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ICANN News Alert -- Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 26, 2014

Feb. 26, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions 26 February 2014 An independent report commissioned by ICANN, Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions, has offered a set of concrete recommendations on how to mitigate potential risks of domain name collisions. Click here to download the full report »<http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/security/ssr/name-collision-mitigation-…> [PDF, 322 KB] Click here to submit comments on the report »<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/name-collision-26feb14-en.htm> A name collision occurs when an attempt to resolve a name used in a private name space results in a query to the public Domain Name System (DNS). "This report takes an in-depth look at the collision issue and the potential risks and impacts, and gives us some very clear advice aimed at how to help system operators detect and mitigate those risks," said Akram Atallah, President of ICANN's Global Domains Division. "The next step is to seek input from our community on the report's findings." The report stressed that name collisions are nothing new and that any issues that arise from expansion of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) under ICANN's New gTLD program would resemble those that occur in other parts of the DNS. But the report noted that expanding the number of TLDs will not fundamentally or significantly increase the risks of name collisions. Specifically, the study outlines a set of recommendations on how ICANN and the TLD operators should handle the issue of name collisions in the expanding TLD space: * ICANN should require new TLD registries to implement and publish a 120-day controlled interruption zone monitored by ICANN immediately upon delegation in the root zone. * After the 120-day period, there shall be no further collision-related restrictions on the TLD. * ICANN should have emergency response processes to analyze and act upon reported problems that present "clear and present danger to human life". * ICANN and others in the community should continue to collect and analyze data relating to the root servers and to the controlled interruption. * The Top-Level Domains .corp, .home and .mail should be permanently reserved. The report is posted for public comment until April 21, 2014.

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ICANN News Alert -- Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 26, 2014

Feb. 26, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions 26 February 2014 An independent report commissioned by ICANN, Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions, has offered a set of concrete recommendations on how to mitigate potential risks of domain name collisions. Click here to download the full report »<http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/security/ssr/name-collision-mitigation-…> [PDF, 322 KB] Click here to submit comments on the report »<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/name-collision-26feb14-en.htm> A name collision occurs when an attempt to resolve a name used in a private name space results in a query to the public Domain Name System (DNS). "This report takes an in-depth look at the collision issue and the potential risks and impacts, and gives us some very clear advice aimed at how to help system operators detect and mitigate those risks," said Akram Atallah, President of ICANN's Global Domains Division. "The next step is to seek input from our community on the report's findings." The report stressed that name collisions are nothing new and that any issues that arise from expansion of the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) under ICANN's New gTLD program would resemble those that occur in other parts of the DNS. But the report noted that expanding the number of TLDs will not fundamentally or significantly increase the risks of name collisions. Specifically, the study outlines a set of recommendations on how ICANN and the TLD operators should handle the issue of name collisions in the expanding TLD space: * ICANN should require new TLD registries to implement and publish a 120-day controlled interruption zone monitored by ICANN immediately upon delegation in the root zone. * After the 120-day period, there shall be no further collision-related restrictions on the TLD. * ICANN should have emergency response processes to analyze and act upon reported problems that present "clear and present danger to human life". * ICANN and others in the community should continue to collect and analyze data relating to the root servers and to the controlled interruption. * The Top-Level Domains .corp, .home and .mail should be permanently reserved. The report is posted for public comment until April 21, 2014.

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ICANN News Alert -- Quick Look at Strategy Panel Recommendations - Provide Your Comments Today
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 26, 2014

Feb. 26, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Quick Look at Strategy Panel Recommendations - Provide Your Comments Today 25 February 2014 More than 40 diverse practitioners, subject matter experts and thought leaders have been working together since October 2013 as members of the ICANN Strategy Panels to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational future. Strategy Panels are advisory in nature and report to the ICANN President and CEO. Their quintessential objective is to inform and support ICANN's planning process. As highlighted at the opening ceremony at ICANN's public meeting Durban (July 2013), the Strategy Panels' work and output is designed to be informative and will not go straight to implementation. Each of the four panels has now published its draft recommendations, which are being translated into the five additional UN languages and are open for public comment<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategy-panels-25feb14-en.htm>. The recommendations are varied and wide-reaching, from partnering in a study to define an architectural vision for DNS in 2020 to organizing participants by topic rather than constituency groups to adapting ICANN's cultural to a multi-lingual and multi-cultural one. Highlights of recommendations by each panel are included below. For more information, please refer to each panel's draft report. Identifier Technology Innovation Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…> [PDF, 1.76 MB] Email: itipanel(a)icann.org<mailto:itipanel@icann.org> * DNS use in the infrastructure will continue to grow; DNS use in the User Interface (UI) is challenged by search-based alternatives, mobile interfaces, etc. * ICANN should publish more DNSSEC signed data for reserved labels, etc. * In cooperation with IETF et al, do a study to define an architectural vision for DNS in 2020. * Design & prototype open root publication. * Design a shared zone control system for the root. * Perform collision exercises to test the ease of implementing [ICANN 2013]. ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…> [PDF, 424 KB] Email: msipanel(a)icann.org<mailto:msipanel@icann.org> * ICANN should adopt an evolutionary approach that embraces experimentation and empirical evidence. The 16 proposals identified include the following: * Making all of ICANN's data freely available and downloadable in machine-readable formats. * Moving from stakeholder engagement to global engagement. * Using expert networks to provide oversight to ICANN officials. Public Responsibility Framework Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…> [PDF, 811 KB] Email: prfpanel(a)icann.org<mailto:prfpanel@icann.org> * Streamlining of current ICANN public responsibility activities under a Public Responsibility Department (PRD). * Strengthening ICANN Regional Engagement Strategies. * Commissioning research to enhance understanding of links between Internet Governance and Development. * Exploring the establishment of an external foundation to operate in the philanthropic space. ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…> [PDF, 1.78 MB] Email: ioepanel(a)icann.org<mailto:ioepanel@icann.org> * Consolidation and simplification of root zone management. * Globalize, not internationalize, the structure of ICANN and its associated or related institutions. * ICANN develop tailored AOC documents to be used to establish bilateral or multilateral, documented relationships between and among ICANN and ecosystem partners that wish to participate. * Globalize the process for accountability within Internet ecosystem. Share your thoughts today! We encourage you to review each draft report and provide your perspective by sending your comments to the email address for each panel's mailing list. Input will be welcome through 30 April 2014; all input sent to the mailing lists is publicly archived. Each panel will consider feedback received before finalizing their reports, so make your voice heard. To support community consideration and input, an interactive webinar will be held in early March 2014. A public session also will be conducted at the upcoming ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore (March 2014). Details will be shared in due course. Public comments and output will help inform ICANN's strategic and operational plans.

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ICANN News Alert -- Quick Look at Strategy Panel Recommendations - Provide Your Comments Today
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 26, 2014

Feb. 26, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Quick Look at Strategy Panel Recommendations - Provide Your Comments Today 25 February 2014 More than 40 diverse practitioners, subject matter experts and thought leaders have been working together since October 2013 as members of the ICANN Strategy Panels to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational future. Strategy Panels are advisory in nature and report to the ICANN President and CEO. Their quintessential objective is to inform and support ICANN's planning process. As highlighted at the opening ceremony at ICANN's public meeting Durban (July 2013), the Strategy Panels' work and output is designed to be informative and will not go straight to implementation. Each of the four panels has now published its draft recommendations, which are being translated into the five additional UN languages and are open for public comment<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategy-panels-25feb14-en.htm>. The recommendations are varied and wide-reaching, from partnering in a study to define an architectural vision for DNS in 2020 to organizing participants by topic rather than constituency groups to adapting ICANN's cultural to a multi-lingual and multi-cultural one. Highlights of recommendations by each panel are included below. For more information, please refer to each panel's draft report. Identifier Technology Innovation Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…> [PDF, 1.76 MB] Email: itipanel(a)icann.org<mailto:itipanel@icann.org> * DNS use in the infrastructure will continue to grow; DNS use in the User Interface (UI) is challenged by search-based alternatives, mobile interfaces, etc. * ICANN should publish more DNSSEC signed data for reserved labels, etc. * In cooperation with IETF et al, do a study to define an architectural vision for DNS in 2020. * Design & prototype open root publication. * Design a shared zone control system for the root. * Perform collision exercises to test the ease of implementing [ICANN 2013]. ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…> [PDF, 424 KB] Email: msipanel(a)icann.org<mailto:msipanel@icann.org> * ICANN should adopt an evolutionary approach that embraces experimentation and empirical evidence. The 16 proposals identified include the following: * Making all of ICANN's data freely available and downloadable in machine-readable formats. * Moving from stakeholder engagement to global engagement. * Using expert networks to provide oversight to ICANN officials. Public Responsibility Framework Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…> [PDF, 811 KB] Email: prfpanel(a)icann.org<mailto:prfpanel@icann.org> * Streamlining of current ICANN public responsibility activities under a Public Responsibility Department (PRD). * Strengthening ICANN Regional Engagement Strategies. * Commissioning research to enhance understanding of links between Internet Governance and Development. * Exploring the establishment of an external foundation to operate in the philanthropic space. ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…> [PDF, 1.78 MB] Email: ioepanel(a)icann.org<mailto:ioepanel@icann.org> * Consolidation and simplification of root zone management. * Globalize, not internationalize, the structure of ICANN and its associated or related institutions. * ICANN develop tailored AOC documents to be used to establish bilateral or multilateral, documented relationships between and among ICANN and ecosystem partners that wish to participate. * Globalize the process for accountability within Internet ecosystem. Share your thoughts today! We encourage you to review each draft report and provide your perspective by sending your comments to the email address for each panel's mailing list. Input will be welcome through 30 April 2014; all input sent to the mailing lists is publicly archived. Each panel will consider feedback received before finalizing their reports, so make your voice heard. To support community consideration and input, an interactive webinar will be held in early March 2014. A public session also will be conducted at the upcoming ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore (March 2014). Details will be shared in due course. Public comments and output will help inform ICANN's strategic and operational plans.

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ICANN News Alert -- Video: Details on the President's Globalization Advisory Groups
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 26, 2014

Feb. 26, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-25feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Video: Details on the President's Globalization Advisory Groups 25 February 2014 On February 17, 2014, ICANN’s Board of Directors approved a resolution creating several President’s Globalization Advisory Groups to support ICANN’s globalization efforts. In this video interview<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-globalization-advisory-groups…>, Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisory to the President on Global Strategy, explains the rationale behind the creation of these Groups and how they will provide guidance on globalization issues.

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Future Meetings Strategy
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2014

Feb. 25, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-25feb14-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Future Meetings Strategy 25 February 2014 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 25 February 2014 Categories/Tags: * Participation * Events/Conferences Purpose (Brief): The purpose of this document is to help guide the Community through a proposed new strategy for the structure, purpose and locations of the ICANN public meetings to support broad, informed participation and reflect the functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/meetings-strategy-25feb14-en.htm

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Future Meetings Strategy
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2014

Feb. 25, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-25feb14-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN Future Meetings Strategy 25 February 2014 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 25 February 2014 Categories/Tags: * Participation * Events/Conferences Purpose (Brief): The purpose of this document is to help guide the Community through a proposed new strategy for the structure, purpose and locations of the ICANN public meetings to support broad, informed participation and reflect the functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/meetings-strategy-25feb14-en.htm

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ICANN News Alert -- Update to BCG Study - Country-by-Country Analysis Now Available
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2014

Feb. 25, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-24feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Update to BCG Study - Country-by-Country Analysis Now Available 24 February 2014 Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy, a report by Boston Consulting Group and commissioned by ICANN, ranked 65 different countries according to four different types of e-friction. The full analysis of each country's ranking is now available for download below. Click here to download »<http://www.icann.org/en/news/presentations/bcg-internet-economy-country-24f…> [PDF, 2.35 MB] Read the full report, Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy »<http://www.icann.org/en/news/presentations/bcg-internet-economy-27jan14-en.…> [PDF, 984 KB] BCG issued the following press release on January 20th, 2014 »<http://www.bcg.com/media/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=tcm:12-153140>

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ICANN News Alert -- Update to BCG Study - Country-by-Country Analysis Now Available
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2014

Feb. 25, 2014

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-24feb14-en.htm ________________________________ Update to BCG Study - Country-by-Country Analysis Now Available 24 February 2014 Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy, a report by Boston Consulting Group and commissioned by ICANN, ranked 65 different countries according to four different types of e-friction. The full analysis of each country's ranking is now available for download below. Click here to download »<http://www.icann.org/en/news/presentations/bcg-internet-economy-country-24f…> [PDF, 2.35 MB] Read the full report, Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy »<http://www.icann.org/en/news/presentations/bcg-internet-economy-27jan14-en.…> [PDF, 984 KB] BCG issued the following press release on January 20th, 2014 »<http://www.bcg.com/media/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=tcm:12-153140>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: (187) ISOC Kenya
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2014

Feb. 25, 2014

Dear All, The regional advice from AFRALO regarding ALS Applicant (187) Internet Society Kenya Chapter (ISOC Kenya) 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 (187) Internet Society Kenya Chapter (ISOC Kenya) be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ***** Please note that this vote will be open from 6th January 2014 23:59 UTC until 13th January 2014 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, 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> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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