October 2013 - ALAC-Announce

Call Schedule / GNSO WG & At-Large
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 3, 2014

Jan. 3, 2014

Dear All, Further to the Action Item noted during the ALAC Policy Discussion II meeting in Beijing, held on Tuesday 9 April 2013 - ACTION ITEM: Staff to send list of weekly At-Large and At-Large members on GNSO WG meetings on Monday to ALAC-Announce - please find hereafter the At-Large and GNSO calls scheduled this week. We have included the At-Large calls to allow for easy reference. We will update this list as and when calls are added. Monday 16 September 15:00 UTC: IRTP D WG - https://community.icann.org/x/B4JwAg 15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce - https://community.icann.org/x/AgqMAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly call - https://community.icann.org/x/6ASMAg Tuesday 17 September 14:00 UTC Thick Whois WG - https://community.icann.org/x/whgQAg 18:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly call - https://community.icann.org/x/lFR-Ag Wednesday 18 September 16:00 UTC: IGO-INGO PDP - https://community.icann.org/x/vFR-Ag 19:00 UTC: Policy and Implementation WG - https://community.icann.org/x/qwKMAg Thursday 19 September 18:00 UTC: At-Large Metrics WG - https://community.icann.org/x/OQyMAg Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> One World, One Internet

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Meeting invitation/ At-Large Briefing Session on ICANN in the internet Eco-System - Tuesday 05 November at 1700 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 4, 2013

Nov. 4, 2013

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, an At-Large Briefing Session on ICANN in the Internet Eco-System will be held on Tuesday, 05 November 2013 at 1700 UTC (For the time in various time zones click here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=At-Large+Briefing+…> ) Guest speakers: Nigel Hickson,VP, Stakeholder Engagement, ICANN and Olivier Crepin-Leblond, ALAC Chair This At-Large Briefing Session will provide an overview of ICANN in the internet eco-system, including an update on ICANN/At-Large activities at the 2013 IGF, the UK Multistakeholder Advisory Group and the MAG as well as ICANN’s plans for engagement in the internet eco-system. Participants will be able to ask questions to the guest speakers. The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/khWfAg Adobe Connect Meeting Room: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/r72wrvus01d/ Spanish interpretation will be available upon the request of 3 or more people. If you request interpretation Please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff only with your preferred number at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. We look forward to your participation, Kind regards Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 1, 2013

Nov. 1, 2013

Dear All, With 13 out of 14 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse<https://community.icann.org/x/-xWMAg>" we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse<https://community.icann.org/x/-xWMAg>" for communication to the relevant parties? ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse As at Poll close: Monday 21 October 2013 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 14 · Percentage voted: 92.86 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 13 100.00 Holly Raiche, Carlton Samuels, Eduardo Diaz, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Natalia Enciso, Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Sandra Hoferichter, Evan Leibovitch, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Alan Greenberg, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro, Jean-Jacques Subrenat 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ***** We can confirm that the following members did not participate in this vote: Titi Akinsanmi We can confirm that the following members abstained in this vote. For those that have abstained, would you like to provide an explanation of why you abstained? n/a You may review the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3493QbuWvqfQ8WjaCdLe6Wss Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>a

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ICANN News Alert -- Proposed Bylaws Changes Regarding the Technical Liaison Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30oct13-en.htm ________________________________ Proposed Bylaws Changes Regarding the Technical Liaison Group 30 October 2013 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 30 October 2013 Categories/Tags: ICANN Board/Bylaws Purpose (Brief): Bylaws changes are proposed in order to increase availability of technical advice to the Board as well as the effectiveness of the Technical Liaison Group as set forth in the Bylaws. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/bylaws-amend-tlg-30oct13-en.htm

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PUBLIC COMMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 30, 2013

Oct. 30, 2013

Dear All, Please note that a new Public Comment on ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-29oct13-en.htm> has opened. The overarching, aspirational "Vision, Mission and Focus Areas" draft reflects priorities identified in Board strategic planning efforts, as well as key themes that emerged from staff and community discussions around external challenges and strategic issues. The draft proposes a new Vision, reiterates ICANN's existing Mission, and describes five proposed Focus Areas with goals: I. Evolving ICANN’s implementation of the multistakeholder approach for coordination II. Developing a world-class public responsibility framework III. Supporting a healthy unique identifier ecosystem IV. Striving towards technical and operational excellence V. Defining role clarity for ICANN in the Internet governance ecosystem At this stage of development, we are seeking general feedback, as well as input on measurable outcomes for these Focus Area Goals: * Overall –Does this draft appropriately outline ICANN's future? Are we missing a strategic element you see as critical for ICANN to address in the next five years? * Focus Area Goals –What specific outcomes or achievements should we target for each of the Focus Area Goals? What quantitative / qualitative elements should we consider in measuring progress / results for each Focus Area Goal? Input will inform a proposed ICANN Vision & Five-Year Strategic Plan that will be posted for public comment from February to March 2014. This approach enables the community to be involved throughout the strategic plan development process<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement>. It also enables us to incorporate some evolving issues and potential outcomes of the Strategy Panels (as appropriate, after community input). Equally important, this approach enables us to incorporate ongoing staff work (especially for some of the newer Focus Area Goals) that will yield additional elements for ICANN’s final strategic and/or operating plans (e.g. prioritization, timing/staging over five years, critical success factors, specific outcomes, resources, and metrics and monitoring). Background information is posted here<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement> and more information will be forthcoming as work progresses on organizational targets and how we get there (the route to achieving the vision, mission and focus area goals). Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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ALAC Statement on the Revised Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 30, 2013

Oct. 30, 2013

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 Revised Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP)<https://community.icann.org/x/oxuMAg>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Revised Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP) Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/oxuMAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 6-November-2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Names New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 29, 2013

Oct. 29, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29oct13-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Names New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer Jeff Moss Announces His Departure as Chief Security Officer 29 October 2013 Los Angeles, California… John Crain has been named ICANN's new Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer. In this newly created position Crain will assume the responsibilities of Jeff Moss, who announced he is stepping down from his position as Chief Security Officer at the end of the year. More broadly, Crain will lead a team focused on the security, stability and resiliency (SSR) of the Internet's unique identifier systems. They will work closely with the ICANN community to enhance SSR and increase understanding of its importance. Crain, who has been at ICANN for 13 years, has served most recently as ICANN's Senior Director of Security, Stability and Resiliency. In his new role he will report to Akram Atallah, President of the Generic Domains Division (GDD). "John was a natural pick for us," said Atallah. "He knows ICANN, he is well respected across the community and his extensive expertise in the arena of SSR has been firmly established." Moss, who was appointed to his current position in April of 2011, said even though he is leaving ICANN, he intends to stay an active part of the community. Most recently, Moss and Crain worked together to help ICANN devise ways to study and address the "name collision" issue with measures and procedures aimed at mitigating any potential problems. "We are taking a slow and careful approach to this issue and since the roll-out of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) will be very gradual, I'm confident that name collisions will not pose any major issues that can't be responded to responsibly," said Moss. "Now that we have a clear path forward, I feel like this is a good time to announce my departure." "Jeff has been at the forefront of protecting the Internet's addressing system during his tenure at ICANN," said Atallah. "We are grateful for his contributions and wish him the best moving forward." ICANN also announced the formation of a new Security, Stability and Resiliency Executive Committee, led by Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé and made up of members of ICANN's executive team. The committee will keep abreast of emerging SSR issues, track potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. ### To download a high-resolution photograph of John Crain, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/10332605796/sizes/c/ To download high-resolution photographs of Jeff Moss, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/5658860869/sizes/l/in/photostream/ To watch a video interview with John Crain, please visit: http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-crain-security-stability-17se… MEDIA CONTACTS: James Cole ICANN Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 202.570.7240 james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> Andrew Robertson Edelman Public Relations London, U.K. Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945 andrew.robertson(a)edelman.com<mailto:andrew.robertson@edelman.com>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Names New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 29, 2013

Oct. 29, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29oct13-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Names New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer Jeff Moss Announces His Departure as Chief Security Officer 29 October 2013 Los Angeles, California… John Crain has been named ICANN's new Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer. In this newly created position Crain will assume the responsibilities of Jeff Moss, who announced he is stepping down from his position as Chief Security Officer at the end of the year. More broadly, Crain will lead a team focused on the security, stability and resiliency (SSR) of the Internet's unique identifier systems. They will work closely with the ICANN community to enhance SSR and increase understanding of its importance. Crain, who has been at ICANN for 13 years, has served most recently as ICANN's Senior Director of Security, Stability and Resiliency. In his new role he will report to Akram Atallah, President of the Generic Domains Division (GDD). "John was a natural pick for us," said Atallah. "He knows ICANN, he is well respected across the community and his extensive expertise in the arena of SSR has been firmly established." Moss, who was appointed to his current position in April of 2011, said even though he is leaving ICANN, he intends to stay an active part of the community. Most recently, Moss and Crain worked together to help ICANN devise ways to study and address the "name collision" issue with measures and procedures aimed at mitigating any potential problems. "We are taking a slow and careful approach to this issue and since the roll-out of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) will be very gradual, I'm confident that name collisions will not pose any major issues that can't be responded to responsibly," said Moss. "Now that we have a clear path forward, I feel like this is a good time to announce my departure." "Jeff has been at the forefront of protecting the Internet's addressing system during his tenure at ICANN," said Atallah. "We are grateful for his contributions and wish him the best moving forward." ICANN also announced the formation of a new Security, Stability and Resiliency Executive Committee, led by Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé and made up of members of ICANN's executive team. The committee will keep abreast of emerging SSR issues, track potential risks and develop mitigation strategies. ### To download a high-resolution photograph of John Crain, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/10332605796/sizes/c/ To download high-resolution photographs of Jeff Moss, please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/5658860869/sizes/l/in/photostream/ To watch a video interview with John Crain, please visit: http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-crain-security-stability-17se… MEDIA CONTACTS: James Cole ICANN Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 202.570.7240 james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> Andrew Robertson Edelman Public Relations London, U.K. Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945 andrew.robertson(a)edelman.com<mailto:andrew.robertson@edelman.com>

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ICANN Newsletter -- 25 October 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 28, 2013

Oct. 28, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 25 October 2013 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Announcement of the Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24oct13-en.htm> We are pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (IAG-CCT). Thirty-eight (38) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers. 24 October 2013 Internet Domain Name Expansion Now Underway<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-23oct13-en> Los Angeles, California… The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that the first new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) from its New gTLD Program were delegated. 23 October 2013 Dawn of a New Internet Era<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-23oct13-en.htm> Today marks an historic moment, not only for the New gTLD Program, but for the Internet as a whole. 23 October 2013 Audited Financial Statements Posted Within 120 Days After the Fiscal Year End<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23oct13-en.htm> ICANN continues to provide accountability and transparency regarding its financial results, with another unqualified audit report from independent auditors, Moss Adams LLP, for the fiscal year ended June 30th, 2013. 23 October 2013 Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Draft Report & Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-21oct13-en.htm> To collect public feedback on Draft Proposed Recommendations resulting from the second Accountability and Transparency Review, mandated by the Affirmation of Commitments. 21 October 2013 First New gTLDs Get the Green Light for Delegation<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21oct13-en.htm> The time has come! Today, the first four domains from ICANN's New Generic Top-Level Domains Program were cleared to proceed to delegation. 21 October 2013 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [http://buenosaires48.icann.org/sites/default/files/buenosaires48-logo-328x1…]<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/> 17-21 November 2013: 48th International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm> Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org<http://www.icann.org/>. Strategic Plan, 2012 - 2015<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY13 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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REMINDER/ Meeting invitation/ ALAC October monthly call - Tuesday 29 October 2013 at 1400 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 28, 2013

Oct. 28, 2013

Dear All, The October ALAC Monthly call is scheduled on Tuesday 29 October 2013 at 1400 UTC for 2 hours. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/mluokel Please note the new time in Europe as they will change time due to the end of Daylight Saving time (1400 UTC = 1500 CET) The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/EwKfAg Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac 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, Julia Charvolen ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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