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Submit Additional Questions to the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Position Selected by At-Large
by Program Admin Feb. 14, 2017

Feb. 14, 2017

Dear All, The “Meet the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community” teleconference has successfully concluded today. If you miss the call, you may listen to the recordings here: https://community.icann.org/x/-pXRAw. Transcript will be posted on the wiki as soon as we receive it. If you have any follow up or additional questions to ask the Final Slate of Candidates, please send your questions to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> no later than Thursday, 16 February 2017 23:59 UTC. In the meantime, you may view the written responses to questions submitted before the teleconference on the wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw. Instruction: * Please email your questions to the Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting on the wiki. * Program Admin Staff will consolidate duplicative questions and perform minor editing for clarification, if necessary, before posting. The names of the At-Large members who sent questions will be recorded on the wiki. * Candidates are requested to send their response to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting. Program Admin Staff will send announcement to the Community to view the responses. * All questions and responses will be posted in English. * For both Candidates to be able to read and understand the questions, please write them in English. If you are unable to write in English, Program Admin Staff will provide translation support within our capability (e.g. Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish). Background Information View the Expressions of Interest (EoIs)<https://community.icann.org/x/N6bDAw> of the Final Slate of Candidates. For background information of the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. On behalf of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff

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Responses Posted on the Q&A Wiki - Interacting with the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community
by Program Admin Feb. 13, 2017

Feb. 13, 2017

Dear All, Please be so kind to note that the Final Slate of Candidates of the ICANN Board Director position have responded to the questions asked by the At-Large Community on the Q&A wiki workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw. Best regards, Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff From: Program Admin <program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Friday, February 3, 2017 at 5:52 PM To: "at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> Subject: Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Now Open - Interacting with the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community Dear All, As recently announced<https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1005-2017-01-29-en>, Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/PqbDAw> and Leon Sanchez<https://community.icann.org/x/SabDAw> have been selected as the Final Slate of Candidates ("Candidates") for the ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large Community. To help the At-Large Community members to learn more about the background, views, and positions of the Candidates and to help the electorate members<https://community.icann.org/x/8LXDAw> to decide on their votes in the final election (starts on 21 Feb 2017, view timeline<https://community.icann.org/x/ORq4Aw>), the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) have decided to organize the following interaction activities after soliciting feedback across the community: 1. An At-Large Community wide teleconference where Candidates introduce themselves and answer questions from members. 2. An interactive wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw> for At-Large members to ask questions to the Final Slate of Candidates and for the Candidates to answer. Teleconference Mark your calendar! An At-Large Community wide teleconference will be held on Tuesday, 14 February 2017 13:00-15:00 UTC for the Community to meet the Candidates and ask questions about their vision about At-Large, ICANN, the Board and beyond. If you cannot attend, recording and transcript will be made available via the At-Large Board Member Selection wiki<https://community.icann.org/x/3bTDAw>. Agenda and participation details will be distributed shortly. Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Before and after the At-Large Community wide teleconference on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, the At-Large Community will have two windows of opportunity to ask Candidates questions and view their responses in written form. The Q&A wiki workspace can be accessed here: https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw Before the teleconference: To prepare for the interactions with the Candidates in the teleconference, you may ask questions to the Candidates beforehand. These questions can be sent from now till Friday, 10 February 2017 23:59 UTC. After the teleconference: After viewing Candidates' responses to the questions posted before the teleconference and interacting with them during the teleconference, you may ask follow-up questions afterward. The follow up questions must be sent no later than Thursday, 16 February 2017 23:59 UTC. Instruction: * Please email your questions to the Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting on the wiki. * Program Admin Staff will consolidate duplicative questions and perform minor editing for clarification, if necessary, before posting. The names of the At-Large members who sent questions will be recorded on the wiki. * Candidates are requested to send their response to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting. Program Admin Staff will send announcement to the Community to view the responses. * All questions and responses will be posted in English. * For both Candidates to be able to read and understand the questions, please write them in English. If you are unable to write in English, Program Admin Staff will provide translation support within our capability (e.g. Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish). Background Information For background information of the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. On behalf of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff

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WEBCAST TODAY: The Next Three Billion – Initiatives to Bring the Whole World Online
by Joly MacFie Feb. 13, 2017

Feb. 13, 2017

Unlike NYC, where Thursday has been essentially canceled, snow will be light in DC so this looks like a go. Along with the regulars noted below, there will be reps from Google, Microsoft, & Facebook. A great 'state of connectivity' event. joly posted: "Today, Thursday February 9 2017 the Open Technology Institute will host a half-day forum The Next Three Billion - Initiatives to Bring the Whole World Online in Washington DC. More than four billion people are as yet unconnected around the world. To addre" [image: Open Technology Institute] <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>Today, *Thursday February 9 2017* the* Open Technology Institute <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>* will host a half-day forum *The Next Three Billion - Initiatives to Bring the Whole World Onlin*e <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/next-three-billion/> in Washington DC. More than four billion people are as yet unconnected around the world. To address the challenge of getting three out of four of them online, one panel will examine “moon shot” global innovations, and another, local community-based networking strategies. Speakers include *Manu Bhardwaj*, *Megan Smith*, *Chris Yoo*, *Steve Song*, and *Robert Pepper*. The event will be webcast live on the *New America YouTube Channel <https://youtu.be/Dz9YNJkh9R4>*. * What: The Next Three Billion - Initiatives to Bring the Whole World Online <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/next-three-billion/> Where: Washington DC When: Thursday February 9 2017 10:00-14:00 EST | 15:00-19:00 UTC Agenda: https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/next-three-billion/ <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/next-three-billion/> Webcast: https://youtu.be/Dz9YNJkh9R4 <https://youtu.be/Dz9YNJkh9R4> Twitter: t.b.a. maybe #next3billion <https://twitter.com/hashtag/next3billion?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8956#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8956#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8956 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Feb. 10, 2017

Feb. 10, 2017

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REMINDER: Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Now Open - Interacting with the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community
by Program Admin Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Reminder of submitting questions for the Final Slate of Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> by Friday, 10 February 2017 23:59 UTC. From: Program Admin <program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Friday, February 3, 2017 at 5:52 PM To: "at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> Subject: Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Now Open - Interacting with the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community Dear All, As recently announced<https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1005-2017-01-29-en>, Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/PqbDAw> and Leon Sanchez<https://community.icann.org/x/SabDAw> have been selected as the Final Slate of Candidates ("Candidates") for the ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large Community. To help the At-Large Community members to learn more about the background, views, and positions of the Candidates and to help the electorate members<https://community.icann.org/x/8LXDAw> to decide on their votes in the final election (starts on 21 Feb 2017, view timeline<https://community.icann.org/x/ORq4Aw>), the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) have decided to organize the following interaction activities after soliciting feedback across the community: 1. An At-Large Community wide teleconference where Candidates introduce themselves and answer questions from members. 2. An interactive wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw> for At-Large members to ask questions to the Final Slate of Candidates and for the Candidates to answer. Teleconference Mark your calendar! An At-Large Community wide teleconference will be held on Tuesday, 14 February 2017 13:00-15:00 UTC for the Community to meet the Candidates and ask questions about their vision about At-Large, ICANN, the Board and beyond. If you cannot attend, recording and transcript will be made available via the At-Large Board Member Selection wiki<https://community.icann.org/x/3bTDAw>. Agenda and participation details will be distributed shortly. Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Before and after the At-Large Community wide teleconference on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, the At-Large Community will have two windows of opportunity to ask Candidates questions and view their responses in written form. The Q&A wiki workspace can be accessed here: https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw Before the teleconference: To prepare for the interactions with the Candidates in the teleconference, you may ask questions to the Candidates beforehand. These questions can be sent from now till Friday, 10 February 2017 23:59 UTC. After the teleconference: After viewing Candidates' responses to the questions posted before the teleconference and interacting with them during the teleconference, you may ask follow-up questions afterward. The follow up questions must be sent no later than Thursday, 16 February 2017 23:59 UTC. Instruction: * Please email your questions to the Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting on the wiki. * Program Admin Staff will consolidate duplicative questions and perform minor editing for clarification, if necessary, before posting. The names of the At-Large members who sent questions will be recorded on the wiki. * Candidates are requested to send their response to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting. Program Admin Staff will send announcement to the Community to view the responses. * All questions and responses will be posted in English. * For both Candidates to be able to read and understand the questions, please write them in English. If you are unable to write in English, Program Admin Staff will provide translation support within our capability (e.g. Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish). Background Information For background information of the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. On behalf of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff

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New York Internet Society calls for hearings on renewal of management contract for .nyc TLD
by Thomas Lowenhaupt Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Fellow Members of the At-Large: I hope you all will share my delight in last week's resolution by the the New York Internet Society calling for the city of New York to hold public hearings before renewing its contract with Neustar Inc. for the operation of the .nyc TLD. The resolution stated: *“The Internet Society’s New York Chapter urges the city of New York to provide robust outreach and engagement opportunities for the city’s Internet stakeholder community prior to renewing the contract that will guide the operation of the .nyc TLD registry for the next 5 years.”* The resolution was sent to Mayor Bill deBlasio and other city officials with oversight of the city’s digital resources. It cited 14 areas of concern and called upon the city to undertake a three stage review before renewing the contract: 1. The City institute a public comment process. 2. The City convene a town hall event where all stakeholders may make their views known. 3. That the City review these comments and, as it sees fit, make appropriate adjustments. The Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is a NYS non-profit founded in 1997 and also a fellow At-Large Structure. As is touched on in the ISOC-NY letter, there is minuscule opportunity for meaningful public engagement in setting our city's Internet policy by New York City's individual Internet users. This stems, in part, from our city charter having been written pre-Internet. An Internet era rewrite is long overdue. And while there was once a .NYC Community Advisory Board, it was abolished more than two years ago. Now the city has indicated that it plans to renew the Neustar contract without any public consultation. (The city administration is seemingly unfamiliar with the concept of multistakeholder governance.) We would appreciate your thoughts and efforts on achieving our goal of a more responsive, transparent, and accountable governance of the .nyc TLD. Please take a couple of minutes to send a short note to the mayor. This form <http://www.nyc.gov/html/static/pages/officeofthemayor/contact.shtml> will allow that. You'll need to select a topic, I suggest we channel them through the "Ideas or Suggestions" drop down. Sincerely, Thomas Lowenhaupt, Director, Connecting.nyc Inc. Secretary, New York Internet Society P.S. The full Internet Society resolution is copied below with a .pdf attached. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 6 2017 The Internet Society Chapter of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area To: Mayor Bill deBlasio, Cc: Letitia James, Gale Brewer, Melissa Mark-Viverito, James Vacca, Sree Srinivasan, Miguel Gamiño, Jeff Merritt, info(a)ownit.nyc Dear Sirs & Madams, On March 31 2012 New York City signed a 5 year contract with Neustar Inc, to manage the .nyc Top Level Domain (TLD).[1] The domain was delegated by ICANN on March 20, 2014 [2], and went into operation on May 5 2014 [3]. According to tldstats, as of February 6, 2016, 72,919 domains are registered.[4] The Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is a New York State registered non-profit founded in 1997 with the mission “to assure the beneficial, open evolution of the global Internet, and to promote local initiatives, maximize the societal benefits which the Internet can bring to the New York area.” As such we have taken a keen interest in .nyc as a public resource. This has included promoting, recording, webcasting, (and, on occasion, hosting) any and all public events where the development of the .nyc TLD has been discussed. Noting that the Neustar contract is imminently due for renewal, on January 31, 2017, the ISOC-NY Board of Directors passed the following resolution: *“The Internet Society’s New York Chapter urges the city of New York to** **provide robust outreach and engagement opportunities for the city’s Internet** **stakeholder community prior to renewing the contract that will guide the** **operation of the .nyc TLD registry for the next 5 years.”* I therefore ask that, before the contract be renewed. * The City institute a public comment process. * The City convene a town hall event where all stakeholders may make their views known. * That the City review those comments and views and, as it sees fit, make appropriate adjustments. Sincerely, Joly MacFie, President, Internet Society New York Chapter 218 565 9365 president(a)isoc-ny.org [1] http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/forward/documents/dotnyc/Neustar-TLD-Signed%20Ag… [2] https://www.iana.org/reports/c.2.9.2.d/20140314-nyc [3] https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods/nyc [4] https://ntldstats.com/tld/nyc [5] http://bit.ly/2kiAozP [6] http://bit.ly/2kAci22 [7] http://bit.ly/2kA9mma [8] http://www.ownit.nyc/faq [9] http://www.ownit.nyc/restricted-reserved [10] http://www1.nyc.gov/site/forward/initiatives/dotnyc/dotnycdocs.page [11] https://youtu.be/yH0clLwPEfo ----- Appendix 1 - Observations & Nitpicks * Since a December 2015 high of 87,960 the number of registrations has been in steady decline - down approximately 16% [4] * 60% of registered domains are parked. [4] * According to connecting.nyc many auctioned premium names are non-functional/up for resale. [5] * Neustar Inc.itself is being sold [6] * The Community Advisory Board set up by the City [7] never had public meetings or published minutes, and appears to have been summarily disbanded. * The FAQ on the ownit.nyc website appears not to have been updated since the launch.[8] * Also the ownit.nyc site does not include a list of reserved names (link is RGP list). [9] * However, in 2015, the Mayor’s Office did make a proper info page. [10] * The contract says: “Neustar shall publish the website in English and the top six non-English languages spoken by City residents, as set forth by Executive Order 120 (dated July 22, 2008) (“E.O. 120”). This is only done using google translate, thus not checked for accuracy. * After outreach “community webinars” were held in just 2 of the 5 boroughs. The rollout of ‘neighborhood names’ seems stalled.[11] * The neighborhoods.nyc template only includes modules from the City’s vendor with no open API or process to include 3rd parties e.g. BetaNYC. * Clause 6(g) of the contract calls on Neustar to conduct 50 nexus spot checks/week. There is no documentation that this has been done. * The nexus requirement, while desirable, may inhibit personal use of .nyc because of privacy concerns, as all info is available via whois. The City might want to instigate a proxy mechanism for individuals. * ownit.nyc is not available via IPv6. And also the IPv6 nameserver appears to give a different result to the IPv4 nameservers. If so, this is not kosher. ...end...

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Re: [At-Large] R: CCWG Accountability WorkStream 2 Questions on ICANN Jurisdiction
by Vanda Scartezini Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Roberto Will become worse for while, but we are also seeing huge reaction from inside US, so my expectation will be only mild changes on the Internet, if any ( more probably) , and in the free circulation of people to and from US. I do not believe that jurisdiction of ICANN will affect more than normally happens related to visa issues, other countries do have restrictions too and some are more unpredictable then US. If it will happen any relevant interference on Internet ( $ power will forbid, I believe)then will be time to rethink the jurisdiction. Till then I do not believe in huge impact. My 0,00002 cents Vanda Scartezini Polo Consultores Associados Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004 01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253 Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 Sorry for any typos. HAPPY 2017! On 2/7/17, 12:14 PM, "Roberto Gaetano" <at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of roberto_gaetano(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Actually, I was thinking in terms of similar lines, but also wondering whether under the Trump administration the jurisdiction issue would not become worse. R. > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: at-large-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:at-large- > bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] Per conto di Robert Guerra > Inviato: martedì 7 febbraio 2017 15:02 > A: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond > Cc: ALAC Working List; At-Large Worldwide > Oggetto: Re: [At-Large] CCWG Accountability WorkStream 2 Questions on > ICANN Jurisdiction > > I would hope that Cuban and Iranian internet users reply to this > questionnaire. > > regards > > Robert > > -- > Robert Guerra > Twitter: twitter.com/netfreedom > Email: rguerra(a)privaterra.org > PGP Keys : https://keybase.io/rguerra > > On 7 Feb 2017, at 6:35, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote: > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > on the ICANN evolution working group's last call ( > > https://community.icann.org/x/F47RAw ) we had a very healthy > > discussion on the topic of ICANN Jurisdiction which one of the CCWG > > Accountability workstream 2 sub-groups is addressing. The sub-group > > has sent out a short questionnaire to collect input from the > > community. This is attached. > > > > The questions are: > > > > 1. Has your business, your privacy or your ability to use or purchase > > domain name-related services been affected by ICANN's jurisdiction* in > > any way? > > If the answer is Yes, please describe specific cases, situations or > > incidents, including the date, the parties involved, and links to any > > relevant documents. Please note that “affected” may refer to positive > > and/or negative effects. > > 2. Has ICANN's jurisdiction* affected any dispute resolution process > > or litigation related to domain names you have been involved in? > > If the answer is Yes, please describe specific cases, situations or > > incidents, including the date, the parties involved, and links to any > > relevant documents. Please note that “affected” may refer to positive > > and/or negative effects. > > 3. Do you have copies of and/or links to any verifiable reports of > > experiences of other parties that would be responsive to the questions > > above? If the answer is yes, please provide these copies and/or links. > > 4. a. Are you aware of any material, documented instance(s) where > > ICANN has been unable to pursue its Mission because of its > > jurisdiction?* If so, please provide documentation. > > b. Are you aware of and able to document the existence of an > > alternative jurisdiction where ICANN would not be so prevented from > > pursuing its Mission? If so, please provide documentation. > > > > Please be so kind to let us know your answers. > > > > Kindest regards, > > > > Olivier > > (for the At-Large ICANN evolution working group) > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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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SFBay ISOC Chapter - 2017 Elections & Board Introduction
by Leah Symekher Feb. 7, 2017

Feb. 7, 2017

Dear Friends: We are excited to inform you that the San Francisco Bay Area ISOC Chapter (SFBayISOC) held its annual board election last week.The elections engaged the participation of our members, the current board and were overseen by an election committee.We sincerely thank, Konstantin Kalaitzidis, Louie Lee & Annalisa Rogers for their support and guidance as the nominating committee during this election. It is with great pleasure that we introduce the *2017 Chapter Board Members*: *Chair – Susannah Gray* *Vice Chair – Fatema Kothari* *Secretary – Misako Manca* *Treasurer – Ken Krechmer * *Membership Communications and Engagement- Janet Vong* *NARALO Chapter Representative – Eve Edelson* The outgoing Chair, Leah Symekher, will support the new board in the role of Consultant & Advisor to the Board, Primary NARALO Chapter representative and Project Administrator. Additionally, Jean-Jacques Subrenat outgoing board member and Global Representative will continue to support the new board in the role of Global Representative–Advisor to the board. I thank you for your wonderful support and collaboration with the SFBay ISOC Chapter in the last 3 years during my leadership, and I hope for the same continued partnership with the incoming Board Members & Team. Please feel free to visit our website for bios of the new team: http://www.sfbayisoc.org/board/ Best Regards, Leah Symekher SFBay ISOC Chapter, Outgoing President/Chair

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Meeting Invitation / Meet the Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 at 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 7, 2017

Feb. 7, 2017

Dear All, As recently announced<https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1007-2017-02-03-en>, to help the At-Large Community to learn more about the background and views of the Final slate Candidates<https://community.icann.org/x/N6bDAw> for the ICANN Board Director position and to help the electorate members<https://community.icann.org/x/8LXDAw> to decide on their votes in the final election (starts on 21 Feb 2017, view timeline<https://community.icann.org/x/ORq4Aw>), the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) have decided to organize an At-Large Community wide teleconference: Meet the Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community. Date and Time Tuesday, 14 February 2017 at 13:00 - 15:00 UTC (120 minutes) For other times: https://tinyurl.com/hh34tuj Participation Details To attend and speak in the teleconference, you may use its virtual meeting room (Adobe Connect) and/or the telephone bridge (Adigo). Spanish and French interpretation will be provided. * Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/bmspc/ * Dial in ADIGO Conference Bridge: - EN: 1638 - ES: 1738 - FR: 1838 - Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 - Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ * If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Agenda 1. Opening and introduction by the Moderator - 3 min 2. Presentation by the Candidates - 20 min - 10 min for each Candidate to introduce himself and state his visions, views, positions as a future ICANN Board Director - Presentations will be carried out in alphabetical order of the surname (i.e. Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/PqbDAw>, Leon Sanchez<https://community.icann.org/x/SabDAw>) 3. Questions & answers between the At-Large Community members and the Final Candidates - 95 min - No time limit for each question or response, but all are encouraged to speak concisely to optimize the interaction time - Questions can be addressed to both Candidates or to individual Candidates - Questions can be different from the questions asked in the Q&A wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw>, or the same questions or follow-up questions for further clarification 4. Closing remarks and next steps by the Moderator - 2 min Recording and Transcript If you cannot attend, recording and transcript will be made available on the wiki page here as soon as available after the teleconference: https://community.icann.org/x/-pXRAw Background Information For background information of the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. Thank you, 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 <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>Website: atlarge.icann.org <https://atlarge.icann.org/>Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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CCWG Accountability WorkStream 2 Questions on ICANN Jurisdiction
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Feb. 7, 2017

Feb. 7, 2017

Dear colleagues, on the ICANN evolution working group's last call ( https://community.icann.org/x/F47RAw ) we had a very healthy discussion on the topic of ICANN Jurisdiction which one of the CCWG Accountability workstream 2 sub-groups is addressing. The sub-group has sent out a short questionnaire to collect input from the community. This is attached. The questions are: 1. Has your business, your privacy or your ability to use or purchase domain name-related services been affected by ICANN's jurisdiction* in any way? If the answer is Yes, please describe specific cases, situations or incidents, including the date, the parties involved, and links to any relevant documents. Please note that “affected” may refer to positive and/or negative effects. 2. Has ICANN's jurisdiction* affected any dispute resolution process or litigation related to domain names you have been involved in? If the answer is Yes, please describe specific cases, situations or incidents, including the date, the parties involved, and links to any relevant documents. Please note that “affected” may refer to positive and/or negative effects. 3. Do you have copies of and/or links to any verifiable reports of experiences of other parties that would be responsive to the questions above? If the answer is yes, please provide these copies and/or links. 4. a. Are you aware of any material, documented instance(s) where ICANN has been unable to pursue its Mission because of its jurisdiction?* If so, please provide documentation. b. Are you aware of and able to document the existence of an alternative jurisdiction where ICANN would not be so prevented from pursuing its Mission? If so, please provide documentation. Please be so kind to let us know your answers. Kindest regards, Olivier (for the At-Large ICANN evolution working group)

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