the 7 month objection period as part >> of ICANN's Objection and Dispute Resolution Process. >> >> All At-Large comments received will be kept at the At-Large new gTLD >> Applications Dashboard at https://community.icann.org/x/w7-bAQ. >> Visit this page to learn how to review information about the gTLD >> applications and applicants and how to submit your comments. >> >> The deadline for At-Large comments to be considered by the gTLD RG in >> time for possible submission during the Application Comment Period is >> July 26 2012. >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Dev Anand Teelucksingh >> Interim chair of the new gTLD RG >> >> _______________________________________________ >> At-Large mailing list >> At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large >> >> At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Fatimata Seye Sylla >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AfrICANN mailing list >> AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > > -- Fatimata Seye Sylla -- Fatimata Seye Sylla

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Updated At-Large Brochure
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 13, 2012

July 13, 2012

Dear All, The updated At-Large Brochure is now available for download in all 6 UN Languages on the following web-page: https://community.icann.org/x/nRMQAg Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=bae4382542ca489294ee2fc9c14ad9f8&URL…> --- Queridos todos, La actualización de At-Large Folleto está disponible para su descarga en los 6 idiomas de la ONU sobre la siguiente página web: https://community.icann.org/x/nRMQAg Salud, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=bae4382542ca489294ee2fc9c14ad9f8&URL…> --- Bonjour à tous, La mise à jour d'At-Large Brochure est maintenant disponible pour téléchargement dans les 6 langues des Nations Unies sur la page Web suivante: https://community.icann.org/x/nRMQAg Cordialement, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<https://owa.icann.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=bae4382542ca489294ee2fc9c14ad9f8&URL…>

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