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Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 24, 2016

March 24, 2016

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-03-21-en Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers for a new Working Group that will conduct a Policy Development Process (PDP) to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in All Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). The GNSO Council approved the PDP Working Group's Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510 KB] on 9 March 2016<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016>. What This Team Will Do 1. Conduct the PDP in two phases This PDP Working Group is being chartered to conduct a review of all RPMs in all gTLDs in two phases as defined in the approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf> [PDF, 524 KB]: Phase One will focus on a review of all the RPMs that were developed for the New gTLD Program (i.e. the Trademark Clearinghouse and associated notification and sunrise mechanisms, the Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, and the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures), and Phase Two will focus on a review of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). At a minimum, in each Phase of this PDP, the Working Group will be expected to first assess the effectiveness of the relevant RPM(s), for which it should seek the input of experienced online dispute resolution providers and other subject matter experts, as appropriate. The Working Group is also expected to look at the interplay between and complementary roles of each RPM in seeking to more fully understand their overall functioning and effectiveness. Ultimately, the goal is for the Working Group to consider the overarching issue as to whether or not all the RPMs collectively fulfill the purposes for which they were created, or whether additional policy recommendations are needed, including to clarify and unify the policy goals. In public comments to the UDRP Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf>[PDF, 2.69 MB], the RPM Staff Paper<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf> [PDF 2.5 MB], and the Preliminary Issue Report<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en> for this PDP, various community groups and participants had identified a number of issues that they considered appropriate for review in a PDP. As such, the Working Group is expected to consider these community suggestions, which have been listed in the Working Group Charter, with further modifications, additions and deletions to be determined by consensus of the Working Group. 2. Coordinate its work with other parallel efforts The Working Group will monitor the progress of and, where appropriate, coordinate with, other ICANN groups that are working on topics that may overlap with or otherwise provide useful input to this PDP. These other efforts include the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, the Trademark Clearinghouse Independent Review and the GNSO's PDP Working Group on New gTLDs Subsequent Procedures. In this regard, the GNSO Council directed that a GNSO community liaison be appointed by the two GNSO PDP Working Groups. Further, as the manager of the policy development process, the GNSO Council is to be kept informed about the various coordination efforts so that in case of conflict between these groups, the Council may take the appropriate action to align the different work processes. At the conclusion of Phase One of its work, the Working Group is expected to assess the need for modification to its Charter and, if appropriate, submit a request to the GNSO Council accordingly for the subsequent phase(s) of its work. How This Team Will Work ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP Working Group will be recorded and transcribed, and the recordings and transcriptions will be available to the public. The mailing list for the Working Group will be archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and all final work products and milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…>. The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-16feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 300 KB]. How to participate There are two ways to volunteer: * Individual Members – anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP Working Group as a member, regardless of whether they are members of the ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the Working Group will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interest (SOI<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>). * Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested in monitoring the Working Group's deliberations, it is possible to sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will not receive invitations to the meetings of the Working Group and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>. In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP Working Group is expected to organize. How to Join If you are interested in joining the Working Group either as an individual participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form<http://goo.gl/forms/sMAaNujZdB> or send the Word document<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/58729953/Review%20of%20all…> [DOCX, 72 KB], filled in, to the GNSO Secretariat<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org?subject=Call%20for%20volunteers>. All members and observers will be listed on the PDP Working Group's wiki page. Next steps The GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the Working Group. it is anticipated that the Working Group will convene online for the first time in early April 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the Working Group's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. Further information and preparation For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG: * The Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf> [PDF, 1 MB] * The approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510 KB] * Materials available at the Working Group's online wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…> Background The question of who legally has rights to, or is the legitimate holder of, a domain name can be open to dispute. In relation to domain name disputes concerning the registration and use of legally protected trademarks, the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en> is the longest standing alternative dispute resolution procedure. As a result of the New gTLD Program, several new rights protection mechanisms (RPMs) were developed to mitigate potential risks and costs to trademark rights holders that could arise in the expansion of the gTLD namespace, which included certain safeguards to protect registrants who engage in legitimate uses of domain names: the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/urs-2014-01-09-en>; the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)<https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse> and the associated availability through the TMCH of Sunrise periods and the Trademark Claims notification service; and the Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedures (PDDRPs)<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tm-pddrp-2013-10-31-en>. Prior to the launch of the New gTLD Program, on 3 October 2011 ICANN staff had published a Final Issue Report on the current state of the UDRP. The recommended course of action in that UDRP Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/udrp/udrp-final-issue-report-03oct11-en.pdf> [PDF, 2.69 MB] was not to initiate a PDP at the time, but to hold off launching any such PDP until after the new URS had been in operation for at least eighteen (18) months. In addition, the September 2015 revised RPM Staff Paper<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/rpm/rpm-review-11sep15-en.pdf> [PDF 2.5 MB] had explicitly noted that some of the concerns identified by the community for consideration as part of a review of the RPMs might be appropriate topics for policy development work. The UDRP has not been subject to comprehensive review. There has also not been a full review of all the RPMs developed to date by ICANN, to consider whether or not they are collectively achieving the objectives for which they were created. In preparation for this PDP, a new Preliminary Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-prelim-issue-09oct15-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-prelim-issue-2015-10-09-en> on 9 October 2015. A Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/rpm-final-issue-11jan16-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015, including links to all public comments received, along with a draft charter for the PDP WG<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/rpm-charter-26feb16-en.pdf> [PDF, 510 KB]. The final charter was approved by the GNSO Council on 9 March 2016<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+9+March+2016>, enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community volunteers to conduct this PDP. More information can be found on the activities webpage for GNSO PDP Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rpm> and the Working Group's online wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/RARPMRIAGPWG/Review+of+all+Rights+Prote…>, which includes the charter, community input provided during the public comment period, and an extensive library of foundational materials to inform the Working Group's deliberations. As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, anyone interested in helping to shape the review of all RPMs in all gTLDs are encouraged to volunteer for this Working Group.

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WEBCAST TODAY: What are the Responsibilities of Tech Companies in an Age of International Terrorism?
by Joly MacFie March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016

Sadly, topical. joly posted: "Today, Wednesday 23 March 2016 the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-DC), the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), and the Institute of International Economic Policy (IIEP) present a lunchtime Policy Forum What" [image: ipf]Today,* Wednesday 23 March 2016* the *Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society <http://www.isoc-dc.org/>* (ISOC-DC), the* Software & Information Industry Association <http://www.siia.net/>* (SIIA), and the *Institute of International Economic Policy <http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/> *(IIEP) present a lunchtime Policy Forum *What are the Responsibilities of Tech Companies in an Age of International Terrorism? <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H1V5UHA4GdD47zd2D72YQkEiH1ShwtCTSD74wTFo3M…>* at the Elliott School in Washington DC. Conveners are Dr. Susan Aaronson (IIEP/GWU) and Dr. Mark MacCarthy (SIIA). Speakers: Professor *Esther Brimmer*, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, GWU, and former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations; *Jason Pielemeier*, Business and Human Rights Section Lead, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State; *Lisl Brunner*, Policy and Learning Director, Global Network Initiative; *Alexandria Walden*, Public Policy & Gov't Relations Counsel, Google. Moderator: Dr. *Mark MacCarthy*, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, Software & Information Industry Association. The forum will be webcast live on the *Internet Policy Forum YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6fE9Gk8Fw>*. *What: What are the Responsibilities of Tech Companies in an Age of International Terrorism? <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H1V5UHA4GdD47zd2D72YQkEiH1ShwtCTSD74wTFo3M…> Where, Elliott School, Washington DC When: Wednesday 23 March 2016 12:00-13:30 EDT ( 16:00-17:30 UTC) Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6fE9Gk8Fw <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6fE9Gk8Fw> Twitter: @isocdc https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISOCDC <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISOCDC>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8378#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8378#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8378 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Fwd: [NCUC-DISCUSS] [Info]: ICANN 56 Meeting - Helsinki - Visa Applications
by Seun Ojedeji March 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

Forwarding from another ICANN community list - apologies for cross posting Cheers! Sent from my LG G4 Kindly excuse brevity and typos ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com> Date: 21 Mar 2016 11:49 a.m. Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] [Info]: ICANN 56 Meeting - Helsinki - Visa Applications To: "ncuc-discuss(a)lists.ncuc.org" <ncuc-discuss(a)lists.ncuc.org> Cc: hi everyone, for those planning to attend ICANN meeting in Helsinki and need visa, please check the information below. Best, Rafik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- *Objet:* *PLEASE READ: ICANN 56 Meeting - Helsinki - Visa Applications* Dear All, Our invitation letter for ICANN 56 Helsinki Meeting is now open. Individuals that will need a visa to enter Finland and/or any Schengen country to attend the meeting can go to our website: https://invitationletters.icann.org/, to apply for the letter. Our local host will be supplying the local host letter to those who apply on our invitation letter website. We highly urge individuals who do not have a valid Schengen visa to apply as early as possible as the visa process is time consuming. All participants who apply for a visa will have to book an appointment to have their fingerprints taken and etc. In some locations, Finland is represented by another government, in these cases our local host will have no way to influence the application process. Our local host confirmed that the deadline for visa application is *May 31, 2016.* Please feel free to share this with your constituents so that they can plan accordingly. Thank you! _______________________________________________ Ncuc-discuss mailing list Ncuc-discuss(a)lists.ncuc.org http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss

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New Public Comment: Draft Report - New gTLD Program Safeguards to Mitigate DNS
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the 'Draft Report: New gTLD Program Safeguards to Mitigate DNS' has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-safeguards-dns-abuse-2016-03… Public comment will end on 25 April 2016 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-new-gtld-safeguards-dns-abuse-15mar16(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<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/kCmAAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.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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Fwd: [technical-issues] Banning .xyz email from my company's servers
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond March 21, 2016

March 21, 2016

FYI -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [technical-issues] Banning .xyz email from my company's servers Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:48:29 +0100 From: Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com> To: Technical issues <technical-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Hello all, this is just to let you know that after being flooded with 980 spam emails from a myriad of .XYZ email addresses, I have taken the unprecedented step of blocking the top level domain .XYZ from our email servers. The flood has been sustained for the past couple of months and for some reason, the emails manage to go through our regular filters like SpamAssassin, as well as various DNS block lists. Since my company's main servers run Postfix, I did the following: / ///etc/postfix/main.cf// // //smtpd_sender_restrictions = check_sender_access regexp:/etc/postfix/blocked_tlds// // // ///etc/postfix/blocked_tlds// // //### block sender access from the following spammy top-level domains// ///\.xyz$/ REJECT Top Level Domain .xyz banned due to spam/ We have not received any more significant amount of spam from the domains listed on https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/tlds/ therefore we have not added them to our blocking list yet, but if any significant amount of spam starts coming in from them, we'll add them to the blocking list too. Being a strong supporter of Universal Acceptance of TLDs, I am sad to have had to reach this point but also being the bill payer in my company, I could not allow the bandwidth taken nor the time taken by readers of emails to delete this daily flood of spam from their Inbox. It is sad that the unwillingness of the domain name industry to subject themselves to standards of behaviour leads to domains that are completely untrustable and that need to be treated as a pest rather than an asset to the Internet. Kindest regards, Olivier -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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WEBCAST THURS / FRI – West and Central African Research and Education Network Conference #WACREN2016 in Dakar
by Joly MacFie March 18, 2016

March 18, 2016

WIth the IANA hearing <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iana> yesterday and the Kathmandu INET <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd> today, the WACREN in Dakar might have escaped your attention. The webcast is well worth catching up on, chocabloc with technical presentations covering a wide range of topics, ably streamed by ISOC's Africa Bureau. joly posted: "On March 17-18 2016 the 2nd Annual West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference, hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER), takes place at the Novotel Hotel, Dakar. This year's conference brings together p" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016>On *March 17-18 2016* the 2nd Annual *West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference <https://indico.wacren.net/event/20/>,* hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER), takes place at the Novotel Hotel, *Dakar*. This year's conference brings together policy and decision makers, scientists, researchers, network managers, collaboration specialists, e-learning, identity and access management experts, and connectivity and equipment providers from across Africa and the rest of the world. the conference is preceeded by a series of workshops promoting e-Infrastructure development and open science in Africa. The 2nd *TANDEM National and Regional Conferences <http://www.tandem-wacren.eu/tandem-2nd-series-of-events/>* and <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016>*AfricaConnect2 <https://www.africaconnect2.net/>* coordination meetings are also colocated with the conference in a week of activities commencing on 14 March 2016 The main theme of the conference is: "*Enabling Virtual Research and Education Communities*", with the following sub-themes: *Authentication and Authorization * Infrastructure (AAI) and Mobility *NREN Business and Governance Models *Innovation in R&E Networks *Network Design and Operation *Online Teaching and Learning Shared Experiences, *Best Practices and Collaboration". The conference is being webcast live on the *Internet Society's Livestream Channel 2 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016>*. *View on Livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016 *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/hashtag/wacren2016 Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8369#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8369#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8369 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten March 18, 2016

March 18, 2016

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Fwd: [fellowships-alumni] Fwd: Citizen Lab Fellowship Opps
by Beran Dondeh March 16, 2016

March 16, 2016

"The best of you are those who are best to the women" Mohammad SAW Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Nadira Alaraj <nadira.araj(a)gmail.com> > Date: 13 March 2016 at 13:06:27 GMT+1 > To: Fellowships-alumni <Fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org>, Arab IGF mailing list <list(a)igfarab.org>, ITSIG <general(a)itsig.org> > Subject: [fellowships-alumni] Fwd: Citizen Lab Fellowship Opps > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ronald Deibert <r.deibert(a)utoronto.ca> > Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:46 PM > Subject: Citizen Lab Fellowship Opps > > We have three really exciting fellowship opportunities for students and visiting researchers to come spend time at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs. All of them are now open for application, and all of them have very generous compensation -- two of them even include really useful travel support funds. > > Details are here: > https://citizenlab.org/2016/02/2016-citizen-lab-fellowship-opportunities/ > > and I've pasted short descriptions below. > > If you know of anyone that fits the bill, please feel free to forward them along! > > All the best > Ron > > Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellowship > > Description: The Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellowship is an international leadership initiative that brings together the best emerging technology talent and research and civil society organizations to protect the open Web. > > Compensation and Duration: The selected fellow will spend 10 months at the Citizen Lab starting in September 2016. The fellowship offers a grant of USD 60,000 paid in 10 monthly instalments. The fellowship also offers other benefits and opportunities detailed on the Mozilla fellowship website. > > Who we are looking for: The Open Web Fellow can come from a range of backgrounds including software development, DevOps, security research, data science, and visualization. Experience and interest in networks and information security (e.g, cryptography, network measurement, penetration testing, reverse engineering, malware analysis, etc.) is of particular relevance to our projects, but is not necessarily required. Individuals who don’t have direct experience in our research areas but have solid backgrounds in networking, systems, information design, or data analytics and visualization can learn more about our subject matter as they progress through the fellowship with us. > > Applications must be made on the Mozilla fellowship website. by 11:59pm PST March 20, 2016. > > Open Technology Fund Information Controls Fellowship > > Description: The Information Controls Fellowship Program cultivates research, knowledge, and creative collaboration at different institutions and across disciplines on the topic of information controls. Specifically, the fellowship supports examination into how governments in regions or areas of OTF’s core focus (e.g., Africa, Asia, Middle East, and North Africa) are restricting the free flow of information, debilitating the open Internet, and are thereby threatening human rights and democracy. > > Compensation and Duration: The Fellowship offers senior and seasonal fellowships. > > Senior fellowships are for six month or one year and are usually offered to postdoctoral, doctoral students or experienced researchers with demonstrated ability and expertise. > > Senior fellows are given a monthly stipend of USD 4,200 per month, as well as a travel stipend of USD 2,500 or USD 5,000 depending on the length. > > The seasonal fellowship is for three months usually offered to students and/or junior practitioners. Seasonal fellows are awarded monthly stipends of USD 2,500. > > Who we are looking for: Applications are open to people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines and can include students, and junior to mid-career practitioners. While individuals with diverse and unlikely backgrounds are encouraged to apply, likely candidates have experience as computer scientists, engineers, information security researchers, software developers, social scientists (e.g., comparative politics; international security), lawyers and law students, data visualization designers, and others. > > For descriptions of what the first round of fellows at Citizen Lab and other host organizations accomplished please see this OTF blog post. > > Applications must be made by 11:59 PM (GMT-5) on March 25, 2016 using the OTF website > > Google Policy Fellowship > > Description: The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests. > > Compensation and Duration: Fellows will work at the Citizen Lab for three months over the summer of 2016. Exact dates are determined together with the fellow and the host organization. Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,500 USD. > > Who we are looking for: Applications are only open to current university students (undergraduate or graduate). Each year we tailor the Google Policy Fellowship to the individual fellow to match his/her interests and strengths with current projects at the Citizen Lab. In general, we are open to students from a range of backgrounds including law, policy, social sciences (e.g, political science, sociology, international relations, area studies etc), and computer science. > > Applications must be made on the Google Policy Fellowship website by March 25 2016. Please note the Google Policy Fellowship’s website is in the process of being updated. > > Fellowship Project Areas > > In all of the 2016 Citizen Lab fellowship opportunities we are looking for individuals who are interested in contributing to our main research priorities listed below. > > Measuring Internet filtering and network interference > > This area includes developing new tools and methods for network measurement, analyzing Internet filtering systems, and correlating network interference with political events (e.g., elections, protests, conflicts, etc), as well as undertaking comparative studies of national-level information controls. > > Targeted malware attacks against civil society > > This area focuses on investigating politically motivated targeted malware campaigns against civil society groups. Specifically, this area includes methods such as reverse engineering malware, mapping attack infrastructure, tracking malware development, and linking contextual information to technical data. > > Privacy and security of apps and social media > > Projects in this area include uncovering censorship and surveillance in popular apps and social media platforms (e.g, chat apps, microblogs, etc), and evaluating the privacy and security of popular consumer apps (e.g., browsers, fitness trackers, etc). We are particularly interested in widely used apps and platforms that are understudied by security researchers. The goal of this work is to help users make more informed decision about the technologies they use. > > Corporate and public transparency > > Projects in this area include developing software platforms for empowering citizens to exercise their rights to data protection and access requests, and analyzing the systems, policies, and practices of telecommunication and Internet companies around collecting, handling and sharing user data (e.g., lawful intercept and SIGINT). We are also interested in exploring the impact of the Snowden disclosures on SIGINT practices, and the norms governing intelligence sharing among the FVEYs. > > Questions? > > Please note the individual fellowship websites each have further administrative details. All administration of the application processes is handled by the respective sponsor of the fellowship program. If you have further questions that are not answered by the fellowship websites please contact us at info[at]citizenlab.org with the subject line “Fellowship [OTF / Google / Mozilla]”. > > Ronald Deibert > Director, the Citizen Lab > Munk School of Global Affairs > University of Toronto > (416) 946-8916 > PGP: http://deibert.citizenlab.org/pubkey.txt > http://deibert.citizenlab.org/ > twitter.com/citizenlab > twitter.com/rondeibert > r.deibert(a)utoronto.ca > > _______________________________________________ > Fellowships-alumni mailing list > Fellowships-alumni(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/fellowships-alumni

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten March 11, 2016

March 11, 2016

Total of 16 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Mar 11 00:53:02 EST 2016 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 25.00% | 4 | 29.85% | 107517 | parminder at itforchange.net 12.50% | 2 | 15.39% | 55446 | roberto_gaetano at hotmail.com 6.25% | 1 | 15.70% | 56546 | at-large at atlarge-lists.icann.org 12.50% | 2 | 7.17% | 25817 | joly at punkcast.com 12.50% | 2 | 6.21% | 22362 | vanda at scartezini.org 6.25% | 1 | 9.41% | 33900 | seun.ojedeji at gmail.com 6.25% | 1 | 7.41% | 26682 | leonfelipe at sanchez.mx 6.25% | 1 | 3.99% | 14362 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 6.25% | 1 | 2.49% | 8987 | karl at cavebear.com 6.25% | 1 | 2.39% | 8609 | narten at us.ibm.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 16 |100.00% | 360228 | Total

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streamtext on Public Forum
by Joly MacFie March 10, 2016

March 10, 2016

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