February 2012 - EURO-Discuss

Re: [EURO-Discuss] ALS Applicant (162) Wikimedia Austria
by Wolf Ludwig March 9, 2012

March 9, 2012

Dear all, as you may recall, we received a new application for EURALO membership from Wikimedia Austria some weeks ago. And according to the regular procedure, the DD on the applicant is finalized now conducted by Veni Markovski. As you can see in the attached document, there are no open questions and the applicant meets all membership criteria. Furthermore, the applicant is well known by our existing member Wikimedia Switzerland and myself. If NO objections are raised regarding this applicant until Tuesday 6 March 2012 midnight, our regional advice to ALAC on Wikimedia Austria will be positive. If you have any questions, please let us know – Manuel Schneider and myself can provide any further background infos. Thanks for your kind consideration and best regards, Wolf ICANN At-Large Staff sent Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:39 >Dear All, > >On 17-Jan-2012 we received an EURALO ALS application from Wikimedia Austria. Please find the Due Diligence form attached. > >We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this ALS in your capacity as EURALO Secretary. Your advice will support the ALAC review on this application. > >According to our timeline for ALS applications the due date for the regional advice is on 6-Mar-2012. > >We would like to remind you that the DD form could contain sensitive information. Please read the form carefully before sending it off to third parties. > >Regards, > >Matt Ashtiani >At-Large Coordination Officer >ICANN >4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 >Marina del Rey, CA 90292 > > EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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ACTA Letter to the members of the European Parliament
by Wolf Ludwig Feb. 29, 2012

Feb. 29, 2012

Dear all, this is just to share with you that one of our members, Internet Society Luxembourg, has written to the members of the European Parliament regarding further debates and the ratification process of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) foreseen in June 2012. The full text of the ISOC letter you can find here: http://internetsociety.org/internet-societys-letter-dated-honourable-member… Let me express my deep appreciation for this initiative in the interest of an open and accessible Internet and due multi-stakeholder based procedures. Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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PERIODE DE COMMENTAIRE PUBLIC: Projet de proposition sur les procédures d'objections ALAC visant les applications des new gTLDs/COMENTARIO PUBLICO ABIERTO :Borrador de Propuesta para los procedimientos de objeccion del ALAC para nuevas aplicaciones de g
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 28, 2012

Feb. 28, 2012

Le text en Espagnol est en-dessous du texte en Français El texto en español está debajo del texto en francés ** Cher tous , Au nom du groupe de travail At-Large new gTLD, veuillez trouver le Projet de proposition en pièce jointe et également sur le At-Large Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/EZnbAQ> . Vous pouvez y soumettre commentaires publics et objections éventuelles aux applications New GTLDs. Ce document comporte une page de garde, des notes dexplication décrivant chaque élément de lorganigramme et lorganigramme de la procédure proposée. Veuillez noter que les changements suivants ont été effectués dans la version finale en Anglais, et ne se trouvent pas dans les versions Française et Espagnole : · Les titres des éléments 6 et 7 ont été modifiés; "3e au 5e mois après le début de la Période de Commentaire sur l'Application" et "6 mois après le début de la Période de Commentaire sur l'Application" sont devenus "3e et 4e mois de la Période d'Objection" et "5e mois de la Période d'Objection" · Les éléments 8 et 9 de l'organigramme de sont pas traduits, la note d'explication fournit une description de ce qui se passe à 8 et 9" Une période de commentaire est ouverte jusquau Lundi, 5 Mars à 23:59UTC Veuillez poster vos commentaires sur le At-Large Workspace en utilisant la fonction Comments. Les commentaires seront pris en considération par ordre darrivée. La version finale sera préparée par le At-Large new gTLD WG et envoyés à lALAC pour considération pendant la réunion ICANN au Costa Rica du 11-16 Mars Cordialement, *** Estimados todos , En nombre del nuevo grupo de trabajo At-Large gTLD , por favor encuentre adjunto el borrador de propuesta para el ALAC a ser sometido a comentarios públicos, y para presentar posibles objecciones a las nuevas aplicaciones gTLD, las cuales están en el <https://community.icann.org/x/EZnbAQ> At-Large Workspace para este tema. Este documento incluye una nota explanatoria, describiendo cada figura en el diagrama y un diagrama con los procesos propuestos. Por favor note que los siguientes cambios han sido hechos a la versión final en Ingles que no están reflejadas en las versiones en Francés y en Español : Por favor note que los siguientes cambios han sido hechos a la versión final en Ingles, pero no se han reflejado en las versiones en francés y español: · Las Figuras 8 y 9 de los diagramas no fueron traducidos, sin embargo, la nota explicatoria a provee un resumen de lo que sucede en las Figuras 8 y 9. El periodo de comentarios esta abierto ahora hasta el Lunes, 5 de Marzo a las 23:59 UTC. Por favor sírvase poner sus comentarios en el Workspace de para este tema, usando la función de comentarios. Los comentarios serán considerados por el Nuevo Grupo de Trabajo del gTLD, en el orden en que sean recibidas. La versión final será preparada por el Nuevo grupo de trabajo de At large y será enviado a ALAC para consideración durante la reunión de ICANN Meeting en Costa Rica del 11-16 Marzo. Saludos cordiales, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Redesigned ICANN.ORG launches today!
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 27, 2012

Feb. 27, 2012

Sent on behalf of Scott Pinzon The redesign of ICANN.ORG <http://ICANN.ORG <http://ICANN.ORG> > just went live today, 27 February 2012. The new information architecture arranges the resources that ICANN.ORG offers in a more logical style. More than 38,000 pages and files were carefully examined and migrated into the best locations, following extensive consultation with the ICANN community: 1. Nearly 300 responses to the site survey conducted by The Revere Group 2. More than two dozen in-depth interviews with SO and AC members 3. A series of live briefings (with Q&A) across two ICANN public meetings 4. At least three briefings to Board Directors (via the Public Participation Committee) 5. Two public webinars requesting input and concerns Some of the new features on the site include: * All visitors can now move directly from ICANN¹s home page to your SO or AC site in one click . * The latest Board activity and the most recent topics open for Public Comment now show on the home page. * The new Planet ICANN feed mixes almost every RSS and Twitter feed from ICANN in one ever-updating resource, providing a handy tool for monitoring ICANN developments broadly. * The new Stay Connected bar provides site visitors with easier social media integration to ICANN than we¹ve had before. * Across HTML portions of the site (thus, not in PDFs), you can now hover your cursor over that puzzling acronym, and what it stands for will pop up, spelled out, as a ³tool tip.² * For the first time, ICANN¹s site can auto-detect when it is accessed via a mobile device such as a tablet or smart phone, and present a view speciically tailored for the visitor¹s type of device. * On the home page¹s multi-lingual bar, you can click your chosen language to immediately see an aggregation of all materials available in that language. The most recent documents top the list. Note that the changes affect, quite literally, ICANN.ORG, and not other ICANN sites such as gnso.icann.org, alac.icann.org, the wiki sites, and so on. If you¹d like to provide feedback or ask questions about the new look and feel, please feel free to email communications(a)icann.org Thanks also for your patience and support during the careful process that has brought us to this milestone. We¹re far from done, but I hope you'll see the newly redesigned site as a significant improvement in making ICANN¹s work more understandable and inclusive. Best Regards, Scott Pinzon Director of Marketing and Outreach ICANN

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REMINDER: Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by ICANN Atlarge-Staff Feb. 27, 2012

Feb. 27, 2012

REMINDER Please RSVP to GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) Please indicate which session you wish to attend PRE COSTA RICA ICANN POLICY UPDATE WEBINAR INVITATION Thursday 1 March 2012 at 13:00 UTC or 20:00 UTC http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 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 Costa Rica remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of 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 1 March at 13.00 UTC and Thursday 1 March at 20.00 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 * 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 Costa Rica 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 <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. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: EUbusiness Week Ahead - Issue 130
by Rudi Vansnick Feb. 24, 2012

Feb. 24, 2012

> Tuesday 28 February > ------------------- > European Parliament committee meetings (Brussels) > ACTA: Discussion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement > (ACTA) in the International Trade Committee starts > Wednesday. Parliament will need to decide whether or not to > approve the agreement. On Tuesday a petition against ACTA > will be handed to the Petitions Committee, and on 1 March a > public workshop with experts, and bloggers will look at > issues such as ACTA's potential impact on civil liberties Rudi Vansnick ——————————————— Internet Society Belgium ————————————————— President - CEO Tel +32/(0)9/329.39.16 rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be Mobile +32/(0)475/28.16.32 Dendermondesteenweg 143 B-9070 Destelbergen BELGIUM www.internetsociety.be "The Internet is for everyone" ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation / EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 1900UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 20, 2012

Feb. 20, 2012

Dear All, The next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 21 February 2012 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda ( TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/05jbAQ Please note the new Adobe Connect room to be used from now on: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org

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Judgement oft he European Court on Information Freedom
by Wolf Ludwig Feb. 16, 2012

Feb. 16, 2012

Hi all, this is a good evening for European Internet users when the European Court announced its judgement on: Information society – Copyright – Internet – Hosting service provider – Processing of information stored on an online social networking platform – Introducing a system for filtering that information in order to prevent files being made available which infringe copyright – No general obligation to monitor stored information (In Case C‑360/10). More details see: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=119512&pageI… This judgement weights user rights higher than those of rights holders ... Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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OPEN COMMENT PERIOD: Draft Proposal for the ALAC objections procedures for new gTLD applications
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 14, 2012

Feb. 14, 2012

Dear All, On behalf of the At-Large new gTLD WG, please find the Draft Proposal for the ALAC to submit public comments on, and file possible objections to new gTLD applications attached and on the At-Large Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/EZnbAQ> for this issue. This document includes a cover sheet, explanatory notes describing each figure of the flowchart, and a flowchart of the proposed process. The complete document is in EN only at the moment. However, French and Spanish versions will be available shortly. A 21 day comment period is now open through Monday, 5 March 23:59 UTC. Please post your comments on the At-Large Workspace for this issue using the comments function. Comments will be considered by the At-Large new gTLD WG as they are received. The final version will be prepared by the At-Large new gTLD WG and sent to the ALAC for consideration during the ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica 11-16 March. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Request Questions for ICANN Compliance Staff by 20 February
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 10, 2012

Feb. 10, 2012

Dear All, ALAC and the Regional Leaders will be meeting with ICANN's Compliance staff on Tuesday, 13 March during the 43rd ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica. In order to collect questions for the Compliance staff to respond to during this meeting, a workspace has been created (see: https://community.icann.org/x/Z4vbAQ) Could you please post your questions by Monday, 20 February 23:59 UTC? At-Large staff will then forward the questions to the Compliance staff. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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