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At-Large: Part of the Private Sector? Part of Civil Society?
by Alan Greenberg Sept. 3, 2015

Sept. 3, 2015

These two questions seem to be coming up regularly. The current draft proposal of the CCWG-Accountability refers to ICANN being leg by the "Private Sector (as opposed to the Public Sector - Governments), and includes us in the Civil society part of the private sector. Looking at definitions can be useful. There are many of both terms. The most common definition of the Private Sector says it is everything that is not funded or controlled by government. Many definitions even explicitly list individuals as part of it. That certainly includes us. Some definitions talk about three groups, the public sector, the private sector (referring to for-profit organizations) and the "Voluntary Sector". The latter certainly includes the formal parts of At-Large, but really leaves individuals, who are no longer part of ANY of the sectors. From my perspective, that means that if we are part of the "Private Sector", we better be explicitly listed as such. I would appreciate hearing how these terms are defined in other languages and cultures. The Wikipedia defines Civil Society as "aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens." Civil society includes the family and the private sphere, referred to as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business. The World Bank has a more detailed definition: the term civil society to refer to the wide array of non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that have a presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their members or others, based on ethical, cultural, political, scientific, religious or philanthropic considerations. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) therefore refer to a wide of array of organizations: community groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), labor unions, indigenous groups, charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, and foundations". In both definitions, Civil Society is listed as essentially being defines as groups of one form or another. By those definitions, At-large and our components parts are certainly civil society, but the individuals whose interests we defend are not part of civil society per se. Thoughts? Alan

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CCWG Proposal on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - important calls this week
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2015

Dear ALAC and At-Large Community Members, [Apologies for cross-posting - subject matter is important and time sensitive] The Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on Accountability has published its 2nd draft report, which contains its updated proposal for enhancing ICANN’s accountability as part of the IANA Stewardship Transition process. I would like to urge you to spare some time and attention to analyze the proposal and to provide the views of the At-Large community through the public comments process, which will end on Sep12th. Your views are important because the work on accountability has implications for ICANN's governance. *To be more informed on the proposal and on the response of the ICANN Board to the proposal, I recommend that you attend the following calls this week:* (1) CCWG meeting with advisors today (31 August) at 13:00 UTC. (2) CCWG briefing to the ICANN Board today (31 August) at 22:00 UTC. (3) CCWG-Board Dialogue on 2 September at 22:00 UTC (note that this is expected to be a 3 hour discussion). These calls are open and the information on how to participate via Adobe Connect is included below. *Relevant links and information* ALAC draft statement on CCWG proposal - ( https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Cross+Community+… ) ICANN call for Public Comments on the CCWG proposal – ( https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en) CCWG Accountability Wiki Page – ( https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+A… ) Adobe Connect links for the calls: *31 August - CCWG Meeting with Advisors* | 13:00 UTC | https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/ <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/> *31 August* - *CCWG Briefing to the Board | *22:00 UTC | https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/ <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/> *2 September - CCWG/Board Dialogue Call* | 22:00 - 01:00 AM/UTC | Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/dialogue/ Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim

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ALAC Comment on the Armenian Root Zone Label Generation Rules
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 29, 2015

Aug. 29, 2015

Following the discussion at our last ALAC meeting, I have consulted with Siranush and others (her power had failed so she could not participate in our discussion during the meeting). Siranush strongly feels that the ALAC should not submit a statement. So of the three Armenian ALSes:\ - one cannot or will not support the statement, because they are the primary author of the LGR document and also has expressed the position that comments should come from those directly involved and not the ALAC. - one also agrees that the ALAC should not submit such a statement, but it should be left to the Armenian community. - one, Narine's ALS, is the comment author. With two of the three Armenian ALSes believing that we should not take this action, I am afraid we are left with no option but to not submit this comment. I have notified Narine of this decision. The decision to not have the ALAC submit this comment is not a precedent, and since the number of ALSes with an interest in the Arabic LGRs is likely to be larger, and less well defined, I welcome thoughts on how to decide if we should submit a statement on that public comment. Alan

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Board update on review of CCWG proposal
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 28, 2015

Aug. 28, 2015

FYI. The latest update from the Board on its interactions related to the IANA stewardship transition process this week (specific to review of the CCWG proposal on enhancing ICANN accountability) and a heads up on what will happen next week: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-latest-update-on-the-board-s-review-of-… Rinalia

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Jones Day Impact Analysis of CCWG-Accountability Second Draft Proposals
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 28, 2015

Aug. 28, 2015

FYI. The board published the Jones Day impact analysis of the CCWG proposal. The analysis identifies gaps for the attention of the CCWG. The link is at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/pdf5bBqNG… Rinalia

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Board blog on CCWG Accountability
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 27, 2015

Aug. 27, 2015

The Board issued this blog within the last 24 hours. > > https://www.icann.org/news/blog/updating-our-community-on-our-review-of-the… > Best regards, Rinalia

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Fwd: Re: [council] - Preliminary Issue Report - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Aug. 26, 2015

Aug. 26, 2015

Dear ALAC members, as per the consensus call please find my message to the GNSO Council mailing list below. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [council] - Preliminary Issue Report - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:42:01 +0200 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> To: Steve Chan <steve.chan(a)icann.org>, council(a)gnso.icann.org <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Dear Councillors, this is to let you know that I have brought up the question on today's ALAC call and with 10 ALAC members present (quorum achieved) the Chair conducted a *consensus call* on the topic. Due to the importance of the Topic, the ALAC would prefer a longer Public Comment that would respect the customary blackout periods before, during and after an ICANN meeting. As the topic is of interest to many of ICANN's communities including end users, the ALAC would welcome being able to discuss the topic in Dublin - perhaps as a High Interest Community Topic, as part of the Public Forum or at some point on Constituency Day. The work process is likely to take years - from the ALAC's perspective, it would be imprudent to try to rush it through consultation phases. Warm regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Liaison to the GNSO Council On 18/08/2015 22:26, Steve Chan wrote: > Dear Councilors, > > Staff is on track to be able to deliver the Preliminary Issue Report > on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures for public comment by the end of > August, as discussed on the previous GNSO Council meeting. However, I > wanted to note that during the meeting, the possibility of providing > for an extended public comment period was also discussed, which would > keep it open through the ICANN54 meeting. This topic is expected to be > on the agenda for the next Council meeting, scheduled for 03 September > and as such, it may make sense to delay the publication of the report > by approximately 3 days to allow for discussion during the meeting and > a decision to be made, to avoid confusion from possibly amending the > comment close date. The impact appears to be minimal: > > * Publish 31 August -> 40 Day Public Comment -> Close 10 October > (note that this is a Saturday) > * Publish 3 September -> 40 Day Public Comment -> *Close 13 October* > * Publish 3 September -> 60 Day (for instance) Public Comment -> > Close 2 November > > Staff is leaning towards waiting the three days and _immediately_ > putting in the request to publish the Preliminary Issue Report after a > decision is made, but wanted to be sure there were no strong > objections to this approach. > > Best, > > > > *Steven Chan* > Sr. Policy Manager > > *ICANN > *12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 > > Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 > steve.chan(a)icann.org > <mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> > direct: +1.310.301.3886 > mobile: +1.310.339.4410 > > tel: +1.310.301.5800 > > fax: +1.310.823.8649 >

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Fwd: [Ianaplan] ICANN Statement re IANA Intellectual Property (IPR)
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 15, 2015

Aug. 15, 2015

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Steve Crocker" <steve.crocker(a)icann.org> Date: Aug 16, 2015 12:37 AM Subject: [Ianaplan] ICANN Statement re IANA Intellectual Property (IPR) To: <ianaplan(a)ietf.org>, <cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org>, <ianaxfer(a)nro.net> Cc: "Steve Crocker" <steve.crocker(a)icann.org> The following is our formal statement on the IANA IPR. We will post this on our website ASAP. Steve Crocker On behalf of the ICANN Board of Directors ICANN Statement re IANA Intellectual Property (IPR) We support the ICG proposal and the underlying proposals from CWG, CRISP and IANAPLAN. The ICANN Board is focused on how to implement the IPR component of the proposal. The ICANN Board believes that for stability and pragmatic operational reasons, the IANA Functions Operator must have operational control over the IANA.ORG <http://iana.org/> domain. During the transition, ICANN is prepared to transfer full ownership of the IANA-related trademarks to a neutral third party mutually agreed among the operational communities with the understanding that ICANN, as the current IANA Functions Operator, will be granted license to those trademarks and ICANN will maintain operational control of the IANA.ORG <http://iana.org/> domain for as long as ICANN remains the IANA Functions Operator. If the transfer during the transition affects the timeline, we advise delay until after the transition. In that event ICANN is ready to hold the IPR as interim measure but commits to transfer it within 120 days after the neutral third party is identified by the operational communities. We believe this is neutral and in the public interest. We look forward to hearing anyone in the community. _______________________________________________ Ianaplan mailing list Ianaplan(a)ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ianaplan

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Solicit RALO Input on CCWG Accountability 2nd Draft Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 14, 2015

Aug. 14, 2015

Dear RALO Leaders, The 2nd Draft Report of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG Accountability) is now seeking comments. Its Public Comment period<https://community.icann.org/x/a45CAw> will end in 30 days (15 September 2015). T he 2nd Draft Report is available in two forms: 1) Full version: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ccwg-draft-2-proposal-work-stre…; 2) section by section: https://community.icann.org/x/pKs0Aw. This Public Comment is of pivotal importance and the ALAC will be submitting a Statement. To ensure that we engage as widely as possible as the Statement is drafted, the ALAC is eager to hear from ALSes and individual members across the five RALOs to gather input. To facilitate that, we encourage you to incorporate the CCWG Accountability 2nd Draft Report as an agenda item in your RALO’s upcoming monthly teleconference in August. Alan Greenberg, Leon Sanchez, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, and/or other At-Large members/participants in the CCWG will be happy to briefly present and answer any questions . This effort will not only facilitate your members' understanding of this public comment, but also help the ALAC incorporate regional views in its Statement. RALO Leaders: If you’d like to have a presentation on the 2nd Draft Report in your next RALO call, please contact At-Large Staff ASAP and we will help coordinate the speakers and presentations. RALO s , ALSes and Unaffiliated Members may wish to submit separate comments or provide specific text for inclusion or appendix to the ALAC Statement, and you are encouraged to do so . I f you wish the ALAC to incorporate your Regional or Member view s in the ALAC Statement, please send your written input to At-Large Staff by 21 August 2015 at 23:59 UTC. We will also send this message with EN and ES translation across the RALOs to solicit input widely. Lastly, please note that an FAQ document on the 2nd Draft Report will be published this week and it will be distributed across RALOs to facilitate engagement in this Public Comment process. 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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Dublin - additional day?
by Holly Raiche Aug. 11, 2015

Aug. 11, 2015

Folks This is almost over time to arrange but is anyone planning to stay an extra day or so - just to see a bit of Dublin/Ireland. (depending on the cost of the hotel, I”d probably move to something cheaper for the extra night - and at least have a look at Dublin, or maybe even go out into the beautiful countryside) Holly

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