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WEBCAST FRIDAY: IGF USA 2018 in Washington DC #IGFUSA2018
by Joly MacFie July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018

This will be the firs IGF-USA that has not been steered by David Vyorst <https://boingboing.net/2017/12/07/rest-in-power-david-vyorst.html>, who left us late last year. But the show goes on, and there's plenty of grist for the mill. In fact, some of the breakouts have so many participants they'll need a gong to move things along. This year sees an emphasis on digital equity, be it connectivity, privacy, or the right to be informed. [image: IGF-USA 2018] <https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018/>Today, *Friday July 27 2018*, the annual *USA Internet Governance Forum <http://usa%20internet%20governance%20forum%20%28igf-usa%29/>* (IGF-USA) takes place in Washington DC. IGF-USA 2018 includes panels on Future of Work and the New Economy; Balancing Privacy Concerns with Security, Connectivity, and Innovation; Competition; Next Generation Networks and the Internet of Things; Platform Content Moderation and Liability‎‎; Internet Governance; and Balancing the Fight against Fake News against Rights of Free Expression. Keynoters are Assistant Secretary *David J. Redl*, NTIA, and Commissioner *Noah J. Phillips*, FTC. The entire event, including breakout tracks, will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel* <https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/>. *What: 2018 USA Internet Governance Forum <http://usa%20internet%20governance%20forum%20%28igf-usa%29/> (IGF-USA)Where: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DCWhen: Friday July 27 2018 8:30am-5pm EDT | 12:30-21:00 UTCProgram: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/ <https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/>Webcast: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/ <https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/>Room A: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/>Plenary and Room B: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/>Room C: https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/>Twitter: #igfusa2018 http://bit.ly/igfusa2018 <http://bit.ly/igfusa2018>* *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10415 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018

Total of 25 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Jul 27 00:53:03 EDT 2018 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 24.00% | 6 | 22.78% | 148499 | 6.internet at gmail.com 12.00% | 3 | 17.74% | 115673 | apisanty at gmail.com 16.00% | 4 | 7.05% | 45964 | bzs at theworld.com 4.00% | 1 | 14.82% | 96619 | seeburn.k at gmail.com 8.00% | 2 | 8.68% | 56588 | andrei at rol.ru 8.00% | 2 | 8.30% | 54106 | leonfelipe at sanchez.mx 4.00% | 1 | 7.53% | 49089 | apisan at unam.mx 8.00% | 2 | 3.27% | 21328 | karl at cavebear.com 4.00% | 1 | 2.93% | 19094 | carlosaguirre62 at hotmail.com 4.00% | 1 | 2.42% | 15785 | ocl at gih.com 4.00% | 1 | 2.40% | 15621 | salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com 4.00% | 1 | 2.09% | 13616 | narten at us.ibm.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 25 |100.00% | 651982 | Total

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IDN Variants in the market place
by Sivasubramanian M July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018

Please take a look at the attached screenshot of a domainer's offer to sell single character IDNs, for instance an IDN variant (lookalike) of the ASCII character X, which sets a harmful trend. This is an issue if confusability. I understand that the Registries (are required to?) maintain a list of harmful names for their TLDs, but there is no common minimal list of harmful names. One possible way to achieve this is for the Registries, at least in the ASCII space, to volunteer to feed their respective list of harmful names into a common Registry Stakeholder database, and then draw up a common minimum list of harmful domain names that any Registry could avoid registering. If At-Large could shape this as a workable suggestion, it could formally go to the Registry Stakeholders. Sivasubramanian M

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Fwd: [icann-board] Important paper from OCTO
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018

Dear all, In the following link you will find a white paper by ICANN Org about the Domain Abuse Activity Reporting (DAAR): https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-20-en <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-20-en> The white paper originally called for experts to review the DAAR methodology. Now the reviews are finalized and available for comments. ICANN is asking for comments on the reports of the reviews by August 24. Through these documents you will find information on phishing, malware hosting, botnet command-control and spam delivery as threats for cyberattacks. I bring this to your attention as I believe this is core to the end users’ interests and At-Larges mission. I hope you find this information useful. Best regards, León

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Fwd: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] GNSO Council Launches EDPD on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data - ICANN
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía July 20, 2018

July 20, 2018

Dear all, You might have already seen this but I don’t want to miss the opportunity to encourage wide involvement from At-large in the EPDP. I know that the ALAC team has been appointed and I’m sure they’ll do a great job as all of the selected members and alternates have wide experience on the issues to be discussed. Best regards, León > Inicio del mensaje reenviado: > > De: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> > Asunto: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] GNSO Council Launches EDPD on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data - ICANN > Fecha: 19 de julio de 2018, 17:06:22 GMT-5 > Para: "so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org" <so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org>, SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning <soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning(a)icann.org> > > > https://www.icann.org/news/blog/gnso-council-launches-edpd-on-the-temporary… <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/gnso-council-launches-edpd-on-the-temporary…> > > GNSO Council Launches EDPD on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data > > It is an honor to announce that the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council has just officially launched an Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data. During our July Council meeting held today at 12:00UTC, the GNSO Council passed <https://community.icann.org/x/DYNHBQ> the Initiation Request <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/temp-spec…> [PDF, 390 KB] of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLDRegistration Data and adopted the EPDP Team Charter <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/temp-spec…> [PDF, 523 KB]. Both documents are the product of several months of preparatory work on the part of the Council, acting as the Charter and Initiation Request Drafting Team. This important milestone marks the official commencement of the GNSO's very first Expedited PDP. As the name suggests, an EPDP is a Policy Development Process in which the early steps of Preliminary Issue Report and Final Issue Report (and associated public comment periods) are eliminated to fast-track policy development in cases of urgency. The GNSO Council has agreed that the EPDP is the most appropriate response to the ICANN Board's adoption of the proposed Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data. It facilitates meeting the unique time constraints presented by the Temporary Specification, as described in detail in the Background Information section below. > > Since the Board's adoption of the Temporary Specification on 17 May 2018, the GNSOCouncil, as Bylaws-mandated manager of the policy development process, has been working hard in preparation for the launch of this EPDP. During an extraordinary meeting on 12 June 2018, the GNSO Council agreed to form a Drafting Team, consisting of Council leadership and interested Council members. Over the next several weeks, including many face-to-face hours at ICANN62 in Panama and many hours of teleconferences in the weeks following ICANN62, the Drafting Team worked tirelessly to reach an agreement on challenging issues such as membership criteria, composition, leadership, and scope of the policy development effort. Incremental changes identified through the PDP 3.0 – a key 2018 initiative of the GNSO Council aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of thePDP – have informed and guided the Charter drafting process. Ultimately, the EPDP Charter is a testament to the true commitment and diligence of the Drafting Team and GNSOCouncil. > > It is also with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Kurt Pritz as the Chair of the EPDP. Following rigorous evaluation of the applications received for the role of Chair of the EPDP, a selection panel unanimously recommended Kurt Pritz for this important position. The GNSO Council has agreed that he possesses the unique skill set needed to lead this EPDP. The GNSO Council has also put out a Call for Volunteers for the EPDP Team; it is expected that the Team will be formed and hold its first meeting during the week of 30 July 2018. > > This is an achievement that all in the GNSO and the wider ICANN community can be immensely proud of. This milestone could not have been achieved without the dedication, principled compromise, and remarkable efforts of the Drafting Team and GNSO Council members, working in collaboration with their Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies. While the EPDP has put the GNSO in unfamiliar territory, the heartening amount of work accomplished in such a short period has laid the groundwork for the EPDP's success. Please join me in celebrating the GNSO Council's achievement, and the demonstration of Councilors' ability to work together in the true spirit of the multistakeholder model. > > We welcome the ICANN community to follow the important work of the EPDP. To learn how to participate as a non-member, you may read our announcement <x-msg://7/news/announcement-2018-07-19-en> today on icann.org <http://icann.org/>. > > Background Information > > On 17 May 2018, the ICANN Board adopted the proposed Temporary Specification for gTLDRegistration Data <x-msg://7/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en>. This was an interim measure to bring existing WHOIS obligations in line with requirements of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. This has, in turn, triggered the obligation of the GNSO Council to undertake a policy development process to confirm, or not, the Temporary Specification as a Consensus Policy. The EPDP must be completed within 12 months of the implementation effective date (25 May 2018) of the Temporary Specification. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > David A. Olive > Senior Vice President > Policy Development Support > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > > _______________________________________________ > SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning mailing list > SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning(a)icann.org <mailto:SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning@icann.org> > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning <https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning>

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com July 20, 2018

July 20, 2018

Total of 87 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Jul 20 00:53:03 EDT 2018 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 18.39% | 16 | 13.51% | 368887 | carlosraul at gutierrez.se 12.64% | 11 | 18.66% | 509457 | 6.internet at gmail.com 5.75% | 5 | 11.55% | 315384 | kankaili at gmail.com 11.49% | 10 | 4.35% | 118685 | bzs at theworld.com 3.45% | 3 | 8.06% | 220154 | roberto_gaetano at hotmail.com 4.60% | 4 | 6.29% | 171737 | karl at cavebear.com 3.45% | 3 | 7.03% | 192025 | apisanty at gmail.com 4.60% | 4 | 3.81% | 104066 | carlton.samuels at gmail.com 3.45% | 3 | 1.56% | 42520 | cdel at firsthand.net 2.30% | 2 | 2.10% | 57271 | joly at punkcast.com 2.30% | 2 | 2.00% | 54552 | javrua at gmail.com 2.30% | 2 | 1.84% | 50361 | seun.ojedeji at gmail.com 1.15% | 1 | 2.87% | 78265 | tijani.benjemaa at topnet.tn 2.30% | 2 | 1.22% | 33241 | evanleibovitch at gmail.com 2.30% | 2 | 0.97% | 26463 | julf at julf.com 1.15% | 1 | 2.11% | 57681 | nenad at marinkovic.rs 1.15% | 1 | 1.47% | 40047 | bartlett.morgan at gmail.com 1.15% | 1 | 1.19% | 32467 | asoto at ibero-americano.org 1.15% | 1 | 1.11% | 30387 | alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca 1.15% | 1 | 1.07% | 29330 | maureen.hilyard at gmail.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.96% | 26237 | jam at jacquelinemorris.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.66% | 18024 | evan at telly.org 1.15% | 1 | 0.64% | 17452 | isolatedn at gmail.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.62% | 17032 | h.raiche at internode.on.net 1.15% | 1 | 0.61% | 16709 | salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.61% | 16563 | hadia at tra.gov.eg 1.15% | 1 | 0.59% | 16045 | michele at blacknight.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.57% | 15632 | mail at christopherwilkinson.eu 1.15% | 1 | 0.56% | 15193 | ocl at gih.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.50% | 13589 | jlaprise at gmail.com 1.15% | 1 | 0.46% | 12608 | leonfelipe at sanchez.mx 1.15% | 1 | 0.46% | 12583 | narten at us.ibm.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 87 |100.00% | 2730647 | Total

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WEBCAST TODAY: 11th Kenya Internet Governance Forum #kigf2018
by Joly MacFie July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018

This is underway. Some quite vigorous online discussion happening on Livestream chat, not to mention spam on the twitter hashtag! Everyone is definitely getting on board! [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2018>Today, *Thursday July 19 2018*, the *11th Kenya Internet Governance Forum <https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2018/>* (Kenya IGF) is taking place in Nairobi with the theme “*ICTs for Kenya’s Development: Getting Everyone on Board*”. Modelled on the IGF structure and principles, since 2009 the Kenya IGF has been convened by *KICTAnet <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/>* in partnership with industry, academia, government, and civil society stakeholders. The outcomes of the Kenya IGF will feed into the African IGF and Global IGF later this year. The event is being webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2018>*. *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2018 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2018>* *Program: https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2018/ <https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2018/>* *Twitter: #kigf2018 http://bit.ly/kigf2018 <http://bit.ly/kigf2018>* *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10397 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Vistaprint is abandoning .vista
by Carlton Samuels July 18, 2018

July 18, 2018

Maybe we should track these 'returns/abandonments' and in context, [re]read the recommendations of the Subsequent Procedures WG? Saw a story of a domain investor account of his return on investment so far; he's in the red with diminishing prospects. On top of these kind of stories that speak to the conditions in the end user market and the 'retired and/or abandoned gLTDs, it just seems 'otherworldly' to me that in all the happy talk of new rounds, this idea that demand has something to do with markets is largely left unmentioned. Helluva thing! https://domainnamewire.com/2018/07/10/vistaprint-drops-vista-top-level-doma… -Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Re: [At-Large] [lac-discuss-en] Vistaprint is abandoning .vista
by Alan Greenberg July 14, 2018

July 14, 2018

ICANN is *NOT* a regulator, a function that requires government granting of powers. But it does, via contracts, perform regulatory-type functions and controls. Alan At 13/07/2018 05:34 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >Every ICANN president has vigorously asserted >that ICANN is not a regulator. This is not >merely a casual opinion, it is a demand imposed >upon them by ICANN's lawyers. To admit that >ICANN is a regulator - - or even provides some >regulatory function - - is to invite even deeper >state scrutiny and attempts to make ICANN into a >multilateral, treaty-based body than now exists. > >In a submission to ICANN's Accountability and >Transparency review team more than a decade ago, >a number of At-Large members submitted an >analysis that called on ICANN to recognize the >obvious and embrace its inner regulator: > ><https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-atrt2-02apr13/pdfNKvEtbrZ3u.pdf>https://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-atrt2-02apr13/pdfNKvEtbrZ3u.pdf > >Not much has changed. While a few references are >dated, the paper's observations and commentaries are as valid now as then. > >___________________ >Evan Leibovitch, Toronto >@evanleibovitch/@el56 > >On Jul 13, 2018 5:13 PM, "Kan Kaili" ><<mailto:kankaili@gmail.com>kankaili(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Indeed Goran has said "ICANN is not a regulator" >many times. I have heard him saying that >myself. However, this is something I disagree with him. > >Again, in my personal opinion, as long as the >positioning of ICANN stays blurry as it is now, >the confusion will only accumulate until it creats a crisis. > > >Kaili > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Johan Helsingius" <<mailto:julf@julf.com>julf(a)julf.com> >To: ><<mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org>at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 8:33 PM >Subject: Re: [At-Large] [lac-discuss-en] Vistaprint is abandoning .vista > > > > On 12-07-18 19:56, Kan Kaili wrote: > >> In my opinion, ICANN should play the role of a regulator. > > > > Our esteemed CEO, GÃ¶ran Marby, has a number of phrases he repeats > > fairly often. "ICANN is not a regulator" is one of them. > > > > Julf > > > > _______________________________________________ > > At-Large mailing list > > <mailto:At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org>At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > > > At-Large Official Site: <http://atlarge.icann.org>http://atlarge.icann.org >_______________________________________________ >At-Large mailing list ><mailto:At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org>At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > >At-Large Official Site: <http://atlarge.icann.org>http://atlarge.icann.org > > >_______________________________________________ >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

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ICANN Board comments to NTIA’s NOI
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía July 13, 2018

July 13, 2018

Dear all, Today the ICANN Board of Directors filed comments on the NTIA’s NOI in regard to International Internet Policy Priorities. Below you can find the announcement posted on ICANN’s website: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-13-en I hope you find this information useful. Kind regards, Leon Enviado desde mi iPhone

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