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Consultation Open on the RAA
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007

Dear All: Today the official consultation opens on the registrar accreditation agreement. You can see the announcement below and also at http:// www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-27jul07.htm. NOTE: There is a new section at www.alac.icann.org for open public consultations and this will show up there very soon. ICANN Starts Consultation on How to Protect Registrants Public, stakeholder comments sought on changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement 27 July 2007 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Increased protection for those registering domain names is ICANN’s goal as it launches consultations on its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and the accreditation process for companies who register domains. “I called for the review of RAA and the accreditation back in March, and I’m pleased to be moving into the active consultation phase,” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and President. “The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is more than six years old. We’ve seen the number of accredited registrars grow to more than 900. And we’ve seen the incredible difficulties that can be unleashed with the collapse of a Registrar.” The RAA is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its accredited registrars. The current version was put in place in May 2001. The same contract is in place between ICANN and each of the more than 900 accredited registrars (a directory of which can be found at http://www.internic.net/regist.html ). The consultation is looking for ideas and input on amendments to the RAA and the registrar accreditation process in order to provide additional protection to registrants. Previous discussions in the ICANN community has already helped create a number of suggestions for discussion, which are: Incorporating provisions to govern the terms under which a registrar can be sold and continue to retain its ICANN accreditation. Including additional contract enforcement tools offering more options than the current one option – terminating accreditation. Addressing the responsibilities of a parent owner/manager when one or more of a “family” of registrars fails to comply with ICANN requirements. Requiring registrars to escrow contact information for customers who register domain names using Whois privacy and Whois proxy services. Augmenting the responsibilities placed on registrars with regard to their relationships with resellers. Requiring operator skills training and testing for all ICANN- accredited Registrars. Details of these proposals, as well as the consultation process, are available on ICANN”s website at http://www.icann.org/topics/raa/. The consultation stems from ICANN board resolutions made at the San Juan 29th International Public meeting held in June 2007. Those resolutions call for ICANN staff to solicit and consider the input of the Internet community regarding proposed changes to the RAA, registrar accreditation process, and related policies. A complete summary and analysis of community feedback will be made available at the end of the comment period and suggested amendments to the RAA will be posted for further comment. There will be a publicly available assessment of the impact that the input and comment had on the development of the amendments. “These consultations will make sure we have input from the wider community, and help us make the changes needed to protect registrants,” added Dr Twomey. About ICANN: ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non- profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO gathering in HK
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 26, 2007

July 26, 2007

Yes I'm mistaken (happily); he will be joining the meeting On 23 Jul 2007, at 17:45, isochk(a)gmail.com wrote: > I thought Bilal will be, in fact I got a confirmation from him late > Sunday > that he is finally able to come. > Edmon > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: apac-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:apac- >> discuss- >> bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart >> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:25 AM >> To: Edmon Chung >> Cc: 'Asia-Pacific Discuss' >> Subject: Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO gathering in HK >> >> I will be on the teleconference; everyone should have received the >> email just a short time ago with all the details. >> >> Note that Bilal isn't going to be attending in person (hopefully he >> will, like me, be on the phone though :) >> >> On 22 Jul 2007, at 16:55, Edmon Chung wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> So far, I have confirmation from the following who will be >>> attending in person (8): >>> - Raj >>> - Cheryl >>> - Bilal >>> - From ISOC HK: myself, Charles Mok and John Fung >>> - From HKIF: Christopher To and Gary Soo >>> >>> Who will be joining via teleconference? (I think Nick mentioned >>> that he will be) Others who can join via teleconference, please >>> let us know as well. (Nick, please confirm the teleconference line >>> to use) >>> >>> With regards to time, may I suggest to start at 9:30AM Hong Kong >>> Time. >>> >>> I believe ICANN has the room booked for us for the whole day (Nick >>> please confirm). Nevertheless, if others are ok, as mentioned >>> previously, ISOC HK is organizing a series of events in the day, >>> and would like to borrow the room for 1 hour between 3:15-4:15 pm, >>> in return we will offer free coffee and snacks during that time :-) >>> >>> Below is the draft agenda we had for your quick reference: >>> >>>>> *APRALO Administrative/Operational Workplan Meeting HK July 25, >>>>> 2007* >>>>> >>>>> - ALAC reps input and reporting regime >>>>> - Establishment of working groups on issues e.g. gTLD, Domain >>>>> Tasting, IDN, ALAC review >>>>> : role of APRALO vs ALS' >>>>> : working group structure >>>>> : mechanism of consolidating / summarizing input >>>>> : development of statements >>>>> : mechanism of presenting statements, etc. >>>>> : identification of issues and selecting a lead ALS per >>>>> working >>>>> group >>>> >>>>> - Call for assignment of working groups on issues >>>>> - Outreach efforts >>>>> : recruitment of ALS' i.e. how, target number >>>>> : vetting of ALS' by APRALO (procedure) >>>>> : engagement in Internet community activities >>>>> - APRALO meetings >>>>> : physical how often, where >>>>> : teleconference how often, when >>>>> - APRALO website >>>>> - APRALO Budget >>>>> : outline our requirements so $$$ can be worked out >>>>> - APRALO Workplan >>>>> : summary of above deliberations as the basis of a definitive >>>>> workplan >>> >>> >>> Edmon >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> APAC-Discuss mailing list >>> APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >>> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac- >>> discuss_atlarge-lists.icann.org >>> >>> Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> APAC-Discuss mailing list >> APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac- > discuss_atlarge-lists.i > cann.org >> >> Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org

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New Online Feature: Current Public Consultations
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

Dear All: In order to help the community keep track of what public consultations are underway at any given time, a new section has been created on www.alac.icann.org where these can all be found in one place. We'll keep it up to date; if you see anything we miss do let us know. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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Re: [APAC-Discuss] Budget Presentation by D Brent (URL Issue)
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

Thanks to Tony for letting me know that this didn't work properly. The server is capitalisation sensitive; http://atlarge.icann.org/ public/Mtg-Recordings/28-07-07-ALAC-Mtg-D-Brent-Presentation.MP3 should work On 25 Jul 2007, at 11:49, Tony Hill wrote: > Hi Nick > > That links returns: > Not Found > > The requested URL /public/Mtg-Recordings/28-07-07-ALAC-Mtg-D-Brent- > Presentation.mp3 was not found on this server. > > regards, Tony Hill > > Nick Ashton-Hart wrote: >> Dear All: >> I mentioned in the teleconference today that Doug Brent, COO of >> ICANN, did a presentation on the budget of ICANN and the At-Large >> budget in context with the larger budget which was retrievable as >> a recording. >> This is available from: http://atlarge.icann.org/public/Mtg- >> Recordings/28-07-07-ALAC-Mtg-D-Brent-Presentation.mp3 >> -- >> Regards, >> Nick Ashton-Hart >> Director, At-Large >> ICANN >> PO Box 32160 >> London N4 2XY >> United Kingdom >> Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] >> USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 >> Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 >> mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 >> email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org <mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org> >> Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com <mailto:ashtonhart@hotmail.com> / >> AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com <mailto:nashtonhart@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.icann.org >> Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > -- > Capital Hill Consulting Pty Ltd______________________________ > ACN 099 078 627 > Tony Hill, Managing Director md(a)capitalconsulting.com.au > www.capitalconsulting.com.au Tel +61 2 6257 5544 > PO Box 152 Mobile 041 212 8755 > Civic Square ACT 2608 Australia Fax +61 2 6262 9938 > _____________________________________________________________

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Budget Presentation by D Brent
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

Dear All: I mentioned in the teleconference today that Doug Brent, COO of ICANN, did a presentation on the budget of ICANN and the At-Large budget in context with the larger budget which was retrievable as a recording. This is available from: http://atlarge.icann.org/public/Mtg- Recordings/28-07-07-ALAC-Mtg-D-Brent-Presentation.mp3 -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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Joining the Teleconference Today
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

I'm very sorry to inform you that there is a technical fault with joining the teleconference today. When you key in the access code, you will be told that it is invalid. Please do stay on the line though, an operator should come online, and then if you give them the passcode they'll join you to the call. Verizon are working on fixing this at the moment. Please let me know if this doesn't work for you, and send me the number you would like to be called by the service on and I will have them call you instead. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO gathering in HK
by Bashar Al-Abdulhadi July 24, 2007

July 24, 2007

Dear All, I'm new to the list and APRALO which i know about today after arriving to the Sheraton Hong Kong for ICANN's Asia Australia Pacific Regional Gathering. I was wondering is the APRALO gathering open for everyone including new members like me? Best Regards, -- Bashar Al-Abdulhadi http://www.kuwaitnet.net Founder, President and CEO KuwaitNET Internet Services An ICANN Accredited Registrar

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Re: [APAC-Discuss] APRALO gathering in HK
by Bashar Al-Abdulhadi July 24, 2007

July 24, 2007

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APRALO gathering in HK
by Edmon Chung July 24, 2007

July 24, 2007

Hi Everyone, So far, I have confirmation from the following who will be attending in person (8): - Raj - Cheryl - Bilal - From ISOC HK: myself, Charles Mok and John Fung - From HKIF: Christopher To and Gary Soo Who will be joining via teleconference? (I think Nick mentioned that he will be) Others who can join via teleconference, please let us know as well. (Nick, please confirm the teleconference line to use) With regards to time, may I suggest to start at 9:30AM Hong Kong Time. I believe ICANN has the room booked for us for the whole day (Nick please confirm). Nevertheless, if others are ok, as mentioned previously, ISOC HK is organizing a series of events in the day, and would like to borrow the room for 1 hour between 3:15-4:15 pm, in return we will offer free coffee and snacks during that time :-) Below is the draft agenda we had for your quick reference: >> *APRALO Administrative/Operational Workplan Meeting HK July 25, 2007* >> >> - ALAC reps input and reporting regime >> - Establishment of working groups on issues e.g. gTLD, Domain >> Tasting, IDN, ALAC review >> : role of APRALO vs ALS' >> : working group structure >> : mechanism of consolidating / summarizing input >> : development of statements >> : mechanism of presenting statements, etc. >> : identification of issues and selecting a lead ALS per working >> group > >> - Call for assignment of working groups on issues >> - Outreach efforts >> : recruitment of ALS' i.e. how, target number >> : vetting of ALS' by APRALO (procedure) >> : engagement in Internet community activities >> - APRALO meetings >> : physical how often, where >> : teleconference how often, when >> - APRALO website >> - APRALO Budget >> : outline our requirements so $$$ can be worked out >> - APRALO Workplan >> : summary of above deliberations as the basis of a definitive >> workplan Edmon

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At-Large Staff Position Open: Secretary for the Regions
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 23, 2007

July 23, 2007

Dear All: As mentioned, recruiting has begun for the Secretary for the Regions, At-Large. You can find the complete details on the position at: http:// www.icann.org/general/jobs.htm#RAsec Please do pass the information along to anyone you think might be suitable and interested. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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