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Fwd: Preliminary Report - Resolutions of Special Board Meeting - 21 May 2009
by Wendy Seltzer May 29, 2009

May 29, 2009

As Glen notes, the preliminary report of the Board meeting is now published, including approval of the RAA Amendments. --Wendy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Preliminary Report - Resolutions of Special Board Meeting - 21 May 2009 Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 07:15:43 -0700 From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Dear Councillors, The Preliminary Report - Resolutions of Special Board Meeting - 21 May 2009 is posted at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-21may09.htm [Formal Minutes are still to be approved by the ICANN Board] Thank you. Kind regards. Glen ho

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Fwd: [gnso-raa-dt] RAA Drafting Team
by Alan Greenberg May 26, 2009

May 26, 2009

fyi Alan >From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> >To: "gnso-raa-dt(a)icann.org" <gnso-raa-dt(a)icann.org> >Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 06:05:23 -0700 >Subject: [gnso-raa-dt] RAA Drafting Team > >Dear All, > >In response to the Registrar Accreditation >Agreement (RAA) Motion Action Item, the Council >formed a drafting team. > >The Drafting Team (DT) will have 30 days from Board approval, 21 May 2009. > >The mailing list address is: >Gnso-raa-dt(a)icann.org > >And the public archives are >http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-raa-dt/ > >Current subscribers to the RAA drafting team mailing list: > >Avri Doria - GNSO Chair -NCA >Chuck Gomes - GNSO Vive Chair Registry c. >Alan Greenberg - ALAC >Tim Ruiz - Registrar c. >Stéphane van Gelder - Registrar c. >Adrian Kinderis - Registrar c. >William Drake - NCUC >Baudouin Schombe NCUC >Daniel Monastersky - ALAC (LACRALO) >Beau Brendler - ALAC >Evan Leibovitch ALAC >Baudouin Schombe NCUC > >Staff >Denise Michel >Liz Gasster >Margie Milam >Marika Konings >Glen de Saint Gery > >Please let the GNSO Secretariat know if you >would like to be subscribed to the drafting team. >Let me know if you have any questions. > >Thank you. >Kind regards, > >Glen > >Glen de Saint Géry >GNSO Secretariat >gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org >http://gnso.icann.org

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ALAC meeting today
by Alan Greenberg May 26, 2009

May 26, 2009

With a bit of luck, I will have Internet access and my battery will not run out. So I will be online on skype/adobe chat during the ALAC meeting. I can't pay full time attention to the ALAC meeting, but I will try to keep an eye on it. Alan

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Re: [ALAC] EURALO Regional Advice
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr May 26, 2009

May 26, 2009

Apologies and the Regional Advice noted thanks Wolf... CLO Wolf Ludwig wrote: > Dear Cheryl, > > this is to inform you that EURALO at its monthly call last Wednesday (20 May 09) approved the pending ALS applications from Europe after consultations by the chair, some ALAC members (Adam and Sébastien) and on the list > * AUI-Spain > * E-Seniors, France. > > We therefore suggest approval / certification by ALAC as soon as possible. > > Sorry but I have to apologise for ALAC’s monthly call tomorrow again due to professional commitments. Thanks and > > best regards, > Wolf > > > Matthias Langenegger wrote Mon, 25 May 2009 02:15: > >> Hallo Wolf, >> >> Heidi hat mir gesagt, dass EURALO die beiden europäischen ALS Applikationen gutheissen möchte. Da die Minutes vom letzen EURALO meeting noch nicht publiziert und genehmigt worden sind, wäre es möglich, dass du mir oder dem ALAC direkt ein kurzes Mail schickst vor Ihrer Konferenz morgen Dienstag um darauf hinzuweisen, dass EURALO dem ALAC die beiden Bewerbungen zur Annahme empfiehlt? Es genügt vollauf wenn du die regionale Empfehlung ohne detaillierte Empfehlung kommunizierst. >> >> Vielleicht kann das ALAC (die ALAC?) gleich morgen schon über die ALS Bewerbungen entscheiden. >> >> Liebe Grüsse, >> Matthias >> >> >> >> > > comunica-ch > phone +41 79 204 83 87 > Skype: Wolf-Ludwig > www.comunica-ch.net > > Digitale Allmend > http://blog.allmend.ch - > > EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation > http://euralo.org > > >

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ALAC voting processes
by Alan Greenberg May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

I will not be able to join the meeting this week, but I wanted to put my comments on the "vote" decision here. They will not come as a surprise to those who have heard me talk about this before. We use BigPulse to "emulate" voting in person in a public meeting with others present in the room. We should make every effort to come as close to the face-to-face vote as possible. That means: - As the vote is proceeding, we can see how many people have voted. - As the vote is proceeding, we can see who has voted. - As the vote is proceeding, we can see how each person has voted. - The order of the options should NOT change as the vote proceeds. - Outsiders who cannot vote can look at the interim results. I see no reason to allow people to change their vote given the short time we have for voting, but I have no really strong feelings about this. In a face-to-face vote, one can raise their hand a bit late, or lower it before the hands are counted. I think that the visibility of such a pole will encourage everyone to vote, and allow others in a region to "remind" people who have not yet voted. Alan

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FW: ICANN Fellowship Applications for Seoul are open today
by Vanda Scartezini May 23, 2009

May 23, 2009

Dear Colleagues As member of Fellowship Program, please see bellow the open opportunity for fellows for Seoul! Please circulate among those you consider will be interesting to ICANN to have as fellow in this next meeting. https://forms.icann.org/fellowship/applications/icann36/index.php best regards Vanda Scartezini POLO Consultores Associados & IT Trend Alameda Santos 1470 cjs 1407/8 01418-903 Sao Paulo,SP. Fone + 55 11 3266.6253 Mob + 5511 8181.1464 -----Original Message----- From: Janice Lange [mailto:fellowships@icann.org] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:16 PM To: Donna Austin; Bart Boswinkel; Gabriella Schittek; 'Vanda Scartezini'; Steven G. Huter; 'Erick Iriarte Ahon'; Nashwa Abdelbaki; quaynor(a)ghana.com; regional-liaisons(a)icann.org; fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org; Tricia Drakes; Joette Youkhanna Cc: '심동욱(James Shim)'; kelly Hye-Young Kang Subject: ICANN Fellowship Applications for Seoul are open today Please note that we will be posting the announcement for the opening of the ICANN Fellowship applications for the 36th International public meeting in Seoul this October shortly but the application is open at https://forms.icann.org/fellowship/applications/icann36/index.php[Vanda Scartezini] The application period will close July 6 so please spread the news to those you know, those you work with who may be interested and qualified, those organizations that you are affiliated with, and share at any upcoming conferences and events.

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At-Large Board seat
by Alan Greenberg May 22, 2009

May 22, 2009

Wendy, the following item is on the Board meeting scheduled for next week (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/agenda-21may09.htm) Can you comment on exactly what it is. I didn't think that the review report advocating such a seat(s) had been published or approved. >Agenda - For Action And/Or Discussion > >6. Structural Improvements Committee Recommendations from Retreat - >for discussion and possible action > > b. At Large Seat Alan

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Inadvertently distributed text of a draft letter
by Nick Ashton-Hart May 19, 2009

May 19, 2009

Dear All: In my reply to Evan, I copied the public ALAC working list as well as Denise and Maria, as the original note went to the latter two. Unfortunately, the text of a draft note which Evan was considering sending about the matter to Maria, but which he on advice decided not to send, was then sent on to the very person (and those reviewing the ALAC public list) he had decided not to send it to. My apologies to Evan, NARALO, and Maria! As Evan reminded me, it is often a bad idea to forward emails from one list to another, especially if the contents reflect a discussion which has not reached maturity. As I told Evan, from the At-Large staff's side, we shall refrain from doing so again, a continuation, really, as we have not to my recollection ever done it in the past. -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Tel: +33 (450) 42 81 83 USA Tel: +1 (310) 301-8637 Fax: : +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: (Switzerland): +41 79 595 5468 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] ALAC Statement on Future Structure and Governance of ICANN
by Nick Ashton-Hart May 19, 2009

May 19, 2009

Dear Evan: To your second question, the answer's somewhat complex. The voting on the statement was setup specifically so that it would end on the 10th, in order to allow the statement to be sent in before the comment period closed. However, during the voting, Sebastien returned from holidays and raised questions about the statement's content, as he believed that it was to include an addition which he had written and tried to send in to the working group list immediately before he left for the Philippines. Unfortunately the statement didn't reach the list and therefore didn't arrive in the window during which comments were still being taken on the draft before voting began. As a result it was not clear to us precisely what to do. At the same time, we had transmitted the statement, and accompanying draft text of the email to accompany it, to the Excom list so that either one of the Excom, or ourselves on behalf of the ALAC, were to transmit the statement to the public comment period. An answer took a little time. What we (staff) should have done is simply send the statement in once the voting was concluded, copying the relevant lists and people, and asking for forgiveness afterwards as it were, due to the situation. For not ensuring this I apologise. At the same time, were we to have ensured Maria had a copy and knew what the situation was, that would have also helped greatly, though in this particular case the statement text had already been transmitted to the Board as a part of the At-Large Summit Declaration, so the contents had already been seen by the Board. Whilst it was very public that At-Large was going through the bottom-up, community-wide consultation on the text before the ALAC vote to ratify the statement, Maria has many things to read and would have certainly been helped by directly receiving something from us so that she knew what was coming and had the text to hand (apologies to you too Maria). I would not want anyone to think that I'm trying to shift any responsibility to Sebastien or anyone else - I most definitely am not - but I do want you all to understand the situation as a whole. I think that this sort of situation would be much less likely to occur if At-Large's policy advice development process didn't run up so close to deadlines but I would like to stress that I know this is often very difficult to avoid considering the bottom-up nature of deliberation in At-Large that takes place to the maximum extent possible, the geographic and linguistic diversity of participants, and the 30-day window in which many, though not all, comment periods run. In this vein it may interest you to know that Cheryl's asked me to prepare a draft Advisory for the ALAC and community to consider related to the structure of public consultations, drawn from the Thought Paper on the subject requested by Working Group 1 in the lead-up to the Summit. The referenced paper may be found here: https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/summit-wg/attachments/wg1_documents:20… Evan Leibovitch wrote: > Hello everyone. > > ICANN staffer Maria Farrell recently wrote a letter to the ALAC announce > list, scolding At-Large for missing one of ICANN's typical too-tight > comment deadlines. > > In a moment of pique I wrote the response below. Before I send it in my > capacity as NARALO chair, I would like to receive feedback on both its > content and appropriateness. Personally I'm simply fed up with > complaints like this that we can't play the game as well as the vested > interests. > > And ... to At-Large staff ... are Maria and other ICANN staffers not > alterted in advance when ALAC statements are to be submitted past their > deadlines? I thought that was the case, > > > - Evan > > --------------- > > > > > > > > > Maria Farrell wrote: > >> In the future, I would be most grateful if you could follow the agreed procedure for submitting public comments to an ICANN consultation; i.e. posting them to the correct location within the time agreed. This is the only way to ensure equity between all contributors and allow us to complete the overall process in a timely manner. >> >> I understand that it can be a challenge for diverse groups to get comments agreed in time. However, other contributors with similar internal consensus-building processes to fulfill, including the GAC, various government authorities and trade associations, submit their input on time and/or appraise the relevant staff beforehand if there is going to be an issue. >> >> > > Hello Maria, > > Respectfully, if the above statement conveys your true sentiment then > you do not, indeed, understand At-Large. > > At-Large, by definition, does not include bodies with financial interest > in ICANN outcomes. It has no business models, national interests, or > property to protect. Its members primarily do not have English as their > first language, let alone the technical jargon that more often than not > pervades ICANN policy debate. They do, however, attempt to represent > more than 99% of the community affected by ICANN decisions. > > During my brief history within At-Large I have seen countless similar > misunderstandings of At-Large's most difficult role within ICANN. These > misunderstandings are manifested through unrealistic deadlines, and > other expectations that are based on the assumption that we can move as > quickly as governments and lobbyists with interests to protect. When was > that last time that At-Large was ever consulted in advance on whether a > deadline was reasonable? > > Some of these misunderstandings, arguably, are institutionalized deep > within ICANN. To a casual observer, the idea that ICANN's "public > participation" mechanism is distinct and separate from the component > that works with At-Large is astounding. > > If ICANN claims of public transparency and accountability are to be seen > as more than a facade, then perhaps it's time to better recognize -- > throughout the organization -- that the challanges of At-Large are both > different and substantially more complex than those of governments or > vested interests. > > Sincerely, > > Evan Leibovitch > Chair, NARALO > > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Tel: +33 (450) 42 81 83 USA Tel: +1 (310) 301-8637 Fax: : +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: (Switzerland): +41 79 595 5468 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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ICANN Board meeting May 21
by Wendy Seltzer May 17, 2009

May 17, 2009

The Board has received the agenda and materials for this next meeting: <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/agenda-21may09.htm> Board Meeting - Agenda 21-22 May 2009 Consent Agenda - For Action =========================== 1. Approval of Minutes - 23 April 2009 2. Approval of Charter of Community-Wide Working Group to Review The Structure of ICANN's Present Geographic Regions 3. Approval of Structural Improvements Committee's Recommendation regarding the ccNSO Review Terms of Reference 4. Approval of Structural Improvements Committee's Recommendation regarding the ccNSO Review Working Group 5. Approval of the Finance Committee's Recommendation regarding International Currency Exchange Management Policy 6. Approval of the Czech Arbitration Court Pilot Project 7. Approval of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments Agenda - For Action And/Or Discussion ===================================== 1. Approval of Phased Allocation Process for Single & Two-Character Domain Names in .BIZ, including proposed Contract Amendment 2. Approval of Phased Equitable Re-allocation Process for Non-Compliant Sunrise Names in dot-info, Including Proposed Contract Amendment 3. Approval of Location and Budget of Africa Meeting 2010 4. Approval of Recommendation of Structural Improvements Committee regarding Modification to Bylaws regarding Organization Reviews 5. Approval of Recommendation of Structural Improvements Committee regarding Systemization of Organizational Review Processes 6. Structural Improvements Committee Recommendations from Retreat - for discussion and possible action a. GNSO Improvements - Action on Proposed Stakeholder Group Charters b. At Large Seat c. Board Review Working Group Recommendations 7. Approval of Recommendations from Public Participation Committee regarding Meetings 8. Update on Improving Institutional Confidence 9. Update on planning for Sydney Meeting 10. Update on outcomes from Board Retreat including: a. DNSSEC b. IDNs c. Other new gTLDs 11. Other Business 12. Board Executive Session Information Papers - No Action Required - No Discussion Necessary Unless Board Members Have Questions ====================================================== 1. Update on Public Comment Periods 2. Reports from Board Committees a. Board Governance Committee - 8 April 2009 Minutes and May 2009 Preliminary Report b. Finance Committee - 16 April 2009 Preliminary Report c. IANA Committee - 28 April 2009 Preliminary Report d. Public Participation Committee - 14 April 2009 Preliminary Report e. Structural Improvements Committee - 15 April 2009 Minutes -- Wendy Seltzer -- wendy(a)seltzer.org phone: +1.914.374.0613 Visiting Professor, American University Washington College of Law Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html http://www.chillingeffects.org/ https://www.torproject.org/

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