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Re: [ALAC] [NA-Discuss] Under COVID pressure, info providers choose QR codes over domain names
by Evan Leibovitch Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

Hi Claudio, Thanks for your detailed response. I note with agreement your indication of ICANN's clear conflict of interest in this issue. Were domaining to be eliminated (by regulating or eliminating secondary-market price markup), the amount of revenue coming to ICANN (for acquisition and renewals of squatted domains) could be severely diminished. It is in ICANN's interest to maximize the number of Internet domains in circulation whether or not they are actually used. ICANN makes the same money whether a domain is used actively by a registrant, squatted or purely defensive. So if domain investors can be fooled into buying large portfolios of domains in the hopes that a few will strike it rich, that serves ICANN's interest and it has no incentive to do anything to reduce the revenue from speculation. If ICANN is disincentivized from reducing speculative domain purchase, its contracted parties (registrars and registries) are outright hostile to the idea because (a) their financial hit from action would be greater than ICANN's and (b) unlike ICANN they don't have to even pretend to care about the public interest beyond contractual obligation. Personally I would love it if ALAC (or even a third party such as Citizen Lab) could be resourced to do research in the consequences of domaining: - The size of the problem - Its negative added-value - Elimination of "memorable domains" as a primary identification for Internet-based businesses - The numbers of domains that should be useful to both consumers and providers of Internet services that are needlessly locked away - Reduction of trust (assuming there ever was any) in domains That last one on trust has been attempted by ICANN (Hi Jonathan!) but IMO its whole emphasis was trust on issues that domain sellers and domainers care about, such as level of competition among resellers. Broader questions that I wanted addressed -- which address the original topic which is why QR codes are preferred over domain names -- were IMO glossed over and deemed out of scope by the conflicted, er contracted, parties. ICANN doesn't want real, independent research done because it knows the results won't reflect well on its stewardship. OTOH, if research demonstrates this is a non-issue I will happily drop it. Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56 On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 17:28, claudio di gangi <ipcdigangi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Evan, > > Thank you for these comments. > > As one point of reference, a marketplace provider of domain services > appears to have a very limited data on a small subset of resale domains > sold in 2018, available on its website: > https://sedo.com/us/about-us/news-press/newsroom/the-most-expensive-domains…. > From an initial glance, it appears this data set does not contain the > information necessary to inform your comments. > > Your note also tangentially reminded me of an old economic report > (commissioned by ICANN org in 2010), see: > https://archive.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/economic-analysis-of-new-gtld… > > I referred to this document as a "report" because a study would normally > include developing some form of a hypothesis, conducting observations and > testing the hypothesis, which could lead to a conclusion or additional > lines of inquiry. In other words, the way we would normally seek truth > through the scientific method, which unfortunately becomes quite complex in > the field of social sciences. > > On page 52 of the above linked report, the authors describe a proposed > study on resale domains in order to assess the competitive effects of new > gTLDs. The study is described as follows: > > "A more direct approach would examine sale prices in different gTLDs of a > matched sample of second-level domain names. Examination of the same > second-level domain name in each gTLD should control for many factors that > influence the value of a domain name and isolate the value of the gTLD > itself. Thus the study would shed light on the substitutability or relative > value of domain names on different gTLDs and on the extent of competition > between gTLDs." > > I could be mistaken, but I do not believe that the study described above > (or any of the proposed studies described in the economic reports) were > conducted because of the manner in which the overall policy development and > implementation process unfolded in practice. > > Without getting too deep into the weeds, the Board passed a resolution in > 2006 calling for a study regarding "...the concerns relating to the > changing domain marketplace and specific concerns....regarding potential > abuses of ICANN rules as it relates to consumer interests". For additional > details, see Board minutes here: > https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/minutes-2006-10-18-en > > This study was not conducted, and in terms of the new gTLD program, in > taking a quick search online, one can see how convoluted things became as > described in this article, written by former-Board member Mike Palage, > available at: > http://www.pff.org/issues-pubs/ps/2009/ps5.4icanns-economic-reports.html > > I believe there are a few important complicating factors that arise in > this context. One factor relates to the notion that ICANN org (including in > some circumstances, its contracted business partners) may have an interest > in a study's outcome, or in the outcome of legal analysis, that may diverge > from the interests of the public and community at large. > > Correlated to this dynamic is the fact that when one party compensates > another party, one can see the proverb of "he who pays the piper calls the > tune" becoming relevant. > > Of course, this doesn't happen through any type of informal agreement > between the parties, but arises because there are implied causes and/or > effects that are inherent as an offspring of the relationship between the > parties. > > To provide an illustrative example, the ePDP team on the Temp Spec > retained legal counsel who were compensated by ICANN org. On these types of > complex issues of law and fact, where there are no easy answers - and if > all else being equal - a law firm, consultant, or economist may have an > incentive to err on the side of its "client's" interests or worldview. Of > course, in these cases, the client is ICANN org. > > So on that basis, if a study were to be ever performed on ICANN's > coordination performance, the domain marketplace and consumers, I would > recommend that ICANN org not commission the work, but that a group such as > at-large take the helm, if there was adequate interest, justification and > resources to do so. > > Finally, in an attempt to bring more color to your line of inquiry, I > think some gTLDs have registration requirements regarding the use of domain > names which may discourage or prevent the primary use being for resale > purposes. For example, I believe <.biz> has (or had) this type of > requirement within its domain registration agreement with registrants, > although I'm not sure to what extent the provision is monitored, enforced, > or can be effective. Of course, the issue comes full circle back to ICANN's > contract with the registry. So perhaps depending on the form of the > registry agreement with ICANN, and the provisions contained therein, the > relevant parties' interests, it is conceivable that other (perhaps legacy) > registries could apply restrictions on the use of domains which may affect > their resale value and/or potential. > > Just food for thought... > > Cheers, > Claudio > > > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 3:56 PM Evan Leibovitch <evan(a)telly.org> wrote: > >> >> https://www.campaignlive.com/article/why-humble-qr-code-enjoying-marketing-… >> >> No surprise to some of us. >> >> BTW, is anyone in ALAC -- or the broader community -- checking whether >> the average price of resale domains is going up or down? Hard to believe >> it's going up. With all the new gTLDs onboard, is domaining still seen as a >> worthwhile investment? Was it ever? >> >> Over the last few years I've been involved with numerous domain name >> acquisitions by companies and individuals. A number of patterns have >> emerged. >> >> In almost every case: >> >> - The dozen most logical names were taken by squatters and otherwise >> unused. >> >> - The would-be registrant did not buy any of the squatted names. >> >> - In some cases they enquired about the price, which was often more >> than an order of magnitude beyond what they were willing to pay, and they >> had a good laugh. >> >> - In some cases their choice to bypass the squatted name would ensure >> that the name would forever stay unsold. They had registrations and/or >> trademarks that would immediately have any subsequent buyer subject to a >> UDRP complaint. >> >> - Nobody even made an effort to negotiate the price down, determined >> to be not worth the bother >> >> - There's no fear anymore using hyphens within domain names. The >> introduction of hyphens always yields a usable registry-fresh domain. This >> discovery usually increases the entertainment value of the original >> squatter's price. >> >> I've always had the opinion that domain resale was a massive scam, and >> that the practise was long-term harmful to ICANN and broader use of domains >> as identification. Indeed the practise of one of the few that extracts >> value from (rather than add value to) the Internet. Furthermore, it has led >> to many of the most potentially-useful names being unused. As a result, >> "memorable" Internet domains have slipped from "need to have" to "nice to >> have" to "I'll take anything moderately close because it's not a primary >> source of identification". >> >> I look forward to the day when domainer portfolios inevitably achieve the >> same value as postage-stamp collections have now. >> >> Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada >> @evanleibovitch / @el56 >> ------ >> NA-Discuss mailing list >> NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss >> >> Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >> ------ >> _______________________________________________ >> By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your >> personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance >> with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and >> the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You >> can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or >> configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or >> disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. > >

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RECORDED / Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

Dear Jonathan, Thank you for your e-mail. Your nomination is recorded. Thank you. Kind Regards, Yeşim Nazlar ALAC/At-Large Operations Support Lead Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Mobile: +90 531 306 5148 Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: Jonathan Zuck <JZuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org> Date: 7 September 2020 Monday 18:03 To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, "alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: [ALAC-Announce] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair I would like to nominate Maureen Hilyard for another term as Chair of the ALAC. Maureen has begun to organize important reforms in the structure and operation of the At-Large Community which includes presiding over the At-Large Review Implementation, formalizing the 3 primary workgroups and building a strong report with ICANN ORG. Her work as already borne fruit, despite the distraction of a global pandemic. I’d love to see her intentions come to fruition. From: ALAC-Announce <alac-announce-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Monday, September 7, 2020 at 11:03 AM To: "alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair Dear All, The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Rules of Procedure Section 17 (RoP - Short URL http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2018-10 [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2018-10__;!!PtGJab4!…>) call for the ALAC Chair to be elected for one year, but subject to certain conditions, may automatically be renewed for one additional year. As Maureen Hilyard was elected to serve as Chair for 2018-19, and was automatically renewed for 2019-20, this year there must be a new election for ALAC Chair for the 2020-2021 ICANN year. The requirements and responsibilities of the Chair are listed in Section 5 of the RoP. The Chair must make a major time commitment in the order of 20-40 hours per week, and at times significantly more. Recent Chairs have regularly participated in all ALAC meetings, most ALAC Working Groups and Sub-Committee meetings, many RALO meetings, as well as participated actively in ICANN policy Working Groups. ICANN F2F meetings for Chairs are typically at least one day longer than for other ALAC Members. Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the Chair of the ALAC. Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nomination, but must have a reasonable expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming ICANN69 Meeting. Self-nominations are also allowed. Nominations will close on 21 September 2020 at 23:59 UTC. There is no requirement for nominations to be seconded. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance (or refusals) should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. In accordance with the ALAC RoP, following the nomination/acceptance period, a Selection Summary will be posted detailing all valid nominations and the process to be followed to complete the selection. The selection of the four other ALAC Leadership Team members will be initiated once the selection of the Chair is completed. The ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2020 Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2020+ALAC+and+RALO+Elections%2C…> has additional details and Staff will post all information related to this selection. Kind regards, At-Large staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!q8BcclgFM…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…>atlarge [facebook.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…> Twitter: @ [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!q8B…>ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!q8B…>

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Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair
by Vanda Scartezini Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

I certainly second this nomination!! Excellent chair!! 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. From: ALAC <alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of Jonathan Zuck <JZuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org> Date: Monday, September 7, 2020 at 12:03 To: ICANN Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, 'ALAC List' <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair I would like to nominate Maureen Hilyard for another term as Chair of the ALAC. Maureen has begun to organize important reforms in the structure and operation of the At-Large Community which includes presiding over the At-Large Review Implementation, formalizing the 3 primary workgroups and building a strong report with ICANN ORG. Her work as already borne fruit, despite the distraction of a global pandemic. I’d love to see her intentions come to fruition. From: ALAC-Announce <alac-announce-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Monday, September 7, 2020 at 11:03 AM To: "alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: [ALAC-Announce] Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair Dear All, The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Rules of Procedure Section 17 (RoP - Short URL http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2018-10 [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2018-10__;!!PtGJab4!…>) call for the ALAC Chair to be elected for one year, but subject to certain conditions, may automatically be renewed for one additional year. As Maureen Hilyard was elected to serve as Chair for 2018-19, and was automatically renewed for 2019-20, this year there must be a new election for ALAC Chair for the 2020-2021 ICANN year. The requirements and responsibilities of the Chair are listed in Section 5 of the RoP. The Chair must make a major time commitment in the order of 20-40 hours per week, and at times significantly more. Recent Chairs have regularly participated in all ALAC meetings, most ALAC Working Groups and Sub-Committee meetings, many RALO meetings, as well as participated actively in ICANN policy Working Groups. ICANN F2F meetings for Chairs are typically at least one day longer than for other ALAC Members. Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the Chair of the ALAC. Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nomination, but must have a reasonable expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming ICANN69 Meeting. Self-nominations are also allowed. Nominations will close on 21 September 2020 at 23:59 UTC. There is no requirement for nominations to be seconded. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance (or refusals) should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. In accordance with the ALAC RoP, following the nomination/acceptance period, a Selection Summary will be posted detailing all valid nominations and the process to be followed to complete the selection. The selection of the four other ALAC Leadership Team members will be initiated once the selection of the Chair is completed. The ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2020 Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2020+ALAC+and+RALO+Elections%2C…> has additional details and Staff will post all information related to this selection. Kind regards, At-Large staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: 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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Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] 7 September 2020
by Maureen Hilyard Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

Monday, 7 September 2020 ICANN Community Leadership Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing - NEW: Interaction with the ICANN Board during ICANN69 - TODAY: At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on DoH/DoT: Benefits, Drawbacks, and a Way Forward - DESIGN DEADLINE ON FRIDAY: ICANN69 Publication Support - REMINDER: Webinar on the Draft Final Report of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group - REMINDER: Webinar on PDP 3.0 Implementation Public Comment - GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report - Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level Information Sharing NEW: Interaction with the ICANN Board during ICANN69 From: Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board Chair Dear ICANN Community Group Chairs, Please reply no later than Monday 5 October 2020. While 2020 has proven challenging and likely very different from what we were all expecting when we last saw each other almost a year ago in Montréal, the Board and I keep being impressed and grateful for your continued dedication to ICANN’s mission. The Board still values its dialogue with your groups and is very much looking forward to engaging with you during our 22nd and first ever virtual Annual General Meeting that will take place between 13-22 October 2020. As you keep working on the format for ICANN69, we would like to start preparing for community dialogue with the Board. As per what we did in Montréal and virtually for ICANN67, instead of sending up to three questions to the Board, we would like to offer you the alternative option of choosing a single topic and having an open discussion with the Board on that topic. We will also publish the list of questions or topics received using this digest as a successful tool for improving transparency and allowing other groups to deepen their own understanding of their peers’ point of view on different issues. As for time allocation, per what we did previously, we propose to allocate half of our time together to answer your questions or discuss your single topic and the other half to address the Board’s topic. In preparation for our meetings, the Board has chosen the following topic to have an open discussion with you: - Enhancing the effectiveness of the multistakeholder model - key issues and opportunities for acceleration. In your preparation, you may want to consider the results of the most recent public consultation and the work that has progressed with dependencies to enhancing the effectiveness of the multistakeholder model, such as the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report and work on prioritization and budgeting). 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At-Large Advisory Committee member Holly Raiche will review what the terms mean, how the two technologies work, and the debates about both the benefits and drawbacks of the technologies. DESIGN DEADLINE ON FRIDAY: ICANN69 Publication Support Design Deadline For publication design assistance, please provide all the text, images, layout, and publication type/size requirements (i.e. newsletter vs. one-pager vs. trifold, etc.). There is a maximum of two design iterations per publication. Please provide everything by Friday, 11 September 2020. Please keep in mind that all materials, new or updated, must be evergreen. Translation-only Deadline For translation, please provide the final material(s) by Monday, 21 September 2020. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication. If the publication requires design assistance, please note that the final materials will have to be complete, including the edit/approval process, by this deadline in order to be translated. Please work directly with your support staff to submit these requests to chantelle.doerksen(a)icann.org and liana.teo(a)icann.org. REMINDER: Webinar on the Draft Final Report of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group From: Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Jeffrey Neuman, Co-Chairs The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group published its draft Final Report for Public Comment on 20 August 2020. This draft Final Report is the culmination of several years of deliberations and numerous public consultations, in support of the large number of topics captured in the working group charter. The working group has worked extremely hard to reach this point and is looking forward to considering feedback received as it seeks to complete its Final Report and deliver it to the GNSO Council. To aid in your review and understanding of the draft Final Report, we have scheduled a webinar on Monday, 14 September 2020 at 20:00 UTC to present on a selection of the topics within the draft Final Report, answer questions you may have, and provide context where it may be needed. You can find the agenda here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BdQAYv0VoFAZ2dZalB-e2PXxBVPFkn1rMul04K8qbKdA…>. If you are interested in joining, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org. REMINDER: Webinar on PDP 3.0 Implementation From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council invites you to attend a webinar to discuss the implementation status of the Policy Development Process (PDP) 3.0 initiative on Tuesday, 15 September 2020 at 21:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org for information on how to join. Participants are encouraged to join the discussions. 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Call for Nominations for ALAC Chair
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

Dear All, The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Rules of Procedure Section 17 (RoP - Short URL http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2018-10 [tinyurl.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2018-10__;!!PtGJab4!…>) call for the ALAC Chair to be elected for one year, but subject to certain conditions, may automatically be renewed for one additional year. As Maureen Hilyard was elected to serve as Chair for 2018-19, and was automatically renewed for 2019-20, this year there must be a new election for ALAC Chair for the 2020-2021 ICANN year. The requirements and responsibilities of the Chair are listed in Section 5 of the RoP. The Chair must make a major time commitment in the order of 20-40 hours per week, and at times significantly more. Recent Chairs have regularly participated in all ALAC meetings, most ALAC Working Groups and Sub-Committee meetings, many RALO meetings, as well as participated actively in ICANN policy Working Groups. ICANN F2F meetings for Chairs are typically at least one day longer than for other ALAC Members. Nominations are now open for individuals to serve as the Chair of the ALAC. Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nomination, but must have a reasonable expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming ICANN69 Meeting. Self-nominations are also allowed. Nominations will close on 21 September 2020 at 23:59 UTC. There is no requirement for nominations to be seconded. Nominations other than self-nominations must be accepted within seven days after the close of nominations. Acceptance (or refusals) should be sent to the alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>. Nominees without access to that list should send their acceptance to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. In accordance with the ALAC RoP, following the nomination/acceptance period, a Selection Summary will be posted detailing all valid nominations and the process to be followed to complete the selection. The selection of the four other ALAC Leadership Team members will be initiated once the selection of the Chair is completed. The ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2020 Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2020+ALAC+and+RALO+Elections%2C…> has additional details and Staff will post all information related to this selection. Kind regards, At-Large staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: 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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SAC112: Minority Statement on the Final Report of the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 2 Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP)
by Andrei Kolesnikov Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

Dear ALAC, for your information, The SSAC has published SAC112 Please see the document: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-112-en.pdf -- Andrey Kolesnikov https://iotas.ru

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ALAC Chair Elections - Upcoming Call for Nominations
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 7, 2020

Sept. 7, 2020

Dear All, As a follow up to Maureen’s note regarding the ALAC Chair selection, please note that the call for nominations will begin on Monday, 7 September. Additional information on the Chair selection process is available on the 2020 ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2020+ALAC+and+RALO+Elections%2C…>. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: 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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Nomination
by Javier Rua Sept. 6, 2020

Sept. 6, 2020

I nominate Maureen Hilyard for a new term as ALAC Chair. Javier Rúa-Jovet +1-787-396-6511 twitter: @javrua skype: javier.rua1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/javrua

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Fwd: ALAC Chair position
by Maureen Hilyard Sept. 6, 2020

Sept. 6, 2020

Dear ALAC At-Large I have just realised that I sent my earlier message to the ALAC-members list rather than my normal ALAC notices list. Here it is attached, with apologies. Maureen ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020, 12:13 pm Subject: ALAC Chair position To: ALAC Members <ALAC-members(a)icann.org> Dear All, It has been a pleasure to work with you these past two years. Together, we have accomplished a tremendous amount in policy, outreach and engagement and operations. We have a lot more to do, and the work will continue to be uniquely challenging given the current Covid-19 pandemic. As my term will be ending at the end of the ICANN69 Annual General Meeting, we will need to open nominations for the position of Chair shortly. I would be more than happy to continue as your Chair for at least another year in order to continue to work with you to finalize many of the initiatives that I inherited or started during my previous terms. More information on the nominations will be sent in the next few days. Regards Maureen

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Fwd: [ICANN Community Leaders] 3 September 2020
by Maureen Hilyard Sept. 3, 2020

Sept. 3, 2020

Thursday, 3 September 2020 ICANN Community Leadership Digest The ICANN org Policy Development Support function publishes this twice-weekly digest to help ICANN community leaders track requests and follow updates. Table of Contents Information Sharing - NEW: ICANN69 Publication Support - REMINDER: At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on DoH/DoT: Benefits, Drawbacks, and a Way Forward - REMINDER: Webinar on the Draft Final Report of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group - REMINDER: Webinar on PDP 3.0 Implementation Public Comment - GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report - Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level Information Sharing NEW: ICANN69 Publication Support Design Deadline For publication design assistance, please provide all the text, images, layout, and publication type/size requirements (i.e. newsletter vs. one-pager vs. trifold, etc.). There is a maximum of two design iterations per publication. Please provide everything by Friday, 11 September 2020. Please keep in mind that all materials, new or updated, must be evergreen. Translation-only Deadline For translation, please provide the final material(s) by Monday, 21 September 2020. This ensures that there is enough time to translate the publication. If the publication requires design assistance, please note that the final materials will have to be complete, including the edit/approval process, by this deadline in order to be translated. Please work directly with your support staff to submit these requests to chantelle.doerksen(a)icann.org and liana.teo(a)icann.org. REMINDER: At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on DoH/DoT: Benefits, Drawbacks, and a Way Forward From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The At-Large community invites all ICANN community members to attend the next At-Large Capacity Building Working Group webinar, "DoH/DoT: Benefits, Drawbacks, and a Way Forward" on Monday, 7 September at 21:00 UTC. Participation details and the agenda for the webinar can be found here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vumsuSF6isb_PpcSt4akhBG6jlNWY_gj4eNE2-1OwX3U…>. At-Large Advisory Committee member Holly Raiche will review what the terms mean, how the two technologies work, and the debates about both the benefits and drawbacks of the technologies. REMINDER: Webinar on the Draft Final Report of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group From: Cheryl Langdon-Orr and Jeffrey Neuman, Co-Chairs The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group published its draft Final Report for Public Comment on 20 August 2020. This draft Final Report is the culmination of several years of deliberations and numerous public consultations, in support of the large number of topics captured in the working group charter. The working group has worked extremely hard to reach this point and is looking forward to considering feedback received as it seeks to complete its Final Report and deliver it to the GNSO Council. To aid in your review and understanding of the draft Final Report, we have scheduled a webinar on Monday, 14 September 2020 at 20:00 UTC to present on a selection of the topics within the draft Final Report, answer questions you may have, and provide context where it may be needed. You can find the agenda here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vumsuSF6isb_PpcSt4akhBG6jlNWY_gj4eNE2-1OwX3U…>. If you are interested in joining, please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org. REMINDER: Webinar on PDP 3.0 Implementation From: David Olive, Senior Vice President, Policy Development Support The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council invites you to attend a webinar to discuss the implementation status of the Policy Development Process (PDP) 3.0 initiative on Tuesday, 15 September 2020 at 21:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Please email gnso-secs(a)icann.org for information on how to join. Participants are encouraged to join the discussions. More information will be posted here <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vumsuSF6isb_PpcSt4akhBG6jlNWY_gj4eNE2-1OwX3U…>. There are three objectives for this webinar: 1. Review the purposes and practical examples of the PDP 3.0 work products that have been applied in ongoing GNSO working groups 2. Begin the preliminary assessment of PDP 3.0 impact 3. Help other Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees evaluate the applicability of PDP 3.0 improvements in their internal processes. In addition, the webinar will also include an introduction of the Consensus Playbook <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vumsuSF6isb_PpcSt4akhBG6jlNWY_gj4eNE2-1OwX3U…> to start the initial community discussion of its contents and practical utility. PDP 3.0 is a GNSO Council initiative designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the GNSO policy development process. The GNSO Council adopted the PDP 3.0 Final Report <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vumsuSF6isb_PpcSt4akhBG6jlNWY_gj4eNE2-1OwX3U…> in February 2020; many work products related to the 14 PDP 3.0 improvements have been deployed in GNSO working groups or used by the GNSO Council. 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