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Nice comments about ERRP
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 9, 2014

Jan. 9, 2014

You may recall that the Expired Registration Recovery Policy (ERRP) was the implementation of the PEDNR (Post Expiration Domain Name Recovery) PDP, initiated by the ALAC (and which I chaired). http://domainincite.com/15512-controlled-interruption-as-a-means-to-prevent… is a article about domain name collisions with new gTLDs, but draws on one of the crucial recommendations out of the PDP, and along the way makes some very flattering comments about. That PDP was a particularly hard battle of users vs registrars (I know we don't like to use terms like that, but in this case, it was quite accurate), and it is good to read that we seem to have done something that was both effective and good for registrants, and by inference, users. Alan

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Fwd: Season Greetings and South School on Internet Governance
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Jan. 8, 2014

Jan. 8, 2014

Dear all, Adrian kindly let me know of this opportunity for *all* people in At-Large, not only the LACRALO region. The air ticket is not covered but all other expenses are. Applications close on 17th January. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Season Greetings and South School on Internet Governance Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:55:48 -0200 From: Adrian Carballo <ainfodata(a)gmail.com> To: Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> CC: Adrian Carballo <ainfodata(a)gmail.com> Dear Olivier, We hope you are doing well and nice to have you around in Buenos Aires. As we talked in Buenos Aires, the South School on Internet Governance is now receiving applications for fellowship. This is the sixth SSIG and for the first time in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago 28 April to 02 May. Fundación Incluirme, one of Lac Ralo´s ALS is the one organizing and promoting the SSIG 2014. Interested must visit: www.gobernanzainternet.org <http://www.gobernanzainternet.org> And fill the online form (in English and Spanish). If you can help us spread the call for applications among ALAC network that will be great, all student receive fellowship that covers all expenses, without air ticket. Best wishes for Christmas and New year and all the best. Adrián Carballo Fundación Incluirme

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Draft motion on DSSA report
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 22, 2013

Dec. 22, 2013

As requested at the last ALAC meeting, I have drafted a motion for ALAC approval on the DSSA report. It is based on the motion approved by the GNSO, and adds a note of regret regarding the recommendation to not proceed with the phase 2 activities. It can be found at https://community.icann.org/x/szWfAg.

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2013
by Holly Raiche Dec. 19, 2013

Dec. 19, 2013

And for those who haven't read it, page 30 has a lovely picture of Rinalia and JJ Holly Begin forwarded message: > From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Date: 19 December 2013 2:15:19 PM AEDT > To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2013 > > > > [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> > News Alert > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18dec13-en.htm > > ________________________________ > ICANN Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2013 > > 18 December 2013 > > The 2013 Annual Report for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been published online today. > > The report highlights the organization's achievements and progress from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, including: > > * Continued accountability and transparency efforts. > * Opened new offices to increase ICANN's internationalization. > * Completed evaluation of more than a thousand new gTLDs and preparations to place them in the root. > * Finalized new Registrar Accreditation Agreement. > * Establishment of Trademark Clearinghouse. > > Further content includes: > > * Audited financial statements for fiscal year 2013. > * Biographical details on each of the Board of Directors. > * Messages from the CEO and Chairman. > > The complete annual report is available online at: http://www.icann.org/en/about/annual-report/annual-report-2013-en.pdf [PDF, 6.69 MB] > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Announce mailing list > ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Registrants and the transfer process
by Holly Raiche Dec. 17, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

Hi Everyone Where the ITRP D working group is up to is gathering scenarios where the registrant has lost their domain name. By way of background, in the earlier working group (IRTP C), the possibility of the registrant being able to access the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy dispute mechanism. But for this working group, allowing registrant access to the process is seen to be too hard. But the WG agrees that there must be redress for registrants who have (wrongly) had their domain name transferred away. Some of the scenarios are really not - at their base - an ICANN issue. (the admin contact quits/is fired, and then cancels the name, takes it with him/her, or the web designer gets the site up and running and then doesn't give the name to the person who hired him/her.) But there are many scenarios that do amount to a breach of the RAA/policy. The WG's view at this stage is to have the registrant be able to go to Compliance for enforcement of the transfer rules if the rules/policy has not been followed. What Compliance has done for the group is forward the many situations which will be considered as a breach of the RAA/policy and for which ICANN should be able to order a transfer back of the name to the registrant. Does anyone have any real life scenarios that I can take to the group when it reconvenes in January so that the WG can 'road test' how various scenarios would be played out - i.e., in what circumstances the registrant, with ICANN help, can recover a name transferred away from them that should not, under ICANN rules, not have been transferred. Holly

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Re: [ALAC] Confidentiality
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 17, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

Dear Roberto, apologies for this - you must have been muted because I did not hear you. Your comments are well received and I note your last point regarding confidentiality and the hypothesis of having BCEC members share information. The discussion is open. Kind regards, Olivier On 17/12/2013 17:19, Roberto Gaetano wrote: > > I was trying unsuccessfully to ask for the floor after the comments > from Tijani and Alan, maybe my line was muted, then I had to go back > to my meeting, where I am right now. > > I would like to go on record saying that: > > · I share completely what Tijani has said -- as a matter of > fact we had discussed and agreed in Buenos Aires our common position. > The wider the number of people that have access to a piece of > information, the higher the risk that we have leaking data, and from > that on the step to the information being public is very small. > > · BCEC has taken the issue of confidentiality very seriously, > I have consulted with the NomCom Chair and with ICANN General Counsel > and then decided to require the non-disclosure to be signed by all, > before giving access to confidential material. > > · If the principle of access to the current Board member > evaluation by the voters, although being a theoretically valid > question, brings as a corollary the question on why should the voters > also not have access to the reference letters for all candidates. You > see that, step by step, we can undermine completely the > confidentiality, and therefore the trust in the process. > > · The ALAC can decide to open up to a larger audience but I > would strongly recommend, if you do so, to at least require a > non-disclosure similar to the one that BCEC members have signed. I > would also encourage you to look for advice by General Counsel. > > · The hypothesis of having BCEC members to informally share > information with the regional voters is in open violation of the > confidentiality agreement signed by BCEC members. > > Thanks, > > Roberto > > > -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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Possible ALAC Advice to the Board regarding the GNSO IGO/INGO PDP Report
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 17, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

When we approved our statement on the IGO/INGO PDP Report, we allowed the possibility that the final minority statement could also be sent as Advice to the Board. Should you or the ALAC decide to do so, I would suggest the following text (plus whatever embellishments you may feel necessary). ============= The ALAC wishes to call the Boards attention to a statement that the ALAC has made with relation to the Final Report of the GNSO Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs Policy Development Process. Body (minus title) of the ALAC Minority Statement found at pages 12-13 of http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-minority-positions-10nov13-e…

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Request for ALAC to take action
by Garth Bruen Dec. 12, 2013

Dec. 12, 2013

Dear Olivier and Colleagues, I am requesting that the Chair take action on the attached item. To summarize a contracted party to ICANN is employing an proven invalid privacy service for its registrants. This is not my research alone but has been validated and confirmed by journalists at the Washington Post (see: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/how-violent-porn-sites-man age-to-hide-information-that-should-be-public/2013/12/06/e0861378-3773-11e3- ae46-e4248e75c8ea_story_4.html). The registrar in question has been aware of the issue for over 2 years. Because of the scale of the issue and in the interests of transparency I am requesting this be logged as an official ALAC matter with At-Large staff and be forwarded to ICANN Compliance by the ALAC Chair for investigation. Please contact me with any questions. -Garth ------------------------------------- Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com 617-947-3805 http://www.knujon.com Chair of ICANN At-Large North America (naralo.org) http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/149/724 Blog: http://www.digitalcitizensalliance.org/cac/alliance/blog.aspx?ident=garth Twitter: @Knujon "If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale" -Polybius

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Consolations about Nelson Mandela's passing away
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 9, 2013

Dec. 9, 2013

Hello, this may not be the right place / list but I just realized with deep sorrow that Nelson Mandela passed away today -- after everything he left behind for us and the world: his wisdom, visions, integrity, honesty, sense of freedom and justice, reconciliation (after 27 years in prison) and much more. His dreams and visions about equality and justice will be always valid, even in the digital age regarding rights and principles. There is hardly anybody in contemporary history I admired more! And who, if not him, will rest in peace? I share all consolations with our friends from AFRALO and beyond. Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Fwd: A follow-up from the ALAC and LACRALO about the Brasil Conference and 1net
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 8, 2013

Dec. 8, 2013

FYI -- after some discussion with the ALAC Leadership Team and seeing the continuous discussion on the /1net mailing list, I have sent the following enquiry to Adiel Akplogan, AFRINIC CEO and Fadi Chehadé, ICANN CEO. Best regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: A follow-up from the ALAC and LACRALO about the Brasil Conference and 1net Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:50:02 +0100 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> To: Fadi Chehade <fadi.chehade(a)icann.org>, "Adiel A. Akplogan" <adiel(a)afrinic.net> CC: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org>, Theresa Swinehart <theresa.swinehart(a)icann.org>, ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, Rodrigo de la Parra <rodrigo.delaparra(a)icann.org>, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> ALAC Correspondence: AL-ALAC-CO-1213-1-00-EN Dear Fadi, Dear Adiel, in my capacity as ALAC Chair, I am following up on the ICANN week's announcements and progress in Buenos Aires with several requests for clarification, prompted by the At-Large Community. Please find attached a Statement from our Latin America & Caribbean Regional At-Large Organisation (LACRALO) region published in Buenos Aires on 21 November 2013 asking for several points of clarification regarding /1net and proposing their help in developing the agenda in the region. Within the past few days, it appears that the process by which the /1net initiative is being implemented, has started with a designation of the people that will make up several organising committees in the run-up to the Brazil conference. Several of my colleagues are voicing concerns that other parts of ICANN are negotiating a position on the committees irrespective of the wider ICANN issue. I would therefore like to make sure the participation of the At-Large Community is not overlooked at the table and would therefore seek your advice on how to go about making sure that this is not the case. I remind you that the ALAC supported the Montevideo Statement and the proposed Brazil meeting *before* the Bali IGF (See ALAC Ref: AL-ALAC-CO-1013-02-00-EN attached to this email) so this has been on our radar for a long time. I look forward to your kind reply to transmit to the At-Large Community. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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