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Fwd: NCSG/ALAC Dinner Tonight
by William Drake Dec. 6, 2010

Dec. 6, 2010

Hi A couple people here in Cartagena said they'd not received the below; I guess I sent it to the wrong list, sorry. At large folk of course welcome to join, people walking over at 7pm from the front of the conference center. Bill Sent from my iPhone > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: William Drake <william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch> > Date: Monday, December 6, 2010 > Subject: NCSG/ALAC Dinner Tonight > To: NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS(a)listserv.syr.edu, alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > Hello, > A few of us have been digging around trying to find a place for the dinner tonight. Given that food quality doesn't seem to vary too much we thought atmosphere for hanging out was the key variable, and after speaking with Angela, our handler at the Hilton, Wolf and I took her advice that San Pedro is the best in that regard and booked it for 19:30. People who attended the GNSO Council-board dinner Saturday have already been there, sorry, but it seemed the best choice, centrally located on San Pedro square, big roof top dining with great view etc. It's an easy stroll there directly from the conference center, and they serve drinks right on the square if anyone gets there early. > > When we did the Doodle poll http://doodle.com/zd2vhg97tuayyhr5 18 people said they were available tonight, but I know of at least three on that list who won't be coming due to travel problems etc. So we booked for around 15. Presumably they'll be able to accommodate however many show if additional folks want to come. > > The details are in Wolf's message below. > If anyone who Doodled yes knows they're not coming, maybe let one of us know so we can adjust the reservation if necessary...? > > Thanks > Bill > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> > Date: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: Cartagena Restaurants > To: William Drake <william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch> > Cc: Evan Leibovitch <evan(a)telly.org> > > > Hi, > > Angela just confirmed the reservation at San Pedro for tonight: > for around 15 people at 19:30 PM (on her name and Mr. Drake) > > Couldn't give me any Web details - and I checked by myself again. > Found the following: > > Café San Pedro > Plaza San Pedro N° 30-11 > 57 5 664 18 88 > > Facing the San Pedro convent, this restaurant benefits from a gorgeous location right in the middle of the historical center. Chef Diego Camacho has a love for healthy food with little or no fat—a taste not very common in Colombia. Camacho is also influenced by the Asian cuisines: his “Shangaï Chicken” is cooked in a mandarin juice and his Ceviche borrows from a Thai passport. Surprisingly, he also prepares a large assortment of sushi. The place is popular and often crowded, so it’s a good idea to make reservations. Service can be a little slow. > > See > http://www.gayot.com/travel/citytrips/cartagena/restaurants.html > > > > > > *********************************************************** > William J. Drake > Senior Associate > Centre for International Governance > Graduate Institute for International and > Development Studies > Geneva, Switzerland > william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch > http://www.williamdrake.org > *********************************************************** > >

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ICANN blog : US Government Opposes Launch of New gTLD Program in Cartagena
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Dec. 4, 2010

Dec. 4, 2010

http://blog.icann.org/2010/12/us-government-opposes-launch-of-new-gtld-prog… US DoC letter : http://forum.icann.org/lists/5gtld-guide/pdf4SSmb5oOd5.pdf US Government Opposes Launch of New gTLD Program in Cartagena by Rod Beckstrom We appreciate the many comments received so far on the draft Applicant Guidebook in its five full versions. We thank the community and all who contributed for their engagement, thoughts and opinions during the course of this process. One of the most recent comments we have received is a letter today from the US Department of Commerce (DoC). ICANN’s success and legitimacy derive from the multistakeholder model, the basis on which new gTLD policy was developed. The policy process decision to undertake this program was approved by the GNSO Council in 2007 and adopted by ICANN’s board of directors in 2008. In the Affirmation of Commitments, the US government and ICANN reconfirmed our mutual commitment to the multistakeholder model. ICANN confirmed our commitment to solicit public comment and to hear all voices. As with all contributions, ICANN will give DoC’s comments careful consideration as part of the implementation of the GNSO policy. ------------

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NYTimes : U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Dec. 3, 2010

Dec. 3, 2010

NYTimes : U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown By BEN SISARIO Published: November 26, 2010 "In what appears to be the latest phase of a far-reaching federal crackdown on online piracy of music and movies, the Web addresses of a number of sites that facilitate illegal file-sharing were seized this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Department of Homeland Security. By Friday morning, visiting the addresses of a handful of sites that either hosted unauthorized copies of films and music or allowed users to search for them elsewhere on the Internet produced a notice that said, in part: “This domain name has been seized by ICE — Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by a United States District Court.” In taking over the sites’ domain names, or Web addresses, the government effectively redirected any visitors to its own takedown notice. “ICE office of Homeland Security Investigations executed court-ordered seizure warrants against a number of domain names,” said Cori W. Bassett, a spokeswoman for ICE, in a statement. “As this is an ongoing investigation, there are no additional details available at this time.” Read full article : http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/27/technology/27torrent.html Also, OSNews.com also reporting on the story says : "...The US has started seizing the domain names of various websites through ICANN.......The seizures come from the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and cover about 70 websites relating to potential copyright infringement and counterfeit goods, among which is Torrent-Finder.com, a mere torrent search engine which does not host or even link to torrents; it displays content hosted elsewhere through embedded iframes. "My domain has been seized without any previous complaint or notice from any court!” the owner of Torrent-Finder explained TorrentFreak, “I firstly had DNS downtime. While I was contacting GoDaddy I noticed the DNS had changed. Godaddy had no idea what was going on and until now they do not understand the situation and they say it was totally from ICANN." Read OSNews.com article : http://www.osnews.com/story/24074/US_Government_Censors_70_Websites So, how does that work? The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement served the seizure warrant on the gTLD registry and the gTLD registry then updated the DNS records for that domain name to point to ICE's DNS servers? ----- Dev Anand Teelucksingh

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Dec. 3, 2010

Dec. 3, 2010

Total of 112 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Dec 3 00:53:04 EST 2010 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 11.61% | 13 | 8.68% | 79644 | evan at telly.org 10.71% | 12 | 9.07% | 83202 | alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca 8.04% | 9 | 8.47% | 77688 | carlton.samuels at gmail.com 1.79% | 2 | 12.49% | 114596 | ebw at abenaki.wabanaki.net 5.36% | 6 | 5.25% | 48201 | langdonorr at gmail.com 3.57% | 4 | 6.74% | 61864 | isolatedn at gmail.com 4.46% | 5 | 5.40% | 49563 | sebastien at bachollet.com 4.46% | 5 | 3.56% | 32699 | karl at cavebear.com 4.46% | 5 | 3.37% | 30922 | ocl at gih.com 3.57% | 4 | 2.89% | 26537 | andrespiazza at gmail.com 3.57% | 4 | 2.75% | 25264 | admin at ttcsweb.org 2.68% | 3 | 2.77% | 25410 | ajp at glocom.ac.jp 2.68% | 3 | 2.19% | 20075 | avri at acm.org 2.68% | 3 | 2.07% | 18972 | cdel at firsthand.net 2.68% | 3 | 1.63% | 14955 | joly at punkcast.com 1.79% | 2 | 1.97% | 18076 | cveraq at gmail.com 1.79% | 2 | 1.93% | 17724 | carlosaguirre62 at hotmail.com 1.79% | 2 | 1.73% | 15895 | elisabeth.porteneuve at latmos.ipsl.fr 1.79% | 2 | 1.37% | 12566 | narten at us.ibm.com 1.79% | 2 | 1.05% | 9588 | johnl at iecc.com 1.79% | 2 | 0.98% | 8978 | jmamodio at gmail.com 0.89% | 1 | 1.04% | 9536 | vanda at uol.com.br 0.89% | 1 | 0.97% | 8871 | michele at blacknight.ie 0.89% | 1 | 0.92% | 8441 | annette.muehlberg at web.de 0.89% | 1 | 0.87% | 7988 | patrick at vande-walle.eu 0.89% | 1 | 0.87% | 7982 | lerato.ma at yahoo.com 0.89% | 1 | 0.81% | 7460 | shearman at victoria.tc.ca 0.89% | 1 | 0.79% | 7266 | carlton.samuels at uwimona.edu.jm 0.89% | 1 | 0.78% | 7148 | dmiloshevic at afilias.info 0.89% | 1 | 0.74% | 6773 | mbashir at mbash.net 0.89% | 1 | 0.72% | 6595 | iza at anr.org 0.89% | 1 | 0.64% | 5856 | jam at jacquelinemorris.com 0.89% | 1 | 0.62% | 5733 | icann-list at sorehands.com 0.89% | 1 | 0.58% | 5360 | email at hakik.org 0.89% | 1 | 0.57% | 5258 | avc at namesatwork.com 0.89% | 1 | 0.56% | 5160 | sophiabekele at gmail.com 0.89% | 1 | 0.55% | 5062 | khaled.koubaa at topnet.tn 0.89% | 1 | 0.54% | 4985 | hongxueipr at gmail.com 0.89% | 1 | 0.53% | 4834 | lutz at iks-jena.de 0.89% | 1 | 0.52% | 4727 | dogwallah at gmail.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 112 |100.00% | 917454 | Total

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On the exchange of notes between Peter and Heather -- city names
by Eric Brunner-Williams Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Dear At-Large Colleagues, I've prepared a personal comment, reflecting my thoughts on the issue of city names, and sent it to Board Chair Peter Dengate-Thrush and GAC Interim Chair Heather Dryden. It is attached. As a reminder, the public comments period for the current version of the DAG closes on December 10th, at 7am Eastern, 4am Pacific, just before the Friday Board meeting that week. I regret that the letter is only in English, as the intended recipients are both Anglophones, however the issue concerns those who anticipate that urban administrations will in the near future have the resources allocated by ICANN which are currently allocated only to states, some non-states, and a score of for-profit and non-profit corporations and foundations. Attached is also a reformatted version of Thomas Brinkoff's list of 479 urban agglomerations with populations of one million or more. The original may be found at http://www.citypopulation.de This note was originally sent to the NA-Discuss list, with only the first of two attachments, due to the familiarity NA-Discuss list members have with the urban agglomerations of that region. Eric Brunner-Williams Ithaca, New York

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC] Election Call for ALAC Liaisons => Acceptance by CLO of nomination to ccNSO Liaison and Nomination of Alan Greenberg, for GNSO Liaison role
by Cheryl Langdon-Orr Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Thank You Alan I accept that nomination with great pleasure, and of course if endorsed / elected in this bylaw mandated role, I will perform to the best of my ability on behalf of At-Large and the ALAC... and YES we can't have me getting bored now, can we ;-) While the ALAC is considering their bylaw mandated Liaisons to the Support Organisations, I would very much like to ask *if you would accept a nomination from me to continue in your role as GNSO Liaison*, even though you are no longer a serving member of the ALAC after next weeks ICANN AGM; Your experience and the respect you hold in the GNSO Council resulting from you undertaking this role for several years now, is in my less than humble view, far to valuable to our community and the ALAC to loose, especially at this time, so I am* formally nominating you to continue on the role of GNSO Liaison, *and ask you consider accepting it very seriously indeed*;* I do realize that at this time, there is no guaranteeing of any travel support to attend ICANN Meetings if you are not on the ALAC or a supported RALO Leader, but this is a matter that the next ALAC ExCom and the Bidget and Finance Sub-Committee, will be raising in our future budget planning and requests for consideration in the coming fiscal year, (I personally believe the argument that the bylaw mandated SO Liaisons being supported by constituency travel {even of shared cost centers are the ALAC and the receiving SO} is a strong one) based on aspects of the ALAC Review Recommendations and our current Review Implementation processes, and of course does fit within the current ICANN Strategic Planning primary objectives... So if you are willing to risk the role requiring in the short term some remote participation if we fail to get such full funding this coming year then I would not see that as in any way an impediment. I look forward to your affirmative reply, Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO) On 2 December 2010 11:38, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> wrote: > At 26/11/2010 11:22 PM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote: > >Election Call for ALAC Liaisons to serve from Dec 2010 to ICANN AGM 2011. > > I would like nominate Cheryl Langdon-Orr for the position of ALAC > Liaison to the ccNSO. > > My rationale is as follows: > > 1. Cheryl has a strong working relationship with both the outgoing > and incoming ccNSO Chairs. > > 2. Cheryl has a long ccTLD history and so is in a good position to > develop meaningful relationships with individual ccNSO members, > helping to forge links between ccTLDs an regional At-Large organizations. > > 3. DNS Security (and the infamous DNS CERT discussion) and > Accountability and Transparency are two issues that are important to > both the ALAC and the ccNSO and Cheryl is arguably the best person to > represent us in these areas. > > 4. With Cheryl no longer being ALAC Chair and a member of the ATRT, > as a mere ALAC Vice-Chair, she is going to bored out of her mind, and > she needs some extra things to focus on. > > Alan > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac > > At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org > ALAC Working Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac >

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Re: [At-Large] Election Call for ALAC Liaisons to serve from Dec 2010 to ICANN AGM 2011
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

At 26/11/2010 11:22 PM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote: >Election Call for ALAC Liaisons to serve from Dec 2010 to ICANN AGM 2011. I would like nominate Cheryl Langdon-Orr for the position of ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO. My rationale is as follows: 1. Cheryl has a strong working relationship with both the outgoing and incoming ccNSO Chairs. 2. Cheryl has a long ccTLD history and so is in a good position to develop meaningful relationships with individual ccNSO members, helping to forge links between ccTLDs an regional At-Large organizations. 3. DNS Security (and the infamous DNS CERT discussion) and Accountability and Transparency are two issues that are important to both the ALAC and the ccNSO and Cheryl is arguably the best person to represent us in these areas. 4. With Cheryl no longer being ALAC Chair and a member of the ATRT, as a mere ALAC Vice-Chair, she is going to bored out of her mind, and she needs some extra things to focus on. Alan

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC] ALAC Officer Nominations
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Dear Alan, thank you for your kind email entitled "ALAC Officer Nominations" in which you nominate me for the position of Chair of ALAC. I feel very honoured to see my name being suggested and take this opportunity to thank everyone who has shown support for the nominations you have sent to the list. Before answering, may I remind you that I am currently a member of the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). Bylaws provisions explaining the rules of appointment in this particular case are found under Article VII, Section 8 as follows: > > Section > > 8: INELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE > > > > "No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall > > be eligible for selection by any means to any position on the Board or any > > other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating > > Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN > > annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that > > person's service on the Nominating Committee." The end of my NomCom service coincides with the end of the Cartagena Annual General Meeting. After careful consideration, I would be my pleasure to express my willingness to be considered in the selection of this 2010-2011 ALAC function, which as there are no other nominees standing for this role, would be effective at the close of the 2010 ICANN AGM when I am indeed no longer committed in my NomCom role, and am also able to be selected to serve on the ALAC as a EURALO Representative for the remainder of the term left vacant with Patrick Vande Walle's resignation also effective at that time. Expecting that the above conditions will be fulfilled, I accept your nomination wholeheartedly. Best regards, Olivier -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html On 25/11/2010 22:27, Alan Greenberg wrote : > In the absence of any other nominations to date, and given that > nominations close tomorrow, I would like to take this opportunity to > make the following officer nominations. > > Chair: Olivier Crepin-Leblond > Vice-Chair: Cheryl Langdon-Orr > Vice-Chair: Evan Leibovitch > Rapporteur: Carlton Samuels >

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Acceptance of nomination / ALAC
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Dear Patrick, thank you for your kind email in which you explain your resignation from ALAC and nominate me to take your seat for the remainder of your term. Whist I am sad to see you go, I feel very honoured to see my name being suggested. I take this opportunity to thank Wolfgang Kleinwaechter and Wolf Ludwig for kindly seconding your nomination. Before answering, may I remind you that I am currently a member of the ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). Bylaws provisions explaining the rules of appointment in this particular case are found under Article VII, Section 8 as follows: > > Section > > 8: INELIGIBILITY FOR SELECTION BY NOMINATING COMMITTEE > > > > "No person who serves on the Nominating Committee in any capacity shall > > be eligible for selection by any means to any position on the Board or any > > other ICANN body having one or more membership positions that the Nominating > > Committee is responsible for filling, until the conclusion of an ICANN > > annual meeting that coincides with, or is after, the conclusion of that > > person's service on the Nominating Committee." The end of my NomCom service coincides with the end of the Cartagena Annual General Meeting. I would therefore like to express my willingness to accept this future ALAC position, effective at the end of the AGM and therefore confirm that by that time, freed of my Nominating Committee engagement, I accept your nomination and stand to be selected at the close of the AGM by EURALO for this important role. Best regards, -- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html

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Re: [At-Large] [ALAC] Election Call for ALAC Liaisons => Acceptance by CLO of nomination to ccNSO Liaison and Nomination of Alan Greenberg, for GNSO Liaison role
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Yes, I do accept the nomination and look forward to continuing in this role. Alan At 01/12/2010 08:25 PM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote: >Thank You Alan I accept that nomination with great pleasure, and >of course if endorsed / elected in this bylaw mandated role, I will >perform to the best of my ability on behalf of At-Large and the >ALAC... and YES we can't have me getting bored now, can we ;-) > >While the ALAC is considering their bylaw mandated Liaisons to the >Support Organisations, I would very much like to ask if you would >accept a nomination from me to continue in your role as GNSO >Liaison, even though you are no longer a serving member of the ALAC >after next weeks ICANN AGM; Your experience and the respect you >hold in the GNSO Council resulting from you undertaking this >role for several years now, is in my less than humble view, far to >valuable to our community and the ALAC to loose, especially at this >time, so I am formally nominating you to continue on the role of >GNSO Liaison, and ask you consider accepting it very seriously >indeed; I do realize that at this time, there is no guaranteeing >of any travel support to attend ICANN Meetings if you are not on >the ALAC or a supported RALO Leader, but this is a matter that the >next ALAC ExCom and the Bidget and Finance Sub-Committee, will be >raising in our future budget planning and requests for >consideration in the coming fiscal year, (I personally believe the >argument that the bylaw mandated SO Liaisons being supported by >constituency travel {even of shared cost centers are the ALAC and >the receiving SO} is a strong one) based on aspects of the ALAC >Review Recommendations and our current Review Implementation >processes, and of course does fit within the current ICANN Strategic >Planning primary objectives... > >So if you are willing to risk the role requiring in the short term >some remote participation if we fail to get such full funding this >coming year then I would not see that as in any way an impediment. > >I look forward to your affirmative reply, > >Cheryl Langdon-Orr >(CLO) > > > >On 2 December 2010 11:38, Alan Greenberg ><<mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca>alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> wrote: >At 26/11/2010 11:22 PM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote: > >Election Call for ALAC Liaisons to serve from Dec 2010 to ICANN AGM 2011. >I would like nominate Cheryl Langdon-Orr for the position of ALAC >Liaison to the ccNSO. >My rationale is as follows: >1. Cheryl has a strong working relationship with both the outgoing >and incoming ccNSO Chairs. >2. Cheryl has a long ccTLD history and so is in a good position to >develop meaningful relationships with individual ccNSO members, >helping to forge links between ccTLDs an regional At-Large organizations. >3. DNS Security (and the infamous DNS CERT discussion) and >Accountability and Transparency are two issues that are important to >both the ALAC and the ccNSO and Cheryl is arguably the best person to >represent us in these areas. >4. With Cheryl no longer being ALAC Chair and a member of the ATRT, >as a mere ALAC Vice-Chair, she is going to bored out of her mind, and >she needs some extra things to focus on. >Alan > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC mailing list ><mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org>ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac >At-Large Online: <http://www.atlarge.icann.org>http://www.atlarge.icann.org >ALAC Working Wiki: <http://st.icann.org/alac>http://st.icann.org/alac

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