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Re: [At-Large] [WHOIS-WG] Fwd: WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report
by Alan Greenberg May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012

I thought it was a masterful job of side-stepping the controversial issues, placing the blame for past problems right where it belongs and making it clear that ICANN can do a MUCH better job if there is a real will to do so. Alan At 13/05/2012 07:44 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >+1 to all that Carlton said. > >- Evan > > >On 13 May 2012 17:26, Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > FYI. IMHO, the Final Report offers improved clarity and crispness in > > language. A few additions/clarifications from the preliminary report peaks > > interest: > > > > 1. WHOIS must be established as a strategic priority for ICANN. They > > doubled down by providing some definitive [and guiding!] recommendations to > > the Board to that objective. > > > > 2. Explicitly valorize the finding of widespread interest/convergence of > > WHOIS matters in the global community by recommending a fulsome outreach > > initiative. > > > > 3. Makes an explicit connection between anticipated improved compliance > > with a different reporting structure for ICANN Compliance that compels > > greater accountability from ICANN Board for outcomes, coupled with more > > transparent operations. > > > > 4. Declares in favour of " *a clear, unambiguous and enforceable chain > > of **contractual agreements with registries, registrars, and registrants > > to require the **provision and maintenance of accurate WHOIS data*.". > > > > Speaking as Chair of the At-Large WHOIS WG, I shall recommend that the > > ALAC issue a statement fully endorsing the recommendations of the Final > > Report > > - Carlton > > > > > > ============================== > > Carlton A Samuels > > Mobile: 876-818-1799 > > *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* > > ============================= > > > > > > ** > > [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert > > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11may12-en.htm > > ------------------------------ > > WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report > > > > 11 May 2012 > > > > > > *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 11 May 2012 * > > Categories/Tags:* > > > > Reviews/Improvements > > WHOIS Policy > > Transparency/Accountability > > *Purpose (Brief):* The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted under > > ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) agreement with the U.S. Department > > of Commerce, submitted its *Final Report and > Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf> > > * to the ICANN Board and this document has been posted for public comment. > > *Public Comment Box Link:* > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-e… > > > > > > This message was sent to carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com from: > > > > ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 > > > > Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It > Free!]<http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> > > Manage Your Subscription > > > <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=22552788&l=6333&s=60BX&m=88…> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WHOIS-WG mailing list > > WHOIS-WG(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/whois-wg > > > > WHOIS WG Wiki: > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Whois+Policy > > > > > >-- >Evan Leibovitch >Toronto Canada > >Em: evan at telly dot org >Sk: evanleibovitch >Tw: el56 >_______________________________________________ >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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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten May 11, 2012

May 11, 2012

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Public Board Meeting - the Update for Prague
by Carlton Samuels May 10, 2012

May 10, 2012

I'm sure I may be in the minority to bemoan the passing of the usual 'public' Friday morning ICANN Board meeting. Let us be clear I'm not just hopped off the truck here. I'm familiar enough with these matters to recognize it for what it is principally intended; theatre. But in the ICANN context, even crafted theatre has its role. First, I truly believe that for a claimed multistakeholder organisation and while the 'public' board meeting may not have been all it could be, it was an important indicator or attribute of the MSM, especially having regard the global public interest. Secondly, even if the votes are already taken, there existed an outside chance that one may witness truly revealing 'body language' of participants. Maybe its because for most of my life I have always straddled several socio-political realities. But I am socialized to be ever mindful that one may 'feel the hand of Esau even as you hear the voice of Jacob'. I can still hear Susan Crawford's cathartic farewell speech in 2008. It was remarkable, the response in body language of several board members told a story. I will concede it may not mean much, then and there. Aferall, the deed is done and the die is cast. But when the 'fire next time' comes, it is instructive. - Carlton Samuels ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [policy] Approved Board Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board | ICANN
by Carlton Samuels May 8, 2012

May 8, 2012

FYI. ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm Approved Board Resolutions | Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#> ** 6 May 2012 1. Consent Agenda<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1> - 1. Ratification of Global Policy Proposal From ASOfor Post Exhaustion IPV4 Allocation Mechanisms by theIANA<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.01<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * - 2. .CAT RSEPRequest to Allow Whois Changes<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.02<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * - 3. Compensation Committee Charter<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.03<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * - 4. Overall Compensation Framework<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.04<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * - 5. IRTP Part B, Recommendation 8<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.05<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * - 6. APPROVAL OF STRATEGIC PLAN<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.06<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * - 7. CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> - *Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.07<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1…> * ** Sent from my iPhone David A. Olive _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert

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Msgs on GNSO Council list regarding Friday Board meeting
by Alan Greenberg May 7, 2012

May 7, 2012

The following two messages from the GNSO Council list address some of the concerns that have been raised with regard to the cancellation of the regular Friday Board meeting. Too bad some of this was not included in the original announcement. Alan =================== >De : Steve Crocker <<mailto:steve@shinkuro.com>steve(a)shinkuro.com> >Objet : Rép : SO and AC plenary time at ICANN meetings >Date : 4 mai 2012 14:49:44 HAEC >À : Stéphane Van Gelder ><<mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com>stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > >Stéphane, > >Thanks for your thoughtful note. We're >gathering inputs, getting the Prague meeting >organized and will be sending at least one >additional note to the community to cover these items. > >The Friday Board meetings had been very lightly >attended and didn't really provide either >insight on the Board's thinking or opportunity >for the community to interact with the >Board. The other parts of the Friday schedule, >reports from the Board committees and reports >from the SO and AC chairs do provide a little >bit of room for interaction, mostly around the >SO and AC chair reports. I think that's >something we want to make sure continues in some >fashion, and we will weave this into the overall >schedule. We will also allocate time for >interaction with the Board during the Thursday afternoon session. > >Once in while there are Board actions that have >some content and even a bit of drama. The XXX >decision in San Francisco and the decision in >Singapore to move forward with the gTLD program >are the two recent examples that come to >mind. For matters of this import, we will have >a public Board meeting. In Singapore, we did >this at the beginning of the week. This was a >big improvement and really helped set a positive >tone for the entire week. I think this is a >good pattern, and I'm inclined to follow this >when it's needed. I don't know how often we'll >have to do this; I suspect it will be less than half the time. > >Another element in our thinking is that it's >usually inappropriate to rush through a >resolution at the end of the week based on >developments during the week. We need to take >some time to develop the proper >documentation. So, instead of trying to cap the >week off with resolutions passed on the basis of >the week's work, we will report on what's come >up during the week, what happened between the >last ICANN meeting and this one, and what we >plan to do following this ICANN meeting. > >I look forward to inputs from you and the other chairs of the SOs and ACs. > >Finally, we'll work hard to get this right by >Prague, but if what we do in Prague is not good >enough, we'll keep working on it. > >Thanks, > >Steve >From: Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin(a)melbourneit.com.au> >To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> >Subject: [council] Regarding improvements in Board processes >Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 18:05:40 +0000 > >Hello All, > >I have been reading the various comments about >the announcement on 30 April 2012 that there >will not be a public board meeting on Friday 29 June in Prague. > >I thought I would set out various improvements >being made in Board processes to set this in context. > >(1) In the past, the Board has typically worked >with staff until midnight, and in some cases >2am, on the Thursday before the public session >to prepare resolutions for voting. This is >after a busy week listening to feedback from the >community, and the end result is often Board >resolutions that are poorly crafted and create problems in future. > >(2) For Prague, the intent is that the Board >will focus on listening to the community, and >then give the community some idea of what future >resolutions will be voted on in response to >feedback. A board meeting will then be held >shortly after Prague to approve those resolutions. > >(3) An example of this approach was on the topic >of Conflicts of interest in Dakar in October >2011. The Board listened to the community >during the week, and then in the public session >on conflicts Board members gave some feedback to >the community on specific measures that would be >taken with respect to new gTLDs. After careful >review by the legal team, and review by Board >members, the Board held a meeting on 8 Dec 2011 >- where a resolution was passed on managing >conflicts for new gTLDs, along with other >resolutions that resulted from the discussions in Dakar. > >(4) The Board has also been working to ensure >that most resolutions at the Board level are >relatively routine. This means that bodies >like the GNSO have already reached consensus on >a topic (e.g the recent work on the transfers >policy), or staff have managed a public comment >process on a topic - and there are no >controversies associated with the matter. For >such routine resolutions - we either have a >short teleconference or we take advantage of >face-to-face time at a Board workshop to pass >these resolutions. For example, at the Board >workshop just concluded in Amsterdam we had a >short Board meeting to pass mostly consent >resolutions. It is likely that in Prague we >will pass resolutions on routine matters in the >Board workshop on the weekend of 23/24 June - if >there are matters submitted by staff for >approval - and can report on them during the >public meetings. If there are controversies on >a matter, the general approach would be to seek >to return the matter to the relevant body or >bodies to reach a stronger consensus. Thus >you will see fewer matters that are not on the >consent agenda at Board meetings. > >(5) Where there is a major policy vote, or where >there are differing views on a major policy, the >Board will continue to schedule such discussions >for the public meetings. Past examples of such >matters include the .xxx decision and the >approval of the new gTLD program in Singapore in June 2011. > >(6) With respect to transparency. the Board has >been publishing rationales for each of its >decisions - including those on the consent >agenda. There are also detailed minutes of >meetings, where contributions from Board members >made during a Board meeting are captured. >For example, from the minutes of the meeting on >8 Dec 2011 >(http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/minutes-08dec11-en.htm) >there is a detailed record of the discussion on >conflicts as well as on batching. > >(7) We are still refining improvements and >certainly welcome feedback from the community. > >Feel free to get in touch with me if you have >any questions or concerns, and certainly feel >free to provide feedback to the Board in the Board/GNSO meeting in Prague. > >Also be aware that I continue to read emails on >this list, and I pass on examples of emails that >raise concerns about Board processes to the >Board list to keep the Board aware as well. > >Regards, >Bruce Tonkin

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten May 4, 2012

May 4, 2012

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New Whois Access Audit posted
by Alan Greenberg May 3, 2012

May 3, 2012

A new Whois Port 43 Access audit has been posted - http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/audits. Alam

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Re: [At-Large] [ttcs-members] Summary of activities of LACRALO Secretariat from 2009-2012
by Cintra Sooknanan May 3, 2012

May 3, 2012

Dear Dev, This is just a short note of congrats for all your accomplishments under the tenure as Lacralo Secretariat. I know your input in Lacralo and At Large shall be as significant in the future, in whatever capacity role. The next Secretariat will surely have huge shoes to fill! Cintra > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh < > devtee(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Forwarded from the LACRALO mailing list, as I will be stepping down as > >> LACRALO Secretariat from May 4 2012 -Dev Anand > >> > >> > >> Dear All, > >> > >> This a an overview of some of the activities and contributions I've > >> made to LACRALO, the ICANN At-Large community and to the ALAC serving > >> as LACRALO Secretariat from April 2009 to May 4 2012. Any questions or > >> comments regarding these activities are welcomed. > >> > >> The text of this email can be found at http://db.tt/PCrJGpUE in case > >> the text isn't received by all participants. > >> > >> Kind Regards, > >> > >> Dev Anand Teelucksingh > >> LACRALO Secretariat > >> > >> ------------ > >> > >> - At-Large Improvements (https://community.icann.org/x/zAQt) - chaired > >> the Work Team D (https://community.icann.org/x/2Qct) meetings > >> from September 2010 to March 2011 and participated in the other three > >> Work Teams meetings and contributed significantly to WT-B, WT-C to > >> come with recommendations with detailed flowcharts that were included > >> in the At-Large Milestone Report > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/fAW5AQ) > >> > >> - participated in the At-Large Improvements Project Taskforce WG > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/SQrPAQ) and participated in all weekly > >> calls since late November 2011 (https://community.icann.org/x/fwrPAQ) > >> > >> - the At-Large new gTLD WG (https://community.icann.org/x/8Yoi) - > >> attending all weekly new gTLD WG meetings > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/woKP) and drafted the Proposal for the > >> ALAC to submit public comments on, and file objections to new gTLD > >> applications (https://community.icann.org/x/mA3PAQ) which was approved > >> by ALAC at the ICANN Costa Rica meeting > >> (http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29671) > >> > >> - produced monthly Secretariat reports for LACRALO/ALAC/At-Large > >> https://community.icann.org/x/t4wi and was involved in most of those > >> activites. > >> > >> - submitted various comments to ICANN's New Prototype Wiki Public > >> Comment Forum in January 2012 : > >> https://public-comments.icann.org/x/c4GZ > >> > >> - participated in the ICANN Finance and Budget Subcommittee (FBSC) WG > >> (ALAC FBSC Meeeting schedule : https://community.icann.org/x/aoOP) > >> > >> - developed the budget estimate for funding of LACRALO events in Costa > >> Rica and lead drafter of the letter from LACRALO to ICANN > >> funding of LACRALO events in Costa Rica ( > >> https://community.icann.org/x/2ZzbAQ ) > >> > >> - participated in the JAS Working Group from March 2011 > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/jQWB) > >> > >> - attended several At-Large ICANN Academy Ad-Hoc WG > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/OACzAQ) calls > >> > >> - issued all calls, votes, polls for the election or selection of > >> various LACRALO representatives and tallied all results, following our > >> LACRALO Rules of Procedure. > >> > >> - attended 11 out of 12 ALAC monthly calls in 2011 > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/EwJ5) > >> > >> - participated in the LACRALO Bylaw WG > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/dw0t) - the summary report of how to > >> deal with "inactive" ALSes has been considered by other RALOs > >> > >> - participated in all LACRALO conference calls, including regional > >> calls and WG calls since April 2009 except for one call > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/mIwi) > >> > >> - chaired the LACRALO Cartagena WG and attended all calls to organise > >> LACRALO showcase at ICANN meeting in Cartagena in December 2010, > >> including collecting and creating ALS factsheets > >> https://community.icann.org/x/QgQt > >> > >> - promoted the concept of regional calls in early 2011 to promote > >> dialogue and discussion in LACRALO > >> > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/lac-discuss-en/2011/003480.html > >> > >> - chaired the At-Large Structure Survey WG > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/ZY8i) in 2010 and presented the raw > >> data in a detailed spreadsheet for the WG and developed and presented > >> the final report. > >> > >> - developed the LACRALO Dashboard, the concept which is being looked > >> by other RALOs. > >> > >> > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtasV2tOgnqxcjgyWjh3TGc5SzRzR3… > >> An updated version of the dashboard as part of the At-Large > >> Improvements Project Taskforce is being worked on. > >> > >> - developed an improved Policy Advice Development (PAD) in 2010 to > >> track ALAC and At-Large track ICANN public comments and policy > >> statements > >> > >> > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtasV2tOgnqxdEtybGhDb3NweG5mZX… > >> > >> - updated the LACRALO wiki attempting to explain various aspects of > >> LACRALO such as LACRALO Organising Documents > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/Oo0i) > >> and LACRALO Representatives (https://community.icann.org/x/LwBu) > >> > >> - chair the At-Large Technology Task Force WG > >> https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ > >> > >> - implementing the procedure for the ALAC to submit public comments > >> on, and file objections to new gTLD applications > >> (https://community.icann.org/x/mA3PAQ) - had several meetings with > >> ICANN At-Large and IT Staff to work and test the gTLD prototype > >> Dashboard. > > > > >

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Conflicts in the Future
by Carlton Samuels April 30, 2012

April 30, 2012

See our colleague, Charles Mok on conflcits [of interests] here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHdStGV37iI - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012

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