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Statement of the ALAC on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 14, 2011

Sept. 14, 2011

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, has requested the Staff to start a five-day ALAC vote on the ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration. Members of the ALAC received an email with their voting credentials on Saturday, 10 September 2011. The question put to the ALAC was: ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/24805489/AL-ALAC-ST-0811-2…> <http://goo.gl/b7F4y> <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/26771469/ALAC+Statement+on…> Statement of the ALAC on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/26771469/ALAC+Statement+on…> for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? With possible answers: * Yes * No * Abstain ***** You can review the <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/26771469/ALAC+Statement+on…> Statement of the ALAC on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/26771469/ALAC+Statement+on…> here: <http://goo.gl/M1rLp> http://goo.gl/M1rLp<http://goo.gl/Tha2R>. The Vote will remain open until Friday, 16 September 2011, 20:00 UTC. After you have submitted your vote online, you should receive an email confirmation. Please inform <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> A<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>t-Large Staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> if you do not receive a confirmation so that we can check whether your vote has been recorded. Also, if you are experiencing technical problems and are unable to vote online, you can send us an email. As long as you send us your votes before the close of the vote, we can add them as paper ballot votes. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a single menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 The results of closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 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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WEBINAR - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

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. 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 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 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) 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 Mobile: +1 310 936 4639

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NOTE THE DATE: WEBINAR- JAS WG Final Report - Monday 19 September 2011 @ 12:00 UTC & 22:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

* On behalf of the GNSO Secretariat* Dear All, JAS WG Final Report Webinar Please note the date and time of this webinar. The details about how to join the JAS WG Final Report webinar will follow later. Date: Monday September 19th, 2011. Times: 12:00 UTC and 22:00 UTC Session duration: 90 minutes Structure: Adobe Connect with a slide presentation (ppt) along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Sessions are duplicated. Recorded. Intro/moderators: Carlton Samuels, Rafik Dammak, Karla Valente Speakers: Avri Doria and Alan Greenberg. Members from the JAS WG for the Q&A session Thank you. Kind regards, Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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ICANN Selects New Interim CFO
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 9, 2011

Sept. 9, 2011

Dear All, Please see below an ICANN News Release announcing the new ICANN interim Chief Financial Officer, Xavier Calvez. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff <http://www.vocus.com/images/pr/icannheader2_logo.jpg> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2011 ICANN Names Seasoned International Financial Executive as Interim Chief Financial Officer Xavier Calvez Awaits Board Confirmation as Permanent CFO Marina del Rey, California. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has named Xavier Calvez as its Interim Chief Financial Officer. Calvez comes to ICANN from the Technicolor Corporation, where he has worked for the past 9 years, serving most recently as the Chief Financial Officer of the company's Creative Services Division in Los Angeles. The ICANN Board of Directors, per the organization's Bylaws, must confirm Calvez's appointment as Chief Financial Officer, which it is expected to consider in the coming weeks. Calvez is a citizen of France, where he was born, raised and educated. He holds that country's highest professional accounting and auditing designation, equivalent to the American Certified Public Accounting (CPA) designation. "Xavier Calvez fits our needs perfectly," said Rod Beckstrom, President and Chief Executive Officer. "When you combine his financial expertise with his international experience, it's clear that he will make a strong CFO for our organization as well as our community." Prior to joining Technicolor, Calvez began his career working for the audit firm KPMG and later Deloitte where he expanded his financial and managerial skills. "I am eager to use the international financial and managerial experience I acquired to help ICANN continue its vital mission," said Calvez. Xavier Calvez began his new position yesterday, September 8, at ICANN headquarters in Marina del Rey, California. ### To download a high resolution picture of Xavier Calvez go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/6127543684/ MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White ICANN Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118 brad.white(a)icann.org Andrew Robertson Edelman Public Relations London, U.K. Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945 andrew.Robertson(a)edelman.com About ICANN: ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: <http://www.icann.org/> www.icann.org. If you would rather not receive future communications from ICANN, let us know by clicking here. <http://ICANN.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?523509x19831x61161x1x3785396x24000x6 &Email=david.olive%40icann.org> ICANN, 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 United States

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FOR COMMENT: ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 3, 2011

Sept. 3, 2011

Dear All, Please see below a note from Alan Greenberg, ALAC liaison to the GNSO, on the draft ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration, that is now open for comments from the At-Large community through 9 September. ** At its meeting of 23 August 2011, the ALAC requested that I draft a statement on the PEDNR Final Report for discussion and ultimate approval by the ALAC. The initial draft was reviewed by the regional representatives on the ALAC ExCom and the revised draft below is now available for comment at https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+PEDNR+Workspace (https://community.icann.org/x/DYCYAQ) ALAC Chair, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, has requested that comments be submitted by ALAC and At-Large for a five day period 2-9 September, followed by a five day vote of the ALAC, starting on 9 or 10 September. The statement is reproduced here for your convenience. Comments should be posted to the Wiki. Alan -------------------------------------- *DRAFT* ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration The Post Expiration Domain Name Recovery PDP was initiated at the request of the ALAC in 2008, and we are pleased to see that it may now come to a positive conclusion. The original request was made because, at that time, there were absolutely no guarantees in place that a registrant could renew or otherwise recover a gTLD domain name if it was inadvertently allowed to expire. Earlier ICANN actions including the creation of a Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for most registries, and developing the Expired Domain Deletion Policy (EDDP Consensus Policy PDP) had been carried out with the intent of putting such guarantees in place, but business practices had changed and the guarantees no longer existed. The originators of the request for the Issue Report which triggered the PDP had hopes that the end-result would be far more pro-registrant than what has ultimately come out of the PDP. This can be attributed to a number of causes, including the need of the PDP Working Group (WG) to come to a full consensus on the outcomes, and this of course had to include the Registrar Stakeholder Group. However, the largest problem can arguably be said to be the extreme difficulty in getting active and continued participation in an ICANN WG by those parties whose livelihood and business success do not depend on the PDP. To be clear, it is a major challenge to get users who are active in ICANN purely as volunteers to participate, particularly in a process which often takes close to three years. This clearly endangers the balance of the ICANN multi-stakeholder model. Given these conditions, the ALAC is pleased that some progress was made in advancing gTLD registrant rights and that ICANN will be taking positive action to educate, inform and support gTLD registrants, who are ultimately one of its core, often forgotten, stakeholders. As such, the ALAC encourages the Board to ratify the PDP Recommendations as approved by the GNSO. At the same time, the ALAC advises that the Board duly consider what might be done to ensure that, in the future, the multi-stakeholder model can be strengthened to allow users to more equitably influence the outcomes in future policy discussions. Such evolution is a core necessity identified by ICANN's Accountability and Transparency review as well as to meet the goals of its Strategic Plan. ** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Accountability & Transparency - "ATRT" Activities Webinar 31 August, 2011 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 30, 2011

Aug. 30, 2011

Dear All, Please find below an announcement of an upcoming Accountability and Transparency Activities Webinar scheduled to take place Wednesday, 31 August between 14:30-15:30 UTC. ** Are you wondering how ICANN is progressing on its commitments to improve transparency and accountability, and how ATRT improvements will help you? Do you have an opinion to share on the changes made to date by ICANN's Board of Directors, Governmental Advisory Committee, Nominating Committee, and Staff? If so, join the ATRT Activities Webinar on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 from <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Accountability+%26 +Transparency+%E2%80%93+%E2%80%9CATRT%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%93+Activities+Webinar& iso=20110831T07&p1=1240&ah=1&am=30> 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC. The webinar is open to all, and will be conducted in English. If participants find it useful, more sessions will be scheduled. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. No RSVPs are needed. Here's how to connect: * From the US dial Toll Free - 800-550-6865 and enter Participant Code 8752 * From other countries see a list of international numbers posted at <about:blank> http://www.adigo.com/icann/ * To join the Adobe Connect online "room" go to this URL: <about:blank> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/atrtimplementation/ Participants will have opportunities to ask questions after each agenda item presentation. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect (in addition to joining the discussion queue on the conference bridge). The session will be recorded, and the slides and an MP3 will be publicly posted. The webinar agenda is included below. Staff will brief you on <http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/atrt-project-list-workplans-22jun11- en.pdf> 27 ATRT implementation plans that involve a wide cross-section of ICANN's community, and will discuss key deliverables, schedules, opportunities for public input, and end-goals. ICANN's Board directed that implementation move forward on the Accountability and Transparency Review Team's broad-ranging recommendations. Much has been accomplished and much work lies ahead. This webinar will help you get-up-to-speed on all of these efforts, and will enable you to share your input on completed and planned improvements. For example: * To provide better access to, and insight into, Board decisions, ICANN provides a wealth of <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/> Board meeting information online, including briefing materials, expanded minutes, and rationale statements for Board resolutions, as well as conditions for <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/board-briefing-materials-guidelines-21mar11 -en.htm> redaction of posted material. Are you finding these useful? * To help advance the effectiveness of the Governmental Advisory Committee and its interaction with the Board, ICANN increased funding to support government participation in the GAC and multilingual access, and the <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/board-gac-jwg-final-report-07jul11-e n.htm> Board-GAC Joint Working Group recently issued proposed improvements for public comment. Do you have additional suggestions? * To improve the processes ICANN uses to gain public input and develop policy, ICANN's Bylaws have been translated into multiple languages, and ICANN's <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/> Public Comment Webpage has been redesigned. Is the new structure easier to use and more effective? These are just some examples of ATRT-related activities. You can find more detailed information on ICANN's <http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/overview-en.htm> Accountability & Transparency web page. Accountability & Transparency - "ATRT" Activities Webinar Agenda 1. Introduction and Overview - Denise Michel, Advisor to the President & CEO 2. Board Operations, Composition & Review of Decisions - Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel - Questions & Comments from participants 3. Governmental Advisory Committee Operations, Engagement, Interaction with Board - Jeannie Ellers, Executive Assistant - Questions & Comments from participants 4. Public input & Multi-lingual Access - Filiz Yilmaz, Senior Director, Participation & Engagement and Christina Rodriguez, Language Services Manager - Questions & Comments from participants 5. Misc., and Measuring Success & Upcoming Activities - Denise Michel 6. General Comments & Questions From Participants ** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Proposed Statement on 2012-2015 Strategic Plan Framework
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 29, 2011

Aug. 29, 2011

Dear all, I have drafted a proposed statement based on the discussions that took place with Kurt Pritz during the ALAC Conference call of 23 August 2011. Please find the statement on: https://community.icann.org/x/cYB6AQ This aims to respond to Item 8 of the comment gathering process, "General Comments on Strategic Plan". The deadline for comments is today, 29 August 2011, but has been open for at-large since 23 August. No suggestions on a statement were received on-line to the statement was written entirely on the input from the ALAC and ALAC ExCom calls. At this stage, may I emphasize that this opportunity to comment is only one of *several* which will be afforded to the ALAC in the run-up to the Dakar meeting. Furthermore, we plan to arrange for a meeting with Kurt Pritz in Dakar, specifically to build on the issues we are addressing. It would be helpful to receive more comments from members in At-Large Structures in the run-up to the Dakar meeting, so as to be able to continue the fruitful discussion that has started and to devise a plan to make sure that our RALO and ALAC requests for funding that fall directly in-line with ICANN's activities stand a better chance of being granted in the future. If you feel like you need to make a last-minute comment prior to the statement being finalised and sent, please make it so on the wiki page referenced above, by Monday 29 August 2011, 20:00 UTC. Warm regards, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the LACRALO Region
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 27, 2011

Aug. 27, 2011

Dear All, With 13 out of 14 ALAC Members having cast their vote for the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the LACRALO Region, we can confirm that the vote is quorate. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes for the first round is: ********* Question: Question: Please place the candidates below in your order of preference, from highest to lowest, for the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the LACRALO Region. With the possible answers being: * Jacqueline Morris: 38.46% * Carlos Vera: 35.90% * Cintra Sooknanan: 25.64% ********* There being no candidate with a clear majority, the weighting of the votes for second and third choice was taken into account following the "instant runoff voting". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting In the second instant runoff vote for the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the LACRALO Region, the candidate receiving the largest number of votes is: ********* Question: Question: Please place the candidates below in your order of preference, from highest to lowest, for the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the LACRALO Region. With the possible answers being: * Jacqueline Morris: 51.72% * Carlos Vera: 48.28% Jacqueline Morris will therefore be the name from the LACRALO Region sent to the NomCom Chair for consideration. Congratulations Jacqueline! ********* You may verify the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1922utdpLV779PLdSanY6CVW As the vote was anonymous, we cannot confirm who participated in the balloting and who did not. You can find the results of all closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the APRALO Region
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 27, 2011

Aug. 27, 2011

Dear All, With 13 out of 14 ALAC Members having cast their vote for the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the APRALO Region, we can confirm that the vote is quorate. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes is: ********* Question: Please place the candidates below in your order of preference, from highest to lowest, for the ALAC Voting Delegates to the NomCom for 2012 from the APRALO Region. With the possible answers being: * Siranush Vardanyan: 51.28% * VC Vivekanandan: 48.72% Siranush Vardanyan will therefore be the name from the APRALO Region sent to the NomCom Chair for consideration. Congratulations Siranush! ********* You may verify the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1922utdpLV779PLdSanY6CVW As the vote was anonymous, we cannot confirm who participated in the balloting and who did not. You can find the results of all closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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At-Large Representative to the WHOIS Review Team
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 22, 2011

Aug. 22, 2011

Dear All, With 9 out of 14 ALAC Members having cast their vote for the At-Large Representative to the Whois Review Team, we can confirm that the vote is quorate. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes is Wilson Abigaba. ********* Question: Please place the candidates below in you order of preference, from highest to lowest, for the At-Large Representative to the WHOIS Review Team. With the possible answers being: * Wilson Abigaba: 26.66% * Seth Reiss: 21.48% * Eduardo Diaz: 18.52% * Cintra Sooknanan: 17.04% * Garth Bruen: 16.30% ********* You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1910vNFdk4XIKLzsWImzBEiI As the vote was anonymous, we cannot confirm who participated in the balloting and who did not. You can find the results of all closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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