January 2013 - EURO-Discuss

Deadline for At-Large comments for consideration of ALAC objections to new gTLD applications is January 16 2013/Date limite pour les commentaires At-Large pour l'examen des objections de l'ALAC aux applications des nouveaux gTLD est le 16 janvier 2013.
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 15, 2013

Jan. 15, 2013

French and Spanish versions below Versions française et espagnole ci-dessous Frances y Español a continuacion Dear All, On behalf of Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Chair of the At-Large new gTLD Review Group, please see the important message below regarding the upcoming deadline to submit objections on the new gTLD applications. ******** Dear All, ICANNs At-Large Community (At-Large) through the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has the ability to file objections to new gTLD applications received by ICANN for its New gTLD program at <http://gtldresult.icann.org/> http://gtldresult.icann.org/ . The At-Large New gTLD Review Group (gTLD RG) is seeking comments from At-Large on new gTLD applications by January 16 2013. Such At-Large comments will be used by the gTLD RG to decide whether to draft a formal objection statement to a gTLD application on limited public interest or community grounds for the RALO's consideration and ALAC's before the end of the Objection Period in March 2013. Please read the attached flyer to understand how the ALAC can file an objection to a new gTLD. Visit the At-Large new gTLD Applications Dashboard at <http://bit.ly/newgtld> http://bit.ly/newgtld to learn how to review information about the gTLD applications and applicants, read At-Large comments on gTLD applications and strings and how to submit your comments to the gTLD RG before January 16 2013. ******** Chers Tous, Au nom de Dev Anand Teelucksingh, président du Groupe d'examen At-Large des nouveaux gTLD, veuillez prendre note du message important ci-dessous au sujet de la prochaine échéance pour soumettre des objections sur les applications des nouveaux gTLD. La Communauté At-Large dICANN (At-Large), par l'intermédiaire du Comité consultatif At-Large (ALAC), a la possibilité de déposer des objections aux candidatures des nouveaux gTLD reçues par l'ICANN pour son nouveau programme gTLD ( <http://gtldresult.icann.org/> http://gtldresult.icann.org/) Le Groupe dexamen At-Large des nouveaux gTLD (gTLD RG) sollicite les commentaires de lAt-Large sur les applications des nouveaux gTLD dici le 16 janvier 2013. Ces commentaires de lAt-Large seront utilisés par le gTLD RG pour décider de rédiger une déclaration d'objection formelle à une candidature à un gTLD sur des données limitées d'intérêt public ou motifs communautaire, pour examen par les RALO et lALAC avant la fin de la période dopposition en Mars 2013. Merci de lire le dépliant ci-joint pour comprendre comment l'ALAC peut déposer une objection à un nouveau gTLD. Visitez le Tableau de bord At-Large sur les applications des nouveaux gTLD à <http://bit.ly/newgtld> http://bit.ly/newgtld afin d'apprendre comment vérifier les informations sur les candidatures aux gTLD et les candidats, lisez les commentaires At-Large sur les applications et les chaînes gTLD et la façon de soumettre vos commentaires au gTLD RG avant le 16 janvier 2013. ******** Estimados todos, En nombre de Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Presidente del Grupo de Revision de At-Large new gTLD, por favor lea el siguiente importante mensaje a continuacion, acerca de la proxima fecha limite para enviar objeciones sobre las solicitudes de nuevos gTLDs. Fecha límite para los comentarios para consideración de las objeciones del ALAC a las nuevas aplicaciones de gTLD es el 16 de Enero del 2013. La Comunidad de ICANN de At-Large (At-Large) a traves del At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Tiene la posibilidad de presentar objeciones a las nuevas aplicaciones de gTLD recibidas por ICANN para su nuevo programa gTLD ( <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about) El grupo de At-Large de Nuevos gTLDs (gTLD RG) está buscando comentarios de At-Large sobre nuevas aplicaciones de gTLD, hasta el 16 de Enero del 2013. Dichos comentarios de At-Large serán usados por el grupo de revisión de gTLD RG para decidir si se presenta una declaración formal de objeción a una solicitud basada en un interés limitado o fundamentos de la comunidad para la consideración de los RALOs y del ALAC antes del final del periodo de objeciones en Marzo del 2013. Por favor lea el documento adjunto para entender como el ALAC puede presentar una objeción a un nuevo gTLD. Visite el Dashboard de At-Large de las nuevas Aplicaciones de gTLD a: //bit.ly/newgtld para aprender como revisar la información acerca de las aplicaciones de gTLD y solicitantes, lea los comentarios de At-Large sobre aplicaciones de gTLD y de strings y como enviar sus comentarios al grupo de revisión de gTLD RG antes del 16 de Enero del 2013. Thank you Merci Gracias Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber, Matt Ashtiani, Nathalie Peregrine, Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 13, 2013

Jan. 13, 2013

Dear Carolin: ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that (175) dotHIV has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group’s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region’s list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: www.afralo.org Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: www.apralo.org European Region: www.euralo.org Latin America/Caribbean Region: www.lacralo.org North American Region: www.naralo.org We have included an ALS Starter Kit that includes key information on ALAC and At-Large communication tools. We have also included the Beginners Guide to Participating in At-Large which explains the organization of the At-Large community and how to participate in its activities. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee www.atlarge.icann.org staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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WG: [Gisw_countries] FINAL CALL: your input is critical in WSIS civil society survey
by Wolf Ludwig Jan. 9, 2013

Jan. 9, 2013

FYI -- please help to spread this final call from APC, as many of you participated in the WSIS process and your feedback would be important! May I ask At-Large Staff to forward this call to other RALO lists as well? Thanks and kind regards, Wolf Alan Finlay sent Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:25: >*URGENT: We *really* need your input --- please respond to this survey now. It is long, but the outcomes will be worthwhile.** > >APC would like to invite civil society organisations that participated >in the WSIS process and that are concerned in some way with the WSIS >goal of building a 'people-centred information society' to participate >in a survey we are conducting as part of our WSIS +10 efforts. > >The survey's goal is to assess civil society's views on progress (or >lack of progress) in achieving the WSIS goals, particularly the goals >that we put in the civil society declaration in 2003: "Shaping the >information society for human needs". > >www.itu.int/wsis/docs/geneva/civil-society-declaration.pdf > >The survey is available at: >https://www.apc.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=77768&newtest=Y&lang=en > >The deadline for completing the survey is:*URGENT* > >IGC people's inputs are really essential to this process. Please try to >make the time to respond. > >Best regards, > >APC TEAM > > 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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WG: Energize, Polarize, Mobilize!
by Wolf Ludwig Jan. 7, 2013

Jan. 7, 2013

Just FYI -- I think this would be a great opportunity for a EURALO outreach ... (I am not sure whether I can make it but perhaps some of our locals?) Best, Wolf _______ HEINRICH BOELL Stiftung sent Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:09: >www.boell.de >Berlin, Januar 2013 > >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Save >the Date > >xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Energize, Polarize, Mobilize! >Human Rights, Participation, Activism, Internet. >International Workshop Conference > >Date and Place >Thursday, March 21st (evening), to Sunday, March 24th, 2013 >Beletage, Heinrich Boell Foundation > >The Event >The spread of digital technologies has given new opportunities >to activists around the world. At the same time they can also >be the cause of new threats to activists and people using >digital media for political communication or mobilization. >Successful campaigning and political action requires knowledge >of digital technologies and social media, as well as skills in >communication strategies and creative forms to express a message. >The event will attempt to answer the question: "What are the tools >and trends, the opportunities and challenges for activism in 2013?" >both on a theoretical and practical level and also both online and >offline. > >The Format >The three day event will combine different formats: A one day >conference >will deal with the central issues of online and offline activism in >2013 >as well as introduce the current debate on the three main issues >(1) Human Rights and Freedom of Expression, >(2) Internet Freedom vs. Regulation and >(3) Gender Democracy, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation. >Expert speakers and the invited activist will present these topics in >presentations and panel discussions. The conference will be open >to the public and press. The conference will be followed by a one >and a half day camp which will give the activists an opportunity >to exchange and develop new ideas in an open and creative setting >without an audience. At the end of the camp, a lounge will be hosted >that invites other NGOs and Berlin based activists to network with >the visiting participants. > >Conference language: English >Info: Christian Römer, E-Mail: roemer(a)boell.de > > >Energize, Polarize, Mobilize! >Menschenrechte. Beteiligung. Aktivismus. Internet >Internationale Workshopkonferenz > >Datum: Do.-So., 21.-24. März 2013 >Ort: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin > >Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten haben heute ganz neue Möglichkeiten >zu kommunizieren und zu mobilisieren. Wer politisch handelt und >erfolgreich Kampagnen durchführen will, muss auch die neuen >sozialen Medien beherrschen und wissen, wie man darin kreativ und >strategisch kommuniziert. Was sind die Werkzeuge und Trends, >die Chancen und Herausforderungen für den Aktivismus im Jahr 2013? >Die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer werden gemeinsam mit den >eingeladenen Expertinnen und Experten versuchen, diese Fragen >zu beantworten - in Praxis und Theorie, online und offline. > >Die dreitägige Workshopkonferenz kombiniert unterschiedliche Formate: >Eine eintägige Fachtagung wird sich mit den aktuellen Fragen des >Aktivismus >befassen und mit Vorträgen und Diskussionen in die drei inhaltlichen >Schwerpunkte der Konferenz einführen: Menschenrechte und >Meinungsfreiheit, >Freiheit des Internets sowie Geschlechterdemokratie. Die Tagung ist >offen für >Öffentlichkeit und Presse. In den anschließenden Workshops haben die >eingeladenen >Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten die Gelegenheit zum offenen und kreativen >Austausch >und zur Entwicklung neuer Ideen. Den Abschluss der Konferenz bildet >eine Lounge, >in der sich Mitglieder von NGOs und Netzwerken mit den Aktivistinnen >und Aktivisten >auszutauschen können. > >Konferenzsprache: Englisch >Info: Christian Römer, E-Mail: roemer(a)boell.de > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~ abbestellen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Um die Zusendung von Informations-Mails zu beenden, waehlen Sie bitte >die automatische Funktion "Antwort an Sender" Ihres Mail-Programmes und > >tragen in der Betreffzeile "abbestellen" ein. >Wenn Sie mit einer anderen Email-Adresse antworten, >dann geben Sie bitte die urspruengliche Adresse an. > > 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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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Regional Advice requested UniBIT Bulgaria- Awaiting advice
by Silvia Vivanco Jan. 4, 2013

Jan. 4, 2013

Dear Wolf, et all, Staff will move forward with this application, once the Regional Advice from EURALO is received. Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 -----Original Message----- From: Wolf Ludwig [mailto:wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:36 PM To: Discussion for At-Large Europe Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: WG: Regional Advice requested UniBIT Bulgaria Dear all, as you may have noticed, we received another new ALS application from UniBIT in Bulgaria at the beginning of this month and Staff has conducted the usual DD procedure -- see attachments (application and DD form). We are now asked for our regional advice. And again as we usually proceed: If NO objections are raised on this list regarding this application until Friday, 28 December 2012 (over the happy holidays), the regional advise will be considered as positive = to approve the applicant from our side. Subsequently, our advice will be forwarded to ALAC for final consideration and decision. Thanks for your questions - comments - approval and kind regards, Wolf Silvia Vivanco wrote Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:33: >Dear Wolf and Oksana, > >On Dec 6, 2012 we received an EURALO ALS application. 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 12. 28. 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, >Silvia > >Silvia Vivanco >Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 >Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 >Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > 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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