February 2007 - EURO-Discuss

Easy way to add comments to the Draft MoU page
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 21, 2007

Feb. 21, 2007

Dear all: In order to make it easier for all comments on the draft texts to be found, may I suggest that we use a facility of the SocialText Wiki system to email comments to the page? Simply click here, and send what you wish to say, and it will appear as a comment on the page! mailto:euralo@st.icann.org?Subject=Draft MoU Optionally, if the link doesn't work, simply send an email to euralo(a)st.icann.org, and put 'Draft MoU' in the subject. The SocialText system routes the comment to the page based upon the subject of the message, so it will put the comment in general comments if you use a subject which does not correspond to the name of a page. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Quick References for Schedule, Agenda, etc for Lisbon meetings
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 21, 2007

Feb. 21, 2007

Dear all: As mentioned in the invitation email, you will find all the information specific to the European community's meetings at Lisbon at the www.euralo.org site, the direct link being https:// st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?lisbon_icann_meeting As to the schedule, you will find the schedule of all At-Large meetings at the Lisbon meeting at: http://www.google.com/calendar/ embed?src=vvq3rhenvo6dp41d4av1ocbacc%40group.calendar.google.com The whole ICANN Lisbon meeting information is accessible at www.icann.org/meetings/lisbon - though the information is not yet complete in all aspects. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] REMINDER: Deadline approaching for ICANN Lisbon Travel Support Requests
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 21, 2007

Feb. 21, 2007

Thank you very much Wolfgang - if it is useful I'd be quite happy to attend the October meeting and in advance to help in any way to support an outreach effort focussed on this region of Europe. On 21/02/07, Wolfgang Kleinwächter < wolfgang.kleinwaechter(a)medienkomm.uni-halle.de> wrote: > > Dear list > > I can only support Nick and encourage everybody to reply as quick as > possible to his wake up call. It would be a great shame if we miss the > opportunity in Lisbon to get the things done. I do not see any substantial > conflicts after the long and careful discussion we had in Frankfurt, Athens > and SP. So lets move forward and agree to start with the real work on the > ground. > > For Lisbon we should prepare also a plan of action. I will propose to use > the 7th meeting of the ICANN Studienkreis in Warsaw (October 11 - 12, 2007) > for a special sub-regional outreach meeting for central and Eastern Europe. > > Best wishes > > wolfgang > > > ________________________________ > > Von: euro-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org im Auftrag von Nick > Ashton-Hart > Gesendet: Mi 21.02.2007 11:57 > An: Europe Discuss > Cc: alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Betreff: [EURO-Discuss] REMINDER: Deadline approaching for ICANN Lisbon > Travel Support Requests > > > Dear European ALSes: > > The deadline to apply for travel support to attend the ICANN International > Meeting in Lisbon in March approaches - it is 26th March. > > I am rather concerned to find that only one request for travel support has > yet been received. Further, virtually no comments have been seen on the list > related to the substantive work of the region for the Lisbon meeting. > > The Lisbon meeting will be a great opportunity for the region to discuss > the issues it cares about, to conclude the work of organising the RALO, and > to meet the many other stakeholders of ICANN. Further, we're hard at work > arranging briefing and discussion sessions for the At-Large representatives > who will be there on issues such as transfer of domains between registrars > nd the problems thereof, and the impacts of domain tasting on users. > > I have been asked by the conference organising staff, and by Denise, about > the probability that the European region will be able to conclude work on > its MoU in Lisbon, as we must schedule time to recognise the achievement > ideally during the public sessions, and the timing in those sessions is very > tight. The lack of activity on the lists, and the lack of travel support > requests, certainly is not encouraging. > > The African RALO is going to be recognised in a substantial way as their > MoU will be signed at Lisbon. It is likely that the Asia Pacific Region's > MoU will be done, and this recognised in some way, at Lisbon as well (though > of course the region may wish to have the more formal recognition of this > achievement at the October meeting in the AP region. > > It would be a grea thing for the At-Large community worldwide for Europe > to also be in a position to have its MoU signed. I hope that the community > will find the time and energy to make this happen and of course we will help > you however we can. We will begin to ring round the ALS community to find > out where things stand in the next few days. > > The text of the invitation, and the form, is attached. > > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Documents for Lisbon
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 21, 2007

Feb. 21, 2007

Unfortunately the Bylaws are on the old Wiki which Annette controls, and it is inaccessible. She has told me that she will get it up long enough for me to move it to the SocialText wiki once she's well again. On 21/02/07, Vittorio Bertola <vb(a)bertola.eu> wrote: > > All, > > we have to do our homeworks for Lisbon, or the process will derail. > > I have posted my comments on the MoU at > > https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?draft_mou > > and I encourage you to do the same. > > Unfortunately, I'm not sure about where is the latest Bylaws draft, so > how can I get it? We should post it there and check where we are with it. > > Thanks, > -- > vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- > --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <-------- > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Documents for Lisbon
by Vittorio Bertola Feb. 21, 2007

Feb. 21, 2007

All, we have to do our homeworks for Lisbon, or the process will derail. I have posted my comments on the MoU at https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?draft_mou and I encourage you to do the same. Unfortunately, I'm not sure about where is the latest Bylaws draft, so how can I get it? We should post it there and check where we are with it. Thanks, -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <--------

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Fwd: [At-Large] Independent Review of At-Large
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 20, 2007

Feb. 20, 2007

All members of the community are advised to read the announcement below. Begin forwarded message: > From: Denise Michel <denise.michel(a)icann.org> > Date: 20 February 2007 14:57:10 GMT > To: "At-Large Advisory Committee (publicly archived)" <alac(a)icann.org> > Subject: [At-Large] Independent Review of At-Large > > At the Sao Paulo ICANN meeting, the Board approved a comprehensive > schedule for independent review of ICANN’s structures (as required > under > Article IV, Section 4 of the Bylaws), as well as the Board: > > • Nominating Committee – estimated launch December 2006 > • At-Large Advisory Committee – estimated launch February 2007 > • DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee – estimated launch July > 2007 > • Board – estimated launch October 2007 > • Security and Stability Advisory Committee – estimated launch > January 2008 > • ccNSO Supporting Organisation – estimated launch July 2008 > • Address Supporting Organisation – estimated launch December 2008 > > These reviews are intended to ensure an independent examination of the > role and operation of key elements of ICANN, and are part of ICANN’s > ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement. As with the > first > two independent reviews, which were completed for the GNSO Council and > the GNSO, these reviews will be conducted in an objective way by > independent evaluators, under guidance from the Board on the review’s > terms of reference, and with opportunity for public review and comment > on the results of the reviews. > > **Accordingly, input from the At-Large Advisory Committee, Regional > At-Large Large Organizations, and the At-Large community is invited on > the draft Terms of Reference for the ALAC review. Please provide Nick > Ashton-Hart <staff(a)alac.icann.org> with your comments and > suggestions. > Nick will be following-up with more information.** > > Draft Terms of Reference (TOR), which detail questions that will guide > the independent reviewer, will be developed by staff and presented to > the Board Governance Committee. This Committee, which has oversight > responsibilities for independent reviews, will have draft TOR > posted for > public comment and then finalized. You may find the draft TOR for the > Nominating Committee Review to be illustrative > <http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-12dec06.htm>. > > Thank you for your interest and involvement in At-Large. > > Regards, > Denise > > Denise Michel > Vice President, Policy Development > ICANN www.icann.org > denise.michel(a)icann.org > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge- > lists.icann.org > > www.alac.icann.org > www.icannalac.org -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Map of the GNSO Policy Development Process
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 17, 2007

Feb. 17, 2007

Dear all: I've attached a scan of a handout I recently received which neatly maps the process at a high level of how the PDP process works in the GNSO. I hope this is handy. We are working on producing more of this kind of information, with accompanying descriptions, to make processes like this easier to understand. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [At-Large] [Fwd: Re: Domain Name Tasting]
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 16, 2007

Feb. 16, 2007

See below On 16/02/07, John L <johnl(a)iecc.com> wrote: > > > Secondly: If there are missing elements from the issues report - which > was > > forwarded around recently, and is attached again here - we should > identify > > those and make improvements to the report. Any thoughts on that subject > would > > be very helpful. > > I sent a response the day it came out, which should be in the mail > archives. The day it came out the first time in August, or more recently? If the latter then I will go find it. > In other words the ALAC would need to take action formally and transmit a > > request to the GNSO Council as provided above. > > Good point. The committee needs to decide whether it wants to do so. The committee, in consultation with the community, would be well-advised - in advance - to decide what outcome it is actually looking for, and to devise the rationale for the position it takes on the issue. > HOWEVER: Just because ALAC asks the GNSO to start a PDP doesn't mean that > > they will. > > Yes, I know. But we have to ask for them to say yes or no. Actually, the point I was making is that there are multiple routes to initiating a PDP, and careful thought needs to be spent on which route is most likely to assure the result you want. You would also, after deciding what specific outcomes you are looking for, and the best way to go about trying to initiate a PDP based upon the desired outcomes, want to reach out to key constituencies in the GNSO to see what view they are likely to take on your ideas and views. To be effective in raising a PDP and achieving the result you want from the PDP process is far more complex than ALAC communicating with the GNSO and asking them to do something. R's, > John > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC mailing list > ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org > > www.alac.icann.org > www.icannalac.org > -- -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom UK Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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[Fwd: Re: [At-Large] Domain Name Tasting]
by Rudi Vansnick Feb. 16, 2007

Feb. 16, 2007

John Levine asked me to forward the message below to the European maillist as he was not authorised he said. On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Rudi Vansnick wrote: > I support the Domain Name Tasting issue to be discussed at the upcoming > ICANN Meeting in Lisbon. Looking at what happens in EURid, I personally > think the issue is a real big hurdle for EURid, even at Belgian (.be) > level many discussions are ongoing. That's a good thought. The ALAC has already asked for and received an issues paper on this topic. It wasn't as complete as I would have liked, but it did cover the basics. The bylaws say that within 15 days after the report, the GNSO council staff is supposed to recommend to the GNSO whether or not to initiate a policy development process (PDP). The issues report came out months ago, but I don't recall hearing what happened relative to a PDP. Nick, can you query their staff and find out? Thanks. Regards, John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, Mayor "More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.

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Domain Name Tasting
by Nick Ashton-Hart Feb. 16, 2007

Feb. 16, 2007

Dear all: Since ALAC, African and European ALSes are all meeting in Lisbon, I'm wondering if we can do some substantive work with respect to the domain name tasting issue. Of course, if one region wants to do more with this than another, that's fine - but it occurs to me we will have lots of experts and staff people around in Lisbon; lets make the most of them. I'd like to ask, in particular, the ICANN Staff Registry Liaison to come and talk, at least with the ALAC but if it is in an open meeting perhaps also with other groups - or separately also with regions - and that conversation could be about registry issues in general with a focus on tasting. Without objection, I'll put a placeholder into the draft agenda of each group for a discussion on registry issues. We can always then remove it of course. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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