December 2017 - ALAC-Announce

REMINDER / IMPORTANT DOODLE: At-Large Briefing Call on Consumer Safeguards
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 5, 2017

Dec. 5, 2017

Dear All, At the request of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, an At-Large Briefing Call on Consumer Safeguards is being organized. Speakers include Bryan Schilling, ICANN Consumer Safeguards Director, who will be providing an update on ICANN consumer safeguard activities, and Trang Nguyen, VP, Strategic Programs who will be presenting on consumer safeguards and registrants. Please complete this Doodle poll to find a suitable date and time, week commencing 11 December 2017. Doodle Link: https://doodle.com/poll/yzgstiftt3y9bfg7 French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff 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/icannatlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [id:image001.png@01D36AAF.08A5EFF0]

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ICANN Newsletter -- 1 December 2017
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 4, 2017

Dec. 4, 2017

[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> Week ending 1 December 2017 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN61 Fellowship[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 1 December 2017 View the Latest Quarterly Stakeholder Update and Register for the Q&A Call on 7 December[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 30 November 2017 ICANN62 Fellowship Application Round Now Open[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 27 November 2017 Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team – New Sections to Draft Report of Recommendations[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 27 November 2017 ICANN Publishes RSSAC2 Review Survey for Community Input[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 27 November 2017 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [CANN61 | San Juan, Puerto Rico] 10-15 March 2018: 61st International Public ICANN Meeting – San Juan<https://meetings.icann.org/en/sanjuan61> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> 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[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…>. Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_planni…> ICANN FY18 Operating Plan and Budget[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_financ…>

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ICANN News Alert -- Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN61 Fellowship
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 3, 2017

Dec. 3, 2017

[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-12-01-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN61 Fellowship 1 December 2017 LOS ANGELES – 1 December 2017 – Today, ICANN announced 60 individuals from 49 countries who were selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program during ICANN61. This meeting will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 10–15 March 2018. These successful candidates represent many sectors of society, including; civil, government, country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) operations, academia, parts of the business community, technical, security, and end user groups. The Fellowship program seeks to create a broader and more diverse base of knowledgeable constituents with priority given to candidates currently living in underserved and underrepresented communities around the world, those who represent diversity of gender, sector, region, experience, expertise, and/or have established financial need. An independent selection committee assessed the 488 applications received for this meeting. Click the following link to see the list of selected candidates and learn more about the Fellowship program: http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_about…> About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the ICANN Reserve Fund – Public Comment on Rationale and Target Level
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 1, 2017

Dec. 1, 2017

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the ICANN Reserve Fund – Public Comment on Rationale and Target Level is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/GJNEB. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will end on 7 December 2017 23:59 UTC. 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>

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IMPORTANT DOODLE: At-Large Briefing Call on Consumer Safeguards
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 1, 2017

Dec. 1, 2017

Dear All, At the request of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, an At-Large Briefing Call on Consumer Safeguards is being organized. Speakers include Bryan Schilling, ICANN Consumer Safeguards Director, who will be providing an update on ICANN consumer safeguard activities, and Trang Nguyen, VP, Strategic Programs who will be presenting on consumer safeguards and registrants. Please complete this Doodle poll to find a suitable date and time, week commencing 11 December 2017. Doodle Link: https://doodle.com/poll/yzgstiftt3y9bfg7 French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff 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/icannatlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D36AAF.08A5EFF0]

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At-Large and GNSO Calls / Week of 04-08 December 2017
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 1, 2017

Dec. 1, 2017

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 04-08 December 2017. Monday 04 December 2017 None Tuesday 05 December 2017 15:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team - Track 1 https://community.icann.org/x/7AObAw 17:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag Wednesday 06 December 2017 14:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team - Track 5 – Geographic Names at the Top-Level https://community.icann.org/x/YASbAw 18:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw 18:30: AFRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/4Q5yB Thursday 07 December 2017 03:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 2 https://community.icann.org/x/FwSbAw 15:00 UTC: EURALO By-Laws Taskforce Call https://community.icann.org/x/chFyB 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Governance Working Group Call https://community.icann.org/x/FxNyB Friday 08 December 2017 None Please confirm your dial-out requests or apology notice to: For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats: gnso-secs(a)icann.org For At-Large calls or ALAC: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org For CWG IANA Stewardship: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: acct-staff(a)icann.org For CCWG-IG: desiree.cabrera(a)icann.org For WS2 Subgroup Topics or IOT calls : mssi-secretariat(a)icann.org Thank you! Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D36ABE.4D43DD20]

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