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Call for Comments - Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 2011

Dear All, Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The draft ALAC statement can be downloaded here<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/27852977/Draft+ALAC+Statem…> or found on the workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/Phase+II+of+Public+Commen…>. Information on the public comment announcement is available on the ICANN Public Comments page<The%20public%20comment%20announcement%20is%20available%20on%20the%20ICANN%20Public%20Comments%20page.>. Please submit any comments on the workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/Phase+II+of+Public+Commen…> using the comments function by Sunday, 25 September at 23:59 UTC. Comments received prior to the start of the five day vote beginning on 26 September at 23:59 UTC will be incorporated. Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

Dear All, Pre-Dakar ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat ( <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Dakar 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 13 October at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 13 October at 19.00 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: * Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Issue Report (GNSO) * Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (GNSO) * Recent WHOIS work * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories (ccNSO) * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re delegation of ccTLDs (ccNSO) * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group 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 <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> policy-staff(a)icann.org. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat ( <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 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. Announcement: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20sep11-en.htm Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Matt Ashtiani, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Forwarded link to Organisational Review Survey about Address Supporting Organisation (ASO)
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Sept. 21, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011

Dear At-Large Community, I am in receipt of the following enquiry from Tom Mackenzie at ITEMS International, a firm performing the organisational review of the Address Supporting Organisation (ASO). All members of the At-Large community are encouraged to take part in the survey. Kind regards, Olivier Crépin-Leblond /--- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- The consultancy firm ITEMS International is conducting an organisational review of the ICANN Address Supporting Organisation (ASO). The aim of the survey to assess how well the ASO has been performing within the ICANN system and to determine whether any change in its structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness. / / / /As part of this review ITEMS is conducting a global survey which is targeted at the main stakeholders within the ICANN system, not least among which the members of the ALAC. They have prepared an online survey which we strongly urge you to take part in. It mainly consists of multiple choice questions and won't take you long to answer - not more than 5 minutes. / / / /This is a rare opportunity to express your views in strict confidence regarding this critical component of the ICANN system, and ITEMS is counting on you. / / / /Link to the survey: http://www.items.fr/aso.php/ ---- ITEMS International Ofice: +33 1 8362 2072 Mobile: +33 6 7428 6392 tmackenzie(a)items-int.eu <mailto:tmackenzie@items-int.eu> www.items.fr <http://ww.items.fr>

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JAS WG Final Report Comments Sought/
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 19, 2011

Sept. 19, 2011

*La version française est ci-dessous.* *Una versión española está abajo.* Dear All, The JAS Working Group has now completed its final report which can be downloaded from the At-Large JAS WG Final Report Workspace available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+JAS+WG+Final+Report+Wor kspace. Comments from the At-Large community may be added through the comment function on this wiki page. As the ALAC will be discussing the JAS WG Final Report during its meeting of 27 September 2011, please submit your comments prior to that date. Comments will be accepted in English, French and Spanish. Regards, At-Large Staff ** Cher tous, Le groupe de travail conjoint SO/AC pour les candidats aux nouveaux gTLDs (JAS WG) a maintenant terminé son rapport final qui peut être téléchargé de la page wiki At-Large: Rapport Final du Groupe de Travail JAS : https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+JAS+WG+Final+Report+Wor kspace. Les commentaires de la communauté At-Large peuvent être ajoutés à cette page wiki par l'option 'add comment' en bas de page. L'ALAC discutera de ce rapport final du Groupe de Travail JAS au cours de sa réunion du 27 septembre 2011. Merci de soumettre vos commentaires avant cette date. Les commentaires seront acceptés en Anglais, Français et Espagnol. Cordialment, Personnel At-Large ** Estimado todos, Del Grupo de Trabajo Conjunto de Organizaciones de Apoyo/Comités Asesores (SO/AC) para Apoyo a los Solicitantes de Nuevos Dominios Genéricos de Alto Nivel (gTLD) (JAS WG) ahora ha terminado su informe final en el cual puede ser transferido del espacio de trabajo At-Large del informe final del WG de JAS disponible: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+JAS+WG+Final+Report+Wor kspace. Los comentarios de la comunidad At-Large se pueden agregar con la función del comentario en esta página del wiki. Pues el ALAC discutirá el informe final del JAS WG durante su reunión del 27 de septiembre de 2011, someta por favor sus comentarios antes de esa fecha. Los comentarios serán aceptados en inglés, francés y español. Respetos, Personal At-Large Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Matt Ashtiani, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Reminder - JAS WG WEBINAR in English, Spnish and French - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 19, 2011

Sept. 19, 2011

WEBINAR Conducted in English with Spanish and French interpretation Final Report Overview and Discussion - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) 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 and specify which language channel (English, Spanish or French) as well as the time you wish to join. In this webinar, members from the Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) will provide ICANN stakeholder groups with an overview of the Final Report.. This report presents a proposal for ICANN to support new gTLD applicants coming from developing nations and is under consideration by ALAC and the GNSO. The report will also be available for public comment in the near future. Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: a) When should support be provided? b) Who should be approved to receive support? c) How should Support Candidates be evaluated? d) What support specifically should be offered? e) How should the overall support process work? f) How would the support process relate to the gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) process? The webinar will take place on September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. The recording will be made available shortly after Sept 19 for the community members that are not able to attend any of the scheduled times. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English with interpretation in Spanish and French. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. At this time, the Final Report is available in English only. Translations into Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic and Russian will be made available prior to the ICANN Dakar meeting (October 23-28). Participants will have 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, September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) and which language channel (English, Spanish or French). 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. Karla Valente Director, gTLD Registry Programs

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Results: Ageia Densi Colombia and Association for Linux and Free Software in Burkina Faso
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 17, 2011

Sept. 17, 2011

Dear All, With 9 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS applications from Ageia Densi Colombia and Association for Linux and Free Software in Burkina Faso, we can confirm that the results are quorate. ******** Question: Should the regional advice from LACRALO for applicant (152) Ageia Densi Colombia be accepted? Rank Candidate Votes % 1 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS 9 100.00 2 REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******** Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (154) Association for Linux and Free Software in Burkina Faso be accepted? Rank Candidate Votes % 1 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS 9 100.00 2 REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 ******** You may verify the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1960GcsSUsbQZJgyYqCwCHgB You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Congratulations and welcome to both ALSs. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matt Ashtiani, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Statement of the ALAC on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 17, 2011

Sept. 17, 2011

Dear All, With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the Statement of the ALAC on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration, we can confirm that the vote is quorate. The final draft of the Statement is attached. ******* Question: Do you support the ratification of the Statement of the ALAC on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00% ******* You may review the results independently under: <https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1513ZAkbiKV8M4PRBeuZLNP4>http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1958HKuuGWbhygfgYtKjHqNS<https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1958HKuuGWbhygfgYtKjHqNS> <https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1958HKuuGWbhygfgYtKjHqNS> We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: * Mohammed El Bashir * Edmon Chung * Sergio Salinas Porto All closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Announcement of Results of APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2011 and 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 17, 2011

Sept. 17, 2011

Dear All, The Chair of APRALO, Charles Mok, and Secretariat, Pavan Budhrani, have requested that At-Large Staff release the following result for the APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2011 and 2013 poll, which closed Friday 16-Sept-2011 at 23:59 UTC. Two candidates were nominated<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> for this position: * Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/18121045/Sala%27s+Bio+for+…> * Fouad Bajwa<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/18121045/Fouad+Bajwa+Candi…> At closing, the poll is quorate and the candidate receiving the largest number of votes is: ********* Question: Please choose the candidate you wish to have elected to the APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2011 and 2013. Rank Options % 1 Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 66.66% 2 Fouad Bajwa 33.33% ********* The results of this vote can be verified independently here: <http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1957QnafeWjJ7Ufk5RcFnxk9> http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1957QnafeWjJ7Ufk5RcFnxk9. The Chair of APRALO and the Staff of At-Large want to thank the candidates for offering themselves for selection, and congratulate Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro on this appointment. Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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AS WG WEBINAR in English, Spnish and French - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 15, 2011

Sept. 15, 2011

WEBINAR Conducted in English with Spanish and French interpretation Final Report Overview and Discussion - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) 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 and specify which language channel (English, Spanish or French) as well as the time you wish to join. In this webinar, members from the Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) will provide ICANN stakeholder groups with an overview of the Final Report.. This report presents a proposal for ICANN to support new gTLD applicants coming from developing nations and is under consideration by ALAC and the GNSO. The report will also be available for public comment in the near future. Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: a) When should support be provided? b) Who should be approved to receive support? c) How should Support Candidates be evaluated? d) What support specifically should be offered? e) How should the overall support process work? f) How would the support process relate to the gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) process? The webinar will take place on September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. The recording will be made available shortly after Sept 19 for the community members that are not able to attend any of the scheduled times. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English with interpretation in Spanish and French. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. At this time, the Final Report is available in English only. Translations into Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic and Russian will be made available prior to the ICANN Dakar meeting (October 23-28). Participants will have 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, September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) and which language channel (English, Spanish or French). 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. Karla Valente Director, gTLD Registry Programs

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JAS WG WEBINAR in English, Spnish and French - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 15, 2011

Sept. 15, 2011

WEBINAR Conducted in English with Spanish and French interpretation Final Report Overview and Discussion - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) 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 and specify which language channel (English, Spanish or French) as well as the time you wish to join. In this webinar, members from the Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) will provide ICANN stakeholder groups with an overview of the Final Report.. This report presents a proposal for ICANN to support new gTLD applicants coming from developing nations and is under consideration by ALAC and the GNSO. The report will also be available for public comment in the near future. Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: a) When should support be provided? b) Who should be approved to receive support? c) How should Support Candidates be evaluated? d) What support specifically should be offered? e) How should the overall support process work? f) How would the support process relate to the gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) process? The webinar will take place on September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. The recording will be made available shortly after Sept 19 for the community members that are not able to attend any of the scheduled times. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English with interpretation in Spanish and French. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. At this time, the Final Report is available in English only. Translations into Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic and Russian will be made available prior to the ICANN Dakar meeting (October 23-28). Participants will have 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, September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) and which language channel (English, Spanish or French). 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. Karla Valente Director, gTLD Registry Programs

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