October 2016 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

New Public Comment: Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 30, 2016

Oct. 30, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Middle East and Adjoining Countries 2016-2019 Strategy’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/meac-strategy-2016-10-27-en. Public comment will end on 17 November2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via meac.swg(a)icann.org<mailto:meac.swg@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/FInDAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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New Public Comment: Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability Draft Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 28, 2016

Oct. 28, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability Draft Report’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cdar-draft-2016-10-27-en. Public comment will end on 22 December 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-cdar-draft-27oct16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-cdar-draft-27oct16@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/_YfDAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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New Public Comment: Proposed Implementation of GNSO Thick RDDS (Whois) Transition Policy for .COM, .NET and .JOBS
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 28, 2016

Oct. 28, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Proposed Implementation of GNSO Thick RDDS (Whois) Transition Policy for .COM, .NET and .JOBS’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-implementation-gnso-thick-rd…. Public comment will end on 15 December 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-whois-transition-26oct16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-whois-transition-26oct16@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/9ofDAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Is the Internet Really Free of US Control?
by parminder Oct. 28, 2016

Oct. 28, 2016

Dear All I had circulated the below elsewhere but i forgot to send it here, thought it may be of relevance. thanks I wrote this commentary piece in the Economic and Political Weekly of India on ICANN's oversight transition. *Internet Governance: Is the Internet Really Free of US Control?* "The recent decision of the United States government to cede its control over the internet’s naming and addressing system to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a US-based international non-profit body, is heralded as a significant step towards the globalisation of internet’s core infrastructure. But with ICANN having no special jurisdictional immunity and subject to the whims of the judicial and legislative branches of the US government as well as many of its executive agencies, the decision seems more symbolic than meaningful." http://www.epw.in/journal/2016/42/web-exclusives/internet-governance.html <http://www.epw.in/journal/2016/42/web-exclusives/internet-governance.html> parminder

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com Oct. 28, 2016

Oct. 28, 2016

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WEBCAST TODAY: @theGIP Digital Watch Briefing: Internet Governance in October 2016
by Joly MacFie Oct. 27, 2016

Oct. 27, 2016

Just about to start. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gipdwoct16>The *GIP Digital Watch Internet governance briefings <http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/events/briefing-internet-governance-octo…>* provide a ‘zoomed-out’ update of the major global IG and digital policy developments. View the restream of the October 25 2016 briefing for a round-up of the major global IG and digital policy developments. Local hubs in Rio de Janeiro and Tunis share regional perspectives. *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gipdwoct16 *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8747 -- <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8738> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST WEDS: The Self Governing Internet - Celebrating the IANA transition and ICANN reforms
by Joly MacFie Oct. 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

Something of a victory lap. But there's still plenty of details to sort out, work to do. On *Wednesday October 26 2016* the *Internet Governance Project <http://www.internetgovernance.org/>* at the *Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy <http://www.spp.gatech.edu/>* presents * <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/10/05/the-self-governing-internet/>* *The Self Governing Internet - Celebrating the IANA transition and ICANN reforms <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/10/05/the-self-governing-internet/>* in Atlanta. Special honoree will Assistant Secretary *Lawrence Strickling*, receiving recognition for his persistent and principled commitment to putting “the global multistakeholder community” in charge of IANA and ICANN. The event will also feature remarks on the long term implications of the transition by a panel of experts, including Internet Architecture Board Chair *Andrew Sullivan*, Georgia Tech professors *Milton Mueller* and *Peter Swire*, the Internet Society’s Senior Policy Advisor *Konstantinos Komaitis*, and Verisign’s Vice President for public policy and government *Keith Drazek*. A live webcast will be available *here <http://jwplayer.media.gatech.edu/oitmystream123>*, *What: The Self Governing Internet - Celebrating the IANA transition and ICANN reforms <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/10/05/the-self-governing-internet/>Where: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GAWhen: Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 4:00pm – 7:00pm EDT | 20:00 - 23:00 UTCWebcast: http://jwplayer.media.gatech.edu/oitmystream123 <http://jwplayer.media.gatech.edu/oitmystream123>Twitter: @igpalert https://twitter.com/IGPAlert <https://twitter.com/IGPAlert>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8738#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8738#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8738 -- <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8738> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Deadline Extended: Take the At-Large Review Survey!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

Dear All, In the interest of accessibility, ITEMS has decided to keep the survey open until 9 November 2016. This will allow everyone attending ICANN57 the opportunity to make their voice heard. Please continue to advertise the survey (http://items.fr/atlargesurvey/)[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey_…> amongst your peers- online and in person. Survey is available in 3 languages: English: http://items.fr/atlargesurvey/[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey_…> Français: http://items.fr/atlargesurvey-fr/[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey-…> Español: http://items.fr/atlargesurvey-es/[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey-…> Best regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 5:48 PM Subject: Take the At-Large Review Survey! Dear All, Help make At-Large a more efficient and effective part of the ICANN community – all are invited to take part in the At-Large Review survey: http://items.fr/atlargesurvey/[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey_…> The At-Large Review is conducted by the Paris-based consultancy firm, ITEMS[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.items.fr_&d=DQMGaQ&…> who acts as the independent examiner. Taking (no more than) 30min to participate in the review via the online survey[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey_…> will be an invaluable contribution to the success of this important review process. Whether you are the representative of an At-Large structure (ALS), a regular participant in ICANN meetings, an ICANN insider or a newcomer to the world of Internet governance, your opinion interests us! ITEMS will share the preliminary evaluation and findings of the survey during the ICANN57 Hyderabad Meeting. We urge you to fill in the survey[items.fr]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__items.fr_atlargesurvey_…> at your earliest convenience, make your voice heard! This is your opportunity to share your views on what’s working, what’s not working so well, and improvements that could be made. IMPORTANT: If you have an interruption and cannot complete the form make sure you go to the last page and submit the form first. Your answers will then be saved and you can return at a later stage, using the same device, and complete the survey, clicking ‘submit’ once more. Le sondage sera disponible en français en fin de semaine. Vous recevrez davantage d’information lorsque celui-ci sera en ligne. La encuesta se encontrará posteriormente disponible esta semana en español. Mayor información será notificada tan pronto sea posible. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org[atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com Oct. 21, 2016

Oct. 21, 2016

Total of 6 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Oct 21 00:53:03 EDT 2016 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 16.67% | 1 | 31.00% | 27378 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 16.67% | 1 | 26.52% | 23427 | program-admin at atlarge.icann.org 16.67% | 1 | 12.71% | 11228 | remo at omerta.nl 16.67% | 1 | 11.59% | 10236 | narten at us.ibm.com 16.67% | 1 | 10.03% | 8855 | johnl at iecc.com 16.67% | 1 | 8.15% | 7201 | cnn at dr.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 6 |100.00% | 88325 | Total

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Call for Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for the At-Large Board Member Position 2017
by Program Admin Oct. 19, 2016

Oct. 19, 2016

On behalf of the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), we are seeking Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from Candidates who wish to serve as an ICANN Board Director. The selected Candidate will be chosen by the At-Large Community, and will serve for a 3-year term starting at the end of ICANN60 (2017 Annual General Meeting - AGM). Background Seat number 15 of the ICANN Board of Directors is dedicated to a member selected by the At-Large Community. This seat is currently occupied by Rinalia Abdul Rahim, who assumed the position at the end of ICANN51 (2014 AGM). Her 3-year term will be completed at the closing of ICANN60 (2017 AGM). Pursuant to Section 19 of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Rules of Procedure<http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2016-09> (version adopted on 20 September 2016), the At-Large Community process for selecting the next Board Director began in September 2016, with the appointment of the Chairs and Members of the BCEC and the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC). The BCEC is responsible for outlining Candidate requirements and expectations, calling for, identifying, and evaluating applications, and compiling the initial slate of Candidates for the Board Director position. The BMSPC oversees the entire selection process for the At-Large Board Member, including the development of the selection timeline and the election finalizing the process. Both groups have regionally balanced membership and operate in accordance with a strict code of conduct and confidentiality. To learn more information, please visit their workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/Vxi4Aw>. This selection process is planned to be completed by Friday, 21 April 2017, with the announcement of the winner on that date. View the detailed timeline here<https://community.icann.org/x/ORq4Aw>. How to Request an Expression of Interest (EoI) Form Persons who are interested in submitting an Expression of Interest (EoI) should begin the process by reviewing the At-Large Board Member Candidate Requirements - 2017<https://community.icann.org/x/HAu4Aw> and At-Large Board Member Candidate Reference Links & Resources - 2017<https://community.icann.org/x/Jgu4Aw>. In particular, please ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements detailed under “Additional Bylaws Qualifications” on the At-Large Board Member Candidate Requirements - 2017<https://community.icann.org/x/HAu4Aw> page. Persons who are interested and eligible to apply for the position should then email the Program Admin Staff at program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> and briefly indicate your interest. Once your email is received, Program Admin Staff will follow up promptly by sending you an email providing you access to an online Expression of Interest (EoI) Form for you to submit your complete application. Specifically, Candidates are requested to name no less than three (3) and no more than four (4) people who are willing, at short notice, to provide you a written Reference for your candidacy after being directly contacted by the BCEC and the Program Admin Staff. See a blank sample EoI Form<https://community.icann.org/x/QiK4Aw> to review and understand the details. The deadline for completing and submitting an EoI Form to be considered by the BCEC is 23:59 UTC on Friday, 18 November 2016. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff

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