November 2015 - ALAC-Announce

VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Preliminary Issue Report on a GNSO Policy Development Process to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 30, 2015

Nov. 30, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Preliminary Issue Report on a GNSO Policy Development Process to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs <https://community.icann.org/x/8alYAw> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/8alYAw. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 30 November 2015 23:59 UTC and end on 04 December 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Proposed implementation of GNSO Policy Development Process Recommendations on Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 30, 2015

Nov. 30, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Proposed implementation of GNSO Policy Development Process Recommendations on Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D <https://community.icann.org/x/MLpYAw> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/MLpYAw. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 30 November 2015 23:59 UTC and end on 04 December 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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ICANN News Alert -- Request for Proposal: Study About the Domain Name System (DNS) Industry and Business in Africa
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 30, 2015

Nov. 30, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-30-en ________________________________ Request for Proposal: Study About the Domain Name System (DNS) Industry and Business in Africa 30 November 2015 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is seeking a provider to conduct a study on the domain name industry in Africa. The goal of this study is to identify and define the strengths and weaknesses in the industry ecosystem within the region and develop recommendations on how to advance the industry and bring it closer to the opportunities available. The ICANN's Africa Strategic Plan, reviewed in 2014, defined four key areas of interest as strategic focus for the region. Two of those, namely Capacity Building and Outreach and Economic Concerns consider the different areas and opportunities available to further develop the domain name industry in Africa. The study at a minimum will: * Investigate the current state of the Internet and the domain name industry in the region * Define best practices that have made an impact in domain name market growth * Look at the broader ecosystem of the Internet infrastructure and online services and describe the impact of such elements on the overall evolution of the domain name industry * Describe the business potential in the domain name industry in Africa, and * Provide suggestions on how to develop the industry and what business models can be adopted in the entire industry chain. The study will include data, analysis, and recommendations. The final report of the study is to be delivered no later than 30th April 2016. An intermediary report should be provided in March 2015 For additional information and instructions for submitting responses please click here<https://community.icann.org/display/gseafrcawkspc/RFP+documents>. Proposals should be submitted to Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org<mailto:Yaovi.atohoun@icann.org> by 23:59 UTC on 05 December 2015.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 27 November 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 30, 2015

Nov. 30, 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 27 November 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request for Realtime Register B.V.<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-23-en> 23 November 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [ICANN 55 | Marrakech Logo]5-10 March 2016: 55th International Public ICANN Meeting - Marrakech<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55> 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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NOW OPEN FOR COMMENTS: Revised version of the draft document on Civil Society and Non-Commercial Engagement in FY16
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 29, 2015

Nov. 29, 2015

Dear All, Following the initial set of comments received, a revised version of the draft document on Civil Society and Non-Commercial Engagement in FY16 (see: Updated document) <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xC5pxWr4uzkU_Uoi3guGFEFrP9LHYk_KV11mRlB…> is now open for additional comments through 11 December 2015. Please post your comments on this revised version on the At-Large ICANN Civil Society Engagement in Fiscal Year 2016 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ICANN+Civil+Society+En…>. A teleconference with interested members of the NCSG (NPOC/NCUC) and At-Large is being planned for Wednesday December 16 (tentative time 14:00 - 15:30 UTC). This teleconference will review comments and decide on next steps. 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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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 30 November - 04 December 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 28, 2015

Nov. 28, 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 30 November - 04 December 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 30 November 2015 None Tuesday 01 December 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 14:30 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> Wednesday 02 December 2015 18:30 UTC: At-Large AFRALO Monthly Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/-7ZYAw Thursday 03 December 2015 None Friday 04 December 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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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Review Working Party Draft Charter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 25, 2015

Nov. 25, 2015

Dear All, The At-Large Review Working Party is calling for comments across the At-Large Community for its Draft Charter: https://community.icann.org/x/CcRYAw. To provide your input, please log in to Confluence wiki and submit it on that page using the comment function by December 9, 2015 at 23:59 UTC. See the At-Large Review background information below. == ICANN Bylaws require independent reviews of its organisationsal effectiveness to reinforce its various accountability mechanisms to the community. The first review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)<https://community.icann.org/x/NxAnAw> was held from 2008 to 2012. The focus of that review was on ALAC itself because the Regional At-Large Organisations (RALOs) and their At-Large Structures (ALSs) were newly established and it would have been inappropriate to review them at that time. The current At-Large Review<https://community.icann.org/x/Y5MQAw> is underway. The focus of this Review is to examine organizational effectiveness of the At-Large community, with the focus on the five RALOs and the nearly 200 ALSs. This review is scheduled to begin approximately in April 2016 and be carried out by an Independent Examiner. Involvement of the At-Large community as well as input and participation from the broader community are important components of this review process. As discussed in ALAC Meetings, the Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committe…> has requested that an At-Large Review Working Party<https://community.icann.org/x/aZMQAw> be assembled to function as a liaison between the ALAC/At-Large community, the Independent Examiner and the Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board to provide input on review criteria and the At-Large assessment, coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and responses to the preliminary findings and recommendations. Once a final report is issued and the Board takes action on it, as appropriate, the At-Large Working Party is expected to coordinate with the At-Large community to prepare an Implementation Plan and champion implementation of improvement activities. The draft charter of the At-Large Review Working Party was reviewed in its teleconference on November 23, 2015<https://community.icann.org/x/kcJYAw>. The draft charter is now open for comments from RALO members. You may download and review the draft charter from this wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/CcRYAw. To provide your input, please log in to Confluence wiki and submit it on that page using the comment function by December 9, 2015 at 23:59 UTC. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact 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<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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UPDATE 2/ GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 23 November - 27 November 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 25, 2015

Nov. 25, 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 23 November - 27 November 2015 Update 2: Friday, 27 November 2015: added 15:00 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 23 November 2015 None Tuesday 24 November 2015 05:00 UTC: At-Large APRALO-APAC Hub Webinar - IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Updates https://community.icann.org/x/krdYAw 06:00 UTC CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:00 UTC: ALAC Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/3rZYAw 21:30 UTC: At-Large Regional Secretariats Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/OsFYAw Wednesday 25 November 2015 None Thursday 26 November 2015 14:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Friday 27 November 2015 15:00 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/RMVYAw Please confirm your dial-out requests to those listed below: 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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ICANN News Alert -- Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request for Realtime Register B.V.
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 24, 2015

Nov. 24, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-23-en ________________________________ Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request for Realtime Register B.V. 23 November 2015 ICANN has made a preliminary determination that it is prepared to grant a data retention waiver request submitted by Registrar Realtime Register B.V. under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (the "2013 RAA"). Section 2 of the Data Retention Specification (the "Specification") of 2013 RAA provides that prior to granting any exemption under the Specification, ICANN will post its determination on the ICANN website for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. Pursuant to Section 2 of the Specification, Realtime Register B.V. submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") on the basis of Realtime Register B.V.'s contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Specification violates applicable law in the Netherlands. The Waiver Request was accompanied by a written legal opinion from a nationally recognized law firm dated 19 December 2013 and a supplementing opinion dated 21 August 2015 citing Articles 7, 10 and 11 of the Rules for the protection of personal data (Personal Data Protection Act) (Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens) (the “PDPA”). These Articles provide as follows (the following is an unofficial English translation from Dutch): Article 7: Personal data shall be collected for specific, explicitly defined and legitimate purposes. Article 10 (1): Personal data shall not be kept in a form which allows the data subject to be identified for any longer than is necessary for achieving the purposes for which they were collected or subsequently processed. Article 11 (1): Personal data shall only be processed where, given the purposes for which they are collected or subsequently processed, they are adequate, relevant and not excessive. Following receipt of the Waiver Request, and in accordance with the 2013 RAA, ICANN through its legal counsel and Realtime Register B.V. discussed the matter in good faith in an effort to reach a mutually acceptable resolution of the matter. The outcome of those discussions is that Realtime Register B.V. is seeking a waiver with respect to the following data elements: log files as referred to in Sections 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification as well as telephone numbers, source IP addresses and HTTP headers as referred to in Section 1.2.2 of the Specification. The waiver seeks to exclude these data elements from the obligation stated in Section 1.2 of the Specification according to which such data elements must be retained for no less than one hundred and eighty (180) days following the relevant interaction. ICANN has determined on a preliminary basis that it is prepared to grant the data retention waiver request. ICANN is posting this preliminary determination for a period of thirty (30) days to seek feedback and input from the community on the proposed data retention waiver. After the thirty (30) day period following this posting has expired, ICANN will consider all feedback and input received before making a final determination on whether to grant the Waiver Request. The scope of the proposed waiver would be to permit Realtime Register B.V. to exclude log files as referred to in Sections 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification as well as telephone numbers, source IP addresses and HTTP headers as referred to in Section 1.2.2 of the Specification from the obligation to retain such information for no less than one hundred and eighty (180) days following the relevant interaction. In all other respects the terms of the Specification would remain AS-IS. The specific change to the Specification would be that, for the duration of the Waiver, the retention requirement of Sections 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification would not be applicable to log files and the retention requirement of Section 1.2.2 would not be applicable to telephone numbers, source IP addresses and HTTP headers. With respect to HTTP headers as referred to in Section 1.2.2 of the Specification, the following exception to the waiver applies: In each instance for which the communication with the Registrant is carried out browser-based (and not via email), Realtime Register B.V. may decide, but is not obliged, to store HTTP requests and responses in order to ensure proof of communication with the Registrant. If HTPP requests and responses are stored in such case, Realtime Register B.V.’s obligations arising from the Specification (as well as any other obligations arising of the 2013 RAA) shall be fully applicable with respect to such information. With respect to log files as referred to in Sections 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification, the following exception to the waiver applies: Date and time stamp information will be stored by Realtime Register B.V. and thus Realtime Register B.V.’s obligations arising from the Specification (as well as any other obligations arising of the 2013 RAA) shall be fully applicable with respect to such information. If ICANN does make a final determination to grant the Waiver Request sought by Realtime Register B.V., the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification would apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars located in the Netherlands and subject to the laws of the Netherlands. Section 3 of the Specification provides as follows: If (i) ICANN has previously waived compliance with the requirements of any requirement of this Data Retention Specification in response to a Waiver Request from a registrar that is located in the same jurisdiction as Registrar and (ii) Registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN's agreement to grant such wavier, Registrar may request that ICANN to grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request, in which case Registrar may thereafter make an Wavier Request pursuant to Section 2 of this Data Retention Specification. A public comment period will remain open until 23:59 UTC, 30 December 2015. Public comments will be available for consideration by ICANN staff and the ICANN Board. The Registrar's Waiver Request and supporting documents are available here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/waiver-request-realtime-registe… [PDF, 624 KB] * Comments can be posted to: comments-realtime-register-23nov15(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-realtime-register-23nov15@icann.org> * Comments can be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-realtime-register-23nov15

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 24, 2015

Nov. 24, 2015

Dear All, On behalf of the ALAC, Olivier Crepin-Leblond has developed the first draft ALAC Statement on the gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal<https://newatlarge.icann.org/advice_statements/9745>. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/7L5YAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 08 December 2015. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact 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<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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