October 2014 - EURO-Discuss

New European Commission
by Christopher Wilkinson June 20, 2016

June 20, 2016

Good afternoon: Allow me to draw your attention to the announcement of the composition and portfolios of the new European Commission from the point of view of Digital Economy and Society, the Internet and Internet Governance. http://ec.europa.eu/about/juncker-commission/commissioners-designate/index_… The Vice President of the Commission for the Digital Single Market will be Andrus Ansip (EE) The Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society will be Günther Oettinger (DE). In particular his responsibilities include: "Working with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President to develop the relationship with strategic partners in order to build a global governance architecture for the Internet which is legitimate, transparent, accountable, sustainable and inclusive. This includes ensuring the Internet remains open, a driving force for innovation and an international resource that benefits the European economy and citizens." I am sure that more detailed reporting and analysis will emerge in the next few days. Meanwhile, I thought that you might welcome a 'heads up' as to these developments.. Regards Christopher Wilkinson

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EURALO candidates for the BMSPC and BCEC
by Wolf Ludwig Oct. 20, 2015

Oct. 20, 2015

Dear all, as discussed this week at our monthly and the following Board call, our region needs to nominate two candidates for the BMSPC (Board member selection process committee) and the BCEC (Board candidates selection committee) each until today. At our Board call we selected some experienced and fresh members who could join one of these important committees and asked them for approval. I have the pleasure to announce that EURALO will be represented with the following members: For the BMSPC – Rudi Vansnick (ISOC-Belgium) and Oksana Prykhodko (European Media Platform, Ukraine). For the BCEC – Veronica Cretu (ind. member, Moldavia) and Jordi Iparraguirre (ISOC-Catalonia). Roberto Gaetano (ind. member, Austria) was selected as Chair of the BCEC already. This composition is well balanced from a gender and regional POV. I would like to thank all our candidates for their interest and willingness to serve on the two committees which are charged with proceedings and selection of the next At-Large member on the ICANN Board (Seat No. 15, currently held by Sébastien Bachollet). 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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FOR INFORMATION: “ICANN’s procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values” - Council of Europe Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 9, 2015

Feb. 9, 2015

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, please find attached a Council of Europe report entitled “ICANN’s procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values” authored by Dr Monika Zalnieriute and Thomas Schneider. This draft report was discussed during the ALAC and Regional Leaders Working Session on Sunday, 12 October. There will also be an open community discussion on A human rights perspective on ICANN’s policies and procedures on Wednesday, 15 October 2014,between 13.15-14.45,in the Encino Room in the ICANN 51 venue. Please find a flyer of this event attached with the details as this session is not on the public schedule. Given the interest in this report, there will be an At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on this topic scheduled for early November. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Call for Volunteers for Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws
by Christopher Wilkinson Nov. 5, 2014

Nov. 5, 2014

Good evening: Thankyou for this notice, however I beg to demur: 1. I shall NOT volunteer to participate in this process. 2. ICANN is bound by its Articles to respect national and regional law. 3. The 'burden of proof' in this whole area should be overturned: we should not be talking about whether local law should be respected. That is the default. We should be talking about whether and under what conditions national and regional laws should NOT be respected. (if at all.) 4. This matter goes beyond the scope and mandate of the "GNSO Council". In view of the history, that is an inappropriate 'filter'. The ICANN Board and the GAC have to resolve this issue directly on their own authority.- Regards CW On 15 Oct 2014, at 00:34, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > > News Alert > > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en > > Call for Volunteers for Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws > 14 October 2014 > In Brief > > ICANN seeks volunteers to serve on an Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) to review and suggest potential changes to the implementation of the ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws (the Procedure.) > What This Team Will Do > > The IAG will work with ICANN staff on reviewing the current steps of the Procedure and identifying possible changes to the procedure to facilitate resolution of issues where WHOIS requirements conflict with applicable laws. The IAG is expected to explore whether any of the Procedure's elements ought to be amended in order to strike this balance. Any recommended changes made will need to be in line with the Procedure's underlying policy, which was adopted by the GNSO Council in 2005. As a result, recommended changes to the implementation of the procedure, if any, will be shared with the GNSO Council to ensure that these do not conflict with the intent of the original policy recommendations. > How This Team Will Work > > Like other ICANN working groups, the Implementation Advisory Group will use transparent, open processes. The meetings of the IAG are expected to take place via conference calls which will be recorded, and the recordings will be available to the public. Initially, it is expected the group will meet once every two weeks, but the IAG will then determine its preferred schedule and methodology. The mailing list for the IAG will be archived publicly. Observers are welcome to join the mailing list to monitor the discussions. These observers will receive emails from the group, but will not be able to post messages or attend meetings. IAG members are expected to submit Statements of Interest (SOI). The group will collaborate using a public workspace. > How To Join > > ICANN invites interested parties to join the IAG, which will be open to anyone interested to join. ICANN urges interested community members willing to work on this initiative and with a range of views to join and contribute to the group's work. As noted above, you can join the IAG either as a member or an observer. Please contact whois-iag-volunteers(a)icann.org if you wish to join the IAG. > Background > > In November 2005, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) concluded a policy development process (PDP) on WHOIS conflicts with privacy law which recommended that "In order to facilitate reconciliation of any conflicts between local/national mandatory privacy laws or regulations and applicable provisions of the ICANN contract regarding the collection, display and distribution of personal data via the gTLD WHOIS service, ICANN should: > Develop and publicly document a procedure for dealing with the situation in which a registrar or registry can credibly demonstrate that it is legally prevented by local/national privacy laws or regulations from fully complying with applicable provisions of its ICANN contract regarding the collection, display and distribution of personal data via WHOIS. > Create goals for the procedure which include: > Ensuring that ICANN staff is informed of a conflict at the earliest appropriate juncture; > Resolving the conflict, if possible, in a manner conducive to ICANN's Mission, applicable Core Values, and the stability and uniformity of the WHOIS system; > Providing a mechanism for the recognition, if appropriate, in circumstances where the conflict cannot be otherwise resolved, of an exception to contractual obligations to those registries/registrars to which the specific conflict applies with regard to collection, display and distribution of personally identifiable data via WHOIS; and > Preserving sufficient flexibility for ICANN staff to respond to particular factual situations as they arise". > The ICANN Board adopted the recommendations in May 2006 and the final Procedure was made effective in January 2008. Although to date no registrar or registry operator has formally invoked the Procedure, concerns have been expressed both by public authorities as well as registrars and registry operators concerning potential conflicts between WHOIS contractual obligations and local law. > Given that the WHOIS Procedure has not been invoked and yet numerous concerns have arisen from contracted parties and the wider community, ICANN launched a review as part of the Procedure. The review was launched with the publication of a paper for public comment on 22 May 2014. The paper outlined the Procedure's steps and invited public comments on a series of questions. The body of public comment was analyzed by ICANN staff, and the proposed next step is the formation of an IAG to consider changes to how the Procedure is enacted and used. ICANN staff found common themes among some of the suggestions in the public comments, which may allow for changes to implementation of the Procedure in line with the underlying policy. > On 22 September 2014, the GAC noted [PDF, 55 KB] that the issues around the WHOIS Conflicts with National Law Procedure warrant further time and attention, as they touch on significant public policy matters associated with national laws and the legitimate uses of WHOIS data. The IAG is open to participation and GAC members and other government stakeholders are encouraged to take part in the group to contribute to advancement of the work in this area. > The IAG's recommendation will then be shared with the GNSO Council to determine the next steps. > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Announce mailing list > ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Reminder - Call for Comments: At-Large Website Revamp
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 31, 2014

Oct. 31, 2014

Dear All, During the ICANN 51 ALAC and Regional Leadership Working Session Part 1 on Sun 12 October 2014, the revamped design for At-Large website was presented and discussed. Alan Greenberg, Chair of the ALAC, has asked for community input on the design. Please kindly review and comment on the following items uploaded to the wiki page titled Site Map & Wireframes Presented in ICANN 51<https://community.icann.org/x/zCXxAg>: * Site Map * Homepage * Calendar * Topics * Topics Overview * Policy Advice * Policy Advice Statement Please log into Confluence, use the comment functions in this<https://community.icann.org/x/zCXxAg> workspace, and provide your input by 5 Nov 2014. You may access the recordings and transcript of the At-Large Website Revamp presentation here: http://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/sun-alac-regional. * Virtual Meeting Room Recording (02:44:56-03:39:57) * EN Transcript (page 82-115) * FR Transcript (page 67-94) * ES Transcript (page 78-107) Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge>

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October call
by Greta.Jeske Oct. 28, 2014

Oct. 28, 2014

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Reminder/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 27, 2014

Oct. 27, 2014

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 October 2014 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/vSnxAg Adobe Connect room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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CORRECTION - UTC TIME/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 26, 2014

Oct. 26, 2014

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 October 2014 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/vSnxAg Adobe Connect room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> One World, One Internet

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Meeting invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 1800 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 23, 2014

Oct. 23, 2014

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 October 2014 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/vSnxAg Adobe Connect room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo EURALO Work space: https://community.icann.org/x/K5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:EURO-Discuss@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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NomCom 2014 reports
by Veronica Cretu Oct. 20, 2014

Oct. 20, 2014

Dear colleagues, greetings and hope this finds you well! I am convinced that the 51st ICANN Meeting in LA is fruitful and interesting. This is to share with you two important reports: 1. As NomCom 2014 completes its work at the close of ICANN's 2014 Annual General Meeting, the report for 2014 has been made available at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/final-16oct14-en.pdf 2. NomCom 2014 has also made available the results of the internal reviews carried out on the members of the committee. It is for the first time the NomCom has reviewed itself following the 360 review methodology, details available from https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/360-review-members-15oct14-en.p… As someone who does work around openness, transparency and accountability, can state that these reports by NomCom is a clear illustration of the values embedded by the committee and of the commitment made towards accountability for the organisations that send people to serve on the NomCom, and the community as a whole. All these practices are due to the great work of the NomCom 2014 members and of the NomCom 2014 leadership team, who did a fantastic job! Thank you, Veronica -- *Veronica Cretu * *President, Open Government Institute**Republic of Moldova - http://opengov.si.md/ <http://opengov.si.md/>* *Member of the Steering Committee, * *Open Government Partnership (OGP);* *http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current-membership <http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/steering-committee/role-and-current…>* *Member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group* *To the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)* *http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/1549 <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/>* *Member of the Nominating Committee of ICANN* *(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbering)* *http://www.icann.org/en/groups/nomcom/2014/members <http://www.icann.org>* *Email: veronicacretu(a)gmail.com <veronicacretu(a)gmail.com> and/or veronica(a)cretu.md <veronica(a)cretu.md>Skype: veronicacretu Phone: 373 067435000*

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