July 2015 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

Jack Ma New Co-Chair of Global Internet Governance Alliance #AliBaba #GIGA
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

Dear All, Apologies for the crossposting but this I found interesting: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/01/c_134373596.htm SAO PAULO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Jack Ma, founder of China's ecommerce giant Alibaba, was elected co-chairman of the Global Internet Governance Alliance (GIGA) at the first general meeting of GIGA council held here Tuesday. "This election signifies trust in China's Internet, and how China governs its Internet," said Ma. The meeting was set to discuss key issues related to international cooperation on Internet governance while highlighting China's role. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had called for a just and equal global Internet environment and regarded China as the "key factor to the success of global Internet governance," said Fadi Chehade, president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Rousseff had suggested he find Chinese partners for cooperation, Chehade said. To establish a multiple-stakeholder platform, Chehade said that dialogues among different partners should be improved, the platform should be transparent and just, and all stakeholders should be able to equally participate in global Internet governance. GIGA is co-sponsored by ICANN, the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee and the World Economic Forum to provide a platform for the discussion of Internet governance solutions. -- *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T* *P. O. Box 17862* *Suva* *Republic of Fiji* *Cell: +679 7656770; * *Home: +679 3362003* *Twitter: @SalanietaT* *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

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VIDEO: House Hearing - Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53
by Joly MacFie July 8, 2015

July 8, 2015

Fadi and Larry were up in front of the Congress today to give an update - not only on IANA, but also new gTLDs. Among the tricky IANA aspects: "How to ensure that stakeholder groups – supporting organizations (SOs) and advisory committees (ACs) in ICANN parlance – would have standing under California law to enforce the changes to the bylaws; How to incorporate the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) into the new ICANN structure without increasing its power relative to the other SOs and ACs; and, How to resolve outstanding questions regarding the potential for lawsuits that could impact the SOs and ACs." A CCWG proposal for an ICANN membership structure bit the dust in Buenos Aires, and we are pretty much back to the drawing board on this. On gTLDS, issues such as .amazon, .wine/.vin, and .sucks were discussed. Enjoy! joly posted: "On Wednesday July 8 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53 in Washington DC. Topics under discussion was the propos" [image: Energy + Commerce]On Wednesday* July 8 2015*, the *U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technolog <http://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/communications-and-technology>y* held a hearing *Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53* <http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/internet-governance-progress-after-…> in Washington DC. Topics under discussion was the proposed transfer of the IANA stewardship from the United States to the global Internet community, plus the expansion of generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). Witnesses were *Larry Strickling * of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and *Fadi Chehadé* * * of ICANN. Video is below <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD_lNKXTg2k?start=1347&rel=0> *View on YouTube*: https://youtu.be/fD_lNKXTg2k?t=22m39s *Transcribe on AMARA*: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/Sd5FGVM7yfFg/ *Background memo*: http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20150708/103711/HHRG-114-IF16-201507… *Twitter*: #SubCommTech <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23SubCommTech> | #ICANN53 <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23ICANN53> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7881#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7881#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7881 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Comment on the PPSAI policy document
by Valentina Pavel /ApTI July 8, 2015

July 8, 2015

Dear At-Large Community Members, Please find attached ApTI's comment regarding ICANN's WHOIS privacy/proxy services proposal. We believe the new policy presents a serious danger to freedom of speech, privacy and to the rule of law on the Internet and we urge ICANN not to adopt this proposal. We are also working on publishing a summary of our comment. The public comment period is open until *7 Jul 2015 23:59 UTC. <http://http://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboututc.html>* Thank you, Valentina Pavel Asociația pentru Tehnologie și Internet - ApTI privacy.apti.ro <http://www.privacy.apti.ro> & apti.ro

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WG: [IRPCoalition] ICANN, WHOIS, and Human Rights
by Wolf Ludwig July 7, 2015

July 7, 2015

Hello, let me share this posting from the IRP list with you on a related subject. Best, Wolf Bodle, Robert sent Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:10: >I wanted to share two related articles that should be of interest to IRPrs: > >Rafik Dammak, chair of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) at ICANN and Steering Committee Member of IRPC, was interviewed recently by APC on ICANN's work in relation to the Domain Names System and freedom of expression activism-- >“We need to avoid a situation where the DNS is used to police content”: A conversation with ICANN's Rafik Dammak available here: http://www.apc.org/en/news/“we-need-avoid-situation-where-dns-used-police-c… > >EFF"s article -- "Powerful Coalition Letter Highlights Danger of ICANN’s New Domain Registration Proposal" mentions The Noncommercial Stakeholders Group's work in opposing ICANN's potential ban on privacy services entirely for websites that are used for a “commercial purpose:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/07/powerful-coalition-letter-highlights-… > >Best, >Robert >-- > >Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition >www.internetrightsandprinciples.org >https://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/mailman/listinfo/irp >@netrights > >Robert Bodle, Ph.D. (University of Southern California) >Associate Professor >Department of Communication and New Media Studies >Mount St. Joseph University >Cincinnati, OH45233-1670 >(513) 244-4829 >robert_bodle(a)mail.msj.edu > >Adjunct Professor >Department of Media, Journalism and Film >Miami University >Oxford, OH45056 >bodler(a)miamioh.edu > >https://msj.academia.edu/RobertBodle >@robertbodle >_______________________________________________ >IRP mailing list >IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org >https://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/mailman/listinfo/irp > > EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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WEBCAST: Africa DNS Forum underway in Nairobi
by Joly MacFie July 6, 2015

July 6, 2015

I have watched this all morning and there have been some great speakers including ISOC's Olaf Kolkman and Dawit Bekele. In the new gTLD panel Lucky Masilela of .za said that, before African gTLDs can take off 1) cost has to be cheaper than $185k in the next round, and 2) there has to be harmonization of affordable pricing across African registries. Andrew Mack of PIR emphasized the need for strong and persistent marketing.One big success story today is Nigeria's .ng due to it being a component of so many asian names! joly posted: "The 2015 Africa Domain Name System Forum is underway held at the Sarova Pan Afric Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya from July 6-8 2015. The Africa Domain Name System Forum is an annual open event for stakeholders in the domain name industry in Africa. The forum ena" [image: Africa DNS Forum] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africadnsforum>The *2015 Africa Domain Name System Forum <http://aftld.org/events/?_sfwCOM=event:show;233050>* is underway held at the Sarova Pan Afric Hotel in *Nairobi, Kenya* from *July 6-8 2015*. The Africa Domain Name System Forum is an annual open event for stakeholders in the domain name industry in Africa. The forum enables registries, registrars and other stakeholder in Africa to share experiences, interact and learn from each other about the domain name system. The Forum is being *webcast* live via the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africadnsforum>*. Nairobi is UTC+3 = 7 hours ahead of NYC. *What: Africa Domain Name System Forum 2015 <http://aftld.org/events/?_sfwCOM=event:show;233050> Where: Sarova Pan Afric Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya When: July 6-8 2015 Agenda: http://aftld.org/events/?_sfwCOM=Event:Show;233050&pg=233105 <http://aftld.org/events/?_sfwCOM=Event:Show;233050&pg=233105> Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africadnsforum <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africadnsforum> Twitter: #africadnsforum <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23africadnsforum&src=typd&vertical=default&f=…> Facebook: #africadnsforum <http://facebook.com/hashtag/africadnsforum>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7876#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7876#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7876 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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WEBCAST WED/THU UN WSIS+10 Review Meetings in NYC
by Joly MacFie July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015

ISOC-NY will be represented in person at these meetings by Avri Doria. It is the WSIS process, started in Tunis in 2005, that gave birth to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), so one of the items under discussion will be its continuing support. An initiative was launched last year <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6954> to take the IGF independent so it's no longer beholden to UN pursestrings/regulations - see http://igfsa.org - deserving of support! joly posted: "In August 2014 the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 68/302 on the modalities for the overall review by the Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society - aka WSIS+10 - decided that that th" [image: WSIS+10] <http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/>In* August 2014* the *United Nations General Assembly*, in its *resolution 68/302 <http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/68/302>* on the modalities for the overall review by the Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the *World Summit on the Information Society* - aka *WSIS+10 <http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/>* - decided that that the overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental preparatory process that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders. Under the *roadmap <http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/Internet/Documents/WSIS%20review%20prelimi…>* that preparatory process takes place this week in NYC and, while registration to attend in person is closed, remote participation is available via webcast & twitter. *1st Preparatory Meeting <http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/1julypreparatorymeeting> - Wed 1 July 2015, 10am-6pm EDT | 14:00:22:00 UTC* * Informal Interactive Stakeholder Consultation <http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/2julystakeholderconsultation> - Thu 2 July 2015, 10am-6pm EDT | 14:00:22:00 UTC* * Webcast: http://webtv.un.org/ <http://webtv.un.org/>* * Twitter questions: #AskUNGAWSIS <https://twitter.com/hashtag/askungawsis?vertical=default&f=tweets> (Thursday)* * Twitter comments: #UNGAWSISReview <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ungawsisreview?src=hash&vertical=default&f=twee…>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7858#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7858#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7858 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Search underway for the future CEO of ICANN
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim July 1, 2015

July 1, 2015

Dear At-Large Community Members, I am relaying a message from George Sadowsky below regarding the ICANN CEO Search. Please note the deadline of 12 July for your input, which should be emailed to ceo-search-cmte-only(a)icann.org. The A t-Large wiki on the topic is here in case you want to see some ideas and discussion on the topic: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+CEO+Selection+Criteria+20… Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim Member of the ICANN Board CEO Search Committee ---- Message from George Sadowsky: > All, > > As you may know, Fadi Chehadé, the CEO of ICANN, has announced his intent to leave the organization as of mid-March 2016. > > ICANN has formed a search committee for the new CEO, of which I am the chair. We've opened an e-mail address for interested parties, ceo-search-cmte-only(a)icann.org, in order to collect comments regarding the search, the qualifications of candidates, the job description, and the special characteristics of best applicants. It's open until July 12, 2015. Please feel free to contribute your views. You should also have no hesitation in spreading the word about the search and suggest strong candidates for consideration when the job specifics are available. > > I'll get back to these lists about mid-July with an updated job description and qualifications statement for the position. > > George Sadowsky

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