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African Domain Name System Forum
by Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

Dear All, I got into Durban this morning and this afternoon joined the African community and global stakeholders in their African Domain Name System Forum. This is the 7th AFTLDbAfrican ccTLD event. The event is well attended by Registrars, Resellers, ISOC chapters and ccNSO operators. WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution and ccTLD Resolution. WIPO currently has the floor at the moment. Very exciting session at the ICC. Kind Regards, Sala Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Jul 12, 2013 5:19 PM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules To: "ALAC Announce" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN News Alert <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11jul13-en.htm Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules 11 July 2013 Today, ICANN takes the next step in the implementation of the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules Procedure by publishing the Call for Generation Panels to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/call-for-panels-lgr-11ju l13-en.pdf> [PDF, 150 KB]. The IDN Root Zone LGR project will undertake work to develop the rules that identify the valid repertoire of code points for IDN TLDs, as well as the rules for identifying and possibly delegating any IDN variant TLDs. The work is carried out as specified in the Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/draft-lgr-procedure-20ma r13-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.39 MB] and involves an Integration Panel, (to be staffed by paid experts), a set of Advisors to all Panels (formed of paid consultants, ICANN staff, or volunteers), and a set of Generation Panels (consisting of volunteers). This call concerns the latter. Successful development of the IDN Root Zone LGR depends on having Generation Panels for each script represented in the Root Zone. Generation Panels are expected to represent their communities and to have members with the appropriate skills to perform the substantive work of creating the LGR for the script used by their community. Each Generation Panel will be comprised of a chair and a number of community representatives, as well as members with technical expertise in the following areas: DNS, IDNA, Unicode, and linguistics of the relevant script. The Call for Generation Panels to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/call-for-panels-lgr-11ju l13-en.pdf> [PDF, 150 KB] describes the details of expertise needed, as well as the details of the selection process. Interested volunteers are invited to submit their CV and an expression of interest statement demonstrating how they meet the qualifications to serve as members or chairs. Communities that already have a working group dealing with IDN and Variant issues are solicited to contact ICANN if interested in forming a Generation Panel, partially or entirely based on such an existing working group. Initially, Generation Panel formation is expected to cover the following scripts, already represented in existing applications from both New gTLD and IDN ccTLD Programs: Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Cyrillic, Greek, Latin, Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Thai and Georgian. However, the call will remain open for those interested in serving on Generation Panels for other scripts. Expressions of interest can be sent to idnvarianttlds(a)icann.org. _______________________________________________ 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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New ALS Application received
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 10, 2013

July 10, 2013

Dear All, This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from the South Pacific Computer Society. It is based in Suva, Fiji, and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. -- -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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FW: At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable in Durban @ ICANN 47
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 10, 2013

July 10, 2013

Dear Members of the At-Large Community, Please join us for the upcoming At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable in Durban (on site or via remote participation). Program information is indicated below and attached. Best regards, Rinalia AT-LARGE MULTISTAKEHOLDER POLICY ROUNDTABLE @ ICANN 47 [Durban, South Africa] Date: 15 July 2013 (Monday) Time: 14:00-16:00 Meeting Room: Hall 2AB http://durban47.icann.org/node/39645 New gTLDs: Addressing Consumer and Public Interest Concerns ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program will dramatically expand the Top Level Domain Space. The program carries benefits for end users and registrants in terms of increasing choice and competition, but it also raises a range of consumer and public interest concerns. These concerns include consumer safety and trust, multilingual access to gTLDs via internationalized scripts, rights issues related to the protection of trademarks, non-registered marks and geographic names, as well as barriers to program participation for stakeholders in the developing world. The At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable will highlight these issues and explore the adequacy of policies and mechanisms meant to address them. Discussion Questions: 1. What are the consumer and public interest concerns in relation to the new gTLD program? 2. Are the policies and mechanisms that have been developed to address these concerns adequate? 3. What more needs to be done to address these concerns effectively? Co-Chair: · Olivier Crepin-Leblond (Chair, At-Large Advisory Committee) · Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Executive Committee Member, At-Large Advisory Committee & Convenor, At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable) Lead Discussants Consumer Perspective – Holly Raiche (Chair, At-Large Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Working Group & Board Member, Australian Communications Consumers Action Network) Public Interest and Government Perspective – Peter Nettlefold (Vice Chair, ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee & GAC Lead on New gTLDs) Business Users Perspective – Zahid Jamil (Executive Committee Member, ICANN Business Constituency & Member, GNSO Council) Consumer Trust, Choice and Competition Perspective – Steve DelBianco (Executive Director, NetChoice & Vice-Chair for Policy Coordination, ICANN Business Constituency) Intellectual Property Rights & IDN Perspective – Hong Xue (Director, Institute for Internet Policy and Law, Beijing Normal University & Member, ccNSO Council) Community - Indigenous Groups’ Perspective - Karaitiana Taiuru (Chair, New Zealand Maori Internet Society) Community - Geographic Names Perspective – Olga Cavalli (Representative of Argentina to the Governmental Advisory Committee & Director, South School on Internet Governance) Developing Country Perspective – Tijani Ben Jemaa (Executive Committee Member, At-Large Advisory Committee & Vice-Chair, African Regional At-Large Organization) ICANN Compliance Perspective - Maguy Serad (Vice-President, Contractual Compliance Services, ICANN) Participation: This roundtable is open. Members of the following ICANN community are especially invited to attend - ICANN At-Large community, ICANN Advisory Committees, ICANN Supporting Organizations, ICANN Board and ICANN Staff. END

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In full support
by Siranush Vardanyan July 9, 2013

July 9, 2013

I am in full support of this application as well. Best Siranush Armenia > From: apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 80, Issue 14 > To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:51:43 +0000 > > Send APAC-Discuss mailing list submissions to > apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > apac-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > apac-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of APAC-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application received (Fouad Bajwa) > 2. Re: [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application received (Winthrop Yu) > 3. Re: New ALS Application received (Ali AlMeshal) > 4. Re: [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application received > (Chaitanya Dhareshwar) > 5. Re: New ALS Application received (Holly Raiche) > 6. Re: [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application received > (Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro) > 7. Re: New ALS Application received (Ali Almeshal) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 01:01:43 +0430 > From: Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> > To: ALAC Internal List <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application > received > Message-ID: > <CAHuaJtO-oTuvhYg6_DbTk3uCxu+2XatZnJC5BCR5_Y27v91wyA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > This is a positive application from my end. > > I am pleased to see the keen interest from ISOC Nepal to join APRALO > and both the names submitted for the ALS are in high standing in > various ICT and Internet initiatives in Nepal. > > Best > > Fouad > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:44 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Internet Society Nepal Chapter. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. > > > > Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. > > > > -- -- > > Regards, > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > > Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ALAC-Internal mailing list > > ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal > > > > ALAC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > > > > At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > -- > Regards. > -------------------------- > Fouad Bajwa > ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor > My Blog: Internet's Governance: http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:51:49 +0800 > From: Winthrop Yu <w.yu(a)gmx.net> > To: Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> > Cc: ALAC Internal List <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ICANN > At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, > "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application > received > Message-ID: <51DB2665.5040908(a)gmx.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I actually thought ISOC-NP was *already* an ALS. Yes, definitely a plus! > > WYn > > > > On 7/9/2013 4:31 AM, Fouad Bajwa wrote: > > This is a positive application from my end. > > > > I am pleased to see the keen interest from ISOC Nepal to join APRALO > > and both the names submitted for the ALS are in high standing in > > various ICT and Internet initiatives in Nepal. > > > > Best > > > > Fouad > > > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:44 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff > > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Dear All, > >> > >> This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Internet Society Nepal Chapter. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. > >> > >> Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. > >> > >> -- -- > >> Regards, > >> > >> Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > >> ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > >> Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> ALAC-Internal mailing list > >> ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal > >> > >> ALAC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > >> > >> At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org > >> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 09:32:09 +0300 > From: Ali AlMeshal <dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com> > To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Cc: "alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, > "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] New ALS Application received > Message-ID: > <CANW7FwVq=VmQaodg_7c_ufBSVN-FdJx04=K6sTuYU6ZzY8pt8w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I give my full support to this Application. > > Regards > > Ali > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:52 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff < > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from the South > > Pacific Computer Society. It is based in Suva, Fiji, and would be a member > > of APRALO if accepted. > > > > Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due > > Diligence. > > > > -- -- > > Regards, > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie > > Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > > Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@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 > > > > > > -- > > Thanks > > Ali AlMeshal > > Bahrain Internet Society - BIS > > Board Member & Director of Strategic Alliances > > Professional Public speaker in ICT and e-Business > > Payment Industry Expert Advisor > > Mobile: +973 39440025 > > Skype: alialmeshal > > email: dralialmeshal(a)gmail.com > > ali.almeshal(a)bis.org.bh > > www.bis.org.bh > > Twitter :@internetBH > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:39:18 +0530 > From: Chaitanya Dhareshwar <chaitanyabd(a)gmail.com> > To: Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> > Cc: ALAC Internal List <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ICANN > At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, > "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application > received > Message-ID: > <CAEP5zKT6hAXHdAXqx54exFXSogK1uXURowWRjOdK67B9Tcn5wg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > +1 > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:01 AM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > This is a positive application from my end. > > > > I am pleased to see the keen interest from ISOC Nepal to join APRALO > > and both the names submitted for the ALS are in high standing in > > various ICT and Internet initiatives in Nepal. > > > > Best > > > > Fouad > > > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:44 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff > > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Internet > > Society Nepal Chapter. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal and would be a > > member of APRALO if accepted. > > > > > > Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due > > Diligence. > > > > > > -- -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie > > Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > > > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > > > Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > ALAC-Internal mailing list > > > ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal > > > > > > ALAC Wiki: > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > > > > > > At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards. > > -------------------------- > > Fouad Bajwa > > ICT4D and Internet Governance Advisor > > My Blog: Internet's Governance: http://internetsgovernance.blogspot.com/ > > Follow my Tweets: http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 20:08:05 +1000 > From: Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> > To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Cc: "'alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'" > <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, > "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] New ALS Application received > Message-ID: <153A4361-EC81-4DC0-995D-FA21B8153740(a)internode.on.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I'm very happy with this application for membership > > Holly > On 08/07/2013, at 11:14 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: > > > <Internet Society Nepal Chapter ALS Application V1 0.pdf> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 22:12:36 +1200 > From: Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro > <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> > To: ALAC Internal List <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: "alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] New ALS Application > received > Message-ID: <FB3D5B7A-92A8-4DC5-B3EF-50CCE954F4FA(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I agree, I am very excited to have Nepal join us. They are a good lot and I met some of their members at an APNIC meeting in Bussan. This is really really awesome. > > I am also glad that the South Pacific Computer Society is joining us. They are vey active in ICT in the region. They are always running trainings every other week etc. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 9, 2013, at 10:08 PM, Holly Raiche <h.raiche(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > > > I'm very happy with this application for membership > > > > Holly > > On 08/07/2013, at 11:14 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: > > > >> <Internet Society Nepal Chapter ALS Application V1 0.pdf> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ALAC-Internal mailing list > > ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal > > > > ALAC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > > > > At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:44:46 +0300 > From: Ali Almeshal <ali.almeshal(a)bis.org.bh> > To: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Cc: "alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, "apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] New ALS Application received > Message-ID: <30EC0591-2F7C-4CAF-954E-A5A08E390287(a)bis.org.bh> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 8, 2013, at 4:14 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > This is to inform you that we received an ALS application from Internet Society Nepal Chapter. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal and would be a member of APRALO if accepted. > > > > Please find the application form attached. Staff are preparing the Due Diligence. > > > > -- -- > > Regards, > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen > > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > > Email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > > <Internet Society Nepal Chapter ALS Application V1 0.pdf> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > APAC-Discuss mailing list > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > End of APAC-Discuss Digest, Vol 80, Issue 14 > ********************************************

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At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable in Durban @ ICANN 47
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013

Dear Members of the At-Large Community, Please join us for the upcoming At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable in Durban (on site or via remote participation). Program information is indicated below and attached. Best regards, Rinalia *AT-LARGE MULTISTAKEHOLDER POLICY ROUNDTABLE * *@ ICANN 47 [Durban, South Africa]* Date: 15 July 2013 (Monday) Time: 14:00-16:00 Meeting Room: Hall 2AB http://durban47.icann.org/node/39645 * **New gTLDs: Addressing Consumer and Public Interest Concerns* ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program will dramatically expand the Top Level Domain Space. The program carries benefits for end users and registrants in terms of increasing choice and competition, but it also raises a range of consumer and public interest concerns. These concerns include consumer safety and trust, multilingual access to gTLDs via internationalized scripts, rights issues related to the protection of trademarks, non-registered marks and geographic names, as well as barriers to program participation for stakeholders in the developing world. The At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable will highlight these issues and explore the adequacy of policies and mechanisms meant to address them. Discussion Questions: 1. What are the consumer and public interest concerns in relation to the new gTLD program? 2. Are the policies and mechanisms that have been developed to address these concerns adequate? 3. What more needs to be done to address these concerns effectively? Co-Chair: · Olivier Crepin-Leblond (Chair, At-Large Advisory Committee) · Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Executive Committee Member, At-Large Advisory Committee & Convenor, At-Large Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable) * * *Lead Discussants* Consumer Perspective – Holly Raiche (Chair, At-Large Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Working Group & Board Member, Australian Communications Consumers Action Network) * * Public Interest and Government Perspective – Peter Nettlefold (Vice Chair, ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee & GAC Lead on New gTLDs) Business Users Perspective – Zahid Jamil (Executive Committee Member, ICANN Business Constituency & Member, GNSO Council) Consumer Trust, Choice and Competition Perspective – Steve DelBianco (Executive Director, NetChoice & Vice-Chair for Policy Coordination, ICANN Business Constituency) Intellectual Property Rights & IDN Perspective – Hong Xue (Director, Institute for Internet Policy and Law, Beijing Normal University & Member, ccNSO Council) Community - Indigenous Groups’ Perspective - Karaitiana Taiuru (Chair, New Zealand Maori Internet Society) * * Community - Geographic Names Perspective – Olga Cavalli (Representative of Argentina to the Governmental Advisory Committee & Director, South School on Internet Governance) Developing Country Perspective – Tijani Ben Jemaa (Executive Committee Member, At-Large Advisory Committee & Vice-Chair, African Regional At-Large Organization) * * ICANN Compliance Perspective - Maguy Serad (Vice-President, Contractual Compliance Services, ICANN) Participation: This roundtable is open. Members of the following ICANN community are especially invited to attend - ICANN At-Large community, ICANN Advisory Committees, ICANN Supporting Organizations, ICANN Board and ICANN Staff. * * END* *

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Update
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013

Dear All, This is a brief update to say that I will be presenting on Cyber Security in the Pacific: Battling the Dragon in the Room at the 12th Pacific Science Inter-Congress on the 9th July, 2013 http://www.psi2013.usp.ac.fj/ Apologies for the cross-posting. This is a courtesy heads-up. If any of you are in the region for this Seminar, be good to meet up and you can email me offline. I will briefly raise the challenges that nation/states face when it comes to dealing with cyber security and privacy. I will be discussing cyber security in the Pacific context. Kind Regards, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Tel: +679 3544828 Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Introduction
by Chaitanya Dhareshwar July 8, 2013

July 8, 2013

Hi everyone, I'm Chaitanya Dhareshwar from Mumbai, India. I've just joined the list and wanted to introduce myself briefly. I am a technologist and entrepreneur, currently working with a non-profit donation aggregator Give India (www.giveindia.org) as the IT Product Manager. I've long marveled the splendor of the Pacific islands region - which is how I ended up joining PICISOC - and via PICISOC (special thanks to Maureen and Salanieta) have been able to involve myself globally in IG and internet related discussions/learning. If you've been on PICISOC or IGC you may know me, in which case I apologise for boring you :) Best regards, Chaitanya

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VOTE RESULTS: APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2013 to 2015
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 7, 2013

July 7, 2013

Dear All, With 20 out of 31 APRALO ALSes having voted in the poll for APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2013 to 2015, we can confirm that the result is quorate. ***** Question: Please choose the candidate you wish to have elected to the APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2013 to 2015: * Fouad Bajwa * Maureen Hilyard APRALO Representative to the ALAC for 2013 to 2015 As at Poll close: Friday 05 July 2013 23:59 UTC Number of voters: 20 · Group size: 32 · Percentage voted: 62.50 Ranked by votes Rank Options Votes % 1 Maureen Hilyard 14 70.00 2 Fouad Bajwa 6 30.00 ***** You may review the results independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3229Vrrhbvk92R6fBLtjpFxG 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>a

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NomCom updates from July
by Siranush Vardanyan July 7, 2013

July 7, 2013

Dear APRALO colleagues, Attached is Nomination Committee report card for July. Best SiranushArmenia

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