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RE: [bc-gnso] New GNSO website live
by Jimson Olufuye May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

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New GNSO website live
by Chris Chaplow May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

Dear BC Members, The new GNSO website is now live. It has left the old 1998 look and come into the modern world in a content System called Drupal. gnso.icann.org It is the product of a lot of work by a team as Ken explains below that included two BC members myself and Berry. The origins were the GNSO improvements CCT work team which was the first work I took part in for the BC. The design look was later created by Cheryl Gatward who creates the BC brochures. Congratulations to all. Best regards, Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain. I would like to add my own personal congratulations to the entire team. Having been intimately involved in the early design phases of this project (with Scott Pinzon and Chris Chaplow) and now seeing it come alive so magnificently is gratifying to say the least! Thanks to everyone, especially Berry and the Web-Admin team, for having faith in the original concept and following it through to fruition! I know that it required an extraordinary effort to push this project into the end-zone, but the proof of success is now demonstrable at: http://gnso.icann.org. Well Done! J Ken Bour

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar 1 June 2012, at 13:00 & 20:00 UTC
by Benedetta Rossi May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an announcement regarding the WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar. Please follow instructions provided on the announcement below to participate. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org *WHOIS Technical Requirements **Survey Webinar*** 23 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.* The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on a draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey, to assess the content of the survey before releasing it for public solicitation. In parallel with the Public Comment period, the Working Group is hosting two webinar sessions to brief the community on the background of this effort and to solicit input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit useful and clear technical feedback. The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete. Members of the Working Group will provide a briefing on *Friday 1 June at 13.00 UTC **and**Friday 1 June at 20.00 UTC*, summarizing the purpose of this effort and reviewing the work called for in the Working Group's charter. *13:00 UTC click on this link*: *http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou* *20:00 UTC click on this link* *http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm* The webinars will also review the sections of the survey as they relate to the proposed technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-… that was prepared by Staff at the GNSO Council's request in July 2010. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 60 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 the 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, Friday at 13.00 UTC or Friday 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: ICANN POLICY UPDATE | Volume 12, Issue 4 - May 2012
by Benedetta Rossi May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below ICANN's Policy Update. 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/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm ICANN POLICY UPDATE | Volume 12, Issue 4 -- May 2012 1 May 2012 *PDF Version <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.pdf>*[680 KB] *http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/* CONTENTS: Across ICANN 1. *New Remote Participation Records Set at ICANN 43 <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#1>* 2. *Issues Currently Open for Public Comment <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#2>* ccNSO 3. *Curaçao, Palestinian Territory and Sint Maarten Join ccNSO <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#3>* 4. *First Look at ccNSO Prague Meeting Agenda <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#4>* 5. *Tips Available for Making Effective Presentations. <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#5>* 6. *ccNSO Gets Friendly on Facebook <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#6>* GNSO 7. *UK's National Physical Laboratory to Conduct Whois Privacy, Proxy Abuse Study <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#7>* 8. *Board Adopts Last Recommendation of Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#8>* ASO 9. *ICANN Board Ratifies Policy Proposal for Recovered IPv4 Address Blocks <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#9>* At-Large 10. *ALAC Approves Numerous Statements in Response to Public Comments <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#10>* 11. *Review of ALAC Rule of Procedures, Performance Indicators Begins <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#11>* 12. *Quick and Easy Translation Tool Installed on the At-Large Community Wiki Pages <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#12>* SSAC 13. *Issues Active in the SSAC <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#13>* GAC 14. *Where to Find GAC Information <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm#14>* Read in Your Preferred Language /ICANN Policy Update/is available in all six official languages of the United Nations. /Policy Update/ is posted on ICANN's web site <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/>and available via online subscription. To receive the /Update/ in your Inbox each month, visit the ICANN subscriptions page <http://www.icann.org/en/newsletter/>, enter your e-mail address, and select "Policy Update" to subscribe. This service is free. <http://gnso.icann.org>

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ALERTS From the Secretariat: TAS Reopens | ICANN
by Benedetta Rossi May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the TAS' reopening. 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-21may12-en.htm Statement by Akram Atallah, COO 21 May 2012 The TLD Application System, or TAS, has reopened. All registered applicants can now log in, review and submit their applications. The system will remain open until 23:59 GMT/UTC on 30 May 2012. Consistent with our previous practice and to allow the application window to open as soon as possible, two-hour maintenance windows have been scheduled as follows: 22 May at 16:30 GMT/UTC, 25 May at 23:00 UTC, and 29 May at 22:00 UTC. Applicants are encouraged to review "/Top Things Users Should Know When TAS Reopens,/" posted on the new gTLD microsite at http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/tas/top-ten. The document provides advice on logging into and completing applications, submitting wire transfers, and contacting customer service with any issues users might encounter. During the last few weeks, we have fixed the technical glitch that caused us to take the system offline. Also, to address user feedback, we have improved the overall system performance and the HTML preview function. In our continuing review of the system logs and system traffic, we determined that in two instances, a single file might have been temporarily unavailable to an applicant. Full access to those two files has been restored. ICANN notified the affected users. We recognize and regret the inconvenience caused by this glitch and the delayed closing of the application window.

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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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