September 2013 - ALAC-Announce

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the DNS Risk Management Framework Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 28, 2013

Sept. 28, 2013

Dear All, With 13 out of 14 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the DNS Risk Management Framework Report<https://community.icann.org/x/XQOMAg>" we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the DNS Risk Management Framework Report<https://community.icann.org/x/XQOMAg>" for communication to the relevant parties? ALAC Statement on the DNS Risk Management Framework Report As at Poll close: Thursday 26 September 2013 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 14 · Percentage voted: 92.86 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 12 92.31 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, Jean-Jacques Subrenat 2 No 1 7.69 Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 3 Abstain 0 0.00 ***** We can confirm that the following members did not participate in this vote: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 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=3430Htzv9HByhFUcWnLs2De7 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 -- ICANN Whois Privacy/Proxy Abuse Study Findings Webinar Invitation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 27, 2013

Sept. 27, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27sep13-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Whois Privacy/Proxy Abuse Study Findings Webinar Invitation 27 September 2013 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. You are invited to participate in a webinar about the recently released Whois Privacy/Proxy Abuse Study, conducted for ICANN by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom. This study has now been published for public comment, and community feedback is being invited in order to assist ICANN with evaluating potential changes to Whois policy and the use of privacy/proxy services. The study was commissioned by the GNSO to help the ICANN community understand the role that privacy and proxy service abuse plays in obscuring the identities of parties engaged in illegal or harmful activities, including phishing, cybersquatting, hosting child abuse sexual images, advanced fee fraud, and the online sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. NPL was engaged to analyze domain names across the top five gTLDs - .biz, .com, .info, .net and .org – to measure whether the percentage of privacy/proxy use among domains engaged in illegal or harmful Internet activities is significantly greater than among domain names used for lawful Internet activities. NPL's chief investigator on the study, Dr. Richard Clayton of the University of Cambridge, and ICANN staff will provide a briefing on Tuesday 15 October at 12.00 UTC and 19.00 UTC, summarizing NPL's findings and conclusions based on the data they collected and analyzed. Amongst other topics, Dr. Clayton will discuss: * NPL's methodology for the study and the hypothesis tested; * The different project activities and work packages undertaken for the study; * NPL's statistical analysis of the data sampled for the study, including comparative differences observed by the research team; and * NPL's conclusions based on the results of its analysis. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for sixty (60) 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 also 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 on Tuesday 15 October – at 12.00 UTC or at 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 member's e-mail address. This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=92…>

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GNSO WG & At-Large call schedule
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 27, 2013

Sept. 27, 2013

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 30th September 15:00 UTC: IRTP D - https://community.icann.org/x/B4JwAg 15:00 UTC: Technology Taskforce - https://community.icann.org/x/rQMAg Tuesday 1st October 14:00 UTC: Thick Whois - https://community.icann.org/x/B4JwAg 18:30 UTC: AFRALO - https://community.icann.org/x/VhSMAg 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Rules of Procedure Adjunct Document 03 - At-Large Board Member Selection Implementation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2013

Sept. 25, 2013

Dear All Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "ALAC ALAC Rules of Procedure Adjunct Document 03 - At-Large Board Member Selection Implementation<https://community.icann.org/x/kIYi>." ***** Motion: Alan Greenberg Second: Rinalia Abdul Rahim and Carlton Samuels Whereas the ALAC approved a revised Rules of Procedure on 03 April 2013 and to become effective several associated documents also need to be approved by the ALAC; It is resolved that the ALAC approves the ALAC Rules of Procedure Adjunct Document 03 - At-Large Board Member Selection Implementation dated 2013-09-25. The document is linked at https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Rules+of+Procedure. ***** Additional information on this final paper can be found on the Rules of Procedure Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/kIYi>. Please note that the poll will be open from 25-September-2013 23:59 UTC to 2-October-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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation User Instructions and Source of Policy and Procedures
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2013

Sept. 25, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation User Instructions and Source of Policy and Procedures<https://community.icann.org/x/QwqMAg>." ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation User Instructions and Source of Policy and Procedures<https://community.icann.org/x/QwqMAg>" for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Confusingly Similar gTLDs Workspace. Please note that the poll will be open from 25-September-2013 23:59 UTC to 30-September-2013 20:00 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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VOTE RESULT (183) ISOC NIGERIA
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2013

Sept. 25, 2013

Dear All, With 13 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from ISOC NIGERIA we can confirm that the result is quorate. Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for ALS Applicant (183) ISOC NIGERIA be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ALS Application (183) ISOC Nigeria As at Poll close: Tuesday 24 September 2013 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 13 * Group size: 14 * Percentage voted: 92.86 Ranked by votes Rank Candidate Votes % 1 Yes 13 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 You may verify the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3416C6wgUcdZR4PFID5Vj4bG 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, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Statement on the Confusingly Similar gTLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 25, 2013

Sept. 25, 2013

Dear All, With 13 out of 14 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the Confusingly Similar gTLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/1AuMAg>" we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Confusingly Similar gTLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/1AuMAg>" for communication to the relevant parties? ALAC Statement on the Confusingly Similar gTLDs As at Poll close: Tuesday 24 September 2013 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 14 · Percentage voted: 92.86 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 12 92.31 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, Jean-Jacques Subrenat 2 No 1 7.69 Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 3 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 We can confirm that the following members voted no in this vote. For those that have voted no, would you like to provide an explanation of why you voted no? Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro You may review the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3415IQqMrbPLrWdGyYeN5b5F 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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Slides from At-Large Briefing Session on ICANN's Project Portfolio Management System and ICANN Labs - Tuesday 24 September 2013 at 1900 UTC
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 24, 2013

Sept. 24, 2013

Dear All, Thank you to those who participated in today's At-Large Briefing Session on ICANN's Project Portfolio Management System and ICANN Labs. As requested during the call, please find attached the presentations on ICANN Labs by Chris Gift and on the Project Portfolio Management System by Carole Cornell. Kind regards, Heidi From: ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 2:06 AM To: ALAC Announce; AFRALO M; NA-Discuss NARALO; APRALO m; EURALO m; LACRALO Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: REMINDER / Meeting invitation / At-Large Briefing Session on ICANN's Project Portfolio Management System and ICANN Labs - Tuesday 24 September 2013 at 1900 UTC Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, an At-Large Briefing Session on ICANN's Project Portfolio Management System<https://www.myicann.org/plan> and ICANN Labs <http://labs.icann.org/> will be held on Tuesday, 24 September 2013 at 1900 UTC (For the time in various time zones click here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=PPM+%26+ICANN+Labs…>). Guest speakers: Carole Cornell<https://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/cornell.htm>, Senior Director, Project Office and Christopher Gift<http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/gift.htm>, Vice President, Online Communication Services. This Briefing Session will be divided into two parts: 1) Project Portfolio Management - Carole Cornell will be demonstrating the Project Portfolio Management system available on MyICANN. 2) ICANN Labs - Chris Gift will be providing an introduction and update on ICANNLabs, including its aims, the four innovation tracks, and initial feedback since its launch. The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/JxGMAg Adobe Connect Meeting Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/r72wrvus01d/ French and 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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ICANN News Alert -- Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 24, 2013

Sept. 24, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24sep13-en.htm ________________________________ Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse 24 September 2013 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 24 September 2013 Categories/Tags: Policy Processes Purpose (Brief): This study, conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom, analyzes gTLD domain names to measure whether the percentage of privacy/proxy use among domains engaged in illegal or harmful Internet activities is significantly greater than among domain names used for lawful Internet activities. Furthermore, this study compares these privacy/proxy percentages to other methods used to obscure identity – notably, Whois phone numbers that are invalid. These findings will help the community understand the role that privacy and proxy service abuse plays in obscuring the identities of parties engaged in illegal or harmful activities, including phishing, cybersquatting, hosting child abuse sexual images, advanced fee fraud, online sale of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and more. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-pp-abuse-study-24sep13-en… This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=92…>

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CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP: ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 24, 2013

Sept. 24, 2013

Dear All, On behalf of Dev Anand Teelucksingh, the new Chair of the ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach, At-Large staff are issuing a call for membership (see the workspace at: https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ) for this group. Current members of the ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach are requested to re-confirm their interest in being an active member of the group. New members are also requested. The membership of the ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach should be regionally balanced. The deadline for this call is Wednesday, 2 October. Interested members of the At-Large community are asked to indicate their interest to At-Large staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>). The aim of the ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach is to develop an At-Large strategy on reaching out to new potential members of the At-Large community. Once this strategy is developed, it will work with its members, the ALAC and RALOs to ensure the strategy is implemented successfully. A teleconference of the ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach is being scheduled for the week of 7 October. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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