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DOODLE / At-Large Community Call - Confluence Wiki Training - BEGINNERS Level
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 21, 2010

Sept. 21, 2010

Dear All, A two-hour Beginner¹s Level At-Large community training call introducing the basic operation of the Confluence wiki that At-Large wiki pages are currently transitioning to is being planned. Naveed Tahir-Kheli, ICANN Applications Development Manager will be the trainer. During this call, Naveed will outline the features of Confluence, introduce the At-Large Confluence wiki pages, provide participants with the knowledge of how to access, create, and edit the At-Large wiki pages, as well as answer questions. All members of the At-Large community who are have not yet been introduced to Confluence are encouraged to participate in this training session. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time for this call. http://www.doodle.com/rxt6n2d5wzcgui82 Reminder: green = have time yellow = could make time if absolutely necessary red = do not have time If you require interpretation for this call, please note the language next to your name on the Doodle poll - example: ³name² + (ES) or (FR). Interpretation will only be provided if there is sufficient demand. This Doodle poll will close on Wednesday 22 September 2010 at 1800 UTC the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. Please note that an Intermediate Level At-Large community training call is being scheduled to take place shortly following the Beginner¹s Level training call. At-Large community members may choose to participate in one or both of these calls depending on their current familiarity with Confluence wiki. Thank you -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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ICANN News Letter - Week ending 17 September
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 20, 2010

Sept. 20, 2010

Dear All, Please see below the ICANN weekly Newsletter for the week ending 17 September 2010. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 17 September 2010 _____ Announcements This Week <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-16sep10-en.htm> Public Comment: Numbers and Hyphens in .NAME Domain Names ICANN opened a public comment period on a proposed amendment from VeriSign Information Services, Inc. to Appendices 6 and 11 of the .NAME Registry Agreement. 16 September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-16sep10-en.htm> Location Recommendations Now Being Accepted for ICANN's 2012 Meeting in Europe ICANN is actively seeking a location for its 44th meeting to be held 24-29 June 2012 in Europe. 16 September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-16sep10-en.htm> Location Recommendations Now Being Accepted for ICANN's 2012 Meeting in Latin America ICANN is actively seeking a location for its 43rd meeting to be held 11-16 March 2012 in Latin America. 16 September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-15sep10-en.htm> IDN ccTLD Request From India Successfully Passes String Evaluation ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation on proposed a IDN ccTLD string for India. 15 September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15sep10-en.htm> IDN ccTLD Request From the Republic of Korea Successfully Passes String Evaluation ICANN is pleased to announce the successful completion of String Evaluation on proposed a IDN ccTLD string for Republic of Korea. 15 September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14sep10-en.htm> Results of ICANN Study on the Prevalence of Domain Names Registered Using a Privacy or Proxy Registration Service Over the years, the ICANN community has expressed interest in and raised questions about domain names registered using a privacy or proxy registration service. In response, ICANN conducted an exploratory study in 2009 to assess an approximate percentage of domain names (through a statistical sampling plan) contained in the top 5 gTLD registries that used privacy or proxy registration services. 14 September 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13sep10-en.htm> FY 11 Update to Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency In June 2009, the ICANN Board accepted the first ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency. ICANN is today releasing an update for FY 11. 13 September 2010 _____ Upcoming Events <http://cartagena39.icann.org/> 5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International Public ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia5 <http://cartagena39.icann.org/> - 10 December 2010: 39th International ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia 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 <http://www.icann.org/> www.ICANN.org. Strategic Plan, 2010 - 2013 <http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY11 <http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm> Operating Plan and Budget

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ALAC Statement on New gTLD Applicant Guidebook Version 4 and Explanatory Memorandum
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 14, 2010

Sept. 14, 2010

Dear Diane, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on New gTLD Applicant Guidebook Version 4 and Explanatory Memorandum as an Advice to the ICANN Board on behalf of the ALAC. Thank you for distributing it to the Board for consideration. On August 13th, the At-Large Staff transmitted the Draft Statement to Karen Lentz, the ICANN staff person responsible for the public consultation process on Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 4 with a note saying that the document was currently undergoing ALAC ratification. On August 24th, the Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, asked the Staff of At-Large to start a five-day online ALAC vote on the draft statement. The online vote ended on August 28th and resulted in the ALAC endorsing the statement with 12-0 votes. Sebastien Bachollet, who informed the ALAC that he would be on leave during the voting period will be recorded as an abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1277B7TXgqRJq4MzbLkXi96z The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board may wish to make by reply. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 14, 2010

Sept. 14, 2010

Dear Diane, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries as an Advice to the ICANN Board on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. Thank you for distributing it to the Board for consideration. On August 13th, the At-Large Staff transmitted the Draft Statement to Margie Milam, the ICANN staff person responsible for the public consultation process on Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries with a note saying that the document was currently undergoing ALAC ratification. On August 24th, the Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, asked the Staff of At-Large to start a five-day online ALAC vote on the draft statement. The online vote ended on August 28th and resulted in the ALAC endorsing the statement with 12-0 votes. Sebastien Bachollet, who informed the ALAC that he would be on leave during the voting period will be recorded as an abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1277B7TXgqRJq4MzbLkXi96z The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board may wish to make by reply. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Announcement of At-Large Director Applicants
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 9, 2010

Sept. 9, 2010

Dear All, A total of 43 Statements of Interest were received by the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee for the position of At-Large Board Director. Out of these 43 applications, 21 were deemed to be too incomplete to proceed further. The remaining 22 Statements of the Interest will be considered based on the established criteria. The names of the 22 applicants and the BCEC selected slate of 5-7 candidates will be released in October. Statistics of the 22 completed Statements of Interest show a globally diverse pool with a wide array of professional backgrounds. From the 22 completed Statements of Interest, 16 applicants are not currently active in the At-Large community while 6 are currently active. Male applicants (18) make up the vast majority of applicants with only 4 female applicants. Details of the statistics are available below: Geographical diversity: AF AP EU LAC NA Country of citizenship* 3 (14%) 4 (18%) 7 (32%) 1 (4%) 7 (32%) Country of residence* 4 (17%) 4 (17%) 7 (29%) 1 (4%) 8 (33%) * Total numbers are GREATER than 22 given dual citizenship or multiple locations of residence of some applicants Gender : M F 18 (82%) 4 (18%) Current position: For Profit Non-Profit Consultancy Academia Government Agency Other 5 (23%) 2 (9%) 7 (32%) 3 (14%) 1 (4%) 4 (18%) Currently active member of At-Large community Y N 6 (27%) 16 (73%) You also find this announcement attached as a PDF file for your convenience. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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NomCom Selectees Announced
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 7, 2010

Sept. 7, 2010

Dear All, The ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has just announced their selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN (see the announcement at: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07sep10-en.htm) Congratulations to Sebastien Bachollet (NomCom appointed EURALO representative to the ALAC) and Marc Rotenberg (NomCom appointed NARALO representative to the ALAC)! Also, congratulations to Carlos Aguirre for being selected to the GNSO Council! The complete list of selectees is: ICANN Board of Directors Cherine Chalaby, Egypt Bertrand de La Chapelle, France Erika Mann, Germany ALAC Sébastien Bachollet, France Marc Rotenberg, United States GNSO Council Carlos Aguirre, Argentina ccNSO Council Sokol Haxhiu, Albania Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Schedule of At-Large wiki migration to Confluence
by Heidi Ullrich Sept. 4, 2010

Sept. 4, 2010

Dear All, As requested by the Chair of ALAC, we are moving ahead with the At-Large wiki migration from Social Text to Confluence. At-Large will be the first of the AC/SOs to migrate. We have been working closely with IT staff on the steps for the At-Large migration to Confluence. In order to ensure a smooth transition with the least amount of disruption of access to At-Large wiki pages, IT staff will be taking a 'snapshot' of the At-Large Social Text wiki this Monday, 6 September between 0:00-02:00 UTC. During this 2 hour window, there will be no public access to the At-Large Social Text wiki pages. However, following this brief period, the At-Large Social Text wiki pages will be able to be used until the At-Large Confluence wiki pages go live on Friday, 24 September. Between 7-12 September, migration of the At-Large Social text wikis (based on the 6 September snapshot) to Confluence workspaces will occur. Between 13-24 September, the At-Large workspaces and links will be placed in an order similar to the current At-Large Social Text wiki spaces. Currently, it is planned that the At-Large Confluence wiki pages will be able to go live, as noted above, on 24 September. During the week of the 27th of September there will be two 2-hour At-Large community Confluence training calls. There will be a Beginner's level call and an Intermediate level call. There will also be an opportunity for At-Large representatives to review the At-Large Confluence site with IT staff during a two-hour Confluence during the 39th ICANN Meeting in Cartagena de Indias. Please feel free to write to At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> if you have any questions regarding the migration of the At-Large wiki pages to Confluence. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff Email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org Website: www.atlarge.icann.org<http://www.atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: [ALAC-Announce] Press Release on At-Large Board Seat Call for Statements of Interest
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 2, 2010

Sept. 2, 2010

Dear All, The foreign language press releases were posted earlier today on ICANN Announcements (see: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26aug10-en.htm) and on Information for the Press (see: http://icann.org/en/press/) Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff From: ICANN At-Large Staff [mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 5:04 PM To: 'alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; 'alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org' Cc: 'bcec(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: Press Release on At-Large Board Seat Call for Statements of Interest Dear All, As requested by the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), please find attached the PDFs of the press release on the call for Statements of Interest for the position of At-Large Director in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish. The English version was sent out by ICANN Communications staff to their primary media contacts on 24 August. The English version was also posted as an ICANN Announcement on 26 August (see: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26aug10-en.htm) The other language versions will be posted shortly. Please feel free to distribute to your regional networks. The deadline to apply for the At-Large Board seat is September 6, 2010 at 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff Email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org Website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Press Release on At-Large Board Seat Call for Statements of Interest
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2010

Sept. 1, 2010

Dear All, As requested by the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), please find attached the PDFs of the press release on the call for Statements of Interest for the position of At-Large Director in the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish. The English version was sent out by ICANN Communications staff to their primary media contacts on 24 August. The English version was also posted as an ICANN Announcement on 26 August (see: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26aug10-en.htm) The other language versions will be posted shortly. Please feel free to distribute to your regional networks. The deadline to apply for the At-Large Board seat is September 6, 2010 at 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff Email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org Website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: ALAC Vote on Vanity Facebook URL
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 31, 2010

Aug. 31, 2010

Dear All, As per decision at the ALAC Meeting on 24 August 2010, a five-day online ALAC vote on the vanity URL for the Facebook At-Large fan page starts today . Facebook offers the possibility to change the current URL of the At-Large fan page from http://www.facebook.com/pages/ICANN-At-Large-Community/108562012168 to something more easily recognizable. Please note that the only authorized voters for this election are the 15 members of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The question to be put will be the following: ****************** Which of the following should be the URL of the At-Large Facebook fan page? Please vote for URLs in order of preference with 1 (the first click made) being your first choice, 2 your second and 3 your third. With possible answers: 1. http://www.facebook.com/ICANN.AtLarge 2. http://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge 3. http://www.facebook.com/ICANN.ATLARGE **** This poll is not anonymous. You can submit your vote and track the votes as they come in under: https://www.bigpulse.com/35571. At the bottom of this page there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. A separate email with their voting credentials has been sent to the members of the ALAC recently. Please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you did not receive your credentials so far. The vote will remain open until Monday, 30 August at 2359 UTC. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 The results of closed ALAC votes may be reviewed under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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