January 2011 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

ICANN's Board and GAC to Meet on New gTLDs on 28 February and 1 March 2011
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Jan. 22, 2011

Jan. 22, 2011

Via : http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21jan11-en.htm : "During the recent ICANN meeting in Cartagena, the ICANN Board of Directors and Governmental Advisory Committee agreed to meet at some time prior to the upcoming Silicon Valley/San Francisco meeting in order to devote significant time in the interest of resolving the outstanding issues the GAC has identified with the new gTLD process. Planning for that meeting has occurred and the Board and the GAC have agreed to meet on 28 February and 1 March 2011, in Brussels, at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Mont des Arts – Kunstberg, Brussels. The purpose of the meeting is to: 1. Identify the specific differences between Governmental Advisory Committee ("GAC") advice and the current implementation of the GNSO New gTLD Policy recommendations embodied in the Applicant Guidebook. 2. Through discussion among Board and GAC members, either: arrive at an agreed upon resolution of those differences, or for those issues not resolved, identify what differences remain. This meeting is not intended to address the requirements/steps outlined in the Bylaws mandated Board-GAC consultation process. The meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live over the Internet. Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or remotely. It will be possible for interested parties to attend and observe proceedings. Remote participation facilities will also be made available. The meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live over the Internet. Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or remotely. It will be possible for interested parties to attend and observe proceedings. Remote participation facilities will also be made available.

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Jan. 21, 2011

Jan. 21, 2011

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Ars Technica : Big content to ICANN: make it easier for us to challenge domain suffixes
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Jan. 21, 2011

Jan. 21, 2011

http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/01/big-content-to-icann-make-it-easier…

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9th Circuit Court ruling on ICANN Contract.
by Bill Silverstein Jan. 20, 2011

Jan. 20, 2011

The 9th circuit has ruled that the section 3.7.7.3 of the registrar/registrant contract has no meaning. This is a result of the no third party beneficiary provision of section 5.10 of the contract. This not only eliminates the issue for spam liability, but the issue for copyright or trademark infringement. Under the 9th circuit interpretation, I can use domains by proxy to hide my identity when I register and profit from barbiedoll.com to host pirated movies, despite being provided this evidence, that Domains has no requirement to disclose this information. http://www.scribd.com/doc/45487838/Balsam-v-Tucows-No-09-17625-9th-Cir-Dec-…

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan
by Adam Peake Jan. 15, 2011

Jan. 15, 2011

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14jan11-en.htm Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN Public Meeting 41 in Amman, Jordan Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings 14 January 2011 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 Amman, Jordan 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 ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in Jordan will be accepted from 00:00 UTC on 17 January 2011 until 00:00 UTC on 26 February 2011. 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 Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Jan. 14, 2011

Jan. 14, 2011

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Fwd: Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Citizen Media Outreach
by Evan Leibovitch Jan. 12, 2011

Jan. 12, 2011

Wondering if any ALSs might be interested in taking advantage of this.... - Evan ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prasad Krishna <prasad(a)cis-india.org> Date: 12 January 2011 07:35 Subject: Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Citizen Media Outreach . Dear Evan, *Rising Voices is seeking project proposals from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or individuals for funding of up to $4,000 USD for digital media outreach projects around the world. Application Deadline: Friday, February 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM GMT.* It has been more than three years since Rising Voices began with a simple mandate: to help bring new voices from underrepresented communities to the global conversation through the use of citizen media. We have been accomplishing that by providing microgrant funding, as well as technical and mentoring support to our grantee communities. Ever since the first microgrant competition was announced in May 2007, we have provided seed funding to 24 projects from around the world to help turn their ideas into reality. The diversity of these grantee projects has made Rising Voices a unique place on the web to have a firsthand look at places around the world, such as *Tamatave, Madagascar<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…> * and *Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…> *, through the first-person accounts of these new bloggers. Beginning on January 11th, 2011, Rising Voices is launching the latest round of microgrant funding and is now accepting project proposals from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or individuals for funding of *up to $4,000 USD* for digital media outreach projects around the world. Ideal applicants will present innovative and detailed proposals to teach citizen media techniques to underrepresented communities that are poorly positioned to discover and take advantage of tools like blogging, video-blogging, or podcasting on their own. Who is Eligible to Apply This funding opportunity is open to both NGOs and private individuals. However, if an NGO does not have experienced citizen media trainers on their staff, it is extremely important that they seek collaboration with the local blogging community to find the right trainer(s) with the necessary skills. On the other hand, it would also be highly beneficial for individual applicants to partner with an existing NGO from the communities they plan to serve in order to strengthen the project's impact. What Kind of Projects May be Funded Rising Voices seeks project proposals that share our mission of bringing voices from new communities, as well as underrepresented language groups to the online global conversation through the use of citizen media. The projects' primary activities should be to provide citizen media training workshops to the target community, as well as ongoing support and mentoring to the participants. Please see our roster of current and alumni grantee projects for examples of previously funded projects. Examples of potential projects include: - Distributing flip video cameras to local residents to help map and document environmental issues affecting the area and to propose solutions. - Partnering with a local library with a computer lab to train youth how to record and document the history of their local neighborhood by using mp3 recorders to interview local elders. - Organizing blogging workshop for local artisans to help them market their work online, but also tell the story and history of their handicrafts. - Distributing $10 digital cameras to two different groups in different neighborhoods and create a Flickr group where they interact with each other's photographic perspectives of their city. Application Process Interested applicants should complete the online proposal application form (link here<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…>), which should also include a detailed budget. If you would like to download the application questions to complete offline in order to upload later, please download the text document here (PDF<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…> format). While we welcome and encourage projects from all corners of the global, all applications must be completed in English. *Online Application Form*<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…> Rising Voices outreach grants will range from $2,000-4,000 USD. Please be as thoughtful, specific, and realistic as possible when drafting your budgets. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets for less than the maximum $4,000 USD as smaller grants allow us to fund more projects. Rising Voices outreach grants will range from $2,000-4,000 USD. Please be as thoughtful, specific, and realistic as possible when drafting your budgets. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets for less than the maximum $4,000 USD as smaller grants allow us to fund more projects. The application deadline is *February 4th, 2011 at 11:59 PM GMT*. All applicants will receive a confirmation email indicating that we have received your proposal. The proposals will be reviewed by a committee of Global Voices staff and volunteers, as well as members of previous Rising Voices grantees. We will announce the grant recipients by February 28, 2011. Expectations of Successful Grantees Successful projects will be prominently featured on the Global Voices networks. Grantees will be required to sign a grant agreement, which will outline accounting, reporting, and other terms and conditions regarding how funds will be distributed. Grantees will also be required to post regular project updates to the Rising Voices website, be in regular communication with Rising Voices staff, as well as actively participate in the Rising Voices community. Feel free to ask questions in the comments section below or by sending an email to eddie [at] globalvoicesonline [dot] org. This post is also available in: *Malagasy<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…> * *Português<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/exter…> * Thanks and regards, Prasad Krishna Publications Manager Centre for Internet & Society Contact: 080-40926283 Unsubscribe<http://crm.cis-india.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/mailing/…> #194, Second 'C' cross Domlur Second Stage Domlur Bangalore, 560071 -- - Evan

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Re: [At-Large] Letter, ICANN Board/GAC intersessional meeting on gTLDs: Open to Observers?
by Carlton Samuels Jan. 9, 2011

Jan. 9, 2011

Hi Adam: Due consideration was given in the ALAC Ex-Com this past week and I'm sure the Chair of ALAC will announce a perspective from the ALAC soon. Speaking as a generic At-Large member, I have indicated my support for observer status to interested parties several days ago. I share the perspective in the reasoning posted on the CircleID website by Antony Van Couvering. Cheers, Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround ============================= On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Adam Peake <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> wrote: > Hi, At Large might like to support this letter asking the Board and > GAC to hold the intersessional meeting on new gTLDs open to > observers. I think open meetings have become the default for both > Board and GAC, but it is worth emphasizing in this case. The letter: > > < > http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_board_gac_geneva_meeting_open_to_observ… > > > > An important paragraph: > > "We respectfully request that this consultation between the Board and > GAC be open to observers, consistent with the practices of GAC -- > Board interactions at the public meetings which ICANN holds three > times a year. Since this is the first meeting of this nature in > ICANN's eleven year history, the precedent for all future such > meetings will be established by this meeting." > > No idea if the comment that the meeting will be held in Geneva at the > end of February is correct. But if At Large does support the letter > it might also say that should the Board wish to launch the new gTLD > at the San Francisco meeting (and given the years of process a > decision during later teleconference would be a disappointment), > holding such discussions at the end of February would leave too > little time for public comment. It will take some days for staff to > take the results of the Board/GAC discussion into account and publish > a final applicant guide book. The community must have ample time to > comment and participate to the fullest extent possible in the > process. As stated in the workplan adopted in October 2010 > < > http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/new-gtld-work-plan-28oct10-en.pdf> > a final 30 day public comment period is required. > > Adam > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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Letter, ICANN Board/GAC intersessional meeting on gTLDs: Open to Observers?
by Adam Peake Jan. 8, 2011

Jan. 8, 2011

Hi, At Large might like to support this letter asking the Board and GAC to hold the intersessional meeting on new gTLDs open to observers. I think open meetings have become the default for both Board and GAC, but it is worth emphasizing in this case. The letter: <http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_board_gac_geneva_meeting_open_to_observ…> An important paragraph: "We respectfully request that this consultation between the Board and GAC be open to observers, consistent with the practices of GAC -- Board interactions at the public meetings which ICANN holds three times a year. Since this is the first meeting of this nature in ICANN's eleven year history, the precedent for all future such meetings will be established by this meeting." No idea if the comment that the meeting will be held in Geneva at the end of February is correct. But if At Large does support the letter it might also say that should the Board wish to launch the new gTLD at the San Francisco meeting (and given the years of process a decision during later teleconference would be a disappointment), holding such discussions at the end of February would leave too little time for public comment. It will take some days for staff to take the results of the Board/GAC discussion into account and publish a final applicant guide book. The community must have ample time to comment and participate to the fullest extent possible in the process. As stated in the workplan adopted in October 2010 <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/new-gtld-work-plan-28oct10-en.pdf > a final 30 day public comment period is required. Adam

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Board / GAC Meeting
by Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Jan. 8, 2011

Jan. 8, 2011

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