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Public Consultation on Bylaw Amendment Related to Organizational Review Cycles
by ICANN AtLarge Staff July 22, 2009

July 22, 2009

Dear Working Group on the Future Structure of ICANN, Please be advised that a public comment period has been opened on an issue related to the remit of your working group. In keeping with the 'bottom up' nature of ICANN, your working group's attention is kindly drawn to this comment period, which ends on August 9th. The consultation information may be found at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#review-cycles. The announcement of the same follows immediately hereafter. ************************************************ Bylaw Amendment Related to Organizational Review Cycles Explanation: In its present formulation, the Section 4 of Art. IV of Bylaws contains provision for a three-year period between each consecutive review of the same key structure of ICANN. Based on the experiences made during the first cycle of Organizational Reviews, the Structural Improvements Committee of the Board considers that a modification of Section 4 of Art. IV of the Bylaws is needed in order to: * Extend to five years the period between each consecutive review of the same key structure of ICANN; this longer period of time will allow a more accurate assessment of the effects of the changes introduced following each review process. * Clarify that the period between two consecutive reviews should be computed from the moment of the reception by the Board of the final report of the relevant review Working Group. The whole chapter 2 of the Section 4 of Article IV -containing a calendar of the first planned reviews- is furthermore removed from the proposed reformulation, because it is obsolete. Public comments are invited to the proposed version of the amended Section 4 of Art. IV of the Bylaws ( http://www.icann.org/en/general/proposed-bylaws-reformulation-10jul09-en.pdf) [PDF, 72K]; the attached version contains the present text of the Section 4 of Art. IV of the Bylaws, a redline version of its proposed reformulation, and a clean version of it. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Public Consultation on Proposed ICANN Meeting Dates 2011 - 2013
by ICANN AtLarge Staff July 22, 2009

July 22, 2009

Dear Working Group on the Future Structure of ICANN, Please be advised that a public comment period has been opened on an issue related to the remit of your working group. In keeping with the 'bottom up' nature of ICANN, your working group's attention is kindly drawn to this comment period, which ends on August 14th. The consultation information may be found at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#meeting-dates. The announcement of the same follows immediately hereafter. ________________________________ Proposed ICANN Meeting Dates 2011 - 2013 Explanation: While ICANN continues to examine the overall structure of its meeting dates and geographic rotation, it is important to move forward with future planning. In an effort to secure the dates for ICANN meetings through 2013, Staff recommendations have been developed for Public review and comment. Approving the meeting dates is important to prevent conflicts with other community events and to allow all participants sufficient time to plan their travel and attendance. The proposed dates below have been selected based on careful avoidance of important holidays, celebrations, and observances around the globe. Similarly, every effort was made to identify and prevent scheduling conflicts with other community events. ICANN will not be able to accommodate every request for a date change. However, in an effort to be fully cognizant of holidays and occasions from countries and religions around the world, we'd like to provide an opportunity for comment so the ICANN Public Participation Committee of the Board can move forward with approving the dates. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The Staff is opening a 30-day public comment forum, from 13 July 2009 through 14 August 2009, and invites community comments on this topic. To submit comments: Comments are welcome via email to proposed-meeting-dates(a)icann.org. This public forum will be open through 14 August 2009. To view comments: An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/proposed-meeting-dates. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Public Consultation on Modification of UDRP Rules
by ICANN AtLarge Staff July 22, 2009

July 22, 2009

Dear Working Group on New gTLDs, Please be advised that a public comment period has been opened on the Modification of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), an issue related to the remit of your working group. In keeping with the 'bottom up' nature of ICANN, your working group's attention is kindly drawn to this comment period, which ends on August 12th. If you would be interested in a telephonic briefing on the UDRP and the proposed modifications, please let us know so that we can go ahead with the planning of such a session. The consultation information may be found at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#udrp. The announcement of the same follows immediately hereafter. ********************************** Modification of UDRP Rules Explanation: The implementation rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) document the procedures for the implementation of UDRP proceedings (http://www.icann.org/en/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm) ICANN has received a proposal from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) regarding suggested changes to the implementation rules to allow for a paperless UDRP proceeding, or "eUDRP." WIPO does not propose any changes to the UDRP itself. The WIPO proposal ( http://www.icann.org/en/wipo/wipo-proposal-eudrp-rules-30dec08-en.pdf)[PDF, 13K] includes an explanation for WIPO's proposal, as well as a redline of the proposed rule changes. WIPO's proposal is being posted for public comment for 30 days to ensure broad community input. Feedback received will be considered in the evaluation of the need to modify the implementation rules to give effect to the specific purpose proposed. Note: The proposal also includes sections relating to proposed changes to WIPO's supplemental rules for the administration of UDRP proceedings. The public comment forum is not intended to address the supplemental rules change issues. Comments regarding WIPO's proposed amendments to the implementation rules maybe submitted by email to: eudrp(a)icann.org through 12 August 2009. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: ALAC vote on IDN Comment and Expense Analysis Statement
by ICANN AtLarge Staff July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC instructed us to open an online vote on the ALAC comment on the 3rd Revision of the Draft Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLDs and the Statement of the ALAC on the Expense Analysis. The questions to be put will be the following: 1. Do you support the ratification of the ALAC comment on the 3rd Revision of the Draft Implementation Plan for IDN ccTLDs for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain 2. Do you support the ratification of the Statement of the ALAC on the Expense Analysis for communication to the Board of Directors of ICANN? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain The two ALAC Statements have been linked to the voting page, where you will also be able to track the votes live as they come in: https://www.bigpulse.com/p6942/ Please note that at the bottom of this page there is a link entitled "See who voted", which allows you to see who has voted so far. A separate email with their voting credentials has been sent to the members of the ALAC recently. Please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you did not receive your credentials so far.. The vote will remain open until Sunday, 26 June at 2359 UTC. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Statement on the IRT Final Report
by ICANN AtLarge Staff July 17, 2009

July 17, 2009

FYI ------ Forwarded Message From: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:40:05 -0400 To: <margie.milam(a)icann.org>, Carole Cornell <carole.cornell(a)icann.org>, <irt-final-report(a)icann.org> Cc: Denise Michel <denise.michel(a)icann.org>, <secretary(a)icann.org>, <alac-announce(a)icann.org>, At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Conversation: ALAC Statement on the IRT Final Report Subject: ALAC Statement on the IRT Final Report To: Margie Milam, Carole Cornell, irt-final-report(a)icann.org Copied to: Denise Michel, staff(a)atlarge.icann.org, secretary(a)icann.org, alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org ******************** Dear Carole, Dear Margie, The At-Large staff has the honor to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the IRT Final Report on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. This Statement was drafted by ALAC Member Patrick Vande Walle at the request of the ALAC, and follows on from the ALAC Statement on the Draft IRT Report (AL.ALAC/ST.0509/2.Rev1) of 12th May 2009. The original draft of this document was posted for At-Large community consultation on 13th June, closing on 26th June; several members of the community made comments. The draft statement, and the comments made by members of the community, may be reviewed at https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_of_the_alac_on_the_irt_s…. This final text synthesized those comments made and a vote of the ALAC began on 2nd July, ending on 6th July. The results were announced on 7th July by the Staff, said result being that the Statement was endorsed by a vote of 11-0-0. The result may be verified under the following URL: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=rTMLwJFB8EWRmdUuR8ir Please note that the attached ALAC Statement has already been submitted to the official email address for this consultation on February 7th. The present email is to confirm the status of this Statement as an official communication from the ALAC to the ICANN Board of Directors. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org ------ End of Forwarded Message

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ALAC Statement on Travel Support Guidelines for Community Members
by ICANN AtLarge Staff July 17, 2009

July 17, 2009

To: Kevin Wilson, travel-guidelines-feedback(a)icann.org Copied to: Denise Michel, staff(a)atlarge.icann.org, secretary(a)icann.org, alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, staff(a)atlarge.icann.org ************* Dear Kevin, The At-Large staff has the honor to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on Travel Support Guidelines for Community Members on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. This Statement was drafted by the Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, Cheryl Langdon-Orr at the request of the ALAC, and follows on from the ALAC Statement on ALAC and At-Large Travel Support Requirements (AL.ALAC/ST.0309/4.Rev4) of 24th March 2009. The original draft of this document was posted for At-Large community consultation on 15th June 2009, closing on 21th June and a vote of the ALAC began on 30th June, ending on 6th July. The results were announced on 7th July by the Staff, said result being that the Statement was endorsed by a vote of 11-0-0. The result may be verified under the following URL: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=YzHbhb2iJekp7cIK9kF3 Please note that the attached ALAC Statement has already been submitted to the official email address for this consultation on February 7th. The present email is to confirm the status of this Statement as an official communication from the ALAC to the ICANN Board of Directors. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Draft ALAC Statement: ToR for the Root Scaling Study
by At-Large Staff July 14, 2009

July 14, 2009

Dear Community: A draft ALAC Statement responding to the Public Consultation relating to the Terms of Reference of a study on the scalability of the root zone has been published at https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?alac_statement_on_terms_of_referen…. Comments from the At-large community are invited until the 20th July, at which point a final statement will be produced and voted on by the ALAC. For information on other At-Large Policy Advice development processes, please visit http://www.atlarge.icann.org/policycalendar ---- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULT: Statement of the ALAC on the IRT's Final Report
by Matthias Langenegger July 7, 2009

July 7, 2009

Dear all, With 11 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the Statement of the ALAC on the IRT's Final Report, we can confirm that the result is quorate. Motion: Do you support the ratification of the Statement of the ALAC on the IRT's Final Report for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? As at Poll close: Tuesday 07 July 2009 12:00 UTC Number of voters: 11 · Electorate size: 15 · Percentage voted: 73.33 Yes: 11 (100.00%) (Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Beau Brendler, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Vanda Scartezini, Cheryl Landon-Orr, Gareth Shearman) No: 0 (0.00 %) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=rTMLwJFB8EWRmdUuR8ir When announcing the results of voting, we have been requested by the Chair to provide a listing of those who have not voted. Accordingly, we can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Carlos Aguirre Thu Hue Nguyen Sébastien Bachollet VC Vivekanadan Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULT: Statement on the Draft Travel Procedure for FY2010
by Matthias Langenegger July 7, 2009

July 7, 2009

Dear all, With 11 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the Statement on the Draft Travel Procedure for FY2010, we can confirm that the result is quorate. Motion: Do you support the ratification of the Statement on the Draft Travel Procedure for FY2010 for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? As at Poll close: Sunday 05 July 2009 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 11 · Electorate size: 15 · Percentage voted: 73.33 Yes: 11 (100.00 %) (Carlos Aguirre, Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Vanda Scartezini, Cheryl Landon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Thu Hue Nguyen) No: 0 0.00 Abstain 0 0.00 You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=YzHbhb2iJekp7cIK9kF3 When announcing the results of voting, we have been requested by the Chair to provide a listing of those who have not voted. Accordingly, we can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Mohamed El Bashir Beau Brendler Alan Greenberg Fatimata Seye Sylla Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Review Period Open on Two Verisign Proposals
by At-Large Staff July 5, 2009

July 5, 2009

Dear Community: ICANN has commenced its 15-calendar day review period on two requests from VeriSign in dot-COM and dot-NET. The first is for Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication, the second is for a Registry Lock Service. * Information on the Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication proposal can be found at _http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2009004 _ * Information on the Registry Lock Service proposal can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2009005 Although public comments can be submitted at any time on a registry services proposal to registryservice at icann.org, this is not notification of a formal comment period. Information on the Registry Services Evaluation Process can be found at _http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/__._ Background on Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication Proposal: (taken from the Verisign Proposal) The frequency and scope of domain name modification incidents that have not been requested or authorized by the registrant are increasing. Incidents include, but are not limited to, inadvertent modifications and errors processed by registrars and domain name hijacking involving compromised account credentials. The proposed Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication service is part of a comprehensive domain name security enhancement program designed, among other things, to improve domain name security, and assist registrars in protecting registrants' accounts (the "Program"). The program addresses the two primary points of transactions: o Registry-registrar - Phase I o Registrar-registrant - Phase II As part of VeriSign's proposed Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication Service, the username and passwords currently used to process update, transfer and/or deletion requests will be augmented with dynamic passcodes, which will enable end-to-end transaction processing to be based on registrant requests that are validated by "what they know" (i.e., their username and password) and "what they have" (i.e., a two-factor authentication credential with a one-time-password). o Phase I - Registrars will be able to use the one-time-password when communicating directly with VeriSign's Customer Service department and through the use of the Registrar portal when making manual updates, transfers and/or deletion transactions. o Phase II - End-to-end security of the registrant's domain name is enhanced by requiring the addition of the one-time-password to the existing username and passwords for requests from a registrant to their registrar, and including the one-time-password in the EPP transaction from the registrar to the registry. Registrars would have the option to use either VeriSign credentials or any other vendor's credentials that comply with the open standard established by The Initiative for Open Authentication ("OATH") (see http://www.openauthentication.org) Both phases of thee Registry-Registrar Two-Factor Authentication Service would initially be an optional service for registrars who elect to use it. Once the service becomes widely adopted, two-factor authentication credentials will become a requirement for Registry-Registrar transactions. Background on Registry Lock Service Proposal: (Taken from the Verisign Proposal) Registrars have periodically requested that VeriSign place certain domain names on registry lock status codes to help protect against accidental or inadvertent modifications or deletions that would affect their customer's most high profile or valuable domain names. The Extensible Provisioning Protocol ("EPP") specifies both client (registrar) and server (registry) status codes that are consistent with the intent to prevent registry changes (i.e., a Delete, Transfer and/or Update) that were not intended by the registrant. Many registrars currently use the client status codes and have requested the ability to add server status codes as an additional layer of protection. The EPP server status codes that would be applicable for domain names include (i) serverUpdateProhibited, (ii) serverDeleteProhibited, and (iii) serverTransferProhibited. These statuses may be applied individually or in combination. The EPP also enables setting Host (name server) status codes to prevent deleting or renaming a host or modifying its IP addresses. Setting Host status codes at the registry would reduce the risk of inadvertent disruption of the DNS resolution for domain names associated with locked name servers.

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