December 2011 - ALAC-Announce

DOODLE / Community call on Interim Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group approved
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

Dear All, Steve Sheng, ICANN Senior Technical Analyst within the Policy Department, will talk about the currently open public consultation on the Interim Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group<http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#ird> in an At-Large community briefing call. In June 2009 the ICANN Board approved a resolution (2009.06.26.18: <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun09.htm#6>) requesting that the GNSO and the SSAC, in consultation with staff, convene an Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD-WG) comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of registration data. The working group has produced an interim report that discusses several potential models for internationalizing domain registration data, and is seeking feedback from the community about the models and on other key questions via a public consultation that is open until 14 March 2011. During this call, participants will be able to engage in a discussion of the Interim Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group with Steve and At-Large representatives on the IRD-WG. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time: http://doodle.com/bf8hdikwzvfhvdib Reminder: green = have time yellow = could make time if absolutely necessary red = do not have time 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 Friday 11 February at 2359 UTC the, date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Call for At-Large Project Submissions to include in ICANN's Fiscal Year 2013 Operational Plan and Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 7, 2012

Jan. 7, 2012

Dear All, ICANN is developing an Operational Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 to accomplish the goals and priorities of ICANN's Strategic Plan for 2012-2015 (draft version at http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/draft-strategic-plan-2012-2015-clean- 03oct11-en.pdf ). In preparation for this, ICANN's Finance Team has asked the ALAC to submit project requests to be budgeted in ICANN's Draft Operational Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 by 20 January 2012, giving consideration to the number of requests and to the priority of the requests. In turn, ALAC's Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC; https://community.icann.org/x/n4XT ) has requested that RALOs submit their FY13 project requests for consideration by the committee by 10 January 2012. The Sub-committee would appreciate that each RALO indicate its top three projects, should more than three be submitted. As requested by ICANN's Finance Team, all FY13 project suggestions must use a template which can be found on the At-Large Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Development Workspace at https://community.icann.org/x/yofbAQ . The form asks RALOs to describe in detail the actual scope of the activity being proposed, how it relates to the current Strategic Plan, and how the funds are to be implemented. RALOs may wish to review last year's ALAC's FY12 Budget proposals at https://community.icann.org/x/IASB. ALAC's FBSC will be reviewing the RALO submissions in an attempt to prioritize requests for submission to ICANN Finance in time by 20 January 2012. It is important to note that ONLY projects showing positive impact to ICANN's Strategic Plan 2012-2015 or to ICANN Policy Development will likely be approved. Also, please note that all project submissions sent by the ALAC will be included in ICANN's 2013 Draft Operational Plan and Budget and published for public comment. FY13 Budget requests may be either posted directly on the At-Large Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Development Workspace or sent to At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Preliminary Issue Report on ŒThick¹ Whois
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 6, 2012

Jan. 6, 2012

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "<https://community.icann.org/x/mAnPAQ>ALAC Statement on the Preliminary Issue Report on ‘Thick’ Whois<https://community.icann.org/x/mAnPAQ>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. A copy of the proposed Statement can be found on the At-Large Preliminary Issue Report on "Thick" Whois Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/mAnPAQ Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Friday, 23 December 2011, 11:59 UTC. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 28, 2011

Dec. 28, 2011

Dear All, With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902425/ALAC+Statement+on…>," we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902425/ALAC+Statement+on…>" for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00 Yes: 12 (100.00%) No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******* You may review the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2180mvjSrRcKgnD2gSpNAvFJ All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097/ ----- Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Statement on the .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 24, 2011

Dec. 24, 2011

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal," we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "At-Large Statement on the .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/30345603/At-Large+Statemen…>" for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Yes: 14 (100.00%) No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******* You may review the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2179LmsCwQeiDTYE2RECbs8i We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Edmon Chung All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097/ ----- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 24, 2011

Dec. 24, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held on the proposed "ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902425/ALAC+Statement+on…>" for communication to the relevant Public Comment process. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902425/ALAC+Statement+on…>" for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Geographic Regions Review Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/GQS5AQ>. Please note that the poll will be open from 19-Dec-2011 23:59 UTC to 27-Dec-2011 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Fwd: [soac-discussion] ICANN Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 23, 2011

Dec. 23, 2011

We encourage everybody to take the survey. -------- Message original -------- Sujet: [soac-discussion] ICANN Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey Date : Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:03:12 -0800 De : Kurt Pritz <kurt.pritz(a)icann.org> Pour : soac-discussion(a)icann.org <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> Copie à : David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org>, Jamie Hedlund <jamie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, Akram Atallah <akram.atallah(a)icann.org> Dear ICANN Leader: Thank you for communicating the availability of the ICANN Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey to your community earlier this month. We are starting to get good general response from community members but ask that you to send out a reminder and encourage all members of your community to review and complete the survey document. Thus far, nearly 350 community members have viewed the survey, but only about 10% of those viewers have followed through and completed the document. Most constituencies / stakeholder groups have furnished at least one response, but some have not our goal is to see broad participation from all constituencies and stakeholder groups. I think that this is a valuable opportunity to comment for all stakeholders. Even if the form or content might not suit some of the initial readers, all should participate. We seek to improve ICANN and, importantly, we also seek to demonstrate the vibrancy of the bottom-up policy making community by strong participation in this survey. Please remind members of your community that the survey link at http://ICANN-SS-2011.questionpro.com/ will remain open through 3 January 2012. Personal encouragement you can offer to increase survey completion would be most appreciated. To reiterate just a bit, the survey is designed to create an initial baseline of general ICANN stakeholder satisfaction that we can then use to compare against future results. The more community feedback we get on this initial survey, the more informative and statistically reliable the feedback will be and the more responsive we can be to any particular areas of community concern. Thanks very much for helping promote this effort. We hope that many members of your community will participate. Please accept my best wishes for a joyful, relaxed holiday season. Best regards, Kurt Pritz

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Further Progress by the ICANN CEO Search Committee
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 22, 2011

Dec. 22, 2011

Dear All, The ICANN CEO Search Committee has now completed a job description for the position of CEO (reference <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ceo-search/ceo-job-description-12dec11-e n.pdf> [PDF, 145 KB]) and a CEO candidate profile (reference <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ceo-search/ceo-candidate-profile-01dec11 -en.pdf> [PDF, 576 KB]). It has contracted with a search firm, Odgers Berndtson of Brussels, to assist us in the search process. The full announcement is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-20dec11-en.htm The Search Committee strongly encourages qualified candidates to express their interest in the position, and encourages members of the community to encourage others who they believe are qualified to do so also. All suggestions, recommendations, and expressions of interest should be sent directly to: ceo-search(a)odgersberndtson.be Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Statement on the New gTLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 21, 2011

Dec. 21, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested that the following message be sent to the ALAC Announce mailing list: Further to today's ALAC call<https://community.icann.org/x/AQrPAQ>, where Evan Leibovitch presented a motion for an ALAC Statement on the New gTLDs, I encourage you to read through <https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/Updated+ALAC+advice+on+gT…> the Statement<https://community.icann.org/x/AYfbAQ> and discuss it within your regional lists. Additional information about the Statement can be found on the Updated ALAC Advice on gTLDs Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/AYfbAQ>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / ALAC Teleconference - Tuesday 20 December at 15UTC
by ICANN AtLarge Staff Dec. 19, 2011

Dec. 19, 2011

Dear All, The next ALAC Teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday 20 December 2011 at 15 UTC. The draft agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/AQrPAQ Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alacjuldec2011 If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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At-Large Statement on the .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2011

Dec. 16, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held on the proposed "At-Large Statement on the .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/30345603/At-Large+Statemen…>" for communication to the ICANN Board. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "At-Large Statement on the .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/30345603/At-Large+Statemen…>" for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? ***** Additional information regarding the Statement can be found on the At-Large .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/gwnPAQ>. Please note that the poll will be open from 15-Dec-2011 23:59 UTC to 20-Dec-2011 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 14, 2011

Dec. 14, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Geographic Regions Review" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The draft ALAC Statement can be downloaded here: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/28902425/Draft+ALAC+Statem… The draft Statement can also be found on the At-Large Geographic Regions Review Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/GQS5AQ Information on the Public Comment announcement is available on the ICANN Public Comments page: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/geo-regions-draft-final-report-30sep… Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Saturday, 17 December 2011, 23:59 UTC. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Teleconference - Tuesday 20 December at 15UTC
by ICANN AtLarge Staff Dec. 13, 2011

Dec. 13, 2011

Dear All, The next ALAC Teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday 20 December 2011 at 15 UTC. The draft agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/AQrPAQ Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alacjuldec2011 If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: ALS Application (156) ISOC-CR Costa Rica Society for Internet Development
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 13, 2011

Dec. 13, 2011

Dear All, With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from (156) ISOC-CR Costa Rica Society for Internet Development, we can confirm that both result is quorate. ******** ALS Application: (156) ISOC-CR Costa Rica Society for Internet Development As at Poll close: Friday 09 December 2011 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00 Rank Options Votes % 1 Yes 12 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******** We can confirm that the following individuals participated in the balloting: Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Edmon Chung, Evan Leibovitch, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Ganesh Kumar, Carlton Samuels, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Eduardo Diaz, Natalia Enciso, Sandra Hoferichter, Jean-Jacques Subrenat and Sergio Salinas Porto We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro, Titi Akinsanmi, Yaovi Atohoun ******** You may verify the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2171MNdtT3RFrpgrsSAPqVuG You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 13, 2011

Dec. 13, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+.ASIA+One+and+Tw…>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. A copy of the proposed Statement can be found on the At-Large .ASIA One and Two Character Allocation Proposal Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/gwnPAQ. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Thursday, 15 December 2011, 00:01 UTC. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Fwd: [soac-discussion] Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 7, 2011

Dec. 7, 2011

Hello all, please find enclosed, a message from Kurt Pritz which includes a "Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey" which I encourage all members to take part in. This is your chance to register your happiness/unhappiness with the performance of ICANN, as in "ICANN's operations, leadership and planning". Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair -------- Message original -------- Sujet: [soac-discussion] Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey Date : Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:47:27 -0800 De : Kurt Pritz <kurt.pritz(a)icann.org> Pour : soac-discussion(a)icann.org <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> Copie à : David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org>, Robert Hoggarth <robert.hoggarth(a)icann.org> Dear Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee: Consistent with the spirit of the Affirmation of Commitments and in response to community requests, ICANN has developed a /Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey <http://ICANN-SS-2011.questionpro.com/>/ to obtain the community’s perceptions of the /Performance Effectiveness/in ten service categories supported by ICANN. We invite you and members of your community to take a few minutes to assist us in this initial effort to start tracking the level of satisfaction with various services provided by ICANN and the certain activities undertaken by ICANN. The service categories we are tracking in this survey include: DNS Policy Development DNS Policy Implementation Services Contractual Compliance DNS Stability & Security IANA Operations Supporting Organization and Advisory Committee Support Communications Public Meetings Strategic Planning Leadership A link to the survey can be found at - http://ICANN-SS-2011.questionpro.com/. We ask that you circulate the survey link to members of your organization. The survey will also be made available to the broader Internet Community as well. The survey is designed to create an initial baseline of general ICANN stakeholder satisfaction that can be used to develop improvements and compare against future results. We plan to refine the process over time, gather data about additional services, and focus more closely on specific services or projects in future surveys. If you have comments to the survey itself, please make them in the comment box on the last page that is reserve for overall comments. This initial survey will close 31 December 2011 at 12:00 UTC. An ICANN Survey Administrator (an external contractor)will collect and tabulate the results in January 2012. This timetable will support the plan to conduct a public review session of survey results in Costa Rica. A process for follow-up actions and a subsequent survey will then be started. The survey results will be used to identify improvement areas in the organization's services capability and delivery. We intend to share summary reports with the entire ICANN stakeholder community and opportunities for additional community comments will be created before any improvement actions are formalized and implemented. Identity of respondents will not be published. We appreciate your cooperation in passing on this first Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey and hope that many will participate. Best regards, Kurt Kurt Pritz ICANN

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DOODLE / ALAC December call
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 7, 2011

Dec. 7, 2011

Dear All, The next monthly ALAC call is scheduled on Tuesday 27 December 2011. As this falls during the Christmas Holiday period, we are looking at rescheduling this a week prior or first week of January 2012. Please complete the Doodle poll with your availability. Any comments can be added under the Doodle poll (Comment: Add a Comment). http://www.doodle.com/uc339ad4dmuy5pfs This Doodle poll will close on Monday 12 December 2011 at 1700 UTC. The date and time will be announced shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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