June 2009 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

First step in narrowing the gap between ALSes and ccTLDs
by Rudi Vansnick July 19, 2009

July 19, 2009

Dear colleagues, As a result of our meeting on Sunday morning, in particular the ccNSO liaison session, I want to point you to a wiki page on the ccNSO liaison webspace where you may find a table with some particular information. This is the url : https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?ccnso_liaison_reports and click on List of all ALSes and the presence in the ccNSO memberspace <https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?list_of_all_alses_and_the_presence_in_t…> Based on the different aspects we have discussed Sunday, it appears that the gap between ALSes and ccTLDs is very often larger then we would expect. Reason why I've tried to make an easy access to a table with all the certified ALSes linked together with the ccTLD's member of the ccNSO. This would probably be very helpful for ALSes who want to get closer to their ccTLD in order to better understand each others needs. From my side I'll try to bring this image to the ccNSO asking them to try the same the other way around. ccTLD's could also help stimulate local usergroups to be part of the ALAC and join our common effort. This should be seen as a win - win approach. At the same thing I would recommend to explore the ALSes list by region, and check if all the data is still up to date. I've seen some links not working any more and some having information which doesn't allow me to localize the ALS. I hope you will find the above information helpful and I promise more will come soon. Best regards, Rudi Vansnick President Internet Society Belgium vzw Voorzitter TIK vzw Board member EURALO (ALAC - ICANN) ALAC liaison ccNSO Tel: +32 (0)70 77 39 39 GSM: +32 (0)475 28 16 32 www.isoc.be <http://www.isoc.be> - www.vansnick.eu <http://www.vansnick.eu>

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IRT working group report
by Patrick Vande Walle July 15, 2009

July 15, 2009

FYI. The IRT working group has published its final report, basically ignoring all the concerns expressed by the At-Large community: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm Patrick

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Re: [At-Large] [EURO-Discuss] [Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!]
by Annette Muehlberg June 30, 2009

June 30, 2009

hello monique, welcome! greetings from annette (network new media, berlin) > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "epstein monique" <epstein(a)free.fr> > Gesendet: 29.06.09 21:42:55 > An: at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Betreff: [EURO-Discuss] [Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!] > Please receive hereby (at the end of the mail) the information (in PINK > and VIOLET!) about > E-SENIORS organization in Paris. > Sorry to send it so late after the "good" news of our certification > but I sent this mail earlier only to "staff@atlarge..." > and did not realize that only very few people got it!! > Today I got a mail from Connie Kendig (ISOC) as a Community Grants > Programme awardee because the project proposal of E-SENIORS was > accepted among others : > * A project by ISOC Global Member Monique Epstein to train elderly > French citizens for the purpose of bridging and shrinking the digital > gap between generations "... > > And so I got a "second reason" to give some information around ?..about > our organization > If you are interested in subjects concerning "Seniors" or more widely > "E-excluded people" and "Internet", please don't hesitate to get in > touch with us!! > Monique Epstein > (epstein(a)free.fr) > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Welcome to ICANN At-Large! > Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:53:58 -0700 > From: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > To: epstein monique <epstein(a)free.fr> > CC: Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > > > Friday, 05 June, 2009 > > TO: E-Seniors > > 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 > E-Seniors > has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly > appreciates your group's > 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: > > > - 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_. > > --------------------------- > Name: E-SENIORS organization > > Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your > membership): Paris ( 11th arrondissement) / FRANCE > > Mission: > The aim of the E-SENIORS association is to fight against e-exclusion by > providing access to and training in information and communication > technologies for seniors and/or disabled people, with the purpose of: > . bridging and shrinking the digital gap between generations; > . caring for elders by fighting against senior isolation, and; > . opening new horizons for the efficient use of free time. > > > Member benefits: > Our main offer, since our creation 5 years ago, has consisted in group > courses on ICTs for seniors in different public locations (in several > quarters of the city and in two surrounding departments). In response to > increasing demand after the appearance of several newspaper articles > concerning our specific method, we have been constantly opening new > locations all over the Ile de France region in order to provide a > "proximity" service which takes into account the rhythm, interests and > needs of our target population. > > Besides teaching "basic computer skills", i.e. how to use a computer to > type a text, to communicate by mail with friends or relatives, to seek > information on the Web, or to make life easier through e-administration, > we have opened more thematically-oriented workshops for "advanced" > students", dealing with, for example, digital images and sounds, and > interactive messaging and chat. Step by step, we have added new > activities like "writing memories", "karaoke with old French songs", and > conferences and meetings dealing with the fight against e-exclusion or > how ICTs can help one live better while growing older. All this is > accomplished with the concept of a "cyber seniors club" in mind, > inducing socializing on an informal level. This is a quasi non-existent > concept in most big cities! > > Our second target population is people with reduced mobility (elderly > people living in their homes). For them, we offer: computer > home/personal training or assistance; help with purchasing and > installation of computer equipment, and; communication with the help of > audio-visual accessories, for offering both social and administrative > support services as well as technical support and hotline help. For > these people with identified risk factors and/or chronic conditions -- > who stay (mostly) alone in their homes -- we aim to improve quality of > life through greater autonomy by offering bidirectional and interactive > remote- and video-assistance, based on computerized, "extranet"-type > services in the sense that the TCP/IP network is used to connect the > home to external services (for prevention, management, support, etc.) or > to the "rest of the world" (which includes friends and family). > > Last but not least, we work with people in retirement homes, day-care > centers (for, for example, MCI or Alzheimer patients) and other > specialized institutes. Nowadays, life expectancy is increasing because > of progress in science and medicine. On the other hand, there is an > insufficient number of retirement homes or day-care centers and only the > more expensive ones provide services not only linked to survival! For > this target population, our experienced staff offers cognitive and > physical stimulation through interactive games, using Nintendo consoles, > Wiifit balance boards or other online games. Of course, we work together > with the resident-care staff, as well as with doctors, physiotherapists > and others. Within the scope of these activities, we have already > experimented with the use of a remote-control set (similar to the > Wiimote control of the Nintendo console) with Bluetooth and Wifi > technologies, for remote control of a TV set linked to a computer. The > underlying idea here is to offer a replacement solution for the keyboard > and mouse for people who are confined to a wheelchair or to a bed. > > > Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): > Monique EPSTEIN epstein(a)free.fr > Jean-Michel DAMIANTHE vj.damianthe(a)gmail.com > Mark KONICK markkonick(a)yahoo.com > > > Website: > www.e-seniors.asso.fr <http://www.e-seniors.asso.fr> > www.eseniors.eu <http://www.eseniors.eu> > tandemsgo.eseniors.eu <http://tandemsgo.eseniors.eu> > e-seniors.over-blog.com <http://e-seniors.over-blog.com/> > > Other (additional informational you would like included): > We are eager to work together with any group intrested in the subjects > : "Seniors and ICT" or "digital divide" > > Regards, > > Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella > Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms > ICANN At-Large Staff > email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > -- > > Monique Epstein > Association E-Seniors > +33 . 6 24 39 64 34 > www.e-seniors.asso.fr <http://www.e-seniors.asso.fr> > www.eseniors.eu <http://www.eseniors.eu> > tandemsgo.eseniors.eu <http://tandemsgo.eseniors.eu> > e-seniors.over-blog.com <http://e-seniors.over-blog.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org > --

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[Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!]
by epstein monique June 30, 2009

June 30, 2009

Please receive hereby (at the end of the mail) the information (in PINK and VIOLET!) about E-SENIORS organization in Paris. Sorry to send it so late after the "good" news of our certification but I sent this mail earlier only to "staff@atlarge..." and did not realize that only very few people got it!! Today I got a mail from Connie Kendig (ISOC) as a Community Grants Programme awardee because the project proposal of E-SENIORS was accepted among others : * A project by ISOC Global Member Monique Epstein to train elderly French citizens for the purpose of bridging and shrinking the digital gap between generations "... And so I got a "second reason" to give some information around ?..about our organization If you are interested in subjects concerning "Seniors" or more widely "E-excluded people" and "Internet", please don't hesitate to get in touch with us!! Monique Epstein (epstein(a)free.fr) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:53:58 -0700 From: ICANN AtLarge Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> To: epstein monique <epstein(a)free.fr> CC: Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Friday, 05 June, 2009 TO: E-Seniors 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 E-Seniors has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's 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: - 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_. --------------------------- Name: E-SENIORS organization Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Paris ( 11th arrondissement) / FRANCE Mission: The aim of the E-SENIORS association is to fight against e-exclusion by providing access to and training in information and communication technologies for seniors and/or disabled people, with the purpose of: . bridging and shrinking the digital gap between generations; . caring for elders by fighting against senior isolation, and; . opening new horizons for the efficient use of free time. Member benefits: Our main offer, since our creation 5 years ago, has consisted in group courses on ICTs for seniors in different public locations (in several quarters of the city and in two surrounding departments). In response to increasing demand after the appearance of several newspaper articles concerning our specific method, we have been constantly opening new locations all over the Ile de France region in order to provide a "proximity" service which takes into account the rhythm, interests and needs of our target population. Besides teaching "basic computer skills", i.e. how to use a computer to type a text, to communicate by mail with friends or relatives, to seek information on the Web, or to make life easier through e-administration, we have opened more thematically-oriented workshops for "advanced" students", dealing with, for example, digital images and sounds, and interactive messaging and chat. Step by step, we have added new activities like "writing memories", "karaoke with old French songs", and conferences and meetings dealing with the fight against e-exclusion or how ICTs can help one live better while growing older. All this is accomplished with the concept of a "cyber seniors club" in mind, inducing socializing on an informal level. This is a quasi non-existent concept in most big cities! Our second target population is people with reduced mobility (elderly people living in their homes). For them, we offer: computer home/personal training or assistance; help with purchasing and installation of computer equipment, and; communication with the help of audio-visual accessories, for offering both social and administrative support services as well as technical support and hotline help. For these people with identified risk factors and/or chronic conditions -- who stay (mostly) alone in their homes -- we aim to improve quality of life through greater autonomy by offering bidirectional and interactive remote- and video-assistance, based on computerized, "extranet"-type services in the sense that the TCP/IP network is used to connect the home to external services (for prevention, management, support, etc.) or to the "rest of the world" (which includes friends and family). Last but not least, we work with people in retirement homes, day-care centers (for, for example, MCI or Alzheimer patients) and other specialized institutes. Nowadays, life expectancy is increasing because of progress in science and medicine. On the other hand, there is an insufficient number of retirement homes or day-care centers and only the more expensive ones provide services not only linked to survival! For this target population, our experienced staff offers cognitive and physical stimulation through interactive games, using Nintendo consoles, Wiifit balance boards or other online games. Of course, we work together with the resident-care staff, as well as with doctors, physiotherapists and others. Within the scope of these activities, we have already experimented with the use of a remote-control set (similar to the Wiimote control of the Nintendo console) with Bluetooth and Wifi technologies, for remote control of a TV set linked to a computer. The underlying idea here is to offer a replacement solution for the keyboard and mouse for people who are confined to a wheelchair or to a bed. Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Monique EPSTEIN epstein(a)free.fr Jean-Michel DAMIANTHE vj.damianthe(a)gmail.com Mark KONICK markkonick(a)yahoo.com Website: www.e-seniors.asso.fr <http://www.e-seniors.asso.fr> www.eseniors.eu <http://www.eseniors.eu> tandemsgo.eseniors.eu <http://tandemsgo.eseniors.eu> e-seniors.over-blog.com <http://e-seniors.over-blog.com/> Other (additional informational you would like included): We are eager to work together with any group intrested in the subjects : "Seniors and ICT" or "digital divide" Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marie-Helene Bouchoms ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org -- Monique Epstein Association E-Seniors +33 . 6 24 39 64 34 www.e-seniors.asso.fr <http://www.e-seniors.asso.fr> www.eseniors.eu <http://www.eseniors.eu> tandemsgo.eseniors.eu <http://tandemsgo.eseniors.eu> e-seniors.over-blog.com <http://e-seniors.over-blog.com/>

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Weekly posting summary for alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

Total of 23 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Jun 26 00:53:03 EDT 2009 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 4.35% | 1 | 85.80% | 943929 | iza at anr.org 13.04% | 3 | 2.06% | 22650 | baptista at publicroot.org 13.04% | 3 | 1.61% | 17752 | carlton.samuels at uwimona.edu.jm 8.70% | 2 | 1.59% | 17506 | rudi.vansnick at isoc.be 8.70% | 2 | 1.58% | 17352 | ymshana2003 at hotmail.com 8.70% | 2 | 1.27% | 14011 | cetic at ajudicialmdp.org.ar 8.70% | 2 | 1.26% | 13829 | vanda at uol.com.br 4.35% | 1 | 0.84% | 9205 | sebastien.bachollet at isoc.fr 4.35% | 1 | 0.83% | 9178 | isolatedn at gmail.com 4.35% | 1 | 0.61% | 6721 | langdonorr at gmail.com 4.35% | 1 | 0.60% | 6594 | patrick at vande-walle.eu 4.35% | 1 | 0.54% | 5893 | dthompson at gov.nu.ca 4.35% | 1 | 0.52% | 5766 | narten at us.ibm.com 4.35% | 1 | 0.44% | 4877 | ajp at glocom.ac.jp 4.35% | 1 | 0.44% | 4848 | khaled.koubaa at topnet.tn --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 23 |100.00% | 1100111 | Total

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European Commission calls for an open, independent and accountable governance of the internet
by Rudi Vansnick June 26, 2009

June 26, 2009

* * *European Commission calls for an open, independent and accountable governance of the internet* The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, today called, in a strategic document, for more transparency and multilateral accountability in the governance of the internet. There are today 1.5 billion internet users worldwide, 300 million of which are in the European Union's 27 Member States. At present, a private US-based body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <http://www.icann.org/> ( ICANN <http://www.icann.org/>), is responsible for coordinating key elements of the internet. The Commission agrees that private companies should continue to take the lead in the day-to-day management of the operation of the internet, as long as they are accountable and independent. The Commission also believes that decisions about the internet, especially those about openness and security, should be taken in a transparent and accountable manner because they affect everyone around the globe. ICANN currently operates under a Joint Project Agreement with the US Department of Commerce which expires on 30 September 2009. In the view of the European Commission, future internet governance arrangements should reflect the key role that the global network has come to play for all countries. Viviane Reding, the EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media said: "The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is approaching a historic point in its development. Will it become a fully independent organisation, accountable to the global internet community? Europeans would expect so, and this is what we will push for. I call on the United States to work together with the European Union to achieve this." With the expiry of the bilateral Joint Project Agreement between ICANN and the US government due in September 2009, the Commission said today that this private sector initiative should continue its leadership, but should operate within clear guidelines defined through an international dialogue. For example, if ICANN is to oversee the introduction of customised domain names (which will allow a website to replace ".com" with ".anything"), it should set clear guidelines and operate openly. The EU also believes that future internet governance arrangements should comply with key principles, in particular, the respect for human rights and freedom of expression as well as the need to preserve stability and security of the internet. The Commission today, in a Communication called 'Internet governance: the next steps', made proposals for the governance of the internet to be more open, transparent and inclusive. A key objective is that of accountability – including both internal (the decision-making bodies and general organisation of ICANN) and external accountability (multilateral accountability involving all countries of the world). This also means that those affected by decisions of governance bodies should have the possibility to lodge an appeal with an independent tribunal. The Commission also proposed that the network should be managed by private bodies within principles agreed upon by public authorities but without government interference in day-to-day operations. The US government is the only body to have had formal oversight of ICANN's policies and activities since its inception in 1998. As the Joint Project Agreement is ending now, the Commission believes that ICANN should become universally accountable, not just to one government but to the global internet community. This is particularly relevant given that the next billion of internet users will mainly come from the developing world. The Commission today said that the EU should initiate discussions with international partners on these issues, in particular on how to enhance the internet's resilience against accidental failure or deliberate attack. The Commission's policy proposals want to reaffirm private initiative and ensure that the internet remains an engine of innovation, free speech and economic development. Background The EU has always been in the forefront of international discussions on internet governance. In particular, the EU has been involved in the setting up of ICANN in 1998. A number of important principles on how the internet needs to be managed and coordinated in the public interest were agreed by governments, the private sector and civil society in the context of the World Summit on the Information Society <http://www.itu.int/wsis/>between 2003 and 2005. The need to ensure the continued security and stability of the internet was a key priority pushed for by the EU, as was the need for private sector leadership and to have fully inclusive multi-stakeholder involvement in key policy making. The Commission Communication "Internet governance: the next steps" is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/internet_gov/index_en.htm EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has recently outlined her vision for the future of internet governance in a video message (see IP/09/696 <http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/696&format=HT…>): http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/reding/video/text/message_20090504.p… Today the European Commission also presented its Action Plan on another important evolution of the internet – the 'internet of things Rudi Vansnick President Internet Society Belgium vzw Voorzitter TIK vzw Board member EURALO (ALAC - ICANN) Tel: +32 (0)70 77 39 39 GSM: +32 (0)475 28 16 32 www.isoc.be <http://www.isoc.be> - www.vansnick.eu <http://www.vansnick.eu>

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Presidential Rumour?
by Carlton Samuels June 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

See the story at : http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090619_9794.php?oref=rss?zone=itsecurity Carlton Samuels

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U.S. DoC SSAC says DNS redirections a no no.
by Joe Baptista June 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

with my compliments http://joebaptista.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/u-s-doc-ssac-says-dns-redirecti… U.S. DoC SSAC says DNS redirections a no no.<http://joebaptista.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/u-s-doc-ssac-says-dns-redirecti…> *June 24, 2009* [image: Joe Baptista says Dont Panic ... SSAC is a joke.] Joe Baptista says Don't Panic ... SSAC is a joke. *This is serious stuff folks! Do we Internet users trust the U.S. government with the keys to our computers? I don’t! CLICK to VOTE<http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1732779/> . * *A review of a report<http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac041.pdf>published June 10 2009 from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), a U.S. government contractor. * SSAC a committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the government contractor who runs most of the planets Internet on behalf of the U.S., in a recent report claims that DNS redirections present a potential security risk. It further claimed the practice could result in an “erosion of trust relationships and the creation of new opportunities for malicious attack”. The report recommends that ICANN “prohibit the use of redirection and synthesized responses by new TLDs”. The claim is nonsense and self serving. DNS redirection does not pose a security risk to the Internet. It solves a number of technical issues related to traffic and is an excellent marketing tool for Internet service providers and Top-Level Domain (TLD) operators. I think the report is self serving because the sole justification for this report is found in the claim that the practice, extensively used by service providers and TLD operators, is an “erosion of trust relationships”. The only trust being eroded is ICANN’s ability to control the Internet. The “erosion of trust” reference is in fact ICANN speak to make all of us compliant with DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions). DNSSEC does not work under DNS redirection. [image: DNSSEC = CONTROL] DNSSEC = CONTROL DNSSEC is an evil protocol who’s sole purpose is to reverse engineer the Internet and take over control of a core process. In short ICANN an agency of the U.S. Government wants to hold the keys to your computer. DNSSEC forces any computer using the protocol to trust Uncle Sam. Are you ready for that. I’m not. Top level domain (TLD) operators are increasingly adopting the practice of redirecting queries for inactive domains to their own pages. This solve a big problem some operators have. The constant traffic at TLD servers for dead domains. It also is a marketing opportunity and a means of generating sales for TLD registries. In most cases a notice to the user is given that the domain no longer exists but is available for purchase. The user gets a simple to understand web page and the TLD operator makes some bucks on a sale. I see nothing wrong with that. I think we call it commerce. ICANN will attempt to control DNS redirection via contracts with new TLD operators. There is nothing ICANN can do about service providers redirecting traffic or existing contracts with legacy TLD operators. *EOL* *Editor note: *My public comment on the Deployment of DNSSEC is on file with the U.S. Department of Commerce at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/DNS/comments/comment034.pdf> * * -- Joe Baptista www.publicroot.org PublicRoot Consortium ---------------------------------------------------------------- The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, Inclusive, Representative & Accountable to the Internet community @large. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 Personal: www.joebaptista.wordpress.com

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ICANN might name former DHS cybersecurity boss its president?
by Joe Baptista June 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

*ICANN might name former DHS cybersecurity boss its president?* Source: CongressDaily<http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/hbp_20090619_9406.php> 06/19/2009<http://www.nationaljournal.com/congressdaily/hbp_20090619_9406.php> Former Homeland Security Department National Cybersecurity Center Director Rod Beckstrom could become the new president and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ICANN a nonprofit group based in California oversees sixty to seventy percent of the Internet address system. ICANN is a contractor to the Department of Commerce. Beckstrom, who served as the Director of the National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) in 2008 at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was seen trolling the ICANN meeting in Sydney wearing an ICANN staff badge. I predict his appointment and association with the DHS will result in further erosion of market share for ICANN. Since ICANN was formed in 1998 they have lost Forty percent market share in the provisioning of root domain name service (DNS). The first country to jump ship was China. The Chinese Ministry of Information Industry �л��񹲺͹��Ϣ��ҵ��<http://www.mii.gov.cn/>(MII) built it��s own addressing infrastructure in 2000. The Chinese no longer rely on the U.S. government for domain resolution. In China users can surf the Internet in Chinese. If you happen to be in China you can visit Peking University using their Chinese character domain name ��ѧ.�й�<http://%e5%8c%97%e4%ba%ac%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6.%e4%b8%ad%e5%9b%bd/>like millions of other Chinese do. Chinese domains will not work for users who��s Internet is under U.S. Government control. Other countries are also following the China lead including Russia and India. Turkey left in 2005. *EOL* *Editors note: *If you want to test Chinese character domains, or even visit the Kremlin in Moscow using Russian language domains �C ��֧٧ڧէ֧ߧ�.��<http://%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b7%d0%b8%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%82.%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b3/>�C you can visit the Cesidian Root <http://www.cesidianroot.net/> and use their DNS to surf. Instructions are available under the heading ��Changing TCP/IP configuration��. -- Joe Baptista www.publicroot.org PublicRoot Consortium ---------------------------------------------------------------- The future of the Internet is Open, Transparent, Inclusive, Representative & Accountable to the Internet community @large. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Office: +1 (360) 526-6077 (extension 052) Fax: +1 (509) 479-0084 Personal: www.joebaptista.wordpress.com

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ICANN Expense analysis
by Adam Peake June 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

Kevin Wilson has provided financial information in some new formats, breaking down expense information by various interests and expense areas <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24jun09-en.htm> for example: At-Large Support and support for ALAC activities: 3,735,206 6.9% Secretariat support for ALAC Policy support work for ALAC Outreach efforts to regional organizations and global engagement Translation of documents Interpretation costs for meetings and conference calls An allocation of overhead costs such as rent, human resources, accounting We asked for this type of information, good to see it. Adam

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