February 2012 - ALAC-Announce

OPEN COMMENT PERIOD: Draft Proposal for the ALAC objections procedures for new gTLD applications
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 14, 2012

Feb. 14, 2012

Dear All, On behalf of the At-Large new gTLD WG, please find the Draft Proposal for the ALAC to submit public comments on, and file possible objections to new gTLD applications attached and on the At-Large Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/EZnbAQ> for this issue. This document includes a cover sheet, explanatory notes describing each figure of the flowchart, and a flowchart of the proposed process. The complete document is in EN only at the moment. However, French and Spanish versions will be available shortly. A 21 day comment period is now open through Monday, 5 March 23:59 UTC. Please post your comments on the At-Large Workspace for this issue using the comments function. Comments will be considered by the At-Large new gTLD WG as they are received. The final version will be prepared by the At-Large new gTLD WG and sent to the ALAC for consideration during the ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica 11-16 March. 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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Request Questions for ICANN Compliance Staff by 20 February
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 10, 2012

Feb. 10, 2012

Dear All, ALAC and the Regional Leaders will be meeting with ICANN's Compliance staff on Tuesday, 13 March during the 43rd ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica. In order to collect questions for the Compliance staff to respond to during this meeting, a workspace has been created (see: https://community.icann.org/x/Z4vbAQ) Could you please post your questions by Monday, 20 February 23:59 UTC? At-Large staff will then forward the questions to the Compliance staff. 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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ICANN Seeks Volunteers
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 9, 2012

Feb. 9, 2012

February 7, 2012 Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants Seeking Financial Support New Panel Will Help Expand Internet¹s Reach http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-03feb12-en.htm Marina del Rey, California The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking volunteers who will assist in the evaluation of those organizations seeking financial support to apply for a new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD). ³These volunteers will be key to ICANN¹s effort to assure that the less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain name program,² said Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President. ³The panel members will make a real impact in ensuring that the opportunities for innovation and economic development created by the Internet are open to everyone.² The volunteers will be chosen for their background and experience in areas such as running a small business, operating in developing economies, analyzing business plans, serving in the public interest, managing a domain name registry service, or awarding grants. The financial assistance component of the Applicant Support Program offers a limited number of qualifying applicants the opportunity to pay a reduced evaluation fee of $47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee of $185,000. The selected volunteers will assist in the evaluation of financial support applicants in the context of established public interest, financial capabilities and financial need criteria as outlined in the ³Financial Assistance Handbook <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assista nce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf> .² Those who are interested in applying, should review the criteria, time commitment and other expectations, which are detailed here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/sarp-eoi-request-0 3feb12-en.pdf ### * To learn more about the Applicant Support Program, go here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support. * To read the New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook, go here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assistan ce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf * To learn more about the New gTLD program, go here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials *********************** 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: (157) Internet Society Cameroon Chapter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 8, 2012

Feb. 8, 2012

Dear All, The Regional Advice from AFRALO on ALS Applicant 157 – Internet Society Cameroon Chapter has been received. The ALAC has decided to conduct a vote on whether to accept the regional advice. The following question has been posed to the ALAC: ***** Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (157) Internet Society Cameroon Chapter be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ***** An email with background information on the applications has recently been sent to the ALAC-internal list. Please note that this vote will be open from 08-Feb-2012 21:00 UTC until 15-Feb-2012 21:00 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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Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 6, 2012

Feb. 6, 2012

Dear All, Please RSVP if you are interested in the Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation. Note 2 sessions are being offered. 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 *********************************************** http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm> Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 3 February 2012 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Costa Rica 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 1 March at 13.00 UTC and Thursday 1 March at 20.00 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: * Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy * RAA Improvements * Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group * Participation and Engagement activities in Costa Rica 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 the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session 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 <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> . In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 13.00 UTC or Thursday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html <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. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process - Recommendation 9, Part 2 Concerning a New Provision to Lock and Unlock Domain Names
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 4, 2012

Feb. 4, 2012

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 Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process - Recommendation 9, Part 2 Concerning a New Provision to Lock and Unlock Domain Names<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31167981/InterRegTransPoli…>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The draft ALAC statement can be downloaded here<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31167981/InterRegTransPoli…>. The document can also be found on the At-Large Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process - Recommendation 9, Part 2 Concerning a New Provision to Lock and Unlock Domain Names Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/7ZXbAQ>. Information on the public comment announcement is available on the <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/universal-acceptance-idn-tlds-06jan1…> ICANN Public Comments page<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/irtp-b-rec9-part2-23jan12-en.htm>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Friday, 10-Feb- 2012, 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Funding for LACRALO events at ICANN 43 meeting in Costa Rica has been approved!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 4, 2012

Feb. 4, 2012

Dear All, Please see below a message from by José Arce, LACRALO Chair, and Dev Anand Teelucksingh, LACRALO Secretariat, on the status of their extraordinary funding request for LACRALO events to take place during the 43rd ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org -----Original Message----- From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh [mailto:admin@ttcsweb.org] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 4:04 PM To: ICANN At-Large Staff Cc: josefranciscoarce Subject: text for ALAC_announce - Funding for LACRALO events at ICANN 43 meeting in Costa Rica has been approved! Dear All, Wonderful news! The LACRALO chair and secretariat are delighted to inform you that ICANN has approved our extraordinary funding request for several LACRALO events (capacity building sessions, showcase and GA) during ICANN's 43rd meeting in Costa Rica from March 11-16 2012. Please read the attached letter in English and Spanish from Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), which is self explanatory. The LACRALO chair and secretariat wish to thank the efforts of everyone involved in making this possible including the ALAC chair, ALAC, ICANN At-Large Staff, Rodrigo de la Parra, ICANN Finance, the ICANN Board and the ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom. We urge the LACRALO community to work together to make the LACRALO events in Costa Rica a success and lay the foundations for improved collaboration and participation in LACRALO and ICANN. Kind Regards, José Arce LACRALO Chair Dev Anand Teelucksingh LACRALO Secretariat

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