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New Public Comment Request: Proposed Renewal of .JOBS Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Dear All, Kindly note that the At-Large Workspace for the new public comment request has been created: Proposed Renewal of .JOBS Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement<https://community.icann.org/x/yYIQAw> 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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ICANN News Alert -- RSSAC Approves Advisories on Service Expectations of Root Servers and Measurements of the Root Server System
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-09-en ________________________________ RSSAC Approves Advisories on Service Expectations of Root Servers and Measurements of the Root Server System 9 December 2014 At its regular meeting on 20 November 2014, the RSSAC approved RSSAC001 and RSSAC002, the first two formal advisories produced by the RSSAC under its reorganized structure. In RSSAC001, the RSSAC describes the best practice service to be provided by root servers, and defines the operational expectations that users might reasonably anticipate of both that service and the root server operators. This document highlights that a diversity of approach is desirable in the root server system, and replaces, together with an upcoming Request For Comments from the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) (see below), an earlier direction (RFC 2010, RFC2870) on implementation with a set of protocol and service expectations that root server operators must satisfy. In RSSAC002, the RSSAC identifies and recommends an initial set of parameters that would be useful to monitor for establishing a baseline and trends for the root server system. The implementation of these measurements (and future refinements to them) by root server operators will form an early warning system that will assist in detecting and mitigating any effects (or the absence of such effects) associated with growing size of the root zone. A common set of expectations for data collection will help identify any changes that might challenge the normal performance of the DNS root server system associated with growth of the root zone or other evolutionary changes in the DNS and the Internet. RSSAC002 is published on the RSSAC publications webpage<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rssac-publications-2014-05-12-en>. RSSAC001 will be held for publication in tandem with a complementary RFC by the IAB, specifying the DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements (current draft is available here<http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-iab-2870bis/>). These documents are general advice to the technical community, particularly the root server operators. In accordance with its charter, RSSAC is working with the root server operator organizations on deployment of the recommendations and plans a status report to the community.

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Reminder IMPORTANT Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition"
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Dear All, This is an invitation to attend the second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition". The trainer will be Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Vice Chair of the ALAC and Chair of the At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function. This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 10 December 2014 from 21:00 - 22:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nbj6dge The draft agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://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. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/0DrxAg> 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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PLEASE RSVP Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

Reminder: Monthly GNSO WG Newcomer Open House Session These ongoing monthly sessions are for new GNSO WG participants to come together and discuss any questions they may have about GNSO Working Groups, procedures and/or processes. We know there is a lot of information to digest when you join a GNSO Working Group and these monthly meetings are an opportunity for newcomers and more experienced participants to meet in an informal setting without the pressure of "real work" that needs be done. The agenda is flexible. The presenters will be ready with a standard set of materials if people would like to discuss them. Feel free to submit questions, either in advance or at the beginning of the meeting, if there is a topic that you would like to explore in more depth . Providing useful answers to a wide range of questions is part of the reason why these meetings are Thursday 11 December at 12.00 UTC To convert to your local time zone, please see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html If you are interested to join the next meeting on 11 December or any of the future meetings, please let the GNSO Secretariat know (gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>) and we will send you the call details. If there are any specific questions you already have, or any overviews or introductions you think would be helpful (e.g. GNSO Policy Development Process or GNSO Working Group guidelines), please let us know in advance and we will prepare materials accordingly. Feel free to share this invitation with others that you think may be interested. We look forward to welcoming you at the next meeting! Terri Agnew GNSO Secretariat

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Update #3 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 08-12 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

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 the 08-12 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Thursday: removed 17:00 UTC: At-Large Metrics Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/QzXxAg Monday 08 December 2014 15:00 UTC: GNSO New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion https://community.icann.org/x/OrXhAg 15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce meeting https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ 20:00 UTC: NARALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/6o0i Tuesday 09 December 2014 14:30 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function call https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 20 :00 UTC : CCWG Accountability https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-02-en Wednesday 10 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 18 :30 UTC : AFRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/zjDxAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag 21:00 UTC: Second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition" https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw Thursday 11 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 12:00 UTC: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 12 November 2014 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, 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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IMPORTANT Invitation / At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015: "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition"
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

Dear All, This is an invitation to attend the second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition". The trainer will be Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Vice Chair of the ALAC and Chair of the At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function. This webinar is scheduled on Wednesday 10 December 2014 from 21:00 - 22:30 UTC (90 minutes) . For other times: http://tinyurl.com/nbj6dge The draft agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw French and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/alcb2015/ Conference IDs: EN: 1638 ES: 1738 FR: 1838 http://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. At-Large Capacity Building Program 2015: wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/0DrxAg> 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.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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ICANN News Alert -- Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2014

Dec. 8, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en ________________________________ Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions 8 December 2014 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership positions. Applications in 2015 are invited for the following positions: * Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors * Three At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions) * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe and help shape the Internet's technical coordination and policy development. Those selected will also gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will be making a valuable public service contribution towards the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource. Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill ICANN's mission to coordinate the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure its stable and secure operation. Current NomCom-selected Board members include: Cherine Chalaby<https://www.icann.org/profiles/cherine-chalaby>, Steve Crocker<https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker>, Wolfgang Kleinwächter<https://www.icann.org/profiles/wolfgang-kleinwachter>, Asha Hemrajani<https://www.icann.org/profiles/asha-hemrajani>, Bruno Lanvin<https://www.icann.org/profiles/bruno-lanvin>, Erika Mann<https://www.icann.org/profiles/erika-mann>, Gonzalo Navarro<https://www.icann.org/profiles/gonzalo-navarro> and George Sadowsky<https://www.icann.org/profiles/george-sadowsky>. Please submit applications for the positions described above through the on-line application request form at (http://nomcom.icann.org/apply) or by emailing nomcom2015(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2015@icann.org>. For more information, please visit the 2015 NomCom<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/2015-2014-11-14-en> website. If you have any questions or comments, please email: nomcom2015(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2015@icann.org>. Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an on-line form at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest. All applications are confidential and should be received by 15 March 2015 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2015. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in October 2015. Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions. These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to ICANN's three annual Public Meetings. Recent ICANN Public Meetings were held in Singapore, London, and Los Angeles. Meetings during 2015 will be held in Singapore (8 - 12 February 2015), the Latin America/Caribbean Islands region and Dublin. Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed. Each Board Member has the option to receive compensation in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board on 30 July 2014, but is not required to do so. (See https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b.) Background: The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within ICANN's structure. It is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws. NomCom members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them. The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing bodies. NomCom members are accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom. =

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ICANN Newsletter -- 5 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2014

Dec. 8, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 5 December 2014 ________________________________ Announcements This Week ICANN 53 Fellowship Application Round Now Open<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-05-en> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Fellowship program seeks participants from developing countries interested in the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier system. 5 December 2014 IDN TLD Program - Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) - LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-03-en> ICANN intends to develop a tool to allow the Generation Panels and the community to develop and use Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) in the new machine-readable XML-based format. 3 December 2014 ICANN Welcomes the EU Council's Conclusions on Internet Governance<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-12-02-en> December 2, 2014 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today welcome the EU Council on Telecommunication (TTE) for its Conclusions on Internet Governance adopted on 27 November 2014. 2 December 2014 Seeking Panel Members for New gTLD Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-02-en> ICANN plans to expand the Standing Panel responsible for administering the Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP), which supports the New gTLD Program. 2 December 2014 Call for Volunteers to Participate in Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-02-en> The Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) was formed to deliver proposals that would enhance ICANN's accountability towards all stakeholders. The organizations that chartered the CCWG now call for volunteers to join this effort. 2 December 2014 WEBINAR: Cross Community Working Group (CWG) On Naming Related Functions Public Consultation on Draft Transition Proposal<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-01-en> In order to brief the community on the contents on this draft transition proposal and encourage community feedback, the CWG will be organizing three identical webinars at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. 1 December 2014 Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-01-en> Following the request of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for ICANN "convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management, a Cross Community Working Group (CWG) was tasked with developing to produce a consolidated transition proposal for the elements of the IANA Functions relating to the Domain Name System (DNS). 1 December 2014 ICANN Finalizes Process for Requests for Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-01-en> As previously announced, ICANN has been working towards developing a process to permit registries to request the release of two-character ASCII labels at the second-level for registration to 3rd parties and activation in the DNS pursuant to Section 2 of Specification 5. That process is now final and available. 1 December 2014 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Singapore Logo]8-12 February 2014: 52nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Singapore<http://singapore52.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, 2012 - 2015<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY15 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>

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ICANN News Alert -- Seeking Panel Members for New gTLD Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2014

Dec. 8, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-02-en ________________________________ Seeking Panel Members for New gTLD Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution 2 December 2014 ICANN plans to expand the Standing Panel responsible for administering the Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP), which supports the New gTLD Program. Parties with relevant experience and the desire to serve the Internet community are invited to submit expressions of interest. "PICDRP Standing Panel members play an important role in upholding the integrity of the Domain Name industry and protecting the public interest," said Akram Atallah, president of ICANN's Global Domains Division. The PICDRP is designed to serve the interests of the Internet community. When a report arises alleging that a registry has violated its public interest commitment(s) as outlined in its contract with ICANN, members of the PICDRP Standing Panel can be called upon to review the report, and if necessary, recommend remedies to ICANN. Therefore, all Standing Panel members must be impartial and independent. Download the official Call for Expressions of Interest<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/picdrp-eoi-02dec14-en.pdf> [PDF, 110 KB] to serve on the PICDRP Standing Panel. ICANN welcomes applicants with international dispute resolution experience and a sound technical understanding of the Internet and the Domain Name System. Expertise in any of the following areas is also highly desired: * Contract interpretation * Cross-cultural issues * Cyber security * Judicial and/or legal work * Licensing * Online content * Public policy * Regulatory environments * Social research * Trademark protection # # # Media Contact Gwen Carlson Director, GDD Communications Los Angeles, CA Tel: +1 310 578 8653 Email: gwen.carlson(a)icann.org<mailto:gwen.carlson@icann.org> 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/>

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Update #2 GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 08-12 December 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2014

Dec. 8, 2014

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 the 08-12 December 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Tuesday: removed 21 :00 UTC : GNSO DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Monday 08 December 2014 15:00 UTC: GNSO New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion https://community.icann.org/x/OrXhAg 15:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce meeting https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ 20:00 UTC: NARALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/6o0i Tuesday 09 December 2014 14:30 UTC At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function call https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 20 :00 UTC : CCWG Accountability https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-02-en Wednesday 10 December 2014 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO INGO CRP WG: https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 18 :30 UTC : AFRALO Monthly https://community.icann.org/x/zjDxAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag 21:00 UTC: Second Webinar of the At-Large Capacity Building Program - 2015 on the Topic of "IANA Naming Function stewardship transition" https://community.icann.org/x/E4MHAw Thursday 11 December 2014 11:00 UTC: CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 12:00 UTC: GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 17:00 UTC: At-Large Metrics Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/QzXxAg Friday 12 November 2014 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, 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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