September 2015 - ALAC-Announce

New Public Comment: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BROTHER, .GEA, .ACO, .SECURITY, .PROTECTION, .THEATRE and .RENT TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 2, 2015

Sept. 2, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BROTHER, .GEA, .ACO, .SECURITY, .PROTECTION, .THEATRE and .RENT TLDs has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ctn-release-tlds-2015-09-01-en The dates of the Public Comment will be 1 September 2015 - 14 October 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-ctn-release-tlds-01sep15(a)icann.org. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/VYhYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. 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 -- Meet The NextGen@ICANN54 Dublin Members
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 2, 2015

Sept. 2, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-01-en ________________________________ Meet The NextGen@ICANN54 Dublin Members 1 September 2015 ICANN's Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD) is pleased to announce the newest group of admitted members to the popular NextGen@ICANN program. Started just one year ago, this program has quickly grown and become one of the most exciting opportunities for members of the next generation of Internet users to get involved with ICANN and the global Internet community. The NextGen@ICANN program saw more than 60 applications for roughly a dozen spots. Of those applicants, the NextGen Selection Committee chose 13 applicants to invite to the program. The Committee also selected a NextGen@ICANN Ambassador, a previous NextGen@ICANN member who will be on hand to help facilitate the program and provide a link to previous programs. Meet The NextGen@ICANN54 Members Please join us in congratulating the following applicants. They are all either living or studying in the European Union and the names are in alphabetical order. * Sana Ali - England * Rachel Barry - Ireland * Benjamin Bergemann - Germany * Tamara Bizyuk - Ukraine * Michael Booth - England * Agustina Callegari - Argentina (NextGen Ambassador) * Giovanna Carloni - England * Alexandra Chernyavskaya - England * Christopher Dennett - Wales * Ayden Férdeline - England * Vinzenz Heussier - Austria * Jelena Ožegović - Serbia * Stacie Walsh - England * Monika Zainierute - Lithuania About The NextGen Selection Committee In an effort to ensure a high level of accountability, transparency, and fairness the committee is comprised of men, women, community members, business leaders, staff, and former NextGen members. The DPRD would like to personally thank each of them for volunteering their time to help identify the next group of NextGen@ICANN members. Please contact nextgen(a)icann.org<mailto:nextgen@icann.org> if you're interested in being on the Selection Committee in the future. * Nigel Hickson [ICANN VP, IGO Engagement] * Gabriella Schittek [Global Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Central and Eastern Europe] * Anthony Harris [Executive Director of CABASE] * Kelvin Wong [Head, Outreach & Public Responsibility, APAC] * Anri van der Spuy [Former NextGen participant and ICANN Fellow] * Oscar Robles-Garay [CEO of NIC Mexico] About The NextGen@ICANN Program As part of the Development and Public Responsibility Department's<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/public-responsibility-a-year-in-review> (DPRD) ongoing work to support the next generation of Internet users, the NextGen@ICANN program has been formalized as a staple DPRD initiative to engage regionally based undergraduate and graduate students at ICANN meetings, and introduce them to ICANN through guided programming. The NextGen@ICANN program was initially organized at ICANN49<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/success-of-singapore-nextgen-icann-initiati…> in Singapore with DotAsia and NetMission and has been successfully replicated at both ICANN50<https://london50.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-nextgen-uog> in London and ICANN51<http://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/thu-nextgen> in Los Angeles by our Department. The application for the NextGen@ICANN program at ICANN55 in Marrakech will be live on September 4, 2015 on the NextGen@ICANN page<https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen>. More information about the program is available on that application link. Questions and comments can be directed to nextgen(a)icann.org<mailto:nextgen@icann.org> anytime.

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Vote Announcement: (227) Sri Lanka Next Generation
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

Dear All, The regional advice from APRALO regarding ALS Applicant (227) SLNG has been received. The ALAC has decided to conduct a vote on whether to accept the regional advice. The following question has been posed to the ALAC: ***** Question: Does the ALAC wish to accreditate SLNG? The regional advice was to accept the application. ***** Please note that this vote will be open from 1 September 2015 23:59 UTC until 8 September 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 <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> >

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Update 2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 31 August - 04 September 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 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 31 August - 04 September 2015 Update 2: Wednesday removed: 11:00 UTC: Stress Tests Meeting added: 23:00 UTC Single Issue Call: LACRALO ALAC Member election 2015 - Candidates Presentation Teleconference Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 31 August 2015 13:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Meeting with Advisors https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 20:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/_ZlCAw 22:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Briefing to the Board https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 01 September 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 15:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ZIZYAw 14:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 20:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 02 September 2015 13:00 UTC: At-Large ATLAS II Implementation Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/5YJYAw 18:30 UTC: AFRALO monthly meeting https://community.icann.org/x/vYdCAw 22:00 UTC: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Board Dialogue Call https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 23:00 UTC Single Issue Call: LACRALO ALAC Member election 2015 - Candidates Presentation Teleconference https://community.icann.org/x/3YZYAw Thursday 03 September 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-Hoc New Meeting Strategy Working Party https://community.icann.org/x/i5pCAw 18:00 UTC: GNSO Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation meeting (SCI) https://community.icann.org/x/5ILT Friday 04 September 2015 None<https://community.icann.org/x/vZdCAw> 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 Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: acct-staff(a)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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New Public Comment: Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-subsequent-prelim-2015-08-31… The dates of the Public Comment will be 31 August 2015 - 10 October 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-new-gtld-subsequent-prelim-31aug15(a)icann.org. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/zIdYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement in response to the Public Comment on the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report <bi-280174-ElojJ2(a)bigpulse.com> is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. Once ratified, the Statement will be submitted to the ICANN Public Comment as a formal ALAC Advice. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/1IJCAw. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 01 September 2015 12:59 UTC and end on 05 September 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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Last Day - CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Data & Metrics for Policy Making
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

Dear All, This is to remind you that At-Large's internal commenting period for the draft ALAC Statement in response to the Public Comment on the Initial Report on Data & Metrics for Policy Making<https://community.icann.org/x/34tCAw> will end today at 23:59 UTC. The draft, as well as pertinent resources for this Public Comment, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/34tCAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Nevertheless, comments submitted after 01 September 23:59 UTC will likely not be considered by the penholder(s) or incorporated in the final Statement. If you have input on the draft, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function. 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>. Inputs submitted in this mailing list will be transferred to the wiki workspace for the penholder(s) to keep track of the community comment and take them into consideration when finalizing the draft. 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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