- ALAC-Announce - lists.icann.org

Important Meeting Invitation / At-Large Briefing call on DNSSEC key roll-over 19 October 2016 at 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 14, 2016

Oct. 14, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, we would like to invite you to the At-Large Briefing call on DNSSEC key roll-over being planned by ICANN. This At-Large Briefing Session will feature Matt Larson, Vice President of Research for the CTO office at ICANN, who will give a presentation and answer questions on the upcoming DNSSEC root key-signing key (KSK) rollover being planned by ICANN. The root KSK is the most important cryptographic key in the DNS security extensions, or DNSSEC. DNSSEC protects end users from receiving spoofed data and prevents attacks such as being misdirected to a malicious web site. This cryptographic key will be changed, or rolled over, in late 2017. While the actual change isn't happening until next year, an important aspect of the project is getting the word out to those who need to know about the change and take action, such as network administrators and software developers. As per the doodle poll, this call will take place on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 at 19:00 UTC for 60 minutes. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/zzsptjz ALL ALAC Members and Regional Leaders are encouraged to participate. The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/KyC4Aw Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/atlarge-briefing-session/ French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Participant Passcodes EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 Dial-in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann/ 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. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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> [unknown.png]

1 0

New Public Comment: Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the NewgTLD Program
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 14, 2016

Oct. 14, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the NewgTLD Program’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/competitive-effects-assessment-2016-1…. Public comment will end on 05 December 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-competitive-effects-11oct16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-competitive-effects-11oct16@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/CSC4Aw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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>

1 0

New Public Comment: Proposed Amendment to .XXX Registry Agreement to Transition to New Fee Structure and to Adopt Additional Safeguards
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 14, 2016

Oct. 14, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Proposed Amendment to .XXX Registry Agreement to Transition to New Fee Structure and to Adopt Additional Safeguards’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/xxx-amendment-2016-10-12-en. Public comment will end on 24 November 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-xxx-amendment-12oct16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-xxx-amendment-12oct16@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/3h_4Aw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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>

1 0

REMINDER: RSVP - Pre-ICANN 57 Policy Update Webinar Announcement
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2016

Oct. 13, 2016

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-05-en<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-05-en%5d> Please RSVP via this form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_LTVbnZ8zX…> by 14 October 2016. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 17 October 2016. The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 20 October 2016 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, in preparation for the upcoming ICANN Annual General Meeting in Hyderabad. The purpose of the webinar is to summarize policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and briefing the community on the Cross-Community sessions taking place in Hyderabad. Cross-Community Sessions Briefings: * New generic Top Level Domain Auction Proceeds Drafting Team * Cross-Community Working Group for Framework of Cross-Community Working Group Principles * Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as Top Level Domains Community Engagement Team Update: * Community Recognition at ICANN57 and Multistakeholder Ethos Award 2017 Process Launch * Supporting Organizations/Advisory Committees Work Effort Inventory/Snapshot Update * Policy Staff Support in Community Charter Amendment Processes Supporting Organizations & Advisory Committee Updates: * Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and Regional Internet Registries (RIR) Policy Development * Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Update * Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * New generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) * Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms in all Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Policy Development Process (PDP) * Next-Generation Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Policy Development Process (PDP) * IGO/INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms Policy Development Process (PDP) * At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and At-Large Community Update * Government Advisory Committee (GAC) * Adaptation of Government Advisory Committee (GAC) Processes to the new ICANN Bylaws * Government Advisory Committee Vice-Chairs Elections taking place in Hyderabad * Capacity Building Session for the Asia Pacific Region organized by the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) Working Group for Underserved Regions * The Government Advisory Committee developing further input for ongoing Policy Development Processes on Registration Directory Services and Future new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) * Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Update * Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Update The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be run in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo(a)icann.org<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org>. Please RSVP via this form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_LTVbnZ8zX…> by 14 October 2016. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 17 October 2016.

1 0

Last REMINDER: doodle/ Briefing on DNSSEC key roll-over
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2016

Oct. 13, 2016

Dear All, Please complete the doodle to schedule the At-Large Briefing on DNSSEC key roll-over. http://doodle.com/poll/7k8d433hepgtnyrd This At-Large Briefing Session will feature Matt Larson, Vice President of Research for the CTO office at ICANN, who will give a presentation and answer questions on the upcoming DNSSEC root key-signing key (KSK) rollover being planned by ICANN. The root KSK is the most important cryptographic key in the DNS security extensions, or DNSSEC. DNSSEC protects end users from receiving spoofed data and prevents attacks such as being misdirected to a malicious web site. This cryptographic key will be changed, or rolled over, in late 2017. While the actual change isn't happening until next year, an important aspect of the project is getting the word out to those who need to know about the change and take action, such as network administrators and software developers. I have enabled the time zone so that it can be changed to your zone. This doodle will close on Thursday, 13 October 2016. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri

1 0

Update 1/ GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 10 October- 14 October 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2016

Oct. 13, 2016

Hello All, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 10 October 2016– 14 October 2016 Update 1 Thursday Added: 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Auction Proceeds webinar – send email to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> for call details Friday Added: 04:00 UTC (At-Large) APRALO ICANN57 Activities Call https://community.icann.org/x/vBu4Aw 13:00 UTC: WS2 Reviewing the CEP Subgroup Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 10 October 2016 05:00 UTC: WS2 Ombudsman https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw 15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce call https://community.icann.org/x/chO4Aw 16:30 UTC: ALAC Appointee Selection Committee Call https://community.icann.org/x/ehK4Aw 19:00 UTC: WS2 Jurisdiction Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw 19:00 UTC: (At-Large) NARALO Monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/PQG4Aw Tuesday 11 October 2016 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag 18:00 UTC: Thick Whois IRT https://community.icann.org/x/t77hAg 19:00 UTC: WS2 Human Rights Sub team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw 20:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 3 –String Contention/ Objections & Disputes https://community.icann.org/x/GwSbAw Wednesday 12 October 2016 None Thursday 13 October 2016 13:00 UTC: WS2 Staff Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Auction Proceeds webinar – send email to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> for call details 19:00 UTC: WS2 SO/AC Accountability Sub Team https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw 20:00 UTC: (At-Large) Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC) Web Tools Session https://community.icann.org/x/tBm4Aw Friday 14 October 2016 04:00 UTC (At-Large) APRALO ICANN57 Activities Call https://community.icann.org/x/vBu4Aw 13:00 UTC: WS2 Reviewing the CEP Subgroup Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ihWOAw Please confirm your dial-out requests or apology notice to: For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls or ALAC :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG desiree.cabrera(a)icann.org<mailto:desiree.cabrera@icann.org> For WS2 Subgroup Topics or IOT calls : mssi-secretariat(a)icann.org<mailto:mssi-secretariat@icann.org> Thank you. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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> [unknown.png]

1 0

REMINDER: doodle/ Briefing on DNSSEC key roll-over
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 12, 2016

Oct. 12, 2016

Dear All, Please complete the doodle to schedule the At-Large Briefing on DNSSEC key roll-over. http://doodle.com/poll/7k8d433hepgtnyrd This At-Large Briefing Session will feature Matt Larson, Vice President of Research for the CTO office at ICANN, who will give a presentation and answer questions on the upcoming DNSSEC root key-signing key (KSK) rollover being planned by ICANN. The root KSK is the most important cryptographic key in the DNS security extensions, or DNSSEC. DNSSEC protects end users from receiving spoofed data and prevents attacks such as being misdirected to a malicious web site. This cryptographic key will be changed, or rolled over, in late 2017. While the actual change isn't happening until next year, an important aspect of the project is getting the word out to those who need to know about the change and take action, such as network administrators and software developers. I have enabled the time zone so that it can be changed to your zone. This doodle will close on Thursday, 13 October 2016. Thank you. Kind regards, Terri

1 1

RSVP - Webinar on new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Charter - Thursday 13 October at 16.00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 12, 2016

Oct. 12, 2016

Dear All, Following the Drafting Team's request for input concerning pertinent issues that would prevent adoption of the proposed charter for the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross-Community Working Group from all ICANN SO/ACs (see https://community.icann.org/x/7Bq4Aw<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…>), the Drafting Team has received a request from the GNSO leadership team to have a webinar to allow for a walk through of the charter followed by Q & A to address any questions there might be. As such, a webinar will be organized on Thursday 13 October at 16.00 UTC. This webinar will also be open to other SO/ACs as others may have been similarly challenged to give the proposed charter due consideration (note, to date only formal input has been received from the ccNSO (see https://community.icann.org/x/7Bq4Aw<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…>). If you are interested in participating, please confirm your attendance at gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. Note that the webinar will be recorded and transcribed. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Senior Policy Director & Team Leader for the GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>. From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 13 September 2016 at 10:41 To: Katrina Sataki <katrina(a)nic.lv<mailto:katrina@nic.lv>>, "thomas.schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch<mailto:thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch>" <thomas.schneider(a)bakom.admin.ch<mailto:thomas.schneider@bakom.admin.ch>>, "paf(a)netnod.se<mailto:paf@netnod.se>" <paf(a)netnod.se<mailto:paf@netnod.se>>, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com>>, "louie(a)louie.net<mailto:louie@louie.net>" <louie(a)louie.net<mailto:louie@louie.net>>, "tsinha(a)umd.edu<mailto:tsinha@umd.edu>" <tsinha(a)umd.edu<mailto:tsinha@umd.edu>>, "bverd(a)verisign.com<mailto:bverd@verisign.com>" <bverd(a)verisign.com<mailto:bverd@verisign.com>>, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>>, Oscar Robles <oscar(a)lacnic.net<mailto:oscar@lacnic.net>> Cc: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>>, Olof Nordling <olof.nordling(a)icann.org<mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org>>, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org<mailto:Heidi.Ullrich@icann.org>>, Carlos Reyes <carlos.reyes(a)icann.org<mailto:carlos.reyes@icann.org>>, Steve Sheng <steve.sheng(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.sheng@icann.org>>, "dt-cwg-auctionproceeds(a)icann.org<mailto:dt-cwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org>" <dt-cwg-auctionproceeds(a)icann.org<mailto:dt-cwg-auctionproceeds@icann.org>> Subject: For your review - proposed charter new gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Sending on behalf of Jonathan Robinson, new gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair: Dear SO/AC Chairs, On behalf of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Drafting Team (DT), we are delighted to submit to you and your respective SO/ACs, the proposed charter for a Cross-Community Working Group on new gTLD Auction Proceeds. As you may recall, representatives of all ICANN SO/ACs, apart from the ccNSO (which decided not to take part in the DT effort), participated in the DT deliberations (see https://community.icann.org/x/AR_AAw for DT members). This proposed charter is the result of extensive input and deliberations, including careful review of input that was received as part of the cross-community session at ICANN 56 in Helsinki (see https://community.icann.org/x/fgmbAw) and we believe it now represents a careful balance between the different viewpoints and perspectives, including from both the DT Members and the ICANN Board liaisons to the DT. As such, the DT would like to request you review the proposed charter with this careful balance in mind and only flag to the DT any pertinent issues that would prevent your respective SO/AC from adopting this charter. We would like to request you highlight such pertinent issues by 30 September 2016 at the latest, including an indication of when you anticipate your respective SO/AC to be in a position to consider the charter for adoption following 30 September, provided that no pertinent issues have been identified by any of the ICANN SO/ACs. Of course, should you have any clarifying questions, please do not hesitate to respond to this message. The DT looks forward to receiving your feedback. Best wishes, Jonathan Robinson, DT Chair & Alan Greenberg, DT Vice-Chair

1 0

ICANN News Alert -- Economic Study on New gTLD Program¹s Competitive Effects: Phase II Results Available for Public Comment
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 12, 2016

Oct. 12, 2016

[ICANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DQMFaQ…> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-10-11-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> ________________________________ Economic Study on New gTLD Program’s Competitive Effects: Phase II Results Available for Public Comment 11 October 2016 LOS ANGELES – 11 October 2016 - ICANN has published findings of its Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the New gTLD Program[newgtlds.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_en_…> [PDF, 1 MB]. The study explores whether the New gTLD Program has affected competition in the domain name marketplace. Comment on the study[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2…> ICANN commissioned the study, conducted by Analysis Group, to inform the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…>’s analysis of the New gTLD Program. The baseline findings published in the September 2015 Phase I Assessment established competition metrics for the domain name marketplace and also evaluated how the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) affected legacy gTLD registrations. Phase II results were compared against Phase I findings. Phase II Key Findings: Domain Name Prices * Average and median retail prices for registrations of legacy and new gTLDs have declined. * Retail mark-ups over wholesale prices have generally declined. * The overall wholesale price level of legacy gTLDs is lower than that of new gTLDs. * Wholesale price levels for legacy and new gTLDs remained stable from Phase I to Phase II. The presence of price caps on legacy TLDs may help to explain the absence of changes in legacy TLD wholesale prices. Domain Name Registrations * New gTLD registrations account for 9 percent of all gTLD registrations as of March 2016, an aggregate of 16,570,035 registrations. This is an increase since November 2014, when new gTLD registrations accounted for approximately 2 percent of all gTLD registrations, an aggregate of 3,483,064. * The New gTLD Program has had no apparent effect on legacy gTLD registrations. However, the introduction of regional new gTLDs (e.g., .nyc and .berlin) is typically coupled with a decline in new gTLD and legacy registrations in that region. * The shares of domain name registrations across registries, and across registrars, continue to be more dispersed for new gTLDs compared with legacy gTLDs. * The share of registrations held by the top four, top eight, and top fifteen registries and registrars by domain name registrations has declined. * There is movement in the largest 15 registries and registrars as ranked by total domain registrations, with some registries or registrars who were not among the largest 15 in Phase I being ranked among the largest 15 in Phase II. * The largest percentage growth in the number of registry operators occurred in the Asia Pacific and European regions. About the Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the New gTLD Program The ICANN Board adopted a recommendation to commission an economic study on the competitive effects associated with the New gTLD Program in March 2014. To establish a baseline of competitive measures in the domain name marketplace, Analysis Group requested pricing data for a sample of TLDs. The sample of TLDs used in Phase I included 109 new gTLDs, which represented 81.4 percent of new gTLD domain name registrations as of March 2015; Analysis Group also included 14 legacy gTLDs and 15 ccTLDs. The sample used in Phase II represents 83.3 percent of new gTLD registrations as of October 2015. An additional 30 new gTLDs were included based on registration totals at the time. Registration counts are based on transaction reports that registry operators submitted to ICANN. Only gTLDs open to the general public for registration are included in the samples. The Phase II sample represents 65 unique registry operators, some of whom directly provided Analysis Group with wholesale pricing data. The Phase II sample of registrars represents 59 registrars with the most registrations of the gTLDs in the sample TLDs as of October 2015. Retail price data were collected from websites of the registrars from the sample and from Domain Name Prices[dnpric.es]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.dnpric.es_&d=DQMFaQ…>. Analysis Group collected, aggregated and anonymized all pricing data included in the study. Neither ICANN nor any party outside Analysis Group have access to this data set. Learn More * Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with ICANN's New gTLD Program[newgtlds.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_en_…> * Phase I Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with ICANN’s New gTLD Program[newgtlds.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_en_…> * Frequently Asked Questions[newgtlds.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_en_…> * New gTLD Program Reviews[newgtlds.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_en_…> * CCT Review Team Wiki Page [community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…> 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=DQMFa…>.

1 0

Adobe Connect (AC) room issues
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 11, 2016

Oct. 11, 2016

Dear all, As many of you are aware, ICANN is now rolling out new Adobe Connect (AC) rooms. Whilst this has been mostly smooth, we have been noticing glitches affecting accessibility, audio quality and some delays in the AC chat pod. Our tech-team is working very closely with Adobe Connect to iron out these issues as soon as possible. In order for the tech team to identify rapidly what constitues an individual issue rather than a widespread one, we encourage you to report any issues which affected the quality of your conference call be it delays in joining, difficulty hearing what was being said, or abnormal delays in the room. Prior to reporting however please follow the below troubleshooting steps: 1. Run the ICANN AC test to ensure you have all the latest add ins, it takes 10 – 15 seconds: http://tinyurl.com/icannactest<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__tinyurl.com_icannactest…> 2. Try accessing the AC room via a different browser. Tech support recommends trying this order, from first to last: 1) Firefox 2) Chrome 3) Safari 4) IE 3. Check that you have no Ad Blockers, or other Blockers enabled (this can vary from browser to browser) Once this is done, and you are still having issues, please send an email to tech-support(a)icann.org, cc-ing staff(a)atlarge.icann.org reporting on the above three steps and describing the issue. This will be taken care of, or escalated to Adobe immediately . Please rest assured that the Tech team is working round the clock to solve these issues, and we will provide updates as we go along. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused, Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] One World, One Internet

1 0