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SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT: ICANN At-Large Summit (ATLAS II) Survey
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 11, 2013

Oct. 11, 2013

Dear All, Building on the success of the first At-Large Summit held in Mexico in March 2009, we are happy to inform you that a second At-Large Summit (ATLAS II) will be held in London (UK) from 21 to 26 June 2014 gathering representatives of all ALSes. To help the ATLAS II organizing committee define the issues to be addressed and the areas where your ALS need capacity building, you are kindly requested to fill out an on-line survey not later than 25 October 2013 23:59 UTC. Please note that the survey is available in English, French, and Spanish. Please note, should you need to make any corrections to the survey, do NOT click the back-button in your browser. Please use the link provided at the bottom of the survey page. For your information, any ALS that does not respond to the survey will not be invited to participate in the Summit. Regards, Olivier Crépin Leblond ALAC Chair Chair of the ATLAS II Organizing Committee -- Estimados Todos, Construyendo en el éxito de la primera At-Large Summit que tuvo lugar en la cuidad de México en Marzo del 2009, estamos complacidos en anunciarles que la segunda Cumbre de At-Large (ATLAS II) se llevara a cabo en Londres (UK) desde el 21 hasta el 26 de Junio del 2014 reuniendo a los representantes de todas las ALSes. Para ayudar al comité organizador del ATLAS II a definir los temas a ser discutidos y las áreas en las que su ALS necesita capacitación, por favor responda a la encuesta y llene la encuesta online adjunta a más tardar el 25 de Octubre del 2013 a las 23:59 UTC. Por favor note que la encuesta está disponible en Inglés, Francés y Español. Por favor note si desea hacer algún cambio en sus respuestas a la encuesta no marque el botón atrás en su buscador solo use el enlace al final de la encuesta. Las ALSes que no respondan a la encuesta no podrán ser invitadas a participar en la cumbre. Saludos cordiales, Olivier Crépin Leblond ALAC Chair Chair of the ATLAS II Organizing Committee -- Cher à tous, S'appuyant sur le succès du premier sommet At-Large tenue à Mexico en Mars 2009, nous sommes ravis de vous informer qu’un deuxième Sommet At-Large (ATLAS II) se tiendra du 21 au 26 juin 2014 réunissant les représentants de tous les ALS. Afin d’aider le comité organisateur à définir les sujets de discussion et les domaines ou vos ALS ont besoin de développement de capacités, nous vous invitons à répondre à un questionnaire en ligne avant la date limite du 25 Octobre 2013 à 23:59 UTC. Ce questionnaire est disponible en anglais, français et espagnol. Veuillez prendre garde, en cas de besoin de modification de vos réponses, à ne PAS retourner en arrière. Utilisez plutôt le lien disponible en pas de la page du questionnaire. Pour information, tout ALS qui ne répondrait pas à ce questionnaire ne sera pas invite à prendre part au Sommet. Cordialement, Olivier Crépin Leblond ALAC Chair Chair of the ATLAS II Organizing Committee

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Call schedule - GNSO and At-Large
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 11, 2013

Oct. 11, 2013

Dear all, Please find hereafter the at large and GNSO calls for the week of 14 October. We will update this list as and when calls are added. Monday 14 October 1200 UTC: Policy and Implementation Sub Team - https://community.icann.org/x/XheMAg 1500 UTC: IRTP D - https://community.icann.org/x/TxKMAg 1500 UTC: TTF - https://community.icann.org/x/UQGfAg 2100 UTC: LACRALO BA Organizing Committee - https://community.icann.org/x/2wSfAg Tuesday 15 October 1200 UTC: ICANN WHOIS Privacy/Proxy Webinar - https://community.icann.org/x/7xiMAg 1400 UTC: THICK WHOIS - https://community.icann.org/x/whgQAg 1800 UTC: EURALO Monthly - https://community.icann.org/x/9gSfAg 1900 UTC: ICANN WHOIS Privacy/Proxy Webinar - https://community.icann.org/x/7xiMAg Wednesday 16 October 1400 UTC: Metrics and Reporting - https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag 1600 UTC: IGO INGO - https://community.icann.org/x/2YJEAg 1900 UTC: Policy and Implementation WG - https://community.icann.org/x/qwKMAg Thank you, 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>

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ICANN News Alert -- Strategic Planning & Strategy Panels Schedules Updated
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 10, 2013

Oct. 10, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09oct13-en.htm ________________________________ Strategic Planning & Strategy Panels Schedules Updated 9 October 2013 Comment Periods Extended, Aligned to Maximize Public Input To provide more opportunity for community consideration and public comment on a draft ICANN Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan, the development schedule has been extended to accommodate two rounds of online public input, and community discussions at the ICANN Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires48.icann.org> (November 2013) and Singapore<http://meetings.icann.org/> (March 2014) meetings. In addition, to more tightly link the multi-stakeholder processes used for developing ICANN's strategic, operating and budget plans, as well as for commenting on the ICANN Strategy Panels<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm>, the schedules for these processes have been aligned. Specifically, public comment schedules for Strategic Planning, Strategy Panels, and the Operating Plan and Budget have been adjusted to maximize community input. The corresponding schedules are illustrated<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09oct13-en.htm#sche…> below. Strategy Panels – To provide more opportunity for community consideration and public comment on the Panels' output—and to more clearly connect the Panels to ICANN's multi-stakeholder strategic, operational, and budget planning processes, the Panels' schedule has been escalated. ICANN President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, is asking the Panels to provide strategic recommendations by the end of January 2014. (Panel membership will be announced shortly). Panel output will be posted for public comment 31 January—31 March 2014, and will be discussed by the community at the ICANN Singapore meeting in March. This allows time for public discussion and community engagement on the Panels' output, and integration of comments and recommendations into the Final Strategic Plan, as appropriate. This schedule also enables the Panels' recommendations to be factored into the FY2015 Operating Plan and Budget, which currently is scheduled for Board action by 21 June 2014. Strategic Planning – The First Draft of an ICANN Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan will be posted on or before 28 October 2013 for public comment through January 2014. This will include community discussions at the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires next month. Factored into the First Draft will be the extensive public input received thus far on ICANN's key challenges and opportunities<https://myicann.org/join-strategy-conversation?language=en> and on the eight strategic areas<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/conversation-in…> [PDF, 209 KB] highlighted by ICANN's Board of Directors. Work and input on related initiatives, such as the Security, Stability & Resiliency Framework, and the Regional Engagement Strategies, also will inform the First Draft. Comments received on the First Draft, as well as on the output of the Strategy Panels, will be considered and incorporated, as appropriate, into a Final Draft. The Final Draft of ICANN's Vision and 5-year Strategic Plan will be posted for public comment by early March 2014 and discussed by the community at the ICANN meeting in Singapore, before being finalized at the end of April 2014 and submitted for Board action. Operational Plan & Budget – The schedule for development of, and comment on, the FY2015 Operational Plan and Budget is expected to run from January – June 2014. The draft schedule is illustrated below and is expected to include public comment and community discussion for the proposed FY2015 Operating Plan beginning in January, followed by comment and discussion of the proposed FY 2015 Budget beginning in April. This will include opportunities for community engagement on the proposals at the ICANN Buenos Aires and Singapore meetings. The FY2015 Operating Plan and Budget is schedule for Board approval by 21 June 2014. A final schedule for this process will be posted on 15 November 2013. [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategic-planning-schedules-1000x…]<http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategic-planning-schedules-1000x…>

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ICANN News Alert -- NGPC Resolution for Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 9, 2013

Oct. 9, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08oct13-en.htm ________________________________ NGPC Resolution for Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions 8 October 2013 At its 18 May 2013 meeting, the ICANN Board adopted a resolution to commission a study to identify the levels of potential impact posed by each applied-for new gTLD on the use of TLDs that are not currently delegated at the root level of the public DNS. The study, "Name Collision in the DNS," together with a proposal to manage the risks identified in the study, was published for public comment from 5 August 2013 to 17 September 2013. During the public comment period, 75 comments were received. Based on the public comments, staff updated the proposal to manage the risks identified in the study. The report of these public comments is available at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-name-collision-05aug13/. The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) met on 28 September 2013<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-28sep13…> to review and discuss a proposal on how to deal with name collisions. On 7 October 2013<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-07oct13…>, the NGPC met again and approved an updated proposal, titled "New gTLD Collision Occurrence Management Plan<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-annex-1…>," [PDF, 840 KB] to mitigate the risks of potential name collisions caused by the introduction of new gTLDs. The Collision Occurrence Management Plan directs staff to undertake an additional study to develop a name collision occurrence management framework. The framework will include appropriate parameters and processes to assess both probability and severity of harm resulting from the occurrence of name collisions. Examples of the parameters might include number of DNS requests, type of DNS requests, type of queries, diversity of query source and appearances in internal name certificates. The framework will specify a set of collision occurrence assessments and corresponding mitigation measures, if any, that ICANN or TLD applicants may need to implement per second level domain name (SLD) seen in the "day in the life of the Internet" (DITL) dataset. Additionally, the plan provides a registry operator with the option to proceed to delegation prior to receiving its SLD collision occurrence assessment report (subject to established processes and procedures). If the registry operator chooses this alternative path to delegation, it must initially block all SLDs that appear in the DITL dataset while the assessment is conducted. An additional feature of the plan requires establishment of a process by each TLD operator to enable an affected party(ies) to report and request the blocking of an SLD that causes demonstrably severe harm as a consequence of name collision occurrences. This process is intended to mitigate the risk that collision occurrences from additional SLDs not observed in the study dataset could have severe impact. The plan also includes an outreach campaign targeted to potentially affected parties to help them identify and manage the origins (causes) of name collision occurrences in their networks. As part of the outreach campaign, ICANN, under the direction of the President and CEO, will invite and collaborate with relevant parties and members of the community that share the same interest in making progress in this issue. At its 7 October meeting, the NGPC also recommended to the ICANN Board that the issue of name collisions be monitored by the Board's Risk Committee and reviewed periodically, and that ICANN work with the community in developing a long-term plan to retain and measure root-server data. For more information about the NGPC, please visit: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/new-gtld.

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Meeting invitation/ ALAC October monthly call - Tuesday 29 October 2013 at 1400 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 9, 2013

Oct. 9, 2013

Dear All, The October ALAC Monthly call will take place exceptionally on Tuesday 29 October 2013 at 1400 UTC due to the IGF in Bali meetings (22 to 25 October). For other times: http://tinyurl.com/mluokel Please note the new time in Europe as they will change time due to the end of Daylight Saving time (1400 UTC = 1500 CET) The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/EwKfAg Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac 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, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Julia Charvolen ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 8, 2013

Oct. 8, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse<https://community.icann.org/x/-xWMAg>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/-xWMAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 10-October-2013 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>

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ICANN Newsletter -- 4 October 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 7, 2013

Oct. 7, 2013

[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 4 October 2013 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Paul Mockapetris to Serve as Senior Security Advisor to Generic Domains Division<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04oct13-en.htm> ICANN today announced that Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has agreed to serve as Senior Security Advisor to the Generic Domains Division and its President, Akram Atallah. 4 October 2013 Removal of Eleven Test Internationalized Top-Level Domains from the Root Zone<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-02oct13-en.htm> ICANN is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the testing period for internationalized top-level domains (IDNs) in the DNS root zone. 2 October 2013 Revised Public Interest Commitments Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-02oct13-en.htm> The revised PICDRP incorporates community-proposed revisions, and is being posted for comment to give an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on this procedure. 2 October 2013 NGPC Considers Remaining Beijing and Durban Advice on New gTLDs<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-01oct13-en.htm> The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) met on 28 September 2013 and, among other things, adopted a scorecard of remaining advice from the Beijing and Durban GAC Communiqués. 1 October 2013 ICANN Appoints Chair and Chair-Elect for the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-01oct13-en.htm> The ICANN Board is pleased to announce that it has appointed Cheryl Langdon-Orr as Chair and Stéphane Van Gelder as Chair-Elect for the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom). 1 October 2013 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [http://buenosaires48.icann.org/files/meetings/buenosaires2013/buenosaires48…]<http://buenosaires48.icann.org/> 17-21 November 2013: 48th International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires<http://buenosaires48.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 FY13 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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At-Large at the IGF in Bali Workspace and Identification of At-Large community members participating in the IGF
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 6, 2013

Oct. 6, 2013

Dear All, As the 2013 IGF in Bali will be held 22-25 October<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/121-preparatory-pr…>, At-Large staff have created an At-Large Activities at the IGF in Bali Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Activities+at+the+IGF+…) <https://community.icann.org/x/-4g3Ag> to assist in facilitating At-Large activities as well as ensure At-Large members are aware of ICANN activities being planned at the IGF. Attending the IGF in Bali? If you will be attending the IGF in Bali, please add your name and the dates you will be in Bali to this workspace by 11 October 2013. Alternatively, please send At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> this information, and we will add it to the workspace for you. Participating in IGF Activities? We have included the details of the At-Large/ICANN activities we are aware of on the workspace. If you will be involved in any other IGF activities, please feel free to add them to this workspace or let At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> know. Available for At-Large Outreach Activities at the ICANN Information Booth? If you would be willing to volunteer for a few hours in the ICANN information booth for At-Large outreach activities, please add your name to the relevant table on the workspace or let At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> know by 11 October 2013. We will be arranging a schedule and will provide At-Large promotional documents. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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ICANN News Alert -- Paul Mockapetris to Serve as Security Advisor to Generic Domains Division
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2013

Oct. 4, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04oct13-en.htm ________________________________ Paul Mockapetris to Serve as Security Advisor to Generic Domains Division 4 October 2013 ICANN today announced that Paul Mockapetris, inventor of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has agreed to serve as Security Advisor to the General Domains Division and its President, Akram Atallah. "The Internet is built on the fundamental concept that its name and address system must be secure and stable," said Mockapetris. "ICANN has always prioritized that function and I'm looking forward to helping the organization continue that part of its mission." Mockapetris created the DNS in the 1980s while at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute. He has been an active member of the Internet Engineering Task Force since its inception, serving as its chairman from 1994-1996. He was recently named chairman of ICANN's Strategy Panel on Identifier Technology Innovation.

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Call schedule - GNSO and At-Large
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 3, 2013

Oct. 3, 2013

Dear All, Further to the Action Item noted during the ALAC Policy Discussion II meeting in Beijing, held on Tuesday 9 April 2013 - ACTION ITEM: Staff to send list of weekly At-Large and At-Large members on GNSO WG meetings on Monday to ALAC-Announce - please find hereafter the At-Large and GNSO calls scheduled this week. We have included the At-Large calls to allow for easy reference. We will update this list as and when calls are added. Monday 7th October 1400 UTC: New gTLDs WG - https://community.icann.org/x/GxaMAg 1500 UTC: IRTP D - https://community.icann.org/x/B4JwAg 1500 UTC: TTF – To be confirmed - https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ 2100 UTC: LACRALO BA Organizing Committee - https://community.icann.org/x/wxaMAg Tuesday 8th October 1300 UTC: ALAC EXCOM - https://community.icann.org/x/1xiMAg 1400 UTC: Thick Whois WG - https://community.icann.org/x/whgQAg Wednesday 9th October 1600 UTC: IGO INGO WG - https://community.icann.org/x/vFR-Ag 1900 UTC: EURALO Board - https://community.icann.org/x/-ReMAg Thursday 10th October 0600 UTC: APRALO ROP Review WG - https://community.icann.org/x/YhqMAg Thank you, 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>

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