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ICANN News Alert -- Revised ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Policy and Other Governance Documents Adopted
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-15may12-en.htm ________________________________ Revised ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Policy and Other Governance Documents Adopted 15 May 2012 As part of ICANN's review of its conflicts of interest and ethics practices, on 6 May 2012 the ICANN Board approved revisions to the Board Conflicts of Interest Policy<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/coi>, the Code of Conduct<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/code-of-conduct> and Expected Standards of Behavior<http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/expected-standards>. The Board also approved new Corporate Governance Guidelines<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/guidelines>, a flexible framework document that collects the sources of corporate governance requirements that ICANN follows. For more information on how each of these documents applies within ICANN, please refer to this explanatory memo<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/governance/materials-memo-11mar12-en.p…>. These four documents were prepared after a review of ICANN's corporate governance documents, and the resulting recommendations as to how the documents could be improved in light of best practices in corporate governance, while still reflecting the needs of ICANN. Each of the documents were posted for public comment<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/board-coi-review-11mar12-en.htm> in March 2011. They represent just the first stage of ICANN's approach to the Conflicts of Interest and Ethics review. The ongoing work within ICANN on conflicts of interest and ethics practices may result in identification of additional changes to these exact documents. Further, in approving these revised or newly created documents, the Board has recognized that further modifications may be necessary – these are living documents that should be reviewed and amended from time to time to reflect changes within ICANN, as well as to best practices in corporate governance! . Other Work on Conflicts of Interest and Ethics As reported by ICANN, there are two other portions of its review of conflicts of interest and ethics practices. One of those portions was asking Cooley LLC, a law firm with expertise in corporate governance issues and that is new to ICANN, to perform a review of ICANN's corporate governance practices. Cooley produced two reports: * First Report on Corporate Governance<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/corp-gov-report-03oct11-en.pdf> (3 October 2011, revised on 27 April 2012) and * Second Report on Corporate Governance<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/corp-gov-report-17apr12-en.pdf> (17 April 2012) The action items arising out of the first report, including compiling ICANN's corporate governance document in one section of the ICANN website, providing dates of amendment for documents such as the Code of Conduct, have been adopted. In addition, ICANN asked Cooley to undertake recommended research, which resulted in the Second Report. In the Second Report, Cooley conduced a comparative review of ICANN's documentation to the governance documentation of leading institutions. While Cooley noted that ICANN's policies are aligned with essential governance principles, it also noted that there may be room for improvement. Two specific recommendations for improvement followed: ICANN should consider revising its guidebook for employees to ensure that policies covering unethical behavior and complaints are satisfactorily covered; and ICANN should consider adopting a policy to deal with repeat offenders of its ethical and governance standards. ICANN has already begun work with outside counsel to review its employee policies and procedures, which will take Cooley's recommendation into account, and work is ongoing to determine how the recommendation to address "repeat offenders" can be implemented. This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 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=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=88…>

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REMINDER: COMMENTS REQUESTED: Proposed At-Large Vision Statement - Deadline for Comments 17 May
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012

Dear All, A friendly reminder that the comment period for the proposed At-Large Vision Statement closes on Thursday, 17 May. The proposed At-Large Vision Statement is: * The ALAC and At-Large community catalyzes and facilitates inclusive, meaningful participation of Internet end-users world-wide, aggregates their input and brings their voice to bear in all ICANN matters. Please use the comments function on this <https://community.icann.org/x/esPbAQ> wiki page to add any suggestions or send your comments to At-Large Staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org From: ICANN At-Large Staff [mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org] Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 2:10 PM To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; 'afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; apralo; Discussion for At-Large Europe; LACRALO discussion list; 'lac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; NARALO Discussion List Cc: 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond'; 'Cheryl Langdon-Orr'; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: COMMENTS REQUESTED: Proposed At-Large Vision Statement Dear All, The ALAC Improvements Review WG Final Report included a recommendation that "the ALAC should develop strategic and operational planning processes (including performance criteria and cost information) as part of ICANN's planning process." (Recommendation 5 <https://community.icann.org/display/Improve/Recommendation+5> ). As part of the implementation of this recommendation, the At-Large Improvements Implementation Work Team C created an action item to "articulate ALAC's and At-Large's vision and mission." The At-Large Improvements Taskforce developed a proposed At-Large Vision Statement during their meeting at the 43rd ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica. The proposed At-Large Vision Statement is: . The ALAC and At-Large community catalyzes and facilitates inclusive, meaningful participation of Internet end-users world-wide, aggregates their input and brings their voice to bear in all ICANN matters. Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of the At-Large Improvements Taskforce, have outlined the following next steps for the proposed At-Large Vision Statement: . 4-17 May 2012 - This proposed At-Large Vision statement is open for comments between 4-17 May 2012. Please use the comments function on this wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/esPbAQ> to add any suggestions or send your comments to At-Large Staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. . 21 May 2012 - The At-Large Improvements Taskforce will review and incorporate comments received during their 21 May meeting. . 22 May 2012 - The ALAC will review the proposed At-Large Vision Statement during their 22 May ALAC meeting and vote whether to ratify it. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ICANN News Alert -- Independent Objector for New gTLD Program Selected
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may12-en.htm ________________________________ Independent Objector for New gTLD Program Selected 14 May 2012 ICANN is delighted to announce that Professor Alain Pellet has agreed to serve as the Independent Objector for the New Generic Top-level domain program. The Independent Objector will act solely in the interests of the public who use the global Internet. Professor Pellet's credentials and experience are an ideal fit for this key role. He is a highly regarded professor and practitioner of law and has represented governments as Counsel and Advocate in the International Court of Justice in many significant and well-known cases. He is widely published and holds several significant honors. ICANN's formal search for an Independent Objector began with the posting of a Request for Proposals in November 2011. We also advertised, utilized the services of a global recruiting firm and welcomed word-of-mouth recommendations. Numerous candidates were interviewed and considered throughout the search process. Acting solely in the best interests of global Internet users, the Independent Objector may lodge Limited Public Interest and Community objections in cases where no other objection is made to an application that the Independent Objector deems to be objectionable. More information about the Independent Objector role can be found in the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook. More information about Professor Pellet, including his curriculum vitae, can be found at: http://www.alainpellet.eu<http://www.alainpellet.eu/> We are honored by Professor's Pellet's agreement to participate in ICANN and this program. This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 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=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=88…>

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FW: ICANN Newsletter - 11 May 2012
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 11 May 2012 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Joint Brazilian Network Information Center/ICANN Project Leads to Faster and Safer DNS Resolution in Brazil<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-11may12-en.htm> The Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), in cooperation with ICANN has completed an improvement to the Internet infrastructure that increases the resilience to potential abuse or attacks on Domain Name Service (DNS) by boosting name resolution capacity. 11 May 2012 WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11may12-en.htm> The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted under ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, submitted its Final Report and Recommendations to the ICANN Board and this document has been posted for public comment. 11 May 2012 Period of 10-20 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10may12-en.htm> The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates, May 10-20 2012. 10 May 2012 TAS Interruption - Update (9 May 2012)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09may12-en.htm> As we announced yesterday, ICANN has provided notice to all users to let them know whether they may have been affected by the technical glitch in the TLD application system, or TAS. 9 May 2012 TAS Interruption - Update (8 May 2012)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08may12-en.htm> ICANN is targeting 22 May 2012 as the intended reopening date for the TLD Application System. 8 May 2012 TAS Interruption - Update (7 May 2012)<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07may12-en.htm> In recognition of the inconvenience caused by the temporary suspension of the TLD application system, ICANN will provide a full refund of the application fees paid by any new gTLD applicant that wishes to withdraw its application prior to publication of the list of applied-for new top-level domain names. 7 May 2012 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/events/prague44-logo-162x114-15mar…]<http://prague44.icann.org/> 24 - 29 June 2012: 44th International Public ICANN Meeting - Prague<http://prague44.icann.org/> 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, 2011 - 2014<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY12 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm> This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 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=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=88…>

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11may12-en.htm ________________________________ WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report 11 May 2012 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 11 May 2012 Categories/Tags: Reviews/Improvements WHOIS Policy Transparency/Accountability Purpose (Brief): The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted under ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, submitted its Final Report and Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf> to the ICANN Board and this document has been posted for public comment. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-e… This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 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=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=88…>

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- Joint Brazilian Network Information Center/ICANN Project Leads to Faster and Safer DNS Resolution in Brazil
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012

[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-11may12-en.htm ________________________________ Joint Brazilian Network Information Center/ICANN Project Leads to Faster and Safer DNS Resolution in Brazil 11 May 2012 The Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br), in cooperation with ICANN has completed an improvement to the Internet infrastructure that increases the resilience to potential abuse or attacks on Domain Name Service (DNS) by boosting name resolution capacity. NIC.br has installed 14 new anycast copies of ICANN's L-Root server, which were originally installed in California. "This new infrastructure reduces response time in Brazil for domains from all over the world," said Frederico Neves, director of technology services at the NIC.br. "But its most relevant impact is greatly increasing security, by distributing international connectivity to the name resolution service independently and at the root of the Internet in the country." As of today, L-Root copies operate together with .br servers at Internet Exchange Points (PTTMetro) across Brazil. Of the 20 current locations for those points, 14 will reap benefits from this latest infrastructure improvement. "Root name servers are a critical part of the Internet's infrastructure," said Joe Abley, Director of ICANN's DNS Group. "These new servers distributed across Brazil are part of a global effort to improve DNS response time, security and general stability for all users." This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 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=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=88…>

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Period of 10-20 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date
by At-Large Staff May 11, 2012

May 11, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-10may12-en.htm Period of 10-20 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date 10 May 2012 The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates, May 10-20 2012. As a member of the ICANN community, your timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts. For your convenience, we have included direct links below to comments that will soon close. During the Reply period for Public Comments, participants should only address previous comments submitted and new posts concerning the topic should not be introduced. When constructing Replies, contributors are asked to cite the original poster's name, comment date, and any particular text that is pertinent. Please note that comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once that period ends. For more information please refer to the ICANN Public Comments page at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> TitleComment Period Close Date [UTC Time]Reply Period Close Date [UTC Time] Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) - Draft Report <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ssrt-draft-report-15mar12-en.ht m> Extended to 15 April 2012 [23:59]Extended to 14 May 2012 [23:59] Fake Renewal Notices Report <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fake-renewal-notices-report-21m ar12-en.htm> 20 April 2012 [23:59]11 May 2012 [23:59] .com Registry Agreement Renewal <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/com-renewal-27mar12-en.htm> 26 April 2012 [23:59]17 May 2012 [23:59] .post Agreement Amendment <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/post-amendment-2012-09apr12-en. htm> 9 May 2012 [23:59]30 May 2012 [23:59] --------------------------------- Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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TAS Interruption - Update (9 May 2012) | ICANN
by At-Large Staff May 10, 2012

May 10, 2012

Dear All, Please find below an update on the TAS Interruption. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> ************************* http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09may12-en.htm Statement by Akram Atallah, COO 9 May 2012 As we announced yesterday, ICANN has provided notice to all users to let them know whether they may have been affected by the technical glitch in the TLDapplication system, or TAS. We sent an email <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/notification-template- 1-08may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 41 KB] to each TAS user asking them to log in to the notification system and view whether they may have been affected. Notifications were delivered to the 1,275 registered TAS users in four categories. The categories, along with links to the corresponding notification template, break down as follows: 1. Users who did not have file names or usernames viewed <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/notification-template- 2-08may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 72 KB]: 1,163 2. Users who had one or more file names and/or user names that may have been viewed by another user <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/notification-template- 3-08may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 73 KB]: 72. 3. Users who may have seen the file names and/or usernames of one or more other users <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/notification-template- 4-08may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 73 KB]: 30. 4. Users who had one or more file names and/or user names that may have been viewed, and who also may have been able to see file name and/or username information of other users <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/notification-template- 5-08may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 75 KB]: 10. Users whose file names and/or user names may have been viewed were provided with the details of the relevant information. As we announced yesterday, we are targeting 22 May 2012 as the intended reopening date for TAS, and anticipate a 30 May closing. We understand and regret the inconvenience that the glitch has caused. * Announcements <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements>

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TAS Interruption - Update (8 May 2012) | ICANN
by At-Large Staff May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012

Dear All, Please find below an update on the TAS Interruption. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> *************** http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08may12-en.htm Statement by Akram Atallah, COO 8 May 2012 ICANN is targeting 22 May 2012 as the intended reopening date for the TLDApplication System. It is anticipated that the system would remain open for five business days and close on 30 May. This takes account of the 28 May Memorial Day holiday in the United States. We took TAS offline following a technical glitch that may have allowed some users to see some file names and user names of other users. We have seen no evidence that any TAS user intentionally did anything wrong in order to be able to see other users' information. We have met our commitment to provide notice to all users on or before 8 May 2012 by sending out notifications today. The large majority of users are unaffected by the glitch. We continue to review the extensive database of system logs and system traffic, and any new and relevant information that emerges from this analysis will be shared with applicants in a timely way. Even as late as yesterday, 7 May 2012, our packet-level research uncovered a new set of instances (in addition to those previously announced) where another applicant might have viewed a set of system-generated file names. It is possible that further analysis will also show that some of the parties that we have notified were not affected, but notice was provided out of an abundance of caution. We thank everyone for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience the delay has caused. * Announcements <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements>

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ICANN ANNOUNCEMENT: ICANN News Alert -- TAS Interruption - Update (7 May 2012)
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 8, 2012

May 8, 2012

Dear All, Please find below an update on the TAS Interruption. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org<mailto:communications@icann.org>> To: Matt Ashtiani <matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org>> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- TAS Interruption - Update (7 May 2012) [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07may12-en.htm ________________________________ TAS Interruption - Update (7 May 2012) Statement by Akram Atallah, COO 7 May 2012 In recognition of the inconvenience caused by the temporary suspension of the TLD application system, ICANN will provide a full refund of the application fees paid by any new gTLD applicant that wishes to withdraw its application prior to publication of the list of applied-for new top-level domain names. A resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-06may12…> authorizing full refunds was adopted during a Board of Directors workshop in Amsterdam on Sunday, 6 May 2012. We recognize that this represents an increase of only US $5000 over the refund that withdrawing applicants would otherwise receive, but we believe it is an important part of fulfilling our commitment to treat applicants fairly. We regret the difficulties that we know the temporary suspension of TAS is causing. This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org> from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 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=22532894&l=6333&s=RBLI&m=88…>

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