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FIRST UPDATE GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 17-21 November 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

** With added EURALO call on Tuesday 18 November** 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 17-21 November 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 17 November 2014 17:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/NJQi Tuesday 18 November 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 17:30 UTC: AFRALO Task force “Outreach for more African representation in ICANN Leadership positions” https://community.icann.org/x/YBLxAg 19:00 UTC: EURALO Monthly meeting: https://community.icann.org/x/xSzxAg 21:00 UTC: DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 19 November 08:00 UTC-17:00 UTC: CWG IANA F2F https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 20 November 07:00 – 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA F2F https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 21 November 15:00 UTC: AFRALO ROP WG https://community.icann.org/x/M8XhAg 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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ICANN News Alert -- ICANN to Hold Its First Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul on November 18th, 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-11-13-en ________________________________ ICANN to Hold Its First Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul on November 18th, 2014 The goal is to encourage the growth of a stronger domain name industry in Turkey. 13 November 2014 Istanbul, Turkey - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that, for the first time, it will host a Turkey Domain Name System (DNS) forum in Istanbul on the 18th November 2014. This Turkey DNS Forum is the first edition of what will be an annual event. The forum will bring together interested participants with key players in the domain name field, to discuss current topics in Turkey's industry. Representatives from ICANN, the Government of Turkey and Garanti Bank will provide welcoming remarks to kickoff this daylong session. "Our newly opened hub in Istanbul is poised to engage with our local stakeholders in all aspects, this event being one of them, with the aim of building a stronger domain name industry in Turkey. At ICANN, our mission to the public is dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. Our hub is uniquely positioned to not only cater to our host country, but also to be a bridge connecting Europe, Africa and the Middle East," said David Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support and General Manager, ICANN-Istanbul. During this forum, presentations and panel discussions from experts of the Internet sector in Turkey will address topics such as: * Turkey's Internet industry, * The innovation and growth opportunities available for business innovation, * The new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), * Registrar strategies in a competitive environment. "We are very happy with the cooperation and support of the local community in helping making this happen and look forward to a fruitful collaboration in our future efforts to support and develop the emerging domain name markets, with all the expert knowledge we can provide," said Baher Esmat, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement for the Middle East, ICANN. Participants from ICANN, other Internet organizations, registries, registrars, registrants, ccTLDs, new gTLD applicants, policy makers, Internet service providers, IT businesses, brand owners and legal firms, academics and civil society will attend the event in an effort to share experiences and best practices. For more information, please visit the event website at: https://community.icann.org/display/MES/Turkey+DNS+Forum ## 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/> For further information please contact: Luna Madi EMEA, Communications Director ICANN London, UK Tel: +44 7780 947574 Email: luna.madi(a)icann.org<mailto:luna.madi@icann.org>

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NOW OPEN: Call for candidates in the At-Large community for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 17, 2014

Nov. 17, 2014

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability, has requested a call for candidates in the At-Large community for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability. On 10 October 2014, ICANN published Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Process and Next Steps<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-10-en>, a document that describes the process to examine how ICANN's accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to address the absence of its historical relationship with the US Government and to strengthen its overall accountability and governance processes. The process will be carried out by a Cross Community Working Group (CCWG). A Drafting Team which included two members of the ALAC was convened to propose a Charter for the CCWG. On 05 November 2014, the Charter<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-05-en> was presented and is now undergoing ratification by ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SO) and Advisory Committees (AC). The Charter allows the ALAC to name five people and our intent is to select one per ICANN region (based on citizenship as per ALAC membership). Under the assumption that the charter will be ratified by the majority of ICANN ACs and SOs, the selection of ALAC representatives is now beginning. Members must be familiar with, or be prepared to quickly learn about, current ICANN accountability measures and the earlier Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) efforts (see https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-2014-05-06-en, Section "Inventory of ICANN's Accountability Efforts"). Members must also commit to actively participate in the activities of the CCWG-Accountability on an ongoing and long-term basis. This means attending conference calls which will likely last 60-90 minutes per week, ongoing mailing list interactions and the ability to travel to any potential face to face meeting, if the CCWG decides to do so. The total length of engagement is likely to be at least 6 months to a year or possibly more. The "At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Members for the ICANN Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability" ("Selection Committee") is requesting that interested members from the At-Large Community submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Wednesday, 26 November 2014 23:59 UTC. In their EoI, candidates should respond to the following: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A statement explaining why they are interested in serving in this capacity * A Declaration of Interests indicating any potential or actual conflicts * Respond to the following questions addressing your ability to carry out posed by the Selection Committee as follows: * (a) Why do you believe that you are in a position to fairly defend end user interests on the ICANN Accountability CCWG? (b) Are you prepared to act as a representative of the ALAC act according to the directions set by the ALAC? (c) Please describe previous roles you have held liaising on behalf of a third party. (d) Describe how you meet or will meet the criteria regarding ICANNs current accountability mechanisms and review processes (e) Are you prepared to make the participation and time commitment specified above? The candidate EoI will be published in a secured section of the Selection Committee wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/QpDhAg>, which only Selection Committee members can access. 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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VOTE RESULT (211) DigitalSENSE Africa
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 14, 2014

Nov. 14, 2014

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from (211) DigitalSENSE Africa we can confirm that the result is quorate. Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for ALS Applicant (211) DigitalSENSE Africa be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ALS Application (211) Digital Sense Africa Report date: Friday 14 November 2014 03:24 UTC ALS Application (211) Digital Sense Africa As at Poll close: Thursday 13 November 2014 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 * Group size: 15 * Percentage voted: 93.33 Ranked by votes Rank Candidate Votes % 1 Yes 14 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4370t4TYHvws6mReXP7NNjJg You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- 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>

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VOTE RESULT (208) ISOC South Africa Gauteng Chapter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 14, 2014

Nov. 14, 2014

Dear All, With 14 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from (208) ISOC South Africa Gauteng Chapter we can confirm that the result is quorate. Question: Should the regional advice from AFRALO for ALS Applicant (208) ISOC South Africa Gauteng Chapter be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ALS Application (208) South Africa Gauteng Chapter Report date: Friday 14 November 2014 03:24 UTC ALS Application (208) South Africa Gauteng Chapter. As at Poll close: Thursday 13 November 2014 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 14 * Group size: 15 * Percentage voted: 93.33 Ranked by votes Rank Candidate Votes % 1 Yes 14 100.00 2 No 0 0.00 2 Abstain 0 0.00 You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=4369GTXFf4BVRVB3rMjhqy9P You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- 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>

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GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 17-21 November 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 14, 2014

Nov. 14, 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 17-21 November 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 17 November 2014 17:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/NJQi Tuesday 18 November 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 17:30 UTC: AFRALO Task force “Outreach for more African representation in ICANN Leadership positions” https://community.icann.org/x/YBLxAg 21:00 UTC: DMPM https://community.icann.org/x/myt-Ag Wednesday 19 November 08:00 UTC-17:00 UTC: CWG IANA F2F https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag Thursday 20 November 07:00 – 15:00 UTC: CWG IANA F2F https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag Friday 21 November 15:00 UTC: AFRALO ROP WG https://community.icann.org/x/M8XhAg 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Charter
by At-Large Staff Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG) <https://community.icann.org/x/JjDxAg> . *** Question: Should the Charter for the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG) <https://community.icann.org/x/JjDxAg> be accepted? *** Please note that the poll will be open from 13-November-2014 23:59 UTC to 18-November-2014 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.atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: Public Interest Commitment ALAC Review - Followup
by At-Large Staff Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

Dear All, Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "Public Interest Commitment ALAC Review Followup <https://community.icann.org/x/ATXxAg> ." ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the ³Public Interest Commitment ALAC Review - Followup <https://community.icann.org/x/ATXxAg> " for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large Public Interest Commitment ALAC Review Followup Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/ATXxAg> . Please note that the poll will be open from 13-November-2014 16:00 UTC to 18-November-2014 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.atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Third Update: GNSO and At-Large calls - week of 10-14November 2014
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

**Third Update** Friday added: At-Large Technology Taskforce call to Discuss the Policy Management System (Recommendation 26 of Post ATLAS II Recommendations) 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 10-14 November 2014. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 10 November 2014 05:00 UTC: APRALO Leadership to discuss plans for Singapore meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ajDxAg 15:00 UTC: At Large Technology Taskforce https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ 20:00 UTC: NARALO monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/6o0i Tuesday 11 November 13:00 UTC: AFRALO Task force: Outreach for more African representation in ICANN leadership positions https://community.icann.org/x/4irxAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO PPSAI WG https://community.icann.org/x/9iCfAg 15:00 UTC: Capacity Building WG https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag Wednesday 12 November 14:00 UTC: At Large Social Media https://community.icann.org/x/nIrhAg 14:00 UTC: GNSO CWG RFP3 Subgroup https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 16:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on the Transition of US Government Stewardship of the IANA Function https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg 17:00 UTC: GNSO IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Working https://community.icann.org/x/37rhAg 20:00 UTC: GNSO Policy and Implementation WG https://community.icann.org/x/y1V-Ag 22:00 UTC: Alt Mid monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/noAi Thursday 13 November 14:00 UTC: GNSO Translation and Transliteration Contact Information PDP WG https://community.icann.org/x/FTR-Ag 14:00 UTC: 6th Meeting of CWG IANA Stewardship https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg 15:00 UTC: GNSO Review Working Party: https://community.icann.org/x/WZLhAg 17:00 UTC: At-Large Metrics WG call https://community.icann.org/x/HJfbAQ 23:00 UTC: LACRALO Webinar https://community.icann.org/x/KBqfAg Friday 14 November 13:00 UTC: At-Large Technology Taskforce call to Discuss the Policy Management System (Recommendation 26 of Post ATLAS II Recommendations): https://community.icann.org/x/8TTxAg 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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ICANN News Alert -- Update from Public Experts Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 12, 2014

Nov. 12, 2014

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-12-en ________________________________ Update from Public Experts Group 12 November 2014 The Public Experts Group (PEG) continues its deliberations on Advisors for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Cross Community Working Group (CCWG). The PEG expects to deliver the names of up to seven Advisors by the end of November. The PEG acknowledges the distribution<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-11-05-en> of the Enhancing ICANN Accountability CCWG proposed charter<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49359098/Enhancing%20ICANN…> [DOCX, 67 KB] on 3 November 2014 and is conscious of the timeline for community adoption of the charter and the expected beginning of deliberations the CCWG in late November or early December. The PEG last issued a statement<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-10-16-en> on 14 October 2014, after meeting during the ICANN 51 meeting. The PEG members, Jeanette Hofmann, Janis Karklins, Larry Strickling and Brian Cute, discussed and agreed to the areas of expertise and evaluation criteria they would use in the selection process. The areas of expertise are as follows: * Board Governance and Corporate Management (for example operational, finance, risk management) * Global Accountability and Transparency - theoretical, practical, tools and metrics * Global Ethics Frameworks and Human Rights (for example consumer protection) * Governmental Engagement and Relations and Multistakeholder Governance * International Law/ Jurisprudence (for example choice of law) The PEG is also considering the need for diversity (for example, geographic, gender) in the Advisors when evaluating candidates.

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