December 2014 - ALAC-Announce

New Public Comment: Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Initial Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment request has been created: Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Initial Report<https://community.icann.org/x/_YYQAw> 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<mailto: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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New Public Comment: IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment request has been created: IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2<https://community.icann.org/x/AYcQAw> 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<mailto: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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Update #3 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 15-19 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 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 15-19 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Update #3: fixed wrong date listed (no call adjustment) Monday 15 December 2014 14:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP 3 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:00 UTC: At Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/4YAQAw 17:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership team mid monthly https://community.icann.org/x/xoIQAw 19:00 UTC: ICANN Accessibility Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/WIQQAw 23:00 UTC: LACRALO https://community.icann.org/x/mIwi Tuesday 16 December 2014 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP4 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi Wednesday 17 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 18 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 19:00 UTC: RALO Secretariats https://community.icann.org/x/OpQi 21:00 UTC: Outreach Subcommittee call https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Friday 19 December 2014 None at this time Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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%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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Update #2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 15-19 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 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 15-19 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Update #2 Added Thursday: 21:00 UTC: Outreach Subcommittee call Monday 15 December 2014 14:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP 3 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:00 UTC: At Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/4YAQAw 17:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership team mid monthly https://community.icann.org/x/xoIQAw 19:00 UTC: ICANN Accessibility Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/WIQQAw 23:00 UTC: LACRALO https://community.icann.org/x/mIwi Tuesday 16 December 2014 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP4 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi Wednesday 17 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 18 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 19:00 UTC: RALO Secretariats https://community.icann.org/x/OpQi 21:00 UTC: Outreach Subcommittee call https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Friday 19 November 2014 None at this time Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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%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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ANNOUNCEMENT : Temporary NARALO Leadership appointments
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear At Large members, NARALO's Chair Garth Bruen has requested a leave of absence due to personal reasons which prevent him from fulfilling his obligations as Chair, from December 8th date until April 13th 2015 (upon the NARALO April 2015 monthly call). The request was sent to the NARALO list on December 10th, 2014 and received full support from NARALO's members. Pursuant to NARALO current By laws full consensus was reached. NARALO's leadership is therefore organized as follows: · NARALO's Acting Chair: Evan Leibovitch · NARALO's Acting Secretariat and Vice Chair : Judith Hellerstein For further details please see: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+Regional+Officers Thank you! Kind regards, 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: 2nd Draft - ALAC Statement on the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the second draft of the ALAC Statement on the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw>. The PDF, Word, and Wiki versions of the second draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw>. Please submit your comments for the second draft by Friday 19 December at 23:59 UTC. Comments should be preferably posted in the Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw> using the comments function. Nevertheless, if you wish to make substantive comments, you may comment on the clean PDF or Word version of the second draft and send to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. 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<mailto: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 -- Join Us for the Middle East¹s First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN¹s Accountability
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 15, 2014

Dec. 15, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-15-en ________________________________ Join Us for the Middle East's First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability 15 December 2014 The ICANN Middle East team invites you to participate in the first regional webinar on the IANA Stewardship and ICANN's Accountability. There will also be an opportunity to contribute to the discussion. When: Monday, 22 December 2014 at 1600 UTC (for time conversions, please refer to the link at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/) Where: Adobe Connect at https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg and over Telephone/Skype (dial-out numbers can be found online at http://adigo.com/icann/) The call will be conducted in English and there will be real-time Arabic translation. Agenda Time Slot Name Speaker 16.00 - 16.05 Welcome note Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East - ICANN 16.05 - 16.25 Overview of the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability processes Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy 16.25 - 16.45 The IANA Coordination Group (ICG) Manal Ismail, Director, International Technical Coordination, National Telecom Regulatory Authority - NTRA Mohammed Elbashir, Technical Department Manager - ictQatar 16.45 - 17.25 Q&A Open Floor 17.25 - 17.30 Closing Remarks Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East - ICANN Questions and interventions can be made in either language, and can be posted either over the call, or as text in the Adobe Connect room. In order to join the call, you can either: 1. Request for dial-out assistance. Please send your name, a phone number you want to be called at and your language preference to meswg(a)icann.org<mailto:meswg@icann.org>, no later than 20 December 2014 at 23.59 UTC; or 2. Join by dialing into a toll-free number for your country as shown at http://adigo.com/icann/ either using a telephone or via Skype Call one of the toll-free numbers listed in the same link (toll-free numbers do NOT show an 'L', 'M', or 'T' in front of them). Once you are prompted for the conference code, please enter 47139 if you wish to join the Arabic channel or 83137 if you wish to join the English channel.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 12 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 15, 2014

Dec. 15, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 12 December 2014 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en> We are pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review the Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law (IAG-WHOIS Conflicts). Sixty-one (61) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers. 12 December 2014 Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BMW and .MINI TLDs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-11-en> A Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) request was submitted by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft to allow the release of country and territory names for .BMW and .MINI top-level domains (TLDs). 11 December 2014 Nomination Period Opens For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-10-en> ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees. 10 December 2014 Proposed Renewal of .JOBS Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-09-en> ICANN is posting for public comment the proposed agreement for renewal of the 2005 Registry Agreement for .JOBS which is set to expire on 5 May 2015. 9 December 2014 RSSAC Approves Advisories on Service Expectations of Root Servers and Measurements of the Root Server System<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-09-en> At its regular meeting on 20 November 2014, the RSSAC approved RSSAC001 and RSSAC002, the first two formal advisories produced by the RSSAC under its reorganized structure. 9 December 2014 Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership positions. 8 December 2014 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Singapore Logo]8-12 February 2014: 52nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Singapore<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/> 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 FY15 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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Update #1 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 15-19 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 15, 2014

Dec. 15, 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 15-19 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Update #1 Thursday: Added: 19:00 UTC: RALO Secretariats Monday 15 December 2014 14:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP 3 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:00 UTC: At Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/4YAQAw 17:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership team mid monthly https://community.icann.org/x/xoIQAw 19:00 UTC: ICANN Accessibility Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/WIQQAw 23:00 UTC: LACRALO https://community.icann.org/x/mIwi Tuesday 16 December 2014 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP4 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi Wednesday 17 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 18 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 19:00 UTC: RALO Secretariats https://community.icann.org/x/OpQi Friday 19 November 2014 None at this time Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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%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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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 13, 2014

Dec. 13, 2014

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the first draft of the ALAC Statement on the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw>. The PDF, Word, and Wiki versions of the first draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw>. Please submit your comments for the first draft by Monday 15 December 2014 at 22:00 UTC. Comments should be preferably posted in the Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw> using the comments function. Nevertheless, if you wish to make substantive comments, you may comment on the clean PDF or Word versions and send to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Comments received by Monday 15 December 2014 at 22:00 UTC will be considered for the second draft. Further comments received prior to Friday 19 December at 23:59 UTC will be considered for the final version. 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<mailto: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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