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ICANN News Alert -- Co-Chairs of CCWG-Accountability Publish High Level Statements
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 10, 2015

Jan. 10, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-09-en On behalf of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability, the co-chairs Thomas Rickert (GNSO), León Sanchez Ambia (ALAC) and Mathieu Weill (ccNSO) are pleased to announce that the CCWG has prepared a set of high level statements<https://community.icann.org/x/3pAQAw> that might be valuable to all groups or individuals working on proposals as part of the NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition Process. The CCWG is aware and conscious of the interdependency and interlinkage of the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Processes, in particular with what has been called Work Stream 1 and appreciates the sense of urgency. Although the CCWG works as expeditiously as possible on the tasks it has been chartered with, it is not feasible to publish concrete results of the group in January. Nonetheless, the CCWG has chosen to publish the high level statements as a preliminary assessment of the situation and is cognizant that this preliminary assessment might be subject to change because of: * Changes to the proposals under discussion as part of the IANA Stewardship Transition Process, in particular the Interim Proposal<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-naming-transition-01dec14-e…> published by the CWG-Stewardship on 1 December 2014; and * Changes due to other external and internal factors, such as evolving deliberations of the CWG itself. Background CCWG The CCWG began its work late November 2014 with regular weekly virtual meetings and will have its first (intersessional) face-to face meeting on 19 and 20 January 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany. The CCWG was chartered by ALAC, ccNSO, GAC, GNSO and NRO acting as ASO and includes over 150 participants and members<https://community.icann.org/x/IIMHAw> appointed by the chartering organizations, Advisors<https://community.icann.org/x/54cQAw> appointed by the Public Experts Group (PEG), and 3 liaisons. Additional information, including transcripts and recordings of the discussions are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/o<https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg>

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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 12-16 January 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 9, 2015

Jan. 9, 2015

Dear all, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 12-16 January 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 12 January 2015 20:00 UTC: NARALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi Tuesday 13 January 2015 06:00 UTC: 6th Meeting CCWG-Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 20 :00 TUC : ALT Single Issue call on the At-Large Review https://community.icann.org/x/noAi 21:30 UTC: ALT Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/noAi Wednesday 14 January 2015 11:00 UTC: CWG on country and territory names as TLDs https://community.icann.org/x/X7XhAg 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO Curative Rights PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 19:30 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 15 January 2015 14:00 UTC: 14th meeting of the CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 16 January 2015 18:00 UTC: GNSO Review Working Party: https://community.icann.org/x/WZLhAg 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Kind regards, 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<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto: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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ICANN News Alert -- Webinar: Interactive Presentation of the Initial Report of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 9, 2015

Jan. 9, 2015

The PDP Working Group on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information has been chartered to determine whether contact information data should be translated or transliterated into a common language and/or script. The Group has published its Initial Report recommending not to make translation/transliteration of contact information mandatory but to allow for it on a voluntary basis. The public comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-initial-2014-…> period on this Report is open until 1 February 2015. To help the Community understand the Working Group's reasoning and to facilitate the submission of public comments, the Working Group co-Chairs will hold a 30-min webinar on Friday 16 January at 14:00 UTC. The aim is to present the preliminary recommendations and allow for an extended question and answer session, providing an opportunity for an interactive exchange between the Community and members of this PDPWorking Group. Webinar on 17 January 2015; 14.00-14.30 UTC To take part please RSVP via gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>

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ICANN News Alert -- Data Retention Waiver (Germany) - CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 9, 2015

Jan. 9, 2015

DATA RETENTION WAIVER CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN's request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request thatICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request. Registrar's Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waivers granted by ICANN to RegistryGate GmbH, ingenit GmbH & Co. KG, and 1APl GmbH on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in Germany. See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-07-en> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-07-en> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-08-07-en> Registrar and each of the registrars granted a waiver as cited above aredomiciled in Germany and subject to German law, and ICANN has determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waivers previously granted to RegistryGate GmbH, ingenit GmbH & Co. KG, and 1APl GmbH. ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAAon the following terms: 1. ICANN agrees as follows: (a) The Registrar shall remain obliged to retain all data elements specified in Articles 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 of the Specification for the duration of its sponsorship of the Registration and for a period of two (2) additional years thereafter; however, Registrar will be permitted to block the data elements specified in Articles 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 of the Specification in accordance with blocking requirements under applicable law (see Sec. 35 para. 3 German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG) at the earliest after one year following the end of the Registrar's sponsorship of the Registration, provided that the rights of data subjects under Sec. 35 para 2 second sentence BDSG shall remain unaffected. (b) Registrar may exclude from the data retention obligation in the Specification any data elements specified in Articles 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification which constitute usage data in the meaning of Sec. 13 para. 4 no. 2 German Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz – TMG), unless those data are subject to retention periods prescribed by law or statutes or agreed by contract between Registrar and registrant and retained in accordance with Sec. 13 para. 4 no. 2, sentence 2 TMG. (c) Registrar may block the data elements specified in Articles 1.2.1, 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 in accordance with blocking requirements under applicable law (see Sec. 35 para. 3 BDSG) at the earliest after one year following the end of the Registrar's sponsorship of the Registration, provided that the rights of data subjects under Sec. 35 para 2 second sentence BDSG shall remain unaffected. (d) It is acknowledged that a transfer of any retained blocked data elements without consent of the data subject is permissible, if the requirements of the exception in Sec. 35 para. 8 BDSG are met. 2. In all other respects the terms of the Specification will remain AS IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in Articles 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 and Articles 1.2.1 through 1.2.3 inclusive of the Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar's obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance withICANN's Bylaws ("ICANN Policies") or limits Registrar's obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA ("RAA Amendments"). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAAAmendment will control. 3. The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAAsigned by Registrar. ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in Germany and subject to German law.

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ICANN News Alert -- Data Retention Waiver (Belgium) - Register NV dba Register.eu
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 9, 2015

Jan. 9, 2015

DATA RETENTION WAIVER (Belgium) Register NV dba Register.eu Register NV dba Register.eu ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN's request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request that ICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request. Registrar's Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waiver granted by ICANN to NAMEWEB BVBA, on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in Belgium. See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-06-16-en> Registrar and NAMEWEB BVBA are both domiciled in Belgium and subject to Belgium law, and ICANNhas determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waiver previously granted to NAMEWEB BVBA. ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAAon the following terms: 1. ICANN agrees that, following Registrar's execution of the 2013 RAA, for purposes of assessing Registrar's compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA, the period of "two additional years" in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to "one additional year." 2. In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar's obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance withICANN's Bylaws ("ICANN Policies") or limits Registrar's obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA ("RAA Amendments"). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAAAmendment will control. 3. The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAAsigned by Registrar. ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in Belgium and subject to Belgium law.

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ICANN News Alert -- Data Retention Waiver (France) - Online SAS
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 9, 2015

Jan. 9, 2015

DATA RETENTION WAIVER Online SAS Online SAS ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN's request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request that ICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request. Registrar's Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waivers granted by ICANN to OVH SAS, MAILCLUB SAS, and GANDI SAS on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in France. See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-03-12-en> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-5-2014-08-07-en> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-10-29-en> Registrar and each of the registrars cited above are all société par actions simplifiée domiciled in France and subject to French law, and ICANN has determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waivers previously granted to OVH SAS, MAILCLUB SAS, and GANDI SAS. ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAAon the following terms: 1. ICANN agrees that, following Registrar's execution of the 2013 RAA, for purposes of assessing Registrar's compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA, the period of "two additional years" in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to "one additional year." 2. In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar's obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance withICANN's Bylaws ("ICANN Policies") or limits Registrar's obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA ("RAA Amendments"). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAAAmendment will control. 3. The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAAsigned by Registrar. ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in France and subject to French law.

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ICANN News Alert -- IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Proposal Assembly and Finalization Process and Updated Transition Process Timeline
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 8, 2015

Jan. 8, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-07-en ________________________________ IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Proposal Assembly and Finalization Process and Updated Transition Process Timeline 7 January 2015 Today the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) announced its transition proposal Assembly and Finalization Process - https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/iana-transition-assembly-finali… [PDF, 89 KB]. This document explains the process that the ICG will follow for assembly and finalization of the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal. It includes information about the ICANN Board's role in conveying the final transition proposal to NTIA. The ICG has also issued an update to its previously published process timeline - https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icg-process-timeline-07jan15-en… [PDF, 51 KB]. The target dates remain unchanged in the updated timeline, but the explanations of the last two steps in the timeline have been updated for consistency with the Assembly and Finalization Process. The previously published timeline graphic https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icg-process-timeline-graphic-10… [XLSX, 44 KB] remains consistent with the updated timeline.

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ICANN News Alert -- Three Contention Sets Postponed for 21 January gTLD Auction
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 7, 2015

Jan. 7, 2015

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-07-en ________________________________ Three Contention Sets Postponed for 21 January gTLD Auction 7 January 2015 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is postponing auctions that had been scheduled for 21 January 2015, for .LLC, .LLP and .INC. ICANN made this decision following receipt of a recommendation issued by the Emergency Panelist appointed in the Independent Review Process (IRP) initiated by Dot Registry, LLC, which is an applicant for these three strings. All affected applicants have been informed. The Emergency Panelist recommended that the auctions be postponed pending the conclusion of the IRP, and ICANN has voluntarily chosen to follow the recommendation for the time being. The parties have selected two of the three panelists for the IRP and expect to constitute the full three-person panel shortly. ICANN has a proven commitment to accountability and transparency in all of its practices. ICANN considers these principles to be fundamental safeguards in ensuring that its bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model remains effective. The mechanisms through which ICANN achieves accountability and transparency are built into every level of its organization and mandate. The IRP<https://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#IV-3> is one of the accountability review mechanisms<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/mechanisms-2014-03-20-en> set out in the ICANN Bylaws. For an understanding of how ICANN's accountability review processes work, including the IRP, please view the infographic<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/accountability-mechanisms-…>. For more information about this specific IRP, visit: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dot-registry-v-icann-2014-09-25-en

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New Public Comment: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .DVAG, .TUI, .SPIEGEL, .ALLFINANZ and .FLSMIDTH TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 7, 2015

Jan. 7, 2015

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the following public comment request has been created: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .DVAG, .TUI, .SPIEGEL, .ALLFINANZ and .FLSMIDTH TLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/448QAw> 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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update 2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 05-09 January 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 7, 2015

Jan. 7, 2015

Dear all, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 05-09 January 2015 Updates will follow as Doodles close. Update 2: Thursday: removed 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact information PDP WG 17:00 UTC: At-Large Metrics WG Monday 05 January 2015 14:00 UTC: RFP3 meeting of the CWG-Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/ESrxAg<https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg> 19:00 UTC: ICANN Accessibility Task force Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/n4sQAw 22:00 UTC: LACRALO Webinar - Documents Currently Open to Public Comments https://community.icann.org/x/aogQAw Tuesday 06 January 2015 12:00 UTC: 5th Meeting CCWG-Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 14:30 UTC: RFP 4 meeting of the CWG- Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/EyrxAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9 iCfAg<https://community.icann.org/x/9%20iCfAg> 18:30 UTC: AFRALO Webinar on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/fo0QAw Wednesday 07 January 2015 14:00 UTC: RFP3 meeting of the CWG-Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/ESrxAg<https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg> 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO Curative Rights PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 18:30 UTC: At-Large AFRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/25Mi 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag 21:00 UTC: RFP 5 meeting of the CWG- Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/FSrxAg Thursday 08 January 2015 11:00 UTC: 13th meeting of the CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg Friday 09 January 2015 None at this time 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: At-Large Staff : staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Kind regards, 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<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto: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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