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ICANN's response to Afilias inre .web kerfuffle
by Carlton Samuels Dec. 27, 2018

Dec. 27, 2018

... they argue against 'emergency relief' and the IRP, which, on the balance of facts and logic, is both rational and reasonable. But they really should stop trumpeting 'diversity and creativity' as measures of success for the ngTLD program though. https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/irp-afilias-icann-opp-emergency… -Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Fwd: [ccwg-internet-governance] Report on the Activities of the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance (CCWG-IG) (June 2018 – December 2018)
by Bartlett Morgan Dec. 24, 2018

Dec. 24, 2018

FYI - Bart Sent from my mobile Begin forwarded message: > From: Nigel Hickson <nigel.hickson(a)icann.org> > Date: 24 December 2018 at 04:54:21 GMT-4 > To: ccwg <ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org> > Cc: 'GE' <ge(a)icann.org> > Subject: [ccwg-internet-governance] Report on the Activities of the Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance (CCWG-IG) (June 2018 – December 2018) > > Colleagues > > Good morning; on behalf of GE, please find attached a report for activities of the CCWG IG between June and December in 2018. Thanks also to Olivier for his input. > > Will send to AC/SO leadership but please share with others in Community. > > Compliments of the season for all and safe travels. > > Best > > Nigel > _______________________________________________ > ccwg-internet-governance mailing list > ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ccwg-internet-governance

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The Internet Society Names Rinalia Abdul Rahim as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Implementation
by Roberto Gaetano Dec. 22, 2018

Dec. 22, 2018

I am not sure to have seen the news below circulated on the mailing list. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181211005088/en/Internet-Society-N… If I have missed the message, I apologise for the duplication. Happy Holiday Season to all. Roberto

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com Dec. 21, 2018

Dec. 21, 2018

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FY20 Operating Plan and Budget published for comments
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Dec. 18, 2018

Dec. 18, 2018

Dear all, I kindly invite you to read the blog post by Göran Marby on the FY20 Operating plan ad budget that was just published and will be open for public comment for a period of 53 days, closing on February 8. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-av… <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/draft-fy20-operating-plan-and-budget-now-av…> Some highlights for our community are: - Funding has been forecasted at $140.1 million which represents a 2% increase from FY19 - Budget has been established at $137.1 million - Reserve fund replenishment has been budgeted at approximately $3 million - Constituency and fellowship travel support remains at the same level as FY19 for approximately 400 people - This is the last plan in the five strategic plan that ran from FY15 to FY20 so we are in a transition year that will lead us to the next strategic plan that will run from FY2021 to FY2025. The aim is to have the the FY20 Operating Plan and Budget finalized by march 2019 so it is very important that we contribute with comments to the project. I really encourage us all to review and comment on the Plan and Budget. Kind regards, León

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Re: [At-Large] Say Whut!
by Carlton Samuels Dec. 17, 2018

Dec. 17, 2018

Yessir, I can recall your exact words to me so long ago; waste of time, decision already made. The reasoning you offered was bold, too. I was interested at one point. Then when it was too clearly a bridge too far, I retired to the shadows. A congressman from Texas once told a writer I truly loved that in politics you have no right to call yourself a politician if you cant drink their whiskey, take their women and money and still vote against them. Theres a lesson there somewhere. The arguments you hear on this or that are stimulating for a policy wonk. But quite frankly at this point much of what the At-Large does is margin-gathering. Someone has to. And we live in hope. -Carlton On Mon, 10 Dec 2018, 1:07 am Evan Leibovitch <evanleibovitch(a)gmail.com wrote: > So... Do all of you who sank your valuable time into that > where-do-the-auction-funds-go sham of a process feel a little betrayed now? > > How many more times will we continue to play this futile game? > > The fix is always in. Let the "community" thrash about with well-meaning > but big-picture-pointless debate, then swoop in at the end to remind where > the ultimate decision lies. It lies with the money. > > "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." > > I got fooled enough with the Applicant Support process, the CCT and a few > others. Yeah, it's more than one but at least I can say I know the > experience intimately. But the aftermath of these efforts (or lack thereof) > is why you don't see me wasting my time on subsequent ones. (Cue the theme > music from "CSI:Miami".) > > Countless of my colleagues continue the good-faith attempt to disprove > Einstein's definition of insanity(*), unsuccessfully. I love my ALAC > friends (I've literally invited you to my home) and it pains me to watch > the story repeat so often. > > But sooner or later the collective massochism and denial has to end. > Turnover in ALAC is low enough to have plenty of veterans around who should > know better. > > Stop playing the game. Challenge the rules instead. Perfect example: why > is ALAC involved in the minutiae of "subsequent procedures" for new rounds > of gTLDs without having even challenged the rationale for new rounds at > all? Also, I've previously spoken at length about ALAC's sad longtime > choice to respond to the agendas of others rather than even try to set its > own. > > Monied interests overpower us politically by orders of magnitude, and > without a regulatory role ICANN has no incentive to push against the money. > This needs to be changed, or others will change it from the outside. > > I remind that we are now living through a period of time in which awful > political choices are being made, all over the world, in desperate moves > to disrupt deaf and corrupt status quo. ICANN and ALAC ignore this trend at > their danger. > > ___________________ > Evan Leibovitch, Toronto > @evanleibovitch/@el56 > > (*) that may not have ever actually been said by Einstein, but it's a > useful phrase regardless of source. > > > > > On Dec 9, 2018 12:34 AM, "Carlton Samuels" <carlton.samuels(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/07/dot_web_review/ > > >

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Speaking of the WHOIS Dataset
by Carlton Samuels Dec. 15, 2018

Dec. 15, 2018

For those of you who might be interested, my ace researcher and constant support Dev Anand found the ALAC Statement pertaining from May 2010. As Christopher would - dated and brings memories of my Latin master in high school - say '*mutatis mutandis*'. https://bit.ly/2Qu1XrH -Carlton ============================== *Carlton A Samuels* *Mobile: 876-818-1799Strategy, Process, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by narten＠us.ibm.com Dec. 14, 2018

Dec. 14, 2018

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Re: [At-Large] Say Whut!
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 11, 2018

Dec. 11, 2018

At 11/12/2018 03:27 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: On Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 9:07 AM Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> wrote: Our current plan going forward is to use those ALSes as a conduit to their members. That's not the current plan, that's been the always plan since the ALS concept was invented. What has changed now? It has always been the words that a few of us have mouthed. It has rarely bee the actual practice and centrally we have done little or nothing to actually make it happen. If it works, great. If it oesn't then it may well be the time to focus on phasing ALSes out. But I am optimistic. It's now been a dozen years or so. How much longer will it take to prove or disprove? We have now committed to the Board to take steps to make it happen. Yes, far later than we should have, but the lack of time-machines makes other fixes difficult. Bottom line is that except in a few relatively rare cases, work is done by people - wee need to find those people willing and interested to work, regardless of whether they are unaffiliated or hear about us through their ALS. There are yet other ways of attracting them. Indeed, thus our OTHER main focus on doing just. Alan - Evan

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Fwd: Fwd: Plenipot 2018 Debrief: The role and impact of civil society - Dec. 14
by Judith Hellerstein Dec. 10, 2018

Dec. 10, 2018

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