October 2015 - ALAC-Announce

ICANN News Alert -- Call For Action: Public Comment Period for the DNS Study for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries an ICANN Middle East Initiative
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 15, 2015

Oct. 15, 2015

[ICANN]<https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-14-en ________________________________ Call For Action: Public Comment Period for the DNS Study for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries - an ICANN Middle East Initiative 14 October 2015 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking feedback on the initial draft study<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eurid-middle-east-dns-study-ini…> [PDF, 5.42 MB] on the Domain Name System (DNS) for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries (MEAC Region), which was commissioned in June 2015. The study aims to analyze the domain name industry ecosystem in the Middle East and Adjoining Countries region (which includes the 22 Arab states, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan), and develop recommendations on how to advance the industry and support market growth. A consortium led by EURid, with support from Emily Taylor Internet Research, Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property and Oxford Information Labs, is conducting the DNS study for ICANN. The study examines the domain name industry within the wider context of the region's Internet development, Internet usage patterns and user preferences, the region's hosting industry and the importance of local language content. It then draws on relevant benchmarks and best practices, developed within the global ccTLD environment, and leads to some suggested actions that may stimulate wider uptake. This initial report contains the results of a structured survey of ccTLD registries in the region, supplemented by interviews with registries and registrars. Additionally, it measures the region's domain names from a variety of sources, including contacts with ccTLD managers and an automated analysis of 150 million domains from open gTLD zone files. This initiative is a direct product of the ICANN Middle East Engagement Strategy. The draft is now open for comments until 30 October 2015. Please send all comments to meswg(a)icann.org<mailto:meswg@icann.org>. The initial report will be discussed during a special session during ICANN54 in Dublin, on Tuesday October 20 at 16.15 - 17.30 UTC at Wicklow Hall 1. More information can be found here<https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin54/schedule/tue-middle-east-dns>.

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ICANN News Alert -- India's Web Werks Contributes to More Responsive and Resilient Internet with L-Root Instance in Mumbai, India
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 15, 2015

Oct. 15, 2015

[ICANN]<https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2-2015-10-13-en ________________________________ India's Web Werks Contributes to More Responsive and Resilient Internet with L-Root Instance in Mumbai, India Second L-Root Instance in India helps further decentralize the top level of the DNS, mitigate certain network outages, and reduce DNS-related delays 13 October 2015 Mumbai, India ... The second L-Root instance in India has been successfully installed in Mumbai, increasing the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall fault tolerance and its resilience against certain types of cyber threats, such as Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. The launch of the L-Root server node is a joint operation between ICANN and Web Werks, a Carrier neutral Indian Datacenter Provider located in Mumbai, who supplied the necessary equipment for the installation of the new L-Root node. Web Werks also provided the colocation in their datacenter and the bandwidth needed for the node's operation. "We are very pleased to host India's second L-Root instance. Decentralizing important Internet infrastructure in India is one of our missions under InternetFirst Philosophy. We are already hosting major DNS root servers and mission critical IT infrastructure for the largest content and CDN providers of the world. We believe that this L-Root instance will also increase the quality of Internet in the country, because part of DNS translation can be done locally and minimize DNS-related delays," said Web Werks CEO, Nikhil Rathi. Nishant Rathi, President of Web Werks added, "InternetFirst is a Web Werks initiative to participate and deliver on Digital India campaign launched and promoted by our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi." "I am very pleased with our partnership with Web Werks. We have a very close working relationship with India's key Internet stakeholders and I am happy to facilitate the deployment of another root server instance in India," said Samiran Gupta, ICANN's Head of India. This cooperation signifies an effort between ICANN and Web Werks to enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS for Indian Internet users and reduce the response time experienced when making DNS queries. "ICANN is pleased to augment the number of L-Root instances in India. We appreciate the tremendous effort from Web Werks in hosting the L-Root. Their work speaks volumes to their commitment to both the Domain Name System and the stability and resiliency of the global Internet," said Terry Manderson, Director of DNS Engineering at ICANN. There are 13 "root" DNS servers, identified by the letters A through M - the "L" root server operated by ICANN being one. Computers typically communicate with each other using numeric addresses, while humans find it easier to use and remember names (for instance, users typically remember the domain name "ICANN.ORG" more easily than the Internet Protocol address, 2620:0:2d0:200::7). The DNS translates domain names into addresses and the root servers provide the pointers to the servers for top-level domains (the last part of domain names, for example, "ORG" in "ICANN.ORG"). Spreading the service that provides these pointers out geographically by duplicating the root servers leads to a more resilient, dispersed system that reduces the risk of users being taken offline by a problem or attack and reduces the time it takes to look up names on the Internet. For more information about L-root, please visit www.dns.icann.org/<http://www.dns.icann.org/>. # # # Media Contacts ICANN Liana Teo Head of Communications, Asia Pacific Singapore Tel: +65 6816 1259 Email: liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@icann.org> Web Werks Vivin Varghese Meleadan Sr. Peering Manager Tel: +91 7506277576 / +91 022 40500632 Email: vivin.v(a)webwerks.in<mailto:vivin.v@webwerks.in> About ICANN ICANN's mission is to coordinate and ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet identifier system. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an identifier into your computer - a name or a number. That identifier has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation that supports and coordinates participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. ICANN promotes competition and develops policy on some of 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 top level of the Internet's identifier systems, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. About Web Werks Web Werks is an India-based India Data Center and Cloud Service Provider with 5 Tier III and Tier IV Data Centers. Web Werks started in the year 1996 and since has successfully delivered solutions to over 5000 global clients through their Global Delivery centers spread across the globe. Under our InternetFirst Philosophy, we are already hosting major DNS root servers and mission critical IT infrastructure for World's largest content and CDN providers to improve our Indian Internet Infrastructure and make it affordable and accessible. Learn more at www.webwerks.in<http://www.webwerks.in>

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ICANN News Alert -- India¹s BASIS Technologies Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in India
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

[ICANN]<https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-10-13-en ________________________________ India's BASIS Technologies Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in India Establishment of instance in India helps further decentralize the top level of the DNS, mitigate certain network outages, and reduce DNS-related delays 13 October 2015 Kolkata, India … The first L-Root instance in India has been successfully installed in Kolkata, increasing the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall fault tolerance and its resilience against certain types of cyber threats, such as Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. The launch of the L-Root server node, which was initiated by the Internet Society – Kolkata Chapter, is a joint operation between ICANN and India's BASIS Technologies. A leading player in the web hosting industry, BASIS Technologies supplied the equipment necessary for the installation of the new L-Root node. "We are extremely proud to be the first L-Root node in India and to start contributing to the stability and resiliency of the Internet. As India's Internet penetration expands, it will be important for other root server instances to be established across the country. I sincerely hope other companies will follow our example across India," said BASIS Technologies Co-Founder and Director, Anand Raje. "The successful installation of India's first L-Root instance is a historical moment made possible with the partnership of BASIS Technologies and Internet Society Kolkata. This is a testimony of ICANN's commitment to India and we look forward to bringing in more L-Root instances into the country," said Samiran Gupta, Head of India for ICANN. This cooperation is an effort to enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS to Indian Internet users and reduce the response time experienced when making some DNS queries. Anupam Agrawal, Chair of Internet Society Kolkata, reiterated, "The lower round trip latency times and the availability of root instances to allow the Internet to continue in disaster scenarios is a step towards resiliency that India requires now more than ever. It is important that the first step of domain resolution for access to Internet should be possible in India and there should be minimal traffic flowing for this outside the country." Internet Society Kolkata is an ICANN At-Large Structure (ALS) under Asian, Australasia and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO). "ICANN is pleased to augment L-Root with an instance in India. We appreciate the efforts from BASIS Technologies in hosting L-Root and Internet Society Kolkata in managing the entire process of hosting. Their commitment to both the Domain Name System and the stability and resiliency of the global Internet has been exemplary," said Terry Manderson, Director of DNS Engineering at ICANN. There are 13 "root" DNS servers, identified by the letters A through M — the "L" root server operated by ICANN being one. Computers typically communicate with each other using numeric addresses, while humans find it easier to use and remember names (for instance, users typically remember the domain name "ICANN.ORG" more easily than the Internet Protocol address, 2620:0:2d0:200::7). The DNS translates domain names into addresses and the root servers provide the pointers to the server for top-level domains (the last part of domain names, for example, "ORG" in "ICANN.ORG"). Spreading the service that provides these pointers out geographically by duplicating the root servers leads to a resilient, dispersed system that reduces the risk of users being taken offline by a problem or attack and reduces the time it takes to look up names on the Internet. For more information about L-root, please visit www.dns.icann.org/<http://www.dns.icann.org/>. # # # Media Contacts ICANN Liana Teo Head of Communications, Asia Pacific Singapore Tel: +65 6816 1259 Email: liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@icann.org> ISOC Kolkata Chapter Anupam Agrawal Chair Tel: +91 990 399 2838 Email : anupam(a)isockolkata.in<mailto:anupam@isockolkata.in> BASIS Technologies Anand Raje Co-Founder & Director India Tel: +91 983 106 7348 Email: anand(a)basistech.in<mailto:anand@basistech.in> 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. About ISOC Kolkata To be provided About BASIS Technologies BASIS Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a young multiplatform digital enabling company headquartered in Kolkata, India committed to provide Internet based services with special focus on SMEs. BASIS Technologies is also a DOT IN registrar. Our primary philosophy is to work as an innovator organization continuously designing and offering services allowing our customer's gain digital advantage, manage change and withstand the ever changing requirement of doing business. Our expertise is in helping customers migrate from old technology platforms to new one. We are a proponent of IPv6 deployment and offer exclusive consulting services around it. BASIS Technologies also spearheads initiatives that are required towards the development of the Information Society.

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FW: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

Dear All, Kindly see below the message from Holly regarding her acceptance of the ALT position nomination. 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<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net<mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net>> Date: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 8:04 PM To: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team Yes, I accept the nomination From: <alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> on behalf of Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net<mailto:h.raiche@internode.on.net>> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 7:53 PM To: Olivier Crepin Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>> Cc: At-Large Worldwide <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team Thank you for my nomination and for your confidence (and Alan’s). I happily support your other nominations Holly Hello all, I hereby nominate the following ALAC members for the 2016 ALAC Leadership Team: Africa (AFRALO): Tijani Ben Jemaa (Vice Chair) Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands (APRALO): Holly Raiche Europe (EURALO): Sandra Hoferichter Latin American and Caribbean Islands (LACRALO): Leon Sanchez (Vice Chair) Tijani's been an excellent Vice Chair in recent years and is a real power-drive in Africa both for ICANN but also in Internet Governance. Holly has been an excellent ALT member in recent years, as well as a driver of WHOIS related work. Sandra has been at the root of ICANN's learning programs, like the Leadership Training Program and this needs to be at the heart of the ALT when discussing expansion of the programs. Leon has shown his excellence in being a co-chair of the CCWG Accountability and would make an excellent Vice Chair of the ALAC. Warmest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond On 10/10/2015 16:05, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: Dear All, Please see below the call for nominations for members of the 2016 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) sent on behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC. =========================================== ALAC LEADERSHIP TEAM Now that it is confirmed that the ALAC Chair, Alan Greenberg, will continue for another term, he has requested that a call for nominations be issued for the other four members of the ALAC Leadership team (ALT) from the four remaining regions: - Africa - Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands - Europe - Latin America and Caribbean Islands The ALAC Rules of Procedure call for up to two Vice-Chairs, at the discretion of the incoming ALAC Chair, and Alan has indicated that he would prefer two Vice-Chairs as was the case during the past year. Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the two Vice-Chairs of the ALAC and the two non-titled ALT positions. Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nominations, but must have an expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming Dublin ICANN Meeting. Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure ( http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) Nominations will close on Saturday, 17 October 2015 at 23:59 UTC. Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that others may second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org%3cmailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> >. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>. Staff will forward all acceptances to ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog%3cmailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog> >. Following the close of the nominations period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, candidates from regions where the position is not contested will be declared to have won by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates from any region, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, an secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. If the resultant ALT includes two members nominated to be Vice-Chairs, those two will serve in those positions. If there are less than two or more than two nominated as Vice-Chairs, the ALAC Chair will decide who will occupy the Vice-Chair positions. 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<http://www.facebook.com/icann> atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… ) _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL…

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ICANN Newsletter -- 9 October 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 9 October 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Preliminary Issue Report on a GNSO Policy Development Process to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-09-en> 9 October 2015 ICANN Announces New Registry Termination Webpage<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-09-en> 9 October 2015 Call for Participation: Workshop on Internationalized Domains Names (IDNs) in Africa<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-08-en> 8 October 2015 Process for Considering Comments for Two-Character Letter/Letter Labels Launched<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-06-en> 6 October 2015 Thai Script Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-06-en> 6 October 2015 IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-05-en> 5 October 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Dublin Logo]18-22 October 2015: 54th International Public ICANN Meeting - Dublin<https://meetings.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, 2016 - 2020<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/opplan.htm>

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UPDATE 1 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 12 October - 16 October 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 12, 2015

Oct. 12, 2015

Hello All, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 12 October - 16 October 2015 Update 1: Tuesday removed 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting Added: 19:30 UTC CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Stress Tests Meeting Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 12 October 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/qppYAw Tuesday 13 October 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:30 UTC CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 14 October 2015 None Thursday 15 October 2015 None Friday 16 October 2015 None 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:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG renate.dewulf(a)icann.org<mailto:renate.dewulf@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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Proposal for Arabic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 11, 2015

Oct. 11, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Proposal for Arabic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) <https://community.icann.org/x/bIJYAw> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the current 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/bIJYAw. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 11 October 2015 15:59 UTC and end on 15 October 2015 23:59 UTC. 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 Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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ALAC Statement on Arabic Script Root Zone? Label Generation Rules (LGR)
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 11, 2015

Oct. 11, 2015

You may recall that the ALAC had decided to ask Mohamed El Bashir (as a member of the IDN Policy WG) and Wael Nasr (as the ALAC representative on the IDN Implementation Guidelines Experts Group) to advise as to whether a statement was required and if so, what should it say. Wael submitted an extensive set of notes which expressed a desire to see a quite different outcome from that outlined in the LGR that were put out for comment. Mohamed felt that a statement was not absolutely needed, but suggested that we could mke a short one because in his mind, the LGR group had done a particularly effective job given the difficulty in addressing the Arabic variations across languages and countries. I felt that Wael's statement was one that he could present personally, but that we had no grounds to believe that it would be widely supported within our Arabic community. Mohamed's statement was more in line with what the ALT believed to be a widely held position and recommended that we proceed with it. I asked Ariel to draft the statement in line with Mohamed's comments, and to pass it by him. She did this and he approved. Due to our focus on the accountability CCWG, we missed the end of the comment period, but have been given permission to submit it late. On behalf of the ALT, I have asked Ariel to do so, and at her earliest convenience start a ratification vote. The final statement can be found at https://community.icann.org/x/bIJYAw. Alan

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Discussion Paper
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2015

Oct. 10, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Discussion Paper <https://community.icann.org/x/T4xYAw> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. Once ratified, the Statement will be submitted to the ICANN Public Comment as a formal ALAC Advice. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/T4xYAw. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 10 October 2015 16:59 UTC and end on 15 October 2015 23:59 UTC. 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 Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Re: [ALAC-Announce] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 ALAC Leadership Team
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 10, 2015

Oct. 10, 2015

Christopher, during the last At-Large Review, one of the recommendations was that the ALAC Chair serve for 2-year periods instead of one. When the ALAC Rules of Procedure (RoP) were re-written, we looked at several ways of doing this. Simply saying that the term was two years was problematic, because all ALAC Members are appointed for 2-year terms, and at any time, half of them (and potentially a good Chair candidate) would only have one more guaranteed year to serve (even though in many cases, the person might be eligible for re-appointment). The solution chosen by the group re-writing the RoP and ratified by the ALAC was the procedure outlined. Specifically: ALAC RoP 8.2 If the Chair is still a member of the ALAC in the year following his or her selection, is willing to continue in that role and subject to the eligibility rules in Paragraph 5, the Chair's term is deemed to be automatically renewed for a second year without any explicit action of the ALAC. The full RoP can be found at <http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04>http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04. Alan At 10/10/2015 11:39 AM, Christopher Wilkinson wrote: >Dear Alan: > >Without wishing to disturb these otherwise calm waters, may I enquire: > >-as I understand it, the ALAC Chair is eligible for a second term. >That does not necessarily mean that the 'reconduction' is automatic, >unless there are no other candidates. >Normally, I would expect the staff also to call for nominations for >the Chair. > >-At Large is naturally aware that the current Chair is eligible and >willing to be elected for a second term > >-(I am not a candidate for any of the announced positions). > >However it is increasingly evident that ICANN needs a far more >crisp, informed and critical ALAC than we have experienced in recent years. >There is a potential vacuum in the representation of civil society >and users' interests: It is likely that GAC will abstain from voting >participation in the 'Member'. Civil society participants in GNSO >have not reined in the contracted parties. Discussion in CCWG is >moving towards codifying how the SO and AC are accountable to the >'non-ICANN community'. > >At Large should lead the way. > >Best regards > >Christopher > > >On 10 Oct 2015, at 17:06, ICANN At-Large Staff ><<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > >>Dear All, >> >>Please see below the call for nominations for members of the 2016 >>ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) sent on behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC. >> >>=========================================== >>ALAC LEADERSHIP TEAM >> >>Now that it is confirmed that the ALAC Chair, Alan Greenberg, will >>continue for another term, he has requested that a call for >>nominations be issued for the other four members of the ALAC >>Leadership team (ALT) from the four remaining regions: >> >>- Africa >>- Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands >>- Europe >>- Latin America and Caribbean Islands >> >>The ALAC Rules of Procedure call for up to two Vice-Chairs, at the >>discretion of the incoming ALAC Chair, and Alan has indicated that >>he would prefer two Vice-Chairs as was the case during the past year. >> >>Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the two >>Vice-Chairs of the ALAC and the two non-titled ALT >>positions. Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. >>Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nominations, >>but must have an expectation of being an ALAC Member after the >>completion of the upcoming Dublin ICANN Meeting. >> >>Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC >>Rules of Procedure >>(<http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04>http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2013-04) >> >>Nominations will close on Saturday, 17 October 2015 at 23:59 UTC. >> >>Nominations need not be seconded, but it is an ALAC tradition that >>others may second the nomination as a show of agreement with the nomination. >> >>Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within >>seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance should be >>sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>. >> >>Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance >>to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. >> >>Staff will forward all acceptances to >>ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.rog<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.rog>. >> >>Following the close of the nominations period and the acceptance or >>rejection of all nominations, candidates from regions where the >>position is not contested will be declared to have won by acclamation. >> >>If there are multiple candidates from any region, the candidates, >>in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to >>resolve the situation. Failing that, an secret vote of the ALAC >>will decide the winner. >> >>If the resultant ALT includes two members nominated to be >>Vice-Chairs, those two will serve in those positions. If there are >>less than two or more than two nominated as Vice-Chairs, the ALAC >>Chair will decide who will occupy the Vice-Chair positions. >> >>Regards, >> >>Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, >>Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew >>ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC >>E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org >>Facebook: >><https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge >>Twitter: >><https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>@<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>ALAC-Announce mailing list >><mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >>https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce >> >>At-Large Official Site: >><http://www.atlarge.icann.org>http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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