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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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CALL FOR CANDIDATES: ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 29, 2014

Aug. 29, 2014

Dear All, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has requested a call for candidates in the At-Large community for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group ("Coordination Group"). On 14 August 2014, ICANN published Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance - Process and Next Steps<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-08-14-en>, a document that describes the process to examine how ICANN's accountability mechanisms should be strengthened to address the absence of its historical relationship with the US Government. The next steps in the process include the formation of a Coordination Group as proposed in the original proposal<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-2014-05-06-en> on 6 May. The Coordination Group will have 21 participants, including 10 stakeholder members (1 per SO/AC, with the exception of GNSO). Stakeholder communities are invited to launch their internal selections to appoint their representatives to the Coordination Group. The upcoming Coordination Group gathering will take place during ICANN 51 in Los Angeles, October 2014. The At-Large Sub-Committee on the Selection of Member for the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group ("Selection Committee") is responsible for selecting one (1) candidate from the At-Large community to participate in the Coordination Group. Interested members from the At-Large community should send their Expression of Interest (EOI) to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by Sunday 07 September 2014 23:59 UTC. In their EOI, candidates should respond to the following: * A resume (maximum three pages) * A letter of motivation * A Declaration of Interests * Responses to 3 questions posed by the Selection Committee as follows: (a) Why do you believe that you are in a position to fairly defend end user interests on the ICANN Accountability & Governance Coordination Group? (b) Are you ready to act as a liaison from the ALAC to the Coordination Committee and act according to the directions set by the ALAC? (c) Please describe previous roles you have held liaising on behalf of a third party. The candidate EOI will be published in a secured section of the Selection Committee wiki page<https://community.icann.org/x/QpDhAg>, which only Selection Committee members can access. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> 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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Music Night in Los Angeles
by Roberto Gaetano Aug. 22, 2014

Aug. 22, 2014

Folks, I take the opportunity in this slow mid-August weekend, when the mailing list is almost idle, to talk about a more frivolous subject: music night in LA. Following the good feedback we had for the music session at the Summit in London, some of us were thinking of having a similar event as part of the music night in LA. However, it would be nice to extend participation to any musician, and try to get a bit more organized - for instance, decide the tunes at least 10 minutes before the show J Personally, I would like to make this a multi-stakeholder event - the band will be called the GEMS (Global Equal Multi-Stakeholders) and I hope to have this call for EoI (Expression of Interest) by musicians in most stakeholders list. I am starting from ALAC, also with the request to circulate this in the regional lists (I have only access to EURALO, in copy). If any musician wants to volunteer, please let me know by email at your earliest convenience. Cheers, Roberto

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IMPORTANT: Opportunity for ALSes to serve as Hubs at ICANN51
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 21, 2014

Aug. 21, 2014

**VERSION FRANÇAISE À LA SUITE DE LA VERSION ANGLAISE ** **VERSION ESPAÑOL DESPUES DE LA VERSION FRANCESA** **下面中国版西班牙语版本** ** Dear All, We are pleased to announce that for the ICANN 51 Meeting scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, USA between 12-16 October 2014, At-Large Structures (ALS) will be able to apply to serve as Hubs for remote participants. Important points include: * Types of hubs - There will be two types of hubs, 1) Listen only hubs (no limit on numbers) and 2) Two-way hubs - There will be a limit of 10 two-way hubs * Multi-lingual technical assistance - Technical assistance will be available in English, French and Spanish to the approved hubs. * Date of Operation - Hubs will be in operation only on Thursday, 16 October. * Reimbursement - ICANN will offer reimbursement to selected ALSes serving as hubs. Additional details will be posted shortly. If your ALS is interested in applying to serve as a Hub, please follow the following steps: · Meet the technical requirements - Ensure your ALS will be able to meet the technical requirements (see: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48350546/2014-08-15%20Remo…) English only at the moment. It is being translated into the 5 UN languages. · Complete the online survey by 12 September 2014 (see: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3GPZ2SQ) Additional Information may be found on the At-Large Remote Hub for ICANN 51 Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Remote+Hub+for+ICANN+5…) Regards, ** Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que, pour la réunion de l'ICANN 51 qui aura lieu à Los Angeles, Etats-Unis entre 12-16 Octobre 2014, At-Large Structures (SLA) seront en mesure d'appliquer pour servir de Hubs (plaques tournantes) pour les participants à distance. Les points importants sont les suivants: • Types de hubs - Il y aura deux types de plates-formes, 1) Hubs pour écouter seulement (pas de limite sur le nombre) et 2) Hubs à double sens (écouter et parler) - Il y aura une limite de 10 Hubs à double sens. • Support technique multilingue – le support technique sera disponible en anglais, français et espagnol dans les Hubs agréés. · Date de l'opération - Hubs sera en fonctionnement que le jeudi 16 Octobre. • Remboursement - ICANN va offrir le remboursement des couts pour les ALS sélectionnés servant de Hubs. Des détails supplémentaires seront disponibles sous peu. Si votre ALS est intéressé à postuler pour servir de Hub, veuillez suivre les étapes suivantes ci-dessous: • Satisfaire aux exigences techniques - Vérifiez que vos ALS seront en mesure de répondre aux exigences techniques (voir: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48350546/2014-08-15%20Remo… ) Anglais seulement pour le moment. La traduction dans les 5 langues de l'ONU est en cours. • Remplissez le sondage en ligne avant le 12 Septembre 2014 (voir: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3GPZ2SQ ) Des informations supplémentaires peuvent être trouvées sur l’espace de travail wiki pour At-Large hub a distance pour l'ICANN 51 (voir: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Remote+Hub+for+ICANN+5… ). Cordialement, ** Estimados todos, Estamos complacidos en anunciar que las estructuras de Alcance (ALS) podrán postular para servir como “Hubs” para facilitar la participación remota durante la reunión de ICANN 51 en Los Angeles, USA a llevarse a cabo entre el 12-16 de Octubre 2014. Los siguientes son detalles importantes: * Tipos de hubs – Habrán dos tipos de hubs, 1) Hubs para escuchar solamente (sin límites de números de Hubs ) y 2) Hubs de dos vías - Habrán un máximo de 10 hubs. * Asistencia Multilingüe - Asistencia técnica será disponible en Inglés, Francés y Español para los Hubs aprobados. · Fechas de operación – Los Hubs estarán en operación solo un día, el 16 de Octubre. * Reembolso - ICANN ofrecerá reembolso a ALSes seleccionadas que sirvan como Hubs. Detalles adicionales sobre este punto serán publicados en breve. Si vuestra ALS está interesada en postular para servir como Hub, por favor siga los siguientes pasos: • Cumplimiento con los requisitos técnicos – Asegúrese que su ALS podrá cumplir con los requisitos, (vea: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48350546/2014-08-15%20Remo…) En Inglés solamente por el momento, está siendo traducida a 5 idiomas ONU. • Complete la encuesta online hasta el 12 de Setiembre del 2014 (vea: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3GPZ2SQ) Puede encontrar información adicional sobre los Hub Remotos At Large de ICANN 51 en el siguiente WIKI (vea: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Remote+Hub+for+ICANN+5…) Saludos cordiales, ** 亲爱的朋友们, 我们高兴的宣布在美国洛杉矶举办的ICANN51届大会期间，网络普通用户组织（ALS）可以申请成为远程参与中心。要点如下： * 远程参与者中心有两种类型：1）收听中心（没有数量限制）和2）双向中心（仅有10个）。 * 获批准的远程参与中心将会得到英语、法语和西班牙语的技术支持。 * 远程参与中心仅在10月16日（大会最后一天）投入运营。 * ICANN将会为被选中作为远程参与者中心的普通用于组织（ALS）提供津贴。其他详情将于稍后公布。如果您的ALS有兴趣成为远程参与者中心，请按以下步骤申请： * 确保您的ALS能够达到技术要求<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48350546/2014-08-15%20Remo…> （请见：https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/48350546/2014-08-15%20Remote%20Hub%20Technical%20Documentation.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1408401118000&api=v2）。此英文说明将被翻译成其他5种联合国官方语言。 * 在2014年9月12日以前提交申请表<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3GPZ2SQ)>（请见：https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3GPZ2SQ) 其他信息请见普通用户群体ICANN51<https://community.icann.org/x/UsXhAg>远程参与中心工作区<https://community.icann.org/x/UsXhAg>：https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Remote+Hub+for+ICANN+51+Workspace。此致敬礼！ 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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2014 IGF and At-Large Participation and Activities
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 19, 2014

Aug. 19, 2014

Dear All, As the 2014 IGF<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/igf-2014-istanbul> will be held 2-5 September in Istanbul, Turkey, At-Large staff have created an At-Large Activities at the IGF in Istanbul Workspace (see: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Activities+at+the+IGF+…) This Workspace is meant to assist in facilitating At-Large activities as well as ensure At-Large members are aware of ICANN activities being planned at the IGF. Attending the IGF in Istanbul? If you will be attending the IGF in Istanbul, please add your name and the dates you will be in Istanbul to this workspace by 22 August 2014. Alternatively, please send At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> this information, and we will add it to the workspace for you. Participating in IGF Activities? We have included the details of the activities we are aware of on the workspace. If you will be involved in any other IGF activities, please feel free to add them to this workspace or let At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> know. Available for At-Large Outreach Activities at the ICANN Information Booth? If you would be willing to volunteer for a few hours in the ICANN information booth for At-Large outreach activities, please add your name to the relevant table on the workspace or let At-Large staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> know by 22 August 2014. ICANN staff will be happy to work with the At-Large sign up and there will be other members of the community we hope will also spend time at the booth 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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REMINDER: Meeting invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 1800 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 18, 2014

Aug. 18, 2014

If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST). The agenda and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/JpjhAg 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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Meeting invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 1800 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 18, 2014

Aug. 18, 2014

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday 19 August 2014 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/JpjhAg 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> Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org 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

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Off-topic, but not so much
by Roberto Gaetano Aug. 16, 2014

Aug. 16, 2014

I will attend the ICANN Studienkreis in Sofia at the end of this month (http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/) After that, I am planning to travel in Albania and the southern countries of the former Yugoslavia. I will be somewhat constrained in time, but if there will be the opportunity to meet with the local Internet communities, I would love to do it. To the best of my knowledge, there's no ALS over there (please correct me if I am wrong) but I would appreciate if someone has contacts. Cheers, Roberto

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Interview with Olivier on new gTLDs
by Wolf Ludwig Aug. 14, 2014

Aug. 14, 2014

Hello, first of all, I hope you spent some nice and relaxing summer holidays after we met end of June in London. Meanwhile, some of us (Plamena, Valentina, Olivier, Bill, Avri, Sandra etc.) have attended the European Summer School on Internet Governance (EuroSSIG) in Meissen, Germany, what proofed to be an interesting and rewarding week again. This year, there was some more media attention than before (in Germany at least) and an excellent interview with Olivier on Heise Online (unfortunately in German only) about Neue Top-Level-Domains: "Auktionen sind definitiv nicht das richtige Mittel" (Auctions are definately not the right way) -- see: http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Neue-Top-Level-Domains-Auktionen-sind-defini… Please note, we will have our next regular monthly call on Tuesday evening next week. Hope to hear you. 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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