December 2014 - EURO-Discuss

CoE: “Issue Paper” on The rule of law on the Internet and in the wider digital world
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 15, 2014

Dec. 15, 2014

Hello, an important reading – see: https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBl… or EDRI summary: https://edri.org/coe-internet-and-rule-of-law/ Best 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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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [IRPCoalition] derechosdeinternet.com a tool to help spanish in fundamental freedoms
by Silvia Vivanco Dec. 14, 2014

Dec. 14, 2014

Thank you Miguel and Wolf for sharing this information with EURALO. Please feel free to post this information in the EURALO main WIKI portal or let staff know and we will be happy to post it : https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2266155 Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At Large Regional Affairs ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers www.icann.org -----Original Message----- From: Wolf Ludwig [mailto:wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net] Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 8:46 AM To: Discussion for At-Large Europe; Miguel Perez Subias Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: WG: [IRPCoalition] derechosdeinternet.com a tool to help spanish in fundamental freedoms Hello, this recent info by our member AUI in Spain may also be relevant and interesting for the EURALO list and community. Thanks Miguel for this initiative what is much appreciated! Please keep us updated. best regards, Wolf Miguel Perez Subias sent Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:16: >Hi, > >a) This email is to inform you that we have created the web >www.derechosdeinternet.com just to explain and defend the fundamental >rights on the Internet to all people who speak Spanish We will work >over the next year these 3 organizations www.aui.es www.internautas.org >and www.isoc-es.org in different initiatives around human rights on the >Internet > >We have included the Charter of the IRP coalition and also the Council >of Europe, Human rights for Internet users guide ( including documents >in PDF DOC and HTML in Spanish) > >b) Currently we are working to denounce rights violations caused by the >recent reform of the Law on Intellectual Property approved by the >Spanish government that has caused the closure of Google News Spain >next 16th december. > >More info at: >http://derechosdeinternet.com/lpi (Spanish) > >https://webwewant.org/news/Spain_s_Internet_law_reforms_will_harm_acces >s_to_knowledge >(English) > >https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/spanish-copyright-amendments-will >-shakedown-news-sites-and-censor-web >(English) > >We need your help to stop this law > >Thanks & Regards > >Miguel Perez Subias > >_______________________________________________ >IRP mailing list >IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org >https://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/mailman/listinfo/irp > 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: [IRPCoalition] derechosdeinternet.com a tool to help spanish in fundamental freedoms
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 14, 2014

Dec. 14, 2014

Hello, this recent info by our member AUI in Spain may also be relevant and interesting for the EURALO list and community. Thanks Miguel for this initiative what is much appreciated! Please keep us updated. best regards, Wolf Miguel Perez Subias sent Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:16: >Hi, > >a) This email is to inform you that we have created the web >www.derechosdeinternet.com just to explain and defend the fundamental >rights on the Internet to all people who speak Spanish We will work over >the next year these 3 organizations www.aui.es www.internautas.org and >www.isoc-es.org in different initiatives around human rights on the Internet > >We have included the Charter of the IRP coalition and also the Council of >Europe, Human rights for Internet users guide ( including documents in PDF >DOC and HTML in Spanish) > >b) Currently we are working to denounce rights violations caused by the >recent reform of the Law on Intellectual Property approved by the Spanish >government that has caused the closure of Google News Spain next 16th >december. > >More info at: >http://derechosdeinternet.com/lpi (Spanish) > >https://webwewant.org/news/Spain_s_Internet_law_reforms_will_harm_access_to… >(English) > >https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/spanish-copyright-amendments-will-sha… >(English) > >We need your help to stop this law > >Thanks & Regards > >Miguel Perez Subias > >_______________________________________________ >IRP mailing list >IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org >https://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/mailman/listinfo/irp > 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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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 13, 2014

Dec. 13, 2014

Dear all, congratulations to EURALO ALS reps Christopher Wilkinson (ISOC Wallonie) and Jordi Iparraguirre (ISOC Catalonia) for being part of this advisory group. Best regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:43:20 -0500 From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Reply-To: communications(a)icann.org To: ocl(a)gih.com ICANN News Alert ICANN <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law 12 December 2014 We are pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review the Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law (IAG-WHOIS Conflicts). Sixty-one (61) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers <http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is an open group convened to serve for a limited duration and scope, focusing exclusively on evaluating the ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law <http://www.icann.org/resources/pages/whois-privacy-conflicts-procedure-2008…> and providing recommendations on possible changes to the Procedure to the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO.) We welcome the following volunteers as members of the newly convened IAG-WHOIS Conflicts: Tamer Abdallah Aboyazan Aboyazan Abdullahi Adhi Gewana Mona Al Achkar Jabbour Alyn Andrade Mark Bayliss Hela Ben Nejima Don M. Blumenthal Gary Campbell Patrick Charnley Adrian Cheek Donna Cunningham Christian Dawson Shady El Shafei Lars-Erik Forsberg Marianne Georgelin Allan Ghazi Ashley Heineman Raymond Ho Ismail Hummad Jordi Iparraguirre Lazkani Khaled Tarun Krishnakumar Taufik Kurniawan Yuan Lu Abd Mahmod Camino Manjon Steven J. Metalitz Abdou Mfopa Don Moody Manuel Moreno-Torres Mohamed Mosaad Basma Nazif Michele Neylon Mbabazi Norman Drew Noyes Ghislain Nyamfit Ng. Seun Ojedeji Chris Pelling Jonathan Perez Stephanie Perrin Elvin Prasad Adrián Quesada Rodríguez Mohamed Quriba Merit Ramses Kamal Adamantia Rachovitsa Tariq Rashid Seth M. Reiss Mohammed Rezkovic Carlton Samuels D. Saravanan Luc Seufer Emily Taylor Bennette Thomas John WD Thomson Mbungyuh Tseyah James Daniel Vidal Christopher Wilkinson Ali Yesdel Ibrahim To track the work of this group, please visit the IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/WNLCI/WHOIS+and+national+law+conflicts+…>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Schedule and Operations The IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is expected to commence its work in January 2015 and produce its recommendations by June 2015. A kick-off conference call will be scheduled for 7 January. A schedule of subsequent calls and meetings will be available on the IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/WNLCI/IAG-WHOIS+and+Conflicts+Conferenc…>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Mission and Scope The IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is tasked with providing the GNSO Council suggestions on how to improve the current Procedure. The The IAG's mission and scope will focus on changes to the Procedure and not ICANN's contractual requirements. Any recommendations made by the IAG will be forwarded to the GNSO Council to determine whether implementation of the Procedure ought to be changed. As part of its deliberations, the IAG should, at a minimum, consider the following issues that were highlighted in the recent Report of Public Comments on this topic. Those issues include: * Process: Should the Procedure be revised to allow for invocation prior to contracting? o If adopted, how would that alter the contracting process? o What parties would be most appropriate to include at this early stage of the Procedure? * Trigger: What triggers would be appropriate for invoking the Procedure? o Would evidence from a data protection authority that the contract is in conflict with national laws be sufficient to trigger the Procedure? If so, how would ICANN define which data protection authority is an acceptable authority? Would the authority have to be a nationally representative body? Should a regional body's opinion carry the same weight as a national or local authority? o Similarly, would an official opinion from a government agency provide enough evidence? If so, which agencies would be most appropriate? Would it have to be an agency tasked with data protection? What about a consumer trust bureau or treasury department that includes consumer protections in its mandate? Or would a foreign ministry provide the best source of information? Which bodies would be considered authoritative enough to provide a creditable opinion? o Would evidence of a conflict from ICANN-provided analysis provide sufficient information to invoke the Procedure? What type of evidence should this analysis cite? o If the Procedure allowed for a written opinion from a nationally recognized law firm to provide sufficient evidence for a trigger? What types of firms could be considered nationally recognized? Should it be accredited or made to prove its competency? If so, how? What if ICANN receives contradictory opinions from two firms? How is it to determine the more valid argument? * Public comment: How should public comments be incorporated into the Procedure? o What role should comments have in ICANN's decision-making process? o What length of public comment period is appropriate to ensure that the Procedure is completed in a timely fashion? o How should comments be analyzed? o Should public comments be treated as a safeguard in case a decision is flawed? The IAG shall invite participation in its discussions from other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, including the GAC. Background ICANN announced a Call for Volunteers for the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws <http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en>on 14 October 2014. The call for volunteers followed a paper published 22 May 2014 <http://www.icann.org/public-comments/whois-conflicts-procedure-2014-05-22-en>, which opened a review process to solicit community feedback on the Procedure's effectiveness. Based on the comments received in response to the paper, ICANN convened this IAG in order to explore suggested changes to the Procedure, which would be forwarded to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Staff contact Please contact Eleeza Agopian at eleeza.agopian(a)icann.org <mailto:eleeza.agopian@icann.org> with any questions. This message was sent to ocl(a)gih.com from: ICANN News Alert | communications(a)icann.org | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by iContact - Try It Free! <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=9829257&l=6333&s=YVM2&m=954…>

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Gmail Adds Support for Irish language
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight Dec. 11, 2014

Dec. 11, 2014

It's nice to see that Google is adding support for more "minority" languages. They announced support for Irish (gaeilge) earlier today: http://technology.ie/ta-gmail-ar-fail-ngaeilge-anois-agus-cuma-mhaith-air/ And yes, that is in Irish - sorry :) Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Domains http://www.blacknight.host/ http://www.blacknight.press/ - get all our latest media releases & coverage http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.technology.ie/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Social: http://mneylon.social ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845

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ICANN IANA Transition Outreach meeting in Berlin
by sandra hoferichter Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Dear all, I would just like to inform you that Jimmy Schulz and I did attend an outreach meeting yesterday (9.12.) discussing the IANA transition with the German community. (see here the agenda in German: https://numbers.eco.de/2014/allgemein/eco-zukunftsdialog-ii-neuausrichtung-d er-internetverwaltung.html ) The event was very well attended and the discussion lively. If not already the case I would encourage to organise such events in other regions as well and also recommend At-Large members to participate. From ICANN Jean Jacques (VP Europe) participated. Unfortunately the announcement was not spread on any At-Large lists in advance, I could imagine there would have been a greater interest from the At-Large Community. I found out about this event on a short notice only. We should better cooperate here. Best Sandra

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Meeting invitation: EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 16 December 2014 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 9, 2014

Dec. 9, 2014

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 16 December 2014 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/ijjxAg 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<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> _______________________________________________ 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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Many Webinars on IANA Stewardship Transition? Why? Which ones to attend?
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 2, 2014

Dec. 2, 2014

(apologies for cross posting) Dear all, you will have seen the announcements for various Webinars this week and next week on the IANA Stewardship Transition. There are many of them. Here is a short note to make sense of all of these Webinars: *Webinars of the CWG on Naming Related Functions Public Consultation on Draft Transition Proposal*: - 3 December from 7:00 – 8:30 UTC - 4 December from 12:30 – 14:00 UTC - 4 December from 16:00 – 17:30 UTC These Webinars are repeats of each other and are organised and Chaired by the Community Working Group (CWG) which is presenting a first draft of the Naming Communities input to the IANA Stewardship Transition process. This Webinar will be used to explain the contents of the First Draft of the Proposal. This will really help in understanding the draft which is currently under Public Comment from 1 to 22 December 2014. I highly recommend you attend at least one of them. Details on how to join are given in the message at the bottom of this email. ------ *Capacity Building Program Webinar #1:** **- Wednesday 3 December 2014 13:00 - 14:00 UTC** **IANA Functions (standards, Numbering and Naming) - Patrik Fältström* Are you interested in this topic but do not know where to start? This Webinar is for you! Indeed, this Webinar is a great introduction about all of the IANA Functions, introduced by the Chairman of the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee. He is an expert! If you are interested in what is probably one of the key topics for the year and want to learn about it, then do not miss this Webinar! Tell people in your ALS! Tell anyone who is interested! Watch, listen, learn and ask questions - that's what this Webinar is about. The draft Agenda and call details are on: https://community.icann.org/x/2zrxAg *------ Capacity Building Program Webinar #2:** **- Wednesday 10 December 2014 21:00 - 22:30 UTC** **IANA Naming Issues by IANA Issues WG* This Webinar will have the members of the At-Large IANA Naming Issues working group explain the proposed ALAC response to the Public Comment period that has opened on 1 December and will close on 22 December 2014. This is your chance ask any questions about the proposed response and to comment on it too! However, we highly recommend that you attend the above capacity building Webinar before to better understand the issues and at least one of the three CWG Webinars above to learn about the CWG's First Draft. Call details for this Webinar will be sent out in due course. Reserve the time slot now! Kind regards, Olivier On 02/12/2014 08:05, ICANN At-Large Staff wrote: > > To view the original post, please > see: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-01-en > > > WEBINAR: Cross Community Working Group (CWG) On Naming Related > Functions Public Consultation on Draft Transition Proposal > > Following the request of the National Telecommunications and > Information Administration (NTIA) forICANN to "convene a > multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. > government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions and > related root zone management, a Cross Community Working Group (CWG) > was tasked with developing a consolidated transition proposal for the > elements of the IANA Functions relating to the Domain Name System > (DNS). The CWG has now published its draft transition proposal > for public comment > <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-naming-transition-2014-12-01-en>. > Comments can be submitted until 22 December at 23:59 UTC. > > In order to brief the community on the contents on this draft > transition proposal and encourage community feedback, the CWG will be > organizing three identical webinars at different times to facilitate > participation across time zones. The webinars will take place on: > > * *3 December from 7:00 – 8:30 UTC *(time zone converter here > <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…>) > * *4 December from 12:30 – 14:00 UTC *(time zone converter here > <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…>) > * *4 December from 16:00 – 17:30 UTC *(time zone converter here > <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CWG-Stewardship+We…>) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > /Webinar Details & How to Attend/ > > The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect room > <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cwgiana/>. If you are interested in > attending the webinar and would like to receive dial-in details, > please send an email to grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org > <mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org> and indicate which day / time you > would like to attend the webinar. Please note that the webinar will be > conducted in English and will be recorded and transcribed. > Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages > and posted on the CWG Wiki here <https://community.icann.org/x/SIEHAw>. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > /The Draft Transition Proposal/ > > The CWG structured its draft transition proposal based on > the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Request for > Proposals. These are: > > 1 Description of Community's Use of IANA Functions > 2A Existing, Pre-Transition Arrangements – Policy Sources > 2B Existing, Pre-Transition Arrangements – Oversight and > Accountability > 3 Proposed Post-Transition Oversight and Accountability Arrangements > 4 Transition Implications > 5 NTIA Requirements > 6 Community Process > > Sections 1, 2A and 2B describe the current situation. > > Section 3, which is the heart of the transition proposal, is still a > work in progress as not all details have been ironed out as of the > publication of this consultation. Although lacking some details, the > information provided in this section should be sufficiently detailed > to allow the communities to comment on all key components. In summary, > section 3 proposes the creation of 4 new entities to replace the > current NTIAarrangements. These are: > > 1. *Contract Co.* – This primary function of this entity (likely a > non-profit corporation) is to be signatory to the contract with > the IANA Functions Operator. This entity should be lightweight and > have little or no staff. > 2. *Multistakeholder Review Team (MRT)* – The MRT would be a > multi-stakeholder body with formally selected representatives from > all of the relevant communities (exact composition TBD). The > operation of the MRT would be based on the concept of maximum > public transparency. The responsibilities of the MRT will include: > * Developing the detailed contract terms for the agreement > between Contract Co. and theIANA Functions Operator, based on > the key contract terms proposed as part of this proposal and > set forth as Annex 3 > * Making key decisions for Contract Co. (e.g., whether or not to > enter into a rebidding (RFP) process for the operation of > the IANA Naming Functions) > * Conducting the IANA Functions Operator Budget Review > * Addressing any escalation issues raised by the Customer > Standing Committee (CSC) including the possibility of engaging > in enforcement > * Performing certain elements of administration (including > periodic performance reviews) currently set forth in > the IANA Functions Contract and currently being carried out by > theNTIA > * Managing a re-contracting or rebidding (RFP) process for the > operation of the IANAFunctions, both as an enforcement option > and as part of a regular rebidding procedure > The CWG is in the process of discussing whether there is an > additional enforcement role for the MRT related to policy > implementation by the IANA Functions Operator; specifically, > whether the MRT should be able to commence a proceeding before the > Independent Appeals Panel. > 3. *Customer Standing Committee (CSC)* – While the exact composition > is still to be determined, the CSC would primarily be made up of a > number of representatives of registry operators, > including ccTLD and gTLD registries. Input from the CSC would feed > into and inform the work of the MRT. It is possible that the CSC > would also include additional individuals with relevant expertise > and/or liaisons (or representatives) from other SO/ACs. The CSC > would: > * Work with the MRT to establish Service Levels and Performance > Indicators for the performance of the IANA Naming Functions > * Receive reports from the IANA Functions Operator including > regular performance reports. > * Review these reports against established service levels and > escalate any significant issues to the MRT > 4. *Independent Appeals Panel (IAP)* – The CWG recommends that > all IANA actions which affect the Root Zone or Root > Zone WHOIS database be subject to an independent and binding > appeals panel. The Appeals Mechanism should also cover any policy > implementation actions that affect the execution of changes to > the Root Zone File or Root Zone WHOIS and how relevant policies > are applied. This need not be a permanent body, but rather could > be handled the same way as commercial disputes are often resolved, > through the use of a binding arbitration process using an > independent arbitration organization (e.g., ICDR, ICC, AAA) or a > standing list of qualified people under rules promulgated by such > an organization. > > Sections 4, 5 and 6 are currently in development and are directly > dependent on the final choices that will be made for section 3. > > For further details, you are encouraged the review the draft > transition proposal in its entirety, availablehere > <https://community.icann.org/x/SoEHAw>. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > /Further information/ > > For further information about the CWG's work, please > see https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg. > > For further information about the ICG and the IANA Stewardship > Transition, please seehttps://www.icann.org/stewardship. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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