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ICANN NomCom - candidates
by Adam Peake March 5, 2011

March 5, 2011

Hi everyone. NomCom is entering the last month or recruitment, closing date for applications is April 4th. We have one position from the Asia/Australia/Pacific region on the ALAC to fill, as well as global positions of two Directors, two GNSO Councillors and one member of the ccNSO Council. I hope APRALO can help. I've copied a brief note about our task below. I hope you will consider applying, or think of people you know who might help ICANN and recommend them, we have a process for suggesting names <http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest>. Or just forward the note below to any list(s) you think might be interested. Many thanks, Adam Adam Peake Chair, 2011 ICANN Nominating Committee Apply now for ICANN's Leadership Positions: Introducing the Nominating Committee (NomCom) The NomCom is an independent committee that, over a three-year cycle, is responsible for the selection and appointment of half of the voting members of ICANN's Board of Directors as well as members of ICANN's policy making Supporting Organizations and Advisory Councils. The 2011 NomCom is currently seeking volunteers willing to join ICANN's leadership and help shape the future of the Internet. The application process for the following positions is now open: * At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (3 seats, Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions) * Generic Names Supporting Organization Council (GNSO) (2 seats) * Country Code Names Support Organization Council (ccNSO) (1 seat) * Board of Directors (2 seats) Information about the qualifications and experience required for these positions is available on the NomCom website <http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2011.htm> Self-nominations are welcome, or you can suggest a candidate -- if you know someone who could help lead development of policy for the Domain Name System, then the NomCom wants to hear from you! Visit the NomCom website <http://nomcom.icann.org> for details of how to apply <http://nomcom.icann.org/apply> or how to recommend an expert <http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest> for a position. NomCom Chair, Adam Peake <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> would be pleased to answer any questions a potential candidates may have. Closing date for applications 4 April 2011. END

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Beginner's Guides now available
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 5, 2011

March 5, 2011

Dear All, The ICANN Communications Department is pleased to announce that the "Beginner's Guide to IP Addresses", the second in a series of Beginner's Guides prepared at the request of the ALAC, has now been posted to ICANN's website. Although it is currently only in English, the French and Spanish versions will be available shortly. In addition, the first Beginner's Guide entitled "Beginner's Guide to Domain Names" is newly available in French and Spanish. The Beginner's Guides are available at: http://www.icann.org/en/learning/. The summary of the "Beginner's Guide to IP Addresses" is: Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are the unique identifying numbers that all computers and devices connected to the Internet depend on to communicate with each other. When the pool of available unallocated addresses for IPv4, the original IP addressing system, completely depleted this year, the Internet began a transition to IPv6, a newer Internet Protocol system. This highly readable guide, created in cooperation with ICANN's At-Large community, helps the individual user understand IP addresses and the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. The summary of the Beginner's Guide to Domain Names is: A domain name can become where other people find you on line, and adds to your online identity. Although domain names are a big part of the Internet, understanding how these names work (and the ins and outs of obtaining them) can be mystifying at first. This highly readable guide, created in cooperation with ICANN's At-Large community, helps the individual user understand and use domain names. The Communications Department seeks the At-Large community's feedback on the quality of the French and Spanish translations of the Beginner's Guide to Domain Names. Please send your concrete suggestions to Scott Pinzon, Director, Marketing & Outreach at: scott.pinzon(a)icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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IPv6 Community call - MP3 recordings now available
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 5, 2011

March 5, 2011

Dear All, The MP3 recordings of today's At-Large community call on IPv6 are now available in English and Spanish on the agenda page (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Community+Call+on+IPv6+04.03.11) . Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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REMINDER / IPv6 Call - 4 March 1500 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 3, 2011

March 3, 2011

Dear All, This is to remind you that the At-Large Community is invited to participate in a Community Briefing on IPv6 on Friday, 4 March 2011 at 1500 UTC. (0700 PST, 1000 EST, 1200 Buenos Aires, 1500 London, 1600 CET, 2000 Karachi, 2300 Hong Kong, 0200 Sydney (05.03)) There will be Spanish interpretation for this call. The call will be moderated by Olivier Crépin-Leblond and features a presentation by Leo Vegoda, Operational Excellence Officer IANA at ICANN. The agenda and participation instructions are available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Community+Call+on+IPv6+04.03.11 Please note the NEW Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ipv6march42011/ Dialout list: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Community+Call+on+IPv6+04.03.11+ Dialouts Please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you are not currently on the list and require a dialout. Thank you. -- 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

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APRALO INPUT on ICANN Meeting Dates
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 3, 2011

March 3, 2011

Dear APRALO Members, On behalf of the ALAC we ask you to please review the proposed ICANN meeting dates 2014 2016 to ensure that they do not collide with important regional holidays and celebrations. You can find the PDF document with the proposed calendar dates at: http://meetings.icann.org/calendar/dates-14-16-en.pdf. The proposed dates have been selected based on a careful review of important holidays and community events around the globe. Please send your comments on the proposed meeting dates to this mailing list by Sunday, 6 March. The ALAC will compile the regional input into a Statement which will be sent to the corresponding public consultation process before the 8 March deadline. You can find additional information on the public consultation on the Proposed ICANN Meeting Dates 2014 - 2016 at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#meeting-dates -- 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

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Call for RALO Volunteers for ccNSO Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chair, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, ALAC ccNSO Liaison, a call for volunteers from the RALOs to join a new ccNSO Study Group on the Use of Names for Countries and Territories is being made through 4 March 2011. This Study Group will work on the use of names for countries and territories. One representative per RALO is needed. The first meeting of the Study Group will be held during the 40th ICANN Meeting in San Francisco, so At-Large representatives who will be participating in this Meeting are preferred. This Study Group was established at the 39th ICANN Meeting in Cartagena in December 2010 in response to the note of the chair of this working group that some of the issues that are raised are considered outside the scope of the PDP (for example how to deal with meaningful representations of country or territory names that do not contain a non-ASCII character or are not in a designated language). The purpose of this Study Group is to provide the ccNSO Council, ccTLD community and other interested stakeholders, including the GAC and GNSO Council, an overview of the scope and issues associated with the use of Country and Territory names as TLD strings and the scope and impact of alternative action paths on IDN ccTLD and new gTLD processes. The statement of purpose for the study group can be found at http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/unctwg.htm. If you are interested in volunteering for this Study Group, please contact At-Large staff ( <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Friday, 4 March at 23:59 UTC. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Updated: ICANN Meeting 41 Fellowship Application Round Extended One Week
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 1, 2011

March 1, 2011

*La version française est ci-dessous *La versión española está abajo Dear All, The Fellowship application round for the 41st ICANN Meeting in Singapore has been extended one week. The new deadline for applications is 6 March at 00:00 UTC. See details below. Regards, ** Bonjour à tous, LICANN a prolongé dune semaine la période dapplication pour le programme de bourse (Fellowship) pour la 41ème réunion de lICANN à Singapour. Le nouveau date limite pour toutes les application cest le 6 mars à 00:00 UTC. Vous trouvez les détails du processus ci-joint. Cordialement, ** Estimados, Se prorrogó una semana el periodo de aplicación para las becas de Fellow para asistir a la 41ª reunión de la ICANN en Singapur. La nueva fecha limite para todas las aplicaciones es el 6 de marzo a las 00:00 UTC. Puede encontrar detalles sobre el proceso en el archivo adjunto. Cordialmente, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff From: africann-bounces(a)afrinic.net [mailto:africann-bounces@afrinic.net] On Behalf Of Anne-Rachel Inné Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 9:56 PM To: africann(a)afrinic.net Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Updated: ICANN Meeting 41 Fellowship Application Round Extended One Week Updated: ICANN Meeting 41 Fellowship Application Round Extended One Week Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings Updated: 28 February 2011 14 January 2011 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is extending the deadline for accepting applications to the June ICANN 41 meeting until 6 March 00:00 UTC due to a venue location change. _____ MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is launching the 13th round of the Fellowship program applications for its 41st Public Meeting to be held in Singapore on 19-24 June 2011. Priority in selection is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations and constituencies, or are representatives in the Business, Academic and Private sector looking to find support and gain information on how to have their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ or email at fellowships(a)icann.org regarding any questions about this process or program. The Fellowship program will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend for those individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANNs meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. What Is ICANN? To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internets unique identifiers. ICANN doesnt control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesnt deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internets naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.

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INVITATION / IPv6 Briefing Call - 4 March 1500 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 25, 2011

Feb. 25, 2011

Dear All, The At-Large Community is invited to participate in a Community Briefing on IPv6 on Friday, 4 March 2011 at 1500 UTC. (0700 PST, 1000 EST, 1200 Buenos Aires, 1500 London, 1600 CET, 2000 Karachi, 2300 Hong Kong, 0200 Sydney (05.03)) There will be Spanish interpretation for this call. The call will be moderated by Olivier Crépin-Leblond and features a presentation by Leo Vegoda, Operational Excellence Officer IANA at ICANN. The agenda and participation instructions are available at: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Community+Call+on+IPv6+04.03.11 Please note the NEW Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ipv6march42011/ We have compiled a dial-out list based on past experience. See: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Community+Call+on+IPv6+04.03.11+ Dialouts Please contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you are not currently on the list and require a dialout. Thank you. -- 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

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 24, 2011

Feb. 24, 2011

Dear Maureen, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that the Cook Islands Internet Action Group has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group¹s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region¹s list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . - ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: www.afralo.org Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: www.apralo.org European Region: www.euralo.org Latin America/Caribbean Region: www.lacralo.org North American Region: www.naralo.org We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee www.atlarge.icann.org staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included): On 04/01/2011 06:23, "Marilyn Vernon" <marilyn.vernon(a)icann.org> wrote: > > > From: Maureen Hilyard <hilyard(a)oyster.net.ck> > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:51:36 -0800 > To: Marilyn Vernon <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Cc: Janice Douma-Lange <janice.lange(a)icann.org> > Subject: Application to join ALAC - from the Cook Islands > > Kia orana > > Please find attached an application form from our organisation in the Cook > Islands - the ³Cook Islands Internet Action Group². We are a new NGO, and it > would be useful for us to be a part of ALAC. I am particularly keen to expose > them to issues that are currently in the Public Comment section, so that > members can feedback their views and we can contribute them to the ²public > comment² discussions. > > I really enjoyed my time as a Fellow in Cartagena and made a commitment to > join our local internet group to ALAC as an ALS (encouraged by Cheryl > Langdon-Orr during a bus-ride conversation). > > I am also attaching the constitution of our registered NGO as per the > instructions. > > Regards > Maureen > > > Maureen Hilyard > PO Box 156 > Avarua, Rarotonga > COOK ISLANDS > E: hilyard(a)oyster.net.ck > M: +682 54641 > H: +682 28641 > > > >

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DOODLE / Community Call on IPv6
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 23, 2011

Feb. 23, 2011

Dear All, Following the recent news on IPv6, the At-Large Staff has been asked to organize a community briefing call on the issue. Leo Vegoda, Operational Excellence Officer IANA at ICANN, will talk about the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 and touch on several issues, including: Historical/Technical Aspects * Brief history of IPv4/IPv6 * Difference between IPv6 and IPv4 * Current status of the transition * Operational aspects/Technical challenges Policy Aspects * ICANN’s Role in the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 * Current policy situation and future challenges * How are Internet users affected by the transition? * Practical steps for At-Large to help with the implementation of IPv6 The teleconference will be moderated by the ALAC Chair, Olivier Crépin-Leblond and take about 45 60 minutes. Following the presentation, the participants will have the opportunity to engage in a discussion on IPv6 with Leo and Olivier. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time on either March 2nd, 3rd or 4th: http://www.doodle.com/3x2f87cxfgum4awx Reminder: green = have time yellow = could make time if absolutely necessary red = do not have time If you require interpretation for this call, please note the language next to your name on the Doodle poll - example: "name" + (ES) or (FR).Interpretation will only be provided if there is sufficient demand. This Doodle poll will close on Thursday 24 February at 2359 UTC. The date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter. Thank you. -- 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

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