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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Teleconference - 23 December 2014 at 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 17, 2014

Dec. 17, 2014

Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the ALAC monthly teleconference is scheduled on Tuesday 23 December 2014 at 15:00 UTC. Please note that this time is for the December call only. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/lzod4rr The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/B4MQAw Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac Conference ID's: English: 1638 Spanish: 1738 French: 1838 Russian: 2138 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: 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<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto: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 Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack | Enhanced Security Measures Implemented
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 17, 2014

Dec. 17, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en ________________________________ ICANN Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack | Enhanced Security Measures Implemented 16 December 2014 ICANN is investigating a recent intrusion into our systems. We believe a "spear phishing" attack was initiated in late November 2014. It involved email messages that were crafted to appear to come from our own domain being sent to members of our staff. The attack resulted in the compromise of the email credentials of several ICANN staff members. In early December 2014 we discovered that the compromised credentials were used to access other ICANN systems besides email: * The Centralized Zone Data System (czds.icann.org<https://czds.icann.org>) The attacker obtained administrative access to all files in the CZDS. This included copies of the zone files in the system, as well as information entered by users such as name, postal address, email address, fax and telephone numbers, username, and password. Although the passwords were stored as salted cryptographic hashes, we have deactivated all CZDS passwords as a precaution. Users may request a new password at czds.icann.org. We suggest that CZDS users take appropriate steps to protect any other online accounts for which they might have used the same username and/or password. ICANN is providing notices to the CZDS users whose personal information may have been compromised. * The ICANN GAC Wiki (gacweb.icann.org<https://gacweb.icann.org>) Public information, the members-only index page and one individual user's profile page was viewed. No other non-public content was viewed. Unauthorized access was also obtained to user accounts on two other systems, the ICANN Blog (blog.icann.org<http://blog.icann.org>) and the ICANN WHOIS (whois.icann.org<http://whois.icann.org>) information portal. No impact was found to either of these systems. Based on our investigation to date, we are not aware of any other systems that have been compromised, and we have confirmed that this attack does not impact any IANA-related systems. Earlier this year, ICANN began a program of security enhancements in order to strengthen information security for all ICANN systems. We believe these enhancements helped limit the unauthorized access obtained in the attack. Since discovering the attack, we have implemented additional security measures. We are providing information about this incident publicly, not just because of our commitment to openness and transparency, but also because sharing of cybersecurity information helps all involved assess threats to their systems. For additional information about the attack, please monitor the ICANN website.

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ICANN News Alert -- Second Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements Now Available
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-15-en ________________________________ Second Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements Now Available 15 December 2014 ICANN releases its 2014 Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements. This Report is inline with ICANN's commitment to WHOIS and its ongoing improvement. Read the 2014 Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements here<http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/improvements-annual-report…> [PDF, 1.11 MB]. Learn more about this Report in Margie Milam's blog post, "WHOIS - A Year in Review."<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/whois-a-year-in-review>

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New Public Comment: Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Initial Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment request has been created: Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Initial Report<https://community.icann.org/x/_YYQAw> 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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New Public Comment: IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment request has been created: IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2<https://community.icann.org/x/AYcQAw> 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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Update #3 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 15-19 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

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 the 15-19 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Update #3: fixed wrong date listed (no call adjustment) Monday 15 December 2014 14:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP 3 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:00 UTC: At Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/4YAQAw 17:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership team mid monthly https://community.icann.org/x/xoIQAw 19:00 UTC: ICANN Accessibility Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/WIQQAw 23:00 UTC: LACRALO https://community.icann.org/x/mIwi Tuesday 16 December 2014 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP4 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi Wednesday 17 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 18 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 19:00 UTC: RALO Secretariats https://community.icann.org/x/OpQi 21:00 UTC: Outreach Subcommittee call https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Friday 19 December 2014 None at this time 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, 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<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto: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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Update #2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 15-19 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

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 the 15-19 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Update #2 Added Thursday: 21:00 UTC: Outreach Subcommittee call Monday 15 December 2014 14:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP 3 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:00 UTC: At Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/4YAQAw 17:00 UTC: ALAC Leadership team mid monthly https://community.icann.org/x/xoIQAw 19:00 UTC: ICANN Accessibility Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/WIQQAw 23:00 UTC: LACRALO https://community.icann.org/x/mIwi Tuesday 16 December 2014 13:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA RFP4 https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi Wednesday 17 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 18 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 19:00 UTC: RALO Secretariats https://community.icann.org/x/OpQi 21:00 UTC: Outreach Subcommittee call https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Friday 19 November 2014 None at this time 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, 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<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto: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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ANNOUNCEMENT : Temporary NARALO Leadership appointments
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear At Large members, NARALO's Chair Garth Bruen has requested a leave of absence due to personal reasons which prevent him from fulfilling his obligations as Chair, from December 8th date until April 13th 2015 (upon the NARALO April 2015 monthly call). The request was sent to the NARALO list on December 10th, 2014 and received full support from NARALO's members. Pursuant to NARALO current By laws full consensus was reached. NARALO's leadership is therefore organized as follows: · NARALO's Acting Chair: Evan Leibovitch · NARALO's Acting Secretariat and Vice Chair : Judith Hellerstein For further details please see: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+Regional+Officers Thank you! 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> One World, One Internet

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: 2nd Draft - ALAC Statement on the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the second draft of the ALAC Statement on the Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw>. The PDF, Word, and Wiki versions of the second draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw>. Please submit your comments for the second draft by Friday 19 December at 23:59 UTC. Comments should be preferably posted in the Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YoEHAw> using the comments function. Nevertheless, if you wish to make substantive comments, you may comment on the clean PDF or Word version of the second draft and send to 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- Join Us for the Middle East¹s First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN¹s Accountability
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 15, 2014

Dec. 15, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-15-en ________________________________ Join Us for the Middle East's First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability 15 December 2014 The ICANN Middle East team invites you to participate in the first regional webinar on the IANA Stewardship and ICANN's Accountability. There will also be an opportunity to contribute to the discussion. When: Monday, 22 December 2014 at 1600 UTC (for time conversions, please refer to the link at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/) Where: Adobe Connect at https://icann.adobeconnect.com/meswg and over Telephone/Skype (dial-out numbers can be found online at http://adigo.com/icann/) The call will be conducted in English and there will be real-time Arabic translation. Agenda Time Slot Name Speaker 16.00 - 16.05 Welcome note Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East - ICANN 16.05 - 16.25 Overview of the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability processes Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President on Global Strategy 16.25 - 16.45 The IANA Coordination Group (ICG) Manal Ismail, Director, International Technical Coordination, National Telecom Regulatory Authority - NTRA Mohammed Elbashir, Technical Department Manager - ictQatar 16.45 - 17.25 Q&A Open Floor 17.25 - 17.30 Closing Remarks Baher Esmat, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Middle East - ICANN Questions and interventions can be made in either language, and can be posted either over the call, or as text in the Adobe Connect room. In order to join the call, you can either: 1. Request for dial-out assistance. Please send your name, a phone number you want to be called at and your language preference to meswg(a)icann.org<mailto:meswg@icann.org>, no later than 20 December 2014 at 23.59 UTC; or 2. Join by dialing into a toll-free number for your country as shown at http://adigo.com/icann/ either using a telephone or via Skype Call one of the toll-free numbers listed in the same link (toll-free numbers do NOT show an 'L', 'M', or 'T' in front of them). Once you are prompted for the conference code, please enter 47139 if you wish to join the Arabic channel or 83137 if you wish to join the English channel.

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