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Re: [ALAC] Follow-up on the ALAC Advice to the Board regarding PICs
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

Evan, I believe that all (or most) of the changes that Olivier is suggesting are cosmetic and do not at all change the intent or meaning of the statement. If I had more time, I probably would have caught most last night. Please try to make these changes and I will get it reported (and a formal note of explanation to the ALAC) when I return in a few hours. Alan At 13/11/2014 01:57 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >On 13 November 2014 11:28, Olivier MJ >Crepin-Leblond <<mailto:ocl@gih.com>ocl(a)gih.com> wrote: >Dear Alan, > >thank you for this. I realise that time is of the essence, so will be >short in my comments: > >1. This is a formal follow-up Advice from the ALAC. > > > >âMaybe this is hair-splitting, but it is more >as background to existing advice -- caused by >the Board's need for more information -- rather than new independent Advice. > >ALAC has long had to deal with different >classifications of what it votes on. As this >document itself contains no recommended courses >of action itself, I would not call it Advice.â > > >As such, when >mentioning names etc. it should be better if a certain level of >formality is upheld. When citing names, please cite the full name: >"The heightened protection measures announced by Fadi, at the start of >ICANN51" >-> The heightened protection measures announced by ICANN President and >CEO Fadi ChehadÃ©, at the start of ICANN51" >â > > > >[...other generally-sensible edits ...]â > > > >âBelieve me, Olivier, given more time there is >much that could have been refined, added, and >maybe even taken out. Notably, more time would >have enabled direct answers to the illogical >Registry response that PICs can only be fixed >through a PDP (as the PICs themselves were not created by a PDP). > >But doing even a usable statement able to >actually be effective has been a fight >âagainst time, which is the reason the voting >period is so compressed. Similarly, consultation >with the gTLD WG was also compressed (and was >not helped when the email thread started by my >urgently asking the WG to review the original >draft was hijacked for an unrelated purpose :-P ). > >The Board is **now** considering its response to >our Advice from ICANN51. To say this >"backgrounder" was done expediently is an >understatement. In the time it would take to >incorporate your edits (and others that would be >considered), the document will have been >rendered nearly useless by not getting to the >Board in time. Your indulgence is appreciated. > >âOTOH, if there is anything FACTUALLY (rather >than stylistically) wrong with the doc, that needs addressing.â > > >â- Evanâ

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Follow-up on the ALAC Advice to the Board regarding PICs
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

You will recall that at ICANN51, the ALAC submitted a very controversial piece of Advice to the ICANN Board, specifically that the New gTLD applications and delegations for specific TLDs be frozen until appropriate public interest safeguards can be put in place. The TLDs in question were those referred to by the GAC as Category 1 TLDs in the fields of health, education, finance, charities and gambling, identified by the GAC as particularly sensitive, requiring enhanced safeguards to build public trust. I understand that this advice is under review by the Board New gTLD Process Committee (NGPC). Our statement has received a lot of notice, particularly by the Registries. A letter from the Registry Stakeholder Group to the ICANN Board is attached. They STRONGLY recommend that the Board reject our advice. Accordingly, I believe that we must quickly reinforce our position. I have asked Evan Leibovitch and the ALAC New gTLD WG to provide further details on the short statement approved in LA, so that it may be taken into consideration by the NGPC. The statement is attached. There is nothing in this statement that was not already implied in the advice we have already given, but it sets out the details in such a way as to (hopefully) make our advice harder for the Board to dismiss completely. As the Registry Stakeholder Group points out, a freeze would be problematic. We are not trying to cause problems, but we do believe that the public interest MUST be served. I believe that this matter is of extreme urgency. Accordingly I am taking the rather unusual step of requesting that staff immediately initiate a 4-day vote to ratify this statement. The vote will start as soon as staff can initiate it and will end on Tuesday, 18 November at 23:59 UTC. PLEASE VOTE AS SOON AS YOU CAN. Once the vote has received sufficient support as to ensure that it passes, I will notify the Board. Alan

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Re: [ALAC] Follow-up on the ALAC Advice to the Board regarding PICs
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

Note this will be a 5-day vote, not 4, but please vote as soon as the poll is opened. Alan At 13/11/2014 02:01 AM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >You will recall that at ICANN51, the ALAC submitted a very >controversial piece of Advice to the ICANN Board, specifically that >the New gTLD applications and delegations for specific TLDs be >frozen until appropriate public interest safeguards can be put in >place. The TLDs in question were those referred to by the GAC as >Category 1 TLDs in the fields of health, education, finance, >charities and gambling, identified by the GAC as particularly >sensitive, requiring enhanced safeguards to build public trust. > >I understand that this advice is under review by the Board New gTLD >Process Committee (NGPC). > >Our statement has received a lot of notice, particularly by the >Registries. A letter from the Registry Stakeholder Group to the >ICANN Board is attached. They STRONGLY recommend that the Board >reject our advice. > >Accordingly, I believe that we must quickly reinforce our position. >I have asked Evan Leibovitch and the ALAC New gTLD WG to provide >further details on the short statement approved in LA, so that it >may be taken into consideration by the NGPC. The statement is attached. > >There is nothing in this statement that was not already implied in >the advice we have already given, but it sets out the details in >such a way as to (hopefully) make our advice harder for the Board to >dismiss completely. As the Registry Stakeholder Group points out, a >freeze would be problematic. We are not trying to cause problems, >but we do believe that the public interest MUST be served. > >I believe that this matter is of extreme urgency. Accordingly I am >taking the rather unusual step of requesting that staff immediately >initiate a 4-day vote to ratify this statement. The vote will start >as soon as staff can initiate it and will end on Tuesday, 18 >November at 23:59 UTC. > >PLEASE VOTE AS SOON AS YOU CAN. Once the vote has received >sufficient support as to ensure that it passes, I will notify the Board. > >Alan > >

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GNSO Council has adopted the Accountability CCWG charter
by Tijani BEN JEMAA Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

Dear all, For your information, the GNSO Council has just adopted the Accountability CCWG charter as submitted by the drafting team and has appointed Thomas Rickert to serve as the GNSO co-chair for this CCWG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Tijani BEN JEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Phone: + 216 41 649 605 Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 Fax: + 216 70 853 376 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- --- Ce courrier électronique ne contient aucun virus ou logiciel malveillant parce que la protection avast! Antivirus est active. http://www.avast.com

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- U.S. Court Quashes Attempts to Attach ccTLDs: Federal Judge Agrees with ICANN
by Carlton Samuels Nov. 13, 2014

Nov. 13, 2014

Whew! This could have been a mess, had it gone the other way. -CAS ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-11-12-en ------------------------------ U.S. Court Quashes Attempts to Attach ccTLDs: Federal Judge Agrees with ICANN 12 November 2014 A U.S. federal court has agreed with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that the country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) are not property subject to attachment. Claimants filed writs of attachment to seize from ICANN, the ccTLDs for Iran (.IR), Syria (.SY) and North Korea (.KP), (as well as internationalized top-level domains in non-ASCII characters for Iran and Syria) in order to satisfy judgments the claimants obtained in US courts against these countries. ICANN sought to quash the writs of attachment citing ICANN's technical coordination role in the domain name system (DNS) and arguing that ccTLDs are not subject to attachment. "We are pleased that the court ruled in our favor on the grounds that the ccTLDs are not property, subject to attachment", said John Jeffrey, ICANN's General Counsel and Secretary. "The court's ruling demonstrates a technical understanding of the DNS, and the role of ccTLDs in the single, global, interoperable Internet. To read the U.S. District Court ruling, go here: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/order-memo-granting-motion-to-q… [PDF, 346 KB] To read ICANN's legal filings, go here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/icann-various-2014-07-30-en To read the original "Writs of Attachment," go here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_dOI5puxRA9M3hweE9Eel9mVTQ/edit?pli=1

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Re: [ALAC] [IANA-issues] TR: [Accountability-dt] For review - Final Version of Enhancing ICANN Accountability CWG Charter
by Alberto Soto Nov. 12, 2014

Nov. 12, 2014

Dear, this is the opinion of LACRALO: We agree with what Vanda has pointed out. Particularly, we suggest to follow the advise of adding one sentence to the chapter procedures. In this respect, we support the suggestion already done. This means: " Add to any criteria under consideration an impact analysis on the efficiency, efficacy and costs related to substantives processes that ICANN shall be transparent and accountable to its community" Kind regards Alberto Soto De: iana-issues-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:iana-issues-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] En nombre de Tijani BEN JEMAA Enviado el: lunes, 03 de noviembre de 2014 11:06 a.m. Para: 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond'; iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; 'ALAC' Asunto: Re: [IANA-issues] [ALAC] TR: [Accountability-dt] For review - Final Version of Enhancing ICANN Accountability CWG Charter Hi Olivier, I dont think it is a good idea to have people appointed member of CWG and the CCWG simultaneously. But I believe that no other restriction should be made (any participant in the CWG can be member or participant in the CCWG). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Tijani BEN JEMAA Executive Director Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) Phone: + 216 41 649 605 Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 Fax: + 216 70 853 376 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- -----Message d'origine----- De : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond [mailto:ocl@gih.com] Envoyé : lundi 3 novembre 2014 14:47 À : tijani.benjemaa(a)planet.tn <mailto:tijani.benjemaa@planet.tn> ; iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <mailto:iana-issues@atlarge-lists.icann.org> ; 'ALAC' Cc : 'ICANN At-Large Staff' Objet : Re: [ALAC] TR: [Accountability-dt] For review - Final Version of Enhancing ICANN Accountability CWG Charter Thank you Tijani; so if I understand correctly, the ALAC will soon need to furnish up to 5 names (I would recommend a balance across all 5 regions) to be a member of the CCWG. In your opinion, would it be preferable if the members already be members or participants in the the IANA Naming Issues WG, or does this not matter? Kind regards, Olivier On 03/11/2014 14:33, Tijani BEN JEMAA wrote: > Dear All, > > > > Please find attached a redline and clean version of the proposed Final > Charter for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability CCWG. > > This is the final draft from the CCWG drafting team after it's call of today > Monday 3 November 11:00 - 13:00 UTC. It will be submitted today at 20:00 to > the chartering organizations for approval. So please, if you have any > remark, send it as soon as possible so that the drafting team can modify (if > suggestion approved) the draft accordingly. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > Tijani BEN JEMAA > > Executive Director > > Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) > > Phone: + 216 41 649 605 > > Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 > > Fax: + 216 70 853 376 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ <http://www.avast.com/> Ce courrier électronique ne contient aucun virus ou logiciel malveillant parce que la protection Antivirus avast! <http://www.avast.com/> est active.

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Re: [ALAC] TR: [Accountability-dt] For review - Final Version of Enhancing ICANN Accountability CWG Charter
by Vanda Scartezini Nov. 12, 2014

Nov. 12, 2014

Hi all I believe we need to think a little about the Enhancing ICANN Transparency and accountability process. Transparency and accountability processes can be as deeper as we can but a balance is needed. First question on any accountability process we shall ask ourselves is if the disclosed information that always had a cost to be extracted is of any interest for the community the organisation is serving. Without such question we risk to go too far and transform the organisation in a huge bureaucratic and inefficient body with no real service to its community. Worse, at a huge waste of money that otherwise could be used in favor of the community itself. Thinking about it, one colleague from LACRALO has suggested one sentence to be added to the charter procedures that I believe resume the thoughts above and deserves consideration by the members of the chapter. Here the suggestion: ³² Add to any criteria under consideration an impact analysis on the efficiency, efficacy and costs related to substantives processes that ICANN shall be transparent and accountable to its community²" Best to all Vanda Scartezini Polo Consultores Associados Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004 01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253 Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 Sorry for any typos. On 11/3/14, 11:33, "Tijani BEN JEMAA" <tijani.benjemaa(a)planet.tn> wrote: >Dear All, > > > >Please find attached a redline and clean version of the proposed Final >Charter for the Enhancing ICANN Accountability CCWG. > >This is the final draft from the CCWG drafting team after it's call of >today >Monday 3 November 11:00 - 13:00 UTC. It will be submitted today at 20:00 >to >the chartering organizations for approval. So please, if you have any >remark, send it as soon as possible so that the drafting team can modify >(if >suggestion approved) the draft accordingly. > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >---- > >Tijani BEN JEMAA > >Executive Director > >Mediterranean Federation of Internet Associations (FMAI) > >Phone: + 216 41 649 605 > >Mobile: + 216 98 330 114 > >Fax: + 216 70 853 376 > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >---- > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- >Ce courrier électronique ne contient aucun virus ou logiciel malveillant >parce que la protection avast! Antivirus est active. >http://www.avast.com >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list >ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > >At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: >https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(A >LAC)

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Last opportunity - Doodle / Setting time for monthly ALAC call
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 11, 2014

Nov. 11, 2014

Dear All, Please note that this Doodle poll is to schedule a time for the monthly ALAC call, not only the call on Tuesday 25 November. Please provide your general availability! (just in case you completed the Doodle poll ONLY for Tuesday 25th November - you can still change it with your general availability) If you availability is different for 25th November, please make note of this in the comments or alternatively, let me know off list. If you need to amend your input, please do so directly on the Doodle poll. You have an edit option. http://doodle.com/dfzkeqk6iu23inw6 Thank you! Kind regards, Gisella From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Date: Friday, 7 November 2014 23:21 To: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>, ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Subject: Second update URL DOODLE / Next ALAC meeting time on 25 November 2014 **Second update URL for doodle Dear All, Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule the time for the next call of the ALAC monthly on Tuesday, 25 November 2014. http://doodle.com/dfzkeqk6iu23inw6 Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Translations available/ Draft document from GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names - Community input sought - Deadline extended to 31 December 2014
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Nov. 11, 2014

Nov. 11, 2014

FYI -- although the ALAC has already sent its comment. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Translations available/ Draft document from GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names - Community input sought - Deadline extended to 31 December 2014 Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:45:51 +0000 From: Julia Charvolen <julia.charvolen(a)icann.org> To: soac-infoalert(a)icann.org <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> CC: GAC SEC <gacsec(a)gac.icann.org> Dear SO-AC-SG leaders, Following Olof Nordling’s note regarding the deadline for community input on the draft document from the GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names, this email is to inform you that the translated document is now available here <https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Community+Input+-+The+protection+of…> in UN languages + Portuguese. _Reminder_: The deadline for input is thus 31 December 2014. Thank you for sharing this information with your community. Best regards, Julia Charvolen GAC Services Coordinator From: Olof Nordling <olof.nordling(a)icann.org <mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org>> Date: Friday 7 November 2014 09:54 To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org <mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org>" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org <mailto:soac-infoalert@icann.org>> Cc: "gacsec(a)gac.icann.org <mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org>" <gacsec(a)gac.icann.org <mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [Soac-infoalert] Draft document from GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names - Community input sought - Deadline extended to 31 December 2014 Dear SO-AC-SG leaders, Please note that the deadline for community input on the draft documentreferenced below has been *further* *extended to **_31 December_**_2014_*. This is in response to multiple community requests. Thanks in advance for sharing this information with your community members. Very best regards Olof *From:* Olof Nordling *Sent:* Tuesday, October 21, 2014 10:43 AM *To:* 'soac-infoalert(a)icann.org <mailto:%27soac-infoalert@icann.org>' *Cc:* gacsec(a)gac.icann.org <mailto:gacsec@gac.icann.org> *Subject:* RE: Draft document from GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names - Community input sought Dear SO-AC-SG leaders, Please note that the deadline for community input on the draft documentreferenced below has been *extended to **_15 November 2014_*. Thanks in advance for sharing this with your community members. Very best regards Olof *From:* Olof Nordling *Sent:* Wednesday, September 24, 2014 3:13 AM *To:* 'soac-infoalert(a)icann.org <mailto:%27soac-infoalert@icann.org>' *Subject:* Draft document from GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names - Community input sought Dear SO-AC-SG leaders, The GAC Sub-group on Geographic Names (which is a Sub-group of the GAC Working Group on Future New gTLDs) has developed a draft document for future New gTLD rounds outlining several public policy aspects related to geographic names and is currently seeking community input on the attached draft text (also announced on the GAC website at _http://tinyurl.com/kzt8kbg_) A previous version of this draft was presented in a public session during the London ICANN/GAC meetings and a similar session is planned for the October ICANN/GAC meetings in Los Angeles. The Working Group believes the receipt of community input on the current draft document would be beneficial to the October discussions, and further welcomes comments from all interested parties by October 31, 2014. Comments may be submitted to _future-geo-doc-comments(a)gac.icann.org_ <mailto:future-geo-doc-comments@gac.icann.org> . Comments received will be posted on _http://tinyurl.com/nc4knhn_. Your assistance in notifying your community members about this opportunity would be much appreciated. Very best regards Olof -------------------- Olof Nordling Senior Director, GAC Relations Branch Manager, ICANN Brussels office ICANN 6 Rond Point Schuman, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel.: +32.2.894 7400 Mobile: +32.475.420805 Fax: +32.2.280 1221 E-mail: _olof.nordling(a)icann.org_ <mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org> _www.icann.org_ <http://www.icann.org> _______________________________________________ Ctn-crosscom mailing list Ctn-crosscom(a)icann.org <mailto:Ctn-crosscom@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ctn-crosscom

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URGENT: Next ALAC meeting and future schedule
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 11, 2014

Nov. 11, 2014

Sorry to have been so silent since the LA meeting. It is time to schedule the first ALAC teleconference of the new season. The first meeting will be on Tuesday, November 25th. IF some other day of the week is MUCH better for some people, we can look at alternatives for later meetings. For the last years, we have been holding the ALAC meeting at 1500 UTC during the Northern winter months and at 1400 for Norther summer months. That resulted in all calls being after midnight in Australia (2-4 am during their summer!), Maureen starting at 4 or 5 am, and quite delightful times for moat of those in North America, Europe and Africa. I had hoped to rotate times to "spread the pain", but many options result in far more people having to meet in the middle of their nights. Due to the way we are currently spread around the world, it IS possible to have a time where no one need to meet between in the middle of the night, and I would lile to suggest that we see if this fits. The scheduled meeting starting time would be 2000 UTC in Northern summer, and between 1900 and 2100 in norther winter (now). I am requesting that a Doodle be sent out showing the current time as well as the options where no one has to be up in the middle of the night. I am also attaching a spreadsheet so that you all can understand the implications of meeting at any given time. The Excel file has 2 worksheets. They are both the same, but one is set up for out current meeting schedule, and the second for a proposed meeting at 2000 UTC. You can play with them by changing the time of the meeting in UTC (spreadsheet line 27) and seeing who has to suffer most! PLEASE FILL OUT THE DOODLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If we cannot QUICKLY come to closure on a new time, the meeting on November 25 will be at 1500 UTC, which I feel will be unfair to some. If there is anyone who has a REAL problem with ALAC meetings on Tuesdays, please communicate with me privately. Alan

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