October 2015 - ALAC - lists.icann.org

Re: [ALAC] Selection of Pre-Dublin ALAC Leadership Training Program attendees
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 6, 2015

Oct. 6, 2015

As we feared, it appears that Harold Arcos will not be able to arrive in time for the LTP. We still expect him to be in Dublin, but our best guess is that he will not arrive prior to the start of the ALAC meetings, but he will be there for several days and the Incoming ALAC Development session on the final Friday. In his place, Humberto Carrasco will be attending. This decision was taken by the ALT as there was insufficient time to do a more widespread consultation or vote. The decision was unamimous. Alan At 22/09/2015 05:58 PM, Alan Greenberg wrote: >As you will recall, the ALAC is allocated five >positions in the Pre-Dublin Leadership Training >Program (LTP). The leadership of each RALO was >requested to identify two candidates. > >The ALAC is asked to identify a selection that >is a mix of relatively new person needing >training and ones with significant ICANN experience. > >AFRALO had previously asked that Seun Ojedeji be >named in order to ensure timely visa processing for him. > >The ALAC and Liaisons to ICANN SO/ACs met in >camera (with no outsiders) today to discuss the >candidates and make a final selection. Those chosen were: > >APRALO: Maureen Hilyard >EURALO: Yrjö Länsipuro >LACRALO: Harold Arcos >NARALO: Judith Hellerstein > >There is a possibility that Harold will not be >able to obtain a visa in sufficient time to >attend the LTP (or perhaps even the entire ICANN >meeting). I will work with LACRALO leadership to >consider alternatives if we discover that the >visa issue for Harold cannot be overcome. > >Alan

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Close Date Extension - CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 5, 2015

Oct. 5, 2015

Dear All, Given the deadline extension of the public comment period on the Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures<https://community.icann.org/x/zIdYAw>, the deadline for commenting on the draft ALAC Statement on this topic has been extended to 21 October 2015 23:59 UTC. The draft, as well as pertinent resources for this Public Comment, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/zIdYAw. If you have input on the draft, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. 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<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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ICANN News Alert -- Call for Volunteers for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2015

Oct. 4, 2015

[ICANN]<https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-01-en ________________________________ Call for Volunteers for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team 1 October 2015 ICANN today published a call for volunteers for community members to apply to serve on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team. Representatives of the various supporting organizations and advisory committees, as well as independent experts are invited to apply. Read the Call for Volunteers and Apply Now<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/call-volunteers-cct-rt-2015-10-01-en> Under ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30…>, the review team must "examine the extent to which the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust and consumer choice, as well as effectiveness of (a) the application and evaluation process, and (b) safeguards put in place to mitigate issues involved in the introduction or expansion." Team members will be chosen in December 2015 and work is scheduled to begin in January 2016. The CCT Review Team is expected to set its own schedule for data collection, analysis and reporting, with the goal of producing its final report by 31 December 2016. The review team will consider multiple inputs as it deliberates the impact of the New gTLD Program on competition, consumer trust and consumer choice. The ICANN community recommended many of the metrics and data that will support the review team's analysis. ICANN has been collecting data for many of those metrics and recently launched a metrics hub<https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/cct/metrics> on its website. Other metrics were captured in global surveys of Internet users<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-29may15…> and domain name registrants<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-25-en>, and an economic study<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-09-28-en>.

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Update On Steps To Combat Abuse And Illegal Activity - Blog by Allen Grogan
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 3, 2015

Oct. 3, 2015

For your information. ><https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-on-steps-to-combat-abuse-and-illegal…>https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-on-steps-to-combat-abuse-and-illegal… > >ICANN Contractual Compliance plans to convene a >roundtable discussion, during ICANN54, to >discuss whether any of these might provide a >model for registrars and registries to >voluntarily adopt standard practices to combat >abuse and illegal activity. This discussion will >revolve around the role that the adoption of >voluntary self-regulatory practices by >contracted parties in these areas may play in >combatting abuse and illegal activity; it is not >intended to lead to mandated practices. > >I look forward to continuing dialogue with the >community regarding ways to address illegal >activity and abuse. Please join us on Wednesday, >21 October 2015 in Dublin for the session >entitled Role of Voluntary Practices in Combatting Abuse and Illegal Activity. > > >David A. Olive >Vice President, Policy Development Support >General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters Istanbul >Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > >Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 >Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611 >Mobile: +90.533.341.6550 >Email: <mailto:david.olive@icann.org>david.olive(a)icann.org >www.icann.org

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