Dear All,
Please be advised that the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook has been posted online<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-7-en.htm>. The Applicant Guidebook is a comprehensive guide for applicants that describes the New Generic Top-Level Domain program's requirements and evaluation processes.
Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon
ICANN At-Large Staff
email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org
website: www.atlarge.icann.org
United Nations report: Internet access is a human right
June 3, 2011
Internet access is a human right, according to a United Nations report released on Friday.
"Given that the Internet has become an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights, combating inequality, and accelerating development and human progress, ensuring universal access to the Internet should be a priority for all states," said the report from Frank La Rue, a special rapporteur to the United Nations, who wrote the document "on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression."
La Rue said in his report that access to the Internet is particularly important during times of political unrest, as demonstrated by the recent "Arab Spring" uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, among other countries.
More details at : http://is.gd/YNSMWh
Rudi Vansnick
President - CEO
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Dear all,
sorry for the delayed reporting back to you after our Belgrade GA but the last days during the EuroDIG were rather full.
As we had no satisfying quorum of members with voting rights at our GA (8 besides 2 remote participants), we decided that the election results – see points 10 to 13 on our Agenda – are considered as recommendations from the Belgrade GA and should be submitted for approval to all members via the EURALO list.
The following Officers, Board and ALAC members were re/elected by our GA in Belgrade and are recommended for approval:
Chair: Wolf Ludwig
Secretariat: Oksana Prykhodko
Board:
-Rudi Vansnick
-Annette Mühlberg
-Yrjö Länsipuro
-Lutz Donnerhacke
-Adela Danclu
-Manuel Schneider
-Desiree Miloshevic
-Bill Drake
(besides the Officers)
Plus "ex-officio":
ALAC reps. Sandra, Olivier, Jean-Jacques besides Sébastien,
ALAC: Olivier Crepin-Leblond
If no reasoned objections are raised on this list within the next three days until Saturday midnight, the GA recommended people listed above are considered as approved.
The minutes from the Belgrade GA 2011 will be published on our Workspace and send to the list within the next days.
Best regards,
Wolf
comunica-ch
phone +41 79 204 83 87
Skype: Wolf-Ludwig
Digitale Allmend
http://blog.allmend.ch -
EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation
http://euralo.org
Profile on LinkedIn
http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig
