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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Holds First Capacity Development Workshop for Pacific GAC Members
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 21, 2017

April 21, 2017

[ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2017-04-20-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ ICANN Holds First Capacity Development Workshop for Pacific GAC Members 20 April 2017 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFa…>) in cooperation with the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC[gacweb.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gacweb.icann.org_displ…>) Under-served Regions Working Group will hold the first capacity development workshop for Pacific GAC members and representatives from 28 - 29 April 2017 in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop, themed "Harnessing the Potential of the Pacific GAC Representatives for Better Participation in ICANN", will focus on raising awareness and assist in building capacity of Pacific GAC representatives and governments on how best to effectively participate and contribute to policy making at ICANN. It is supported by the Fiji Government's Department of Communications[communications.gov.fj]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.communications.gov.…>. Shivnesh Prasad, Director of the Department of Communications, Government of Fiji, will be making the opening remarks. 20 government delegates representing 16 Pacific countries (Australia, Cook Islands, Federated State of Mircronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) will also be attending the workshop. For the Pacific region, challenges such as inadequate Internet access, human resource or unreliable Internet can make participation in ICANN difficult. The workshop will discuss ways to assist Pacific GAC representatives' contribution to ICANN discussions. It will also introduce critical active relevant policy topics, working groups including relevant GAC and cross-community working groups that require the immediate attention and participation of GAC members. The workshop will seek feedback from the Pacific GAC representatives on how to better help them improve their regional footprint as well as at ICANN. The workshop will cover a range of topics including: * Introduction to the ICANN ecosystem * Participation in ICANN's policy development process * Discussion on domain names (new generic top-level domains (gTLD), country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), etc.) and role of GAC * Security, stability and resiliency of the Internet * Next steps for Pacific GAC representatives The full agenda can be found here[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_syste…> [PDF, 247 KB]. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address into your computer or other device - a name or a number. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. For more information, please visit: www.icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFa…>

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Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Interim Paper Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Names of Countries and Territories as Top Level Domains
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 20, 2017

April 20, 2017

Dear All, Please note the first draft ALAC Statement on the Interim Paper Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Names of Countries and Territories as Top Level Domains is ready for your review. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here https://community.icann.org/x/nKrRAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 25 April 2017 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don’t have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Deadline Extended - Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 20, 2017

April 20, 2017

Dear All, Since the public comment period for the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs will be extended, the internal At-Large Community comment period for the draft Statement has been extended to 10 May 2017 at 23:59 UTC. You may view and comment on the draft Statement on this wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/_8PRAw Thank you, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: Ariel Liang <ariel.liang(a)icann.org> on behalf of ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 11:47 AM To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs Dear All, Please note the first draft ALAC Statement on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/_8PRAw> is ready for your review. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here https://community.icann.org/x/_8PRAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 18 April 2017 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don’t have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- Attend the GNSO Webinar on the Geographic Names at the Top-Level on Tuesday, 25 April
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 20, 2017

April 20, 2017

[ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-19-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Attend the GNSO Webinar on the Geographic Names at the Top-Level on Tuesday, 25 April 19 April 2017 As part of its efforts to engage the ICANN community on the issue of geographic names at the top-level, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group (WG) will hold two webinar sessions on Tuesday, 25 April 2017. The webinar will be the beginning of a discussion that will continue at ICANN59 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The PDP WG leadership team will be holding an extended session in Johannesburg to work through the positions presented in the webinars and propose solutions on how to establish a common ground on the way forward. Anyone is welcome to participate in the webinar and contribute their perspectives. To attend the webinar, please email Geo-Names-Session(a)icann.org<mailto:Geo-Names-Session@icann.org> to receive participation details and timely updates on the program. The first webinar session will take place at 15:00-17:00 UTC, and the second session will take place at 22:00-00:00 UTC. Various organizations and individual ICANN community members will present their positions on the treatment of geographic names in the webinars. Group Presenters * Brand Registry Group * CENTR * GAC Working Group on the Protection of Geographic Names * GeoTLD Group * Intellectual Property Constituency * International Trademark Association - Geographic Names Subcommittee (Internet Committee) * MARQUES Individual Presenters * Heather Forrest * Thomas Lowenhaupt * Paul McGrady * Alexander Schubert The webinars will be recorded and archived. Please visit this wiki page[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> for webinar materials and additional information about the Johannesburg session. If you have any questions, please email Geo-Names-Session(a)icann.org<mailto:Geo-Names-Session@icann.org>.

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Statement on ICANN Transparency
by Alan Greenberg April 20, 2017

April 20, 2017

The CCWG Accountability WS2 group on ICANN Transparency has issued a set of recommendation which were out for public comment. The ALAC is very late in providing its input (the official deadline was 10 April) but a draft comment is now posted at https://community.icann.org/x/9KXRAw. It is quite short and should not long to review. Please provide any comment on the wiki by Saturday, 22 April at 23:59 UTC. Alan Chair, ALAC

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Meeting Invitation / ALAC Monthly Call on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 at 04:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 19, 2017

April 19, 2017

Dear All, The April ALAC Monthly Call is scheduled on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 from 04:00-06:00 UTC. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/n7n3lw2 The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/T9bRAw Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/alac/ Conference ID's: English: 1638 Spanish: 1738 French: 1838 Russian: 2138 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/<http://adigo.com/icann/ > <http://adigo.com/icann/ > If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<http://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<http://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<http://www.twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D2B906.28825C60]

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ICANN News Alert -- Updated ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws Now Available
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 19, 2017

April 19, 2017

[ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-18-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Updated ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws Now Available 18 April 2017 LOS ANGELES – 18 April 2017 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today published the updated Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws (WHOIS Procedure), which is effective immediately. Read the Revised WHOIS Procedure[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>. The WHOIS Procedure has been revised to incorporate an alternative trigger to invoke the WHOIS Procedure. The current trigger in the WHOIS Procedure allows a registry operator or ICANN-accredited registrar to invoke the procedure if the contracted party is in receipt of a notification of an action that its compliance with WHOIS obligations is prevented by local laws. With the additional trigger, a registry operator or ICANN-accredited registrar may now also invoke the WHOIS Procedure by providing ICANN with a written statement from the applicable government agency responsible for enforcing its data privacy laws and indicating that a WHOIS obligation in an ICANN contract conflicts with such applicable national law. The modification to the WHOIS Procedure is based on input from the community and the work of an Implementation Advisory Group (IAG), which was tasked with reviewing possible changes to the WHOIS Procedure and providing the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) with recommendations to facilitate resolution of issues where WHOIS requirements conflict with applicable laws. In May 2016, the IAG submitted its final report[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_draf…> [PDF, 155 KB] and recommendation to the GNSO Council. In February 2017, the GNSO Council passed a resolution[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_coun…> adopting IAG's recommendation and confirmed that the modification to the WHOIS Procedure does not change the intent of the original GNSO policy recommendations. Background In November 2005, the GNSO concluded a policy development process (PDP)[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_issu…> establishing a Procedure to allow gTLD registry operators and registrars to demonstrate when they are prevented by local laws from fully complying with the provisions of their respective ICANN contracts regarding personal data in WHOIS. The ICANN Board of Directors adopted the recommendations in May 2006 and directed staff to develop such a procedure. A contracted party that credibly demonstrates that it is legally prevented from complying with its WHOIS obligations can invoke the procedure, which became effective in January 2008. To date, the procedure has never been invoked. ICANN launched a review[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2…> of the procedure in May 2014 and has concluded this review with this update to the WHOIS Procedure. Following a Call for Volunteers[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> addressed to all interested parties, an IAG was formed to review the implementation of the policy recommendations and began its work in January 2015. The IAG devoted most of its time to discussing whether additional triggers to invoke the Procedure should be incorporated and, if so, how to ensure that they remain consistent with the existing policy. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help 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 helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit: www.icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFa…>.

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Invitation | 2017 - Third Capacity Building Webinar | 26 April from 21:00-22:30 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 18, 2017

April 18, 2017

Dear All, On behalf of Tijani Ben Jemaa, Chair of the Capacity Building Working Group, we would like to invite you to join the third webinar of the new At-Large Capacity Building Program – 2017<https://community.icann.org/x/-c-RAw> on the Topic of “How ALS Members and Individuals may contribute to the Policy Development Process (PDP)”. The trainers will be Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/14woAg>, Chair of the ALAC and Olivier Crépin-Leblond<https://community.icann.org/x/sosoAg>, Chair of EURALO. The webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 26 April from 21:00-22:30 UTC (90 minutes). For other times: https://tinyurl.com/lmg3ajk The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/-c-RAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/alcb2017/ Conference ID’s: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 If you require a dial-out, please contact At-Large Staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number.

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ICANN Newsletter -- 14 April 2017
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017

[ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…>Week ending 14 April 2017 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 14 April 2017 ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Call for FY17 Q3 takes place on 27 April 1500 UTC. Register now.[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 12 April 2017 Survey to Contribute Your Views to the Independent Assessment of the Ombudsman Office[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> 10 April 2017 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [ICANN 59 | Johannesburg, South Africa] 26-29 June 2017: 59th International Public ICANN Meeting - Johannesburg<https://meetings.icann.org/en/johannesburg59> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…> 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 www.ICANN.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…>. Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_planni…> ICANN FY17 Operating Plan and Budget[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_financ…>

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New Public Comment: Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 17, 2017

April 17, 2017

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/soac-accountability-2017-04-14-en> has now gone live. Public comment will end on 26 May 2017 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-soac-accountability-14apr17(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-soac-accountability-14apr17@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here https://community.icann.org/x/o9TRAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org[atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>

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