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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 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 GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report<https://community.icann.org/x/K4Y0Aw> 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 GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/K4Y0Aw>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 07 July 2015 20:59 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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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 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 Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews<https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw> 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 Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 08 July 2015 20:59 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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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 6-10 July 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 3, 2015

July 3, 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 06-10 July 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 06 July 2015 18:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP-3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 07 July 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO GSE Capacity Bulding Webinar - ICANN (Basic Level) https://community.icann.org/x/e6E0Aw Wednesday 08 July 2015 11:00 UTC: Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Thursday 09 July 2015 15:00 UTC: At-Large Meeting Strategy Working Party https://community.icann.org/x/h4E0Aw 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 10 July 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(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@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 -- Indonesia's PANDI Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in Indonesia
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-07-01-en ________________________________ Indonesia's PANDI Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in Indonesia 1 July 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia ... The first L-Root instance in Indonesia has been successfully installed in Jakarta, increasing the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall fault tolerance and its resilience against certain types of cyber threats, such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The launch of the L-Root server node is a joint operation between ICANN and Pengelola Nama Domain Internet Indonesia (PANDI), Indonesia's Country Code Top Level Domain Operator of .id, who supplied the equipment necessary for the installation of the new L-Root node. "We are very pleased to host the L-Root which is the third root server in Indonesia, in addition to the existing I- and F-Root servers. It is important to improve the reliability, speed and resilience of the Internet in our country," said PANDI Chairman, Andi Budimansyah. "The successful installation of Indonesia's first L-Root instance is a historical moment made possible with ICANN's collaboration with PANDI, as well as the multi-stakeholder community of Indonesia, including the Indonesian government that has been a close partner of ICANN in the region. This is a testimony of ICANN's commitment to Indonesia and we look forward to bringing in more L-Root instances into the country," said Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific. This cooperation is an effort to enhance the security, stability and resiliency to Indonesian Internet users and reduce the response time experienced when making some DNS queries. Bambang Heru Tjahjono, Director General of the Indonesia Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) said, "The Ministry of Communication & Information Technology highly appreciate any activities related to the ICT programs that improve the reliability of internet and internet governance in Indonesia. One of our main objectives is to strengthen the national DNS. With an L-Root instance in Indonesia, and with closer cooperation with ICANN, Indonesia's Internet governance is expected to be increasingly well-organized and the security, reliability and integrity of the operation of the Internet in Indonesia will significantly improve." 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 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 this root information out geographically by duplicating the root servers leads to a resilient, dispersed system that reduces the risk of 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 6808 6669 Email: liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@icann.org> PANDI Andi Budimansyah CEO Tel: +62 81210301122 Email: ceo(a)pandi.id<mailto:ceo@pandi.id> ________________________________ 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 PANDI PANDI is an Indonesia non-profit organization that manages ccTLD.ID formed and managed by the business community, academia and government (multistakeholder) that promote the use of the domain in order to contribute positively to the global Internet in accordance with prevailing regulations in Indonesia.

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ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest for 2016 | Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-01-en ________________________________ Call for Expressions of Interest for 2016 | Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect 1 July 2015 ICANN EXTENDS TIME TO SUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST THROUGH 20 JULY 2015 ICANN is seeking expressions of interest for leadership roles in the 2016 Nominating Committee (NomCom) - that of the 2016 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. In September 2014, the ICANN Board appointed Stephane Van Gelder as the 2015 Nominating Committee Chair (https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-09-09-en#1.) In October 2014, the ICANN Board appointed Ron Andruff as the 2015 Nominating Committee Chair-Elect (https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-10-11-en#1.a.) Article VII, section 3.4 of the Bylaws states, "[i]t is anticipated that upon the conclusion of the term of the Chair-Elect, the Chair-Elect will be appointed by the Board to the position of Chair." While it is anticipated that the 2015 NomCom Chair Elect will become the 2016 NomCom Chair, in support of continuous improvement in its accountability and transparency, the NomCom will evaluate the performance of the current NomCom leadership, and the results of that evaluation will be available to the Board Governance Committee before it makes a recommendation to the full Board on 2016 NomCom leadership. These 360 degree reviews will be conducted by an independent third party provider and will consist of interviewing other NomCom leadership, NomCom members, and designated NomCom staff. The BGC will utilize the outcomes of these reviews in their processes leading up to the Board's formal appointment of the 2016 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. The NomCom Chair is responsible for organizing the NomCom in its activities to select certain ICANN Board members and individuals who will serve in key leadership positions within ICANN's supporting organizations (SOs) and advisory committees (ACs) in accordance with ICANN's Bylaws. The Chair is a non-voting member of the NomCom selected by ICANN's Board to serve until the conclusion of the next ICANN Annual Meeting. The Chair-Elect is a position created within the Bylaws as an outcome of the independent review of the NomCom. The Chair-Elect is not intended to fill an advisory role. Rather, the Chair-Elect will receive the benefit of training while serving alongside the Chair, gaining skills and knowledge to be applied for the Chair-Elect's anticipated succession into the role of the Chair. Candidates for Chair-Elect should possess the same skills as candidates for the Chair. Position Description This position blends time management and negotiation skills with the practical aspects of conducting a world-wide search for individuals to fill various ICANN leadership positions. The NomCom Chair will be called on to schedule, organize and lead numerous in-person and telephonic meetings with a large committee of community members. The NomCom Chair is also responsible for managing the candidate identification and statement of interest process, with other committee members, and for managing the due diligence to be performed on nominated candidates, in cooperation with ICANN's General Counsel and any retained outside firm(s). Throughout all NomCom activities, the Chair is responsible for ensuring that all NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed, and that all required documentation and reports are prepared in a timely fashion and provided to the proper parties as necessary. Skills and Experience To properly serve as the NomCom Chair, the selected individual must have: 1. adequate time available to undertake the role; 2. excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage a committee of 20-21 members; 3. a clear understanding of the duties and responsibilities of each position for which the NomCom is selecting candidates; 4. experience on or with a Board of Directors of organizations with similar scale, scope and diversity as ICANN; 5. strong organization and leadership skills; 6. ability to remain unbiased; 7. no conflicts of interest, and 8. a thorough understanding of, and satisfy, all criteria set forth in ICANN Bylaws relating to the NomCom (seehttp://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#VII>). Specific Duties and Responsibilities 1. Plans and schedules NomCom meetings as required, including ensuring posting schedules for public review. 2. Appoints non-voting Associate Chair if so desired. 3. Reports to ICANN Board and the community on status of the NomCom. 4. Prepares and publishes the NomCom report. 5. Ensures that NomCom operating rules and procedures are followed. 6. Manages NomCom Selection Process, including: * Approves outreach/advertising methods for attracting candidates. * Conducts outreach with ICANN Stakeholder groups, Constituencies, Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations (with Chairs of those groups), ICANN Board, and others. * With other committee members, reviews and evaluates candidate Statements of Interest (SOIs) and references submitted during the NomCom process. * Coordinates due diligence on nominated candidates in cooperation with ICANN's General Counsel's office and any outside firm(s) retained to perform due diligence activities. 7. Approves posting of NomCom announcements and schedules on ICANN's website. 8. Ensures NomCom records are properly established, maintained and archived. Eligibility Exclusion No person who is an employee of or is a paid consultant to ICANN (including the Ombudsman) shall simultaneously serve as a member of the NomCom, including the post of Chair or Chair-Elect. Expenses All reasonable travel expenses and administrative costs incurred as a result of performing the duties as NomCom Chair or Chair-Elect in accordance with ICANN's policies will be reimbursed by ICANN upon the Chair or Chair-Elect's submission to ICANN of valid receipts and invoices. Expressions of Interest Expressions of Interest, which will be maintained as confidential, should be sent to NomComChair2016(a)icann.org<mailto:NomComChair2016@icann.org> no later than 30 June 2015. A suggested form for submitting an Expression of Interest is available here<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nomcom-soi-04jun15-en.pdf>. For more information about the NomCom see http://nomcom.icann.org/

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ICANN News Alert -- ICG Announces Upcoming Meetings
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-29-en ________________________________ ICG Announces Upcoming Meetings 29 June 2015 The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group will meet in Los Angeles from 18-19 September. Further details will be announced. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its twentieth to twenty-sixth calls: * ICG Call #20 – Wednesday, 15 July at 19:00-21:00 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2320&iso…>) * ICG Call #21 – Wednesday, 29 July at 05:00-07:00 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2321&iso…>) * ICG Call #22 – Wednesday, 12 August at 11:00-12:30 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2322&iso…>) * ICG Call #23 – Wednesday, 26 August 19:00-20:30 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2323&iso…>) * ICG Call #24 – Wednesday, 9 September 05:00-06:30 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2324&iso…>) * ICG Call #25 – Wednesday, 23 September 11:00-12:30 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2325&iso…>) * ICG Call #26 – Wednesday, 7 October 19:00-20:30 UTC (time converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ICG+Call+%2326&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, the ICG Secretariat in conjunction with ICANN will provide a dial-out service to that individual – please send dial-out requests to the ICG Secretariat at admin(a)icgsec.asia<mailto:admin@icgsec.asia>. 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 a dial-out service by contacting the ICG Secretariat at admin(a)icgsec.asia<mailto:admin@icgsec.asia>. 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 -- 26 June 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 2, 2015

July 2, 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 26 June 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week FY16 Operating Plan and Budget Adopted by ICANN Board at ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-25-en> ICANN is pleased to announce the adoption of the FY16 Operating Plan and Budget by the Board at ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires. 25 June 2015 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Goes to Two Members of the Global Internet Community<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-25-en> Buenos Aires, Argentina... ICANN is pleased to announce the winners of this year's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos award: Africa Internet pioneer Nii Quaynor and community leader Cheryl Langdon Orr. 25 June 2015 ICANN53 Buenos Aires GAC Communiqué<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-06-24-en> The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting at ICANN53 has issued its Buenos Aires Communiqué. 24 June 2015 ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report - Register for the FY15 Q4 Call on 20 August 2015<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-24-en> ICANN has announced its FY15 Q4 Stakeholder Call, which will take place on 20 August at 14:00 UTC. 24 June 2015 ICANN and Senatics to Increase Coordination and Collaboration on the Domain Name Space In Paraguay and Regionally<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-23-en> Buenos Aires, Argentina... Paraguay has taken an important step to bolster its role in developing the emerging industry surrounding the Internet's addressing system, known as the Domain Name System (DNS). 23 June 2015 ICANN, JPNIC and JPRS Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Collaboration on Translation<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2-2015-06-22-en> Buenos Aires, Argentina... ICANN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC) and Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. (JPRS) today to forge an alliance fostering greater collaboration on translation. 22 June 2015 Indian Government Declares Support for Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance at ICANN53<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-06-22-en> Buenos Aires, Argentina... Indian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced today India's support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, during the opening ceremony of ICANN's 53rd public meeting in Buenos Aires. 22 June 2015 Release of Country and Territory Names within the .GLOBAL, .BNPPARIBAS, .BRIDGESTONE and .FIRESTONE TLDs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-21-en> Three (3) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the release of country and territory names for the below TLDs. In total, the requests concern 4 New gTLDs. 21 June 2015 Statement from the CCWG-Accountability after Face-to-Face Meeting in Buenos Aires<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-20-en> Members and participants of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) Meet in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19 June 2015. 20 June 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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