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Regional IFG in Asia
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010

The following message is forwarded to you from Edmon Chung from ISOC HK ***** <edmon(a)registry.asia> wrote: Hi Everyone, Thank you again for all those who joined the call yesterday. And thank you for those who volunteered to help outreach to different stakeholders and to suggest speakers to strengthen the agenda. As mentioned in the call, we expect the event to be a "roundtable" for more in-depth discussions rather than a "conference" with less interactive participation. This event is also the first Asia Pacific regional IGF meeting which hopefully could become like a preparatory gathering towards future collaboration and meetings. The outreach will be most important to let more people know about the efforts and to also get broader involvement. We have also setup a facebook events page, please help invite people you know who may be interested: http://www.facebook.asia/event.php?eid=118134768214911 Of course, besides the facebook page, please drive people to come and register at the main page: www.rigf.asia <http://www.rigf.asia> And can use the edm: http://www.rigf.asia/images/rigf-edm.html For now, we still hope to drive more participation in person for the meeting. However, we will also setup remote participation. Details will be prepared in a week or so, at that time, we can outreach again to those who may not be able to travel to Hong Kong for the event to participate online Edmon

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Public Comments Opens Today: Questions to the Community on Accountability and Transparency within ICANN
by Heidi Ullrich May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010

Dear All, The Accountability and Transparency Review Team<http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/review-1-en.htm> (ATRT) is opening a 45-day public comment, from 18th May through 1 July 2010, on "Questions to the Community on Accountability and Transparency within ICANN<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18may10-en.htm>" and invites community comments and responses to these questions. Explanation/Background: In the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC), ICANN commits to maintain and improve robust mechanisms for public input, accountability and transparency so as to ensure that the outcomes of its decision-making will reflect the public interest and be accountable to all stakeholders. The AoC Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) is in the process of analyzing stakeholder and community input that has been submitted on these topics prior to the AoC (i.e. comments on Improving Institutional Confidence, submissions to the NTIA NOI on expiration of the JPA, etc.). However, the ATRT would also like to understand if there are new inputs or changes in stakeholder views since the establishment of the AoC. The Process Going Forward: At the end of this Public Comment period, the ATRT will review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various submissions. The ATRT will use them as both benchmarking of post AoC community view and to inform the specific methodologies and processes the ATRT will be conducting between now and December 2010 How to Submit Comments: The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201007-en.htm#atrt Please feel free to address any questions on this public comment to the At-Large Community Representative, Cheryl Langdon-Orr<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_accountability_and_transparenc…> (langdonorr(a)gmail.com<mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com>). The At-Large Accountability and Transparency Review Team Workspace<https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_workspace_on_the_accountabilit…> is the At-Large portal for all updates, documents, and work related to the Accountability and Transparency Review Team. 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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ALAC IDN Statement - response from ICANN staff
by Heidi Ullrich May 18, 2010

May 18, 2010

Dear All, On 10 May 2010, the ALAC submitted a Statement on IDNs<http://www.atlarge.icann.org/correspondence/correspondence-3-10may10-en.htm> to the ICANN Board in response to the following public consultations related to IDNs: IDN Variants<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#variants>, IDN 3 Character<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#3-char> , Chairs Draft Interim Paper for Policy on Introduction of IDN ccTLDs<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#idn-cct…> and the Proposed Implementation Plan for Synchronized IDN ccTLDs<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201004-en.htm#synch>. Please see the response below from Tina Dam, Senior Director IDNs: I think this is an appropriate standpoint by the ALAC - and I feel certain that we all agree with it. The difficulty is implementing this in the gTLD process as well as in the fast Track Process. Our first attempt was back in February 2009. The latest attempt was recently in April. These two attempts are quite similar, but not successful yet. We do, on the staff side, have the opportunity to discuss this over with the Board working group formed for this purpose. We are currently discussing overall plans with them and we hope to be able to come out with some more information in time for the Brussels meeting - although this would be separate to the gTLD and the fast Track programs. Feel free to share the information with ALAC. Tina Tina Dam Senior Director IDNs Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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Public Comment: Draft FY11 Operating Plan and Budget...Ready for Community Consideration
by Heidi Ullrich May 18, 2010

May 18, 2010

Dear All, The following message is being sent on behalf of Kevin Wilson, ICANN Chief Financial Officer: ** Dear At-Large Community: The draft of the FY11 Operating Plan and Budget has been posted and is now available for community comment. See http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17may10-en.htm. If you would like to schedule a meeting with your group during the Brussels meeting to discuss plans proposed for FY11, please let At-Large staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>) know. We can have a conference call with the next month or we can schedule a face to face or remote participation meeting during the Brussels meeting. I can present a short PowerPoint presentation and then we can open up for questions and comments. There is also a scheduled session open to the public in Brussels as well. Of course, we always encourage written comments on line : http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201006-en.htm#draft-b…. We look forward to hearing from you. Kevin Wilson Chief Financial Officer ICANN ** Please note that Kevin is tentatively scheduled to discuss the FY11 budget with the ALAC members and Regional Officers during the Wrap Up Session scheduled for Thursday, 24 June between 08:00-09:30 local Brussels time. 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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ALAC Statement on New GNSO Council Work Prioritization Process Recommendations
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 16, 2010

May 16, 2010

Dear Rob, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the Statement on the New GNSO Council Work Prioritization Process Recommendations on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The attached document was drafted by Alan Greenberg, Vice Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and ALAC Liaison to the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO). The draft statement was submitted for review to the wider At-Large community on May 5th 2010 and discussed on the mailing list. On May 14th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on New GNSO Council Work Prioritization Process Recommendations. By May 16th the ALAC vote on the Statement on the New GNSO Council Work Prioritization Process Recommendations had reached quorum and was adopted (you can review the results of the vote under https://www.bigpulse.com/33483) As this is a formal Statement of an Advisory Committee to the Board, we provide it by copy hereby to the Secretary of ICANN for distribution to the Board with our compliments. 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 GNSO CCT Recommendations
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 16, 2010

May 16, 2010

Dear Julie, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the Statement on GNSO CCT Recommendations on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The attached document was drafted by Alan Greenberg, Vice Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and ALAC Liaison to the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) and submitted for review to the wider At-Large community on May 10th 2010. On May 14th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on the New GNSO Council Work Prioritization Process Recommendations. By May 16th the ALAC vote on the Statement had reached quorum and was adopted (you can review the results of the vote under https://www.bigpulse.com/33487) As this is a formal Statement of an Advisory Committee to the Board, we provide it by copy hereby to the Secretary of ICANN for distribution to the Board with our compliments. 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 ICM Application for XXX sTLD
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 12, 2010

May 12, 2010

Dear John, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The attached statement on the Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD (see http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#icm-options-report) was drafted by Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) with the help of the members of the ALAC Executive Committee. The draft statement was submitted for review to the wider At-Large community and discussed on the mailing lists and the monthly conference calls of the regional At-Large organizations (RALOs). The RALOs from North America and Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands decided to submit individual regional statements, which have been appended to the ALAC Statement. On April 29th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD. The online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the statement unanimously. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2AzcTXhB8MGuGtJCA9Ru As this is a formal Statement of an Advisory Committee to the Board, we provide it by copy hereby to the Secretary of ICANN for distribution to the Board with our compliments. 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 WHOIS Service Requirements Reports
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 11, 2010

May 11, 2010

Dear Liz, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Reports on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee. The attached statement on Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report was originally drafted by Patrick Vande Walle, member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and sent to the members of the At-Large Whois working group for review on April 5th 2010. The first revision of the statement (the attached document) was published by Patrick Vande Walle on April 23rd and discussed during the monthly conference call of the ALAC on April 27th. Under the following URL you can find a comparison of the two documents: <https://st.icann.org/gnso-liaison/index.cgi?action=revision_compare&page_na… On April 29th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report. The online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the statement with 14-0. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2AzcTXhB8MGuGtJCA9Ru -- 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 Recent Whois Reports
by Matthias Langenegger May 11, 2010

May 11, 2010

Dear Diane, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on Recent Whois Reports on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee for distribution to the Board with our compliments. The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board may wish to make by reply. The attached statement on the initial report of the registration abuse policies working group and the NORC draft report for the study of the accuracy of Whois registrant contact information was drafted by the Carlton Samuels, member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and Garth Bruen from the At-Large Whois Working Group. On April 16th 2010, the At-Large Staff sent the draft statement to David Giza, the Staff person responsible for the public consultation on the NORC Draft Report, which ended on April 15th and notified him that the document would go trough the ALAC ratification process shortly. On April 19th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on the Recent Whois Reports. The online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 11-1 with one abstention. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=A5KYRPm8FdwEz4hQaZZm -- 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 proposed VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 11, 2010

May 11, 2010

Dear Diane, The At-Large staff has the honour to transmit to you the ALAC Statement on the proposed VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service on behalf of the At-Large Advisory Committee for distribution to the Board with our compliments. The ALAC welcomes any comments the Board may wish to make by reply. Alan Greenberg, Vice-Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), drafted the attached ALAC Statement on the proposed VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service. Details on this proposal can be found in VeriSign’s request form at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/verisign-dnex-05apr10-en.pdf. On April 14th 2010, Alan submitted the document to the public comment forum on registry services along with a note saying that an ALAC vote to officially endorse the Statement was scheduled to start shortly. On April 19th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the ALAC Statement on the proposed VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service. Alan Greenberg sent a second note to the public comment forum on April 20th announcing that the vote had reached quorum and that the ALAC had endorsed the Statement. The online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with a 14-0 vote. You may review the result independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=A5KYRPm8FdwEz4hQaZZm -- 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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