October 2008 - ALAC - lists.icann.org

Fwd: Follow-up on GNSO Restructuring/Improvements
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 3, 2008

Nov. 3, 2008

I am way behind on my e-mail, and I am not sure if this has already been relayed to the ALAC. I call your attention specifically to the first item. We have previously taken a strong position that the user perspective should be represented in some way through the Non-Commercial Users Stakeholders Group on the GNSO. The Interim report from the BGC ALAC Review Working Group has now put forward a strong position that individual users should NOT be represented on the GNSO. It is unclear to me exactly what the boundaries are between a group that represents the interest of users, and a group representing users. I think that we will need to make sure we discuss this in Cairo. Alan >Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:26:42 -0700 >From: Denise Michel <denise.michel(a)icann.org> >Subject: [liaison6c] Re: Follow-up on GNSO Restructuring/Improvements > >Dear Community Members: > >1) Individual Users -- As previously indicated, the ICANN Board has >asked for additional community input on the appropriate role and >representation of individual Internet users in the GNSO. To further >encourage discussion and comment, Staff opened a public comment forum >to solicit online input, and provided a document summarizing the >issues involved. Please see ><http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-users>. The forum >closes on 28 November 2008. > >2) Board Seat Elections -- As noted previously, Board members also >requested additional community input before making final decisions on >the methodology for GNSO elections of Board Seats #13 and #14. Please >see the attached background document for more information. Comments >are requested by 27 November 2008. > >3) Stakeholder Groups -- Attached is a draft template for new >Stakeholder Groups. Since the establishment of these Stakeholder >Groups is a new endeavor and requires Board approval, Staff is >offering a draft template as a starting point for discussion. > >4) Constituency Renewal -- Staff is working on a draft template to >assist with the development of a streamlined process that will assist >with the Board's timely recognition and approval of existing >constituencies. It will be emailed shortly to facilitate constituency >consideration of how this process should be done. > >Please don't hesitate to email me/policy-staff(a)icann.org with any questions. > >Regards, >Denise > > >-- >Denise Michel >ICANN VP, Policy > >On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Denise Michel ><denise.michel(a)icann.org> wrote: > > Dear Community Members: > > > > In advance of the 16 Oct. GNSO Council > meeting, I wanted to provide everyone > > with the follow-up action items from the Board's most recent draft GNSO > > Restructuring Resolution (see draft resolution below and at > > <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-01oct08.htm>). I'd be happy > > to elaborate on these during the Council call, or feel free to email > > questions to <policy-staff(a)icann.org>. > > > > 1) COUNCIL CHAIR -- The Board adopted the WG-GCR recommendation that the > > GNSO Council Chair be elected by a vote of 60% of both voting houses and > > each voting house has the flexibility to create a process for selecting its > > own Vice Chair. To address questions on whether a "back-up" process was > > needed in the event that a vote did not yield a Chair, the Board decided to > > ask the Council to consider this matter. "The Board directs the Council to > > develop a process for subsequent balloting, > if needed, until a Council Chair > > is duly elected. This process should be developed before the first Chair > > election of the newly structured Council." > > > > *ACTION: As the Council moves forward with GNSO Improvements > > implementation, this should be addressed and provided to the Board. > > > > 2) BOARD SEATS -- "The Board and General Counsel have outstanding questions > > about the WG-GCR recommendations regarding Board seat elections and directs > > Staff to share these with the community and seek additional input." > > > > *ACTION: Staff will post outstanding questions and solicit input shortly. > > > > 3) VOTING THRESHOLDS -- The Board adopted all voting thresholds proposed by > > the WG-GCR Report. Concerns that implementation of GNSO Improvements (e.g. > > new PDP, working group model, etc) might necessitate additions to, or > > clarifications of, thresholds, the Board requested that "the GNSO develop > > any additional voting thresholds or > categories that may be needed as part of > > its proposed GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan to be submitted to the > > Board for approval." (Note: this draft wording likely will be changed to > > avoid confusion; the Board expects to receive an overall plan for > > implementing restructuring; this is separate from the GNSO's effort to > > create a structure of committees and teams to start the GNSO Improvements > > implementation work.) > > > > *ACTION: As the Council moves forward with GNSO Improvements > > implementation, this should be addressed and, if changes or additions are > > deemed necessary, they should be provided to the Board. > > > > 4) NEW/EXISTING CONSTITUENCIES -- The Board acknowledged Staff development > > of a "Notice of Intent" document for potential new constituencies (*see > > attached) and directed Staff "to develop a formal petition and charter > > template that will assist applicants in satisfying the formative criteria > > (consistent with the ICANN Bylaws) to facilitate the Board's evaluation of > > petitions to form new constituencies. Staff also is directed to work with > > the existing GNSO constituencies to design > and develop a streamlined process > > along with appropriate mechanisms that will assist with the Board's timely > > recognition and approval of existing constituencies". > > > > *ACTION: Attached is a "Notice of Intent" to solicit and publicly share > > information on entities interested in forming > new constituencies, along with > > a proposed petition and charter template. Staff would appreciate receiving > > any input you may have by 28 Oct. Staff also is developing for your > > consideration a draft template for > constituencies to use to enable the Board > > to "renew" constituencies. Since this is a new endeavor, Staff is offering > > a draft as a starting point for discussion. Staff will collect and share > > input with the community during the Cairo ICANN meeting. > > > > 5) STAKEHOLDER GROUPS The Board "reinforced its support for the following > > principles pertaining to the formation of the new Stakeholder Groups, and > > requests that all constituency members and other relevant parties comply > > with the principles included in the BGC Working Group's GNSO Improvements > > Report approved by the Board in establishing the newly formed structures, > > including: the need to better represent the wide variety of groups and > > individuals that compose the global ICANN > community, in a structure that can > > change more easily with the gTLD environment and stakeholders; and the > > inclusion of new actors/participants, where > applicable, and the expansion of > > constituencies within Stakeholder Groups, where applicable." Further, Staff > > was directed to work with the GNSO community to develop "a set of > > streamlined processes (along with appropriate templates, tools, or other > > mechanisms) that will assist in the formation of these new Stakeholder > > Groups and also facilitate the Board's subsequent review and approval of > > those structures." The Board directed that plans for each of the four new > > Stakeholder Groups be submitted to the Board for consideration at the ICANN > > Mexico City Board meeting, and the plans "must be reviewed and approved by > > the Board before a newly structured GNSO Council is seated in June 2009. > > The Board will consider the need for interim > action to fill Council seats in > > the event that it finds any Stakeholder Group plans to be deficient or > > delayed." > > > > *ACTION: Staff will provide some initial draft material shortly to support > > community consideration and discussion. > > > > 6) ROLE/REPRESENTATION OF USERS The Board requested additional community > > "dialogue and input on the appropriate role > and representation of individual > > Internet users, including individual commercial and non-commercial Internet > > users, in the GNSO. Input from the GNSO, the ALAC and At-Large community, > > and any relevant applicants for new constituencies, would be particularly > > helpful and should address the inclusion of > registrants and individual users > > in the GNSO in a manner that compliments the ALAC and its supporting > > structures, and ensures that registrants' and individual Internet users' > > gTLD interests are effectively represented within the GNSO." > > > > *ACTION: Staff will post a public comment solicitation and will provide > > background information to encourage community > consideration and input to the > > Board. > > > > 7) IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE The Board amended its previous implementation > > timetable and directs that the transition to a new bicameral GNSO Council > > voting structure take place over a phased implementation schedule that > > begins immediately and ends in June 2009 with the seating of the new > > Council. The implementation phases will be as follows: > > > > -Phase 1 - GNSO Council restructuring implementation plan submitted in > > advance of the December 2008 Board Meeting; > > > > - Phase 2 - Existing Constituencies submit confirmation documents to the > > Board for review in advance of the February 2009 Board Meeting; > > > > - Phase 3 - Stakeholder Groups submit formal plans for Board approval for > > consideration at the ICANN Mexico City Board meeting; and > > > > - Phase 4 - Stakeholder Groups with plans approved by the Board select > > Council representatives, and the newly structured GNSO Council is seated > > by the June 2009 Asia-Pacific ICANN Meeting. > > > > *ACTION Staff will assist the GNSO in developing a restructuring > > implementation plan that the Board expects to receive later this year. > > > > =================== > > > > > > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Membership and Leadership Selection:) > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.06), as recommended by the WG-GCR, the Board > > authorizes a third Council-level non-voting Nominating Committee > > Appointee to serve on the Council whose presence could preserve an > > independent aspect on the Council and could provide useful management > > support as the Council moves toward a working group management function. > > > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.07), the Board authorizes the GNSO Council > > to elect a Chair consistent with the recommendation of the WG-GCR - that > > the GNSO Chair be elected by a vote of 60% of both voting houses and > > each voting house has the flexibility to create a process for selecting > > its own Vice Chair. The Board directs the Council to develop a process > > for subsequent balloting, if needed, until a Council Chair is duly > > elected. This process should be developed before the first Chair > > election of the newly structured Council. > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.08), the Board and General Counsel have > > outstanding questions about the WG-GCR recommendations regarding Board > > seat elections and directs Staff to share these with the community and > > seek additional input. > > > > > > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Operational/Voting Considerations:) > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.09), the Board adopts all voting thresholds > > proposed in the WG-GCR Report. The Board requests that the GNSO develop > > any additional voting thresholds or categories that may be needed as > > part of its proposed GNSO Improvements Implementation Plan to be > > submitted to the Board for approval. > > > > > > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Stakeholder and Constituency Organizational > > Concerns:) > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.10), the Board acknowledges Staff's > > development of the "Notice of Intent" documentation for potential new > > constituencies and directs Staff to develop a formal petition and > > charter template that will assist applicants in satisfying the formative > > criteria (consistent with the ICANN Bylaws) to facilitate the Board's > > evaluation of petitions to form new constituencies. Staff also is > > directed to work with the existing GNSO constituencies to design and > > develop a streamlined process along with appropriate mechanisms that > > will assist with the Board's timely recognition and approval of existing > > constituencies. > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.11), the Board reinforces its support for > > the following principles pertaining to the formation of the new > > Stakeholder Groups, and requests that all constituency members and other > > relevant parties comply with the principles included in the BGC Working > > Group's GNSO Improvements Report approved by the Board in establishing > > the newly formed structures, including: > > > > - The need to better represent the wide variety of groups and > > individuals that compose the global ICANN community, in a structure that > > can change more easily with the gTLD environment and stakeholders. > > > > - The inclusion of new actors/participants, where applicable, and the > > expansion of constituencies within Stakeholder Groups, where applicable. > > > > > > It is, further Resolved (2008.10.01.12), that the Board further directs > > Staff to work with existing constituencies to develop a set of > > streamlined processes (along with appropriate templates, tools, or other > > mechanisms) that will assist in the formation of these new Stakeholder > > Groups and also facilitate the Board's subsequent review and approval of > > those structures. > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.13), the Board directs that plans for each > > of the four new Stakeholder Groups, that are consistent with the above > > principles, be submitted to the Board for consideration at the ICANN > > Mexico City Board meeting. The plans must be reviewed and approved by > > the Board before a newly structured GNSO Council is seated in June 2009. > > The Board will consider the need for interim action to fill Council > > seats in the event that it finds any Stakeholder Group plans to be > > deficient or delayed. > > > > > > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (The Role of Individual Internet Users in the > > GNSO:) > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.14), The Board requests additional community > > dialogue and input on the appropriate role and representation of > > individual Internet users, including individual commercial and > > non-commercial Internet users, in the GNSO. Input from the GNSO, the > > ALAC and At-Large community, and any relevant applicants for new > > constituencies, would be particularly helpful and should address the > > inclusion of registrants and individual users in the GNSO in a manner > > that compliments the ALAC and its supporting structures, and ensures > > that registrants' and individual Internet users' gTLD interests are > > effectively represented within the GNSO. > > > > > > -- GNSO Restructuring -- (Implementation Timing:) > > > > It is, Resolved (2008.10.01.15), the Board amends its previous > > implementation timetable and directs that the transition to a new > > bicameral GNSO Council voting structure take place over a phased > > implementation schedule that begins immediately and ends in June 2009 > > with the seating of the new Council. The implementation phases will be > > as follows: > > > > Phase 1 - GNSO Council restructuring implementation plan submitted in > > advance of the December 2008 Board Meeting; > > > > Phase 2 - Existing Constituencies submit confirmation documents to the > > Board for review in advance of the February 2009 Board Meeting; > > > > Phase 3 - Stakeholder Groups submit formal plans for Board approval for > > consideration at the ICANN Mexico City Board meeting; and > > > > Phase 4 - Stakeholder Groups with plans approved by the Board select > > Council representatives, and the newly structured GNSO Council is seated > > by the June 2009 Asia-Pacific ICANN Meeting. > > > > > > > > > >Content-type: application/msword; name="DRAFT Stakeholder Template.doc" >Content-disposition: attachment; filename="DRAFT Stakeholder Template.doc" >X-Attachment-Id: f_fmuzlnus2 > >Content-type: application/msword; > name="REQUEST FOR GNSO COMMUNITY INPUT ON > BOARD ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM" > WG-GCR.doc" >Content-disposition: attachment; > filename="REQUEST FOR GNSO COMMUNITY INPUT ON > BOARD ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS" > FROM WG-GCR.doc" >X-Attachment-Id: f_fmv196yu3

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Fwd: [council] Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 30, 2008

Oct. 30, 2008

Just released. The issues was discussed in my GNSO Liaison report for the Oct. 14 meeting - https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?gnso_liaison_report_01_10_2008. Alan >Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:03:49 -0700 >From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> >Subject: [council] Issues Report on Registration Abuse Policies >To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > >Dear All, > >As requested by the GNSO Council, please find attached the Issues >Report on Registration Abuse Policies. > >With best regards, > >Marika

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Re: [ALAC] [At-Large] Call for nominations to ALAC Liaison and Appointment Positions for 2008 - 2009
by Adam Peake Oct. 29, 2008

Oct. 29, 2008

Jacqueline, Alan. Thank you. I accept the nomination. Adam At 10:51 AM -0400 10/27/08, Alan Greenberg wrote: >Although we do not have any rule which requires a second for >nominations, we do seem to have a tradition. > >Being a great fan of traditions, I second this nomination. > >Alan > >At 24/10/2008 10:40 AM, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote: >>Dear all >> >>I would like to nominate Adam Peake for ccNSO liaison. >>Jacqueline A. Morris > > > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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Updated Cairo Documents page
by At-Large Staff Oct. 29, 2008

Oct. 29, 2008

Dear Members: We have revised the Cairo Documents page to (hopefully) contain references to all the relevant documents for the main areas of work during Cairo. This can be found at https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?cairo_documents Please note: We will provide paper copies of the main texts, in particular a compilation of the various documents associated with the draft applicant guidebook for new gTLDs, during the meeting. I hope you all travel safely and uneventfully and look forward to seeing you again in Cairo in a few days time! -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Marie-Hélène Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Cairo Public Board Meeting Agenda
by At-Large Staff Oct. 29, 2008

Oct. 29, 2008

Dear Members: For your information, attached please find the current agenda for the Board meeting on 7th November in Cairo. You may also review this at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes. 7 November 2008 Board Meeting Agenda (approved by Executive Committee 23 October 2008) * Approval of Minutes and Approval of BGC Recommendation regarding Board Committee Minutes Standard and Publication For Board Action - John Jeffrey * Update on GNSO Improvements Implementation For Board Discussion Denise Michel * Single Letter Domains at the Second Level, including Proposed Contract Amendments for DotCoop and dotMobi - For Board Discussion and possible action - Patrick Jones * Inter-Registar Transfer Policy - Denial Reasons Policy Development Project For Board Action Denise Michel * Proposed Bylaw Revisions Requested by Nominating Committee For Board Action Patrick Jones * Approval of site of Asia Pacific Meeting For Board Action - Paul Levins * Consideration of Proposal for At-Large Community Summit Planning Status Report For Board Action Denise Michel * Proposed Creation of A Community-Wide Working Group to Review The Structure of ICANN¹s Present Geographic Regions For Board Discussion Denise Michel * President's Strategy Committee Update For Board Discussion * Receipt of Reports from Other Board Committees, Finance, Compensation, et. Al. (possible actions) Various Committee Chairs * Board Response to Discussions arising from Cairo Meeting Thrush * Independent Reviews Update For Board Discussion * Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments Update For Board Discussion Kurt Pritz * Other Business 7 November 2008 Organizational Meeting Agenda (Approved by Executive Committee 23 October 2008) * Election of Chair * Election of Vice-chair * Creation of New Committees * Appointment of committee leadership/membership * Confirmation of Officers of ICANN * Other Business -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Marie-Hélène Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Dot-Mobi Policy Advisory Board Position
by carlos aguirre Oct. 27, 2008

Oct. 27, 2008

Dear Cheryl and all, I would like to nominate Andrés Piazza for the position of Liason at Dot-Mobi Policy Advisory Board. This position could be an interesting opportunity to create a broader participation for Individual Users Community. We need an improvement in this subject and incorporating one member of the ALAC-Ralo process would mean an improvement here, letting committed people from the regions to contribute, to spread the information in more languages than just in English. However, this nomination is not agains John Levine´s work, because I admire and respect him, personally and professionally. I introduce some information about Andrés Piazza, that I consider very useful at this moment: He is an Argentinian Lawyer from Cordoba, who works in Computer Law, in Consulting and advisory. He is also Teacher in the National University of Córdoba and in Blas Pascal University, in 2 postgraduate courses related to Law in Information Society and Internet Governance, and Member of some International Prestigious Academic Organizations such as LASA (Latin American Studies Association), FIADI (Iberoamerican Federation of Computer Law Associations) or DiploFoundation (He is recently developing a Research in IG there) . At ICANN, he is AGEIA DENSI´s reprresentative in LACRALO from Argentina (since he works as Research Director in that ALS), being one of the most commited participants for the last years at the General Assembly. Also taked participation in other related multistakeholder forums in Internet Governance. In the past, he used to work in an Information Techonology Consulting. Definitely he has sufficient knowledge in gTLD issues and could make a contribution to ALAC as a Liason. Regards, Carlos Dionisio Aguirre abogado - Sarmiento 71 - 4to. 18 Cordoba - Argentina - *54-351-424-2123 / 423-5423 www.sitioderecho.com.ar www.densi.com.ar _________________________________________________________________ Descargá GRATIS el poder del nuevo Internet Explorer 7. http://optimized.msn.com/Default.aspx?mkt=es-ar

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Re: [ALAC] ALAC Rules of Procedure - draft amendments to Rule 21 - versions espanol and francais
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 27, 2008

Oct. 27, 2008

At 23/10/2008 02:48 PM, Thompson, Darlene wrote: >Hi all, > >In my mind, this draft may go somewhat over the top and I do agree that >a re-draft needs to be done but we DO need something like this in place. >When we see charts of approximately 50% of our ALAC members NOT meeting >minimum participation standards then we have a huge problem that must be >addressed. > >For what Wendy said about counting minutes - nothing in this paper calls >for that. Your attendance is automatically counted at each meeting and >conference call. Your e-mails are automatically counted on the lists. >Your participations in groups is automatically logged. This will not >mean any extra time for anybody (except to actually DO what they >volunteered to do). > >As Alan mentioned, there does seem to be a lot of onus put on the Chair >but there is a point there that the chair needs to contact the RALO for >input into what needs to be done. There is also a system where the >Chair must give several cautions before anything is done. It also has >the provision that if an ALAC member has extreme illness or family >difficulties, they can be excused from the provisions. This seems >pretty fair to me. I have no problem with the Chair being the "doer". I think that when decision are delegated to the chair in any rules, it must be in an explicit and open way, with appropriate reporting back. And my preference is to do it as little as possible. >Alan, you also mentioned, "But writing rules such as these almost sets >the expectations that we are going to have a lot of people in violation >of them. We should set reasonable expectations, and in the (hopefully >rare) cases that people are not meeting them, take effective action." >Unfortunately, as I mentioned in the first paragraph, we seem to have >about 50% of ALAC members not complying with minimum standards so these, >unfortunately, aren't rare cases. True, we do have a problem, as I also said. But we don't want to get into the mode similar to the old joke where among the rules of behaviour that a boss posts for the employees, is one that says "The whippings will continue until moral improves". As I mentioned, we really need to define our expectations ahead of time and make sure that the bodies SELECTING our members know what they are. Alan >Also, this document gives actual time lines as to when the Chair must >get involved. This way, the problem doesn't drag on for months and >months as it seems to be doing right now. > >The wording about liaisons giving only the ALAC views and NOT their own >views is excellent and needs to be enforced. > >Personally, I'm getting rather tired of seeing certain ALAC >members/liaisons doing little or nothing within the ICANN mandate but >going off three times a year to lovely junkets. I signed on as >Secretariat thinking that I wasn't going to get ANY travel and have >still maintained better stats than a lot of the ALAC members. Those who >object to performance measurements are usually those who have the >greatest need to fear them. (Not you, Alan - your performance is >sterling and I look forward to hearing from you on how you would fix >this wording when you have time). > >Darlene > >Darlene A. Thompson >Community Access Program Administrator >Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP >P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 >Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 >Phone: (867) 975-5631 >Fax: (867) 975-5610 >E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca > > >-----Original Message----- >From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >[mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of At-Large >Staff >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:31 AM >To: At-Large Worldwide >Subject: [ALAC] ALAC Rules of Procedure - draft amendments to Rule 21 - >versions espanol and francais > >Dear members: > >We have today posted the french and spanish versions of the discussion >draft >of changes to Rule 21 of the ALAC Rules of Procedure. These can be found >at: >https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?cairo_documents >-- >Regards, > >Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger >ICANN At-Large Staff >email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann >.org > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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The work of Knujon and the forthcoming summit
by Brendler, Beau Oct. 27, 2008

Oct. 27, 2008

Greetings... You're probably familiar by now with the work of Garth Bruen and his small operation Knujon, and some of the work they have done documenting domain registration abuse and other safety, security and stability problems. Danny Younger first started posting some of the results of this work a couple of months back. You may also be aware of the controversy Knujon's work has generated among those who are concerned about enforcement of the RAA and other rules and provisions designed to promote safety, stability and security of the DNS. Garth and his father Bob, with whom he collaborates, have asked for time to present their findings in Cairo. I told Bob we could find some time for him during the week in Cairo to address the ALAC. I've also offered to help back him up in the public meeting forums. It may also be interesting for Bob to present some of Knujon's findings in forthcoming meetings with the registrar constituency. The questions raised by Knujon's findings, in my opinion, also cross into the realm of new gTLDs, and whether the implementation plan pays sufficient attention to the significant problems that already exist among current domains. It should also be noted that Bob (and possibly Garth as well, I'm not clear yet) is paying out-of-pocket to go to Cairo. Anyone interested in this, please let me know -- I think we need to try to be supportive of the Bruens' efforts. Beau Brendler ** This e-mail message is intended only for the designated recipient(s) named above. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, retain, copy, redistribute or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, or disclose all or any part of its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments from your computer system.

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Re: [ALAC] [At-Large] Call for nominations to ALAC Liaison and Appointment Positions for 2008 - 2009
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 27, 2008

Oct. 27, 2008

Although we do not have any rule which requires a second for nominations, we do seem to have a tradition. Being a great fan of traditions, I second this nomination. Alan At 24/10/2008 10:40 AM, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote: >Dear all > >I would like to nominate Adam Peake for ccNSO liaison. >Jacqueline A. Morris

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Re: [ALAC] The work of Knujon and the forthcoming summit
by Thompson, Darlene Oct. 27, 2008

Oct. 27, 2008

Yes, me too! Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Carlton Samuels Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:57 PM To: 'Brendler, Beau'; 'At-Large Worldwide' Subject: Re: [ALAC] The work of Knujon and the forthcoming summit Mark me down for support. And by signalling its support, the ALAC could hardly demonstrate a finer example of user advocacy. Carlton -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Brendler, Beau Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 06:17 PM To: 'At-Large Worldwide' Subject: [ALAC] The work of Knujon and the forthcoming summit Greetings... You're probably familiar by now with the work of Garth Bruen and his small operation Knujon, and some of the work they have done documenting domain registration abuse and other safety, security and stability problems. Danny Younger first started posting some of the results of this work a couple of months back. You may also be aware of the controversy Knujon's work has generated among those who are concerned about enforcement of the RAA and other rules and provisions designed to promote safety, stability and security of the DNS. Garth and his father Bob, with whom he collaborates, have asked for time to present their findings in Cairo. I told Bob we could find some time for him during the week in Cairo to address the ALAC. I've also offered to help back him up in the public meeting forums. It may also be interesting for Bob to present some of Knujon's findings in forthcoming meetings with the registrar constituency. The questions raised by Knujon's findings, in my opinion, als o cross into the realm of new gTLDs, and whether the implementation plan pays sufficient attention to the significant problems that already exist among current domains. It should also be noted that Bob (and possibly Garth as well, I'm not clear yet) is paying out-of-pocket to go to Cairo. Anyone interested in this, please let me know -- I think we need to try to be supportive of the Bruens' efforts. Beau Brendler ** This e-mail message is intended only for the designated recipient(s) named above. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, retain, copy, redistribute or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, or disclose all or any part of its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments from your computer system. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann .org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.2/1742 - Release Date: 23/10/2008 03:29 PM _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann .org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac

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