February 2015 - ALAC-Announce

GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 02-06 March 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 27, 2015

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 02-06 March 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 02 March 2015 15:00 UTC: GNSO New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion https://community.icann.org/x/OrXhAg 18:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/UQQdAw 20:00 UTC: ALT Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/HgsnAw 21:00 UTC: CWG on country and territory names as TLDs https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg Tuesday 03 March 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Review Working Party: https://community.icann.org/x/WZLhAg Wednesday 04 March 2015 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO Curative Rights PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 21:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/TwQdAw Thursday 05 March 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 06 March 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<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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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 27, 2015

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on the Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement<https://community.icann.org/x/6ZQQAw> in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6ZQQAw>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 06 March 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<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 -- Results Available for 25 February 2015 New gTLD Program Auction
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 27, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-26-en ________________________________ Results Available for 25 February 2015 New gTLD Program Auction 26 February 2015 On 25 February 2015, Power Auctions LLC<http://www.powerauctions.com/>, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for one new generic top-level domain (gTLD) string: .APP. Applicants for the string were unable to resolve contention among themselves; thus their contention set proceeded to auction, which is the method of last resort to resolve string contention as prescribed in Module 4 of the New gTLD Program Applicant Guidebook<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb>. Subject to payment of the winning price and meeting all other criteria for eligibility, the winner will enter ICANN's contracting process to sign a Registry Agreement to operate the gTLD. Twelve applicants participated in the auction for APP. Charleston Road Registry Inc. prevailed with a winning price of $25,001,000. All proceeds from the Auction are being segregated and withheld from use until ICANN's Board of Directors define a plan for an appropriate use of the funds through consultation with the community. More Information * Contention Set Status<https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/stringcon…>: 178 of 233 contention sets are now resolved. While a majority have self-resolved, 11 sets resolved via Auction (method of last resort). * Auction Results<https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionre…>: Auction reports on this page of the New gTLD Microsite provide additional information on each Auction outcome. * Auction Proceeds and Costs<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds>: A detailed summary of the proceeds and costs of each Auction through January 2015. This information will be updated to within 7 days of each Auction. * Auction Schedule<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/schedule-19feb15-en.pdf> [PDF, 284 KB]: Subsequent auctions are scheduled to occur on a monthly basis through mid-2015. * General New gTLD Program Auctions<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> information. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org>

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Announcement of replacement of ALAC CWG Member
by Alan Greenberg Feb. 26, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

One of the five Members of the CWG on the IANA Stewardship Transition, Fouad Bajwa, has resigned for health reasons. APRALO Leadership was consulted and recommended Cheryl Langdon-Orr as the replacement, and that appointment has been ratified by a Consensus Call of the ALAC. The five members representing the ALAC on the CWG are now: Seun Ojedeji (AFRALO) Cheryl Langdon-Orr (APRALO) Olivier Crépin-Leblond (EURALO) Fatima Cambronero (LACRALO) Eduardo Diaz (NARALO) Alan

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ICANN News Alert -- Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 26, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-25-en ________________________________ Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability 25 February 2015 ________________________________ Date: Thursday 5th March 2015 Time: 12:00 UTC AGENDA SUMMARY: Time Event Speaker 12.00 - 12.05 Welcome note Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East - ICANN 12.05 - 12.25 Overview of the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability processes Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy 12.25 - 12.45 The IANA Coordination Group (ICG) Manal Ismail, Director, International Technical Coordination, National Telecom Regulatory Authority - NTRA Mohammed El Bashir, Technical Department Manager - ictQatar 12.45 - 13.25 Q&A Open Floor 13.25 - 13.30 Closing Remarks Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East - ICANN Questions and interventions can be made in either Arabic or English over the phone or posted as text in the Adobe Connect room. https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg HOW TO JOIN: 1. Request for dial-out assistance. Please send your name, the phone number you want to be called at and your language preference to meswg(a)icann.org<mailto:meswg@icann.org>, no later than March 3rd at 23:59 UTC. 2. Join by dialing the toll-free number for your country as shown at http://adigo.com/icann/ toll-free numbers do NOT show an 'L', 'M', or 'T' in front of them). Once you are prompted for the conference code, enter: 47139 - Arabic 83137 - English

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Update 3 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 23-27 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2015

Feb. 25, 2015

Dear all, Update 3: Wednesday: added 21:00 UTC FBSC AND 21:00 UTC CCWG ACCT WP1 Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 23-27 February 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 23 February 2015 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/gAAdAw Tuesday 24 February 2015 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/4wYnAw 21:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 25 February 2015 21:00 UTC: Finance and Budget Subcommittee WG Teleconference (FBSC) https://community.icann.org/x/CgonAw 21:00 UTC: CCWG ACCT WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/TwQdAw Thursday 26 February 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/WAknAw 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 27 February 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<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 -- ICG Announces Twelfth Conference Call
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2015

Feb. 25, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-23-en ________________________________ ICG Announces Twelfth Conference Call 23 February 2015 The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its twelfth conference call: * ICG Call # 12 (agenda<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/agenda-icg-25feb15-en.pdf> [PDF, 39 KB]) – Wednesday, 25 February at 04:00-05:30 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2312&iso…>) The community is welcome to attend by way of a listen-only mode Virtual Meeting Room<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icg/> through which audio of the call will be streamed. Translations will be available through relevant Adigo Bridge dial–in numbers and Conference ID codes. A list of country dial–in numbers can be found here<http://adigo.com/icann/>. Should there be no appropriate dial–in number for an interested participant, ICANN will provide a dial-out service<mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org?subject=Dial-out%20service%20for%20ICG%20Call%2012> to that individual. Correspondingly, language service Conference ID numbers are listed below: * Français – Conference ID: 75929475 * Español – Conference ID: 68385764 * 中文 – Conference ID: 825702 * Pусский – Conference ID: 345720 * العربية – Conference ID: 82855066 * Português – Conference ID: 759752 Participants who are interested in an English line but are unable to join by way of the Virtual Meeting Room may request<mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org?subject=Dial-out%20service%20for%20ICG%20Call%2012> a dial-out service. For more information about the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition, please visit the NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition Microsite<https://www.icann.org/stewardship>.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 20 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 24, 2015

Feb. 24, 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 20 February 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week ICANN Updates Authorization Process for Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-20-en> Today, ICANN is announcing updates to the "Authorization Process for the Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels" to take into account additional direction from the ICANN Board. On 12 February 2015, the Board took action to accept advice from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) on this subject issued in the GAC's 11 February 2015 Communiqué - Singapore, and directed the President and CEO, or his designee, to proceed immediately to implement the following changes to the process: 20 February 2015 Closing Date Approaching: Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-19-en> On 10 December 2015 ICANN announced the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. The nomination period will close on 2 March 2015. 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. 19 February 2015 Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-16-en> This is the second edition of the Middle East DNS Forum (ME DNS), which aims to build on the inaugural forum that took place in Dubai, early 2014. 16 February 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Buenos Aires Logo]21-25 June 2015: 53rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires53.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 2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 23-27 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 23, 2015

Feb. 23, 2015

Dear all, Update 2: Thursday: added 13:30 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 23-27 February 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 23 February 2015 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/gAAdAw Tuesday 24 February 2015 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/4wYnAw 21:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 25 February 2015 None Thursday 26 February 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/WAknAw 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 27 February 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<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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Expanded purview of Ad Hoc group on the IANA Stewardship Transition.
by Alan Greenberg Feb. 22, 2015

Feb. 22, 2015

The At-Large Ad hoc work group looking at the IANA Stewardship Transition has had its mandate expanding to include ICANN Accountability. During ALAC discussions in Singapore, it was felt that the membership of the original group and those interested in Accountability would overlap greatly, and the thought of having two separate meetings to discuss the issues was not very appealing. The group was initially created to provide guidance to the ALAC representatives on the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordinating Cgroup (ICG) and the IANA Stewardship Transition Cross-community WG (CWG). It will now also provide guidance to the ALAC representatives on the ICANN Accountability CCWG. The name of the group will likely be changed, but regardless, there is a meeting currently being scheduled and all those who are not already participating may like to consider doing so. The mailing list associated with the work group is IANA-ISSUES. If you wish to participate and are not already a member, you can sign up for it at: https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/iana-issues. There is a Doodle for a meeting to be scheduled this coming week at: http://doodle.com/q3aemi9t3yh6pq4g. The current plan is to allocate the first 45 minutes to the transition, and the last 45 minutes to accountability. The Wiki workspace is: https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg. Alan

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Updates Authorization Process for Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 21, 2015

Feb. 21, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-20-en ________________________________ ICANN Updates Authorization Process for Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels 20 February 2015 Today, ICANN is announcing updates to the "Authorization Process for the Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels" to take into account additional direction from the ICANN Board. On 12 February 2015, the Board took action<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-02-12-en#2.a> to accept advice from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) on this subject issued in the GAC's 11 February 2015 Communiqué - Singapore<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gac-to-board-11feb15-e…> [PDF, 113 KB], and directed the President and CEO, or his designee, to proceed immediately to implement the following changes to the process: * Implement improvements to the process to alert relevant governments when requests are initiated. Comments from relevant governments will be fully considered. * For new requests, the comment period will be for 60 days. * For requests with pending or completed comment periods, extend or re-open the comment period so that each request will undergo 60 days of comment period in total. The updates to the process are effective as of 23 February 2015. The webpage where users can review requests has also been updated with several enhancements to improve navigability and allow users to find information more easily. New features include the following: * Requests can now be sorted by reference number, TLD, registry name and date posted. * The list of all requests for letter/letter two-character ASCII labels is now available for download as a .csv file. * A column has been added to identify whether a TLD has been granted a .BRAND specification. * The "View Comments" page has been updated to show all comments made in a calendar year, rather than showing comments on a month-by-month basis. Please refer to the Authorization Process for Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels<https://www.icann.org/resources/two-character-labels> webpage for additional details. # # # About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>

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Update 1 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 23-27 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 20, 2015

Feb. 20, 2015

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 23-27 February 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Thursday: Added time 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG Monday 23 February 2015 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/gAAdAw Tuesday 24 February 2015 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/4wYnAw 21:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 25 February 2015 None Thursday 26 February 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 27 February 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<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 23-27 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 20, 2015

Feb. 20, 2015

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 23-27 February 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 23 February 2015 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/gAAdAw Tuesday 24 February 2015 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/4wYnAw 21:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 25 February 2015 None Thursday 26 February 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 27 February 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you, Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<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 -- Closing Date Approaching: Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 20, 2015

Feb. 20, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-19-en ________________________________ Closing Date Approaching: Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015 19 February 2015 On 10 December 2015 ICANN announced the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. The nomination period will close on 2 March 2015. 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 will recognize 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 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. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. A panel of ICANN community members will review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the 2015 award scheduled to be presented at the ICANN 53 Public Meeting. 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>. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki at https://community.icann.org/x/aoIQAw.

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Closing Date Approaching: Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Feb. 19, 2015

Feb. 19, 2015

On 10 December 2015 ICANN announced the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. The nomination period will close on 2 March 2015. 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 will recognize 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 closes on 02 March 2015. Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email toethosaward2015(a)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. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. A panel of ICANN community members will review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the 2015 award scheduled to be presented at the ICANN 53 Public Meeting. 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%20 Nomination> . For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki athttps://community.icann.org/x/aoIQAw.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 13 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 19, 2015

Feb. 19, 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 13 February 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week CWG-Stewardship Chairs' Statement - Summary of ICANN 52 Meeting | Lise Fuhr & Jonathan Robinson<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en> The Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions held two sessions at the ICANN 52 Meeting in Singapore (8-12 February 2015): a two-hour working session on Wednesday, and a questions and answers session on Thursday. 12 February 2015 ICANN 52 Board Statement on ICANN Sending IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Proposals to NTIA<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-02-12-en> We have received several questions requesting clarification as to how ICANN will handle receipt of the proposal from the ICG and the Work Stream 1 proposal from the CCWG. We hope the following will be helpful. 12 February 2015 ICANN and APTLD Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Regional Collaboration<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-12-en> Singapore... ICANN and the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain (APTLD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to forge an alliance to foster and promote regional collaboration. 12 February 2015 IAB Liaison to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-11-en> The Internet Architecture Board and the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) issued a joint statement confirming their ongoing liaison relationship. 12 February 2015 ICANN 52 Singapore GAC Communiqué<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-12-en> The Governmental Advisory Committee meeting at ICANN 52 in Singapore has issued its Singapore Communiqué. 12 February 2015 ICANN Signs MOU with EURid to Develop Local Expertise in the Domain Names System (DNS) Sector in Africa and the Middle East<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-10-en> Singapore, 9 February, 2015 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed today with the European Registry for Internet Domains (EURid), manager of the .eu TLD, a Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of collaborating together on developing local expertise in DNS technical, policy, and business areas in Africa and the Middle East. 10 February 2015 IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Responds to Submitted Proposals<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-09-en> As part of its assessment of the proposals received concerning protocol parameters and numbers, the ICG has sent the following question to the IETF IANAPLAN working group and CRISP team: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-09-en#icgresponse 10 February 2015 Global Tech Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-09-en> Singapore...Singapore's Minister of Communications and Information, Dr. Yaacob bin Ibrahim, and former Senior Advisor to President Bill Clinton, Ira Magaziner, spoke to the success of the multistakeholder model of Internet governance during the Opening Ceremony of ICANN's 52nd public meeting today. 9 February 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Buenos Aires Logo]21-25 June 2015: 53rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires53.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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ICANN News Alert -- Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 19, 2015

Feb. 19, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-16-en ________________________________ Second Middle East DNS Forum to Take Place in Amman Jordan 16 February 2015 What: Middle East DNS Forum When: March 9-10, 2015 TIMES: 8:00 - 17:30 (please see agenda below) Where: Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAG-Uni), Amman, Jordan [Middle East DNS Forum]<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/middle-east-dns-forum-750x…> This is the second edition of the Middle East DNS Forum (ME DNS), which aims to build on the inaugural forum that took place in Dubai<http://2014.mednsf.org/en/>, early 2014. The ME DNS Forum is being hosted by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org<http://www.tagorg.com/?lang=en>) and is co-organized by both the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<https://www.icann.org/> and The Internet Society (ISOC)<http://www.internetsociety.org>. The 2-day event will cover topics on ccTLDs, new gTLDs, IDNs, the Domain Name Industry in underserved regions, as well as provide a brief and update on the IANA Stewardship Transition. This year's agenda was developed by a Program Committee<http://mednsf.org/en/program-committee/> consisting of 6 community members with expertise in various fields of the domain name industry. More on the forum can be found at http://amman2015.mednsf.org/en/. This Forum aims to be the regional networking place for the DNS industry's key players. Who should attend: Registries, registrars, registrants, ccTLDs, new gTLD applicants, service providers, brand owners, and legal firms Purpose: To build bridges between interested parties in the region and world's experts in the field; by sharing experiences and best practices in the domain name industry at a global level, and of the emerging business opportunities. Middle East DNS Forum Agenda Monday March 9, 2015 8:00-9:00 Registration 9:00-10:30 Opening Session - Keynote Address 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 The Internet Industry in the ME region and the Untapped Business Opportunities Available 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 New gTLDs: Experiences, and the Way Forward 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:30 Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) - Lack of Utilization and the Hidden Potential 17:30-20.00 Networking Dinner Tuesday March 10, 2015 8:00-9:00 Registration 9:00-10:30 ccTLDs and gTLDs: Coexisting in a New Environment 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 The IANA Stewardship Transition - What is in it for you? 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:00 Breakout Sessions (Policy | Technical | Business) 17:00-17.30 Wrap-up and Closing About the Middle East DNS Forum The first edition of the forum took place in Dubai, UAE and attracted around 125 participants from more than 30 countries. More on the forum can be found online at http://mednsf.org/en/.

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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 16-20 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 16, 2015

Feb. 16, 2015

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 16-20 February 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 16 February 2015 None Tuesday 17 February 2015 06:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Wednesday 18 February 2015 None Thursday 19 February 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 20 February 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> 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>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN 52 Board Statement on ICANN Sending IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Proposals to NTIA
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 13, 2015

Feb. 13, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-02-12-en ________________________________ ICANN 52 Board Statement on ICANN Sending IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Proposals to NTIA 12 February 2015 We have received several questions requesting clarification as to how ICANN will handle receipt of the proposal from the ICG and the Work Stream 1 proposal from the CCWG. We hope the following will be helpful. NTIA is expecting coordinated proposals from both groups. They cannot act on just one. Further, they expect the ICG proposal will take into account the accountability mechanisms proposed by the CCWG. We are heartened by the close coordination between the groups, including liaisons from the ICG to the CCWG. ICANN is expecting to receive both proposals at roughly the same time. When ICANN receives these proposals, we will forward them promptly and without modification to NTIA. As we have previously stated, if we do submit the proposals with an accompanying communication of comments, they will be on points we had already shared with the community during the development of the proposals. We therefore encourage the groups to continue coordinating closely to ensure ICANN receives the proposals together and is able to provide them to NTIA in a coordinated manner. With respect to improvements in our accountability, we are definitely open to improvements.

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN and APTLD Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Regional Collaboration
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 13, 2015

Feb. 13, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-12-en ________________________________ ICANN and APTLD Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Regional Collaboration Partnership aims to strengthen capabilities of ccTLDs, and increase multi-stakeholder participation in the global Internet policymaking process 12 February 2015 Singapore... ICANN and the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain (APTLD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to forge an alliance to foster and promote regional collaboration. Under the cooperative agreement, ICANN and APTLD will work together to coordinate and collaborate on complementary activities within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region to strengthen the capacity and capability of country code Top Level Domain operators (ccTLDs) in the region; promote and encourage APTLD members' and regional stakeholders' participation and involvement in ICANN, and foster a network of regional stakeholders and decision makers that could contribute to ICANN's policy development, and more broadly, global Internet policymaking. "This collaboration marks another milestone in ICANN's globalization efforts after we established our ICANN Asia Pacific Hub in Singapore," said Fadi Chehadé, ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer. APTLD Chairman, Lim Choon Sai and Fadi Chehadé signed the MOU at ICANN's 52nd Public Meeting in Singapore, witnessed by members of the APTLD Board. "APTLD appreciates ICANN's globalization efforts and the ICANN Asia Pacific Hub's work in engaging with the APAC community. As a region, we need to work together to strengthen the capacity of our operational functions, as well as contribute to ICANN's policy making," said Lim Choon Sai. "As such, we hope to work with key stakeholders in each sub-region of the Asia Pacific region, including ccTLD registries and other concerned entities in our collaboration activities." Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN's Vice President and Managing Director for ICANN Asia Pacific said that the APTLD meets regularly and plays a key role in fostering a network amongst the ccTLDs and regional organizations in the region. "We are very excited to collaborate with a key regional partner such as the APTLD. Our cooperation will definitely help to strengthen regional collaboration. From ICANN, we hope to be able to contribute by adding our expertise to help our APAC ccTLDs build their operational capacity, including areas such as DNS network operations, DNS Security, Internet Infrastructure Development etc. The gathering of ccTLDs and other key stakeholders at APTLD also provides a good platform for us to update on and discuss ICANN issues from a regional perspective," he added. # # # To download high resolution photos of the signing ceremony, click here<https://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/16321662419/in/photostream/>. Media Contacts Liana Teo Head of Communications, Asia Pacific Singapore Tel: +65 6808 6669 Email: liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@icann.org> About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>. About APTLD APTLD works as the forum of information exchange regarding technological and operational issues of domain name registries in Asia Pacific region, fostering and elevating the participation of Asia Pacific ccTLDs in global fora, and acting in the best interest of APTLD members in the global Internet policy making process.

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ICANN News Alert -- CWG-Stewardship Chairs' Statement - Summary of ICANN 52 Meeting | Lise Fuhr & Jonathan Robinson
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 13, 2015

Feb. 13, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2015-02-12-en ________________________________ CWG-Stewardship Chairs' Statement - Summary of ICANN 52 Meeting | Lise Fuhr & Jonathan Robinson 12 February 2015 The Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions held two sessions at the ICANN 52 Meeting in Singapore (8-12 February 2015): a two-hour working session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-cwg-stewardship> on Wednesday, and a questions and answers session<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-cwg-stewardship> on Thursday. In addition to these sessions, there was participation in sessions hosted by many other groups across the ICANN community, as well as many rewarding conversations and engagements throughout the week on behalf of the co-Chairs, the members and their chartering organizations, the individual participants of the CWG-Stewardship, and the broader multistakeholder community.1 Summary of ICANN 52 Meeting The Wednesday working session focused primarily on reviewing and refining the CWG-Stewardship's working methods. These revisions dedicate the group to working in a committee of the whole moving forward, meeting at minimum once per week and, and building out the converging areas of the Proposal towards developing a final Proposal. As needed, the CWG-Stewardship will funnel specific subjects through expertise-based Task Forces. Task Forces will serve the purpose of developing specific aspects of the Proposal as well as demonstrating incremental progress. Drafts from Task Forces will be brought to the group for review and decision making on inclusion within the draft proposal. The Thursday questions and answers session was focused on receiving community feedback. In preparation for the ICANN 52 Meeting, the CWG-Stewardship created a Discussion Document<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CWG-SingaporeDisc…> [PDF, 447 KB] that attempted to capture and summarize the considerable progress made by this group to date and to encourage community input on key and intractable issues that were addressed in detail on Thursday. The CWG-Stewardship appreciates the high-quality comments and responses received, and expects to devote time in its next meeting on 19 February 2015 to further assess the feedback received. The group remains open to feedback on the specific questions on the Discussion Document, and requests that feedback before the 19 February meeting. Feedback can be provided through a CWG-Stewardship member or participant, or to the support staff (grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org<mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org>) for transmission to the group. Looking Ahead The ICANN 52 meeting maintained much needed focus on the work related to the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. Throughout the meeting the co-Chairs, the members and their chartering organizations, the individual participants of the CWG-Stewardship, and the broader community all dedicated their time to constructive feedback and progress. With the sustained support of the community, the CWG-Stewardship commits to continuing to work at a high-intensity and pace. The group will remain regularly engaged with the community and any interested observers in order to provide updates on its work as well as related elements such as receipt of legal advice, as it did during the Webinars on 3 February<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232656>. Coordination with CCWG-Accountability As agreed to in their Joint Statement<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232471> on 28 January 2015, the Chairs of both the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability committed to attending and participating in each other's sessions at ICANN 52. The CWG-Stewardship recognizes that, wherever possible and appropriate, the group will take advantage of the efforts of the CCWG-Accountability to avoid duplication or overlaps in the work to be done. With this robust coordination, the co-Chairs are assured of the effective progress of the CWG-Stewardship. Work to Date The CWG-Stewardship began its work in October 2014, with regular weekly virtual meetings and a working meeting at ICANN 51<https://community.icann.org/x/8CLxAg> in Los Angeles, California. In addition to ICANN supported regular weekly CWG-Stewardship virtual meetings, and at the request of the Chairs, ICANN agreed to support a two-full-day face-to-face meeting in Frankfurt, Germany<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-20-en> on 19-20 November 2014 to advance the work of the group. On 1 December, the CWG-Stewardship published its draft proposal for a 21-day public comment period. Following the publication of the draft proposal<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/50823498/CWG-Dec01PublicCo…> [PDF, 1.7 MB], between 4 - 6 December, the CWG hosted three public webinars<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50823496> to present the draft proposal and engage with the broader community. At the conclusion of the public comment, the CWG-Stewardship dedicated its time to full review and analysis of the feedback received, in particular during an intensive work weekend on 10-11 January<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232482>. As part of the outcome, the group began to study a series of alternative models that had not yet been fully considered. These models were presented in two public webinars<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52232656> on 3 February and in a Discussion Document<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49351404/CWG-SingaporeDisc…> [PDF, 447 KB] that was released for discussion at ICANN 52 in Singapore. The next CWG-Stewardship working meeting<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings> is scheduled for 19 February from 11:00-13:00 UTC. There are plans for another face to face meeting on 25 - 27 March 2015. Composition The CWG consists 138 people, organized as 19 members, appointed by and accountable to chartering organizations, and 119 participants, who participate as individuals. The CWG is an open group: anyone interested in the work of the CWG, can join as a participant. Participants may be from a chartering organization, from a stakeholder group or organization not represented in the CWG or currently active within ICANN, or self-appointed. Of the 138 CWG members and participants, the regional representation is as follows: * 47 Asia/Asia Pacific * 36 Europe * 31 North America * 12 Latin America * 12 Africa Of the 138 CWG members and participants, the stakeholder group representation is as follows: * 47 (no affiliation) * 32 GNSO * 20 GAC * 18 ccNSO/ccTLD * 18 At-Large * 2 SSAC * 1 ASO Also, there are 6 ICG members who participate in the CWG. ________________________________ 1 For a full list of sessions relevant to the IANA Stewardship Transition, please see here<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN…>. \

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ICANN News Alert -- IAB Liaison to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 12, 2015

Feb. 12, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-11-en ________________________________ IAB Liaison to the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) 12 February 2015 The Internet Architecture Board and the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) issued a joint statement confirming their ongoing liaison relationship. Read the full statement here<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iab-liaison-rssac-12feb15-en.pdf> [PDF, 35 KB].

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN 52 Singapore GAC Communiqué
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 12, 2015

Feb. 12, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-12-en ________________________________ ICANN 52 Singapore GAC Communiqué 12 February 2015 The Governmental Advisory Committee meeting at ICANN 52 in Singapore has issued its Singapore Communiqué. It is available for review at GAC Singapore 52 Communiqué<https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/27132037/GAC_SINGAPORE52_COMM…> [PDF, 264 KB].

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ICANN Newsletter -- 6 February 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 11, 2015

Feb. 11, 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 6 February 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week 500+ New gTLDs Introduced into the Internet<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-06-en> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that over 500 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) have now been introduced into the Internet. 6 February 2015 CWG-Stewardship Publishes Discussion Document for ICANN 52<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-06-en> The CWG-Stewardship has created a Discussion Document for the ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore. 6 February 2015 IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group - Fourth Face-to-Face Meeting & Public Session at ICANN 52<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-05-en> The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) will be holding its next face-to-face meeting from Friday, 6th to Saturday, 7th February 2015 from 09:00-17:00 SGT/ 01:00-09:00 UTC in Singapore. 5 February 2015 Design Team Selected for DNS Root Zone Key-Signing-Key<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-04-en> In December, ICANN solicited Statements of Interest for inclusion on a Design Team to provide expert input into the plan to change the current DNS Root Zone Key-Signing-Key. 4 February 2015 Adiel Akplogan to Join ICANN as VP of Technical Engagement<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-04-en> Veteran Internet technology expert Adiel Akplogan is joining ICANN in the newly created role of Vice President for Technical Engagement. 4 February 2015 Overview of Africa Sessions During ICANN 52 Meeting in Singapore<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-03-en> ICANN's 52nd Public Meeting is taking place in Singapore from 8 -12 February at the Raffles City Convention Centre. This meeting comes at a critical time especially with the recent developments since the historic NTIA announcement to transition stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder community last March 4, 2014. 3 February 2015 Generation Panel for the Armenian Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) Seated<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-03-en> ICANN is pleased to announce that the Generation Panel for the Armenian Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) has been seated. 3 February 2015 Draft Report: Rights Protection Mechanisms Review<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-02-02-en> ICANN is posting a draft review report on the rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) established as safeguards in the New gTLD Program. 2 February 2015 RSSAC Elects Tripti Sinha as Co-Chair<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-02-en> The Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) has elected Tripti Sinha, Assistant Vice President and Deputy CIO for the Division of Information Technology at the University of Maryland, as co-chair effective 1 January 2015. 2 February 2015 IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group - Announcement Regarding Community Comments<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-02-02-en> The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG)'s Request for Proposals from the operational communities noted the following: "While the ICG is requesting complete formal proposals through processes convened by each of the operational communities, and that all interested parties get involved as early as possible in the relevant community processes, some parties may choose to provide comments directly to the ICG about specific aspects of particular proposals, about the community processes, or about the ICG's own processes. Comments may be directly submitted to the ICG any time via email to icg-forum(a)icann.org<mailto:icg-forum@icann.org>." 2 February 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Singapore Logo]8-12 February 2015: 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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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Signs MOU with EURid to Develop Local Expertise in the Domain Names System (DNS) Sector in Africa and the Middle East
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 10, 2015

Feb. 10, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-02-10-en ________________________________ ICANN Signs MOU with EURid to Develop Local Expertise in the Domain Names System (DNS) Sector in Africa and the Middle East MOU Signed During the ICANN 52 Meeting 10 February 2015 Singapore, 9 February, 2015 -The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) signed today with the European Registry for Internet Domains (EURid), manager of the .eu TLD, a Memorandum of Understanding for the purpose of collaborating together on developing local expertise in DNS technical, policy, and business areas in Africa and the Middle East. This partnership works to further support ICANN's Africa and Middle East strategies to facilitate the domain names sector's growth in both Africa and the Middle East and strategically position both regions for future business and national success. "We welcome this agreement, and look forward to implementing it on the ground. Africa and the Middle East are two important regions where it is essential to build a strong and aware skilled knowledge base on the DNS. We strongly believe that it is essential to partner with leading organizations such as EURid to effectively and constructively extend our outreach efforts and build on the excellent work being done on local levels," said Fadi Chehade, President and CEO of ICANN. The MoU crystalizes the efforts being done by both entities and recognizes the need to implement the below, in order to further strengthen and develop the DNS sector in Africa and the Middle East. 1. Raise awareness about DNS technical, policy and business aspects, and encourage participation in the different regional and global fora relating to DNS; 2. Participate in regional forums aimed at supporting the growth of the domain name industry in Africa and the Middle East; 3. Conduct educational workshops to share Registry / Registrar business and operational best practices; 4. Support fellowships / internships for representatives of the DNS industry in Africa and the Middle East; 5. Promote the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). "We are delighted to partner with ICANN to help African and Middle East countries to develop local expertise in registry DNS technical, policy, and business areas - stated Marc Van Wesemael, EURid CEO. Since the time EURid started as the .eu TLD operator we always shared our best practices and experience with our industry peers. EURid has become an industry leader in several DNS area. We look forward to making our knowledge available in the ultimate interest of the Internet community". -The End- About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>. About .eu and EURid The .eu domain ranks among the largest top-level domains in the world, connecting more than 500 million people across 31 countries to one Internet identity. More than 3.9 million .eu names have been registered since the domain opened for registration in 2005. Many companies and brands use a .eu website as a practical solution to convey a clear European identity and their business ambitions. EURid is the not-for-profit organisation that operates the .eu top-level domain, following a tender process and appointment by the European Commission. EURid works with over 750 accredited registrars and provides support in the 24 official EU languages. As part of its ongoing commitment to data security, EURid has been certified for the ISO27001 security standard since 2013. EURid is also registered by the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), which is an expression of its environmental commitment. EURid has its headquarters in Brussels (Belgium), and regional offices in Pisa (Italy), Prague (the Czech Republic) and Stockholm (Sweden). More information at: http://www.eurid.eu<http://www.eurid.eu/>. For media information, please contact: Email<mailto:press@eurid.eu> Media Contacts ICANN: Luna Madi EMEA, Communications Director London, UK Tel: +44 7780 947574 Email: luna.madi(a)icann.org<mailto:luna.madi@icann.org> James Cole Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel: +1 202 733 7598 Email: james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> EURid Email: press(a)eurid.eu<mailto:press@eurid.eu> Press room: http://www.eurid.eu/en/about-us/press-room

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