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TO POST: Statement on the Public Consultation on Expense Analysis
by Alan Greenberg July 13, 2009

July 13, 2009

We have had two positive comments and no negative ones. I would suggest that we post the comment on the ICANN comment page as an ALAC statement noting that it is in the process of being ratified, and at the same time start a 7-day vote. Cheryl/Vanda, can you give the word to do this? The deadline for posts in the end of July 13th in California, about 28 hours from when I am sending this message. Alan At 09/07/2009 07:47 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >The ICANN budget expense analysis has been posted for some time now >and the comment period has been extended to July 13 - see >http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#eag-feedback. I would like >to propose that the following statement be submitted to the ICANN >comment process and (after the fact) ratified by the ALAC. It is not >controversial but indicates that we are happy with the new detail >provided and encourage it to be expanded and made more useful. > >If anyone DISAGREES or feels that it is inappropriate for us to >comment, please speak up quickly. > >Thanks to Nick for the original draft of this statement. > >Alan > >---------------------------------- > >Statement of the ALAC to the Public Consultation on Expense Analysis > >The ALAC wishes to commend the ICANN Board and financial management >team on the greater transparency in its financial operations visible >in the current FY budget. We look forward to further efforts of this >kind to make ICANN's financial operations more transparent. > >In that vein, we wish to suggest more direct links in reporting >between budget allocations and actual expenditure, and the link >between financing for initiatives and their outcomes. For example, >reporting on how effective recruitment and outreach efforts to grow >the active ICANN community are when contrasted with the varying >amounts budgeted and spent for these activities from year to year >would be widely useful in our view. > > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Statement on the Public Consultation on Expense Analysis
by Alan Greenberg July 10, 2009

July 10, 2009

The ICANN budget expense analysis has been posted for some time now and the comment period has been extended to July 13 - see http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#eag-feedback. I would like to propose that the following statement be submitted to the ICANN comment process and (after the fact) ratified by the ALAC. It is not controversial but indicates that we are happy with the new detail provided and encourage it to be expanded and made more useful. If anyone DISAGREES or feels that it is inappropriate for us to comment, please speak up quickly. Thanks to Nick for the original draft of this statement. Alan ---------------------------------- Statement of the ALAC to the Public Consultation on Expense Analysis The ALAC wishes to commend the ICANN Board and financial management team on the greater transparency in its financial operations visible in the current FY budget. We look forward to further efforts of this kind to make ICANN's financial operations more transparent. In that vein, we wish to suggest more direct links in reporting between budget allocations and actual expenditure, and the link between financing for initiatives and their outcomes. For example, reporting on how effective recruitment and outreach efforts to grow the active ICANN community are when contrasted with the varying amounts budgeted and spent for these activities from year to year would be widely useful in our view.

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ccNSO working group on delegation/redelegation policies
by Adam Peake July 9, 2009

July 9, 2009

Anyone know if the ccNSO has started a working group on delegation/redelegation policies? If they have and At Large/ALAC are asked to provide members, I'd like to join. See: <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jun09-en.htm#2> "CCNSO TO EXPLORE CCTLD DELEGATION AND RELATED POLICIES At a Glance The Council of the country code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) has approved a working group to advise the ccNSO Council on launching a policy development process on the delegation, re-delegation and retirement of ccTLDs Recent Developments The ccNSO revisited the need to review and update the current policy for the delegation, re-delegation and retirement of country code Top Level Domains at the Mexico City ICANN meeting. It concluded that as a first step, a working group needed to be established to better understand the scope and issues involved, and to ensure involvement of the GAC as they have an interest in the topic as well. Next Steps The ccNSO Secretariat will send out a call for members and observers to the working group. The ccNSO Council expects to appoint members to the working group at its Sydney meeting." Best, Adam

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Fwd: [OIA] Monday 13 July 2009 ICANN Meeting on Proposed Englobulation of Domain Names
by Gareth Shearman July 9, 2009

July 9, 2009

Begin forwarded message: > From: jays(a)panix.com (Jay Sulzberger) > Date: July 9, 2009 8:47:38 AM PDT (CA) > To: oia(a)lists.bway.net > Subject: [OIA] Monday 13 July 2009 ICANN Meeting on Proposed > Englobulation of Domain Names > > On Monday 13 July 2009 ICANN will meet in the Hudson Theatre of > the Millennium Hotel at 145 West 45th Street on the Island of the > Manahattoes. > > The Hudson Theatre is a serious theatre: > > http://www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumnewyork/other/index.html > > and ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, > have use of this theatre all day Monday 13 July 2009. > > ICANN has called this meeting in order to be able to claim that > ICANN has consulted with the public on a proposed New World Order > of Domain Names. Under the new order, if you or I or PETA or the > Green Party, or the Ranters and Gun Owners Association, or > NYLUG-SOCIAL, were to apply for a domain name, first a new arm of > ICANN, an arm chartered to act in the interests of some hundred > large world wide corporations, would have to vet your proposed > new domain name. If this new agency of ICANN disapproves your > name, then you would have to, right off the bat, pay $20,000 in > American money, to hire a lawyer to fight ICANN. ICANN would run > a new trans-national para-legal court in which the case would be > heard. The court would formally be a creature of the hundred > large companies. > > Of course, the Englobulators have made sure that no public notice > of this event has been made. Have you seen notice on Slashdot? > In the New York Times? No. But well paid lobbyists and > spokesmodels for the Englobulators have been hired to attend this > meeting. They will come in force, and they will be armed with > slides, and sheaves of paper, on which will be written their best > arguments for you giving up your right to the domain name of your > choice. > > What can we do to stop this extraordinary attempt to subvert > traditional trademark law? We can show up at the Hudson Theatre > on Monday and ask why these hundred companies are formally > created a special class within the New World Order of Domain Names. > > Please register to attend this supposedly public ICANN meeting. > The registration deadline is tomorrow 10 July 2009: > > http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/ > > Please read the Report of the Englobulators on a New World Order > of Domain Names, called the IRT Final Report on Trademark > Protection: > > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm > > (See pages 15 and 16 in the pdf of the report for a presentation > of the special status to be accorded the Hundred Corporations. > The Hundred Corporations are those named in the "Globally > Protected Marks List".) > > > Here is further information: > > ICANN Announcement on Events: > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12jun09-en.htm > > Public Comment on Final IRT Report: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/ > > Public Comment on Draft IRT Report: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-draft-report/ > > Here are three collocations of arguments against the New Domain > Name System: > > IP Justice Comments: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/msg00210.html > > EFF Australia Comments: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/msg00179.html > > Comments from Kathy Kleiman: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-draft-report/msg00068.html > > > Below my signature are two notices about this meeting, one by > Seth Johnson, and one by Kathy Kleiman, of the Noncommercial > Users Constituency: > > http://icann-ncuc.ning.com > > Kathy alerted Seth and me to this meeting. Kathy is point in the > fight against this large attempt on the traditional system of > trademark and on our ancient right of free naming on the Net. > Please write to Kathy Kleiman if you would like to meet with her > and other partisans on Sunday 12 July 2009 in New York City, or > early on Monday 13 July 2009: > > kathy(a)kathykleiman.com > > We hope you will come to the Hudson Theatre on Monday 13 July > 2009 and help defeat the Englobulators. > > Jay Sulzberger <secretary(a)lxny.org> > Corresponding Secretary LXNY > LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization. > http://www.lxny.org > > > <blockquote > what="notice by Seth Johnson" > edits="one typo repaired"> > > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:07:51 -0400 > From: Seth Johnson <seth.johnson(a)RealMeasures.dyndns.org> > Reply-To: seth.johnson(a)RealMeasures.dyndns.org > Organization: Real Measures > To: discuss(a)freeculture.org, Kathy(a)KathyKleiman.com > Subject: NY FC Fighters Needed -- Stand Against Trademark Abuse at > ICANN > > Hi folks, this is you. We *need to get to this hearing, the New York > phase of a rapid series of meetings around the world by ICANN. Please > see the blurb below. You MUST REGISTER by TOMORROW. It's at the > Millennium Hotel this Monday. > > (Others in other cities, get ready) > > This is the rollout for the new Global Top Level Domains. It's the > supposed public input phase. But it's also about putting in place a > massive, global change in trademark policy. > > Get this -- the group that put this plan together (the "Implementation > Recommendation Team" or IRT) has already closed shop before initiating > these meetings -- so what's the point? > > Domain names don't match up with trademark law -- DNS is about giving > symbols one universal address. Language is not. You don't trademark > "Apple" -- you reserve the use of that trademark to market a > particular kind of goods or service. Thus we have Apple Computers and > The Beatles' Apple music company. Or Sun Oil in Canada, a completely > separate company from Sun Oil in America -- and certainly not the same > as the Sun computing company. There's also fair use -- and of course > free speech. > > The MPAA and International Trademark have had a hand in ICANN > from its inception, when they required the Uniform Dispute > Resolution Policy. Now, along with rolling out new global Top > Level Domains, trademark owners are ramming through a new process > that goes well beyond that. They are pulling out the stops to > get ICANN to implement what will in practical terms amount to a > huge revision in the nature of trademark, backed by strong > practical action. Along with a new "Uniform Rapid Suspension > System" to shut down sites quickly, they are establishing ICANN > as playing the role of policing trademarks -- which by law is the > trademark holders' responsibility. > > The thing to remember is that while domain names and trademarks > might be hard to get a hold of politically, this sets a huge > precedent that will change trademark beyond that area. So we > call them on their process. > > (Among other things, this will mean no more Yes Men. :-) ) > > Kathy Kleiman of the ICANN "Noncommercial Users Constituency" > will be able to brief you more fully. She can also explain what > went down in the previous discussions, where they've essentially > ignored all the substantive points she presented. It's up to us > to come in in numbers and say we got their number. > > See below blurb from Kathy. > > > Seth > > </blockquote> > > > <blockquote > what="notice by Kathy Kleiman" > edits="some re-formatting"> > > ICANN Public Consultation: Should New Top Level Domains Include Broad > New Trademark Protections? > > > On Mon, July 13, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) will hold a public consultation at the Hudson > Theatre, Millennium Hotel, 145 West 44th Street, to discuss the > "rules of the road" for new generic top level domains (gTLDs), future > competitors to .COM, .ORG and .NET. > > > A group of trademark attorneys, representing large brand owners, in > May wrote a report calling on ICANN to create broad new trademark > protections before opening up new gTLDs. > > A. IP Clearinghouse: a massive database of registered and > unregistered trademark rights created by ICANN (IRT > Report, pp. 12-16 > > B. Globally Protected Marks List: a list of global marks > created and maintained by ICANN (IRT Report, pp. 16- > 22) > > C. Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS): A ultra-fast > takedown service with little notice or time to respond > by domain name registrants (IRT, pp. 25-37) > > These proposals have been criticized as outside the mission and scope > of ICANN, a technical body, and outside the protections and limits > of trademark law. ICANN's Noncommercial Users Constituency writes "We > fear the impact of the IRT Proposals on free speech and fair use > online. Trademark owners don't own strings of letters, they have a > trademark for specific goods and services. Basic words like APPLE, > TIDE, SUN and TIME belong to all of us. Many important domain names > will be lost, or worse, blocked before they can be registered." > > Approval of the IRT Report is being rushed through ICANN with minimal > opportunity to comment. It is vital that ICANN hear comment as soon > as possible, and Monday is an opportunity to speak. > > ICANN's Noncommercial Users Constituency will be hosting a > breakfast at the Millennium Hotel on Monday morning. Please > contact NCUC Co-Founder Kathy Kleiman, > > kathy(a)kathykleiman.com > > for more details. > > > Registration to speak on 7/13 at this link (deadline 7/10): > > http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/GTLD/ > > > IRT Report: > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm > > IP Justice Comments: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/msg00210.html > > EFF Australia Comments: > http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/msg00179.html > > Noncommercial Users Constituency Website with comments: > http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/ > > </blockquote> > _______________________________________________ > Open Infrastructure Alliance > http://lists.bway.net/listinfo/oia >

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alac@sydney conversation
by Sivasubramanian Muthusamy July 7, 2009

July 7, 2009

Hello There is some problem with my skype or my netbook due to which I am unable to find the archives of the ala@sydney conversation. May I request staff to copy the conversation from skype and mail me a text file? This conversation contains some references to IDN especially, his reports from the sessions he attended. I require the conversation transcript for reference. Thanks. Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

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Fwd: [At-Large] RES: IGF workshops
by Sivasubramanian Muthusamy July 7, 2009

July 7, 2009

(forwarded as the original message was copied) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sivasubramanian Muthusamy <isolatedn(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [At-Large] RES: IGF workshops To: At-Large Worldwide <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: andrespiazzagpj(a)hotmail.com Hello Silvia, Thanks. It would be great to have LACRALO's perspectives on this idea of opening up classrooms for remote participation. May I write to you a little more elaborately on this ? Thank you. On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Sylvia-Pronto <sylvia(a)prontocl.com.br>wrote: > Dear Siva > That´s very interesting! > I´d like to be part in the: > 311. Alexandria Everywhere: Open and Accessible classrooms on the Internet > to bridge the fundamental.. > > Best Regards, > Sylvia > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ___ > Sylvia Herlein Leite > Internauta Brasil > > > > > > > > -----Mensagem original----- > De: at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] Em nome de > Sivasubramanian > Muthusamy > Enviada em: sexta-feira, 3 de julho de 2009 04:29 > Para: APRALO; At-Large Worldwide; ALAC Working List > Cc: Karaitiana Taiuru > Assunto: [At-Large] IGF workshops > > Hello > > I have proposed, as an individual, affiliated to ISOC India Chennai, four > workshops for the IGF 2009, as I have been an active participant at the IGF > and have been part of IGF related mailing lists such as the Internet > Governance Caucus and other lists and groups. > > These workshops are on topics that extend well beyond the management of > Critical Internet Resources. The workshops proposed are > > *List of Workshops* > > > http://isocmadras.blogspot.com/2009/06/isoc-chennai-igf-workshop-proposals.h > tml > > Openness > > 323. Roundtable: Balancing Security and Privacy > Concerns< > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?c > hronoformname=WSProposals2009View&wspid=323> > > Security > > 312. Children Online: The promises of the Internet and the necessary > aspects > for Online > Safety< > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chr > onoformname=WSProposals2009View&wspid=312> > > Development > > 311. Alexandria Everywhere: Open and Accessible classrooms on the Internet > to bridge the fundamental divide in > < > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronofor > mname=WSProposals2009View&wspid=311> > > education< > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/? > chronoformname=WSProposals2009View&wspid=311> > > 319. Workshop on Fundamentals: Internet's Core > Values.< > http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?ch > ronoformname=WSProposals2009View&wspid=319> > > > ISOC India Chennai is a certified ALS. Several ALS structures / RALOs have > proposed workshops for the IGF and several participants of At-Large are > participants of the IGF. > > Some of the topics proposed would be of interest to At Large, so I am > posting the links here to share information and to invite support and > participation in these workshops. At Large participants either in their > role > as ALS / RALO / ALAC members or in their individual capacity as IGF > participants are invited to co-participate. > > Thank You. > > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy > facebook: http://is.gd/x8Sh > LinkedIn: http://is.gd/x8U6 > Twitter: http://is.gd/x8Vz > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.icann > .org > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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Registration Abuse Policies Working Group
by Evan Leibovitch July 6, 2009

July 6, 2009

Hello all, At the Sydney ICANN meeting I had the opportunity to attend a session of the "Registration Abuse Policies Working Group", which I believe is a GNSO subcommittee that encourages participation from outside GNSO. Well, that's the theory. What I found at that meeting was a room full of vested interests and contracted partied, determined to report to ICANN that the only real form of registration abuse is that of trademark abuse. When I dared mention at the Sydney session that some people consider domaining and domain speculation to be a form of "abuse", I received what I believed to be some abuse of my own. While Beau and Patrick were also at the meeting, I was left alone to take the multi-voiced attack from those who seemed insulted that I should even raise the issue. Now, I know that not everyone within At-Large is an opponent of domain speculation. But I would like to get some guidance -- or some opinions -- regarding whether this voice needs to be maintained within this group. I am especially astounded that there was nobody from NCUC at the group, leaving the At-Large people -- and me specifically, in this particular case -- trying to make the case that not all registration abuse is trademark related. As I get ready to participate in a conference call of this group for which I am ill prepared (just got home yesterday after a second conference I had that followed Sydney), I would like to hear some feedback. Am I wasting my time here? Does ALAC have its own position of the issue of registrant abuse? I am fully aware that I am not acting as an At-Large, and as such speak there for nobody but myself. However, it would be helpful if I could be guided by previous At-Large policy and current At-Large sentiment. Is the statement "domain squatting and speculation constitutes a form of registrant abuse" accurate to anyone here? Or should I be advancing issues related to other forms of registrant abuse? Or should I even bother? I have better uses of my time than being at the end of a verbal firing squad. I'd also like to hear some perspectives from Beau and Patrick, the only other "user" minded people in the room that day. - Evan

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Re: [ALAC] [IDN-WG] [ALAC-Internal] Draft Implementation Plan for IDN Fast Track Process
by Vanda Scartezini July 5, 2009

July 5, 2009

I consider that Hong thoughts are very clear, we could use the ideas to improve Siva 's paper. 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 From: Hong Xue [mailto:hongxueipr@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 12:43 AM To: Vanda Scartezini Cc: ICANN AtLarge Staff; idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; At-Large Worldwide Subject: Re: [IDN-WG] [ALAC-Internal] Draft Implementation Plan for IDN Fast Track Process Thanks, Vanda and other friends! I've posted my comments on the wiki. I believe that a simple, clear and strong statement (in bulletin points) would effectively get our message out. I don't believe the Board would have the patience to read through the analysis. Here are my personal comments: a) Fast-track IDN ccTLDs must be implemented as planned, i.e. in Q4 of 2009 as the latest, to meet the "pressing need" of non-ASCII user community; b) Any implementation plan must strictly observe the IDN Guidelines and IDN tables reserved at the ICANN. Any ignorance on variant character set would cause serious user confusion. The present draft policy on variants would seriously pledge the non-ASCII users, particularly in Chinese, Japanese and Korean community, by distorting their character usage. If the present policy equals ASCII TLD variants in either capital letters or low-case letters, non-ASCII users should have the equal right to use the variant scripts in the relevant fast-track IDN ccTLDs. c) The cost estimated for the processing of each new IDN ccTLD request is prohibitively high. The financial barrier for IDN ccTLD managers especially from developing countries would widen the digital divide and be against the ICANN's social responsibility. Hong -- Hong Xue, Ph.D. Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law Beijing Normal University 19 Xin Jie Kou Wai Street Beijing 100875 China On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Vanda Scartezini <vanda(a)uol.com.br> wrote: Hi Hong I believe, besides your personal comment, would be good to add your ideas to this discussion Siva compiled to aggregate your ideas into our paper. kisses 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: idn-wg-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:idn-wg-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Hong Xue Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:50 AM To: Nick Ashton-Hart Cc: ICANN AtLarge Staff; idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; ALAC Working List Subject: Re: [IDN-WG] [ALAC-Internal] Draft Implementation Plan for IDN Fast Track Process Hi, Nick, my last email was actually based on my reading of that draft on the wiki. Basically I feel it is difficult to understand it. But if it is the outcome of a long discussion within ALAC, I guess I'd better be quiet and send in my comment as an individual. Hong On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart <nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org > wrote: > Dear Hong: > > FYI, as you will see on the At-Large Policy Advice Development calendar at > http://www.atlarge.icann.org/policycalendar, the draft statement composed > by Siva is now available for At-Large comment at > https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?comment_on_draft_implementation_pla <https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?comment_on_draft_implementation_pl a%0An_for_idn_cctld_fast_track_process_revision_3> n_for_idn_cctld_fast_track_process_revision_3. > This was announced last week in case anyone missed it. > > Comments on the draft will continue to be taken until 7th July. May I > encourage you to visit the above URL and leave any further comments as well > as the one below? I'm sure that your comments will be very valuable, > especially considering your long tenure as the previous IDN Liaison for > ALAC. > > Hong Xue wrote: > >> >> Since the deadline has passed, I'm not making any new suggestion but do >> concern what has been deleted from the original DIP, such as contracts and >> financial contribution. I wonder whether these parts will be subject to >> separate documents or "gentleman's agreement". >> >> Also, I hope the whole discussions could be on the public list. It is >> difficult for the community to follow the sporadic announcements from time >> to time. >> >> Hong >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Nick Ashton-Hart < >> nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org <mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org>> wrote: >> >> Dear All: >> >> To add to the schedule below one final point, a draft ALAC >> Statement on the v3 Fast Track proposal is due on the 26th >> (today), so that it can be posted for At-Large community comment. >> >> Separately, in addition to the PDF clean text which Siva has >> referenced, there is a redline text available at >> >> http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cctl <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cct l%0Ad-redline-29may09-en.pdf> d-redline-29may09-en.pdf >> . >> This shows the differences between v2, which the ALAC commented >> on, and the present text; for those familiar with the previous >> version, looking at the redline text should make it much easier to >> decide what At-Large should say about v3, since only parts of the >> text have changed. >> >> There are versions in the six UN languages: >> >> Espanol: >> >> http://www.icann.org/es/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cctl <http://www.icann.org/es/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cct l%0Ad-redline-29may09-es.pdf> d-redline-29may09-es.pdf >> Francais: >> >> http://www.icann.org/fr/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cctl <http://www.icann.org/fr/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cct l%0Ad-redline-29may09-fr.pdf> d-redline-29may09-fr.pdf >> >> The others may all be found from >> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31may09-en.htm >> >> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> The third revision of the Draft Implementation Plan is at page >> >> http://icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cctld-cl <http://icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/draft-implementation-plan-cctld-c l%0Aean-29may09-en.pdfwhich> ean-29may09-en.pdfwhich >> is also attached as a PDF here. As per schedule ICANN public >> consultation closes on 15th July. ALAC consultation on this >> topic would open >> on 30th June and closes on 7th July, based on which a final >> draft is to be >> preapred and posted for voting on 9th. Voting would close on >> 14th on the >> ALAC submission. >> >> Please go through the attached PDF with specific consideration >> to the >> following: >> >> 1. Page 25 - 29 Process Overview and the detailed flowcharts- >> are there any >> comments about the process as outlined? >> >> 2. 3.4 Technical String Criteria : Should Alac recommend >> relaxation on the >> number of characters required? Is this a technical issue or a >> socio-political issue? What would be alac's position on this? >> >> 3. 5.5 contentin issues >> >> 4. 5.6 Processing of a Fast Track issue >> >> 5. 6.3 US Government Authorization: is this within the purview >> of alac to >> comment in the context of IDNs. >> >> 6. Are there specific IDN points from the various constituency >> sessions of >> other constituencies that alac is in agreement with, that may >> be featured as >> points agreed, in the alac draft comment? >> >> I also wish to submit to alac and the IDN Working Group to >> consider the fact >> that the fast track process has taken a long time, during >> which there have >> been positive developmens on the technical and process >> readiness on the part >> of ICANN to implement IDN's, so is there a need to imply a delayed >> implementation of the gTLD process? Would alac like to >> consider being >> equally concerned about ccTLDs and gTLDs? >> >> And is there anything that requires caution on the path >> towards implentation >> of IDNs? There was some opinion that DNS stability takes >> precedence over the >> fast track process. Is there any such contrary opinion and are >> these >> opinions have any validity? >> >> To truly fast track the IDN process, I wish to propose to alac >> to propose to >> ICANN that an "IDN Day" be organized, either for one full day >> preceeding the >> ICANN meeting to bring together the constituencies concerned >> to focussed >> sessions on security, legal and commericial issues, all >> related to IDN's. If >> an additional day is not possible, a relatively light day such >> as a Thrusday >> could be dedicated for discussions on IDNs for ICANN to come >> to a conclusive >> position on IDNs and truly fast track the implementation process. >> >> Sivasubramanian Muthusamy >> Blog: http://isocmadras.blogspot.com >> >> facebook: http://is.gd/x8Sh >> LinkedIn: http://is.gd/x8U6 >> Twitter: http://is.gd/x8Vz >> _______________________________________________ >> ALAC-Internal mailing list >> ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> <mailto:ALAC-Internal@atlarge-lists.icann.org> >> >> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists. <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists .%0Aicann.org> icann.org >> >> ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac >> At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org >> >> >> -- >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> >> Nick Ashton-Hart >> >> Director for At-Large >> >> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >> >> Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 >> >> USA DD: +1 (310) 301-8637 >> >> Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 >> >> Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 >> >> email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org <mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org> >> >> Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com <mailto:ashtonhart@hotmail.com> / >> AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com <mailto:nashtonhart@mac.com> / >> Skype: nashtonhart >> >> Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IDN-WG mailing list >> IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <mailto:IDN-WG@atlarge-lists.icann.org> >> >> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg_atlarge-lists.icann.o <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg_atlarge-lists.icann. o%0Arg> rg >> >> IDN WG Wiki: >> https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy >> >> >> >> > -- > > -- > > 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 > -- ___________________ IDN-WG mailing list IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg_atlarge-lists.icann.o <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg_atlarge-lists.icann. o%0Arg> rg IDN WG Wiki: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy

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IGF workshops
by Sivasubramanian Muthusamy July 3, 2009

July 3, 2009

Hello I have proposed, as an individual, affiliated to ISOC India Chennai, four workshops for the IGF 2009, as I have been an active participant at the IGF and have been part of IGF related mailing lists such as the Internet Governance Caucus and other lists and groups. These workshops are on topics that extend well beyond the management of Critical Internet Resources. The workshops proposed are *List of Workshops* http://isocmadras.blogspot.com/2009/06/isoc-chennai-igf-workshop-proposals.… Openness 323. Roundtable: Balancing Security and Privacy Concerns<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronofor…> Security 312. Children Online: The promises of the Internet and the necessary aspects for Online Safety<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronofor…> Development 311. Alexandria Everywhere: Open and Accessible classrooms on the Internet to bridge the fundamental divide in <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronofor…> education<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronofor…> 319. Workshop on Fundamentals: Internet's Core Values.<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronofor…> ISOC India Chennai is a certified ALS. Several ALS structures / RALOs have proposed workshops for the IGF and several participants of At-Large are participants of the IGF. Some of the topics proposed would be of interest to At Large, so I am posting the links here to share information and to invite support and participation in these workshops. At Large participants either in their role as ALS / RALO / ALAC members or in their individual capacity as IGF participants are invited to co-participate. Thank You. Sivasubramanian Muthusamy facebook: http://is.gd/x8Sh LinkedIn: http://is.gd/x8U6 Twitter: http://is.gd/x8Vz

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[council] Latest news and events GAC
by At-Large Staff July 3, 2009

July 3, 2009

Dear Community members: The following may be of interest. http://gac.icann.org/ LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Image removed by sender. The next GAC Meeting will be held in Seoul, South Korea from October 25-30, 2009 Sydney Communique` <http://gac.icann.org/download.php?f===QVWp1cVtGahJ2RKZ3YGZlWldUOHZVModnYWpU…> GAC Chairman’s Report for the information to the ITU Council’s Working Group – WSIS June 2009 <http://gac.icann.org/download.php?f===AUVZFdV5GZhZlVkNjW6pkaUxmWXRFWwZXTWlE…>

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