December 2014 - ALAC-Announce

ICANN News Alert -- Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 13, 2014

Dec. 13, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en ________________________________ Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law 12 December 2014 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<http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is an open group convened to serve for a limited duration and scope, focusing exclusively on evaluating the ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law<http://www.icann.org/resources/pages/whois-privacy-conflicts-procedure-2008…> and providing recommendations on possible changes to the Procedure to the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO.) We welcome the following volunteers as members of the newly convened IAG-WHOIS Conflicts: Tamer Abdallah Aboyazan Aboyazan Abdullahi Adhi Gewana Mona Al Achkar Jabbour Alyn Andrade Mark Bayliss Hela Ben Nejima Don M. Blumenthal Gary Campbell Patrick Charnley Adrian Cheek Donna Cunningham Christian Dawson Shady El Shafei Lars-Erik Forsberg Marianne Georgelin Allan Ghazi Ashley Heineman Raymond Ho Ismail Hummad Jordi Iparraguirre Lazkani Khaled Tarun Krishnakumar Taufik Kurniawan Yuan Lu Abd Mahmod Camino Manjon Steven J. Metalitz Abdou Mfopa Don Moody Manuel Moreno-Torres Mohamed Mosaad Basma Nazif Michele Neylon Mbabazi Norman Drew Noyes Ghislain Nyamfit Ng. Seun Ojedeji Chris Pelling Jonathan Perez Stephanie Perrin Elvin Prasad Adrián Quesada Rodríguez Mohamed Quriba Merit Ramses Kamal Adamantia Rachovitsa Tariq Rashid Seth M. Reiss Mohammed Rezkovic Carlton Samuels D. Saravanan Luc Seufer Emily Taylor Bennette Thomas John WD Thomson Mbungyuh Tseyah James Daniel Vidal Christopher Wilkinson Ali Yesdel Ibrahim To track the work of this group, please visit the IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/WNLCI/WHOIS+and+national+law+conflicts+…>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Schedule and Operations The IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is expected to commence its work in January 2015 and produce its recommendations by June 2015. A kick-off conference call will be scheduled for 7 January. A schedule of subsequent calls and meetings will be available on the IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/WNLCI/IAG-WHOIS+and+Conflicts+Conferenc…>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Mission and Scope The IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is tasked with providing the GNSO Council suggestions on how to improve the current Procedure. The The IAG's mission and scope will focus on changes to the Procedure and not ICANN's contractual requirements. Any recommendations made by the IAG will be forwarded to the GNSO Council to determine whether implementation of the Procedure ought to be changed. As part of its deliberations, the IAG should, at a minimum, consider the following issues that were highlighted in the recent Report of Public Comments on this topic. Those issues include: * Process: Should the Procedure be revised to allow for invocation prior to contracting? * If adopted, how would that alter the contracting process? * What parties would be most appropriate to include at this early stage of the Procedure? * Trigger: What triggers would be appropriate for invoking the Procedure? * Would evidence from a data protection authority that the contract is in conflict with national laws be sufficient to trigger the Procedure? If so, how would ICANN define which data protection authority is an acceptable authority? Would the authority have to be a nationally representative body? Should a regional body's opinion carry the same weight as a national or local authority? * Similarly, would an official opinion from a government agency provide enough evidence? If so, which agencies would be most appropriate? Would it have to be an agency tasked with data protection? What about a consumer trust bureau or treasury department that includes consumer protections in its mandate? Or would a foreign ministry provide the best source of information? Which bodies would be considered authoritative enough to provide a creditable opinion? * Would evidence of a conflict from ICANN-provided analysis provide sufficient information to invoke the Procedure? What type of evidence should this analysis cite? * If the Procedure allowed for a written opinion from a nationally recognized law firm to provide sufficient evidence for a trigger? What types of firms could be considered nationally recognized? Should it be accredited or made to prove its competency? If so, how? What if ICANN receives contradictory opinions from two firms? How is it to determine the more valid argument? * Public comment: How should public comments be incorporated into the Procedure? * What role should comments have in ICANN's decision-making process? * What length of public comment period is appropriate to ensure that the Procedure is completed in a timely fashion? * How should comments be analyzed? * Should public comments be treated as a safeguard in case a decision is flawed? The IAG shall invite participation in its discussions from other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, including the GAC. Background ICANN announced a Call for Volunteers for the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws <http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en> on 14 October 2014. The call for volunteers followed a paper published 22 May 2014<http://www.icann.org/public-comments/whois-conflicts-procedure-2014-05-22-en>, which opened a review process to solicit community feedback on the Procedure's effectiveness. Based on the comments received in response to the paper, ICANN convened this IAG in order to explore suggested changes to the Procedure, which would be forwarded to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Staff contact Please contact Eleeza Agopian at eleeza.agopian(a)icann.org<mailto:eleeza.agopian@icann.org> with any questions.

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New Public Comment: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BMW and .MINI TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 12, 2014

Dec. 12, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment request has been created: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BMW and .MINI TLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/woQQAw> 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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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 15-19 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 12, 2014

Dec. 12, 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. 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 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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ICANN News Alert -- Nomination Period Opens For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 11, 2014

Dec. 11, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-10-en ________________________________ Nomination Period Opens For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015 10 December 2014 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. The Multistakeholder Ethos Award recognizes ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, recognized the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community. The nomination period for community nominees opens today, 10 December 2014 and closes on 02 March 2015. Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email to ethosaward2015(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2015@icann.org> including: * Name of nominee. * Community of nominee. * Reasons for nomination. Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required. Please indicate "Ethos Award Nomination" in your subject line. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. A panel of ICANN community members is being gathered to help review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the 2015 award scheduled to be presented next June at the ICANN 53 Public Meeting in Buenos Aires. The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria: 1. Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees. 2. Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building. 3. Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner. 4. Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness. Please submit your nominations via email to ethosaward2015(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2015@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination> and indicate "Ethos Award Nomination" in your subject line. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki at https://community.icann.org/display/soaceabout/Multistakeholder+Ethos+Award.

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New Public Comment Request: Proposed Renewal of .JOBS Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the new public comment request has been created: Proposed Renewal of .JOBS Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement<https://community.icann.org/x/yYIQAw> 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 -- RSSAC Approves Advisories on Service Expectations of Root Servers and Measurements of the Root Server System
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-09-en ________________________________ RSSAC Approves Advisories on Service Expectations of Root Servers and Measurements of the Root Server System 9 December 2014 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. In RSSAC001, the RSSAC describes the best practice service to be provided by root servers, and defines the operational expectations that users might reasonably anticipate of both that service and the root server operators. This document highlights that a diversity of approach is desirable in the root server system, and replaces, together with an upcoming Request For Comments from the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) (see below), an earlier direction (RFC 2010, RFC2870) on implementation with a set of protocol and service expectations that root server operators must satisfy. In RSSAC002, the RSSAC identifies and recommends an initial set of parameters that would be useful to monitor for establishing a baseline and trends for the root server system. The implementation of these measurements (and future refinements to them) by root server operators will form an early warning system that will assist in detecting and mitigating any effects (or the absence of such effects) associated with growing size of the root zone. A common set of expectations for data collection will help identify any changes that might challenge the normal performance of the DNS root server system associated with growth of the root zone or other evolutionary changes in the DNS and the Internet. RSSAC002 is published on the RSSAC publications webpage<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rssac-publications-2014-05-12-en>. RSSAC001 will be held for publication in tandem with a complementary RFC by the IAB, specifying the DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements (current draft is available here<http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-2870bis/>). These documents are general advice to the technical community, particularly the root server operators. In accordance with its charter, RSSAC is working with the root server operator organizations on deployment of the recommendations and plans a status report to the community.

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Reminder IMPORTANT Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition"
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Dear All, This is an invitation to attend the second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition". The trainer will be Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Vice Chair of the ALAC and Chair of the At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function. This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 10 December 2014 from 21:00 - 22:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nbj6dge The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/0DrxAg> 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<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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PLEASE RSVP Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

Reminder: Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session These ongoing monthly sessions are for new GNSO WG participants to come together and discuss any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and these monthly meetings are an opportunity for newcomers and more experienced participants to meet in an informal setting without the pressure of "real work" that needs be done. The agenda is flexible. The presenters will be ready with a standard set of materials if people would like to discuss them. Feel free to submit questions, either in advance or at the beginning of the meeting, if there is a topic that you would like to explore in more depth . Providing useful answers to a wide range of questions is part of the reason why these meetings are Thursday 11 December at 12.00 UTC To convert to your local time zone, please see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html If you are interested to join the next meeting on 11 December or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know (gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>) and we will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested. We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting! Terri Agnew GNSO Secretariat

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Update #3 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 08-12 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 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 08-12 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Thursday: removed 17:00 UTC: At-Large Metrics Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/QzXxAg Monday 08 December 2014 15:00 UTC: GNSO New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion https://community.icann.org/x/OrXhAg 15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce meeting https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ 20:00 UTC: NARALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/6o0i Tuesday 09 December 2014 14:30 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function call https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 20 :00 UTC : CCWG Accountability https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-02-en Wednesday 10 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 18 :30 UTC : AFRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/zjDxAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag 21:00 UTC: Second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition" https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw Thursday 11 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 12:00 UTC: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 12 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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IMPORTANT Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition"
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

Dear All, This is an invitation to attend the second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition". The trainer will be Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Vice Chair of the ALAC and Chair of the At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function. This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 10 December 2014 from 21:00 - 22:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nbj6dge The draft agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/0DrxAg> 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<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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