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Redesigned ICANN.ORG launches today!
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 27, 2012

Feb. 27, 2012

Sent on behalf of Scott Pinzon The redesign of ICANN.ORG <http://ICANN.ORG <http://ICANN.ORG> > just went live today, 27 February 2012. The new information architecture arranges the resources that ICANN.ORG offers in a more logical style. More than 38,000 pages and files were carefully examined and migrated into the best locations, following extensive consultation with the ICANN community: 1. Nearly 300 responses to the site survey conducted by The Revere Group 2. More than two dozen in-depth interviews with SO and AC members 3. A series of live briefings (with Q&A) across two ICANN public meetings 4. At least three briefings to Board Directors (via the Public Participation Committee) 5. Two public webinars requesting input and concerns Some of the new features on the site include: * All visitors can now move directly from ICANN¹s home page to your SO or AC site in one click . * The latest Board activity and the most recent topics open for Public Comment now show on the home page. * The new Planet ICANN feed mixes almost every RSS and Twitter feed from ICANN in one ever-updating resource, providing a handy tool for monitoring ICANN developments broadly. * The new Stay Connected bar provides site visitors with easier social media integration to ICANN than we¹ve had before. * Across HTML portions of the site (thus, not in PDFs), you can now hover your cursor over that puzzling acronym, and what it stands for will pop up, spelled out, as a ³tool tip.² * For the first time, ICANN¹s site can auto-detect when it is accessed via a mobile device such as a tablet or smart phone, and present a view speciically tailored for the visitor¹s type of device. * On the home page¹s multi-lingual bar, you can click your chosen language to immediately see an aggregation of all materials available in that language. The most recent documents top the list. Note that the changes affect, quite literally, ICANN.ORG, and not other ICANN sites such as gnso.icann.org, alac.icann.org, the wiki sites, and so on. If you¹d like to provide feedback or ask questions about the new look and feel, please feel free to email communications(a)icann.org Thanks also for your patience and support during the careful process that has brought us to this milestone. We¹re far from done, but I hope you'll see the newly redesigned site as a significant improvement in making ICANN¹s work more understandable and inclusive. Best Regards, Scott Pinzon Director of Marketing and Outreach ICANN

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REMINDER: Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 27, 2012

Feb. 27, 2012

REMINDER http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 3 February 2012 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Costa Rica remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 1 March at 13.00 UTC and Thursday 1 March at 20.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: * Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy * RAA Improvements * Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group * Participation and Engagement activities in Costa Rica The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> . In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 13.00 UTC or Thursday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html> ). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Tell Us What You Think of the Nominating Committee
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10feb12-en.htm Tell Us What You Think of the Nominating Committee 10 February 2012 How do you stay informed about Nominating Committee (NomCom) activities? How do you rate the selections made by the NomCom? Take a few minutes and send us your thoughts via ICANN's 2011 NomCom Survey today. All ICANN community members are invited to participate. Recommended by independent reviewers as part of the Nominating Committee Improvements, the annual survey will be used by future NomComs to improve effectiveness and integrity. This is the first year the survey will be conducted, and its results will be summarized and used to inform the current NomCom, and serve as a benchmark for future surveys. Your answers will be kept confidential. Let us know about your experience. Future efforts can only be better with your feedback. The survey is located at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DYKT87 <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DYKT87> and will be available until Friday, 2 March 2012. Results of the survey will be shared with the community by 31 March 2012. For questions about the survey, please email nomcom2012(a)icann.org <mailto:nomcom2012@icann.org> . ****************** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Call for comments: Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23feb12-en.htm Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition Forum Announcement:Comment Period Opens onDate:23 February 2012 Categories/Tags:ICANN Board/Bylaws; Transparency/Accountability Purpose (Brief):The Consumer Metrics Working Group requests community input on the draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition at the request of the ICANN Board. Public Comment Box Link:http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/cctc-draft-advice-letter-23feb12 -en.htm -------------------------------- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULTS: (161) Internet Society Armenia Chapter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

Dear All, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from (161) Internet Society Armenia Chapter, we can confirm that both result is quorate. ******** Question: Should the regional advice from APRALO for ALS Applicant (161) Internet Society Armenia Chapter be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. As at Poll close: Tuesday 21 February 2012 23:30 UTC Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00 Rank Candidate Votes % 1 Yes 15 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******** You may verify the results independently under: <http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2235yQdqaEeSHGmEhtrzHfWv>http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2235yQdqaEeSHGmEhtrzHfWv We can confirm that all ALAC members participated in the balloting. You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Framework for the FY 13 Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed "ALAC Statement on the Framework for the FY 13 Budget<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31166974/ALAC+Statement+on…>" for communication to the relevant parties. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Framework for the FY 13 Budget<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31166974/ALAC+Statement+on…>" for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Framework for the FY 13 Budget Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/-pHbAQ>. Please note that the poll will be open from 23-Feb-2012 23:59 UTC to 1-Mar-2012 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Final Integrated Issues Report Published and Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps is Now Open for Public Comment
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 22, 2012

Feb. 22, 2012

Dear All, Please note that the <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean-20…> final Integrated Issues Report<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final-clean-20…> [PDF, 2.15 MB] has been published and that the proposed <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-vip-proposed-project-plan-20feb12-en…> project plan<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/idn-vip-proposed-project-plan-20feb12-en…> [PDF, 211 KB] for the next steps of the IDN Variant Issues Project for public comment has been posted. Additional details on this development can be found here<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20feb12-en.htm>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Public Comment: Roadmap to a New Domain Name Registration Data Access Protocol (WHOIS)
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 21, 2012

Feb. 21, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18feb12-en.htm <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18feb12-en.htm> Public Comment: Roadmap to a New Domain Name Registration Data Access Protocol (WHOIS) 18 February 2012 ICANN is pleased to announce the posting of the draft roadmap <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac051-draft-roadmap-18feb12-en .pdf> [PDF, 214 KB] to implement ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee's Report on Domain Name WHOIS Terminology and Structure (SAC 051). To make or view comments click here <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/sac051-draft-roadmap-18feb12-en.htm> . The SSAC report specifically targets, among other things, the "internationalization" of the WHOIS protocol, reflecting concern about the inability of the current WHOIS protocol to consistently handle non-ASCII data. Additionally, SAC 051 recommends terminology to be used to clarify discussions where traditionally the terms Whois or WHOIS have been used. This roadmap explores the coordination of the technical and policy discussions necessary to implement the recommendations outlined in SAC 051: SSAC Report on Domain Name WHOIS Terminology and Structure. As requested by the Board resolution, ICANN posts this draft Roadmap for community consultation, requesting community input on the scope, timing, utility, challenges, and ways to overcome those challenges that should also be considered. Staff will be conducting a public workshop on the draft roadmap <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac051-draft-roadmap-18feb12-en .pdf> [PDF, 214 KB] at ICANN's meeting in Costa Rica as an additional means of consulting with experts and the community. In order to allow extensive time for community dialogue and comment, it is envisioned to have two public comment periods allowing the draft Roadmap to evolve with the input received. Following that, the report will be finalized for Board and community action by the Prague ICANN meeting in June 2012. ---------------------------- Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Framework for the FY13 Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 21, 2012

Feb. 21, 2012

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 Framework for the FY13 Budget<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31166974/DRAFT+-+ALAC+Stat…>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The draft ALAC statement can be downloaded here<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/31166974/DRAFT+-+ALAC+Stat…>. The document can also be found on the At-Large Framework for the FY 13 Budget Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/-pHbAQ>. Information on the public comment announcement is available on the associated ICANN Public Comments page<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/op-budget-fy2013-17jan12-en.htm>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by Thursday, 23-Feb-2012, 20:00 UTC. A five day vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULTS: (157) Internet Society Cameroon Chapter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 16, 2012

Feb. 16, 2012

Dear All, With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from (157) Internet Society Cameroon Chapter, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******** Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (157) Internet Society Cameroon Chapter be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. As at Poll close: Monday 13 February 2012 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00 Ranked by votes Rank Candidate Votes % 1 Yes 12 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2224WpSFCiVAQUH3aDGFjqPA We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: * Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro * Edmon Chung * Natalia Enciso You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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