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Important Meeting Invitation / At-Large Webinar on the Outcomes of the ITU Plenipotentiary
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 20, 2014

Nov. 20, 2014

Dear All, On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, we would like to invite you to join an At-Large Webinar on the ITU Plenipotentiary<http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/default.aspx> Conference (PP-14)<http://www.itu.int/en/plenipotentiary/2014/Pages/default.aspx> debrief on Monday 24 November 2014 at 20:30 UTC. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/lseyury The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/7jnxAg Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/atlarge-briefing-session/ French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Participant Passcodes EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 Dial-in numbers: http://www.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. 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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VOTE RESULT: Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Charter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2014

Nov. 19, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the ALAC ratification vote on the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Charter has now ended. *** Question: Should the Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG) be accepted? Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Charter As at Poll close: Tuesday 18 November 2014 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 86.67 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 13 100.00 Holly Raiche, Hadja Ouattara, Sandra Hoferichter, Glenn McKnight, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Alan Greenberg, Fatima Cambronero, Vanda Scartezini, Maureen Hilyard, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Rafid Fatani, Leon Sanchez, Jimmy Schulz 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 *** To confirm, the ALAC has adopted the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Charter. You may review the result independently under https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4377ymSMpQKmDAazehRw4Ef8. 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 Volunteers: Join A Generation Panel, Speak Up for Your Language
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014

Dear All, Satish Babu, Co-Chair of the At-Large Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Policy Working Group, in collaboration with Sarmad Hussain, Senior Manager of the ICANN IDN Program, has requested a call for volunteers in the Generation Panel. Kindly see the details below. ** Speak up for your Language! Join a Panel Today In the past, labels in the Internet’s Root Zone could only contain ASCII characters. The rules for creating new top-level domain labels were simple: labels must (i) only be composed of letters in the English alphabet, and (ii) consist of two to 63 characters. All of that is changing now. The future holds a multilingual Internet, where a user from anywhere across the world can navigate entirely in his or her native language. Be a part of this historic change! ICANN is calling for volunteers to serve on one of several panels that will define the rules for generating new top-level domain labels for the script or writing systems for their community. Join a Generation Panel today by emailing idntlds(a)icann.org. Make sure to tell us the language you speak and the script or writing system you want to get involved with. Please help inform and motivate others to join as well. The goal of these panels is to support the use of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) by determining what is a valid top-level domain label in each script or writing system. This involves answering three questions: (i) which subset of characters from the various scripts can be used to form a label*, (ii) which of these characters (if any) may be considered confusable or variants by end users, and (iii) what are additional constraints** on these labels? As there is a single Root Zone, all such label generation rules for all the scripts must be merged into a single reference, which is called the Label Generation Rule-set (LGR). The ICANN community has established a procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> to develop the LGR for the Root Zone. This procedure is divided into three steps: 1. The basis is a subset of Unicode code points which may be appropriate for the Root Zone and called the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR). 2. Communities representing various scripts (e.g., Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, Chinese, Latin, Thai, etc.) are invited to organize into Generation Panels to start from the MSR and propose the label generation rules (which contains the three types of rules defined above) for their respective scripts. 3. The script-based proposals developed by the communities are reviewed by a panel of experts called the Integration Panel. Proposals that meet the criteria in the procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> are integrated into the LGR by the Integration Panel. The LGR is incrementally built upon until it contains all the necessary scripts. For Step 1, ICANN recently released the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-1)<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-20-en>, covering 22 scripts (Arabic, Bengali, Cyrillic, Devanagari, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Han, Hangul, Hebrew, Hiragana, Kannada, Katakana, Lao, Latin, Malayalam, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu and Thai) and containing 32,790 code points short-listed from 97,973 allowable code points from Unicode version 6.3. Work on additional scripts will be completed soon. Step 2 is now underway; ICANN needs your help in developing proposals to extend the Root Zone LGR to cover each of these scripts. There is a role for everyone: general script community representation as well as volunteers with knowledge of scripts, linguistics, Unicode, IDNA/DNS or policy. Volunteering is easy; just send an email to idntlds(a)icann.org. Join a Generation Panel today. Help ICANN support top-level domain names in your language! Note: *Code points appropriate for labels must be letters and should be in widespread modern use. **For example, a label cannot be formed entirely by combining marks and must contain at least two letters 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 -- Policy Implementation Update
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-17-en ________________________________ Policy Implementation Update 17 November 2014 ICANN announces the implementation of amended rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). UDRP The UDRP is a consensus policy that is applicable to all ICANN-accredited registrars. The updates include: 1. "Lock" and "pendency" are now defined terms in the UDRP Rules; 2. UDRP complainants no longer have to transmit a copy of the complaint to the respondent (rule 3(b)(xii)); 3. Rule 4(b) requires registrars to lock the disputed domain name(s) within two (2) business days of receiving a UDRP complaint from a UDRP provider; 4. Rule 4(e) provides that when a UDRP provider informs the registrar that the UDRP proceeding has been withdrawn or dismissed, the registrar must remove the lock within one (1) business day of receiving notice; 5. Rule 5(b) provides that respondents may request an additional four (4) calendar days to respond to a complaint and UDRP providers will automatically grant the extension, if requested; 6. Rule 16(a) provides that registrars must notify the parties, the provider and ICANN of the date for implementation of the decision within three (3) business days of receiving the decision from the provider; 7. Rule 17 outlines a new procedure to be used in cases that are settled between parties outside the UDRP case. These amendments to the UDRP rules were designed to reduce the risk of cyberflight during a UDRP proceeding. A link to a redline version of the amended UDRP Rules can be found here: http://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/udrp-rules-redline-24sep14-en.pdf<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/udrp-rules-redline-24sep14-en.p…> [PDF, 204 KB] Background On 23 September 2013, the ICANN Board adopted<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2013-09-28-en#1.c> the GNSO Council Policy Recommendations on the Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings as set forth in the Final Report (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/locking/domain-name-final-05jul13-en.pdf [PDF, 1.01 MB]). The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously approved<http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/40865> at its meeting on 1 August 2013 the recommendations of the Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings PDP Working Group. The 17 recommendations are intended to clarify and standardize the process for locking of a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings, including: * Definition of "locking" * Requiring registrar to apply lock within 2 business days following request for verification * Removing obligation for complainant to notify the respondent at the time of filing, but add automatic extension of 4 days to response time upon request * Step by step clarification of requirements of different parties involved * Development of educational and informational materials to assist in informing affected parties of new requirements and recommended best practices Following ICANN Board approval, an Implementation Review Team ("IRT"), comprised of GNSO Working Group members, was convened and worked with ICANN staff in drafting the amended UDRP Rules. ICANN staff held regular meetings with the IRT to ensure that the recommendations were implemented in accordance with the Working Group's intent. Effective Date These new requirements will take effect and will be enforced by ICANN as of 31 July 2015. All ICANN-accredited registrars are required to comply by this date.

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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Teleconference - 25 November 2014 at 20:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014

Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the ALAC monthly teleconference is scheduled on Tuesday 25 November 2014 at 20:00 UTC. Please note that this time is for the November call only. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/k44seso The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/QDTxAg 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: (213) ISOC RWANDA
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2014

Nov. 18, 2014

Dear All, The regional advice from AFRALO regarding ALS Applicant (213) ISOC Rwanda 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: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for ALS Applicant (213) ISOC Rwanda be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ***** Please note that this vote will be open from 17th November 2014 23:59 UTC until 24th November 2014 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<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 Newsletter -- 14 November 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 14 November 2014 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Public Comment Invited: New gTLD Auction Rules for Indirect Contention<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-14-en> ICANN is seeking community input on the detailed rules (i.e. methodology and processes) for Auctions involving Contention Sets containing Indirect Contention relationships. 14 November 2014 ICANN to Hold Its First Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul on November 18th, 2014<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-11-13-en> Istanbul, Turkey - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that, for the first time, it will host a Turkey Domain Name System (DNS) forum in Istanbul on the 18th November 2014. This Turkey DNS Forum is the first edition of what will be an annual event. 13 November 2014 U.S. Court Quashes Attempts to Attach ccTLDs: Federal Judge Agrees with ICANN<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-12-en> A U.S. federal court has agreed with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that the country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) are not property subject to attachment. 12 November 2014 Update from Public Experts Group<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-12-en> The Public Experts Group (PEG) continues its deliberations on Advisors for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community Working Group (CCWG). The PEG expects to deliver the names of up to seven Advisors by the end of November. 12 November 2014 .MADRID - Introduction of Two Approved Launch Programs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-11-en> The Comunidad de Madrid's applications for two Approved Launch Programs pursuant to Section 4.5.2 of the Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements (the "TMCH Requirements") for its .MADRID TLD are being posted for comment to give the community an opportunity to review and provide feedback. 11 November 2014 ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-11-en> ICANN is introducing the addition of Five-Year Operating Plan to its planning process, and is seeking public comment on the ICANN Draft Five-Year Operating Plan Version 1 (FY2016-FY2020). The public comment period begins today, Monday, 11 November 2014 for a total of 55 days to complete on Monday, 5 January 2015. 11 November 2014 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Singapore Logo]8-12 February 2015: 52nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Singapore<http://singapore52.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, 2012 - 2015<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY15 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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New Public Comment: New gTLD Auction Rules for Indirect Contention
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large workspace for the following public comment request has been created: New gTLD Auction Rules for Indirect Contention<https://community.icann.org/x/sDbxAg> Please kindly contact staff if you'd like to draft a Statement in response to this public comment request. 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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FIRST UPDATE GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 17-21 November 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

** With added EURALO call on Tuesday 18 November** 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 17-21 November 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 17 November 2014 17:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/NJQi Tuesday 18 November 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 17:30 UTC: AFRALO Task force “Outreach for more African representation in ICANN Leadership positions” https://community.icann.org/x/YBLxAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly meeting: https://community.icann.org/x/xSzxAg 21:00 UTC: DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 19 November 08:00 UTC-17:00 UTC: CWG IANA F2F https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 20 November 07:00 – 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA F2F https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 21 November 15:00 UTC: AFRALO ROP WG https://community.icann.org/x/M8XhAg 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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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN to Hold Its First Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul on November 18th, 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-11-13-en ________________________________ ICANN to Hold Its First Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul on November 18th, 2014 The goal is to encourage the growth of a stronger domain name industry in Turkey. 13 November 2014 Istanbul, Turkey - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that, for the first time, it will host a Turkey Domain Name System (DNS) forum in Istanbul on the 18th November 2014. This Turkey DNS Forum is the first edition of what will be an annual event. The forum will bring together interested participants with key players in the domain name field, to discuss current topics in Turkey's industry. Representatives from ICANN, the Government of Turkey and Garanti Bank will provide welcoming remarks to kickoff this daylong session. "Our newly opened hub in Istanbul is poised to engage with our local stakeholders in all aspects, this event being one of them, with the aim of building a stronger domain name industry in Turkey. At ICANN, our mission to the public is dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. Our hub is uniquely positioned to not only cater to our host country, but also to be a bridge connecting Europe, Africa and the Middle East," said David Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support and General Manager, ICANN-Istanbul. During this forum, presentations and panel discussions from experts of the Internet sector in Turkey will address topics such as: * Turkey's Internet industry, * The innovation and growth opportunities available for business innovation, * The new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), * Registrar strategies in a competitive environment. "We are very happy with the cooperation and support of the local community in helping making this happen and look forward to a fruitful collaboration in our future efforts to support and develop the emerging domain name markets, with all the expert knowledge we can provide," said Baher Esmat, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement for the Middle East, ICANN. Participants from ICANN, other Internet organizations, registries, registrars, registrants, ccTLDs, new gTLD applicants, policy makers, Internet service providers, IT businesses, brand owners and legal firms, academics and civil society will attend the event in an effort to share experiences and best practices. For more information, please visit the event website at: https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Turkey+DNS+Forum ## 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/> For further information please contact: Luna Madi EMEA, Communications Director ICANN London, UK Tel: +44 7780 947574 Email: luna.madi(a)icann.org<mailto:luna.madi@icann.org>

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