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Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you can help
by ja.bhenda＠gmail.com May 23, 2017

May 23, 2017

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017

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Blog on clarifying the differences between Ombudsman and Complaints Office
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017

Dear all, This blog post has been published today: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/clarifying-the-roles-of-the-icann-complaint… <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/clarifying-the-roles-of-the-icann-complaint…> It’s essentially a chart highlighting the differences between the Ombudsman and the Complaints Office. I believe some of us might find it useful. Best regards, León

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WEBCAST TODAY: Global Internet Governance – Successes and Challenges for ICANN and beyond
by Joly MacFie May 18, 2017

May 18, 2017

At the DLD Conference <http://www.dld-conference.com/DLDnyc17> in NYC last week *Elliot Noss*, President and CEO of Tucows, addressed the assembled throng of developers, designers and entrepreneurs. He bade them, if they wanted to see some true innovation, to take a closer look at ICANN, He noted that ICANN's global organic governance model - one that transcends nations, borders, and governments - is unprecedented in the annals of human history, and suggested it should be recognized, cherished, and supported. In reality there are those of us deeply embedded in the processes who kind of take it for granted, and others to whom, if they have heard of it at all, it is an enigma. Hopefully today's event will be contribute, in a small way, to bridging that gap, while bringing its activities into perspective. joly posted: "Today, Thursday May 18 2017 the Internet Society New York Chapter will host a lunchtime session - Global Internet Governance – Successes and Challenges for ICANN and beyond. Join Chris Mondini of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numb" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/globalig/>Today, *Thursday May 18 2017* the *Internet Society New York Chapter <http://isoc-ny.org/>* will host a lunchtime session - *Global Internet Governance – Successes and Challenges for ICANN and beyond <https://www.meetup.com/isoc-ny/events/239492849/>*. Join *Chris Mondini* of *ICANN <https://www.icann.org/>*, the *Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers*, to hear how multistakeholder participation helped globalize the Internet and learn what is on the horizon - for Internet addresses, technical coordination, and thorny geopolitical issues. The event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/globalig/>*. *What: Global Internet Governance – Successes and Challenges for ICANN and beyond <https://www.meetup.com/isoc-ny/events/239492849/> Where: Civic Hall, NYC When: Thursday May 18 2017 - 12:00-13:30 EDT | 16:00-17:30 UTC Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/globalig/ <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/globalig/> Twitter: @isocny + @icann http://bit.ly/2rueXxg <http://bit.ly/2rueXxg>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9190#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9190#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9190 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Today Thurs May 18 2017 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day
by Joly MacFie May 18, 2017

May 18, 2017

Please take the time to read through the info and look at the ways one can *participate* <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/participate.html>.including the *no-mouse challenge* <http://nomouse.org/>. I already did my bit this morning when my keyboard packed up in the middle of streaming the Sri Lanka IGF. [image: GAAD] <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/participate.html> Today, *Thursday May 18 2017*, is the sixth annual *Global Accessibility Awareness Day <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/>* (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. The target audience of GAAD is the design, development, usability, and related communities who build, shape, fund and influence technology and its use. While people may be interested in the topic of making technology accessible and usable by persons with disabilities, the reality is that they often do not know how or where to start. *Awareness comes first.* Read the *blog post by Joe Devon <http://mysqltalk.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/challenge-accessibility-know-how-…>* that originally inspired GAAD. Learn more about - *How it all got started <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/background.html>* - *Public events that you are invited to attend <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/events.html>* - *Other activities taking place to mark the day <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/activities.html>* Whether you participate in an organized activity with others or not, join us and take an hour out of your day to *experience digital accessibility first-hand*. <http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org/participate.html> *Twitter*: #GAAD http://bit.ly/gaadtweets Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9193#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9193#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9193 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you can help
by John R. Levine May 16, 2017

May 16, 2017

> I agree. There is a generally lack of knowledge about ICANN in my community. I'm sure there's a lack of knowledge about all sorts of things, but that doesn't mean there is a charitable purpose to PR about them. ICANN is bound by American 501(c)(3) rules, and while "educational" is one of the permitted purposes, it'd be quite a stretch to say that telling someone wbout how great and important one is would be educational. R's, John > > From: at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Ken Whitehurst > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 9:48 AM > To: John R. Levine > Cc: At-Large Worldwide > Subject: Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you can help > > I guess that depends on what is meant by “promote knowledge” and how you accomplish it. But I’ve never really understood the promotion of knowledge to automatically mean self-promotion, as in the sense of self-aggrandizement. > > But I’d give you they might be more specific about the knowledge about the organization they are talking about, so someone doesn’t use the language to play fast and loose. > > It’s probably not bad that somewhere a long the line people might become knowledgeable about ICANN’s role, for example.

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WEBCAST TUE/WED/THU: 2nd Sri Lanka Internet Governance Forum
by Joly MacFie May 16, 2017

May 16, 2017

We are well into the first day of this, and if you go to the link you will find two sessions - 1) a full exploration of the history and state of Internet Governance from a Sri Lankan POV, and 2) the Women IGF which examines the role of gender in Internet Governance. A very high level of intelligence is evident in the session Q&A's with the mainly young crowd. Tomorrow, Wednesday, sees the actual Youth IGF sessions. We still have another Women IGF session to go today. joly posted: "Today Tuesday May 16 2017 through Thursday May 18 2017 the second Internet Governance Forum Sri Lanka is being held in Colombo. The IGF Sri Lanka reinforces active citizenship in people and participates in the development of intercultural and intergenera" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfsrilanka2017>Today *Tuesday May 16 2017* through *Thursday May 18 2017* the second * Internet Governance Forum Sri Lanka <http://igf.lk>* is being held in Colombo. The IGF Sri Lanka reinforces active citizenship in people and participates in the development of intercultural and intergenerational dialogues. The 2017 theme is "*Cyber Security & Safer Internet*". The IGF Sri Lanka is hosted by *ISOC Sri Lanka <http://isoc.lk/language/en/>* and the *Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure <http://www.mtdi.gov.lk/>* with support from the *Internet Society <http://isoc.org> *and the *IGFSA <http://igfsa.org>* and other stakeholders. The event was extended to 3 days this year to include an *Accessibilty Forum*, a *Women IGF*, a *Youth IGF*, as well as workshops in *Internet Governance*. The event is webcast live via the *Internet Society Livestream Channel*. <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfsrilanka2017> *View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfsrilanka2017 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfsrilanka2017> Twitter: #igfsrilanka2017 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/igfsrilanka2017>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9187#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9187#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9187 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Massive Ransoware "WannaCry"
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro May 15, 2017

May 15, 2017

Dear All, Apologies for sending this 3 days late, some may have already sent through the warning and if you are receiving this in duplicate, apologies. I didn't read all my emails until this morning. Please take caution in relation to the nasty ransomware that's affected the masses. This was sent to my by Wisdom Donkor 2 days ago so I thought I would share it. MESSAGE FROM CERT GHANA On, May 12, at about 5:00 pm GMT, a massive ransomware hit computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations across the world which is believed to have the highest infection rate of all time. The Ransomware in question has been identified as a variant of ransomware known as WannaCry (also known as 'Wana Decrypt0r,' 'WannaCryptor' or 'WCRY'). Like other dangerous ransomware variants, WannaCry also blocks access to a computer or its files and demands money to unlock it. Once infected with the WannaCry ransomware, victims are asked to pay up to $300 in order to remove the infection from their PCs; otherwise, their PCs render unusable, and their files remain locked. WannaCry attackers use a Windows exploit detected and tested by the NSA called EternalBlue, which was stolen and released by the Shadow Brokers hacking group over a month ago. Microsoft released a patch for the vulnerability in March (MS17-010), but many users and organizations who did not patch their systems are open to attacks. The exploit has the capability to penetrate into machines running unpatched version of Windows by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Windows SMB Server. This is why the WannaCry ransomware is spreading at an astonishing pace. Once a single computer in your organization is hit by the WannaCry ransomware, the worm looks for other vulnerable computers and infects them as well. In just a few hours, the ransomware targeted over 45,000 computers in 74 countries, including United States, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Philippines and Vietnam, and that the number was still growing. A screenshot of detailing nations attacked are attached in this email. The ransomeware's actual mode by which it initiates and spreads itself on networks has not been discovered but like other ransomware variant, malicious links and emails are most likely the culprit. CERT-GH recommends users and system admins: 1. Take all windows OS systems off the internet and off the network. 2. Create a backup of all files needed. 3. Store backup in an airgapped location. 4. Download windows update(KB4019472) in a sandbox environment. 5. Install the update without connecting to a network/internet. 6. After the update, the system can be connected to the internet. Kind Regards CERT-GHANA -- *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala T* *P. O. Box 17862* *Suva* *Republic of Fiji* *Cell: +679 7656770; * *Home: +679 3362003* *Twitter: @SalanietaT* *"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honour." Aristotle*

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Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you can help
by Alan Greenberg May 14, 2017

May 14, 2017

I doubt that the CCWG will create a specific carve-out for IGF funding at this stage, And I would hope it will not prohibit such applications. To what extent funding either the global or regional IGFs is within ICANN's mission and scope is something that has already and I presume will continue to be debated. For those who have an interest in the subject and have not already done so, I found that listening to the Board session on the ICANN support and funding of IGFs at the recent Board Workshop was really good use of an hour - <https://participate.icann.org/p8yx7xiby7i/?OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=5bc0ea4e3ccd3516…>https://participate.icann.org/p8yx7xiby7i/. Alan At 12/05/2017 06:59 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >âOh and before anyone replies on procedure: > >I am fully aware that this stage of the WG is >dealing with broad criteria and not specific recipients.â > >But in the world of Internet Governance, the IGF >is in a category of its own and IMO it is >reasonable to discuss its inclusion at a structural level at this point. > >On 12 May 2017 at 18:55, Evan Leibovitch ><<mailto:evan@telly.org>evan(a)telly.org> wrote: >I'm not sure that there's really a disagreement between Ken and John. > >Informing the world of the function of the DNS >-- and of ICANN's crucial role in that piece of >infrastructure -- is both within scope and of >high value. There are ways that this can be >deployed in ways that don't constitute vanity and self-aggrandizing. > >--- > >Personally I'm a little surprised and >disappointed by the fact nobody in this list, >especially my civil society colleagues, are >advocating use of auction proceeds to seed an >ongoing endowment for the IGF. There are many >important parts of Internet governance, but >ICANN is the only one of them that attracts so >much money and speculative/entrepreneurial >behavior. ICANN could almost overnight render >itself one of the global heroes of the Internet >ecosystem if it provided ongoing support of >other related bits such that the IGF could maintain vitality and independence. > >Furthermore, it is in ICANN's selfish best >interest to promote multi-stakeholderism >throughout the universe of IG. If government >multilateral activity can successfully encroach >on the ecosystem due to weakness/failure of the >IGF, then ICANN will surely be a target next. > >Just a thought. If ALAC got behind this and the >idea gained broad support, ICANN will find a way >to define such action to be within scope. > >(Disclosure: I have never even attended an IGF, >so I am hardly acting in a self-serving manner >in proposing this endowment. One doesn't have to >be in the IGF to see its value.) > >- Evan > > > > >-- >Evan Leibovitch >Toronto, Canada >Em: evan at telly dot org >Sk: evanleibovitch >Tw: el56 > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline >X-Microsoft-Exchange-Diagnostics: > >1;MWHPR03MB2718;27:xap2UkMQpaK6QbWLHmCq3eK9bRoy53Vbw5+WNPgM9kvKXiGC9KSblw6IbPRoMIWYHpL0lvL5AVPl63sKgOmMxGzyaAdj4oXzbevHX43uOj7skafm/whAN7FXecV25sjNcdT0so2kLsIiHlbvgvxxEA== >X-Microsoft-Antispam-Mailbox-Delivery: > ex:0;auth:0;dest:I;ENG:(20160514016)(520000050)(520002050)(750028); > >_______________________________________________ >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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Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you can help
by Marita Moll May 13, 2017

May 13, 2017

I add my support to this line of thinking. In all layers of society, we are completely dependent on a powerful communications medium and very few people have any awareness of how it works or how it is controlled. We are sleepwalking into the future. Marita On 5/12/2017 4:20 PM, Seth M Reiss wrote: > > I agree. There is a generally lack of knowledge about ICANN in my > community. > > *From:*at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org > [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Ken > Whitehurst > *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 9:48 AM > *To:* John R. Levine > *Cc:* At-Large Worldwide > *Subject:* Re: [At-Large] Auction Proceeds - where we are and what you > can help > > I guess that depends on what is meant by “promote knowledge” and how > you accomplish it. But I’ve never really understood the promotion of > knowledge to automatically mean self-promotion, as in the sense of > self-aggrandizement. > > But I’d give you they might be more specific about the knowledge about > the organization they are talking about, so someone doesn’t use the > language to play fast and loose. > > It’s probably not bad that somewhere a long the line people might > become knowledgeable about ICANN’s role, for example. > > -- > Ken Whitehurst > Executive Director > Consumers Council of Canada > whitehurst(a)consumerscouncil.com > <mailto:whitehurst@consumerscouncil.com> - 416-483-2696 > > http://www.consumerscouncil.com > > On May 12, 2017, at 3:05 PM, John R. Levine <johnl(a)iecc.com > <mailto:johnl@iecc.com>> wrote: > > · projects to promote knowledge of ICANN, > > > I don't see how this comports with the 501(c)(3) rules. It's > essentially self-promotion. > > > · projects to enlarge DNS industry reaching less developed > markets > · projects to improve technical knowledge > > > Those two are fine. > > Regards, > John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com <mailto:johnl@iecc.com>, Primary > Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", > Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. > https://jl.ly_______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > <mailto:At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> > Virus-free. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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