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Invitation to Civil Society Engagement Working Call
by Milena Timurcuoglu April 18, 2016

April 18, 2016

Dear All The call will be in English; French and Spanish interpretations will be provided Please find below participation details for Civil Society Engagement Agenda 1. Introductions and roll call 2. Recap of engagement session in Marrakech (meeting transcript https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55/schedule/thu-civil-society-strate…) 3. Content review and next steps: civil society web and wiki update 4. Collaboration on producing new content, initial focus on newcomers 5. Events calendar: review of recent events, collaboration on future events (e.g. CROPP) 6. Any other Business Thank you Adam Peake For Adigo dial in numbers, please go to: http://adigo.com/icann/ If you require a dial-out please contact us with your preferred number and language channel at milena.timur(a)icann.org<mailto:milena.timur@icann.org> Conference ID: * English: 9001 * French: 9002 * Spanish: 9003 Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. Link to Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/

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GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 18 April - 22 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 15, 2016

April 15, 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 18 April - 22 April 2016. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 18 April 2016 15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Task Force https://community.icann.org/x/UTmAAw 17:00 UTC: At-Large EURALO Bylaws Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/Iz_AAw 22:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/Jgp1Aw 23:00 UTC: (At-Large) LACRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/2TSAAw Tuesday 19 April 2016 18:00 UTC: (At-Large) EURALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/6jSAAw Wednesday 20 April 2016 05:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag Thursday 21 April 2016 06:00 UTC: (At-Large) APRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/eQl1Aw 13:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Auction Proceeds CCWG Charter Drafting Team https://community.icann.org/x/px6AAw 15:00 UTC: (GNSO) Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/wCWAAw 16:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 22 April 2016 none Please confirm your dial-out requests 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> 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]

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ICANN News Alert -- Additional IDN ccTLD Requests from India Successfully Pass String Evaluation
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 14, 2016

April 14, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-13-en ________________________________ Additional IDN ccTLD Requests from India Successfully Pass String Evaluation 13 April 2016 ICANN is pleased to announce the successful evaluation of four additional proposed IDN ccTLD strings for India. Details of the successful evaluation are provided here: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completi…<https://www.icann.org/resources/idn/fast-track/string-evaluation-completion> The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) ccTLD Fast Track Process was approved by the ICANN Board at its annual meeting in Seoul, South Korea on 30 October 2009. First requests were received starting 16 November 2009. The process enables countries and territories to submit requests to ICANN for IDN ccTLDs, representing their respective country or territory names in scripts other than Latin. IDN ccTLD requesters must fulfill a number of requirements: * The script used to represent the IDN ccTLDs must be non-Latin; * The languages used to express the IDN ccTLDs must be official in the corresponding country or territory; and * A specific set of technical requirements must be met. The request and evaluation processes entail three steps: * Preparation (by the requester in the country / territory): Community consensus is built for which IDN ccTLD to apply for, how it is run, and which organization will be running it, along with preparing and gathering all the required supporting documentation. Requests are submitted through an online system together with additional material supporting the process at http://forms.icann.org/idn/apply.php * String Evaluation: Requests are evaluated in accordance with the technical and linguistic requirements for the IDN ccTLD string(s) criteria described above. * String Delegation: Requests successfully meeting string evaluation criteria are eligible to apply for delegation following the same ICANN IANA process as is used for ASCII based ccTLDs. Requesters submit string delegation requests to IANA root zone management: root-mgmt(a)iana.org<mailto:root-mgmt@iana.org>. With this announcement, requests from a total of 39 countries/territories have successfully passed through the String Evaluation stage. Of these, 33 countries/territories (represented by 43 IDN ccTLDs) are delegated in the DNS root zone, with the remainder either readying to apply, or actively applying for delegation of the string. Up-to-date information about the IDN Fast Track Program will continue to be provided on the Fast Track Process web page at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fast-track-2012-02-25-en. ICANN will continue to accept new string evaluation requests for non-Latin country-code top-level domains for countries and territories that meet the Fast Track Process requirements. Please email idncctldrequest(a)icann.org<mailto:idncctldrequest@icann.org> for any inquiries for participation.

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Holds Calls with Community on Public Comments Submitted on the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 13, 2016

April 13, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-12-en ________________________________ ICANN Holds Calls with Community on Public Comments Submitted on the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget 12 April 2016 ICANN will be holding community calls during which the comments submitted on the Draft FY17 Operating Plan and Budget<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/op-budget-fy17-five-year-2016-03-05-en> will be presented by the submitters to ICANN staff. This is intended to enhance the understanding of the comments and so improve the quality of the response. This process was implemented to improve the public comment process, consistently with ATRT2 recommendations (#12.1 and #12.5<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49354554/ATRT2%20Executive…>). All calls will be public, focused on the organization that submitted comments, and attended by at least one Board Finance Committee<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/finance-committee-2014-03-21-en> member. Additional board members may attend based on availability. The staff and Board members attending will primarily listen and ask clarifying questions. Responses to public comments will not be provided during these calls, unless the comments are factual with a very specific and simple answer. All submitted comments can be found in the public comments forum<https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-op-budget-fy17-five-year-05mar16/>. The schedule for these calls, along with dial-in information, will be published on the Community Wiki Finance Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/yjiAAw> as dates and times are agreed with each stakeholder group.

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups is now final. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that the 15 ALAC members to ratify this final Statement. To read the final Statement, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw. Please note that the ALAC ratification vote will start on 11 April 2016 23:59 UTC and end on 15 April 2016 23:59 UTC. 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 Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge

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ICANN Newsletter -- 8 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 8 April 2016 ________________________________ Announcements This Week ICANN and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day Root Zone Management System "Parallel Testing" Period<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-08-en> 8 April 2016 Fellowship Program Brings Experienced Alumni to ICANN56 Policy Forum<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-04-04-en> 4 April 2016 GDD Summit Announced<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-04-en> 4 April 2016 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [ICANN 56 | Helsinki]27-30 June 2016: 56th International Public ICANN Meeting - Helsinki<https://meetings.icann.org/en/helsinki56> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en> 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<http://www.icann.org/>. Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020<http://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/planning-en> ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/opplan.htm>

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Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Final Report Recommendations of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of the ALAC, Tijani Ben Jemaa, with assistance from Jean-Jacques Subrenat and Narine Khachatryan, has developed the first draft ALAC Statement on the Final Report Recommendations of the Geographic Regions Review Working Group<https://community.icann.org/x/J5VlAw>. 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/J5VlAw. 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 15 April 2016 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>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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>

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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day Root Zone Management System "Parallel Testing" Period
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 10, 2016

April 10, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-04-08-en ________________________________ ICANN and Verisign Announce Start of 90-day Root Zone Management System "Parallel Testing" Period 8 April 2016 As scheduled and previously communicated<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p7u7s2fnyne/?OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=7b45a99c2e6a13b…>, on 6 April 2016, ICANN and Verisign began a 90-day "parallel testing" period to verify the continued integrity of the data contained in the root zone file produced via the Root Zone Management System (RZMS) following the successful completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition. This is a key step in ensuring the continued security and stability of the Internet's root zone. The parallel testing period is part of the proposal<https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrator_pr…> that ICANN and Verisign submitted to NTIA in August 2015, at NTIA's request, on how best to transition NTIA's administrative role associated with root zone management to the global multistakeholder community in a manner that maintains the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS). The parallel testing period will be used to confirm that the production RZMS and the parallel test version of the RZMS (that has had the NTIA authorization step removed) produces identical output for every root zone file published. During the parallel testing period, and until the successful completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition, the authoritative root zone file will continue to be produced by the production RZMS that contains the authorization step performed by NTIA. The parallel testing period is scheduled to be conducted for a continuous 90-day period and will be considered successful as long as no unexplained differences in root zone files are identified between the production RZMS and the parallel test RZMS. In the event that any unexplained differences are found the issue(s) will be addressed and the 90-day parallel testing period will be restarted. Verisign will be publishing daily comparison reports throughout the testing period, which will be made available on their website<http://www.verisign.com/rzms-parallel-ops/index.html>. ICANN will also be publishing monthly reports, which can be found on ICANN's Stewardship Implementation webpage<https://www.icann.org/stewardship-implementation>. The RZMS parallel testing period is part of ICANN's broader implementation planning efforts in response to the anticipated IANA Stewardship Transition. On 14 March 2014, NTIA announced<https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transitio…> its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder community. The Root Zone Administrator (RZA) role currently performed by NTIA will be eliminated upon the successful completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition, currently projected for September 2016.

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At-Large Captioning Pilot Project - Submit your requests
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2016

April 8, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group lead and NARALO's Secretary, this is a reminder to submit your request for captioning facilities for calls to be held in April - May 2016. The implementation of this project will be structured as follows: * Three calls to include captioning each month for a total of 9 teleconferences, not exceeding 60 minutes per call (with the exception of the ALAC Monthly Meeting) * The calls shall be held between January - first week June 2016. * During the first pilot phase of this captioning project the language used will be English. * In order to select the calls the captioning team has developed a set of criteria to evaluate and rate the requests. The request for captioning must meet at least one of these criteria to be put on the list. Criteria for Captioning: 1) Are there persons with disabilities or with limited bandwidth participating? 2) Are there webinars of general interest to the ICANN community that would increase the engagement of non-native English speakers? 3) Are the meetings or discussions about accessible tools or software? If you would like to have a teleconference captioned during this pilot phase please submit your request to At-Large Staff :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> ASAP . * The At-Large Captioning Pilot Project group, in collaboration with At-Large Staff, will select the calls that will have captioning based on the criteria noted above. * A short poll will be made at the end of each call where captioning is used to ask for feedback on the captioning program during that call. See further details Wiki: At-Large Captioning Pilot Project<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Captioning+Pilot+Proje…>. Thank you for your support in the implementation of this exciting project! Thank you! Kind 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]

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GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 11 April 2016 - 15 April 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 8, 2016

April 8, 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 11 April – 15 April 2016. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 11 April 2016 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/RgV1Aw 19:00 UTC: (At-Large) NARALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/xTSAAw 21:00 UTC: (GNSO) Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country/Territory Names as TLDs <https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg> https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg Tuesday 12 April 2016 16:00 UTC: (GNSO) Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag 17:30 UTC: (GNSO) GNSO Review Webinar Wednesday 13 April 2016 12:00 UTC: (At-Large) ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Mid-Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/kTKAAw Thursday 14 April 2016 13:00 UTC (GNSO) New gTLD Auction PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/px6AAw Friday 15 April 2016 none Please confirm your dial-out requests 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> Thank you. Kind 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]

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