January 2008 - APAC-Discuss

Input Period Extended into Issues Report for the IDN ccPDP
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 22, 2008

Jan. 22, 2008

Dear At-Large: I've been asked to convey the following to you which I suspect will be of interest to many of you: At its meeting on 2 October 2007 the ccNSO Council requested the creation of an Issue Report as a first step in launching a ccPDP. To identify matters that are potentially relevant to the Issues Report, a comment period was opened on 19 December 2007 and would remain open until 25 January 2008. In the Issue Report the following needs to be considered: 1. Whether Article IX of the ICANN bylaws applies to IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two letter codes, and if it does not then to establish if Article IX should apply. 2. Whether the ccNSO should launch a PDP to develop the policy for the selection and delegation of IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes. As you may have noted both the GNSO Council and ccNSO Council have send a letter to the ICANN Board relating to core elements of the IDN ccPDP. It is anticipated the ccNSO and GNSO Council will meet during the ICANN meeting in New Delhi to explain and discuss the background of the views expressed in the letters. It is my view as Issue Manager of the ccPDP that the outcome of such a meeting, if it will be convened, is significant as input for the Issues Report. Therefore the period to provide input into the Issues Report is extended from 25 January until 22 February 2008. According to the ICANN by laws the creation of the Issue Report is the second step in launching the IDN ccPDP. The first step was the request of the ccNSO Council on 2 October 2007 to create an Issue Report. The final step is the decision of the ccNSO Council to initiate the ccPDP (see ICANN by laws Annex B, section 2). -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Monthly Teleconference TOMORROW, Tuesday, 0900 UTC
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 22, 2008

Jan. 22, 2008

Dear All: As you may well be aware, the monthly teleconference is TOMORROW at 0900 UTC. The full schedule and dial in numbers may be found at: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?22_january_2008 IMPORTANT: If you require the service dial out to you, I need to know urgently. Please send your first AND second preference number to be dialled on to me as soon as you can. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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APRALO Teleconference for Dec/Jan
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 21, 2008

Jan. 21, 2008

Dear All: The APRALO Teleconference is coming up next week on the 10th. Herewith the details; they are also at: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?10_january_2008 10 January 2008 APRALO Teleconference for December 2007 (deferred to 10 January 2008) Date: 10 January 2008 0500 UTC APRALO Teleconference Time: 0500 UTC 10 January (for the time in various timezones click here) Meeting Outcomes: Meeting Outcomes 10 January 2008 Summary Minutes: Meeting Summary 10 January 2008 Recording: Available 48 hours after meeting A G E N D A Agenda is in draft form until adoption at the beginning of the meeting. Documents are linked for download next to the agenda items they belong to where available Adoption of the Agenda Adoption of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Previous Meeting Reports ALAC Representative Report Issues WG (including any reports) Outreach efforts Budget and Activity planning Planning for February 2008 APRALO General Assembly Meeting at ICANN in New Delhi Any Other Business Remote Participation Access Remote Voice Access Details No dial outs are currently scheduled to be performed for this teleconference. If you do not see a toll-free access number for your country below, please send an email tostaff(a)alac.icann.org with your name, first preference telephone number, and second preference telephone number, and the service will call you. Access Code: 1638 Toll-Free Access Numbers USA: Toll-Free (North America Only): +1 (800) 550-6865 / USA Toll: +1 (213) 233-3193 -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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APRALO Chair
by Rajnesh D. Singh Jan. 21, 2008

Jan. 21, 2008

Dear Colleagues, I have earlier today tendered my resignation as APRALO Chair to the APRALO Officers. I have taken up a position with ISOC, and in light of that appointment, and in order to avoid any potential conflicts, it is best that I step down as APRALO Chair. I step down with the belief that APRALO will continue to stride confidently down the path it has embarked upon, and will keep building on, and enhancing, the reputation it has established within the ICANN At-Large community, and beyond. I have offered the APRALO Officers my services in seeing through the election of a new Chair, and I do intend to continue my involvement with the APRALO community in other ways. It has been an absolute pleasure to have worked with you all, and I do look forward to continue working with most, if not all, of you in my new role. -- Best wishes, Rajnesh D. Singh

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Conf Call tomorrow?
by Izumi AIZU Jan. 20, 2008

Jan. 20, 2008

I assume our monthly Conf Call is scheduled for tomorrow, Jan 22, 0500 UTC. Could someone confirm and remind this? I have an important meeting with the client and thus will not be able to attend. So sorry, but since it will be held in the day time, from 2 pm Tokyo time, it is rather difficult for me to adjust to. I understand everyone is busy, running around, but we will have our AGM in Delhi in less than a month thus a good prepartaion is really needed. (Is our AGM schedule finalized?) Thanks, izumi

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Review of the Joint Partnership Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the US Government
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 17, 2008

Jan. 17, 2008

Dear All: The Joint Project Agreement between the United States government and ICANN will have a mid-term review in March. As part of this review, the US government put out a Notice of Inquiry (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html ) asking for comments on the continued transition to the private sector of the technical coordination and management of the Internet’s domain name and addressing system (DNS). ICANN has responded to this call with several documents: a section in our Annual Report (http://www.icann.org/annualreport/annual-report-2006-2007.pdf ); a letter of submission (http://icann.org/correspondence/dengate-thrush-to-sene-09jan08.pdf ); and a table of achievements (http://icann.org/general/jpa-10-responsibilities-table-09jan08.pdf ). You can review the progress ICANN has reported to the USG on each of the 10 responsibilities in the JPA individually on pages 12 to 18 of the Annual Report. The seven-page submission letter (http://icann.org/correspondence/dengate-thrush-to-sene-09jan08.pdf ), sent on 9th January 2008, is signed by ICANN's chairman of the Board, Peter Dengate Thrush, and outlines the Board's position that it has met fully its obligations and responsibilities. The JPA can now be completed. And finally, the table of achievements (http://icann.org/general/jpa-10-responsibilities-table-09jan08.pdf ), whose index runs to 41 pages and when printed out runs to several hundred pages of evidential documentation, demonstrates what precisely ICANN has done in completion of the Joint Project Agreement. ICANN would like to encourage all interested parties to review the documents and particularly to contact the United States government and make their views known. Over the course of the next few months, ICANN will add more information about the review and its progress on www.icann.org . ICANN welcomes your feedback and assistance either on the ICANN blog, at http://blog.icann.org/?p=262, on the public participation website, at http://public.icann.org/, or by email to: http://icann.org/general/contact.htm . Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Fwd: Development Cycle for Next Fiscal Year's Budget and Operations Plan
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 9, 2008

Jan. 9, 2008

Dear At-Large: I forward the below on behalf of Denise as I know this subject is one that many members of the community are interested in. As mentioned below, more information will be provided in due course by myself. Begin forwarded message: > From: Denise Michel <michel(a)icann.org> > Date: 8 January 2008 20:27:34 GMT+01:00 > To: Nick Ashton-Hart <nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org> > Subject: Development Cycle for Next Fiscal Year's Budget and > Operations Plan > > Please provide to the ALAC and RALOs. > > Thanks. > > --------------------------------- > Greetings At-Large Community. > > ICANN is beginning its development cycle for the Fiscal Year June > 2008- July > 2009 Operating Plan and Budget, and your input would be appreciated. > > I wanted to provide you with early information on this activity to > give you > ample opportunity to provide comments. You will receive a detailed > schedule > when it is finalized. Additionally, Nick Ashton-Hart will follow-up > with > At-Large-specific information on operations and budgets. > > Based on the June 2008 - July 2011 Strategic Plan, for which extensive > public comment was sought last year, and on the current operating > plans and > department budgets, ICANN staff will be developing an initial draft > Operating Plan and Budget to serve as a starting point for community > discussion during the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, which begins 10 > February. > The Board's Finance Committee oversees this work. > > ICANN will hold a series of consultations and take public comment on > its > Operating Plan and Budget through March (approximately), and then > staff will > incorporate the input, as appropriate, and a proposed Operating Plan > and > Budget will be available for further public comment until mid-May > (approximately). The Board is scheduled to consider and vote on the > Operating Plan and Budget in June. ICANN's next fiscal year begins > on 1 > July 2008. > > As noted, the specific timeline is being developed, but I wanted to > give you > advance notice of the general schedule that will be followed, and more > detailed information for At-Large will be forthcoming from Nick. > ICANN staff > looks forward to working with you on this endeavor. > > Regards, > Denise Michel > VP Policy Development > ICANN

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APRALO Travel Support at New Delhi ICANN Meeting - IMPORTANT PLEASE READ - LAST CHANCE!
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 4, 2008

Jan. 4, 2008

Dear APRALO Members: Since I have seen only one RSVP for the APRALO General Assembly from non-APRALO officers, I thought I should resend the below since the deadline for RSVPing is today. It would be unfortunate indeed if the most active RALO were unable to muster a quorum for the General Assembly ... ---- Dear APRALO members: As you have heard previously, ICANN will be providing travel support to allow one representative of each ALS to attend the New Delhi ICANN Meeting in February. At this time, we need to receive an RSVP from EACH ALS who wishes to avail themselves of travel support from ICANN. Note that if you do not provide an RSVP on or before 4 January 2008, travel support will not be available from ICANN as we need sufficient time to allow our travel service providers to work with you to arrange your travel itinerary. What we need you to do: Each ALS should reply to THIS LIST, AND to ICANN's travel coordinator Stacy Hoffberg (stacy.hoffberg(a)icann.org) with the following information: 1) Name of ALS 2) Name of Delegate to receive travel support 3) Departure City of delegate 4) Return city of delegate 5) Do you already have a visa for India, or will you need to apply for one? Let me repeat once again that this information should be sent to this list, AND to Stacy Hoffberg. Please note that Stacy Hoffberg will be providing all of those who RSVP with complete information on how all aspects of travel support will be handled. Please also note that I do not handle travel matters for At-Large, so asking me questions instead of Stacy will not help you or help me to help you. Finally, be advised that I am on leave from 22 December 2007 - 2 January 2008. I will not see any emails that you send to me during this time, but I will upon my return. Stacy has been copied on this email. Finally, for those of you who celebrate Christmas and the 'Western' New Year, my felicitations on the season. For those of you celebrating Lunar New Year in February, I will send my best wishes at that time :) -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +41 (22) 595 85 44 mobile: +41 (79) 595 54 68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart _______________________________________________ APAC-Discuss mailing list APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss_atlarge-lists.… Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org

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Happy 25th TCP/IP
by Rajnesh D. Singh Jan. 3, 2008

Jan. 3, 2008

Happy 25th, TCP/IP TCP/IP marks 25 years since the ARPANET switchover Believe it or not, it has been a mere 25 years since TCP/IP walked into our lives and changed them forever. It was Jan. 1, 1983, when Internet precursor ARPANET switched over fully to TCP/IP. TCP/IP is so well-known that it's one of those acronyms we no longer spell out at Network World, but in honor of the date, we should address this underappreciated and taken-for-granted bit of engineering by its full name, Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. The occasion was largely missed by the mainstream press, but Google honored the anniversary on Tuesday with its logo - reproduced here <http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-01-01-n53.html> - though you might easily have thought all that confetti was simply for the New Year. Blogger Philipp Lenssen writes that clicking on the "Google Doodle" logo led to a search result for the query "January 1 tcp/ip". Apparently, sharp eyes also found an "easter egg" in the confetti in the Google logo, which apparently read "SYN SYN/ ACK ACK," according to Lenssen - an "inside joke" for the network geek set. Work on the protocol actually began about a decade earlier than 1983, and several versions were hashed out before the ARPANET switchover. Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn were credited for the invention and were later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Full article here: http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2008/1231lan2.html?nlhtarch=ts… -- Kind regards, Rajnesh D. Singh COO, PATARA www.patarapacific.com Chair, ICANN Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation www.apralo.org Chairman, Pacific Islands Chapter, Internet Society www.picisoc.org President, IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands www.ipv6forumpacific.org Director, Pacific Internet Technology Centre www.pacificit.org 310 Princes Road Tamavua Suva Fiji Tel: +679 332 0606 Fax: +679 332 0800 Read my ramblings at http://singh-a-blog.blogspot.com/

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FW: New translations of the Nom Com flyer posted
by Karaitiana Taiuru Jan. 3, 2008

Jan. 3, 2008

For those of you whom are interested, NomCom have a number of translated versions of the Invitation to submit interest to the boards leadership positions, including a Chinese version. Arabic and Swahili versions will be posted soon. Regards Karaitiana Taiuru -- Karaitiana Taiuru ICT Professional Mobile: +64 21 070 7507 Australia: +61 4 49286208 Web: www.taiuru.maori.nz Blog: http://taiuru.maori.nz/blog/ Email: karaitiana(a)taiuru.maori.nz IM: karaitiana (Skype) http://www.linkedin.com/in/ktaiuru PO Box 10286 Christchurch, 8145 New Zealand

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