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Fwd: Incorporation of PTI
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Aug. 10, 2016

Aug. 10, 2016

Dear all, A crucial step has been taken in the implementation of the IANA stewardship transition. Saludos, León Inicio del mensaje reenviado: > De: Trang Nguyen <trang.nguyen(a)icann.org> > Fecha: 9 de agosto de 2016, 9:34:53 PM CDT > Para: "fuhr(a)etno.eu" <fuhr(a)etno.eu>, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson(a)afilias.info>, Mathieu Weill <mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr>, León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <leonfelipe(a)sanchez.mx>, "thomas(a)rickert.net" <thomas(a)rickert.net>, Alissa Cooper <messenger(a)webex.com>, Alissa Cooper <alissa(a)cooperw.in>, "Oscar A. Robles-Garay" <oscar(a)lacnic.net>, Jari Arkko <jari.arkko(a)piuha.net> > Cc: Akram Atallah <akram.atallah(a)icann.org>, Samantha Eisner <Samantha.Eisner(a)icann.org> > Asunto: Incorporation of PTI > > Dear Chairs, > > As you know, the formation of PTI is one of the key requirements of the ICG proposal. We are pleased to inform you that today, the ICANN Board approved the PTI Articles of Incorporation and directed ICANN staff to move forward with incorporating PTI under the name Public Technical Identifiers. The PTI Articles of Incorporation finished public comment on 31 July 2016 and the staff report and final Articles incorporating comments received was published earlier today, prior to the Board approval. Over the next couple of days, ICANN will be filing incorporation papers with the California Secretary of State. Once the filing is completed, ICANN will publish an announcement on our website. We are pleased to be able to report the completion of this key requirement in the 12 August 2016 implementation report to NTIA, and thank you for your continued support. > > Warm regards, > > Trang > >

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New Public Comment: Proposed Renewal of .TEL Registry Agreement
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 8, 2016

Aug. 8, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Proposed Renewal of .TEL Registry Agreement’ has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/tel-renewal-2016-08-04-en. Public comment will end on 13 September 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-tel-renewal-04aug16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-tel-renewal-04aug16@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/CQesAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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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Call for Comments: Proposed Guidelines for the Second String Similarity Review Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 8, 2016

Aug. 8, 2016

Dear All, In consultation with Cheryl Langdon-Orr, member of the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO), Ariel Liang, Policy Analyst at ICANN, has developed the first draft ALAC Statement on the Proposed Guidelines for the Second String Similarity Review Process<https://community.icann.org/x/Ag6bAw>. The draft, as well as pertinent resources that provide background to this Statement, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/Ag6bAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Please take a moment to review this draft and if you have input, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function by 15 August 2016 at 23:59 UTC. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don’t have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com Aug. 5, 2016

Aug. 5, 2016

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] Statement on changes to the Fellowship Program
by Christopher Wilkinson Aug. 2, 2016

Aug. 2, 2016

> Good afternoon: >> >> The Fellowship programme should not blindly follow the Word Bank GDP per capita rankings. >> >> There are other considerations that should be taken into account, such as: >> >> - income distribution (there are many less well off people, in otherwise rich countries, who do not have institutional support at home) >> >> - diversity, including regional, gender and accessibility >> >> - social and professional relevance to the multistakeholder objectives of ICANN in their regions >> >> - please, no ageism! >> >> I trust that At Large would support this approach. >> >> Regards >> >> Christopher Wilkinson >> >> >> On 29 Jul 2016, at 00:06, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> wrote: >> >>> >>>> To: ALAC <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >>>> From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> >>>> Subject: Statement on changes to the Fellowship Program >>>> >>>> As discussed during the ALAC call earlier this week, there is a Public Comment just about to close on changes to the ICANN Fellowship Program. >>>> >>>> Some people in At-Large have been (rightfully) VERY vocal about perceived problems in the Fellowship program, specifically: >>>> >>>> - people from some countries (such as Argentina) have recently become ineligible to participate in the Fellowship Program because the country has had its status upgraded in the World Bank list of development status (based on income); >>>> - some people, particularly from some island territories were not eligible. >>>> >>>> In both cases, the status of the overall economy might not have met the criteria, but that did not alter the perception that the people were not well represented in ICANN. >>>> >>>> The proposed changes to the Fellowship Program address these problems and more. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, no one chose to volunteer to draft a brief statement of support for the changes. >>>> >>>> At the ALAC Leadership Team meeting yesterday, it was decided that the Fellowship Program is sufficiently important to At-Large, the people we represent, and to ICANN in general that we MUST submit something. Accordingly, I drafted a set of notes which Ariel Liang ably transformed into a statement to be submitted. >>>> >>>> The statement can be found at https://community.icann.org/x/LiOOAw. >>>> >>>> The deadline for submission is tomorrow, Friday, 29 July at 23:59 UTC. I will conduct a Consensus Call for formally ratify the statement next week, but if anyone has any concern with the statement, please bring that concern to my attention immediately. >>>> >>>> Alan >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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Call for Public Input on Phase II of the Intercessional Theme :Policy Options for Connecting the Next Billion Deadlines
by Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro July 30, 2016

July 30, 2016

Dear All This is to invite *all* who are interested to disseminate the attached Call for Public Input <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/799-2016-cenb-call-…> on Phase II of the intersessional theme '*Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion**'*. This call is based on the framework document <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/796-connectingthene…> which was developed with the generous assistance of various stakeholders over the past few months. In this document, both the need for emphasizing national and regional specificities, as well as the importance of investigating the ways in which connecting and enabling more users can help support the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) were stressed. All IGF stakeholders, as well as leaders of IGF initiatives, including best practice forums (BPFs), dynamic coalitions (DCs) and workshop sessions are encouraged to contribute to this important initiative, which will help pave the way to IGF 2016 <http://www.igf2016.mx/> in Guadalajara, Mexico, in December this year. While all contributions will be welcomed, a proposed format for submissions is contained in the attached Call for Input. Kindly send all input to Anri van der Spuy (avanderspuy(a)unog.ch) and Brian Gutterman (gutterman(a)un.org) Kindly note that whilst the IGF Secretariat deadline is 31st July, 2016 the Secretariat will continue to receive contributions on a rolling basis until 31st August, 2016. Kind Regards, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com July 29, 2016

July 29, 2016

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New Public Comment: Proposed Measures for Letter/Letter Two-Character ASCII Labels to Avoid Confusion with Corresponding Country Codes
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 27, 2016

July 27, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Proposed Measures for Letter/Letter Two-Character ASCII Labels to Avoid Confusion with Corresponding Country Codes ' has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-measures-two-char-2016-07-08…. Public comment will end on 17 August 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-proposed-measures-two-char-08jul16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-proposed-measures-two-char-08jul16@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/uAKbAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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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New Public Comment: Independent Review of Trademark Clearinghouse Services Draft Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 26, 2016

July 26, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Independent Review of Trademark Clearinghouse Services Draft Report' has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/tmch-review-2016-07-25-en. Public comment will end on 03 September 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-tmch-review-25jul16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-tmch-review-25jul16@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/Lg_bAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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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New Public Comment: Proposed Guidelines for the Second String Similarity Review Process
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 23, 2016

July 23, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the ‘Proposed Guidelines for the Second String Similarity Review Process' has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-epsrp-guidelines-2016-07-20-…. Public comment will end on 31 August 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-proposed-epsrp-guidelines-20jul16(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-proposed-epsrp-guidelines-20jul16@icann.org>. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/Ag6bAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar 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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