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New gTLDs: Version 3 of Draft Applicant Guidebook ("DAG") Open for Public Comment
by At-Large Staff Oct. 5, 2009

Oct. 5, 2009

New gTLDs: Version 3 of Draft Applicant Guidebook ("DAG") Open for Public Comment Comment Period Closes: 22nd November 2009 ICANN has posted the next version of the draft Applicant Guidebook ("DAG") for public comment. The DAG is the instruction manual for those requesting to run a generic top-level domain (gTLD). The Guidebook has changed significantly from the previous version. As indicated by ICANN Chief Operating Officer, Doug Brent, "this third version of draft guidebook represents months of outstanding effort by many in the ICANN community - working to resolve the few, challenging remaining issues. This version is being released with materials that describe how public comment has influenced the changes presented in it." In all, there are over 50 areas of change, clearly indicated in the "redline" version of the Guidebook. In addition to specific trademark protections the new Guidebook includes: * Measures to prevent or mitigate potential for malicious conduct including a proposal to create high-security zones; * Enhanced stability / security measures, requiring DNSSEC deployment and prohibiting use of wildcards; * Protecting registrants by taking step to ensure registry viability: defining a financial instrument that will ensure ongoing registry operations in the event of failure, and specifying certain pre-delegation registry tests; and * Enhanced contractual tools through the development of post-delegation dispute procedures including one to ensure that community-based TLDs adhere to their self-described purpose. Like all previous versions, this draft is posted for public comment. It has been released prior to the ICANN meeting to be held in Seoul from October 25-30. During the Seoul meeting ICANN will conduct several sessions to facilitate discussion of this version of the Applicant Guidebook and to find solutions to outstanding issues. Independent studies on root zone stability are being analyzed and additional economic analysis is being undertaken. Information about additional events will be available on the Seoul Meeting schedule at: http://sel.icann.org/full-sched. Please see http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-3-en.htm for the materials that the public consultation relates to. -- Regards, *ICANN At-Large Staff* Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Wiki Workspace Update today 0100 - 0300 UTC TODAY
by At-Large Staff Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

Dear All: We wish to advise you that the At-Large workspaces will be down today for two hours whilst an update is applied as part of routine maintenance. Our apologies in advance for any disruption. -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Election on the Board Liaison for 2009/2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

Dear all, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent ALAC Board Liaison Election 2009/2010 Appointment Balloting we can confirm that the results are quorate. The balloting was anonymous. ************* ALAC Board Liaison Election 2009/2010 The question that was put was the following: "Please indicate your preference for each of the candidates for the ALAC Board Liaison for 2009/2010. Your preference is indicated by clicking on the box to the left of each name. The order of preference is from most preferred (your first click), to your lowest preference (the last clicked). You must indicate a preference for each candidate for your vote to be valid." The election result is as follows: Rank Candidate 1 Vanda Scartezini 2 Alan Greenberg 3 Sébastien Bachollet 4 Seth Reiss 5 Wendy Seltzer ************ For the full results, please consult the following URL: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=utLgGxmQLxRILzBVxiii Attached you find an explanation from one of the mathematicians at BigPulse, our online voting tool provider. It's a detailed narrative explanation on how the result came about. In addition to that, you will find a explanation of the voting method. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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ICANN Signs Affirmation Document, replaces JPA with US Government: Message from Rod Beckstrom, ICANN CEO
by At-Large Staff Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

Dear ICANN Community Members: It is my pleasure to inform you that ICANN has signed a permanent “Affirmation Agreement” www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org> with the U.S. Department of Commerce that replaces the “Joint Partnership Agreement,” which expired on 30 September 2009. This permanent agreement between ICANN and the U.S. Government, which was approved by ICANN’s Board and signed by me, affirms our mutual commitment to ICANN’s bottom-up, consensus-driven model and oversight by the global Internet community. Details of the of Affirmation Agreement can be found on ICANN’s homepage, but I wanted to call your attention, in particular, to the important role ICANN’s Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees have in ICANN’s future. Under the Agreement, SO and AC representatives and ICANN’s international stakeholders are recognized reviewers who can formally hold ICANN accountable. For example, from paragraph 9.2 of the Affirmation, with bold added for emphasis: /The review will be performed by volunteer community members and the review team will be constituted and published for public comment, and will include the following (or their designated nominees): the Chair of the GAC, the CEO of ICANN, *representatives of the relevant Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations*, and independent experts. Composition of the review team will be agreed jointly by the Chair of the GAC (in consultation with GAC members) and the CEO of ICANN. / This is another step in an amazing trajectory of the Internet’s role in encouraging openness, innovation, commerce and freedom. I, along with ICANN’s Board and Staff, look forward to working with you to implement the Agreement. We appreciate your support in bringing ICANN to this important new step in its history. Warmly, Rod Beckstrom President and CEO ICANN /Addressing the Global Internet /

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Ask a Question Direct to the Board in Seoul, whether you are at the Seoul meeting or not
by At-Large Staff Sept. 30, 2009

Sept. 30, 2009

Ask a Question Direct to the Board in Seoul http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29sep09-en.htm 29 September 2009 An online question box where community members can ask questions directly to the ICANN Board and staff has opened today. The question box will take questions until Wednesday 14 October in preparation for the public forum at ICANN's international public meeting in Seoul on Thursday 29 October. Anyone can ask up to two questions or 50 words in length. The question can cover any topic related to ICANN and its work. Answers will be provided either during the public forum or emailed and published in the weeks following the meeting. You can find the form below as well as on the Seoul meeting website and the blog. For those members of At-Large who cannot be present in Seoul in person: this is a way for you to ensure your issues are responded to by the Board. Related links: Seoul question box: http://icann.wufoo.com/forms/seoul-question-box/ Sydney question box responses: http://www.icann.org/en/participate/sydney-public-forum-response-en.html Mexico City question box responses: http://www.icann.org/en/participate/mexico-city-public-forum-response.html -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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NOW POSTED: Action Items 22 September ALAC meeting
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 29, 2009

Sept. 29, 2009

Dear All, This is to inform you that the action Items, adopted motions, transcriptions and audio recordings from the ALAC call from 22 September are now posted in English, French and Spanish on the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?22_september_2009 -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: ALAC Election on the Board Liaison for 2009/2010
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 27, 2009

Sept. 27, 2009

Dear Community: In accordance with the At-Large election process for selecting the ALAC Board Liaison for 2009/2010 ( https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009) we can confirm that a vote has recently been opened. All authorized voters - that being the members of the At-Large Advisory Committee - will receive voting credentials by mail in the next few minutes. If you do not receive the message due to spam filtering or for some other technical reason, you may access the poll at this URL: https://www.bigpulse.com/24998/. Note that if you do not have a voting account for this vote, you will be unable to make use of this URL. At the expressed wish of the Chair, we wish to advise the electorate, NomCom and appointed, to take the opportunity to review in detail the information linked from the voting page and included below and to take the time to engage with their advisors, regional leads etc. on how the preferential order or their vote should be if they so desire. *********** The question to be put will be the following: Please indicate your preference for each of the candidates for the ALAC Board Liaison for 2009/2010. Detailed information on each candidate is available by clicking their name below. Your preference is indicated by clicking on the box to the left of each name. The order of preference is from most preferred (your first click), to your lowest preference (the last clicked). You must indicate a preference for each candidate for your vote to be valid. With possible candidates: Sébastien Bachollet Candidate Website: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?board_liaison_nominee_s%C3%A9bastien_… Alan Greenberg Candidate Website: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?board_liaison_nominee_alan_greenberg# Seth Reiss Candidate Website: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?board_liaison_nominee_seth_reiss Vanda Scartezini Candidate Website: https://st.icann.org/lacralo/index.cgi?board_liaison_nominee_vanda_scartezi… Wendy Seltzer Candidate Website: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?board_liaison_nominee_wendy_seltzer *************** The vote will use the Single Transferable Vote (STV) voting method and close at 18:00 UTC on Wednesday, 30th September. This is an anonymous vote. It will not be possible to see live results and who has voted so far. The Staff will remind those who have not voted on the 28th by email. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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VOTE RESULT: Vote on ALS Application September 2009
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 27, 2009

Sept. 27, 2009

Dear all, With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members have voted in the recent vote on the current ALS application, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ********************* 1. ALS Application Vote on Ofok Al-Tanmia Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (131) Ofok Al-Tanmia be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. As at Poll close: Friday 25 September 2009 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 15 · Group size: 15 · Percentage voted: 100.00 ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS: 15 (100.00%) Carlos Aguirre, Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Alan Greenberg, Adam Peake, Hawa Diakite, Mohamed El Bashir, Patrick Vande Walle, Sébastien Bachollet, Fatimata Seye Sylla, Vanda Scartezini, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, VC Vivekanadan, Gareth Shearman, Thu Hue Nguyen, Beau Brendler REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS: 0 (0.00%) Abstain: 0 (0.00%) ********************* You may verify the results independently under: https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=5znysfHXxawiFmzrIvqR -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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NOW OPEN: Vote on ALS Application September 2009
by At-Large Staff Sept. 23, 2009

Sept. 23, 2009

Dear All, We have been requested by the Chair of the ALAC to start vote on the ALS application currently ready for approval by the ALAC. Members of the ALAC recently received an email with their voting credentials for this vote. An email with background information on this application was sent to the ALAC-internal list on Wednesday, 16 September. The question to be put will be the following: ***** Should the regional advice from AFRALO for applicant (131) Ofok Al-Tanmia be rejected? The regional advice was to accept the application. With possible answers: ACCEPT the regional advice and accredit this ALS REJECT regional advice and do NOT accredit this ALS Abstain ***** The Vote will remain open until Friday, September 25th 2009 at 2359 UTC. Please note that there is a link entitled ³See who voted² at the bottom of the voting page, which allows you to see who has voted so far. All currently open ALAC votes are linked to a single menu page under: https://www.bigpulse.com/m6962/ -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Advance Notice: Board Public Participation Committee Public Session - 5 October 1500 UTC
by At-Large Staff Sept. 22, 2009

Sept. 22, 2009

Advance Notice: Board Committee Public Session Discussion of public participation and document publication operational policy 18 September 2009 The ICANN Board Public Participation Committee (PPC) will be holding a special public session on Monday 5 October at 15:00 UTC to discuss the Committee's work, focusing in particular on the Document Publication Operational Policy currently out for public comment. The public session will be held entirely online using the conferencing software that ICANN has been testing over the course of 2009 for its remote participation abilities. Any and all community members are invited to join the session, which will be accessible through the address: http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/ppc/. The meeting will be split into two parts: * The first will cover the broad issue of public participation within ICANN and Committee members will outline what they are currently working on, as well as take questions and suggestions. Input will be fed into the Committee's public session at the international public meeting in Seoul at the end of October. * The second part will take up the majority of the time and be dedicated to community discussion of the Document Publication Operational Policy. Input will be fed into the public comment period currently open on the operational policy. The operational policy covers the provision of documents and meeting agendas a set time ahead of an ICANN international public meeting, and also includes sections on the provision of executive summaries, plain language, use of jargon and acronyms, translation and so on. It was put out for public comment on 8 September and comments on it will be accepted for three days following the PPC public session. The date of the PPC public session – Monday 5 October – is particularly relevant as it is also the deadline date for the Seoul meeting (15 working days ahead of the opening day on 26 October). In particular, the Committee is interested in hearing the community's perspectives on the potential impact of the operational policy and what may be done to alleviate any issues. Find out what time the meeting is taking place where you are by following this link. Related links: Online session (will go live just prior to 15:00 UTC on Monday 5 October): http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/ppc/. Document Publication Operation Policy (EN): http://www.icann.org/en/participate/draft-document-publication-operational-… [PDF, 146K] Public comment period on operational policy: https://vbulletin.dev.icann.org/ Public Participation Committee homepage: http://www.icann.org/en/committees/participation/ -- Regards, *ICANN At-Large Staff* Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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