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ALAC Statement on IDN Issues
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 Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD 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 constitutes the official response of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) on the recent public consultations on IDN Variants , IDN 3 Character, Chairs Draft Interim Paper for Policy on Introduction of IDN ccTLDs and the Proposed Implementation Plan for Synchronized IDN ccTLDs. The document was initially drafted by James Seng, member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and published on April 25th 2010. The first revision of the statement (the attached document) incorporates comments received on the initial draft from Hong Xue, member of the Asia-Australasia-Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO). Under the following URL you find a comparison of the two documents: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?action=revision_compare&page_name… On April 29th, the Chair of the ALAC asked the Staff to start a five-day online vote on the combined ALAC Statement on IDN Issues. The online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the statement with 13-0 with one abstention. 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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Invitation: Policy Development at ICANN webinar
by At-Large Staff May 6, 2010

May 6, 2010

WEBINAR: Policy Development at ICANN How You Can Help Shape the Future of the Internet 20 May 2010 at 12.00 UTC and 19.00 UTC On Thursday 20 May at 12.00 UTC and 19.00 UTC, ICANN Policy Staff will host a webinar that introduces newcomers to the world of ICANN and policy development. The webinar will provide an overview of ICANN as an organization, what issues ICANN policy addresses, who develops policy at ICANN (and how), and most importantly, how you can become involved and help ICANN to shape the future of the Internet. This webinar provides useful, actionable information to you if you are wondering whether a role in Internet policy development could benefit your or your organization¹s long-term goals. 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 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 slides and MP3 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. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, 12.00 UTC or 19.00 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. About ICANN: 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, so that there can be one global Internet. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit partnership of people from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet¹s unique identifiers, primarily the domain name system (DNS), IP addresses, and port numbers. For further information, please visit http://www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org> .

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Accountability and Transparency Review Team Meeting - Information and Participation Details
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 5, 2010

May 5, 2010

Dear All, The first F2F meeting of the Affirmation mandated Accountability and Transparency Review Team <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/composition-1-en.htm> is being held in Marina Del Rey on Wednesday, 5 May 2010 and Thursday, 6 May 2010 – 16.00 UTC – 01.00 UTC. An audio-streaming is being provided for the public parts of the meeting. The link to the Adobe Connect room is as follows: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/affirmation/. Please consult the agenda <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/activities-1-en.htm> of this forthcoming session. A recording will be posted shortly after the meeting ends. Cheryl Langdon-Orr, the At-Large representative on the Accountability and Transparency Review Team, has created a Skype chat entitled “AT-Review Team At-Large community input” to allow for real-time communication during this meeting. To be added to this Skype chat entitled “AT-Review Team At-Large community input”, please Skype Cheryl at: cheryl.langdon.orr The At-Large Workspace on the Accountability and Transparency Review Team workspace is available at: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?at_large_workspace_on_the_accountabilit…. 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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RESULTS: Vote on ALAC Statements on whois, .XXX sTLD application and IDN issues
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 5, 2010

May 5, 2010

Dear All, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALAC Statement on the Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD and 14 ALAC members having voted on the ALAC Statement on Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report and the ALAC Combined Statement on IDN-related issues, we can confirm that all three results are quorate. ******* Motion: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? As at Poll close: Tuesday 04 May 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Yes: 14 (100.00%) Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Dave Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******** Motion: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? As at Poll close: Tuesday 04 May 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00 Yes: 15 (100.00%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Dave Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ******** Motion: Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Combined Statement on IDN-related issues for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? As at Poll close: Tuesday 04 May 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Yes: 13 (92.86%) Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Dave Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels No: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 1 (7.14%) Sébastien Bachollet ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2AzcTXhB8MGuGtJCA9Ru 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 ALAC Statement Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report: Alan Greenberg Vote on the ALAC Combined Statement on IDN-related issues Alan Greenberg You can find all the results of 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 open ALS Applications April 2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 3, 2010

May 3, 2010

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online vote on the two currently open ALS applications from Nurses without Borders and Wikimedia Switzerland. An email with background information on each of the applications was recently sent to the ALAC-internal list. The questions to be put will be the following: ****** Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (136) Nurses without Borders 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 EURALO for applicant (137) Wikimedia Switzerland 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 can find the online vote under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m9698 At the bottom of voting pages there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. Please note that the two votes are not linked to each other. They are on separate pages which allows you to submit your votes at different times. 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 Tuesday, May 4th 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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NOW OPEN: Vote on ALAC Statements on whois, .XXX sTLD application and IDN issues
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 29, 2010

April 29, 2010

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online vote on the Draft ALAC Statements on Whois Service Requirements Initial Report, Further Consideration of the .XXX sTLD application and IDN-related issues. The questions to be put will be the following: ****** Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Combined Statement on IDN-related issues for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain ****** Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement Initial WHOIS Service Requirements Report for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain ******** Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on the Report of Possible Process Options for Further Consideration of the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain The Draft ALAC Statements are linked to the voting page where you can also see the interim results: https://www.bigpulse.com/m9699 At the bottom of voting pages there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. Please note that the three votes are not linked to each other. They are on separate pages and you do not have to vote on them at the same time. 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 Tuesday, May 4th 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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WHOIS Webinar/ 04 May 2010 at 0600 UTC - registration required
by At-Large Staff April 28, 2010

April 28, 2010

Dear All, The announcement below of an upcoming Whois webinar, is being sent on behalf of Steve Sheng, ICANN Senior Technical Analyst. ** Webinar Surveys Whois Requirements, Past and Future What has the GNSO previously recommended that Whois should be able to do, and what other standards or capabilities will Whois need in the coming world of IDNs and new gTLDs? In May last year, the GNSO Council tasked Policy Staff (with the assistance of technical staff and Council members as required) to collect and organize a comprehensive set of requirements for the Whois service. GNSO Council asked that these requirements reflect known deficiencies in the current Whois service and also possible requirements that may be needed to support various policy initiatives that have been suggested. The Staff has complied with the Council¹s task, compiled an initial report, and now seeks consultative input from the ALAC, ccNSO, GAC and SSAC. One of the report¹s lead authors, Steve Sheng, ICANN Senior Technical Analyst, is offering a webinar to brief the community on the report and to respond to questions. The paper, entitled ³Inventory of Whois Requirements Initial Report,² is available now from the ICANN site [PDF <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-initial-repor t-26mar10-en.pdf> , 668 KB]. Who should attend? Any community member interested in Whois policy work is welcome. Members of the ALAC, ccNSO, GAC, GNSO and SSAC are especially encouraged to participate. Date and Time: * Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 06:00 UTC (09:00 Riyadh, 11:00 Islamabad, 15:00 Seoul, 16:00 Sydney) The webinar is offered in English. How to Register. To participate in the live event, please register with the GNSO Secretariat <mailto:gnso.secretariat@icann.org>. Participation details will be emailed back to 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 <http://www.atlarge.icann.org>

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VOTE RESULT: ALAC Statements on VeriSign Exchange Services and Whois reports
by At-Large Staff April 26, 2010

April 26, 2010

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the Draft ALAC Statement on VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service and 13 ALAC members having voted on the ALAC Statement on Recent Whois Reports, we can confirm that both results are quorate. ******* Motion: Do you support the Draft ALAC Statement on the proposed VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service? As at Poll close: Saturday 24 April 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 93.33 Yes: 14 (100.00%) Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Dave Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels No: 0 (0%) Abstain: 0 (0%) ******** Do you support the ratification of the on ALAC Statement on Recent Whois Reports for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? As at Poll close: Saturday 24 April 2010 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 86.67 Yes: 11 (84.62%) Hawa Diakite, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Sylvia Herlein Leite, James Seng, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Dave Kissoondoyal, Beau Brendler, Carlos Aguirre, Carlton Samuels No: 1 (7.69%) Adam Peake Abstain: 1 (7.69%) Alan Greenberg ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=A5KYRPm8FdwEz4hQaZZm 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 Draft ALAC Statement on VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service: Mohamed El Bashir ALAC Statement on Recent Whois Reports: Mohamed El Bashir Gareth Shearman You can find all the results of 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(a)atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org

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Draft ALAC Statement on the ICM Application
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 23, 2010

April 23, 2010

Dear All, The draft ALAC statement on the ICM Application for the .XXX sTLD, drafted by Cheryl Langdon-Orr, is now available under: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?statement_on_icm_application_for_the_xx… The regional At-Large organisations are asked to comment on the draft ALAC statement and consider submitting regional statements on the .XXX application. Regional statements will be appended to the ALAC statement. Please send regional comments/statements to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org before the start of the ALAC call on Tuesday, 27 April at 1400 UTC. You can find an overview on the regional statements on the .XXX application under: https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?regional_statements_on_the_further… Final word-smithing of the statement will take place during the ALAC call on Tuesday. -- 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 Statements on VeriSign Exchange Services and Whois reports
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 23, 2010

April 23, 2010

Dear All, The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online vote on the Draft ALAC Statements on VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service and the Recent Whois Reports. The questions to be put will be the following: ****** Do you support the ratification of the ALAC Statement on ALAC Statement on Recent Whois Reports for communication to the relevant Public Comment process and the ICANN Board of Directors? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain ****** Do you support the Draft ALAC Statement on the proposed VeriSign Domain Name Exchange Service ? With possible answers: Yes No Abstain The Draft ALAC Statements are linked to the voting page where you can submit your vote and see the interim results: https://www.bigpulse.com/m9567 At the bottom of voting pages there is a link entitled “See who voted”, which allows you to see who has voted so far. Please note that the two votes are not linked to each other. In other words, they are on two separate pages and you do not have to vote on them at the same time. 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 Saturday, April 24th 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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