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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day Root Zone Management System "Parallel Testing" Period
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 10, 2016

April 10, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-08-en ________________________________ ICANN and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day Root Zone Management System "Parallel Testing" Period 8 April 2016 As scheduled and previously communicated<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p7u7s2fnyne/?OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=7b45a99c2e6a13b…>, on 6 April 2016, ICANN and Verisign began a 90-day "parallel testing" period to verify the continued integrity of the data contained in the root zone file produced via the Root Zone Management System (RZMS) following the successful completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition. This is a key step in ensuring the continued security and stability of the Internet's root zone. The parallel testing period is part of the proposal<https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrator_pr…> that ICANN and Verisign submitted to NTIA in August 2015, at NTIA's request, on how best to transition NTIA's administrative role associated with root zone management to the global multistakeholder community in a manner that maintains the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS). The parallel testing period will be used to confirm that the production RZMS and the parallel test version of the RZMS (that has had the NTIA authorization step removed) produces identical output for every root zone file published. During the parallel testing period, and until the successful completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition, the authoritative root zone file will continue to be produced by the production RZMS that contains the authorization step performed by NTIA. The parallel testing period is scheduled to be conducted for a continuous 90-day period and will be considered successful as long as no unexplained differences in root zone files are identified between the production RZMS and the parallel test RZMS. In the event that any unexplained differences are found the issue(s) will be addressed and the 90-day parallel testing period will be restarted. Verisign will be publishing daily comparison reports throughout the testing period, which will be made available on their website<http://www.verisign.com/rzms-parallel-ops/index.html>. ICANN will also be publishing monthly reports, which can be found on ICANN's Stewardship Implementation webpage<https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation>. The RZMS parallel testing period is part of ICANN's broader implementation planning efforts in response to the anticipated IANA Stewardship Transition. On 14 March 2014, NTIA announced<https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transitio…> its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder community. The Root Zone Administrator (RZA) role currently performed by NTIA will be eliminated upon the successful completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition, currently projected for September 2016.

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At-Large Captioning Pilot Project - Submit your requests
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2016

April 8, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO's Secretary, this is a reminder to submit your request for captioning facilities for calls to be held in April - May 2016. The implementation of this project will be structured as follows: * Three calls to include captioning each month for a total of 9 teleconferences, not exceeding 60 minutes per call (with the exception of the ALAC Monthly Meeting) * The calls shall be held between January - first week June 2016. * During the first pilot phase of this captioning project the language used will be English. * In order to select the calls the captioning team has developed a set of criteria to evaluate and rate the requests. The request for captioning must meet at least one of these criteria to be put on the list. Criteria for Captioning: 1) Are there persons with disabilities or with limited bandwidth participating? 2) Are there webinars of general interest to the ICANN community that would increase the engagement of non-native English speakers? 3) Are the meetings or discussions about accessible tools or software? If you would like to have a teleconference captioned during this pilot phase please submit your request to At-Large Staff :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> ASAP . * The At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group, in collaboration with At-Large Staff, will select the calls that will have captioning based on the criteria noted above. * A short poll will be made at the end of each call where captioning is used to ask for feedback on the captioning program during that call. See further details Wiki: At-Large Captioning Pilot Project<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Captioning+Pilot+Proje…>. Thank you for your support in the implementation of this exciting project! Thank you! Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 11 April 2016 - 15 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2016

April 8, 2016

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 11 April – 15 April 2016. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 11 April 2016 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/RgV1Aw 19:00 UTC: (At-Large) NARALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/xTSAAw 21:00 UTC: (GNSO) Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as TLDs <https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg> https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg Tuesday 12 April 2016 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag 17:30 UTC: (GNSO) GNSO Review Webinar Wednesday 13 April 2016 12:00 UTC: (At-Large) ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Mid-Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/kTKAAw Thursday 14 April 2016 13:00 UTC (GNSO) New gTLD Auction PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/px6AAw Friday 15 April 2016 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 or ALAC :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG desiree.cabrera(a)icann.org<mailto:desiree.cabrera@icann.org> Thank you. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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CALL FOR MEMBERS: At-Large Public Interest Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2016

April 8, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Wolf Ludwig, Chair of the At-Large Public Interest Working Group, this is a call for members for this new group. The mission of the At-Large Public Interest Working Group is to discuss issues related to the public interest in the context of ICANN and the manner in which end users are impacted. This Working Group is open to interested members of the At-Large community. If you are interested in joining, please either leave a comment on the At-Large Public Interest Working Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Public+Interest+Workin…> or write to At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Friday, 15 April 2016. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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REMINDER: IMPORTANT Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program 2016 - The IANA Transition: What it means to At-Large and ICANN
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 6, 2016

April 6, 2016

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://EB44CD66-DB5D-49FC-847A-A09E4AB1E453/staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Si necesita una llamada a su telefono, por favor póngase en contacto con el personal de At-Large en <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org con su número preferido. Por favor, recuerde que es posible conectar el audio a través de la Adobe Connect , sin necesidad de utilizar su teléfono. Se necesita una conexión a Internet estable . Si desea un recordatorio de cómo conectar por favor que el personal sepa . Si vous avez besoin d'un dial-out, merci de le communiquer au personnel At-Large à <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> <http://staff@atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://EB44CD66-DB5D-49FC-847A-A09E4AB1E453/staff@atlarge.icann.org><http://staff@atlarge.icann.org/> <applewebdata://EB44CD66-DB5D-49FC-847A-A09E4AB1E453/staff@atlarge.icann.org> avec votre numéro d'appel préféré. Nous vous rappelons que vous pouvez désormais utiliser l'audio de l'Adobe Connect room afin de vous connecter sans utiliser votre ligne téléphonique. Il vous faut une connexion internet stable. Merci de nous confirmer votre participation et dial-out - si nécessaire - ainsi que votre numéro à: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> <http://staff@atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://EB44CD66-DB5D-49FC-847A-A09E4AB1E453/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Dear All, This is an invitation to attend the second Webinar of the new At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2016 on the Topic of “The IANA Transition: What it means to At-Large and ICANN”. The trainers will be Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/14woAg> and Olivier Crépin-Leblond.<https://community.icann.org/x/sosoAg> This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 06 April 2016 from 13:00 - 14:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/jfpt8ve The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/Xi2AAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2016: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/a5xlAw> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://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> [unknown.png] One World, One Internet

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ICANN News Alert --Fellowship Program Brings Experienced Alumni to ICANN56 Policy Forum
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-04-04-en ________________________________ Fellowship Program Brings Experienced Alumni to ICANN56 Policy Forum 4 April 2016 Twenty-five Alumni with previous Fellowship and ICANN Community experience have been selected to participate in ICANN's Policy Forum at the 56th Public Meeting in Helsinki, 27-30 June 2016. These individuals represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia, business, technical, security, end user groups and country code supporting groups. They are members of the GAC, ccNSO, gNSO Constituencies and Stakeholder Groups and At Large. For the ICANN56 Meeting, 54 Fellowship Alumni applications were received through the online process and assessed by an independent selection committee. The successful candidates were selected based on references from current Community leaders, Global Stakeholder Engagement and Policy policy members who have witnessed their commitment and engagement in the Internet ecosystem, their region and/or the ICANN community through one of its Multistakeholder Model groups. Click here to see the list of selected candidates and learn more about the Fellowship program: https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram

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ICANN Newsletter -- 1 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 1 April 2016 ________________________________ Announcements This Week The Internet Academy Lecture Project in Poland Kicks Off<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-30-en> 30 March 2016 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [ICANN 56 | Helsinki]27-30 June 2016: 56th International Public ICANN Meeting - Helsinki<https://meetings.icann.org/en/helsinki56> 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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ICANN News Alert -- GDD Summit Announced
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-04-en ________________________________ GDD Summit Announced 4 April 2016 ICANN's second Global Domains Division (GDD) Industry Summit will be held 17-19 May 2016 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The three-day event is intended to provide contracted parties with the opportunity to meet and address issues of shared importance including operational issues, and emerging and ongoing challenges. It is not intended for discussion of policy. The GDD Summit also provides attendees with an opportunity for direct, one-on-one interaction with members of ICANN's GDD team. For more information visit https://www.icann.org/gddsummit.

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Second Draft Uploaded - Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016

Dear All, Please note that the second draft ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups<https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw> has been uploaded to its wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw. If you wish to provide input, kindly submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 08 April 2016 at 23:59 UTC. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>> on behalf of Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>> Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 7:11 PM To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, "at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Subject: EXTENDED - Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups Dear All, Given the extension of the public comment period on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups<https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw>, At-Large’s internal commenting period on the draft ALAC Statement on this topic has been extended for 8 more days. You may find the draft ALAC Statement, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 08 April 2016 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don’t have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 04 April 2016 - 08 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 1, 2016

April 1, 2016

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 04 April – 08 April 2016. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 04 April 2016 22:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/Jgp1Aw Tuesday 05 April 2016 16:00 UTC: GNSO Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag 19:00 UTC: CCWG – Accountability Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session - Please RSVP via this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1koLwNkVxkljGK49wgmdGFekHBqavejhVdeOs1cHYAC…>. Remote participation details will be sent on the 4 April 2016. Wednesday 06 April 2016 13:00 UTC: At-Large Capacity Building Program -2016: Second Webinar on the Topic: The IANA Transition: What it means to At-Large and ICANN https://community.icann.org/x/Xi2AAw 18:30 UTC: (At-Large) AFRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/yjGAAw Thursday 07 April 2016 12:00 UTC: CCWG- Accountability Draft https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Friday 08 April 2016 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 or ALAC :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG desiree.cabrera(a)icann.org<mailto:desiree.cabrera@icann.org> Thank you. Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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