March 2017 - At-Large - lists.icann.org

Fwd: Re: [Chapter-delegates] New version of ICANN At-Large Review - ISOC Chapters role and future
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond April 6, 2017

April 6, 2017

Dear all, FYI -- a response from me, to a thread that came up on the ISOC Chapter leaders mailing list. The topic is specifically the downgrading of At-Large Structures by equalling them to individual membership. With many chapters as At-Large Structures, the Internet Society Chapters would be affected. BTW -- as part of the At-Large Review working group, I submitted over 100 comments on the original document that was presented by the consultants to the Review working group. It appears that most of my comments were ignored. I plan to comment further - when I find the time to do so - and would be happy to contribute to an ALAC comment. Kindest regards, Olivier ps. I admit that I am one of the "big-mouthed" people. :-) -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] New version of ICANN At-Large Review - ISOC Chapters role and future Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 01:37:05 +0100 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> To: Alejandro Pisanty <apisanty(a)gmail.com>, Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> CC: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> On 04/02/2017 21:01, Alejandro Pisanty wrote: > Problems like capture by a few individuals will not be solved and in > fact most likely will be aggravated by the "enhanced membership model." The Review carries anonymous quotes from people who dislike the fact that At-Large and the ALAC are standing in their way to turn ICANN into a domain name business association. Bringing the input of Internet end users to ICANN's technically and legally super-complex processes is a very hard task indeed. I know - I chaired that process for 4 years and to say that it was challenging is an understatement. But the current structure of At-Large which has several tiers for hierarchy of "control" but an entirely open bottom-up model where everybody is allowed to attend any meeting or call and to participate and to voice their opinion, actually provides for a stable environment with stable processes which can actually help in reaching consensus and getting the ALAC to act. That is exactly the thing that bothers other parts of ICANN: that the ALAC is slowly but surely, over time, surmounting the largest hurdle to a multi-stakeholder system which is to get the input of the real end users out there - and that it is doing so with renewed harmony and proven bottom-up processes. Instead, as Alejandro mentions, the Review asks for a return to an unstable, free for all, system based only on individual members speaking for themselves only, a system that was shown to fail miserably as it generates conflict with no safeguards whatsoever and favours those with a bigger mouth than anyone else. The ICANN version 1 experiment failed noticeably in the early 2000s, with ballot stuffing in wide practice and mailing lists that were filled with flame wars fuelled by socio-paths. I remember that so well: having been subscribed to the early DNSO (Domain Name Support Association) mailing list, I quickly got sick of the daily dose of venom from psychos that should have been interned, un-subscribed myself and, after the failed At-Large elections which I predicted were going to fail, removed myself completely from having anything to do with ICANN until it had a meeting in Paris in 2008. The Review is deeply flawed in that it is not an analysis of At-Large and the ALAC. On the contrary, it is a collection of opinions, many of them deeply flawed or factually wrong, and recommendations derived from these flawed opinions. Good opinions of At-Large were ditched and only criticism was kept, whether warranted or unwarranted. It is a lynching of reality and I give it as much truth as the flawed populist campaigns the world has recently seen, thus predicting an equally gruesome future for At-Large. By following the mantra "Let's make At-Large great again", the reviewers are actually proposing to kill it. Kindest regards, Olivier (own opinions) _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017

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WEBCAST TUE-THU – Afghanistan Internet Governance Forum #IGFA2017
by Joly MacFie March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

This is already about halfway through its 3 day run. Impressive event. joly posted: "The first annual Internet Governance Forum Afghanistan (IGFA) is taking place on March 29 and March 30, 2017 in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is in fact a 3 day event as Tuesday March 28 "Day 0" includes additional educational workshops. Organized by the ISOC Af" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfa2017>The first annual *Internet Governance Forum Afghanistan <http://igf.af/>* (IGFA) is taking place on *March 29 and March 30, 2017* in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is in fact a 3 day event as Tuesday March 28 "Day 0" includes additional educational workshops. Organized by the ISOC Afghanistan Chapter, the conference is mostly in English, and is being webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfa2017/>*. Kabul is UTC+4.5, so 8.5 hours ahead of NYC. *What: Internet Governance Forum Afghanistan 2017 <http://igf.af/> Where: Kabul Afghanistan When: Tuesday March 28 - Thursday Mar 30 2017 Agenda: http://isoc-ny.org/igfa2017/IGFA2017-Agenda.pdf <http://isoc-ny.org/igfa2017/IGFA2017-Agenda.pdf> Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfa2017 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfa2017> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/igfa2017 <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/igfa2017> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/IGFA2017 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/IGFA2017>* *\* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9093#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9093#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9093 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com March 24, 2017

March 24, 2017

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com March 17, 2017

March 17, 2017

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Outreach in German for ICANN58
by Lutz Donnerhacke March 15, 2017

March 15, 2017

Hi, my son and I tried to make some outreach in German language from the current meeting: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23icann58 Yes, there are interviews with people from AtLarge, GNSO, ccNSO, GAC, and finally Board itself. Have fun! Thank you for your support here on the meeting. See you again.

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For those in Copenhagen: GEMS!
by Javier Rua March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Reminder to all at Copenhagen: Tonight after 20:00 (8:00 PM) GEMS, the Global Equal Multi-Stakeholder Band will again honor the ritual of Jazzing & then Rocking out. Since the Opera House was not available the venue will be SOHO! Info below: http://www.soho.dk/en Location: http://bit.ly/2lWZIZC Flæsketorvet 68,1 1711 København V Telefon: 70136000 Mail: info(a)soho.dk CVR: 32152430 Again, star time is after 20:00 (8, 8:15 PM) It has been informed via email that besides über and taxi, Bus number 34 from Bella Center is available, with some walking (about 12 minutes) from Dybbølsbro St. (Kalvebod Brygge at the Fisketorvet shopping Center), where you get of. You can get on the bus every 15 minutes at Bella Center and the ride takes about 26 minutes. Javier Rúa-Jovet +1-787-396-6511 twitter: @javrua skype: javier.rua1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/javrua

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ICANN Complaint System Circumvented
by gbruen＠knujon.com March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Dear ALAC Leadership and the greater community, I am submitting the following memorandum for your consideration: http://knujon.com/DONT_analysisoficannwdprs.pdf What you will find in this document is an analysis of the ICANN complaint system (WDPRS). The analysis uses one criminally-used domain with false WHOIS as an example to better understand the issues with ICANN policy and procedure. In short, the ICANN WDPRS has been effectively circumvented by the owners of this criminal domain. The domain has had 3 different sets of false WHOIS and simply transferred their domain each time a complaint was filed. The domain had been transferred to 4 different registrars and is currently operating selling narcotics. In short, the current system has failed in its intent and the criminals now know how to get around enforcement. The problem is in the contract and in the compliance procedures. This is related to the earlier studies I have released to the list. I will be presenting at the joint session of the Public Safety Working Group (PSWG) and the Verified TLD (vTLD) constituency on Tuesday 14 March from 18:30 to 19:30 in Hall B4.1. I invite all comments and will be talking about this in meetings. Apologies for any cross-posting. -Garth -- Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com 617-947-3805 http://www.knujon.com ICANN At-Large Advisory Council Author: WHOIS Running the Internet http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118679555.html

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Presenting today at 18:30 in Hall B4.1
by gbruen＠knujon.com March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

All, I would like to invite all of you to the joint session of the Public Safety Working Group (PSWG) and the Verified TLD (vTLD) constituency on Tuesday 14 March from 18:30 to 19:30 in Hall B4.1. I will be presenting a detailed explanation of how the DNS is easily manipulated by criminal at the expense of us all. I realize this is not on the calendar, this is one of many issues with the meeting schedule. -Garth -- Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com 617-947-3805 http://www.knujon.com ICANN At-Large Advisory Council Author: WHOIS Running the Internet http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118679555.html

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ICANN58 under way in Copenhagen – remote participation info (corrected)
by Joly MacFie March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

I really need a proofreading intern. One that doesn't sleep. Corrected 57 to 58 on the below. All the links were good though :) joly posted: "The 57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN 57) is taking place March 11-16 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages " [image: ICANN58] <https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58>The *58th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58>* (ICANN 58) is taking place *March 11-16 2017* in *Copenhagen, Denmark*. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of audio streams are also available. There will be livestreams of certain sessions. Find a session on the schedule for details. Copenhagen, Denmark is on CET, 5 hours ahead of NYC (UTC+1). * What: ICANN 58 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58> Where: Copenhagen, Denmark When: March 11-16 2017 Full Schedule: https://schedule.icann.org/ <https://schedule.icann.org/> Plenary sessions: https://schedule.icann.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary <https://schedule.icann.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary> ICANN Livestream channel: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting> ICANN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos <https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos> ICANN Soundcloud channel: https://soundcloud.com/icann <https://soundcloud.com/icann> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann58 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57> Facebook: https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann58 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57>* Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ICANN58 Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9057#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9057#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9057 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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ICANN58 under way in Copenhagen – remote participation info
by Joly MacFie March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

This, under the new ICANN meeting scheme, is a Community Forum. One new post-IANA transition hot idea is EC - 'empowered community' and thus, changes are afoot. You can catch up on other current issues via the Open house below. The Opening Ceremony just started, and is being livestreamed at https://livestream.com/icannmeeting/events/7103278 joly posted: "The 57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN 57) is taking place March 11-16 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages " [image: ICANN58] <https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58>The *57th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58>* (ICANN 57) is taking place *March 11-16 2017* in *Copenhagen, Denmark*. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of audio streams are also available. There will be livestreams of certain sessions. Find a session on the schedule for details. Copenhagen, Denmark is on CET, 5 hours ahead of NYC (UTC+1). * What: ICANN 57 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/copenhagen58> Where: Copenhagen, Denmark When: March 11-16 2017 Full Schedule: https://schedule.icann.org/ <https://schedule.icann.org/> Plenary sessions: https://schedule.icann.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary <https://schedule.icann.org/type/general+session+%2F+plenary> ICANN Livestream channel: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting> ICANN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos <https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos> ICANN Soundcloud channel: https://soundcloud.com/icann <https://soundcloud.com/icann> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann57> Facebook: https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann57>* Pre-ICANN58 Policy Open House *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ICANN58 Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9057#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9057#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9057 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TODAY: ISOC England Webinar 2 on a Policy Framework for an Open and Trusted Internet
by Joly MacFie March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

I want to get this one out before ICANN 58 kicks in in full :) It's an in-depth summary of the Euro Chapters meeting and runs 1h 45m. Slides are at https://isoc-ny.org/misc/ISOC-E_Webinar2.pdf joly posted: "On Thursday, 9 March 2017 the Internet Society's UK England Chapter held a post-meeting webinar to summarize discussions that took place at the European Chapters Meeting (Feb 21-27) on a Policy Framework for an Open and Trusted Internet. The topics were s" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/usertrust2>On Thursday, 9 March 2017 the *Internet Society's UK England Chapter <http://isoc-e.org/>* held a post-meeting webinar to summarize discussions that took place at the European Chapters Meeting (Feb 21-27) on a *Policy Framework for an Open and Trusted Internet <http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/policy-framework-open-and-trusted-intern…>*. The topics were structured along the four main topics of the meeting: 1. Data Breach reporting; 2. Editorial responsibility for online content; 3. Collaborative security; 4. Security of IoT devices. The session will be webcast tonight *Sunday 12 March 2017 at 11pm* EDT (03:00 UTC) on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/usertrust2/embed>*. *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/usertrust2/embed *Webinar 1 - Feb 14 2017*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/usertrust Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9052#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9052#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9052 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Re: [At-Large] [IDN-WG] Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] New Public Comment: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines
by Jefsey March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

At 16:10 06/03/2017, Satish Babu wrote: >Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64Dear all, > >Please refer to the following mail announcing the release for public >comments of the IDN Implementation Guidelines 4.0. The document is >available for public comments until 17 April 2017. > >On behalf of the At-Large IDN WG, I'd like to request all At-Large >community members who are associated with local language computing--and >particularly, those working in the areas of IDNs and Universal >Acceptance--to examine the document and provide their comments. > > >With kind regards, Would you have the proposed document in an ASCII RFC comparable format. Thx JFCM http://xlib.re >satish > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >Date: Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 8:27 PM >Subject: [ALAC-Announce] New Public Comment: Internationalized Domain Name >(IDN) Implementation Guidelines >To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < >alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.orgY]ÙÐ]\ÙK[\ÝËXØ[ÜÈ >idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > > >Dear All, > > > >This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the 'Internationalized >Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines' has now gone live: >https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en. > > > >Public comment will end on 17 April 2017 23:59 UTC. During this period, >anyone can submit comment via comments-idn-guidelines-03mar17(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. 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/lLLRAw. All pertinent resources for >this public comment can also be found there. > > > >Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie >Peregrine, Terri Agnew, YeÅim Nazlar and Evin >Erda'ÙB'PÐS"ÛXÞHÝY[Ý\port of the At-Large Community > >E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > >Website: atlarge.icann.org > >Facebook: facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge ><https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> > >Twitter: @ ><https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLargePÐS"]\ÙBÎËÝÚ]\com/ICANNAtLarge> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC-Announce mailing list >ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > >At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org >_______________________________________________ >IDN-WG mailing list >IDN-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/idn-wg > >IDN WG Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+IDN+Policy

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] New Public Comment: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines
by Satish Babu March 6, 2017

March 6, 2017

Dear all, Please refer to the following mail announcing the release for public comments of the IDN Implementation Guidelines 4.0. The document is available for public comments until 17 April 2017. On behalf of the At-Large IDN WG, I'd like to request all At-Large community members who are associated with local language computing--and particularly, those working in the areas of IDNs and Universal Acceptance--to examine the document and provide their comments. With kind regards, satish ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 8:27 PM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] New Public Comment: Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < idn-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en. Public comment will end on 17 April 2017 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-idn-guidelines-03mar17(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. 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/lLLRAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew, Yeşim Nazlar and Evin Erdoğdu ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: 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> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Testing for language/UA features of ALAC's website
by Satish Babu March 4, 2017

March 4, 2017

Dear all, Please see the following mail from Rinalia about Universal Acceptance (UA) features that have just been incorporated into the ALAC web site. Essentially, UA features allow applications and websites to store, retrieve, and properly handle domain names and email IDs irrespective of their script (for a more rigorous definition, see here: https://icannwiki.org/Universal_Acceptance) We would like to request At-Large members and ALSes, particularly who specialize in language computing or regularly use multiple scripts online, to test the features. A full set of test cases is available at the UASG004 document below. Pls note that each of the patterns specified in the document is to be tested in your script(s) of interest on the site: https://uasg.tech/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/UASG004-Use- Cases-for-UA-Readiness-Evaluation-2016-11-15.pdf Pls let us know if any of the features do not work in your language/script. Thanks for your time! satish ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 3:23 AM Subject: [ALAC] ALAC website - UA ready! To: ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear ALAC and Regional Leaders, Staff have informed me that the ALAC's new website is Universal Acceptance ready with the features listed below. Can you provide confirmation that community members with IDNs in their email addresses and those with non-Latin script URLs are able to use it, and are using it? Features of the ALAC website: · Where you enter a URL (AtLarge asks you to identify your website) o The URL can be in any character set (Arabic, Cyrillic, Kanji, etc.) o Each domain in the URL can be up to 63 characters long ( www.buysomething.shopping) · Where you enter an email (when applying to join the group) o The domains of the email address can be in any character set o The domains of the email address can be up to 63 characters long o The user name must be in ASCII. (This is temporary) o Email example: username(a)domain.topleveldomain · There is no immediately visible change to the AtLarge user interface o If you have an email from the .cloud domain, it will work now (too long a top-level domain before) o If you have a website in Cyrillic (there are a couple of Cyrillic top-level domains now), it will recognize and use it o If you have an email from a Katakana top-level domain, that will work too – but only as long as your username is in English characters Please let me know. Thanks! Best regards, Rinalia _______________________________________________ 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+(ALAC) <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+%28…>

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017

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VIDEO: Internet Shutdowns and the Silencing of Dissent @Internews
by Joly MacFie March 2, 2017

March 2, 2017

Stream from this morning. H/T to Judith Hellerstein for bringing it to our attention. [image: Internews] <https://www.internews.org/>Earlier today, *Thursday March 2 2017*, *Internews <https://www.internews.org/>* presented *Internet Shutdowns and the Silencing of Dissent <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-shutdowns-and-the-silencing-of-dissen…>* at Google in Washington DC. From nation-wide shutdowns in Uganda and Gambia to targeted ones in Cameroon and India, restrictions and full blackouts of internet service have become a favorite tool of autocratic and repressive regimes. Shutdowns have wide-ranging effects on everything from political speech to commerce. Internet freedom activists and policy experts from the front lines of shutdown battles discussed their advocacy work, the trends they are seeing, and how internet shutdowns affect the daily lives of their fellow citizens. Speakers: *Mishi Choudhary*, President and Founding Director for Software Freedom Law Center, India; *Arsene Tungali*, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Rudi International, the Democratic Republic of the Congo; *Carolina Botero*, Director of Fundacion Karisma, Colombia. Moderator: *Kat Duffy*, VP of Global Technology Programs, Internews. Video is below. *View on YouTube*: https://youtu.be/2CmpZCRKehc *Twitter*: #internetshutdowns <https://twitter.com/hashtag/internetshutdowns?f=tweets> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9016 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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