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Is ICANN's oversight really moving away from the US government?
by parminder April 9, 2016

April 9, 2016

My take on the ICANN oversight transition as an op-ed in The Hindu 'Why the Internet is not just free yet" http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/why-the-internet-isnt-just-free-yet/a… parminder

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LAST DAY - Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 2, 2016

April 2, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of the ALAC, Olivier Crepin-Leblond, with assistance from Alan Greenberg, has developed the first draft ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups<https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw>. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by TODAY (31 March 2016) at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.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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EXTENDED - Call for Comments: ALAC Statement on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 31, 2016

March 31, 2016

Dear All, Given the extension of the public comment period on the Draft Framework of Principles for Cross Community Working Groups<https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw>, At-Large's internal commenting period on the draft ALAC Statement on this topic has been extended for 8 more days. You may find the draft ALAC Statement, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/ZxaAAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 08 April 2016 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.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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WEBCAST TUE-FRI: South School on Internet Governance 2016 #SSIGOAS
by Joly MacFie March 31, 2016

March 31, 2016

We are most of the way through day one, but there's plenty to go. Vint's opening keynote is superb. joly posted: "From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 the Eighth South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held at the Organization of American States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main objective of the South School on Internet Governance is t" [image: SSIG 2016]From *Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016* the *Eighth South School on Internet Governance <http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/> *(SSIG) will be held at the Organization of American States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main objective of the South School on Internet Governance is to train new leaders of opinion in all aspects related with Internet Governance, from a global perspective and with focus on the Latin America and Caribbean Region. The program trains university and postgraduate students from the region and from the rest of the world in understanding the complexity related with Internet Governance and its importance in the future of the Internet. Speakers include *Vint Cerf*, *Veni Markovski*, *Raquel Gatto*, *Larry Strickling*, *John Curran*, *Bill Drake*, and *Danny Sepulveda*. The entire event will be *webcast <http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/>* in both English and Spanish. The English version will be relayed and archived on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ssigoas>*. *What: Eighth South School on Internet Governance <http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/> (SSIG)* * Where: Organization of American States (OAS) HQ,Washington, DC* * When: Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016* * Agenda: http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSIG_schedule.… <http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSIG_schedule.…>* * Webcast: http://livestre.am/5l2tN <http://livestre.am/5l2tN> (English relay / archive)* * http://original.livestream.com/oasspanish2 <http://original.livestream.com/oasspanish2> (spanish)* * Twitter: #SSIGOAS https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSIGOAS <https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSIGOAS>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8390#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8390#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8390 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST WEDS – FRI – RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016
by Joly MacFie March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

Following this online may be a little hit and miss. Each session goes out on a separate YouTube url, so you may need to scout around. There are 3 - maybe 4 - webcast tracks, Hub, Bridge, Cottage, Lab. Each track's Sli.do link will show up in its YouTube description so click through for that. Note that it is being tweeted live at https://twitter.com/internetsociety joly posted: "From today Wednesday March 30 2016 - Friday April 1 2016 AccessNow presents RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016 in San Francisco CA. RightsCon is three days of sessions tackling some of today’s most challenging business and policy issues: freedom of expression," [image: RightsCon]From today *Wednesday March 30 2016 - Friday April 1 2016 AccessNow <https://www.accessnow.org/>* presents *RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016 <https://www.rightscon.org/>* in San Francisco CA. RightsCon is three days of sessions tackling some of today’s most challenging business and policy issues: freedom of expression, online harassment and countering violent extremism, privacy and digital security, encryption, network discrimination and connectivity, human rights, trade and business, transparency reporting, digital inclusion, internet governance, and more. Speakers include *Bertrand De La Chappelle*, *Rebecca Mackinnon*, *Bruce Schneier*, *Michael Nelson*, *Ed Snowden*, *Wendy Seltzer*, and ISOC Trustee *Walid Al-Saqaf*. The event will be webcast live on 3 tracks via *AccessNow's YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1WRUFROqjer720gqXiF91w>*. Remote participation is available via *SLIDO <http://slido.com>* *What: RightsCon Silicon Valley 2016 <https://www.rightscon.org/>* * Where: San Francisco CA* * When: Wednesday March 30 2016 - Friday April 1 2016* * Program: http://rightscon.sched.org/ <https://www.rightscon.org/#livestream>* * Webcast: https://www.rightscon.org/#livestream <https://www.rightscon.org/#livestream>* * Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/RightsCon <https://twitter.com/hashtag/RightsCon>* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/RightsCon <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/RightsCon>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8393#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8393#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8393 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Re: [At-Large] WEBCAST TUE-FRI: South School on Internet Governance 2016 #SSIGOAS
by Renata Aquino Ribeiro March 29, 2016

March 29, 2016

Hi About the SSIG and LAC, there used to be LAC participation only, yes. This year, participants also from Asia-Pacific. All the best Renata

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New Public Comment: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .TORAY and .PICTET TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 29, 2016

March 29, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the 'Release of Country and Territory Names within the .TORAY and .PICTET TLDs' has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ctn-release-tlds-2016-03-28-en. Public comment will end on 10 May 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-ctn-release-tlds-28mar16(a)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/4zCAAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.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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Call for Comments: Draft ALAC Statement on the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Operational Profile for gTLD Registries and Registrars
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 25, 2016

March 25, 2016

Dear All, On behalf of the ALAC, Holly Raiche, with assistance from Carlton Samuels, has developed the first draft ALAC Statement on the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Operational Profile for gTLD Registries and Registrars<https://community.icann.org/x/JYZlAw>. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/JYZlAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 11 January 2016 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.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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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten March 25, 2016

March 25, 2016

Total of 21 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Mar 25 00:53:03 EDT 2016 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 19.05% | 4 | 21.81% | 70419 | parminder at itforchange.net 19.05% | 4 | 18.76% | 60561 | seun.ojedeji at gmail.com 9.52% | 2 | 21.77% | 70284 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 14.29% | 3 | 8.40% | 27104 | bzs at theworld.com 9.52% | 2 | 11.59% | 37402 | joly at punkcast.com 9.52% | 2 | 4.15% | 13396 | derek at aa419.org 4.76% | 1 | 6.12% | 19768 | kankaili at gmail.com 4.76% | 1 | 2.76% | 8911 | michele at blacknight.com 4.76% | 1 | 2.53% | 8159 | narten at us.ibm.com 4.76% | 1 | 2.11% | 6813 | johnl at iecc.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 21 |100.00% | 322817 | Total

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Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers for a new Working Group that will conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). The GNSO Council approved the PDP Working Group's Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510 KB] on 9 March 2016<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016>. What This Team Will Do 1. Conduct the PDP in two phases This PDP Working Group is being chartered to conduct a review of all RPMs in all gTLDs in two phases as defined in the approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf> [PDF, 524 KB]: Phase One will focus on a review of all the RPMs that were developed for the New gTLD Program (i.e. the Trademark Clearinghouse and associated notification and sunrise mechanisms, the Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, and the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures), and Phase Two will focus on a review of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). At a minimum, in each Phase of this PDP, the Working Group will be expected to first assess the effectiveness of the relevant RPM(s), for which it should seek the input of experienced online dispute resolution providers and other subject matter experts, as appropriate. The Working Group is also expected to look at the interplay between and complementary roles of each RPM in seeking to more fully understand their overall functioning and effectiveness. Ultimately, the goal is for the Working Group to consider the overarching issue as to whether or not all the RPMs collectively fulfill the purposes for which they were created, or whether additional policy recommendations are needed, including to clarify and unify the policy goals. In public comments to the UDRP Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf>[PDF, 2.69 MB], the RPM Staff Paper<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf> [PDF 2.5 MB], and the Preliminary Issue Report<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en> for this PDP, various community groups and participants had identified a number of issues that they considered appropriate for review in a PDP. As such, the Working Group is expected to consider these community suggestions, which have been listed in the Working Group Charter, with further modifications, additions and deletions to be determined by consensus of the Working Group. 2. Coordinate its work with other parallel efforts The Working Group will monitor the progress of and, where appropriate, coordinate with, other ICANN groups that are working on topics that may overlap with or otherwise provide useful input to this PDP. These other efforts include the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, the Trademark Clearinghouse Independent Review and the GNSO's PDP Working Group on New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures. In this regard, the GNSO Council directed that a GNSO community liaison be appointed by the two GNSO PDP Working Groups. Further, as the manager of the policy development process, the GNSO Council is to be kept informed about the various coordination efforts so that in case of conflict between these groups, the Council may take the appropriate action to align the different work processes. At the conclusion of Phase One of its work, the Working Group is expected to assess the need for modification to its Charter and, if appropriate, submit a request to the GNSO Council accordingly for the subsequent phase(s) of its work. How This Team Will Work ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP Working Group will be recorded and transcribed, and the recordings and transcriptions will be available to the public. The mailing list for the Working Group will be archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and all final work products and milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…>. The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 300 KB]. How to participate There are two ways to volunteer: * Individual Members – anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP Working Group as a member, regardless of whether they are members of the ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the Working Group will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interest (SOI<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>). * Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested in monitoring the Working Group's deliberations, it is possible to sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will not receive invitations to the meetings of the Working Group and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>. In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP Working Group is expected to organize. How to Join If you are interested in joining the Working Group either as an individual participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form<http://goo.gl/forms/sMAaNujZdB> or send the Word document<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58729953/Review%20of%20all…> [DOCX, 72 KB], filled in, to the GNSO Secretariat<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>. All members and observers will be listed on the PDP Working Group's wiki page. Next steps The GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the Working Group. it is anticipated that the Working Group will convene online for the first time in early April 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the Working Group's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. Further information and preparation For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG: * The Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf> [PDF, 1 MB] * The approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510 KB] * Materials available at the Working Group's online wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…> Background The question of who legally has rights to, or is the legitimate holder of, a domain name can be open to dispute. In relation to domain name disputes concerning the registration and use of legally protected trademarks, the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en> is the longest standing alternative dispute resolution procedure. As a result of the New gTLD Program, several new rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) were developed to mitigate potential risks and costs to trademark rights holders that could arise in the expansion of the gTLD namespace, which included certain safeguards to protect registrants who engage in legitimate uses of domain names: the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/urs-2014-01-09-en>; the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)<https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse> and the associated availability through the TMCH of Sunrise periods and the Trademark Claims notification service; and the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures (PDDRPs)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tm-pddrp-2013-10-31-en>. Prior to the launch of the New gTLD Program, on 3 October 2011 ICANN staff had published a Final Issue Report on the current state of the UDRP. The recommended course of action in that UDRP Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf> [PDF, 2.69 MB] was not to initiate a PDP at the time, but to hold off launching any such PDP until after the new URS had been in operation for at least eighteen (18) months. In addition, the September 2015 revised RPM Staff Paper<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf> [PDF 2.5 MB] had explicitly noted that some of the concerns identified by the community for consideration as part of a review of the RPMs might be appropriate topics for policy development work. The UDRP has not been subject to comprehensive review. There has also not been a full review of all the RPMs developed to date by ICANN, to consider whether or not they are collectively achieving the objectives for which they were created. In preparation for this PDP, a new Preliminary Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en> on 9 October 2015. A Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015, including links to all public comments received, along with a draft charter for the PDP WG<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510 KB]. The final charter was approved by the GNSO Council on 9 March 2016<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016>, enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community volunteers to conduct this PDP. More information can be found on the activities webpage for GNSO PDP Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm> and the Working Group's online wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…>, which includes the charter, community input provided during the public comment period, and an extensive library of foundational materials to inform the Working Group's deliberations. As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, anyone interested in helping to shape the review of all RPMs in all gTLDs are encouraged to volunteer for this Working Group.

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