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WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published
by At-Large Staff Dec. 10, 2012

Dec. 10, 2012

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-07dec12-en.htm WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published 7 December 2012 In response to requests from the GNSO Council to gather data to inform future WHOIS policy development activities, ICANN has commissioned a series of studies to evaluate different aspects of WHOIS. The WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay/Reveal Final Report, prepared by the Interisle Consulting Group in Boston, MA, USA, is the first of these studies to be published by ICANN. The Final Report takes into account public comment received on the Draft Report (See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-pp-survey-04jun12-en.htm <https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-pp-survey-04jun12-en.htm > ), and is available at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-22aug12-en.p df <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-22aug12-en. pdf> [PDF, 1.23 MB]. The Appendices are available at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-appendices-2 2aug12-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-appendices- 22aug12-en.pdf> [PDF, 2.11 MB]. This survey was organized to determine the feasibility of conducting a future in-depth study to examine requests to relay communications to, and to reveal the identity of, customers of proxy and privacy services used in connection with gTLD domain names. The Interisle Consulting Group completed the survey in August 2012. The findings suggest that it may be feasible to tailor a future study to provide aggregated data and basic data collection from privacy and proxy providers. Such a future survey is likely to be well regarded by all stakeholders in the community, as it would provide significantly useful data in understanding how privacy and proxy providers manage relay and reveal requests. The GNSO Council is expected to evaluate whether to recommend a new future study based upon the findings of the WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report. For more information on the WHOIS Studies, please see: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/studies <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/studies> . Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP: ALAC Sub-Committee on ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement - Deadline 12 December
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2012

Dec. 9, 2012

Dear All, As ICANN has announced a call for volunteers for the Accountability and Transparency Review Team 2 (ATRT 2)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03dec12-en.htm.>, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, has requested that a call is made for members of the ad hoc ALAC Sub-Committee on ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement, based on a decision reached during the 27 November ALAC Meeting. This sub-committee will be assessing the ALAC candidates based on agreed criteria as noted on the Assessment Matrix<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ATRT2+ALAC+Endorsement…>. The ALAC will then hold a ratification vote on the candidates prior to informing ICANN staff. The composition of the Sub-Committee is to be 5 At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) members from each of the 5 At-Large regions plus 2 ALAC members from any of the regions. Rinalia Abdul Rahim will serve as interim Chair of this Sub-Committee. The ALAC Chair will be a non-voting observer. The timeline that the ad hoc ALAC Sub-Committee on ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement will be using is as follows: ALAC ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement Process: Revised Timeline 27 Nov 2012 (Tue) Tabling of Key Decision Points to the ALAC 14 Dec 2012 (Fri) Deadline for ALAC comments on candidate assessment matrix 14 Dec 2012 (Fri) Deadline for Committee formation 17-20 Dec 2012 (Mon-Thu) Committee discussion on overall process and matrix proxy indicators refinement 7-11 Jan 2013 (Mon-Fri) Committee validation of matrix proxy indicators + test review of sample applications 14 Jan 2013 (Mon) Candidate application deadline for ATRT2 15 Jan 2013 (Tue) Staff sends out matrix assessment form listing all ALAC candidates to Committee members 15-17Jan 2013 (Tue-Thu) Individual Assessment: Committee members review candidate applications and make initial individual assessments 18 Jan 2013 (Fri) Committee Meeting to discuss candidates 19 Jan 2013 (Sat) Committee Members submit individual assessments 20 Jan 2013 (Sun) Staff tabulates results 21 Jan 2013 (Mon) Staff circulates results to Committee 22-23 Jan 2013 (Tue-Wed) Committee Meeting to review aggregate ranking, discuss and confirm candidate order 24-27 Jan 2013 (Thu-Sun) ALAC 4-day ratification vote on endorsed candidates 28 Jan 2013 (Mon) Deadline for SO/AC announcement of endorsed candidates and submission to ATRT2 staff 15 Feb 2013 ATRT2 candidate selection by ICANN Board Chair and GAC Chair March 2013 ATRT2 work commences If ALAC members are interested in being a member of this sub-committee, please inform At-Large staff (staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>) by Wednesday, 12 December. Also, please note that the deadline for At-Large community comments on the ALAC ATRT2 Candidate Endorsement: Assessment Matrix<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ATRT2+ALAC+Endorsement…> is Friday, 14 December. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- IDN Variant TLD Program - Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels - Second Public Comment Draft
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2012

Dec. 8, 2012

From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org<mailto:communications@icann.org>> Date: Friday, December 7, 2012 3:55 PM To: Matt Ashtiani <matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org>> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- IDN Variant TLD Program - Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels - Second Public Comment Draft [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07dec12-en.htm ________________________________ IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels – Second Public Comment Draft 7 December 2012 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 7 December 2012 Categories/Tags: Top-Level Domains Purpose (Brief): The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant TLD Program deals with the variant form of top-level domain (TLD) names in different scripts. To enable IDN Variant TLDs in the root, it is necessary to establish the Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the DNS Root Zone. The Label Generation Rules Procedure is a way to develop and maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in respect of IDNA labels. The procedure must be in place to enable the delegation and management of IDN Variant TLDs. The Label Generation Rules (LGR) project team, consisting of global volunteers with expert consultants and ICANN staff, produced a draft of the LGR Procedure document that was discussed at a public session at the ICANN meeting in Toronto in October 2012. Comments received in the first Public Comment period as well as community feedback during the Toronto meeting have been incorporated into the current draft, which is published for a second and final round of Public Comment. The team is looking for community input on the proposed process. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/lgr-procedure-07dec12-en.htm 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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FW: ICANN News Alert -- Root Zone Scaling Measurements at L-Root
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2012

Dec. 8, 2012

From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org<mailto:communications@icann.org>> Date: Friday, December 7, 2012 5:10 PM To: Matt Ashtiani <matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org>> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Root Zone Scaling Measurements at L-Root [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-07dec12-en.htm ________________________________ Root Zone Scaling Measurements at L-Root 7 December 2012 ICANN is the operator of L-Root, one of the thirteen root servers in the Domain Name System (DNS). To better be able to identify any performance impact on L-Root caused by a larger root zone, work is underway to implement additional instrumentation of L-Root's infrastructure. The attached document "Root Zone Scaling Measurements at L-Root<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/rssac/root-scaling-measurements-07dec12-en.p…>" [PDF, 4.99 MB] describes the planned measurements, and includes a timeline for implementation. 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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FW: ICANN News Alert -- WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2012

Dec. 8, 2012

From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org<mailto:communications@icann.org>> Date: Friday, December 7, 2012 4:55 PM To: Matt Ashtiani <matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org>> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-07dec12-en.htm ________________________________ WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published 7 December 2012 In response to requests from the GNSO Council to gather data to inform future WHOIS policy development activities, ICANN has commissioned a series of studies to evaluate different aspects of WHOIS. The WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay/Reveal Final Report, prepared by the Interisle Consulting Group in Boston, MA, USA, is the first of these studies to be published by ICANN. The Final Report takes into account public comment received on the Draft Report (See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-pp-survey-04jun12-en.htm) and is available at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-22aug12-en.… [PDF, 1.23 MB]. The Appendices are available at http://gnso.icann.or! g/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-appendices-22aug12-en.pdf<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-pp-survey-final-report-appendices-…> [PDF, 2.11 MB]. This survey was organized to determine the feasibility of conducting a future in-depth study to examine requests to relay communications to, and to reveal the identity of, customers of proxy and privacy services used in connection with gTLD domain names. The Interisle Consulting Group completed the survey in August 2012. The findings suggest that it may be feasible to tailor a future study to provide aggregated data and basic data collection from privacy and proxy providers. Such a future survey is likely to be well regarded by all stakeholders in the community, as it would provide significantly useful data in understanding how privacy and proxy providers manage relay and reveal requests. The GNSO Council is expected to evaluate whether to recommend a new future study based upon the findings of the WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report. For more information on the WHOIS Studies, please see: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/studies. 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant TLD Program Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 8, 2012

Dec. 8, 2012

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 Statement on the IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/hog3Ag>." ***** Question: Do you support the ratification of the "ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/hog3Ag>" for communication to the relevant parties? ***** Additional information on this Statement can be found on the At-Large IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/hog3Ag>. Please note that the poll will be open from 07-December-2012 23:59 UTC to 12-December-2012 23:59 UTC. 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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VOTE RESULTS: (172) Nova Scotia Community Access Program
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 4, 2012

Dec. 4, 2012

Dear All, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from ALS Application: (172) Nova Scotia Community Access Program, we can confirm that both result is quorate. ******** Question: Should the regional advice from NARALO for ALS Applicant (172) Nova Scotia Community Access Program be accepted? The regional advice was to approve the applicant. ALS Application: (172) Nova Scotia Community Access Program Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00 Ranked by votes Rank Votes % 1-Yes 15 100.00 2-No 0 0.00 2-Abstain 0 0.00 ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=2790wM6KHTXZNCec6wSVTreY We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: n/a You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- 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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VOTE RESULTS: (171) Connect.NYC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 4, 2012

Dec. 4, 2012

Dear All, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent vote on the ALS application from ALS Application: (171) Connect.NYC, we can confirm that both result is quorate. ******** Question: Should the regional advice from NARALO for ALS Applicant (171) Connect.NYC be accepted? The regional advice was to approve the applicant. ALS Applications: (171) Connect.NYC Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00 Ranked by votes Rank Votes % 1-Yes 15 100.00 2-No 0 0.00 2-Abstain 0 0.00 ******** You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=27892CtQQLkwZKHph7EdWfxb We can confirm that the following ALAC members did not participate in the balloting: n/a You can find all the results of closed ALAC votes under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m7097 -- 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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CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the IDN Variant TLD Program Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 4, 2012

Dec. 4, 2012

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 IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs<https://community.icann.org/x/hog3Ag>" in preparation for the start of the ALAC ratification process. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 07-December-2012 18:00 UTC. A vote is to commence after comments have been collected. 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

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WCIT 2012 - At-Large Activities, Information and Members Participating
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 1, 2012

Dec. 1, 2012

Dear All, With the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) starting in Dubai this next week, staff have created an At-Large Activities at the WCIT Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/x/04JEAg) to provide information on At-Large and ICANN activities as well as provide sources of information from the Internet Society and Scoop.it. If you will be participating in the WCIT, please add your name, the dates you will be in Dubai, and the delegation you will be serving on to this workspace. Alternatively, please send At-Large staff this information, and we will add it to the workspace for you. At-Large staff will be sharing this information with the Global Engagement Stakeholder staff to facilitate communication on the ground in Dubai. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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