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EWG - Singapore Workshop - time & room change
by At-Large Staff March 21, 2014

March 21, 2014

Dear All, We want to alert you to a time and room change for the the Expert Working Group (EWG) on Next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) Singapore workshop: Exploring Replacements for WHOIS - The Next Generation Directory Services <http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-gtld-directory-services> . It will be held on Monday, 24 March at 16:30-17:30 SGT in room Bras Basah. This open workshop will feature an update on EWG activities and a preliminary discussion about potential risks and benefits that might result if ICANN were to replace WHOIS by a next-generation system. All interested parties are invited to participate in this workshop and to continue the dialogue post-Singapore through an on-line RDS Risk Survey <http://tiny.cc/risk-ewg-survey> and interactive webinars that will be scheduled to gather broad community input on this topic. RDS Risk survey/webinar results will inform the EWG as it refines its recommendations for a next generation RDS. The EWG looks forward to hearing your thoughts and perspectives at their Singapore session (see http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-gtld-directory-services <http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/mon-gtld-directory-services> for further details and remote participation information). An announcement of the RDS Risk survey and webinars will be posted on the ICANN website and circulated on this list. The EWG may be reached at: input-to-ewg(a)icann.org <mailto:input-to-ewg@icann.org> (public list) should you have comments you would like to submit on the EWG¹s Status Update Report <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/status-update- 11nov13-en.pdf> . We apologize for any inconvenience the workshop time change may have caused. The EWG decided to change the time (and to add webinars) to accommodate the community's participation in other key sessions that are being held simultaneously on Monday, 24 March. Thank you for your understanding. Regards, ICANN staff on behalf of the Expert Working Group

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Expands Global Stakeholder Engagement Team
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-20mar14-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Expands Global Stakeholder Engagement Team 20 March 2014 Click here to watch an interview with Michael Yakushev: English<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeI9SDz7_S8&feature=youtu.be> | Русский<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4HMw6o-IOc&feature=youtu.be> ICANN has announced new developments to enhance its Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) efforts, with the creation of two new leadership positions and the hiring of two new regional Vice Presidents. "ICANN is expanding its global presence, giving us the opportunity to reach stakeholders at every corner of the globe," said Sally Costerton, Senior Advisor to the President, Stakeholder Engagement. "As we expand, it is crucial that we have experienced and effective leadership in key regions to allow these stakeholders to engage with us." Michael Yakushev takes the role of Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Russia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe. Michael is an experienced Internet lawyer who, prior to joining ICANN, worked for a variety of international technology companies, including Microsoft, SAP, PayPal and Mail.ru. Veni Markovski, who previously held this role, will be moving to New York to assume the role of Vice President of Global Stakeholder Engagement. In this new role, Veni will, amongst other responsibilities, work closely with United Nations (UN) agencies and the missions to the UN. Assuming the role of Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Europe is Jean-Jacques Sahel. Jean-Jacques previously held senior policy and regulatory positions at Skype, Microsoft, and in government. His predecessor, Nigel Hickson, will be moving to Geneva to take on the role of Vice President of Intergovernmental Organizations (including the UN) and International Organizations. "ICANN will implement a more focused engagement plan with governments and IGOs in the coming months," said Tarek Kamel, Senior Advisor to the President on Government Engagement. "These organizational changes are vital to support our efforts to get closer to our global stakeholders." ### To download a high-resolution photo of Veni Markovski, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/8228649382/ To download a high-resolution photo of Michael Yakushev, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/13288524154/ To download a high-resolution photo of Nigel Hickson, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/8225204991/ To download a high-resolution photo of Jean-Jacques Sahel, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/13288512834/ Global Stakeholder Engagement (GSE) is a team of people appointed to demonstrate ICANN's commitment to international participation and the efficacy of its multi-stakeholder environment. It works with the community and staff to achieve the goal of better representing ICANN's regions and facilitating the organization's engagement with and responsiveness to these regions. To learn more about the GSE team, visit: http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/gse

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ICANN News Alert -- Annual Independent Audit RFP
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18mar14-en.htm ________________________________ Annual Independent Audit RFP 18 March 2014 ICANN is issuing today a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify audit firms interested in performing ICANN's annual independent audit. Full information is given in the RFP which can be found here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/rfps/annual-audit-18mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 548 KB]. RFP activities schedule at a glance: Requests for Proposals issued by ICANN 18 March 2014 Written responses due 2 April 2014 Selected firm published 31 May 2014

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ICANN Policy Update -- March 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> Policy Update Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update Volume 14, Issue 3 — March 2014 ________________________________ Contents Across ICANN 1. Issues Currently Open for Public Comment<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#1> ccNSO 1. New Singapore ccNSO Meetings Page<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#2> 2. The ccNSO Now Counts 148 Members<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#3> 3. The ccNSO Internet Governance Coordination Group Begins Work<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#4> 4. ccNSO Launches New “Pools of Expertise” Initiative<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#5> GNSO 1. GNSO Readies for 46 Sessions in Singapore<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#6> 2. Preliminary Issue Report on IGO & INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#7> At-Large 1. At-Large Community Members Prepare for ICANN's Singapore Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#8> 2. Board Director for Seat #15 Selected by the ALAC/At-Large to be announced during Singapore Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#9> 3. ALAC Submits Five Policy Advice Statements from mid-February to early-March<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#10> 4. The At-Large Community Expands to 168– At-Large Structures<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#11> 5. Xinyue (Ariel) Liang Joins ICANN as the new At-Large Policy Coordinator<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#12> GAC 1. The GAC Prepares for ICANN 49 in Singapore<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#13> SSAC 1. SSAC Publishes Advisory on Search List Processing<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#14> 2. SSAC Publishes Advisory on DDoS Attacks Leveraging DNS Infrastructure<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#15> ASO 1. ASO Activities At ICANN 49<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#16> 2. NRO and RIR Updates<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#17> 3. RSSAC Convening at ICANN Meeting For First Time Since 1999<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-mar14-en.htm#18>

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ICANN News Alert -- Audio Files, Transcripts from Community Calls with ICANN Board Chair and CEO
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2014

March 20, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar14-en.htm ________________________________ Audio Files, Transcripts from Community Calls with ICANN Board Chair and CEO 19 March 2014 Were you unable to join the community call with ICANN Board Chair Steve Crocker and ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé on Saturday? Don't worry that you missed out, because an audio file and transcript is available online now. Just under 300 ICANN community members and staff joined the quickly-scheduled call at 14:00 UTC on Saturday, 15 March to learn more about the US government's announcement the day before that it would turn over stewardship of certain Internet technical functions to the global community. "It's been a long path leading to [this day]," Crocker said. "And it will be a long path from here. To borrow words from Churchill, this is the 'end of the beginning.'" "This is a moment to celebrate," Chehadé said. "Unfortunately, we have to move very quickly into the responsibility this entails. This decision puts us now in an important light. The entire world is watching. We must engage everyone." The community call was scheduled with short notice, due to the unexpected release of the announcement ahead of schedule. Audio File<http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-ntia-20140315-en.mp3> [MP3, 14.0 MB] Transcript<http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-ntia-15mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 172 KB]

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 2
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Dear All, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) 2014, has asked that VOTE ROUND 2 be held to select the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017 (to take their seat at the 2014 AGM). ***** Question: Who do you support to become the Board Director (Seat #15) selected by ALAC/At-Large for 2015-2017? Please select one candidate from the list below (Listed in alphabetical order of the family name): * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg Procedure Please note that the poll for VOTE ROUND 2 will be open from Saturday, 22-March-2014 08:00 SGT (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, 23-March-2014 17:45 SGT (09:45 UTC). * Once open, electorates will receive Vote Credentials that contain links to BigPulse, the online platform, to cast your vote. * Staff will send reminders, as well as call electorates who haven’t voted before the poll closes. * VOTE ROUND 2 will be a simple majority: each electorate member chooses only one candidate for whom they will cast their vote. The candidate with the highest votes wins. * If one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, that candidate will be declared the winner. * If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast, the candidate with the least number of votes is dropped, and a second vote with only 2 candidates starts on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC) and closes on Wednesday, 26 March at 14:00 SGT (06:00 UTC). This vote will also be a simple majority vote. The credentials will be sent on Sunday, 23 March at 18:45 SGT (10:45 UTC). At the closure of the vote poll, if one of the candidates has more than 50% of the votes cast, this candidate is declared the winner, and the Board Director selection process is completed. If not, a random tie breaking operation will be undertaken on Wednesday, 26 March at 15:30 SGT (07:30 UTC) The official announcement of the winner will be reported on Thursday, 27 March 2014. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: At-Large Board Director - VOTE ROUND 1
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

Dear All, The First Round vote of the Board Director (Seat #15) selection by ALAC/At-Large is now completed. The three most preferred candidates, listed in alphabetical order of the Family name, are the following: * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Sébastien Bachollet * Alan Greenberg I would like to congratulate the 3 preferred candidates, and wish them good luck for the Second Round. I also would like to thank Evan Leibovitch and Jean-Jacques Subrenat for participating in the Board Seat 2014 process. They contributed to the consistency and the credibility of the selection process. Tijani BEN JEMAA BMSPC Chair

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ICANN News Alert -- Annual Independent Audit RFP
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18mar14-en.htm ________________________________ Annual Independent Audit RFP 18 March 2014 ICANN is issuing today a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify audit firms interested in performing ICANN's annual independent audit. Full information is given in the RFP which can be found here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/rfps/annual-audit-18mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 548 KB]. RFP activities schedule at a glance: Requests for Proposals issued by ICANN 18 March 2014 Written responses due 2 April 2014 Selected firm published 31 May 2014

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GNSO background briefing documents in preparation for Singapore
by At-Large Staff March 18, 2014

March 18, 2014

On behalf of GNSO Secretariat: > Dear All, > > Please find the GNSO background briefing document which is intended to > facilitate your preparations for the GNSO meetings in Singapore posted on > page: > http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence> > and directly viewed at : > http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-13mar14-en.pdf> > > Please feel free to share these with all your members. > Thank you. > Kind regards, > > Glen > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org >

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ICANN Newsletter -- 14 March 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 18, 2014

March 18, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 14 March 2014 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14mar14-en.htm> The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government's announcement of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract. 14 March 2014 Administrator of Domain Name System Launches Global Multistakeholder Accountability Process<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today launched a process to transition the role of the United States Government relating to the Internet's unique identifiers system. 14 March 2014 ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to OVH SAS<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12mar14-en.htm> OVH SAS ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") on the basis of Registrar's contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in France. 12 March 2014 Panel on Global Internet Cooperation & Governance Mechanisms Submits NETMundial Contribution Following Sunnylands Meeting<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-11mar14-en.htm> RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. – On March 7, the Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms submitted a contribution to NETMundial following their second meeting to discuss guiding principles for a global Internet governance ecosystem at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California. 11 March 2014 Draft Implementation Plan for the WHOIS Online Accuracy and Reporting System<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11mar14-en.htm> The Draft Implementation Plan describes ICANN's proposed design for the new WHOIS Online Accuracy Reporting System. 11 March 2014 Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm> To obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report requested by the GNSO Council concerning possible amendments to the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, to enable access to them by protected International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations. 10 March 2014 Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from ABSYSTEMS INC dba yournamemonkey(dot)com to EnCirca, Inc.<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10mar14-en.htm> ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from ABSYSTEMS INC dba yournamemonkey(dot)com to EnCirca, Inc. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of ABSYSTEMS INC dba yournamemonkey(dot)com. 10 March 2014 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [http://meetings.icann.org//files/meetings/meetings/Singapore49_Logo_300x155… March 2014: 49th International Public ICANN Meeting – Singapore<http://singapore49.icann.org/> 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 FY14 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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