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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Joint Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards and the Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a vote be held by the ALAC on the proposed ratification of the "ALAC Joint Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards and the Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards<https://community.icann.org/x/EgFlAg>." ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Joint Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards and the Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards<https://community.icann.org/x/EgFlAg>" for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this final paper can be found on the At-Large Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/EgFlAg> or the At-Large Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/CgFlAg>. Please note that the poll will be open from 21-March-2013 23:59 UTC to 28-March-2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Pre-Beijing Policy Webinar Presentation
by Heidi Ullrich March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Dear All, The Pre-Beijing Policy Webinar presentation from today' webinars has been published on pages: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/presentations The recording and transcript of the Policy webinar can also be found on the following page under 21 March: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#mar and may be viewed directly at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/presentation-policy-update-webinar-21mar13 -en.pdf Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

From: africann-bounces(a)afrinic.net<mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net> [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:20 PM To: africann(a)afrinic.net<mailto:africann@afrinic.net> Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar13-en.htm 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates 19 March 2013 ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) will be attending the 46th ICANN Meeting in Beijing, China, (http://beijing46.icann.org/) and conduct a number of open meetings to provide detailed information to the community about the NomCom's work and obtain input from the ICANN entities regarding desirable applicant qualities. The NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key leadership positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Three members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean 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) Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 11:59:59 UTC on 1 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced in September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in Buenos Aires in November 2013. The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and since then has organized outreach events in multiple locations around the globe. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up on its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/ Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Pre-Beijing ICANN Policy Update Webinar
by At-Large Staff March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

We will be happy to dial-out to anyone who sends us their telephone number and the time of the webinar they would like to attend! https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21feb13-en.htm <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21feb13-en.htm> Pre-Beijing ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Beijing remotely or in person, you're invited to an update on the background and current status of major policy issues which are likely to be discussed during the Beijing Meeting. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 21 March at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 21 March at 19.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: * WHOIS related activities * The locking of a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings * Protection of IGO and INGO Names * IDN ccNSO PDP * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories * SSAC report on Domain Name Registration Data Validation Taxonomy The webinar will cover other topics which will be raised during or otherwise relevant to the Beijing Meeting. In addition, staff will provide a briefing on the ALAC's activities related to current policy development issues of the Supporting Organizations. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> . In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html> ). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. ------ Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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IMPORTANT: Next Steps for Revised ALAC Rules of Procedure
by Heidi Ullrich March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

Dear All, During the ALAC meeting for the final review of the revised ALAC Rules of Procedure (RoPs) that took place Tuesday, 19 March, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, set out the next steps for the revised ALAC RoPs as follows: 1) Short period for additional comments in writing to the agenda page of the ALAC Meeting of 19 March within 48 hours (see: https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg (PLEASE NOTE: Additional comments are to be posted as comments ONLY to this agenda page) 2) Short period of discussion during the ALAC Meeting of 26 March; 3) Start of on-line ALAC vote shortly after the ALAC Meeting of 26 March. Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards and the Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has asked that a call for comments be made on the draft "ALAC Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards and the Consultation on gTLD Delegation and Redelegation Performance Standards<https://community.icann.org/x/EgFlAg>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. Additional information on this Statement is available here<https://community.icann.org/x/EgFlAg>. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 20-Mar-2013 23:59 UTC. A vote is to commence after comments have been collected. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar13-en.htm ________________________________ 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates 19 March 2013 ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) will be attending the 46th ICANN Meeting in Beijing, China, (http://beijing46.icann.org/) and conduct a number of open meetings to provide detailed information to the community about the NomCom's work and obtain input from the ICANN entities regarding desirable applicant qualities. The NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key leadership positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Three members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean 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) Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 11:59:59 UTC on 1 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced in September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in Buenos Aires in November 2013. The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and since then has organized outreach events in multiple locations around the globe. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up on its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/ Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>. This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=90…>

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REMINDER/Meeting Invitation and Call for Comments - ALAC call to discuss the proposed version of their NEW Rules of Procedure (RoPs) - Tuesday, 19 March 2013 at 2100 UTC
by Heidi Ullrich March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

When: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:00 PM-10:30 PM. GMT Standard Time Where: 2100 UTC - Adigo EN 1638, ES 1738, FR 1838 /(for the time in various time-zones click here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=ALAC+meeting+for+f inal+review+of+the+revised+ROPs&iso=20130319T21> ) Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/alac ** On behalf of Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of the At-Large Rules of Procedure Working Group, please see the important note below regarding an upcoming ALAC Meeting to review the revised ALAC Rules of Procedure (RoPs): ** Dear All, As per a previous discussion and agreement of the ALAC on 22 January 2013, the ALAC will be holding a single purpose teleconference call to discuss the proposed version of their NEW Rules of Procedure (RoPs) before a Call to Vote to Ratify and Adopt these (or not) which is to be conducted online and prior to the 46th ICANN Meeting to be held in Beijing 7-11 April 2013. This special meeting of the ALAC, which is open to all members of the At-Large Community, especially RALO Leadership and ALS members, is now announced. This call will be held on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 at 2100 UTC (2100 UTC =1400 PDT, 1700 EDT, 2200 CET, 5am Hong Kong (+1 Day) and 8am Sydney (+1 Day). The Wiki page for this meeting is found at <https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg> https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg. FR and ES interpretation has been confirmed for this meeting. All Members of the ALAC and members of the At-Large Community are requested to RSVP their attendance at this call to At-Large Staff ( <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org) indicating if they will be joining one of the interpreted channels. IMPORTANT: The 15 Members of the ALAC are encouraged to place any comments they have in the COMMENTS section of the meeting page (see: <https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg> https://community.icann.org/x/WpVwAg) or e-mail to the ALAC Working List ( <mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org> alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org) particularly if they will not be able to attend this meeting. Members of the At-Large Community who wish to have any input or comments on these proposed new RoPs considered at this meeting should send these contributions to one of the ALAC Members from their Region or via email to the Chair of the Rules of Procedure Working Group, Cheryl Langdon-Orr ( <mailto:langdonorr@gmail.com> langdonorr(a)gmail.com) Background on these proposed new ALAC RoPs and opportunity for final ALAC review: This final version of the new ALAC RoP (see: <https://community.icann.org/x/VoYi> https://community.icann.org/x/VoYi and attached) is the product of an extensive process carried out by some 33 members of the At-Large Community (ALAC Members, formal Regional representatives as well as individual ALS and RALO members of the At-Large Community who volunteered to the ALAC Metrics and RoP Review WG(s). These volunteers have, in face-to-face and teleconference meetings of the Working Group (WG) as a whole and of the new Rules section Drafting Teams (DTs), committed well over 500 person-hours in review of the current RoPs and support material including previous versions, discussion of all rules merits, and in drafting of and editing this new Rules proposed text. A summary of who participated in the various RoP meetings can be found at: <https://community.icann.org/x/SgoQAg> https://community.icann.org/x/SgoQAg. In addition, and unfortunately difficult to measure and capture, is an extraordinary amount of time spent by the WG's Drafting Teams (DTs) leadership and section pen-holders (noting each DT was in itself, like the RoP Review WG as a whole, a deliberately regionally balanced group) and even more hours and effort again contributed by several current and previously serving ALAC Members during the final stages of integration and editing of the version you are presented with here. The majority of the ALAC has been directly involved with the Rules of Procedure WG and DTs activities and in several cases served as Leads and/or Pen-Holders for the discussion and drafting, and therefore it is unexpected and doubtful that any significant or substantial omissions or edits will be proposed for discussion either at or before the conference call. Also it is recognised that the ALAC has at its regular meetings been continually appraised of the progress of this Rules Review and also that all business of the Review WG/DTs has been done in an open and transparent manner with archives and records being held and publicly available on the relevant ALAC wiki pages. It must also be noted by the ALAC as a whole and by the wider At-Large Community in general, that virtually every concept and issue relating to these proposed new ALAC RoPs was discussed extensively, prior to any drafting, and often reviewed line by line, mostly over several visits / revisits at several meetings. Anything that was even slightly controversial or where people had differing views was debated and in virtually all cases, what has ended up in these Rules has a strong consensus of those working on the original drafting team and the final reviewers. It is also important to note that several of the 'Adjunct Documents' referred to in these new Rules are not as yet completely finalised nor have they been reviewed (as such) by the ALAC. However, they are all to be drawn from existing ALAC policy and practices and will be shortly available. The vote for the adoption of these new ALAC RoPs does not need to be delayed until they are prepared and circulated, but rather the new RoPs will not come into effect until those Adjunct Documents are all approved by the ALAC. Specific details on the ALAC vote plans and procedures relating to these new ALAC Rules will be discussed during this special ALAC meeting on 19 March 2013, but it is our hope that the vote can commence shortly after the ALAC monthly call on 26 March 2013. Regards, Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Olivier Crepin-Leblond 11 March 2013 ** Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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New Blog Entry by Fadi Chehadé : "CEO Roundtable III: ccTLDs and the DNS Sector" |
by At-Large Staff March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

Dear All, Please find hereafter a new blog entry by Fadi Chehadé: "CEO Roundtable III: ccTLDs and the DNS Sector" at: http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/ceo-roundtable-iii-cctlds-and-the-dns-sector/ Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Statement on the Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

Dear All, With 12 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted on the "ALAC Statement on the Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report<https://community.icann.org/x/x4dwAg>" we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report<https://community.icann.org/x/x4dwAg>" for communication to the relevant parties? ALAC Statement on the Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report As at Poll close: Friday 15 March 2013 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 12 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 80.00 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % Voters 1 Yes 11 91.67 Carlton Samuels, Eduardo Diaz, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Natalia Enciso, Sandra Hoferichter, Evan Leibovitch, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Yaovi Atohoun, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Titi Akinsanmi, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro 2 Abstain 1 8.33 Alan Greenberg 3 No 0 0.00 We can confirm that the following members did not participate in this vote: Holly Riache, Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Dev Anand Teelucksingh We can confirm that the following members abstained in this vote. For those that have abstained, would you like to provide an explanation of why you abstained? Alan Greenberg You may review the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2973LsXQ74qHb9rSBe3yMwjv Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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