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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews <https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw> .² Please note that only the 15 ALAC members will cast votes in this poll. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews <https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw> " for the communication to relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw> . Please note that the poll will be open from 10-July-2015 14:59 UTC to 15-July-2015 23:59 UTC. 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 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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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 13-18 July 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

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 13-18 July 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 13 July 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 14:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 20:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 14 July 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 18:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 15 July 2015 11:00 UTC: Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:30 UTC: At-Large AFRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/Xao0Aw Thursday 16 July 2015 None Friday 17 July 2015 The CCWG-Accountability is meeting in Paris for a face-to-face meeting. For more information on the meeting visit: CCWG ACCT Face to Face Meeting (17 - 18 July 2015)<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778863>. Saturday 18 July 2015 The CCWG-Accountability is meeting in Paris for a face-to-face meeting. For more information on the meeting visit: CCWG ACCT Face to Face Meeting (17 - 18 July 2015)<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53778863>. 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: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> Thank you. 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 Newsletter -- 3 July 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 7, 2015

July 7, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 3 July 2015 ________________________________ Announcements This Week EXTENDED: Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organization Reviews<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-02-en> The Public Comment period for the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews has been extended. 2 July 2015 Indonesia's PANDI Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in Indonesia<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-07-01-en> Jakarta, Indonesia ... The first L-Root instance in Indonesia has been successfully installed in Jakarta, increasing the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall fault tolerance and its resilience against certain types of cyber threats, such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. 1 July 2015 Call for Expressions of Interest for 2016 | Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-01-en> ICANN is seeking expressions of interest for leadership roles in the 2016 Nominating Committee (NomCom) - that of the 2016 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. 1 July 2015 GNSO Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-06-29-en> This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the seven recommendations of the Generic Names Supporting Organization's Policy Development Process on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information. 29 June 2015 ICG Announces Upcoming Meetings<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-29-en> The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has scheduled its twentieth to twenty-sixth calls. 29 June 2015 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Dublin Logo]18-22 October 2015: 54th International Public ICANN Meeting - Dublin<https://meetings.icann.org/en> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm> 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/en/planning/> ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/opplan.htm>

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Update 1/ GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 6-10 July 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

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 06-10 July 2015 Update 1: Wednesday, 08 July 2015 Added: 18:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP1 21:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP2 Friday, 10 July 2015 Added: 19:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP1 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 06 July 2015 13:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP-3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 07 July 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO GSE Capacity Bulding Webinar - ICANN (Basic Level) https://community.icann.org/x/e6E0Aw Wednesday 08 July 2015 11:00 UTC: Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 18:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 21:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP2 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Thursday 09 July 2015 15:00 UTC: At-Large Meeting Strategy Working Party https://community.icann.org/x/h4E0Aw 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 10 July 2015 19:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP1 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 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: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> Thank you. 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 -- EXTENDED: Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organization Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-02-en ________________________________ EXTENDED: Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organization Reviews 2 July 2015 The Public Comment period for the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews has been extended. In view of the interest displayed by the community at ICANN53 in Buenos Aires, and in view of the impact that this has on the workload of the community, the comment period has been extended to 8 July 2015. The purpose of this Public Comment posting is to request community feedback on a proposed schedule and process, including operational improvements, for Reviews mandated by the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC Reviews) and the ICANN Bylaws (Organizational Reviews). The request for the community is based on both appreciating the community's workload and the timing of several Reviews in FY2016. Based on the terms of the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) and ICANN Bylaws, seven Reviews are scheduled to take place in FY20161, in addition to the finalization of the GNSO Review. Under the AoC, these Reviews would be: Security, Stability and Resiliency Review (SSR2); WHOIS Policy Review (WHOIS2); and Competition, Consumer Choice & Consumer Trust (CCT). Under bylaw mandated Organizational Reviews, these would be: At Large2, NomCom2, SSAC2, and RSSAC2. Specifically, three AoC Reviews and initial work on the At-Large Review are proposed for FY2016, and three Organizational Reviews would be deferred until FY2017. Timing for the Competition, Consumer Choice & Consumer Trust Review is not impacted by this proposal - this Review will commence as scheduled, with a call for volunteers in September 2015. In addition to suggesting an approach to adjusting the schedule to accommodate the workload for the community, several improvements are proposed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Reviews, per community suggestions. Of note for this consultation is recognizing that the CCWG Accountability process is considering recommendations to include the AoC Reviews into the ICANN Bylaws, which may adjust the timing if needed. ICANN is committed to fulfilling its obligations under the AoC and Bylaws, and stands ready to implement the mandated Review schedule, unless a suitable alternative is agreed upon with the Community. This public consultation and the proposed alternative schedule presented for consideration arises in large part after stakeholder requests for relief from the unplanned confluence of Reviews, as the large number of simultaneous Reviews will have significant impact on ICANN stakeholders' capacity as well as ICANN resources. While it is important to meet ICANN's commitments to fulfill accountability obligations, it is also important to be responsive to community's workload concerns. The proposed timeline and process/operating improvements are more fully outlined in the Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-aoc-org-reviews-process-2015…> announcement and the public session in Buenos Aires<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-aoc-org-reviews> including a summary of comments<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-proposed-aoc-org-reviews-process-15ma…> received during the session.

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New Public Comment: GNSO Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment period has been created: GNSO Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration<https://community.icann.org/x/O6o0Aw>. 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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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on the GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report<https://community.icann.org/x/K4Y0Aw> in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/K4Y0Aw>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 07 July 2015 20:59 UTC. 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft ALAC Statement on the Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews<https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw> in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. The current draft, as well as additional information on the Public Comment, can be found on the At-Large Proposed Schedule and Process/Operational Improvements for AoC and Organizational Reviews Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/-440Aw>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 08 July 2015 20:59 UTC. 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 6-10 July 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 3, 2015

July 3, 2015

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 06-10 July 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 06 July 2015 18:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability WP-3 https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Tuesday 07 July 2015 12:00 UTC: CCWG Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO GSE Capacity Bulding Webinar - ICANN (Basic Level) https://community.icann.org/x/e6E0Aw Wednesday 08 July 2015 11:00 UTC: Stress Tests Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg Thursday 09 July 2015 15:00 UTC: At-Large Meeting Strategy Working Party https://community.icann.org/x/h4E0Aw 17:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 10 July 2015 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: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship and CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> Thank you. 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 -- Indonesia's PANDI Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in Indonesia
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2015-07-01-en ________________________________ Indonesia's PANDI Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in Indonesia 1 July 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia ... The first L-Root instance in Indonesia has been successfully installed in Jakarta, increasing the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall fault tolerance and its resilience against certain types of cyber threats, such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The launch of the L-Root server node is a joint operation between ICANN and Pengelola Nama Domain Internet Indonesia (PANDI), Indonesia's Country Code Top Level Domain Operator of .id, who supplied the equipment necessary for the installation of the new L-Root node. "We are very pleased to host the L-Root which is the third root server in Indonesia, in addition to the existing I- and F-Root servers. It is important to improve the reliability, speed and resilience of the Internet in our country," said PANDI Chairman, Andi Budimansyah. "The successful installation of Indonesia's first L-Root instance is a historical moment made possible with ICANN's collaboration with PANDI, as well as the multi-stakeholder community of Indonesia, including the Indonesian government that has been a close partner of ICANN in the region. This is a testimony of ICANN's commitment to Indonesia and we look forward to bringing in more L-Root instances into the country," said Kuek Yu-Chuang, ICANN Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific. This cooperation is an effort to enhance the security, stability and resiliency to Indonesian Internet users and reduce the response time experienced when making some DNS queries. Bambang Heru Tjahjono, Director General of the Indonesia Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) said, "The Ministry of Communication & Information Technology highly appreciate any activities related to the ICT programs that improve the reliability of internet and internet governance in Indonesia. One of our main objectives is to strengthen the national DNS. With an L-Root instance in Indonesia, and with closer cooperation with ICANN, Indonesia's Internet governance is expected to be increasingly well-organized and the security, reliability and integrity of the operation of the Internet in Indonesia will significantly improve." There are 13 "root" DNS servers, identified by the letters A through M - the "L" root server operated by ICANN being one. Computers typically communicate with each other using numeric addresses, while humans find it easier to use and remember names (for instance, users typically remember the domain name "ICANN.ORG" more easily than the Internet Protocol address, 2620:0:2d0:200::7). The DNS translates names into addresses and the root servers provide the pointers to the server for top-level domains (the last part of domain names, for example, "ORG" in "ICANN.ORG"). Spreading this root information out geographically by duplicating the root servers leads to a resilient, dispersed system that reduces the risk of being taken offline by a problem or attack and reduces the time it takes to look up names on the Internet. For more information about L-root, please visit www.dns.icann.org/<http://www.dns.icann.org/>. # # # Media Contacts ICANN Liana Teo Head of Communications, Asia Pacific Singapore Tel: +65 6808 6669 Email: liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@icann.org> PANDI Andi Budimansyah CEO Tel: +62 81210301122 Email: ceo(a)pandi.id<mailto:ceo@pandi.id> ________________________________ About ICANN ICANN's mission is to 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 coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>. About PANDI PANDI is an Indonesia non-profit organization that manages ccTLD.ID formed and managed by the business community, academia and government (multistakeholder) that promote the use of the domain in order to contribute positively to the global Internet in accordance with prevailing regulations in Indonesia.

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