May 2012 - Bc-gnso - lists.icann.org

ICANN DNS L-Root announcements
by Baskin, James F (Jim) May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

On a BC call about a month ago, I mentioned a question I had about a new instance of the ICANN L-Root that was mentioned in an ICANN announcement. I did some research and determined that the Russian server mentioned in the April 5 ICANN News Alert is a standard Anycast instance, and not an item that needs any special attention from the ICANN community. Since the April 5 Alert there have been two other similar ICANN news items - one announcing 14 new L-Root instances implemented in Brazil and another regarding L-Root instances in the Ukraine. The news item about Brazil specifically identified those servers as Anycast instances. Just to clarify that all of the mentioned L-Root instances mentioned are Anycast-based, I sent a note to Joe Abley, ICANN's Director of DNS Operations, last week seeking confirmation. As soon as I hear back from him, I will pass the confirmation along to the BC list. Jim Baskin

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: TAS Interruption - Update (17 May 2012)
by Benedetta Rossi May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below a TAS interruption update. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-17may12-en.htm TAS Interruption - Update (17 May 2012) Statement by Akram Atallah, COO 17 May 2012 As we announced last week, ICANN is targeting 22 May 2012 as the reopening date for the TLD Application System, or TAS. Specifically, we are targeting 19:00 GMT/UTC on 22 May for the reopening. When we took the system offline on 12 April, just over twelve hours remained in the application window. We anticipate keeping TAS open for eight full days to allow users to review their applications and complete any remaining activities. We expect to close TAS at 23:59 GMT/UTC on 30 May 2012. We appreciate the community's continued interest and feedback on the TAS interruption. <http://gnso.icann.org>

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: Period of 17-27 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date
by Benedetta Rossi May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an announcement of interest to BC members regarding public comment periods which are approaching closing dates. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-17may12-en.htm Period of 17-27 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date 17 May 2012 The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their *Comment or Reply Period Close* dates, *May 17-27 2012*. As a member of the ICANN community, your timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts. For your convenience, we have included direct links below to comments that will soon close. During the Reply period for Public Comments, participants should only address previous comments submitted and new posts concerning the topic should not be introduced. When constructing Replies, contributors are asked to cite the original poster's name, comment date, and any particular text that is pertinent. Please note that comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once that period ends. For more information please refer to the ICANN Public Comments page at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment <https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> *Title* *Comment Period Close Date [UTC Time]* *Reply Period Close Date [UTC Time]* Second Annual IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Review <https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fast-track-review-2012-09apr12…> 30 April 2012 [23:59] 21 May 2012 [23:59] ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget <https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm> 24 May 2012 [23:59] 15 June 2012 [23:59] IDN Variant TLD Program - Revised Program Plan <https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-variant-tld-revised-progra…> 25 May 2012 [23:59] 15 June 2012 [23:59]

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: New L-Root DNS Server Enhances DNS Fault Tolerance and Resistance to DDoS Attacks
by Benedetta Rossi May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement on New L-root DNS Server. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18may12-en.htm New L-Root DNS Server Enhances DNS Fault Tolerance and Resistance to DDoS Attacks 18 May 2012 A new instance of L-Root has been installed in Odessa, Ukraine, increasing the Domain Name System's (DNS) overall fault tolerance and its resilience against certain types of cyber threats, such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The launch of the server node is a joint operation between ICANN and Ukrainian domain registry Hostmaster. DNS Root Servers form a key part of the Internet infrastructure that contribute to the global security and stability of the DNS. "Odessa is one of the largest Ukrainian cities, with one of the highest Internet penetration rates in the country," said Dmitry Kohmanyuk, a Hostmaster official. "Moreover, the Internet provider we opted for has quality connections to Western Ukraine, which is precisely why we decided to deploy the node there." Hostmaster, the Ukrainian administrator of the .UA domain, supplied the equipment necessary for the installation of the new L-Root node. "In addition to the newest L-Root server in Odessa, two other L-Root nodes, in Kyiv and Kharkiv, were also deployed through collaboration between ICANN and Hostmaster." said Joe Abley, Director of DNS Operations at ICANN." <http://gnso.icann.org>

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: DRAFT - ICANN Language Services Policy and Procedures
by Benedetta Rossi May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding ICANN's Language Services Policy & Procedures. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-en.htm DRAFT - ICANN Language Services Policy and Procedures * 简体中文 <https://www.icann.org/zh/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-zh.htm> * Français <https://www.icann.org/fr/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-fr.htm> * Español <https://www.icann.org/es/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-es.htm> * Русский <https://www.icann.org/ru/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-ru.htm> * العربية <https://www.icann.org/ar/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-ar.htm> 18 May 2012 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 18 May 2012 *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes; Transparency/Accountability; Reviews/Improvements; Participation; Events/Conferences *Purpose (Brief):* ICANN Language Services is submitting for public comment the draft Language Services Policy and Procedures. The purpose of this document, although implicit in its title, is to establish policies and procedures for all services related to languages – translation, simultaneous interpretation, teleconference interpretation, transcription (of recorded sessions) and RTT (real-time-transcription, also known as scribing). *Public Comment Box Link:* *Comment Open:* 18 May 2012 *Comment Close:* 2 July 2012 *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 UTC Public Comment Announcement <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-18may12-en.htm> *Reply Open:* 3 July 2012 To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <mailto:language-services-policy@icann.org> *Reply Close:* 1 August 2012 View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/language-services-policy> *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 UTC Report of Public Comments Brief Overview *Originating Organization:* ICANN Communications Department *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes; Transparency/Accountability; Reviews/Improvements; Participation; Events/Conferences *Purpose (Brief):* ICANN is opening a public comment forum for the draft Language Services Policy and Procedures. Community members are asked to provide feedback on the proposed document. ICANN Language Services provides support for translation, simultaneous interpretation, teleconference interpretation, transcription (of recorded sessions) and RTT (real-time-transcription, also known as scribing). *Current Status:* Draft ICANN Language Services Policy and Procedures open for public comment. *Next Steps:* Comments will be accepted in this forum and in continued interaction with the community and staff. Once the comment and reply periods have ended, ICANN will review community feedback and post an assessment of comments received. The Board Committee on Public Participation will then submit the policy to the ICANN Board with its recommendation. *Staff Contact:* Christina M. Rodriguez *Email:* christina.rodriguez(a)icann.org <mailto:christina.rodriguez@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20DRAFT%20-%20ICANN%20Language%20Services%20Policy%20and%20Procedures%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information *Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose* The provision of language services is intended to facilitate access to ICANN and participation in its work for those who do not speak or are not fluent in English. The cost-effective provision of high quality multilingual services has two main objectives: * Make information about ICANN and its work accessible to those who speak languages other than English in ways that enhance participation in and the effectiveness of the multistakeholder model. * Make ICANN more effective as a global organization. ICANN's language services include: * Translation * Simultaneous interpretation * Teleconference interpretation * Transcription (of recorded sessions) * Scribing (Real Time Transcription - RTT) ICANN's working language is English. Its policy is to provide translation and interpretation in the six United Nations languages – currently Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), English, French, Russian and Spanish – where appropriate and taking account of budget constraints. *Section II: Background* Multilingualism is essential for a global multistakeholder organization. Meetings, documents and information must be accessible in a variety of languages. To address this need, ICANN submitted a previous version of this document (then called "Translation Programme <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-13feb08-en.htm>") for public comment in March 2008, and in December 2008 contracted with a localization and language industry expert (a full-time translation coordinator). This complied with the Accountability and Transparency Framework and Principles, and laid the path toward more effective engagement with stakeholders. *Section III: Document and Resource Links* DRAFT – ICANN Language Services Policy and Procedures <https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/language-services/draft-policies…>[PDF, 349 KB] *Section IV: Additional Information* None /(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses./

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: Approved July 2012 - June 2015 Strategic Plan Posted
by Benedetta Rossi May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement on the approved 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-18may12-en.htm Approved July 2012 - June 2015 Strategic Plan Posted 18 May 2012 Based upon the Board Resolutions <https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm>resulting from the recent Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held in Amsterdam on 6 May 2012, the adopted 2012-2015 Strategic Plan <https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/strategic-plan-2012-2015-…>[PDF, 864 KB] is now posted. 2012-2015 Strategic Plan * English <https://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic/strategic-plan-2012-2015-…> [PDF, 864 KB] * العربية - coming soon * 中文- coming soon * Français - coming soon * Español - coming soon * Русский - coming soon During the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held in Amsterdam the Board approved the July 2012-June 2015 Strategic Plan, and directed the President and CEO to move forward with the Internationalization survey and community-based operational planning process based on the strategic objectives as set forth in the plan. The aspects of the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan that cover the expansion of ICANN's international presence and engagement efforts are deferred pending further direction from the Board. Rationale for Resolution 2012.05.06.06 To remain accountable to the global Internet community, the Board is taking this action to allow for community input on the further planning for ICANN's international presence and engagement. There has been a community survey on these items, and a paper will be produced that will be the subject of public comment and discussion. In addition, continued work towards these efforts as set forth in the 2011-2014 Strategic Plan is not prudent, therefore those portions of the 2011-2014 Strategic Plan are deferred. After review of these inputs, and as appropriate to respond to inputs, initiatives to expand ICANN's international presence and engagement may be updated within the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan, and included within the 2012-2013 Operating Plan. In order to allow for the 2012-2013 operational planning cycle to proceed, the Board approves the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan. While there will likely be a fiscal impact as a result of this work, the fiscal impact of undertaking the survey and review process is minimal. Further, the deferral of current initiatives within the 2011-2012 Operating Plan regarding the further allocation or reallocation of staff and resources that relate to ICANN's international presence and engagement prior to the Prague Meeting will preserve resources from having to be reallocated as necessary after this review is complete. This action is not expected to have any impact on the security or the stability of the DNS. This version of the Strategic Plan includes extensive community feedback, including a 45-day Public Comment period (10.3.11 – 11.17.11). Many thanks to the Community for its continued support and input. ICANN's Strategic Plan is a three-year rolling, annually updated strategic planning process and feeds in to the larger ICANN planning process as the adopted Strategic Plan guides the development of the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget.

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: Pre-Prague ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by Benedetta Rossi May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the Pre-Prague Policy Update Webinar Invitation. If you would like to attend this webinar please follow the instructions in the announcement and RSVP to the GNSO Secretariat to receive the dial in information. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-16may12-en.htm Pre-Prague ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 16 May 2012 *In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat** *(***gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>**) to receive the call details.* Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Prague remotely or in person, you're invited to an update on the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on *Thursday 14 June at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 14 June at 19.00 UTC*, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: * Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy * WHOIS * RAA Improvements * Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group * Participation and Engagement activities in Prague In addition, staff will provide a briefing on the ALAC's activities related to current policy development issues of the Supporting Organizations. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 13.00 UTC or Thursday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.

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ALERTS From the Secretariat: Independent Objector for New gTLD Program Selected
by Benedetta Rossi May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the selection of the Independent Objector for the new gTLD Program. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may12-en.htm Independent Objector for New gTLD Program Selected 14 May 2012 ICANN is delighted to announce that Professor Alain Pellet has agreed to serve as the Independent Objector for the New Generic Top-level domain program. The Independent Objector will act solely in the interests of the public who use the global Internet. Professor Pellet's credentials and experience are an ideal fit for this key role. He is a highly regarded professor and practitioner of law and has represented governments as Counsel and Advocate in the International Court of Justice in many significant and well-known cases. He is widely published and holds several significant honors. ICANN's formal search for an Independent Objector began with the posting of a Request for Proposals in November 2011. We also advertised, utilized the services of a global recruiting firm and welcomed word-of-mouth recommendations. Numerous candidates were interviewed and considered throughout the search process. Acting solely in the best interests of global Internet users, the Independent Objector may lodge Limited Public Interest and Community objections in cases where no other objection is made to an application that the Independent Objector deems to be objectionable. More information about the Independent Objector role can be found in the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb>. More information about Professor Pellet, including his curriculum vitae, can be found at: http://www.alainpellet.eu <http://www.alainpellet.eu/> We are honored by Professor's Pellet's agreement to participate in ICANN and this program. <http://gnso.icann.org>

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: Ratification of Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA
by Benedetta Rossi May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement on the Ratification of Global Policy Proposal for Post IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15may12-en.htm Ratification of Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA 15 May 2012 The ICANN Board has ratified the Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA as sent by the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Council to the ICANN Board on 13 March 2012. The proposal was posted for public comment from 14 March 2012 through 4 April 2012, during which time no comments were submitted. The Global Policy allows the Regional Internet Registries to return IPv4 address space to an IANA-managed pool from which equal parts will be allocated to all five RIRs in a deterministic manner on a regular schedule, once triggered. http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/global-addressing/allocation-ipv4-pos…. ICANN staff will be taking all necessary steps to implement the Global Policy.

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.COM Renewal Comments
by Elisa Cooper May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012

BC Members, Per the Member's Call last Friday, please find below brief comments regarding the renewal of the .COM contract: The BC supports VeriSign's continued operation of the .COM Registry. However, we strongly urge ICANN to take this opportunity to require the maintenance of Thick Whois by VeriSign for the .COM Registry. We believe that requiring all Registries to comply with Thick Whois is an important first step in improving Whois. The BC has previously stated the importance of timely, unrestricted, and public access to complete and accurate Whois information. While the BC recognizes that Thick Whois does not improve accuracy, it does address the requirements for timely, unrestricted and public access of Whois information. The BC expects that other ongoing ICANN projects will improve Whois accuracy and responses by privacy/proxy services to relay / reveal requests. In particular, we expect improvements to result from: - current negotiations on the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA); - implementation of SAC 051 recommendations (link<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/sac-051-draft-roadmap-18feb12-e…>); and - policy development indicated by results of five pending Whois studies (link<%20http:/gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/studies%20>). Rapporteur for this Discussion Draft: Elisa Cooper These comments are due Thursday, May 17th. The comments are in line with our stated position, however, please let me know if you have any additions, or edits as soon as possible. Best, Elisa Elisa Cooper Director of Product Marketing MarkMonitor 208 389 5779 PH

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