February 2010 - ALAC-Announce

NOW OPEN: ALAC Vote on ALS Application ISOC Liberia
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 27, 2010

Feb. 27, 2010

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online ALAC vote on the ALS Applications from Internet Society Liberia. The vote will remain open until Sunday, February 28th at 2359 UTC. The questions to be put will be the following: ******** Should the regional advice from APRALO for applicant (102) Internet Society Libera Chapter be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. With possible answers: ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS Abstain ******* An email with background information on the applications has recently been sent to the ALAC-internal list. Additionally, the members of the At-Large Advisory Committee received an email with their voting credentials. If you did not receive your voting credentials, please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. You can find this online vote under: https://www.bigpulse.com/30575 All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 Results of closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Groups of stakeholders getting together and participating remotely from various places - FYI
by At Large Staff Feb. 27, 2010

Feb. 27, 2010

Dear All, Please see the message below regarding groups of stakeholders who will be meeting and participating remotely in the 37th ICANN Meeting sent on behalf of Nick Ashton-Hart, Senior Director for Participation and Engagement. ** The staff have been informed that there are groups of stakeholders getting together to meet and remotely participate in the Nairobi meeting. Since we thought it would interest many in the community to know of these gatherings, and because we want to ensure that groups like this are able to make the most of the group remote participation experience, wed like to find out if there are similar meetings we havent heard about. If you are organising such a gathering and provide us with a bit of information (see below) we will: * Post it at http://nbo.icann.org/remote-hubs so everyone will be able to see where around the world groups of stakeholders are getting together. * Provide a technical contact to help technical personnel at the meeting venue understand what they can do in-room to help ensure the best remote participant experience. If you provide details on what sessions you will be following, we will ensure that information reaches the session organiser and the assigned staff chat attendant for those sessions. Please send the following information to rp-nairobi(a)icann.org: <mailto:rp-nairobi@icann.org:> * Host(s) organisation(s) if applicable * organisers name (person) email and telephone contact details * Address and name of the location where your gathering will take place * If relevant, what stakeholder groups you are hosting. * A rough idea of how many people you think will be gathering at your location * The sessions you are going to be following (if you know) Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart ** This information is also available on-line at: http://blog.icann.org/2010/02/are-you-hosting-a-gathering-of-stakeholders-to -participate-remotely-in-the-nairobi-meeting/ Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Invitation to attend ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 25 February 2010 at 1300 and 1900 UTC
by At-Large Staff Feb. 23, 2010

Feb. 23, 2010

Dear All, Please find hereafter the meeting information for the ICANN Policy Update Webinar scheduled for: Thursday 25 February 2010 at 1300 UTC and 19:00 UTC. For other places see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html Please note that we will be using ADOBE CONNECT for the meeting to facilitate sharing of documents and information. To log-in, please go to: http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/update After clicking the link to enter the Adobe Connect room, please choose Enter as a Guest¹, type in your first and last name, and click Enter Room¹. For those of you using Adobe Connect for the first time, please find a short introduction video here: https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a227210/participatemeeting/ Dial-in details are below. If you need an operator to call you, please email gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org with your preferred contact number. The slides, recording and transcript of the presentation will be made available and posted on the GNSO web-site following the meeting: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#feb I remain at your disposal for any additional information required. Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella ____________________________________________________________________________ Participant passcode: POLICY For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. ____________________________________________________________________________ Dial in numbers: Country Toll Numbers Freephone/Toll Free Number ARGENTINA 0800-777-0519 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4842 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7713 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5223 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8129 1-800-657-260 AUSTRIA 43-1-92-81-113 0800-005-259 BELGIUM 32-2-400-9861 0800-3-8795 BRAZIL 0800-7610651 CHILE 1230-020-2863 CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4789 10800-712-1670 CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4789 10800-120-1670 COLOMBIA 01800-9-156474 CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-64 800-700-177 DENMARK 45-7014-0284 8088-8324 ESTONIA 800-011-1093 FINLAND Land Line: 106-33-203 0-800-9-14610 FINLAND Mobile: 09-106-33-203 0-800-9-14610 FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-70-60-72 080-511-1496 GERMANY 49-69-2222-20362 0800-664-4247 GREECE 30-80-1-100-0687 00800-12-7312 HONG KONG 852-3001-3863 800-962-856 HUNGARY 06-800-12755 INDIA 000-800-852-1268 INDONESIA 001-803-011-3982 IRELAND 353-1-246-7646 1800-992-368 ISRAEL 1-80-9216162 ITALY 39-02-3600-6007 800-986-383 JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7739-4799 0066-33-132439 JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-5539-5191 0066-33-132439 LATVIA 8000-3185 LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1364 MALAYSIA 1-800-81-3065 MEXICO 001-866-376-9696 NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8588 0800-023-4378 NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4771 0800-447-722 NORWAY 47-21-590-062 800-15157 PANAMA 011-001-800-5072065 PERU 0800-53713 PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3716 POLAND 00-800-1212572 PORTUGAL 8008-14052 RUSSIA 8-10-8002-0144011 SINGAPORE 65-6883-9230 800-120-4663 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-25 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-80414 SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1083 00798-14800-7352 SPAIN 34-91-414-25-33 800-300-053 SWEDEN 46-8-566-19-348 0200-884-622 SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-6398 0800-120-032 TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7379 00801-137-797 THAILAND 001-800-1206-66056 UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9025 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3225 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2125 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7108-6370 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1425 0808-238-6029 URUGUAY 000-413-598-3421 USA 1-517-345-9004 866-692-5726 VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3702 Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone. ---------------------------- Gisella Gruber-White On behalf of GNSO Secretariat Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org Tel: +44 7545 334 360 Skype ID: gisella.gw

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INVITATION: Pre-Nairobi ICANN Policy Update Briefing
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 17, 2010

Feb. 17, 2010

The following invitation has been forwarded by the GNSO Secretariat *************** PRE-NAIROBI ICANN POLICY UPDATE BRIEFING MEETING DETAILS AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming Nairobi meeting remotely or in person, you’re invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday, 25 February at 13.00 and 19.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: - GNSO Improvements - GNSO Registration Abuse Policies Working Group - GNSO Whois Studies - GNSO Vertical Integration Policy Development Process - ccNSO IDN PDP - ccNSO Delegation and Re-delegation Working Group - ccNSO Strategic and Operational Plan Working Group - ASO Global policy for handling IPv4 address space The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the Q&A function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the slides and MP3 will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, 13.00 UTC or 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.

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Non-Lawyers' Guide to the RAA
by Heidi Ullrich Feb. 16, 2010

Feb. 16, 2010

Dear All, Attached please find a document entitled 'Non-Lawyers' Guide to the May 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement.' The Guide was produced by ICANN staff in response to a 1 October 2009 request<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/correspondence/correspondence-01oct09-en.htm> by the Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, to the Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors, Peter Dengate Thrush, for the production of a non-lawyers' guide to the ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). This Guide is also available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15feb10-en.htm. This document will be available in the five UN languages and Portuguese shortly. This document is intended to facilitate the ability of the At-Large community to engage effectively in discussions relating to the RAA, as well as to assist all members of the ICANN community in gaining a better understanding of the RAA. The Guide is an evolving document. ICANN staff welcomes comments and suggestions on how the Guide could be improved to be more useful to the At-Large community. Comments may be made to the via the lists or directly to At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org>

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Nairobi Update - 12 Feb. 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 13, 2010

Feb. 13, 2010

Dear All, Please see below a Nairobi update being forwarded on behalf of Doug Brent, ICANN Chief Operating Officer: ** 12 Feb. 10 Nairobi Update ICANN continues to actively monitor and respond to the possible security threat information posted on the ICANN site yesterday. We continue to actively work with our Kenyan hosts and security providers in the region. As stated in Mr. Sammy Buruchara’s message yesterday, and confirmed in further calls with Kenyans today, the meeting hosts are committed to the security of this meeting, and are offering even higher levels of direct coordination among the different agencies providing security. ICANN staff have also reached out to on-the-ground security experts to better interpret the information provided. As has been explained to us, general threats of this kind are common; what made this particular communication worthy of mention is that it has identified a specific venue that has not generally been the target of previous threats. After over-night outreach to various governments and agencies in the region, we have received no information from other sources confirming or denying the threat to the specific venue. Members of the ICANN community have already started to register views as to what should happen next. We are listening, and there are clearly a wide variety of views already expressed. Staff is evaluating a full range of options for handling the meeting. At the same time, work continues at a fever-pitch to prepare a final Nairobi agenda for posting Monday, along with about 15 new gTLD documents, a draft Fiscal Year 11 Budget and much more. An internal staff group, which I lead, is meeting at least daily on this topic, and will continue to do so over the weekend and through the U.S. holiday on Monday. I will make sure the community gets any new relevant information when we do, and that we stay on top of any possible adjustments to the Nairobi meeting plans. Sincerely, Doug Brent Chief Operating Officer This information is now on-line on ICANN’s home page, and on the meeting site here: http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-12feb10-en.htm Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org>

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Fwd: New information related to ICANN Nairobi Meeting
by At Large Staff Feb. 12, 2010

Feb. 12, 2010

Dear All, Please see below a message being forwarded on behalf of Doug Brent, ICANN Chief Operating Officer: ** Dear ICANN Community, Within the last 24 hours, we received an unclassified report from the United States Department of State related to the Kenyatta International Conference Center, the venue for our upcoming meeting (attached below). The types of threats outlined in that communication are difficult to assess. ICANN is now reaching out to different parties in Kenya and elsewhere to see if it is possible to better assess the situation, and of course will share any further information with you. Sammy Buruchara, Chairman of the ICANN 2010 Local Steering Committee in Nairobi has already provided the following information: In relation with the Security threat by Al Shabaab to US Embassy and KICC, I wish to on behalf of ICANN 2010 Local Organizing committee and on behalf of the relevant Kenya Government Security Agencies state the following: The Kenya Government is aware of the Security Threat by Al Shabaab on KICC and on the United States Embassy in Nairobi. Our security organs that include National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) and Kenya Anti-Terrorism Police have been alerted and will make appropriate security responses to deal with this threat. Through their network of security agents, they have made contingency plans to thwart any possible terrorist plot that will target Nairobi City, including KICC and all the Hotels in which delegates will be hosted, and the US Embassy. I wish to assure ICANN Community that the Kenya Government is committed to ensure your safety during the ICANN event and will take necessary security measures to guarantee the safety of all participants during the Conference. In the most transparent manner possible, ICANN will continue to share information as it becomes available. Just like you, were processing this information, and seeing how and if we need to update procedures and plans for the upcoming meeting. Sincerely, Doug Brent Information from U.S. State Department As of early February 2010, individuals affiliated with al-Shabaab al-Islamiya were planning suicide bombing attacks on the US Embassy and Kenyan International Conference Center in Nairobi, Kenya. The individuals were targeting the KICC because it was deemed the largest and oldest building associated with the Kenyan government. The US Embassy was targeted for its support of the Kenyan government. As of early February, the individuals planning to carry out the attacks were living in Somali communities in Kenya. We have no additional information regarding the possible individuals involved in the plot, timing, or method of the attack. This is all the information we have at this time, and we will continue to keep you updated if there are any potential updates. This information is also posted at the ICANN website at: http://nbo.icann.org/meetings/security-information-11feb10-en.htm Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Public Comment on the Proposed Process for the At-Large Board Selection now open
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 6, 2010

Feb. 6, 2010

*La version française est ci-dessous *La versión española está abajo Dear All, At the request of Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of ALAC, and the At-Large Board Selection Design Team <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_board_selection_design_te…> (ABSdt), we have the privilege to inform you that the Public Comment on the Proposed Process for the 2010 Selection of an ICANN At-Large Board Member <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05feb10-en.htm> is now open (in English, French and Spanish) through 6 March 2010. This public comment is not only a tremendous step forward in the process to select an At-Large voting Board Member, but also is the first public comment posted on behalf of ALAC. Many thanks to the members of the ABSdt for their tireless efforts in preparing the slightly updated White Paper and the accompanying announcement text. The comments received from this public comment will be preliminarily analyzed prior to the Nairobi meeting. Regards, * Cher tous, Sur demande de Cheryl Langdon-Orr, présidente d'ALAC, et l’At-Large Board Selection Design Team <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_board_selection_design_te…> (ABSdt), nous avons le privilège de vous informer que le commentaire public sur le procédé proposé pour le choix 2010 d'un membre du conseil At-Large d'ICANN <http://www.icann.org/fr/announcements/announcement-2-05feb10-fr.htm> est maintenant ouvert (en anglais, français et espagnol) jusqu'au 6 mars 2010. Ce commentaire public est non seulement un énorme pas en avant dans le processus de selection d’un membre du conseil d’adminstration At-Large, mais est également le premier commentaire public d'ALAC. Merci beaucoup aux membres de l'ABSdt pour leurs efforts inlassables de rédaction du livre blanc légèrement mis à jour et le texte d'annonce. Les commentaries publics reçus seront l’objet d’une analyse preliminaire avant la réunion de Nairobi. Cordialment, * Estimado todos, A petición de Cheryl Langdon-Orr, presidente de ALAC, y el At-Large Board Selection design team <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_board_selection_design_te…> (ABSdt), tenemos el privilegio de informarle que el comentario público sobre el proceso propuesto para la selección 2010 de un miembro del Consejo At-Large de ICANN <http://www.icann.org/es/announcements/announcement-2-05feb10-es.htm> está abierto ahora (en inglés, francés y español) hasta el 6 de marzo de 2010. Este comentario público es no sólo un enorme paso adelante en el proceso para seleccionar a un miembro del Consejo de votación At-Large, pero también es el primer comentario público fijado a nombre de ALAC. Muchas gracias a los miembros del ABSdt por sus esfuerzos incansables en la preparación del Libro Blanco levemente actualizado y del texto de acompañamiento del aviso. Los comentarios recibidos de este comentario público serán analizados preliminar antes de la reunión de Nairobi. Respetos, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org>

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ALAC Statement on Affirmation Reviews Requirements and Implementation Processes
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 1, 2010

Feb. 1, 2010

Dear Marco, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on Affirmation Reviews Requirements and Implementation Processes on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The Statement on the Affirmation Reviews Requirements and Implementation Processes was drafted by the Executive Committee of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and published for community review on January 21st, 2010. The document was further discussed during the monthly ALAC teleconference on January 26th. The Chair of the ALAC asked Staff to start a five-day online vote on the document on January 27th, which resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with a 14-1 vote. You may review the result of the online vote independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=U7pLAWDerFWSGtC4xS2d As this is a formal Statement of an Advisory Committee to the Board, we provide it by copy hereby to the Secretary of ICANN for distribution to the Board with our compliments. The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board may wish to make by reply. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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RESULT: Vote on ALAC Statement on the Affirmation Reviews Requirements and Implementation Processes
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 1, 2010

Feb. 1, 2010

Dear all, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC Statement on the Affirmation Reviews Requirements and Implementation Processes, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******************** Motion: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Affirmation Reviews Requirements and Implementation Processes for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? As at Poll close: Sunday 31 January 2010 23:59 UTC Yes: 14 (93.33%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Dave Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlton Samuels No: 1 (6.67%) Carlos Aguirre Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******************** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=U7pLAWDerFWSGtC4xS2d -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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