December 2014 - ALAC-Announce

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: (214) AMTICS
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Dec. 19, 2014

Dec. 19, 2014

Dear All, The regional advice from LACRALO regarding ALS Applicant (214) AMTICS (Asociacion para las Mejoras de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y Comunicacion) 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: Shall the advice of the region in respect of accreditation of AMTICS (Asociacion para las Mejoras de las Tecnologias de la Informacion y Comunicacion) be overturned? The regional advice was to accept the application ***** Please note that this vote will be open from 19 December 2014 23:59 UTC until 05 January 2015 23:59 UTC. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC

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ICANN News Alert -- IANA Systems Not Compromised
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 19, 2014

Dec. 19, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-19-en ________________________________ IANA Systems Not Compromised 19 December 2014 As ICANN reported on 16 December 2014, it was recently the target of a so-called "spear phishing" attack. During this attack the email credentials of some ICANN staff were compromised. As mentioned in our original announcement<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en>, we have confirmed that the attack has not impacted any IANA-related systems. The ICANN staff members whose passwords were compromised did not have access to the IANA functions systems. The IANA functions are a separate system with additional security measures that have not been breached. During and after the attack, all critical functions hosted by hosted by ICANN, including the IANA functions, remained fully operational and unaffected by the attacker's activities. ICANN employs multiple levels of protection for its most critical services. While the attackers were able to breach the outermost layer of defenses, our on-going investigation indicates our most critical systems were not affected.

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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 22-24 December 2014
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Dec. 19, 2014

Dec. 19, 2014

Dear all, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of the 22-24 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 22 December 2014 14:00 UTC: AFRALO ROP WG https://community.icann.org/x/qIYQAw Tuesday 23 December 2014 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg <https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 15:00 UTC: ALAC Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/B4MQAw <https://community.icann.org/x/B4MQAw> Wednesday 24 December 2014 None Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org For At-Large calls: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullr ich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gru ber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Sta ff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Donates $50k to Internet Governance Forum Support Association
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 18, 2014

Dec. 18, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-12-18-en ________________________________ ICANN Donates $50k to Internet Governance Forum Support Association Donation is Part of a Larger ICANN Commitment of $330k to Ensure IGF Remains Key Venue for Internet Policy Dialogue 18 December 2014 Los Angeles, California... The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that it has donated USD$50,000 to the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA). "I'm delighted to announce this donation," said Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO of ICANN. "The IGF is an incredibly important part of the global Internet governance ecosystem, and it's my hope that this additional funding will allow the IGF to remain a vital part of the ongoing discussion." This donation is part of a larger commitment by ICANN to support the IGF globally as well as the regional IGF's. It will allow the IGF to continue to serve as the essential meeting place for the multistakeholder community to discuss the critical policy issues that affect Internet governance and demonstrate best practice. Last fiscal year ICANN contributed USD$280,000 to support the IGF globally and regionally. With this new contribution to the IGFSA, it will raise the total support from ICANN this fiscal year FY15 to a total of USD$330,000. "The continued success of the Internet depends on forums like the IGF, which allow the multistakeholder model, that relies heavily on open dialogue, to prosper and thrive," said Tarek Kamel, Senior Advisor to ICANN's President on Government Engagement. Kamel, is also a member of the Executive Committee of the IGFSA. He further noted, "With this donation, we affirm ICANN's support for the IGF and look forward to a successful IGF 2015 in Brazil." # # # Established by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2006, the IGF is a multistakeholder forum that addresses key Internet governance issues. To learn more go to http://www.intgovforum.org/ The Internet Governance Forum Support Association, established by the Internet Society Board of Trustees in September 2014, is an independent association established to help secure funding and support for the IGF. To learn more go to http://www.igfsa.org/ Media Contacts Brad White Director of Communications, North America Washington, D.C. Tel: +1 202 570 7119 Email: brad.white(a)icann.org<mailto:brad.white@icann.org> James Cole Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel: +1 202 570 7139 Email: james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>.

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ICANN News Alert -- Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 18, 2014

Dec. 18, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-17-en ________________________________ Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process 17 December 2014 The Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group<https://community.icann.org/x/_wPxAg> (PEG) announces the selection of Advisors to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG). As stated in the revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en> from 10 October, The Public Experts Group (PEG) was tasked<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-19-en> with selecting up to 7 Advisors to the CCWG. Through the course of its work, the PEG identified<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-16-en> the following areas of expertise as critical to the process and to the evaluation of Advisor candidates: * Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management) * Global Accountability and Transparency - theoretical, practical, tools and metrics * Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer protection) * Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance * International Law/ Jurisprudence (for example choice of law) The PEG is pleased to announce the following individuals, serving in their personal capacities as Advisors to the CCWG: Roberto Bissio, Executive Director of the Instituto del Tercer Mundo -- Area of Expertise: Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer protection) William Currie, Consultant in ICT Policy and Regulation -- Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance Valerie D'Costa, Program Manager at infoDev -- Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance Ira Magaziner, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Clinton Health Access Initiative -- Area of Expertise: Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance Nell Minow, Shareholder Advocate -- Area of Expertise: Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management Jan Scholte, Professor, University of Gothenburg and University of Warwick -- Area of Expertise: Global Accountability and Transparency - theoretical, practical, tools and metrics The Advisors roles are to contribute research and advice, and to bring perspectives on global best practices to enrich the discussion, all while engaging with a broader network of accountability experts from around the world. The PEG continues its search for an Advisor who will bring expertise in International Law/Jurisprudence and will strive to select this Advisor as soon as possible. Once the PEG has concluded its work, it will no longer be active in the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process. However, the PEG notes that the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process considered that while the PEG's formal task is to select Advisors, PEG members could continue to be available provide additional assistance if there is an identified need for further independent input or expertise. ________________________________ The members of the PEG are: Ms. Jeanette Hoffman, Director, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society; Ambassador Janis Karklins, Latvian Ambassador. Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG); Mr. Larry Strickling, NTIA Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Communication and Information of the U.S. Department of Commerce; and Mr. Brian Cute, Chief Executive Officer, Public Interest Registry

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Announces 2014 IANA Functions Customer Service Survey Results | Organization Achieves 93 Percent Overall Customer Satisfaction
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 18, 2014

Dec. 18, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-17-en ________________________________ ICANN Announces 2014 IANA Functions Customer Service Survey Results | Organization Achieves 93 Percent Overall Customer Satisfaction 17 December 2014 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today published the results of its third annual IANA Functions Customer Service Survey<http://www.iana.org/reports/2014/customer-survey-20141217.pdf> [PDF, 968 KB], which reflected a 93 percent overall customer satisfaction rate. Ebiquity<http://www.ebiquity.com/>, an independent third-party organization specializing in global media, marketing and reputation consultancy, administered the survey. Ebiquity has over 20 years of experience in customer and stakeholder research. In addition to overall satisfaction, the survey measured customer satisfaction with five contracted IANA functions. These IANA functions encompass domain names, numbers, protocol parameters, the .INT domain, and domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC). Customers who had used these services in the previous 12 months were invited to participate in the survey. Participant anonymity was protected. Respondents were segmented by customer groups, including top-level domain operators, protocol parameter registration requestors, regional Internet registries and registrants of .INT domains. For the first time, operators of new generic top-level domains participated in the survey with an aggregate customer satisfaction rate of 87 percent. "We were very pleased with the high levels of satisfaction expressed in the survey. Of course, there is always room for improvement and given the importance of process quality, as noted in the survey results, we plan to highlight projects in that area in 2015," said Elise Gerich, ICANN's Vice President, IANA & Technical Operations. For three years in a row accuracy appeared as the most important factor when delivering services for the IANA functions, with 98 percent of respondents indicating they were either satisfied or extremely satisfied with this metric. The report concluded that overall customer satisfaction has remained at a high level over the last three years. Open-ended responses indicate that customers would like to see system and process enhancements taking into account the varying needs of different customer groups. ICANN publishes IANA functions performance metrics<http://www.iana.org/reports> on a monthly basis. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it does not deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>.

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ICANN News Alert -- Results Available for 17 December 2014 New gTLD Program Auction
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 18, 2014

Dec. 18, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-17-en ________________________________ Results Available for 17 December 2014 New gTLD Program Auction 17 December 2014 On 17 December 2014, Power Auctions LLC<http://www.powerauctions.com/>, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for two new generic top-level domain (gTLD) strings: .BABY and .MLS. Applicants for these strings were unable to resolve contention among themselves; thus their contention sets proceeded to auction, which is the method of last resort to resolve string contention as prescribed in Module 4 of the New gTLD Program Applicant Guidebook<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb>. Subject to payment of the winning price and meeting all other criteria for eligibility, the winner will enter ICANN's contracting process to sign a Registry Agreement to operate the respective gTLD. Six applicants participated in the auction for .BABY. Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. prevailed with a winning price of $3,088,888. Two applicants participated in the auction for MLS. The Canadian Real Estate Association prevailed with a winning price of $3,359,000. All proceeds from the Auction are being segregated and withheld from use until ICANN's Board of Directors define a plan for an appropriate use of the funds through consultation with the community. More Information * Auction Results webpage<https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionre…>: Auction reports on this page on the New gTLD Microsite provide additional information on bidding. * Auction proceeds and costs<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds>: A detailed summary of the proceeds and costs of all auctions conducted through November 2014. This information is updated at the end of each month. * Auctions schedule<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/schedule-12dec14-en.pdf> [PDF, 253 KB]: Subsequent auctions are scheduled to occur on a monthly basis throughout 2014 and into early 2015. Auction events are intended to resolve multiple contention sets simultaneously. * General New gTLD Program Auctions<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> information.

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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Teleconference - 23 December 2014 at 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 17, 2014

Dec. 17, 2014

Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the ALAC monthly teleconference is scheduled on Tuesday 23 December 2014 at 15:00 UTC. Please note that this time is for the December call only. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/lzod4rr The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/B4MQAw Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac Conference ID's: English: 1638 Spanish: 1738 French: 1838 Russian: 2138 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ 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, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack | Enhanced Security Measures Implemented
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 17, 2014

Dec. 17, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en ________________________________ ICANN Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack | Enhanced Security Measures Implemented 16 December 2014 ICANN is investigating a recent intrusion into our systems. We believe a "spear phishing" attack was initiated in late November 2014. It involved email messages that were crafted to appear to come from our own domain being sent to members of our staff. The attack resulted in the compromise of the email credentials of several ICANN staff members. In early December 2014 we discovered that the compromised credentials were used to access other ICANN systems besides email: * The Centralized Zone Data System (czds.icann.org<https://czds.icann.org>) The attacker obtained administrative access to all files in the CZDS. This included copies of the zone files in the system, as well as information entered by users such as name, postal address, email address, fax and telephone numbers, username, and password. Although the passwords were stored as salted cryptographic hashes, we have deactivated all CZDS passwords as a precaution. Users may request a new password at czds.icann.org. We suggest that CZDS users take appropriate steps to protect any other online accounts for which they might have used the same username and/or password. ICANN is providing notices to the CZDS users whose personal information may have been compromised. * The ICANN GAC Wiki (gacweb.icann.org<https://gacweb.icann.org>) Public information, the members-only index page and one individual user's profile page was viewed. No other non-public content was viewed. Unauthorized access was also obtained to user accounts on two other systems, the ICANN Blog (blog.icann.org<http://blog.icann.org>) and the ICANN WHOIS (whois.icann.org<http://whois.icann.org>) information portal. No impact was found to either of these systems. Based on our investigation to date, we are not aware of any other systems that have been compromised, and we have confirmed that this attack does not impact any IANA-related systems. Earlier this year, ICANN began a program of security enhancements in order to strengthen information security for all ICANN systems. We believe these enhancements helped limit the unauthorized access obtained in the attack. Since discovering the attack, we have implemented additional security measures. We are providing information about this incident publicly, not just because of our commitment to openness and transparency, but also because sharing of cybersecurity information helps all involved assess threats to their systems. For additional information about the attack, please monitor the ICANN website.

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ICANN News Alert -- Second Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements Now Available
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-15-en ________________________________ Second Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements Now Available 15 December 2014 ICANN releases its 2014 Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements. This Report is inline with ICANN's commitment to WHOIS and its ongoing improvement. Read the 2014 Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements here<http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/improvements-annual-report…> [PDF, 1.11 MB]. Learn more about this Report in Margie Milam's blog post, "WHOIS - A Year in Review."<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/whois-a-year-in-review>

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