October 2012 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

Requesting feedback on Internet Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps
by Cintra Sooknanan Oct. 24, 2012

Oct. 24, 2012

Dear All,**** ** ** ICANN is requesting feedback and inputs on the following Internet Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps. Please visit the web page indicated below and submit your feedback.**** ** ** Regards,**** Cintra Sooknanan ** ** ** ** Internet Governance & ICANN Ecosystem Maps · Feedback**** http://icann.xplane.com/ **** The below maps are still in the design process. We seek to gather feedback and inputs early in the process. Our challenge in creating these maps is finding the "right" level of detail. Provide too little and we tell an incomplete story. Provide too much and we need to tell it all.**** Who is the intended audience?**** The interested public. People who want or need to understand these topics at a high level. Relative beginners, not experts. We imagine these being good additions to the associated Wikipedia articles.**** Select a map to provide feedback:**** http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/internet_governance**** http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/ecosystem**** ** ** ** ** Internet Governance Map****<http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/internet_governance> **** <http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/internet_governance> ICANN Ecosystem Map**** <http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/ecosystem> **** <http://icann.xplane.com/questionaire/ecosystem> ** ** © 2012 Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers**** ** **

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Google Transparency Report
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 22, 2012

Oct. 22, 2012

..as it turns out, its not just the usual suspects who want to control what you see and read. Here's a nice quote from a spokesperson for the Electronic Frontier Foundation: "Every six months, the Google transparency report comes out, and almost everybody writes a story that goes like this: 'Google gives up data to governments, and this is bad,'"........... "And usually the story they don't write is that nearly every company with data about users gives up data to governments. We don't have any data about what they're giving up and what circumstances they're giving it up under. Not only is what Google doing better than nothing; almost everyone else is doing nothing." Note this: "nearly every company with data about users gives up data to governments."! Google get fingered but at least it tells you who's asking! Read the story here: http://www.ktla.com/news/business/ct-biz-1019-confidential-google-20121020,… See the latest Google Transparency Report here: http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/ - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Fw: US Spy Agencies Will be Allowed to Share Cyber Threat Information with Water/Sewer Systems
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 22, 2012

Oct. 22, 2012

As would be expected.....or stand accused of dereliction of duty! For the rest of the world though, things not so good. Our local [water & sewer] authority is putting in a SCADA network with very weak security requirements, especially since the PLC's employed for engineering the system tend to come from the same manufacturers. http://www.wral.com/draft-order-would-give-companies-cyberthreat-info/11679… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Sorry, long message
by Roberto Gaetano Oct. 22, 2012

Oct. 22, 2012

Previously mistakenly sent to the ALAC working list. R. -----Messaggio originale----- Hi all. I am not sure whether it is appropriate to send this email to these lists, but please feel free to use the delete key. I have been following the recent events, including the Toronto meeting, from the distance. Now that I have a little more time, I would like to become more active, and I am trying to figure out which is the best way. The question is basically where can I provide an added value, and what are the topics that are more interesting to me (there is no point in taking commitments to do things that I feel unimportant or uninteresting, as the logical consequence would be to drop the commitment eventually). My main problem with ICANN is that, as I also told the new CEO in Prague, the stakeholder model is not fully operational. There are stakeholder groups that are less influential in the policy making process for a number of reasons. Although I agree on the fact that ICANN should not become a parliament, where each component of the internet community has to be exactly represented according to some metrics, nevertheless we must aim at having all voices heard and at having the decision making process to take into account all those voices. My "natural" constituency is the AtLarge: I have no direct commercial interest nor specific contractual or technical role in the internet community, so ALAC fully represents my profile. My choice is therefore to become active in ALAC, and specifically within my local community, the EURALO. I have no affiliation with any ALS, but EURALO accepts individual members. The areas in which I would like to concentrate the always insufficient time and effort are described below (not necessarily in priority order). . Outreach and participation We all know that outreach is important for every stakeholder group, but it is even more important for ALAC. Our community is sparse, composed of individuals and organizations that have a "mild" interest in ICANN, in the sense that their daily life is not perceived as being affected by internet policy decisions, because either their income does not depend from the internet, or because their problems related to the internet are more depending on issues outside the scope of ICANN (for instance, basic connectivity is more important than the introduction of new gTLDs). However, we are aware that the active part of ALAC has the consistency of a rounding error compared to the potential AtLarge community: people who have never heard of ALAC or that have no interest in joining vastly outnumber the volounteers that are active in ALAC. Under these circumstances, the growth of ALAC and the increase in active participation in policy development is of the paramount importance for our recognition. An incredible amount of work has been done on this topic, with excellent results, but I do believe we have to do more to further increase the number and variety of stakeholder represented by us. Therefore, I would like to participate in the outreach sub-committee. . Alliances and synergies We have established, thanks to the current and previous leadership and hard work by the volounteers, excellent relationships with large parts of the internet community. I remember in the early days of ALAC the way other ICANN constituencies were suspiciously looking at us, and often considered us unable to provide added value to ICANN (and even in more recent days, when I was on the Board, it has been very difficult to convince some fellow Directors that ALAC deserved the recognition of a full Board seat). However, even in this case, I believe we need to do more. One of the areas where I can help is the ccTLD community. I have always said that there are huge similarities between the ALAC and the ccTLD community: for instance, we both must "think globally" when we develop policy positions, but must at the same time "act locally" because our membership is deeply rooted in the local community. Incidentally, we share this same structural feature with the GAC: they also have a strong "local" responsibility. When I was at ALAC/EURALO, I tried to liaise with CENTR: I participated to CENTR meetings, presenting ALAC and the potential synergies with the ccTLDs. I did not achieve immediate results, the close connections we have today are the effect of the good work of the people following me. Nevertheless, I think that the plant has grown also because I have participated to plant the seed, and that I can provide further contribution in this direction. I am not posing a candidature for the succession of Cheryl, once she will move to a different task, but I believe I can be of some help in liaising with the ccTLD community. . Internet governance Although this item is abundantly covered by the excellent people we have, who are very active in the different internet governance fora, I believe that my past experience with international organizations could be helpful. I will not have the resources (time and finance) to attend meetings, but I can read documents and exchange opinions by email. . ALAC recognition This is another sticky point. You have witnessed my rant on the issue of the collection of input on policy and its processing by the Board. This is a key issue: the community will have no incentive to provide volounteer work if the result is not affecting the Board's decisions, but on the other hand failure from the community to provide input on policy will give an excellent excuse to the "ALAC-skeptical" party on the Board for dismissing our contribution and role. There is no easy solution: produce input on policy issues, and follow up, demanding justification on Board decisions that might look as not having taken contributions into account. In summary, this is what I would like to contribute on. Of course, with the constraints of the limited time I have and the very limited budget I have for participation to events. And of course provided that the points I list are considered strategic priorities. Best regards, Roberto _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: FINAL_Toronto_Communique_20121017
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 22, 2012

Oct. 22, 2012

Follow the link below to see the final GAC communique from Toronto. Note the positions on early warnngs, the IOC/RC matter and generally, the protection for international orgs. - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/4817665/FINAL_Toronto_Communi…

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Oct. 19, 2012

Oct. 19, 2012

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Short Message to ALAC and RALO representatives and friends of At Large
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Oct. 19, 2012

Oct. 19, 2012

Dear All, Firstly I thank you all for the momentous task and efforts in the ICANN 45 Meeting. Whilst I could not be with you in person, I tried to connect remotely on occasion but the challenge of being awake for 24 hours is something that a mere mortal struggled with. Neverthless, it has been good to follow the progress and the discussions from afar. This has also been a good time to see how remote participation can be improved to keep ALSes engaged whilst they are at home. As you conclude the ICANN 45, I wish you all the very best. I am not sure if the Public Forum has concluded but I would ask that someone please raise that GAC should have influence on visa arrangements for members of Advisory Committees/SOs/NomComs and there should be a level of flexibility to enable them to collect it on arrival. Oksana, it would be great if you could speak up for some of us who have had issues with our visas. Neverthless, I would like to thank the global At Large community [you all are incredible and super AWESOME], and particularly the RALO Secretariats and Executives for the manner in which they have continued to coordinate the participation of all. Last but not least I would like to thank Oliver for his dynamic leadership of the ALAC and my colleagues in the ALAC for their immense contribution to advocacy for At Large. Thank you also to all the members of the ExCom for the dynamic work throughout the year, you have all been incredible Olivier, Carlton, Evan, Tijani and Rinalia. And in honour of all end users around the globe, I would also like to say farewell to our colleagues who are leaving the ALAC but are not leaving the At Large family at the end of ICANN 45. Thank you for your immense contribution. On the same token, I would like to welcome all the new re-appointments and new appointments to the ALAC. I look forward to learning from you all. I was pleased when Gunela reminded the community of the issue of "Access" and the heart of the work in ALAC is the issue of "Access" for the end user. It remains a privilege to serve you all. Warm Regards from a sunny Fiji, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala ALAC P.S We need an ICANN meeting in a small island developing States..Hint Hint...any word on the Trinidad front?

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Fwd: ALAC and accessibility for people with disability
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 18, 2012

Oct. 18, 2012

For your information, please be so kind to find an email sent by one of our members in Australia regarding accessibility, including accessibility of the new myICANN.org Web site. I believe there is a deeper implication to make ICANN as well as its bottom-up policy processes and its communication strategy more accessible to everyone. Comments welcome! Kind regards, Olivier -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ALAC and accessibility for people with disability Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:12:59 +1100 From: Gunela Astbrink <g.astbrink(a)*.au> To: ocl(a)gih.com CC: Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr(a)*.com>, Save Vocea <save.vocea(a)*.org> Dear Olivier, Unfortunately, I won't be at the Toronto ICANN meeting. I remember we have had discussions about accessibility for people with disability in the past. The new myICANN website has prompted me to contact you. The ICANN websites have accessibility errors including the brand new myICANN. That looks like a great site and is intended for the general public. Thus, people with disability who comprise one billion people in the world should have adequate access. I was invited to participate in the consultation for a new At-Large website and hope that it will incorporate accessibility based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) right from the start. http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php I am very concerned that accessibility should be considered in new policy or process. ISOC are about to launch a policy paper on Internet accessibility for people with disability (drafted by me). I'd like to see ICANN also taking this issue on in a systematic way. For example, mechanisms could be considered on how to encourage new gTLDs to consider accessibility. Happy to discuss further. Regards, Gunela -- Gunela Astbrink GSA Information Consultants PO Box 600 Ballina NSW 2478 Australia Mobile: +61 417 715738 Email: g.astbrink(a)gsa.com.au

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Re: [At-Large] [IDN-WG] [APAC-Discuss] Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings PC
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Oct. 18, 2012

Oct. 18, 2012

works for me ... but clearly O sort of biased :-):-):-) On Sep 24, 2012 12:59 PM, "Edmon Chung" <edmon(a)isoc.hk> wrote: > After reviewing the document I think we can proceed with a simple response > commending the work and reiterating the importance of IDN IDN TLDs. > > Most of the document reiterates the recommendations from the IDNC (for the > fast track) with some additional adjustments based on the learning over the > few years of its implementation (which have actually been addressed and > updated to the latest IDN Fast Track document). > > Edmon > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: idn-wg-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto: > idn-wg-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Salanieta T. > Tamanikaiwaimaro > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 12:03 PM > To: Carlton Samuels > Cc: apralo; idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; At-Large Worldwide > Subject: Re: [IDN-WG] [APAC-Discuss] [At-Large] Draft Recommendations > Overall Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings PC > > Thanks Carlton. > > If there are views from At Large on this, please let us know as > discussions are underway within the ALAC IDN Working Group via its mailing > list. > > Kind Regards, > Sala > > On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Carlton Samuels < > carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com > > wrote: > > > Hi Sala: > > This is a question best answered by out IDN liaison. I shall be so > > advised. > > > > Best, > > - Carlton > > > > ============================== > > Carlton A Samuels > > Mobile: 876-818-1799 > > *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* > > ============================= > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < > > salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > Thank you Matt for bringing it to our attention. > > > > > > Does the ALAC need to make a statement on the Draft Recommendations > > Overall > > > Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings PC< > > > https://community.icann.org/x/xYUoAg> is now open. > > > > > > What are people's views on the Draft Recommendations? > > > > > > Kind Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Matt Ashtiani > > > <matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Edmon, > > > > > > > > I am following up on the email below. Can you please advise if you > > think > > > a > > > > Statement on this PC is necessary. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Matt Ashtiani > > > > > > > > At-Large Coordination Officer > > > > > > > > ICANN > > > > > > > > 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 > > > > > > > > Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA > > > > > > > > From: Matt Ashtiani <matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto: > > > > matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org>> > > > > Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:46 PM > > > > To: Edmon Chung <edmon(a)isoc.hk<mailto:edmon@isoc.hk>> > > > > Cc: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com<mailto: > > > > rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com>>, "idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > <mailto: > > > > idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > <mailto: > > > > idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond < > > ocl(a)gih.com > > > > <mailto:ocl@gih.com>>, ICANN At-Large Staff > > > > <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> > > > > Subject: Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the Selection of > > > > IDN ccTLD Strings PC > > > > > > > > Dear Edmon, > > > > > > > > Please note that the Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the > > > > Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings > > > > PC<https://community.icann.org/x/xYUoAg > > > > > > > is now open. Please advise if you think a Statement on this PC is > > > necessary. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Matt Ashtiani > > > > > > > > At-Large Coordination Officer > > > > > > > > ICANN > > > > > > > > 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 > > > > > > > > Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > IDN-WG mailing list > > > > IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg > > > > > > > > IDN WG Wiki: > > > https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala > > > P.O. Box 17862 > > > Suva > > > Fiji > > > > > > Twitter: @SalanietaT > > > Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro > > > Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > APAC-Discuss mailing list > > APAC-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apac-discuss > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.apralo.org > > > > > > -- > Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala > P.O. Box 17862 > Suva > Fiji > > Twitter: @SalanietaT > Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro > Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851 > _______________________________________________ > IDN-WG mailing list > IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg > > IDN WG Wiki: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy > > > _______________________________________________ > IDN-WG mailing list > IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg > > IDN WG Wiki: https://st.icann.org/idn-policy/index.cgi?at_large_idn_policy >

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Softbank to buy Sprint Nextel
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 17, 2012

Oct. 17, 2012

..A Japanese company to buy 70% of the 3rd(?) largest mobile service provider in US market. Hmmm, wonder what the pushback will be here....and, from whence will it come? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/15/sprint-stake-japan-softban… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT)
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Oct. 17, 2012

Oct. 17, 2012

Dear All, This is a friendly reminder of in Invitation that was sent last month. You are invited to participate in the Preparatory process, hear views and make your views known. Remote Participation is available but you will need to register via http://portal.gctwebcasts.com/synapse/Default.aspx?alias=portal.gctwebcasts… Please spread the word. I look forward to e-seeing you there. Kind Regards, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN's Presence and Participation Across Africa
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 16, 2012

Oct. 16, 2012

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 1:27 PM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN's Presence and Participation Across Africa To: carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com ** [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-16oct12-en.pdf [PDF, 204 KB] ------------------------------ Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN's Presence and Participation Across Africa 16 October 2012 http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-16oct12-en.pdf [PDF, 204 KB]

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Congressman Warns FTC - Leave Google Alone.
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 16, 2012

Oct. 16, 2012

.....the more things change....... When I was a pup working for AT&T, the widely-held view was that a congressman from a district with more cows than people was a very reliable ally. Even could be depended on to regularly shin-kick poor Judge Green of FMJ fame... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/congressman-warns-ftc-leave-goog… -Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Clash of the Titans!
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Oct. 16, 2012

Oct. 16, 2012

Dear All, *US Position on Huawei and ZTE* This is the Investigative Report that was released by the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman and Ranking Member Investigative Report on The U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE. You can access it via http://intelligence.house.gov/sites/intelligence.house.gov/files/documents/… *China's Response [China Daily: Qi Li]* Qi Li writes an Article titled US Politicians' Hypocrisy, see: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-10/15/content_15817855.htm I am wondering about what the Macs that are made in China??? Is this really about merchandise or is this just the clash of the Titans? -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Reminder: At-Large Toronto Meeting Reports
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 15, 2012

Oct. 15, 2012

Please be so kind to find the Reporting Page for all of the meetings you attend at ICANN 45 in Toronto. https://community.icann.org/x/cRAQAg Please fill this table as you attend meetings which are not At-Large meetings. As mentioned at the end of the Sunday working session, it is *really* important that you fill these in order to provide a good overview of the matters discussed in other sessions for those who have not been able to attend. Many thanks, Olivier

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC] ELECTION SUMMARY: ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2012 to ICANN AGM 2013
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Oct. 15, 2012

Oct. 15, 2012

Since Edmon accepts his nomination, I support him to continue as IDN Liaison Officer. On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Edmon Chung <edmon(a)isoc.hk> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Thanks for the nomination and am honored to continue to serve as the ALAC > IDN Liaison. > There are still a number of challenges for IDN ahead, but I am encouraged > to see that our recent advice regarding the prioritization of IDN gTLD > applications have been heard. > > As we move forward, besides thanking the many who have helped with the IDN > WG, would like to especially express my appreciation for Rinalia's great > help with the process. So I look forward to another year of fruitful work > and relaying the progress (or non-progress :-P) from the various IDN > related projects ongoing at ICANN. > > Edmon > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto: > alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Olivier MJ > Crepin-Leblond > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 4:50 AM > To: ALAC Working List; alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; At-Large > Worldwide > Subject: [ALAC] ELECTION SUMMARY: ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2012 > to ICANN AGM 2013 > > Dear All, > > According to Rule 4 of the ALAC Internal Rules of Procedure > > https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/27854147/AL-2007-1-1-Rev11… > > Liaisons to ICANN's Advisory Committees, Supporting Organizations and > Constituencies can be established by approval of the Committee; in that > case, they will follow the rules established for the appointment and > functioning of the GNSO Liaison. > > The stage of nominations having been undertaken, it is now time to discuss > those nominations. > > The following is a list of the current positions: > > · GNSO liaison -- Currently held by Alan Greenberg > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Alan+Greenberg+SOI> > > · ccNSO -- Currently held by Cheryl Langdon-Orr > > · SSAC -- Currently held by Julie Hammer > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Julie+Hammer+SOI> > > · IDN Policy -- Currently held by Edmon Chung > < > https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/Edmon+Chung+-+Bio+and+Statement+… > > > > · NCSG -- Currently held by Evan Leibovitch > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Evan+Leibovitch+SOI> > > The DotMobi Liaison position is remaining vacant pending clarification > from DotMobi. > > All nominations are published on the relevant WIKI page: > https://community.icann.org/x/sxYQAg > > The following nominations have been received: > > GNSO Liaison Alan Greenberg > Nominated/seconded by: > > * Eduardo Diaz (Nom) > * Carlton Samuels > * Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro > * Rinalia Abdul Rahim > * Tijani Ben Jemaa > * Yaovi Atohoun > > ccNSO Liaison: Cheryl Langdon-Orr > Nominated/seconded by: > > * Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro (Nom) > * Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Nom) > * Eduardo Diaz (Nom) > * Carlton Samuels > * Tijani Ben Jemaa > * Yaovi Atohoun > > SSAC Liaison: Julie Hammer > Nominated/seconded by: > > * Tijani Ben Jemaa (Nom) > * Sandra Hoferichter > * Vanda Scartezini > * Yaovi Atohoun > * Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro > > IDN Policy Liaison: Edmon Chung > Nominated/seconded by: > > * Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Nom) > * Tijani Ben Jemaa > * Sandra Hoferichter > * Yaovi Atohoun > > NCSG Liaison: Evan Leibovitch > Nominated/seconded by: > > * Tijani Ben Jemaa (Nom) > * Sandra Hoferichter (Nom) > * Yaovi Atohoun > > > *2012-2103 ALAC Liaison Selection Schedule: * > > > * 4 October 2012 - Call for Expressions of Interest (to be sent to > lists.) > * 10 October 2012 - Deadline for Liaison Nominations (to be sent to > lists.) > * 15 October 2012 - Chair to post to the public ALAC list an "election > summary" message (sent to lists). > * 15-18 October 2012 - Nominations are discussed. > * 19 October 2012 - Deadline for Nominees to Accept their Nomination > (sent to lists and or as notified and recorded on the relevant > Election Pages of the At-Large Wiki.) > * 22-26 October 2012 - Selection of ALAC Liaisons -- if elections are > required, they will be held 22-26 October 2012. Where only one > nomination is received for any Liaison position, the nominee will be > confirmed in that role on 19 October 2012 > * 26 October 2012 - Selection/Election Results announced and any > unconfirmed Liaisons begin in their roles. > > > > > > *Relevant Rules from the ALAC Rules of Procedure: * > > > > RULE 4 - ELECTION OF LIAISONS > > > > 4.1 Liaisons to ICANN's Advisory Committees, Supporting Organizations and > Constituencies can be established by approval of the Committee; in > > that case, they will follow the rules established for the appointment and > functioning of the GNSO Liaison > > > > 4.2 **Refers to *The Board Liaison*, and is therefore not relevant here, > and will be redacted from the revised ALAC ROPs* > > > > 4.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, > written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate > > > > 4.4 All liaisons serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of > an Annual General Meeting and ending at the closure of the following > > Annual General Meeting. > > > > 4.5 Liaisons shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the > following criteria: > > > > 4.6 They shall normally be persons who are current or former members of > the ALAC, or are anyway familiar with the activities and functioning of > > ICANN and of the ALAC; > > > > 4.7 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the At-Large Community by > acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge > > differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and > enabling different opinions to be shared; > > > > 4.8 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC > representative, to put the collective views of the ALAC, always, in front > of their own. > > > > RULE 5 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR LIAISONS > > > > 5.1 There is no requirement for a Liaison to be a member of the At-Large > Advisory Committee;* > > > > 5.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; > > > > 5.3 A person may not serve two different liaison positions at the same > time; > > > > 5.4 All liaisons can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of > recall according to rule 11; > > > > 5.5 All liaisons have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and > loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum > > participation requirements set forth in Rule 21. In case of failure to do > so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall. > > > > The mission and responsibilities of each Liaison of the ALAC are: > > > > 5.6 To participate diligently in the meetings and activities of the body > he/she is liaison to; > > > > 5.7 To communicate and advocate the positions of the ALAC to such body; > > > > 5.8 To report to the ALAC the current and upcoming activities of the body > he/she is liaison to, as far as this is possible under the timing > > and confidentiality constraints of such *body;* > > > > 5.9 When this is possible under such constraints, ask to the ALAC for > advance instructions on matters that are going to be discussed by such body. > > > > RULE 6 - PRIVILEGES OF LIAISONS > > > > 6.1 All liaisons have the same rights of access to information, mailing > lists and documents *as the ordinary ALAC members.* > > > > *PLEASE NOTE:* With the exception of the ALAC ByLaw-mandated liaisons to > the GNSO and the ccNSO, there is no assured travel finding for ALAC > Liaisons to attend > > ICANN Meetings unless they are serving ALAC members. Therefore, assurances > that they can still perform their role will be required. > > > > *The 2012-2013 ALAC Liaison Election - Schedule and Nominees Workspace:* > > > > This workspace is available at https://community.icann.org/x/lZEoAg. > > It includes the following additional important information: > > > > · Qualification criteria for liaisons; > > > > · Privileges of liaisons; > > > > · Election procedures, including specific procedures for the > ALAC liaison to the SSAC; > > > > · A table listing who has been nominated for the various liaison > positions. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond > > ALAC Chair > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… > -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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ELECTION SUMMARY: ALAC Liaisons to serve from October 2012 to ICANN AGM 2013
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Oct. 15, 2012

Oct. 15, 2012

Dear All, According to Rule 4 of the ALAC Internal Rules of Procedure https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/27854147/AL-2007-1-1-Rev11… Liaisons to ICANN's Advisory Committees, Supporting Organizations and Constituencies can be established by approval of the Committee; in that case, they will follow the rules established for the appointment and functioning of the GNSO Liaison. The stage of nominations having been undertaken, it is now time to discuss those nominations. The following is a list of the current positions: · GNSO liaison -- Currently held by Alan Greenberg <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Alan+Greenberg+SOI> · ccNSO -- Currently held by Cheryl Langdon-Orr · SSAC -- Currently held by Julie Hammer <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Julie+Hammer+SOI> · IDN Policy -- Currently held by Edmon Chung <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/Edmon+Chung+-+Bio+and+Statement+…> · NCSG -- Currently held by Evan Leibovitch <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Evan+Leibovitch+SOI> The DotMobi Liaison position is remaining vacant pending clarification from DotMobi. All nominations are published on the relevant WIKI page: https://community.icann.org/x/sxYQAg The following nominations have been received: GNSO Liaison Alan Greenberg Nominated/seconded by: * Eduardo Diaz (Nom) * Carlton Samuels * Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro * Rinalia Abdul Rahim * Tijani Ben Jemaa * Yaovi Atohoun ccNSO Liaison: Cheryl Langdon-Orr Nominated/seconded by: * Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro (Nom) * Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Nom) * Eduardo Diaz (Nom) * Carlton Samuels * Tijani Ben Jemaa * Yaovi Atohoun SSAC Liaison: Julie Hammer Nominated/seconded by: * Tijani Ben Jemaa (Nom) * Sandra Hoferichter * Vanda Scartezini * Yaovi Atohoun * Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro IDN Policy Liaison: Edmon Chung Nominated/seconded by: * Rinalia Abdul Rahim (Nom) * Tijani Ben Jemaa * Sandra Hoferichter * Yaovi Atohoun NCSG Liaison: Evan Leibovitch Nominated/seconded by: * Tijani Ben Jemaa (Nom) * Sandra Hoferichter (Nom) * Yaovi Atohoun *2012-2103 ALAC Liaison Selection Schedule: * * 4 October 2012 - Call for Expressions of Interest (to be sent to lists.) * 10 October 2012 - Deadline for Liaison Nominations (to be sent to lists.) * 15 October 2012 - Chair to post to the public ALAC list an "election summary" message (sent to lists). * 15-18 October 2012 - Nominations are discussed. * 19 October 2012 - Deadline for Nominees to Accept their Nomination (sent to lists and or as notified and recorded on the relevant Election Pages of the At-Large Wiki.) * 22-26 October 2012 - Selection of ALAC Liaisons -- if elections are required, they will be held 22-26 October 2012. Where only one nomination is received for any Liaison position, the nominee will be confirmed in that role on 19 October 2012 * 26 October 2012 - Selection/Election Results announced and any unconfirmed Liaisons begin in their roles. *Relevant Rules from the ALAC Rules of Procedure: * RULE 4 - ELECTION OF LIAISONS 4.1 Liaisons to ICANN's Advisory Committees, Supporting Organizations and Constituencies can be established by approval of the Committee; in that case, they will follow the rules established for the appointment and functioning of the GNSO Liaison 4.2 **Refers to *The Board Liaison*, and is therefore not relevant here, and will be redacted from the revised ALAC ROPs* 4.3 The election can take place by electronic mail, online balloting, written balloting, or any other means deemed convenient and accurate 4.4 All liaisons serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an Annual General Meeting and ending at the closure of the following Annual General Meeting. 4.5 Liaisons shall be freely chosen by the ALAC, according to the following criteria: 4.6 They shall normally be persons who are current or former members of the ALAC, or are anyway familiar with the activities and functioning of ICANN and of the ALAC; 4.7 They shall accept to serve on behalf of the At-Large Community by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared; 4.8 They shall accept, while acting in their capacity as an ALAC representative, to put the collective views of the ALAC, always, in front of their own. RULE 5 - QUALIFICATION CRITERIA FOR LIAISONS 5.1 There is no requirement for a Liaison to be a member of the At-Large Advisory Committee;* 5.2 A conflict of interest statement must be filed; 5.3 A person may not serve two different liaison positions at the same time; 5.4 All liaisons can be removed before the end of their term by a vote of recall according to rule 11; 5.5 All liaisons have a duty of performing their roles with diligence and loyalty to the Committee, and are bound to meet the minimum participation requirements set forth in Rule 21. In case of failure to do so, the Chair shall call a vote of recall. The mission and responsibilities of each Liaison of the ALAC are: 5.6 To participate diligently in the meetings and activities of the body he/she is liaison to; 5.7 To communicate and advocate the positions of the ALAC to such body; 5.8 To report to the ALAC the current and upcoming activities of the body he/she is liaison to, as far as this is possible under the timing and confidentiality constraints of such *body;* 5.9 When this is possible under such constraints, ask to the ALAC for advance instructions on matters that are going to be discussed by such body. RULE 6 - PRIVILEGES OF LIAISONS 6.1 All liaisons have the same rights of access to information, mailing lists and documents *as the ordinary ALAC members.* *PLEASE NOTE:* With the exception of the ALAC ByLaw-mandated liaisons to the GNSO and the ccNSO, there is no assured travel finding for ALAC Liaisons to attend ICANN Meetings unless they are serving ALAC members. Therefore, assurances that they can still perform their role will be required. *The 2012-2013 ALAC Liaison Election - Schedule and Nominees Workspace:* This workspace is available at https://community.icann.org/x/lZEoAg. It includes the following additional important information: · Qualification criteria for liaisons; · Privileges of liaisons; · Election procedures, including specific procedures for the ALAC liaison to the SSAC; · A table listing who has been nominated for the various liaison positions. Kind regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond ALAC Chair

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ICANN 2012 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Oct. 15, 2012

Oct. 15, 2012

Congratulations to all, but special congratulations to Alan Greenberg and to Jean-Jacques Subrenat on their nominations to the ALAC! Read announcement at : http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30aug12-en.htm Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh

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Celebrating Women in Technology [Ada Lovelace Day]
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Oct. 15, 2012

Oct. 15, 2012

Dear All, As today is Ada Lovelace Day where societies reflect and celebrate the accomplishments of women in science, math, technology and engineering. See: http://t.co/No4eRYhl To this end, I would like to congratulate all inspiring and inspired women within the At Large community. Thank you Staff and At Large. Most people know of the Wright brothers inventing the first airplanes but most people don't know that the inspiration behind them and the person who taught them "mechanics" which inspired them onwards to aerodynamics was none other than their beloved mother. In honour of the many women who have gone before us and paved the way to enable us to enjoy our "today".... Warm Wishes, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Pressure to outflank Huawei - organized by US competitors
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 14, 2012

Oct. 14, 2012

..its called competition by any means necessary. Ironically, this is just one response. Some good is coming to consumers from just the threat, especially in Africa and LAC. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/huaweis-us-competitors-am… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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The Internet as battle theatre
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 14, 2012

Oct. 14, 2012

...'the fire next time'......pushback was inevitable....we always knew this was in our future, too..... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/world/middleeast/us-suspects-iranians-wer… - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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gTLD Review Group decisions regarding the comments by IT for Change, India
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Oct. 13, 2012

Oct. 13, 2012

Dear All, The gTLD Review Group (gTLD RG ; https://community.icann.org/x/u7-bAQ) received a comment from IT for Change, India on September 11 2012. IT for Change, India's comment was not directed at a specific application or applicant but was posted to the At-Large new gTLD Applications Dashboard at https://community.icann.org/display/newgtldrg/multiple-strings-by-IT-for-ch… for comment. The comment by IT for Change, India is that allowing generic words as private TLDs (i.e with single registrant, with no requirement to make second level domain names available to the open market) is against the public interest. Because such a concept is outside the scope of any particular applicant or application, the gTLD RG will not be submitting a comment for the ALAC for possible submission to ICANN's new gTLD comment forum before the close of the Application Comment Period on September 26 2012. However, given the concept raised regarding generic words becoming private TLDs has policy implications that impacts individual Internet end users, the gTLD RG recommends that the issues raised be referred to the At-Large new gTLD Working Group (new gTLD WG ; https://community.icann.org/x/8Yoi) for discussion and possible policy recommendations. We note that the issues referred to the new gTLD WG from past comments received by the gTLD RG (https://community.icann.org/display/newgtldrg/.book+_OG) have been added to the new gTLD WG's agenda. Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh Chair, gTLD Review Group

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Name.Space vrs ICANN #gTLDs
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro Oct. 13, 2012

Oct. 13, 2012

Dear All, Thanks to Joly who alerted us of Kevin Murphy notifyimg the world to Name. Space's Claim against ICANN, see: http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-… *Summary* Name.Space Inc has filed a Claim against ICANN alleging:- 1. Contract, Combination or Conspiracy in Restraint of Trade under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 2. Monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2) 3. Unlawful Restraint of Trade and Conspiracy in Restraint of Trade Under the Cartwright Act, California Business and Professions Code §§ 16720 et seq. 4. Unfair Competition and False Designation of Origin under Section 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) 5. Common Law Trademark Infringement 6. Unfair Competition under California Business and Professions Code § 17200 7. Common Law Unfair Competition 8. Tortious Interference with Contract 9. Tortious Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage To read the Claim, visit: http://domainincite.com/docs/Name.Space%20Complaint%2010.1012.pdf Kind Regards, -- Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala P.O. Box 17862 Suva Fiji Twitter: @SalanietaT Skype:Salanieta.Tamanikaiwaimaro Fiji Cell: +679 998 2851

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Oct. 12, 2012

Oct. 12, 2012

Total of 55 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Oct 12 00:53:04 EDT 2012 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 32.73% | 18 | 32.83% | 178228 | salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com 12.73% | 7 | 10.22% | 55466 | carlton.samuels at gmail.com 7.27% | 4 | 12.22% | 66343 | alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca 5.45% | 3 | 3.99% | 21677 | joly at punkcast.com 3.64% | 2 | 5.22% | 28349 | yaovito at yahoo.fr 5.45% | 3 | 3.33% | 18095 | johnl at iecc.com 3.64% | 2 | 2.76% | 14989 | ocl at gih.com 1.82% | 1 | 4.46% | 24214 | parminder at itforchange.net 1.82% | 1 | 2.64% | 14347 | evan at telly.org 1.82% | 1 | 2.57% | 13941 | vanda at uol.com.br 1.82% | 1 | 2.45% | 13288 | julie.hammer at bigpond.com 1.82% | 1 | 2.30% | 12460 | info at hoferichter.eu 1.82% | 1 | 2.11% | 11466 | tijani.benjemaa at fmai.org 1.82% | 1 | 1.94% | 10514 | rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com 1.82% | 1 | 1.53% | 8313 | narten at us.ibm.com 1.82% | 1 | 1.39% | 7520 | jstyre at jstyre.com 1.82% | 1 | 1.31% | 7102 | michele at blacknight.ie 1.82% | 1 | 1.24% | 6743 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 1.82% | 1 | 1.21% | 6562 | devtee at gmail.com 1.82% | 1 | 1.17% | 6347 | jaap at nlnetlabs.nl 1.82% | 1 | 1.10% | 5949 | derek at aa419.org 1.82% | 1 | 1.03% | 5595 | lutz at iks-jena.de 1.82% | 1 | 0.98% | 5315 | lutz at thur.de --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 55 |100.00% | 542823 | Total

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NCUC Policy Conference “Security & Freedom in a Connected World” Friday 10/12 (remote participation details)
by Joly MacFie Oct. 11, 2012

Oct. 11, 2012

[image: NCUC Conference] <http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45.html>The ICANN <http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45.html>Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) <http://ncuc.org/> is holding an all-day policy conference *“ICANN & Internet Governance: Security & Freedom in a Connected World” <http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45.html> *in Toronto on Friday, 12 October 2012 – the eve of ICANN #45 <http://toronto45.icann.org/> .The conference will explore key ICANN and Internet governance policy issues. It will discuss the promotion of cyber-security and human rights on the Internet, multi-stakeholderism and the role of governments, and key policy issues surrounding new top-level domains such as freedom of expression and intellectual property rights. The conference’s subtitle recognizes society’s shared twin goals of security and freedom, and questions to what extent must society sacrifice one for the other. Remote participation will be available via Adobe Connect <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/yyz45-ncuc/> and there will also be a live webcast via the Internet Society Chapters Webcasting Channel <http://bit%2Cly/isoctv>. Toronto time is UTC-4. * * *What*: NCUC Policy Conference: Security & Freedom in a Connected World<http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45.html> *Where*: Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Canada *When*: Friday October 12 2012 9am-5:45pm | 1300-2145 UTC *Program*: http://bit.ly/QeKXxa *Adobe Connect*: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/yyz45-ncuc/ *Webcast*: http://bit,ly/isoctv *Twitter*: #ncuc <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23ncuc> | #icann45<https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23icann45> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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