July 2013 - APAC-Discuss - lists.icann.org

CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large AC/SO Leadership Meeting Questions Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 16, 2013

Oct. 16, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large AC/SO Leadership Meeting Questions Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/pjB-Ag> has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather the At-Large's questions for the AC/SO Leadership Meeting during the Durban Meeting. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21 June 2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Durban ICANN Board Questions Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 16, 2013

Oct. 16, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large Durban ICANN Board Questions Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Durban+ICANN+Board+Que…> has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather the At-Large's questions for the Board during the Durban Meeting. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21 June 2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Durban Communications Department Questions Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 16, 2013

Oct. 16, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large Durban Communications Department Questions Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Durban+Communications+…> has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather the At-Large's questions for the Communications Department Questions during the Durban Meeting. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21 June 2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Durban GAC Questions Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 16, 2013

Oct. 16, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large Durban GAC Questions Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/YgV-Ag> has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather the At-Large's questions for the GAC during the Durban Meeting. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21 June 2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Durban Topics for the Public Forum Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 16, 2013

Oct. 16, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large Durban Topics for the Public Forum Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Durban+Topics+for+the+…> has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather the At-Large's questions for the Topics for the Public Forum during the Durban Meeting. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21 June 2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Durban Global Stakeholder Engagement Questions Workspace
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 16, 2013

Oct. 16, 2013

Dear All, The At-Large Durban Global Stakeholder Engagement Questions Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Durban+Global+Stakehol…> has been created. Please note that this workspace will be used to gather the At-Large's questions for the Global Stakeholder Engagement Questions during the Durban Meeting. Please submit any comments on the workspace using the comments function by 21 June 2013 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC] APRALO Update
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Sept. 25, 2013

Sept. 25, 2013

Excellent update, Holly. The region is in excellent hands. I see great things ahead in terms of policy input, intra and inter-regional collaboration, performance and outcomes that benefit our region and others. Best regards, Rinalia On Jul 24, 2013 10:13 AM, "Holly Raiche" <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > Hi Everyone > > First, just a final confirmation of the various elections we have had: > My new Vice chair is Siranush Vardanyan, Satish Babu is our NNomCom > representative. And our new representative on ALAC is Maureen Hillyard. > Congratulations again to all - and a reminder to everyone - that we need > all of your support. > > On APRALO membership: > Two ALSs have been officially decertified: > Internet Users Network - Tokyo (at their request) > Internet Society of Pakistan (which had ceased to exist and has been > replaced) > > We have had three applications for membership - which are in the process > of being reviewed and will be voted on including > - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network > - South Pacific Computer Society > - Internet Society - Nepal Chapter > > For those who were not able to attend the APRALO meeting last Wednesday, > it began with Kuek Yu-Chuang, the newly appointed Vice President for > Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asian Region. He assumes office on 1 > August - when he will be based in Singapore. Others in the Singapore office > will include staff for compliance and registrars/registries. (He would like > to be involved in all of our meetings) > > He talked a bit on his background (he is a Senior Director with Yahoo) and > then on what he sees as a fundamental tension in his job. On the one hand, > it is his job to listen to and understand the needs on the ground of his > various constituents but that must fit into ICANN plans and commitments > that have already been decided and are in train. The cornerstone of his > job will be an APEC strategy which will be launched at the regional IGF in > Korea. > > Rinalia talked on the planned IGF workshop - an APRALO-ICANN collaboration > on IDNs and IDN variants, looking at the many issues involved, including > security and stability, and language scripts. Cheryl also provided an > update on the regional IGF in Korea. > > From now on, we will be devoting at least 5 minutes or more to one or our > ALSs giving us all a presentation on that ALS - a bit about its members and > its activities. Satish will be the presenter for the August meeting. > > We went through the the outcomes from the survey Pavan did after Beijing. > The main conclusions included the overuse of ICANN terminology (explain > the acronyms if you use them), how the ICANN schedule can be overwhelming - > so each meeting needs a bit of explanation, more ALS participation, the > praise for the Fellowship program and its orientation to ICANN. > > In the issues sessions, the main issues were covered and have largely been > dealt with. The one big outstanding issue is a proposal from an Expert > Working Group (which Carlton was on) that is proposing a new structure for > the collection, handling, verification and dissemination of registrant > data. Comment is due mid-August I"ll get back to you on that one (if you > are really interested, go to the ICANN website and type in Expert Working > Group in the search area) > > And some action items on all of you (including staff) > - please be sure all of you are signed up to the APRALO and other mailing > lists - staff can help > - go to the ICANN webpage - through to the list of APRALO ALSs- - and > check that the entry for your ALS is correct - and let staff know so we can > correct anything that needs correcting > - let me - and everyone else - know what issues we as APRALO should be > focussing on - > - put your hand up for talking about your ALS to an APRALO meeting > Staff - please send out a soft copy of the guide to ALAC - which has some > nice background on issues we have been involved in > > And we will begin a dialogue with APNIC - based on the relationship that > other RALOs are developing with their RIRs - so any and all suggestions > welcome there > > Thanks > > Holly > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… >

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DOODLE / APRALO December Monthly call
by At-Large Staff Aug. 26, 2013

Aug. 26, 2013

Dear All, Due to our next APRALO call falling on 25 December 2012 (Christmas Day), please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule this call a week before. http://doodle.com/bhe5m3arzuqkbeum This Doodle poll will close on Tuesday 11 December 2012 at 1500 UTC. The date and time will be announced shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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APRALO and APNIC - what do you want?
by Holly Raiche July 30, 2013

July 30, 2013

Hi Everyone Just to follow up on a relationship (and maybe MoU) with APNIC. Before I get back to APNIC, please everyone, have a look at the APNIC site (APNIC.net) The offer lots of training on a range of numbering issues, including one hour online sessions on a range of Internet issues and longer 2 or 3 day workshops throughout the region. They also participate and/or hold many conferences. And maybe we can see speaking slots in their conferences I imagine what we would want to ask for (at the least) is updates on their training activities - particularly in the various APNIC region. We may also want free or reduced cost participation in the longer training courses and possible reduced or free access to their conferences - and maybe free access to some of their materials in their library. (I am not sure how much it all costs, but that could be worked through). I am sure there are a variety of needs in each ALS. So the first step is everyone having a look at their site and see what they offer that would be of particular interest to your ALS. With that information, I can get back to APNIC and start discussions on closer cooperation Thanks HOlly

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ICANN proposed EWG - APRALO views?
by Holly Raiche July 30, 2013

July 30, 2013

Hi Everyone Those of you who were in Durban would have heard the presentation Carlton and I did on the Initial report of the Expert Working Group on what is called an Aggregated Registrants Data Service. (ARDS). Essentially, the idea would be to have a repository of Whois data. It is the repository that holds unauthorised data, verifies the data and then provides access to that data - on a 'gated' basis (members of the public have access to limited data, registered users have access to more data that is relevant to the use they will have for that data). The steps are: •Registrar collects registrant data – gTLD registry. gTLD registries hold authoritative data •ARDS (or other repository) as non-authoritative repository of all all collected data elements •Requestors apply for access to data – obtain access to non-authoritative, or special cases, authoritative data •ARDS repository provides validation of data, handling and auditing access, handling complaints and imposing penalties for inappropriate access At this stage, the ARDS suggestion is at the concept state. The Expert Working Group is seeking feedback of what people think of the idea - of whether to proceed with development of a more detailed proposal - with feedback due by mid August. (For the full proposal, go to the ICANN site and put EWG report in the search function). Carlton, EVan, Rinalia and I spent some time after the presentation discussing what we thought of the proposal - in light of two things: the fact that the RAA and related documents have just been passed by the Board and have not been given time to see if they will improve issues like access to Whois, and the accuracy of Whois data while embedding privacy protections. After that discussion, I made some dot point notes on what I think we were all saying. Concerns ALAC has had with the RAA, and in particular, Whois Accuracy (reflected in final WHois Report) - inaccuracy of Whois data - aligned with it, unenforceable requirements on registrars - complete failure of compliance - abuse of privacy/proxy - lack of accreditation process for privacy/proxy service Changes to the RAA and accompanying documents - Applaud many of the changes including - Stronger obligations on registrars for verification - Stronger accuracy requirements - Stronger language for enforcement - At least a skeleton framework for privacy/proxy services – noting lack of details - Concerns with June changes and related issues - With compliance – will have an even bigger task – many new gTLDs, new metrics etc so resources already stretched - Don’t know outcome of audit – and what action will be taken - Still a requirement for open access for all Whois data – unless is hidden behind a privacy/proxy service – so doesn’t recognise graduated needs to Whois data - Still some concerns with RAA language Response to EWG proposal - RAA changes haven’t been given a chance to work – BUT - It addresses many issues - Compliance – right now little if any faith in current department but concerns if moved – power to enforce? Resources to enforce - Does allow gated access to data - Would provide mechanism for protection of privacy – recognising the outstanding issues of who can be protected, for what, and who has access - In general – welcome the concept and welcome that it potentially addresses issues – but are concerns (as above) So please - Carlton and I would appreciate any feedback on the proposal. Is it worth proceeding with development of the concept? Holly

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