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Re: [ALAC] Rudy's Mexico presentation
by Rudi Vansnick Oct. 27, 2010

Oct. 27, 2010

Dear Siva, Olivier, Due to a business contract (consultancy for a large public body in Belgium) since mid September, The urgency within the project was so high I had to work even more then the normal 8 hours a day. I've been too busy and was not able to join last calls. The contract last till March 2011 but it will slow down within a week or 2 (1 or 2 days a week). However, I will try in the next 48 hours to respond to this mail and all other outstanding mails. And I have some interesting news in regards consumer organisations, cyber criminality and e-IDs. Best regards, Rudi Vansnick President - CEO ——————————————— Internet Society Belgium ————————————————— President - CEO Tel +32/(0)9/329.39.16 rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be Mobile +32/(0)475/28.16.32 Dendermondesteenweg 143 B-9070 Destelbergen BELGIUM www.internetsociety.be "The Internet is for everyone" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Op 27-okt-2010 43, om 03:11 heeft Sivasubramanian M het volgende geschreven: > Dear Rudi > > Your presentation on the criminal use of Internet at the ALAC meeting, Mexico should be very relevant in this context. > > > Sivasubramanian M > http://www.isocmadras.com > facebook: http://is.gd/x8Sh > LinkedIn: http://is.gd/x8U6 > Twitter: http://is.gd/x8Vz > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <admin(a)ttcsweb.org> > Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:51 AM > Subject: [At-Large] Mcafee's : Mapping the Mal Web: A Study of the World’s Most Dangerous Domains > To: At-Large Worldwide <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > > >From Mcafee's website : > > *"Mapping the Mal Web: A Study of the World’s Most Dangerous Domains * > > What if there was a guide book that predicted which kinds of websites would > steal your identity, take over your computer, or sentence you to spam? > Interested? Then check out *Mapping the Mal Web*, McAfee’s 4th annual study > of the web’s riskiest domains. Risk is up this year, and McAfee not only > tells you where, but we tell you what you can do to protect yourself. > > For a whirlwind view of *Mapping the Mal Web*, read the key takeaways." > > Report : > http://us.mcafee.com/en-us/local/docs/MTMW_Report.pdf > > Takeaways : > http://us.mcafee.com/en-us/local/docs/MTMW_KeyTakeaways.pdf > > > --- > Dev T > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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EURALO request to ALAC on At Large Board Director Election Process
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 23, 2010

Oct. 23, 2010

Dear Cheryl and ALAC members, please be so kind to find the following letter for your consideration, sent on behalf of EURALO. === EURALO request to ALAC on At Large Board Director Election Process Date: 23/10/2010 At the EURALO Conference call on 19 October, the issue of timing for the At Large Board Director Election Process took most of the debate time. In fact, it became the most important issue, prompting the other issues to be re-scheduled for our next EURALO Conference call. As a result of further discussion which took place on the EURALO list since the conference call, we are writing to you with regards to the proposed schedule for the election of the At Large Selected Board Position. The issue at hand is the short amount of time which has been allocated for the whole election process to take place, from the time the BCEC selections are made, to the time the election takes place. The schedule which appears to have been proposed is: - 28 October 2010: Board Meeting, where the Board is expected to approve the Bylaw changes, and if so: - 3 November 2010: BCEC is scheduled to announce the slate of 3-7 candidates retained for election. - 3-12 November 2010 (10 days): candidates able to reach out to the At Large community (campaigning) - 15-19 November 2010 (5 days): Election takes place It is understood that the period 12-15 November (4 days) might be used for any RALO election process. If added to the 5 days scheduled for the election, this provides a total of 10 days for voting - assuming voting can be considered legitimate when candidates have barely had a change to present themselves. We refer you to the At Large January 2010 White Paper Recommendation 4: "The Board seat should be selected by the ALAC plus the RALO Chairs. The RALO-appointed ALAC members and the RALO Chairs may be directed by their ALSes if the RALO desires (and in accordance with their RoP). This methodology gives ALSes large control over who is selected, without the complexity of two-level vote weighting and centralized ALS elector verification. The vote should be by secret ballot." In the interest of empowerment of our ALSes, it is the desire of the EURALO Board to conduct a vote directing the EURALO Chair on his vote. Whilst no minimum vote timing is defined in the EURALO Rules of Procedures, clause 11.18.1 of the EURALO by-laws states that a sufficient amount of time is required for all members to record a vote on any matter. It is therefore good practice to provide at least 10 days of voting time for our ALSes. This appears to be clearly incompatible with the currently proposed ALAC schedule of only 4 days voting time. Whilst we understand that the proposed schedule takes into account a number of constraints in order to allow the At Large elected Director to take their seat on the last day of the Cartagena Meeting on Friday, 10 December 2010, we consider it unwise to hurry the process at the possible expense of a legitimate vote. ALSes need to be informed in time. Campaigning needs to be given enough time for Question/Answer sessions. Volunteers in ALSes need to find the time to make a sound decision for what is arguably one of At Large's most important decisions of recent years. Some of our members suggested that the seating of an At Large Elected Board Director be postponed until after the Cartagena Meeting. The consensus was, however, that this was not feasible for various reasons and was therefore likely to be rejected by ALAC. We are aware that an earlier start to the election process could ease the pressure by, for example, the BCEC announcing the final slate of candidates earlier than 3 November 2010. We feel, however, that whilst this will ease timing for candidate RALO petitions, should those be called for, it doesn't ease the pressure enough on RALOs desiring to conduct ALS consultations on the final voting rounds. We therefore suggest the following course of action: * The voting process be given more time, beyond the 15-19 November period. An extension of the Election until 30th November would provide more time for ALSes to cast their vote. Indeed, we believe that it would provide greater legitimacy to the process, thanks to a truly bottom-up empowerment. It will allow for voting time to fall closer in line with other ICANN processes requiring public input. We emphasize this further than standard procedure: it is a matter of credibility to our members and to the At Large community. * The issue of VISAS which has been suggested as being the reason for the 19 November deadline could be resolved in two ways: - all candidates who are announced as short-listed on 28th October should set contingency plans in motion if they were not planning to attend the conference in Cartagena in the first place. This includes VISA applications if those are required; - as an exception, even if the above is possible, ICANN should be informed that an At Large Elected Director taking its seat on the Board after the end of the Cartagena meeting might not be able to make it to the meeting in person due to VISA issues, and provisions should therefore be made by ICANN for that person to participate remotely. * A clear and concise explanation of the voting process and schedule should be published as soon as possible, with an explanation of the procedure for an ALS petition (if required) including a flow chart to help ALSes understand how the process will take place. A further explanation of the multiple round voting should be detailed, bearing in mind the possibility of RALOs needing to call upon their membership between each election round. Should ALS balloting by RALOs not be possible for each voting round, this should be explained as soon as possible in order for RALOs to devise alternative voting strategies at short notice (weighted voting being one possible solution). Thank you for your consideration on this very important subject. Getting this process right is of particular importance since it has a direct impact on the legitimacy of At Large and the At Large elected Board Director. Whilst we do not dispute the fact that it is important that an At Large elected Board takes its seat in Cartagena, we would like the process itself to be as equitable, transparent and credible to our stakeholders. Not rushing the process would be one great step in this direction. Wolf Ludwig EURALO Chair Olivier Crépin-Leblond EURALO Secretariat

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Agenda - 28 October 2010 ICANN Board Meeting
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 22, 2010

Oct. 22, 2010

Bruce Tonkin just sent this out to the GNSO Council list. Looks like an interesting meeting! From: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/agenda-28oct10-en.htm Agenda - 28 October 2010 ICANN Board Meeting 28 October 2010 1. Executive Session a. Approval of CEO Objectives & Metrics 2.Consent Agenda a. Approval of Minutes of 5 August 2010 ICANN Special Board Meeting b. Approval of Minutes of 25 September 2010 ICANN Special Board Meeting c. From the SSAC Changes to SSAC Membership d. From the Board Governance Committee Approval of revised Board Audit Committee Charter and Board Executive Committee Charter e. From the Board Governance Committee Approval of Chair and Vice-Chair Position Descriptions f. From the Board Governance Committee Approval for Posting of Bylaw Changes relating to Transition of Board Terms g. From the Board Structural Improvements Committee Approval of Bylaws Necessary to Seat Director from At-Large Community h. From the Board Structural Improvements Committee Approval of Posting for Comment of SSAC Related Changes to ICANN Bylaws i. From the Board Structural Improvements Committee Approval of Posting for Comment of Nominating Committee Chair-Elect Changes to ICANN Bylaws j. Ratification of MOU with Global Cyber Security Center (ES-SEC) k. Approval of Funding Source for New gTLD Deployment Budget Main Agenda 3. President & CEOs Report 4. IDN ccTLDs a. Update on IDN ccTLDs b. Issues Report on Variant Management 5. Delegation of ÞØÑ. ("Qatar") 6. Re-delegation of .QA (QATAR) top-level 7. New gTLD Program a. Update on Timeline b. Vertical Integration c. GNSO New gTLD Recommendation 6 Objection Process d. GAC Issues Letter including Geographic Names e. Affirmation of Commitment Considerations 8. ICM Registry Sponsored Top-Level Domains .XXX 9. Status Report on AOC Reviews 10. Oversight of Board Committees Report of Board Finance Committee & Board Audit Committee 11. Any Other Business

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FW: Rec6 CWG Report-21Sep2010 posted on website
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 13, 2010

Oct. 13, 2010

Dear All, Please find below a message sent on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry, GNSO Secretariat, regarding the Recommendation 6 Community Working Group Report . *** Dear All, The Recommendation 6 Community Working Group Report has been translated in Spanish and French and is posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/issues <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/> GNSO Policies for contractual conditions, existing gTLDs <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/> New gTLDs Cross Community WG discussing Recommendation 6 of the new gTLD process · <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/report-rec6-cwg-21sep10-en.pdf> Report on Implementation of GNSO New GTLD Recommendation #6- 21 September 2010 o Informe <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/issues/new-gtlds/report-rec6-cwg-21sep10-es.pd f> sobre la Implementación de la Recomendación Nro. 6 de la Organización de Apoyo para Nombres Genéricos (GNSO) para los Nuevos Dominios Genéricos de Alto Nivel (gTLD) o http://gnso.icann.org/issues/issues/new-gtlds/report-rec6-cwg-21sep10-es.pdf o Rapport <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/issues/new-gtlds/report-rec6-cwg-21sep10-fr.pd f> sur L'implantation de la recommandation n°6 du GNSO sur les nouveaux gTLD o http://gnso.icann.org/issues/issues/new-gtlds/report-rec6-cwg-21sep10-fr.pdf Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org ** We have also attached the PDFs of the French and Spanish versions (executive summary and table of recommendations) for your convenience. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Re: [ALAC] [APAC-Discuss] VOTE RESULT: APRALO ALAC Representative Election 2010
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Oct. 11, 2010

Oct. 11, 2010

To echo Hong and Edmond's words of Congratulations as the other APRALO representative on the ALAC I want to also say Welcome!... Thanks to both of you for being willing to serve in the ALAC representing APRALO in the next 2 years, a pivotal time in ICANN,where we have much to do and I wish to add my personal, welcome and congratulations to Edmon, in addition to the 'Welcome to that ALAC' from me as Chair. I look forward to working with you. Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 11 October 2010 18:33, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>wrote: > Dear All, > > With 13 out of 18 ALS representatives having participated in the online > election of the APRALO Representative to the ALAC for the period from the > close of the ICANN Annual General Meeting 2010 until the close of Annual > General Meeting 2012, we can confirm that the result is quorate. > > ************ > > As at Poll close: Friday 08 October 2010 23:59 UTC > Number of voters: 13 · Group size: 18 · Percentage voted: 72.22 > > Question: Who should be elected as the APRALO representative to the ALAC > for the period from the close of the ICANN Annual General Meeting 2010 until > the close of the Annual General Meeting 2012? > > Edmon Chung: 10 (76.92%) > Sivasubramanian Muthusamy: 3 (23.08%) > Abstain: 0 (0.00%) > > ************ > > You may review the result independently under: > https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=1385uVkgsMxnLWKzQnqBMN9V > > We thank Edmon Chung and Sivasubramanian Muthusamy for their participation > in the election process. > > -- > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, > Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström > ICANN At-Large Staff > > email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org > website: www.atlarge.icann.org > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org >

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SERGIO SALINAS PORTO le invitó como contacto profesional en Plaxo
by SERGIO SALINAS PORTO Oct. 3, 2010

Oct. 3, 2010

Hola 'At-Large: SERGIO SALINAS PORTO desea invitarle como contacto profesional en Plaxo Para ver el perfil de esta persona y aceptar la invitación, visite: http://www.plaxo.com/invite?lang=es&i=112385113&k=371493532&l=es&src=email&… Gracias, El equipo de Plaxo Plaxo: La libreta de direcciones para todo. ¿No desea seguir recibiendo correos electrónicos de Plaxo? Vaya a: http://www.plaxo.com/stop?src=email&et=1&est=business&etv=jun10d&el=es&emai… Plaxo, Inc. - 203 Ravendale Drive - Mountain View - CA - 94043 - USA

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Confirmation of our Reps to RT's for WhoIs and Security and Stability announced
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Oct. 3, 2010

Oct. 3, 2010

Congratulations on the confirmation of our recommended candidates Lutz and Alejandro by ICANN as the representation from ALAC / At-Large on these two RT's announced today see http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep10-en.htm <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30sep10-en.htm> Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)

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US to build its own "great firewall of China"
by Evan Leibovitch Sept. 29, 2010

Sept. 29, 2010

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5334/135/ So ICANN goes through all these motions to regulate trademarks, objectionable strings, etc. -- and then the US just goes ahead and says "doesn't matter, we will creatre our own domain takedown procedure". This move affects every US-based domain, every US-based registrar and registry, every US-base root server, and every foreign domain wanting to be accessible from the US. At one level, this should probably be a message to ICANN to get back to its roots as a technical co-ordination body, because all of its policies about content and rights -- no matter how developed -- are about to get overruled anyway. Or maybe ICANN will decide to devolve to its core competency -- serving as an industry association for registrars and registries. - Evan

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Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] ALAC Vote on the Rec6 CWG Report
by Evan Leibovitch Sept. 28, 2010

Sept. 28, 2010

Hi there. As the Chair of ALAC's gTLD Working Group and the ALAC liaision to the cross-community group that created this report, I am generally OK with its conclusions and support its endorsement. However, I note that there has been no discussion of this in advance of the vote being called. Further, I am advising creation of a Minority Report in which At-Large is able to state our clear intentions in the many areas of the report that indicated divergence or incomplete consensus amongst the participants. There are a few issues that were important to us -- and endorsed by all ALAC participants -- that were opposed by other interests. I ask that any correspondence to the Board of ICANN staff that conveys the the endorsement of the report (providing, of course, that this vote succeeds) to be accompanied by an indication that ALAC is considering production of a minority report. I would further invite anyone interested in this to participate in the new-gTLD Working Group where I hope the drafting of such a report will take place for ALAC consideration, and any questions or concerns by ALAC members to be expressed openly. Having said that, I believe that this report is a very important step forward. It has successfully revisited a component of the new gTLD application process which At-Large generally found repugnant, and our views have been well represented within the new policy recommendations. It proposes to eliminate objections on Morality and Public Order to would be adjudicated by a subcontracted "Dispute Resolution Service Provider". It does allow for communities and governments to submit objections on strings that would be widely objectionable; however, such objections would have to be contrary to international law and treaties. And, instead of a third-party contracted process of morality judgement, all decisions on acceptability must be made directly by the Board which can only deny applications (based on string objections) with a super-majority vote. It also -- as first recommended long ago in the gTLD statement of the At-Large Summit -- calls for slight modifications of the Community Objection process and the role of the Independent Objector, to compensate for the elimination of elimination of "Morality and Public Order" objections while still enabling opposition to (very) widely-objected strings. This was quite the task, bringing together ALAC, GAC and GNSO in what I believe to be a first-ever-of-its-kind consultation. Its productivity and results exceeded my expectations, especially given an extremely compressed timeframe that required four hours per week of conference calls and sometimes more. ALAC was well represented and appears to be treated as a respected and nearly-equal partner at the table. It's a good precedent that, I hope, may encourage such forums to be used to bring sanity to ICANN's policy-making process going forward. - Evan On 21 September 2010 18:06, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > Dear All, > > The Chair of the ALAC requested the Staff to start an online vote on the Rec6 CWG report. Please note that the vote will only remain open until Thursday, September 23rd at 2359 UTC. > [...]

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congrats
by vivek anannd Sept. 25, 2010

Sept. 25, 2010

Congratulations to Sergio Salinas Porto regards vivek Dr.V.C.Vivekanandan Ministry of HRD IP Chair Professor NALSAR University of Law 3-5-874/18 Apollo Hospital Lane, Hyderguda,-Hyderabad- 500029 Adjunct Visiting Professor, University of Buffalo Business School, New York ALAC Asia Pacific Member ICANN (Internet Corporation of Assigned Names & Numbers) Ph:+91-40-23210170 Mobile-+91-9866050494 vivek@nalsarpro.org,personal:vivekvc2001@yahoo.co.in

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