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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC-Announce] Fwd: [soac-discussion] ICANN Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey
by John R. Levine Dec. 23, 2011

Dec. 23, 2011

> We encourage everybody to take the survey. Nothing personal, but filling out this survey does not rate very high on my list of fun ways to spend half an hour during Christmas week. R's, John > > -------- Message original -------- > Sujet: [soac-discussion] ICANN Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey > Date : Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:03:12 -0800 > De : Kurt Pritz <kurt.pritz(a)icann.org> > Pour : soac-discussion(a)icann.org <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> > Copie à : David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org>, Jamie Hedlund > <jamie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, Akram Atallah <akram.atallah(a)icann.org> > > > > Dear ICANN Leader: > > > Thank you for communicating the availability of the ICANN Stakeholder > Satisfaction Survey to your community earlier this month. We are starting > to get good general response from community members but ask that you to > send out a reminder and encourage all members of your community to review > and complete the survey document. > > > Thus far, nearly 350 community members have viewed the survey, but only > about 10% of those viewers have followed through and completed the > document. Most constituencies / stakeholder groups have furnished at > least one response, but some have not our goal is to see broad > participation from all constituencies and stakeholder groups. I think that > this is a valuable opportunity to comment for all stakeholders. Even if > the form or content might not suit some of the initial readers, all should > participate. We seek to improve ICANN and, importantly, we also seek to > demonstrate the vibrancy of the bottom-up policy making community by > strong participation in this survey. > > > Please remind members of your community that the survey link at > http://ICANN-SS-2011.questionpro.com/ will remain open through 3 January > 2012. Personal encouragement you can offer to increase survey completion > would be most appreciated. > > > To reiterate just a bit, the survey is designed to create an initial > baseline of general ICANN stakeholder satisfaction that we can then use to > compare against future results. The more community feedback we get on this > initial survey, the more informative and statistically reliable the > feedback will be and the more responsive we can be to any particular areas > of community > concern. > > > Thanks very much for helping promote this effort. We hope that many > members of your community will participate. > > > > Please accept my best wishes for a joyful, relaxed holiday season. > > Best regards, > > > > Kurt Pritz > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Regards, John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Dec. 23, 2011

Dec. 23, 2011

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Further Progress by the ICANN CEO Search Committee
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 22, 2011

Dec. 22, 2011

Dear All, The ICANN CEO Search Committee has now completed a job description for the position of CEO (reference <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ceo-search/ceo-job-description-12dec11-e n.pdf> [PDF, 145 KB]) and a CEO candidate profile (reference <http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ceo-search/ceo-candidate-profile-01dec11 -en.pdf> [PDF, 576 KB]). It has contracted with a search firm, Odgers Berndtson of Brussels, to assist us in the search process. The full announcement is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-20dec11-en.htm The Search Committee strongly encourages qualified candidates to express their interest in the position, and encourages members of the community to encourage others who they believe are qualified to do so also. All suggestions, recommendations, and expressions of interest should be sent directly to: ceo-search(a)odgersberndtson.be Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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by Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Dec. 21, 2011

Dec. 21, 2011

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Re: [At-Large] Notice of Motion: update to ALAC advice on gTLDs
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Dec. 21, 2011

Dec. 21, 2011

Indeed Adam => the words "We agree with and support the expedient introduction of new gTLDs, especially those offering support for IDNs.... .... ... ." from our Mexico 2009 At-Large Summit Declaration and similar words have integral in ALAC Statements, Notes, Interventions, Reports Comments (to various Calls for Public Comments and in other Fora) over and over again since Interim ALAC days in 2003 => a point perhaps also worth noting by the ALAC Members as they debate this "issue" Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 19 December 2011 22:23, Adam Peake <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> wrote: > Evan, > > You seem to be of the opinion that the At Large's Mexico statement's > pretty important, the section of the Mexico Declaration addressing > new gTLD opens with the following: > > "We agree with and support the expedient introduction of new gTLDs, > especially those offering support for IDNs. In fact, we believe that > a number of components of the proposed policy present unnecessary > barriers to entry for the broadest possible variety of gTLD > applicants." > > Seems you are coming close to re-writing history. The At Large > statement supported the "broadest possible variety of gTLD > applicants". Your final "whereas" clause not justified. The Mexico > document also refers to "substantial pent-up demand for new gTLDs" > and "We do NOT believe in an interim third round with an arbitrarily > limited number of applications as a "trial run"" (emphasis in the > original). This also seems contrary to your penultimate whereas > clause. > > Many of the issues mentioned in the Mexico declaration have been > addressed, perhaps not to everyone's full satisfaction, but there's > been a lot of work done, very publicly with ALAC's participation (for > example ALAC commented on the GAC scorecard, how did that work out? > GAC got about 80/90%, ALAC?) However, importantly the issue of fees > has not been well addressed. Might also mention a less than perfect > outreach process in this regard (Mike Silber's comments in Dakar > helpful.) > > Perhaps the third whereas about law enforcement could be split off as > a separate statement, the At Large's views more fully explained and > re-submitted as a separate statement? > > Public interest. Please identify the specific public interest issues > that must be addressed. > > When is the ALAC's January call (can't see it on the calender), the > application process opens on January 12th, in 23 days. After all the > opportunities At Large has had to comment I think it would be a grave > mistake to call for suspension of the new gTLD process. > > Thanks, > > Adam > > > > >Hello, > > > >This message is to announce my intention to move this motion at the > >*JANUARY* ALAC meeting. > > > >This is being done in order to enable discussion to take place -- within > >ALAC, its gTLD working group, and the RALOs -- to determine the response > to > >this issue which has been IMO simmering throughout the At-Large community. > > > >We are told by many (and officially by ICANN) that the program is set and > >we should stop complaining, But to refuse to express the point of view of > >the public interest within ICANN -- even if it is contrary to the > >predominant wisdom -- if to fail at the very basics of At-Large's > >bylaw-mandated role. > > > >Please distribute this to the four RALO mailing lists where I do not have > >posting rights, and translate if possible. > > > >- Evan > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >WHEREAS end-users and governments have only been invited to participate in > >the new gTLD program long after its foundation principles were determined; > > > >WHEREAS most of the problems identified by the ALAC in its Mexico City > >Summit declaration related to the new-gTLD program have not been > >satisfactorily addressed and indeed some have worsened; > > > >WHEREAS numerous complaints from governments, intergovernmental > >organizations and other bodies have indicated that law enforcement and > >public-protection measures in the current design of the gTLD program are > >insufficient; > > > >WHEREAS the ICANN Board, without explanation, has refused the > >cross-community endorsement of the Joint Applicant Support Working Group > >recommendations to reduce costs of new gTLD in developing economies > >independent of any fixed fund; > > > >WHEREAS the absence of a staggered release schedule or a fixed timetable > >for future rounds severely inhibits ICANN's ability to correct mistakes in > >the proposed application round; > > > >and > > > >WHEREAS ICANN has still not convincingly demonstrated the end-user need or > >benefit of a simultaneous launch of hundreds of new TLDs; > > > >RESOLVED THAT the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) convey to the ICANN > >Board and community the dissatisfaction of At-Large with the new gTLD > >program in its current form, and explicitly advises that its > implementation > >would be harmful to the public interest. We request that implementation of > >the program be suspended until necessary public-interest modifications are > >implemented. > >_______________________________________________ > >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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Draft ALAC Comment on the Issue Report on Thick Whois
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 21, 2011

Dec. 21, 2011

The draft ALAC comment on the Thick Whois Preliminary Issue Report has been posted at https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=30345624. Please make any comments on that Wiki page. Note that this comment must be submitted by 30 December, so the final version must be out and presumably voted on by then. Alan

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Season Greetings
by Vanda UOL Dec. 20, 2011

Dec. 20, 2011

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Notice of Motion: update to ALAC advice on gTLDs
by Evan Leibovitch Dec. 19, 2011

Dec. 19, 2011

Hello, This message is to announce my intention to move this motion at the *JANUARY* ALAC meeting. This is being done in order to enable discussion to take place -- within ALAC, its gTLD working group, and the RALOs -- to determine the response to this issue which has been IMO simmering throughout the At-Large community. We are told by many (and officially by ICANN) that the program is set and we should stop complaining, But to refuse to express the point of view of the public interest within ICANN -- even if it is contrary to the predominant wisdom -- if to fail at the very basics of At-Large's bylaw-mandated role. Please distribute this to the four RALO mailing lists where I do not have posting rights, and translate if possible. - Evan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHEREAS end-users and governments have only been invited to participate in the new gTLD program long after its foundation principles were determined; WHEREAS most of the problems identified by the ALAC in its Mexico City Summit declaration related to the new-gTLD program have not been satisfactorily addressed and indeed some have worsened; WHEREAS numerous complaints from governments, intergovernmental organizations and other bodies have indicated that law enforcement and public-protection measures in the current design of the gTLD program are insufficient; WHEREAS the ICANN Board, without explanation, has refused the cross-community endorsement of the Joint Applicant Support Working Group recommendations to reduce costs of new gTLD in developing economies independent of any fixed fund; WHEREAS the absence of a staggered release schedule or a fixed timetable for future rounds severely inhibits ICANN's ability to correct mistakes in the proposed application round; and WHEREAS ICANN has still not convincingly demonstrated the end-user need or benefit of a simultaneous launch of hundreds of new TLDs; RESOLVED THAT the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) convey to the ICANN Board and community the dissatisfaction of At-Large with the new gTLD program in its current form, and explicitly advises that its implementation would be harmful to the public interest. We request that implementation of the program be suspended until necessary public-interest modifications are implemented.

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Fwd: [NCSG-Discuss] Open letter to ICANN from the Legal Counsels of intergovernmental organizations
by Adam Peake Dec. 19, 2011

Dec. 19, 2011

Don't think Bill will mind me forwarding this email. FYI. Adam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: William Drake <william.drake(a)uzh.ch> Date: 2011/12/19 Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] Open letter to ICANN from the Legal Counsels of intergovernmental organizations To: NCSG-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu Hi As expected, the UN and other public intergovernmental organizations are now demanding that their names and acronyms be protected---not only at the top, but the second level as well—"Consistent with the rationale for protection envisaged for the important causes represented by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Olympic Committee." The door has been opened, why wouldn't they want to go through it? The letter is attached below. Kieren has an article on this at http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/14/igos-special-gtld-exemption. While I agree with him that there is no chance of a TLD application with an international organization's name or acronym making it through the application process anyway, that the second level demand is problematic, and that the guidebook mechanisms would seem sufficient, it's not obvious that ICANN can easily tell these organizations to just chill out and expect them to go away. On last Thursday's Council call Wolfgang and I raised questions about how GNSO & ICANN would deal with this. There's a GNSO group being formed to work on the RC & IOC, but apparently no consideration of expanding its remit at this time. Clearly, there will have to be a broader discussion about the relative merits of transforming the Reserved Names list into a broad "rights protection" mechanism. GAC has argued that reserving RC & IOC are required by ICANN's public interest mandate; presumably we'll be hearing the same here. The intersection of the DNS and state-related claims raises a host of issues which NC may wish to consider and weigh in on. Best, Bill Begin forwarded message: *From: *Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> *Date: *December 18, 2011 12:49:08 PM GMT+01:00 *To: *GNSO Council <council(a)gnso.icann.org> *Subject: **[council] Fwd: Open letter to ICANN from the Legal Counsels of intergovernmental organisations (IGO's)* Councillors, In the context of our own discussions at the end of last week's meeting, please see below the message I was copied on last Friday. Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : *De : *<Nicola.BONUCCI(a)oecd.org> *Objet : **Open letter to ICANN from the Legal Counsels of intergovernmental organisations (IGO's)* *Date : *16 décembre 2011 18:00:27 HNEC *À : *<rod.beckstrom(a)icann.org>, <steve(a)shinkuro.com>, <kurt.pritz(a)icann.org > *Cc : *<gac(a)gac.icann.org>, <heather.dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, <jeffrey(a)icann.org>, <amy.stathos(a)icann.org>, <Josee.FECTEAU(a)oecd.org>, < Alexandra.EXCOFFIER-NOSOV(a)oecd.org>, <Jill.SCHUKER(a)oecd.org>, < edward.kwakwa(a)wipo.int>, <bdelachapelle(a)gmail.com>, < stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com>, <ocl(a)gih.com>, <DL1516(a)oecd.org> Dear Sirs,**** ** ** Several additional International Organizations have signed on to the open letter transmitted to you on 13 December. You will find enclosed the same letter containing an updated list of signatories.**** ** ** We take this opportunity to also copy the letter to the GNSO President Stephane Van Gelder and the ALAC Chair Olivier Crepin-Leblond.**** ** ** Sincerely yours,**** ** ** ** ** **** *Nicola Bonucci *Director & Accession Coordinator / Directeur et coordonnateur de l’adhésion **** Directorate for Legal Affairs / Direction des affaires juridiques**** ** ** 2, rue André Pascal - 75775 Paris Cedex 16 Tel: +33 1 45 24 80 77 – Fax: +33 1 44 30 62 45**** nicola.bonucci(a)oecd.org <lisa.vonn(a)oecd.org> || www.oecd.org**** ** ** Follow us on: <http://www.facebook.com/theOECD> <http://www.facebook.com/theOECD> <http://www.youtube.com/oecd> <http://www.youtube.com/oecd> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/oecd> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/oecd> <http://twitter.com/OECDtweet> <http://twitter.com/OECDtweet>**** ** **

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Fw: Federal Trade Commission's Letter to ICANN on new gTLD concerns
by Carlton Samuels Dec. 19, 2011

Dec. 19, 2011

Here 's the letter. It enumerates the several concerns surrounding the launch of new gTLD that ill-serves 'consumer interests'. http://www.ftc.gov/os/closings/publicltrs/111216letter-to-icann.pdf - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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