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Draft ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Vertical Integration between Registrars and Registries - Request for Comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 14, 2010

Aug. 14, 2010

Dear All, The ALAC Executive Committee has prepared draft comments in response to the public consultation on the Initial Report <http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#vi-pdp-initial-report> on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries. The draft ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries is available at: https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?alac_vertical_integration_comm ents. Please add your comments to the wiki page using the comments function by Thursday, 19 August at 23:59 UTC. Upon incorporation of comments received, the draft comments will undergo a ratification process by the ALAC through a five-day online vote. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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New gTLD Program - Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 and Explanatory Memoranda - request for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 14, 2010

Aug. 14, 2010

Dear All, The ALAC Executive Committee has prepared draft comments in response to the public consultation on the New gTLD Program - Draft <http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#guidebook> Applicant Guidebook, Version 4 and Explanatory Memoranda. The Draft <https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?alac_draft_applicant_guideboo k_v4_comments> Statement from ALAC on Draft Applicant Guidebook v4 and Explanatory Memorandum is available at: https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?alac_draft_applicant_guidebook _v4_comments. Please add your comments to the wiki page using the comments function by Thursday, 19 August at 23:59 UTC. Upon incorporation of comments received, the draft comments will undergo a ratification process by the ALAC through a five-day online vote. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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VOTE RESULT: ALAC Vote on ALS Applications August 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 13, 2010

Aug. 13, 2010

Dear all, With 13 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from Fundación Incluirme and 14 out of 15 having voted on the ALS application from the Paraguayan Association of Information Technology Law (APADIT), we can confirm that the results are quorate. ********* ALS Application Vote on Fundación Incluirme Should the regional advice from LACRALO for applicant (140) Fundación Incluirme be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 86.67 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS: 12 (92.31%) Adam Peake, Diakite Hawa, Mohammed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Vivekanandan V.c., Gareth Shearman, Dewandranath Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 1 (7.69%) Sylvia Leite ********** ALS Application Vote on Paraguayan Association of Information Technology Law (APADIT) Should the regional advice from LACRALO for applicant (141) Paraguayan Association of Information Technology Law (APADIT) be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS: 14 (100.00%) Adam Peake, Diakite Hawa, Mohammed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Vivekanandan V.C., Gareth Shearman, Dewandranath Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) *********** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1268LXzRDdXyeLm59eGnWJuP When announcing the results of voting, we have been requested by the Chair to provide a listing of those who have not voted. Accordingly, we can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Vote on the ALS Application from Fundacion Incluirme: Alan Greenberg James Seng Vote on the ALS Application from APADIT: Alan Greenberg You can find the results of all closed ALAC votes 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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OPEN SURVEY: Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2010

Aug. 12, 2010

Dear All, As part of the policy development process on Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR), an online survey has been created on the PEDNR Initial Report. The PEDNR PDP was initiated by an ALAC Request for Issues Report. The survey is open to everybody, has 30 questions and can be found under: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22AUYRGHCV4 You can download the executive summary of the PEDNR Initial Report in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian under http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-12jul10-en.htm The survey can be completed without reading the full report. The Public Comment Period is open at http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#pednr-initial-report. It will close on 15 August. The ALAC comment on this initial report and be downloaded under: http://www.atlarge.icann.org/correspondence/statement-pednr-initial-report-… Please also forward the link to this survey to your ALS members. -- 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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DOODLE / At-Large Community Briefing call on Travel-related Issues
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2010

Aug. 12, 2010

Dear All, An At-Large Community briefing call on travel-related issues is being scheduled for the week of 9 August. The call will include a discussion on At-Large travel support for FY11 with ICANN Chief Financial Officer Kevin Wilson and Steve Antonoff, ICANN Director of Human Resources and Administration. The call will also include a report from LACRALO representatives on the plans for and budget of the proposed LACRALO General Assembly. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time for this call next week: http://www.doodle.com/4yk3t6puha6w7eyc Time-zone active 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 Friday 06 August 2010 at 1600 UTC the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. 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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VOTE RESULT: ALAC Draft Statement on the Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 11, 2010

Aug. 11, 2010

Dear All, With 11 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC Draft Statement on Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ******* Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Draft Statement on Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA (see https://st.icann.org/raa-policy/index.cgi?proposals_for_improvements_to_raa…>) for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? Number of voters: 11 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 73.33 Yes: 11 (100.00%) Diakite Hawa, Mohammed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Vivekanandan V.c., Dewandranath Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlton Samuels No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******* You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1267Iay6FfdWj94F6qK9viCF When announcing the results of voting, we have been requested by the Chair to provide a listing of those who have not voted. Accordingly, we can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: Gareth Shearman Carlos Aguirre Alan Greenberg Adam Peake You can find the results of all closed ALAC votes 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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NOW OPEN: ALAC Vote on ALS Applications August 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 10, 2010

Aug. 10, 2010

Dear All, We have been requested by the Chair of the ALAC to start vote on the ALS applications currently ready for approval by the ALAC. Members of the ALAC recently received an email with their voting credentials. An email with background information on this application was sent to the ALAC-internal list earlier today. The question to be put will be the following: ***** Should the regional advice from LACRALO for applicant (140) Fundación Incluirme be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. With possible answers: ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS Abstain ***** Should the regional advice from LACRALO for applicant (141) Paraguayan Association of Information Technology Law (APADIT) be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. With possible answers: ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS Abstain ***** The Vote will remain open until Thursday, 12 August at 2359 UTC. Please note that the votes are on separate pages and not linked to each other. This allows you to submit your votes at different times. There is a link entitled “See who voted” at the bottom of the voting page, which allows you to see who has voted so far. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a single menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962 -- 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: Vote on ALAC Draft Statement on the Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 10, 2010

Aug. 10, 2010

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online vote on the ALAC Draft Statement on the Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA. The question to be put will be the following: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Draft Statement on the Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA for communication to the relevant Public Comment process? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain You can submit your vote and track the votes as they come in under: https://www.bigpulse.com/p10128 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 ALAC Draft Statement on the Initial Report on Proposals for Improvements to the RAA is also linked to that URL. At the bottom of this page there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. The vote will remain open until Tuesday, 10 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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REMINDER / At-Large Community Call on the Vertical Integration Initial Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 3, 2010

Aug. 3, 2010

Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the At-Large Community Call on the Vertical Integration Initial Report is scheduled on Tuesday 03 August at 1400 UTC. 07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 11:00 Buenos Aires, 15:00 London, 16:00 CEST, 22:00 Singapore/Hong Kong, 00:00 Sydney The aim of this At-Large Community call is to hear from Mike O¹Connor and/or Robert Gaetano, chairs of the VI Working Group and gather community input for the purposes of preparing an ALAC statement. The draft agenda and participation instructions are available at: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?community_call_on_vertical_integration_i nitial_report Adobe Connect Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/verticalintegratio03082010/ Please let us know if you require a dial-out by emailing staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. 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 ------ Forwarded Message From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:16:27 -0700 To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: DOODLE / At-Large Community Call on the Vertical Integration Initial Report Dear All, The GNSO Vertical Integration Working Group is seeking comments on its Initial Report <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-pdp-wg-initial-report- 23jul10-en.pdf> on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries through 12 August 2010. The Initial Report describes various proposed solutions for restrictions on vertical integration between registrars and registries for adoption in the New gTLD Program. The aim of this At-Large Community call is to hear from Mike O¹Connor and/or Robert Gaetano, chairs of the VI Working Group and gather community input for the purposes of preparing an ALAC statement. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time for this call next week. http://doodle.com/4u5mt5vcsscpfv2n 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 Friday 30 July 2010 at 23:59 UTC the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. 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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DOODLE / At-Large Community Call on the Vertical Integration Initial Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 2, 2010

Aug. 2, 2010

Dear All, The GNSO Vertical Integration Working Group is seeking comments on its Initial Report <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-pdp-wg-initial-report- 23jul10-en.pdf> on Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries through 12 August 2010. The Initial Report describes various proposed solutions for restrictions on vertical integration between registrars and registries for adoption in the New gTLD Program. The aim of this At-Large Community call is to hear from Mike O¹Connor and/or Robert Gaetano, chairs of the VI Working Group and gather community input for the purposes of preparing an ALAC statement. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time for this call next week. http://doodle.com/4u5mt5vcsscpfv2n 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 Friday 30 July 2010 at 23:59 UTC the date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. 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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