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20 August 1400 UTC: Briefing Session on the Amendments on the RAA
by At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a briefing and discussion session attended by Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, and the At-Large RAA Working Group and members of the At-Large community on the Draft amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The public consultation period on the RAA has recently ended in English, but the consultation materials were posted in French and Spanish on 6th August and comments in those languages will be taken until the end of August. The At-Large community will be developing its views, incorporating the viewpoints of its Spanish and French-speaking participants, as follow-up actions from the briefing. The teleconference will provide an opportunity for all participants to ask questions and discuss the RAA Amendments consultation and documents and for those in the Spanish and French-speaking communities to receive any background information on the RAA, its history and the reasons that led to the creation of the amendments that they require. Participants are requested to provide their comments or questions in advance, to the extent possible, at the following URL by using the Comment¹ button at the top of the page: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_amendments_to_raa You will also find participation instructions on this page. Presenters/Moderators: Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, oversees the registrar new and renewal accreditation process. He has been intensively involved in the RAA consultation process. Beau Brendler is an ALAC member from North America and the ALAC focal point for the At-Large Registrar Registrant Relations Working Group. Background Information: The Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its approximately 900 accredited registrars. The current agreement has been in place since May 2001. As the market has developed and the number of ICANN accredited registrars and domain name registrations have grown significantly, it has become clear that certain amendments should be made to this important agreement. The amendments are intended to provide clarity and certainty regarding the duties of registrars and the rights of registrants. In March 2007, Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN called for a comprehensive review of the RAA and the Accreditation process. The results of that review included a Board resolution describing an approach for arriving at and implementing amendments. In accordance with that resolution, ICANN has solicited public input for possible changes to the RAA and the accreditation process. The Staff has drafted a set of proposed amendments in accordance with that input, information received at workshops and public fora to date, and consultations with the gTLD Registrar Constituency. The Teleconference is scheduled on Wednesday, 20 August at 1400 UTC. There will be simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. All ICANN stakeholder community members are welcome to participate, especially those who are primarily French and/or Spanish-speakers. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Welcome CDNUA to ICANN At-Large!
by At-Large Staff Aug. 5, 2008

Aug. 5, 2008

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 TO: Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance (CDNUA) FROM: ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) SUBJECT: At-Large Structure Certification ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that the Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance (CDNUA) 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 organizationå 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; 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 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 being very substantially revised in the next couple of weeks but you should keep the URLs handy and check back regularly. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org/ Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org/ European Region: http://www.euralo.org/ Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org/ North American Region: http://www.naralo.org/ - Regional WiKi: Each At-Large Region has a Wiki that allows the region to collaborate. These are maintained by the community and create the regional websites shown above. This framework is in the final stages of preparation but if you wish to have a user account, send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.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): -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Review Final Report Available; Consultation Open
by At-Large Staff July 28, 2008

July 28, 2008

Dear All: ALAC Review: Final Report by Independent Evaluator Released 25 July 2008 ICANN is posting the summary ( http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac/summary-alac-independent-review-25jul08.pd f PDF, 85K) and final report ( http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac/alac-independent-review-final-25jul08.pdf [PDF, 561K] of the Independent Review of the ALAC submitted by Westlake Consulting. These documents will be available shortly in multiple languages. ICANN is seeking public comment on the report. Details on the public comment forum can be found at this URL: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200809.html#alac-rev-j ul08. The Chair of the ALAC requests that all ALSes consider the report carefully and make comments during the public comment period. It is envisaged that an ALAC response will be produced with full consultation by the At-Large community. Westlake Consulting was selected by ICANN's Board to conduct the independent review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and related structures. Key objectives of the review include: * [To determine] whether the ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure; and, * If so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness. This review is part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement. ICANN's bylaws require periodic, independent examinations of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN. More information about ICANN Independent Reviews is available at <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Monthly call
by Hong Xue July 28, 2008

July 28, 2008

Should the call be on July 29? I'm now in Munich. If I had known the date and time of the call, I would have joined it. I do have a report on IGF. Adam helps a lot in keeping us posted. The MAG will soon discuss the main sessions (i.e. between all the workshop organizers who have offered to merge their sessions and form a main session workshop) in a week or so. The workshops organizers offering to merge for the main session workshop "Reaching the next Billion - Multilingualism" are: 1. An Asian Prospective on Internationalization -- Chinese Domain Name Users Alliance (i.e. APRALO) 2. Internationalized Domain Names: Myths and Opportunities -- ICANN 3. Multilingualization and Internazionalization of Internet -- ITU 4. Steps toward an Internet that is multilingual, yet remains global -- ISOC So, what could read from the messages we received so far is that: a) our proposal for the workshop is absolutely accepted by the IGF; and, b) we will soon know if we are moving to the main session. I haven't got the chance to talk with the ICANN CEO though. If all the colleagues believe that I should email or call him regarding the funding issue on APRALO workshop at IGF, I shall, of course, do so. But should our Chair or Budget Committee brief me the budget proposal first? Best wishes Hong On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Pavan Budhrani <pavan(a)registry.asia> wrote: > Dear Hong, > > We just finished our monthly conference call and there was one item on the > agenda that had something to do with you. We wanted to know the latest on > our IGF proposal, who were we going to merge with and did you by any chance > have a chat with Paul about this. Let me know so I can send an email to the > entire list about the latest developments. Thanks. > > -- > Pavan Budhrani > Communications Manager, > DotAsia Organisation >

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ALAC Review: Final Report by Independent Evaluator Released
by Karaitiana Taiuru July 26, 2008

July 26, 2008

FYI: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25jul08-en.htm Some great recommendations and many that cover our AP issues. Cheers, Karaitiana Taiuru

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[Reminder] APRALO Teleconference @ Tue 22 Jul 05:00 – 06:00 ()
by Google Calendar July 21, 2008

July 21, 2008

apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org, this is a reminder for Title: APRALO Teleconference Time: Tue 22 Jul 05:00 – 06:00 (Time zone: GMT (no daylight saving)) Where: Teleconference - Adigo Calendar: Description: 0500 UTC Start. Full agenda and participation details can be found on the meeting page: https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?meetings_and_events You can view this event at http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=azkwbDI0c3M0djR0N3VqbG… You are receiving this courtesy email at the account apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future notifications for this event, decline this event. Alternatively, you can sign up for a Google account at http://www.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar.

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Reminder: ISOC IGF 2008 Ambassador Programme
by Rajnesh D. Singh July 16, 2008

July 16, 2008

Dear List Members, A gentle reminder on the ISOC IGF Ambassador programme. Deadline for applications: August 15th. Regards, R. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ISOC IGF 2008 Ambassador Programme Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:55:36 +1200 From: Rajnesh D. Singh <rajnesh(a)pacificit.org> To: apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org ISOC has announced its IGF 2008 Ambassador Programme. Details below, and online application available here: http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/governance/igfambassadors/call.shtml Regards, Rajnesh. ISOC IGF 2008 Ambassadors Program Following on the successful ISOC Ambassador programs to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in late 2005 and the Internet Governance Forum in Rio in 2007, we are pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest to participate in the ISOC Ambassador program to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Hyderabad, India, in December 2008. A number of individuals (around 10) will be selected to act as ISOC IGF Hyderabad Ambassadors. Prerequisites for candidates include: * ISOC membership; * demonstrated interest and expertise in issues on the IGF Hyderabad agenda; * familiarity with and understanding of the debate around Internet governance at national and international levels; * desire to help further ISOC's mission through outreach efforts in their home countries upon the conclusion of the Hyderabad meeting. The Ambassador program is designed to involve members in ISOC’s public policy activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how to the IGF meeting in Hyderabad. The role of an ISOC IGF Hyderabad Ambassador is to explain and promote ISOC's positions on public policy issues that are related to the themes of the IGF. Ambassadors are expected to add their significant local and regional experience and insight to discussions and interventions during the sessions and workshops. The Ambassadors are also expected to bring home first-hand experience of the IGF and to continue to drive local ISOC activities, particularly as they relate to Internet governance issues. The IGF Hyderabad meeting will take place Wednesday 3 through Saturday 6 December, 2008. Interested individuals should be available to arrive no later than Monday 1 December. Further details on the IGF Hyderabad meeting can be found here and here. The Ambassadors will be selected by ISOC and will receive financial support for their travel and accommodation during the week. This is an excellent opportunity to interact with Internet stakeholders at all levels and gain first-hand experience of a major international forum. To apply please complete the online application form, including a cv and a two-page brief on a local Internet governance related issue of relevance to the Hyderabad agenda. The deadline for applications is 15 August 2008. The selection process will be completed by 15 September and the ISOC IGF Ambassadors will be announced shortly thereafter. ISOC has participated at all stages of WSIS and the follow-on IGF. In this process we have succeeded in building up significant recognition for our positions which support an open and globally accessible Internet. Much of this has been achieved through cooperation with our chapters, members, and partner organizations from around the world. We believe that the IGF provides a very useful platform for open dialogue on the challenges and opportunities that face the Internet, its governance and the role it will play in empowering individuals and contributing to social and economic development around the globe.

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APRALO monthly meeting
by Pavan Budhrani July 11, 2008

July 11, 2008

Dear All, This is the draft agenda for the coming meeting. If you have any comments do let me know soon. 1. Members Present and Apologies (Quorum N=8) 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Quorum Issue, should we decrease the number needed for these meetings or should we find ways to increase participation? 4. Updates on IGF Proposal, who are we merging with and did anyone have a chat with Paul about this? 5. Two of Fred's Questionnaires, Summit and Win-Win Relationship one. 6. Updates from ICANN staff on the new ALS, CDNUA 7. Update of the Budgeting Issues 8. AOB -- Pavan Budhrani Communications Manager, DotAsia Organisation

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Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan
by At-Large Staff July 9, 2008

July 9, 2008

REMINDER: Please submit comments by 17 July 2008 http://www.icann.org/public_comment/#gnso-tlp Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan Explanation: At its 25 June 2008 meeting in Paris, France the GNSO Council voted to invite public comments on the 21 June 2008 version of the GNSO Improvements - Top Level Plan prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team. The document contains some initial documentation on methods that can be followed in beginning the work required to transition from the current GNSO organization to the type of organization ultimately recommended by the ICANN Board - including the areas of process, operations and collaboration with other ICANN entities. Before any methods can be put into practice, the plan needs to be reviewed by the GNSO and the ICANN community at large and approved by the GNSO Council and endorsed by the ICANN Board. A copy of the document: can be found here: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-improvements-top-level-plan-21jun08.pdf [PDF, 148K] See a web page with more information about the overall GNSO Improvements process here: http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/.

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AP* Retreat Christchurch (NZ) meeting, 24th August 2008
by Izumi AIZU July 9, 2008

July 9, 2008

Hi all, There will be AP* (star) meeting in Christchurch to be held on Aug 24, and I was asked to give a short presentation on the status of APRALO. I am not going to join AP* meeting and would like to ask our colleagues in NZ or AU would, instead, join this meeting.Could someone volunteer? AP* is a meeting of leaders of AP Internet community groups including APNIC, APTLD, APIA/APRICOT, and many others. Please see: www.apstar.org for more details. thanks, izumi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wit Hmone <withmone(a)ait.asia> Date: 2008/6/18 Subject: Fw: AP* Retreat Christchurch (NZ) meeting, 24th August 2008 To: Izumi AIZU <iza(a)anr.org> Dear Izumi san, Would the announcement below work? Regards, Wit ----- Original Message ----- From: Wit Hmone To: announce(a)apstar.org Cc: sir(a)nida.or.kr ; Don Hollander ; AP* Retreat Secretariat ; Ching Chiao ; pwilson(a)apnic.net Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:22 PM Subject: AP* Retreat Christchurch (NZ) meeting, 24th August 2008 Dear AP* members, We are pleased to inform you that next AP* Retreat meeting will be held on 24th August 2008 in conjunction with APNIC 26 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Co-chairs are Mr. Don Hollander, APTLD and Dr. Sir, Jae Chul, NIDA. We will soon call for discussion topics and invite update reports from AP* organizations. If any information is required or any suggestions to be made, please feel free to contact the Co-Chairs or the Secretariat. We look forward to welcoming you all to AP* Retreat Christchurch meeting. Best regards, Wit Hmone AP* Retreat Secretariat (On behalf of Co-chairs: Mr. Don Hollander, APTLD and Dr. Sir, Jae Chul, NIDA) -- >> Izumi Aizu << Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita Kumon Center, Tama University, Tokyo Japan * * * * * << Writing the Future of the History >> www.anr.org

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