July 2007 - EURO-Discuss - lists.icann.org

the EURALO board
by Wolf Ludwig Aug. 15, 2007

Aug. 15, 2007

After facing some problems with the EURALO-list, Jeanette and I would like to forward you the following announcement: Hi all, thanks to Jeanette for taking the initiative. I fully agree with the summary of our late discussions. Being aware about Jeanette's time constraints I personally would prefer the option of a co-chair. I am pleased to confirm the announcement of our candidature. Best regards, Wolf Jeanette Hofmann wrote Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:17: Hi everyone, it seems the election of the ALAC members and of the EURALO board was so traumatic that a rather lively list fell dead silent after we got the results. There is something destructiv or at least polarizing about majority votes, they don't do justice to minorities. How to deal with this situation? First of all, the board needs to become operational, and it needs a chair. If we are lucky, the tasks of the coming months will help us to overcome or at least alleviate some of the cleavages we have seen on this list. Wolf Ludwig and I have talked about the election of the chair and we have decided to run as a duo either with him as chair and me as vice-chair or the two of us as co-chairs. We both have very positive experience with co-chairing. We are not aware that the bylaws would prohibit such a solution. I want to be frank though as I am afraid of over-committing myself. As some of you know, I am going to move to London in early autumn and start a new job. Thus I cannot commit a lot of time to this task in the coming months and I would see myself rather in the role of assisting Wolf and the board with whatever objectives they plan to accomplish. If this seems acceptable Wolf and I would like to announce our candidature. Best, Jeanette comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 www.comunica-ch.net http://blog.allmend.ch - Digitale Allmend

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Consultation Open on the RAA
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007

Dear All: Today the official consultation opens on the registrar accreditation agreement. You can see the announcement below and also at http:// www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-27jul07.htm. NOTE: There is a new section at www.alac.icann.org for open public consultations and this will show up there very soon. ICANN Starts Consultation on How to Protect Registrants Public, stakeholder comments sought on changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement 27 July 2007 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Increased protection for those registering domain names is ICANN’s goal as it launches consultations on its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and the accreditation process for companies who register domains. “I called for the review of RAA and the accreditation back in March, and I’m pleased to be moving into the active consultation phase,” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and President. “The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is more than six years old. We’ve seen the number of accredited registrars grow to more than 900. And we’ve seen the incredible difficulties that can be unleashed with the collapse of a Registrar.” The RAA is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its accredited registrars. The current version was put in place in May 2001. The same contract is in place between ICANN and each of the more than 900 accredited registrars (a directory of which can be found at http://www.internic.net/regist.html ). The consultation is looking for ideas and input on amendments to the RAA and the registrar accreditation process in order to provide additional protection to registrants. Previous discussions in the ICANN community has already helped create a number of suggestions for discussion, which are: Incorporating provisions to govern the terms under which a registrar can be sold and continue to retain its ICANN accreditation. Including additional contract enforcement tools offering more options than the current one option – terminating accreditation. Addressing the responsibilities of a parent owner/manager when one or more of a “family” of registrars fails to comply with ICANN requirements. Requiring registrars to escrow contact information for customers who register domain names using Whois privacy and Whois proxy services. Augmenting the responsibilities placed on registrars with regard to their relationships with resellers. Requiring operator skills training and testing for all ICANN- accredited Registrars. Details of these proposals, as well as the consultation process, are available on ICANN”s website at http://www.icann.org/topics/raa/. The consultation stems from ICANN board resolutions made at the San Juan 29th International Public meeting held in June 2007. Those resolutions call for ICANN staff to solicit and consider the input of the Internet community regarding proposed changes to the RAA, registrar accreditation process, and related policies. A complete summary and analysis of community feedback will be made available at the end of the comment period and suggested amendments to the RAA will be posted for further comment. There will be a publicly available assessment of the impact that the input and comment had on the development of the amendments. “These consultations will make sure we have input from the wider community, and help us make the changes needed to protect registrants,” added Dr Twomey. About ICANN: ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non- profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.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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New Online Feature: Current Public Consultations
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

Dear All: In order to help the community keep track of what public consultations are underway at any given time, a new section has been created on www.alac.icann.org where these can all be found in one place. We'll keep it up to date; if you see anything we miss do let us know. -- 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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At-Large Staff Position Open: Secretary for the Regions
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 23, 2007

July 23, 2007

Dear All: As mentioned, recruiting has begun for the Secretary for the Regions, At-Large. You can find the complete details on the position at: http:// www.icann.org/general/jobs.htm#RAsec Please do pass the information along to anyone you think might be suitable and interested. -- 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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Updates to www.alac.icann.org and San Juan Meeting Recordings
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 20, 2007

July 20, 2007

Dear All: Many of you have requested that we try to have one place where all the various web pages and wikis can be reached from in an integrated way. Of course, we are preparing a new website for the community, but in the meantime, www.alac.icann.org has been heavily updated with: * Links to all the Policy working group Wikis * Links to all the liaison homepages on the ALAC working Wiki * Links to all the teleconference minutes, agendas, and recordings in one place, by year * Updates to the membership listing of the ALAC with biographical information and photos (where provided; some are still coming in) * Easy access to all mailing lists I hope that you find this all useful and that it makes everything easier to find. SAN JUAN INFORMATION While the transcripts of meetings are still being completed, you will find all the sessions for which recordings are available have links to those recordings for you now. -- 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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Absence Notification
by Wolf Ludwig July 15, 2007

July 15, 2007

Hi all, FYI -- I will be on holidays with my kids for the coming week and not online (back on 22 July). Best, Wolf comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 www.comunica-ch.net http://blog.allmend.ch - Digitale Allmend

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ALS applications
by At Large Staff July 13, 2007

July 13, 2007

Please find attached the two most recent application forms for ALS accreditation, one for the Africa region and one for the European region. Regards At-Large Staff

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Things to discuss
by Wolf Ludwig July 13, 2007

July 13, 2007

Hi all, to conclude this voting procedure (most of you have already expressed their opinions) I would like to give my full support for Jeanette and prefer an abstention regarding my person. Best, Wolf comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 www.comunica-ch.net http://blog.allmend.ch - Digitale Allmend

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Things to discuss
by Jeanette Hofmann July 13, 2007

July 13, 2007

Hello, EURALO should get started and there are several things that need clarification in order to get started. To name just a few: 1 EURALO board: * We need to elect chairs * We need to clarify the role of the board (is it of a more coordinative nature or is its role an initializing one?) 2 Work plan * We need to discuss what issues we want to adress in the coming months and we need to agree on what our priorities are. I guess we all agree that we won't be able to cover all the topics ICANN is dealing with. We need to be selective, and it would be good to have a discussion on this list on what matters to us and why. ** 3 Board meeting * The Euralo Board should meet after (or during?) the summer break. Where and when? In combination with another meeting? Two possibilities come to mind: ** We could meet in Geneva on the first weekend in September preceding the next open consultation of the IGF. ** We could meet in mid October in Warsaw at Wolfgang's Studienkreismeeting (Oct. 10/11). What do people think? Best, Jeanette and Wolf

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Things to discuss
by Annette Muehlberg July 12, 2007

July 12, 2007

As a non-voting EURALO board member I support RudiŽs support of Jeanette and Wolf as Vice Chair and Chair. Best Annette > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be, Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Gesendet: 12.07.07 09:54:42 > An: Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Betreff: Re: [EURO-Discuss] Things to discuss > > As a Euralo board member I support Jeanette and Wolf as Vice Chair and > Chair. > Please let go forward now. > > Best regards, > > Rudi Vansnick > > > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss_atlarge-lists.… > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org > --

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