November 2015 - 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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WG: [ALAC-Announce] NOW OPEN FOR COMMENTS: Revised version of the draft document on Civil Society and Non-Commercial Engagement in FY16
by Wolf Ludwig Nov. 30, 2015

Nov. 30, 2015

Dear all, just FYI -- comments are welcome! Best regards, Wolf ICANN At-Large Staff wrote Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:09: >Dear All, > >Following the initial set of comments received, a revised version of the draft document on Civil Society and Non-Commercial Engagement in FY16 (see: Updated document) <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xC5pxWr4uzkU_Uoi3guGFEFrP9LHYk_KV11mRlB…> is now open for additional comments through 11 December 2015. > >Please post your comments on this revised version on the At-Large ICANN Civil Society Engagement in Fiscal Year 2016 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ICANN+Civil+Society+En…>. > >A teleconference with interested members of the NCSG (NPOC/NCUC) and At-Large is being planned for Wednesday December 16 (tentative time 14:00 - 15:30 UTC). This teleconference will review comments and decide on next steps. > >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<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> >Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> > > > 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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VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 EURALO Board Members Selection
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 29, 2015

Nov. 29, 2015

Dear All, Following the consensus call on EURALO Board Selection <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/euro-discuss/2015-November/004161. html> , EURALO's Chair and Secretariat would like to announce the start of the 2015 EURALO Board Member Selection. This vote will be open from 29 November 2015 at 23:59 UTC to 07 December 2015 at 23:59 UTC. EURALO At-Large Structure (ALS) representatives have received vote credentials (an email titled 'VOTE CREDENTIALS: 2015 EURALO Board Members Selection¹) to access the electronic poll. Every vote counts, and at least 18 ALS representatives need to vote to reach quorum. Please make sure to cast your vote. *** QUESTION: Who do you support to become the EURALO Board Members for the period of two years beginning in December 2015? Pursuant to the consensus <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/euro-discuss/2015-November/004161. html> reached regarding the EURALO Board Members selection, please select up to 5 candidates total from the list of the nominees below, with no more than 1 candidate per country (listed in alphabetical order of the first name): - Annette Mühlberg (Germany) - Jean-Jacques Subrenat (France) - Jordi Iparraguirre (Spain) - Lutz Donnerhacke (Germany) - Matthieu Camus (France) - Mikhail Medrish (Russia) - Oliver Passek (Germany) - Yrjö Länsipuro (Finland) - Yuliya Morenets (France) *** To read the Expression of Interest Statements from the candidates, please visit: https://community.icann.org/x/arBYAw. 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 Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ICANNAtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] Welcome to At-Large!
by Jimmy Schulz Nov. 28, 2015

Nov. 28, 2015

Thank You all! LOAD is having its GA right now in Cologne and we are all very excited to be part of the family. cu jimmy... -- Jimmy Schulz president of LOAD e.V. ALAC member

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CALL FOR COMMENTS: At-Large Review Working Party Draft Charter
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 25, 2015

Nov. 25, 2015

Dear All, The At-Large Review Working Party is calling for comments across the At-Large Community for its Draft Charter: https://community.icann.org/x/CcRYAw. To provide your input, please log in to Confluence wiki and submit it on that page using the comment function by December 9, 2015 at 23:59 UTC. See the At-Large Review background information below. == ICANN Bylaws require independent reviews of its organisationsal effectiveness to reinforce its various accountability mechanisms to the community. The first review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)<https://community.icann.org/x/NxAnAw> was held from 2008 to 2012. The focus of that review was on ALAC itself because the Regional At-Large Organisations (RALOs) and their At-Large Structures (ALSs) were newly established and it would have been inappropriate to review them at that time. The current At-Large Review<https://community.icann.org/x/Y5MQAw> is underway. The focus of this Review is to examine organizational effectiveness of the At-Large community, with the focus on the five RALOs and the nearly 200 ALSs. This review is scheduled to begin approximately in April 2016 and be carried out by an Independent Examiner. Involvement of the At-Large community as well as input and participation from the broader community are important components of this review process. As discussed in ALAC Meetings, the Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/organizational-effectiveness-committe…> has requested that an At-Large Review Working Party<https://community.icann.org/x/aZMQAw> be assembled to function as a liaison between the ALAC/At-Large community, the Independent Examiner and the Organizational Effectiveness Committee of the Board to provide input on review criteria and the At-Large assessment, coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and responses to the preliminary findings and recommendations. Once a final report is issued and the Board takes action on it, as appropriate, the At-Large Working Party is expected to coordinate with the At-Large community to prepare an Implementation Plan and champion implementation of improvement activities. The draft charter of the At-Large Review Working Party was reviewed in its teleconference on November 23, 2015<https://community.icann.org/x/kcJYAw>. The draft charter is now open for comments from RALO members. You may download and review the draft charter from this wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/CcRYAw. To provide your input, please log in to Confluence wiki and submit it on that page using the comment function by December 9, 2015 at 23:59 UTC. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. 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<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Provide Your Feedback on the Beta At-Large Website
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 24, 2015

Nov. 24, 2015

Dear All, During ICANN 54 in Dublin, the new At-Large Website beta version was launched. You can now find it on the internet by typing newatlarge.icann.org<https://newatlarge.icann.org/>. From the Staff side, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all again for the great contributions and insights that you have provided in building this community-driven website! The beta site testing period will continue through the end of 2015. Your feedback is key to the success of the official new At-Large website. During this period, please use the beta site often and test its various features and functions, such as the ALAC advice search, policy topic pages, Google Calendar, and RALO/ALS pages. We are eager to hear about your user experience. To provide your feedback, you can: 1. Write to Laura Bengford (laura.bengford(a)icann.org<mailto:laura.bengford@icann.org>) and/or Ariel Liang (ariel.liang(a)icann.org<mailto:ariel.liang@icann.org>); Or 2. Log in to Confluence wiki and post your comments on this wiki page, using the comment function: https://community.icann.org/x/a69YAw If you are interested, you may watch the recording of the beta site launch presentation in ICANN 54: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p3671617esm (start from 00:05:40). Please note that on December 9, there will be an At-Large Capacity Building Webinar on the beta site. Please stay tuned for the webinar details. To prepare for the launch of the official website, a few more new pages will be built out. The team will also conduct final testing with regard to the site's mobile responsiveness and accessibility features, as well as finish the content migration and static content translations. The official site will be launched in January 2016. To learn more about the At-Large Website Revamp effort, visit its wiki workspace at https://community.icann.org/x/tMPhAg. 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<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Welcome to At-Large!
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Nov. 24, 2015

Nov. 24, 2015

Dear Jimmy and Johannes, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that LOAD has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in EURALO and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. It¹s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools members of At-Large find useful: The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information: The At-Large introductory page <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Calendar> at the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting! >From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large Policy Development Activity <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2265510> , find out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs) <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Regional+At-Large+Organisations > , and about At-Large Working Groups <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Working+Groups> . For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ICANN+Meetings> ! 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: http://www.afralo.org <http://www.afralo.org/> Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org <http://www.apralo.org/> European Region: http://www.euralo.org <http://www.euralo.org/> Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org <http://www.lacralo.org/> North American Region: http://www.naralo.org <http://www.naralo.org/> At-Large Mailing Lists. There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The primary and secondary points of contact you have identified in the application form 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. ALAC website. The ALAC website <http://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 At-Large staff. <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> ICANN website: The ICANN website <https://www.icann.org> is where all announcements <https://www.icann.org/news> are posted, and where you can find practical information about ICANN Public meetings <http://meetings.icann.org> . Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So please don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we¹ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here <www.skype.com> if you don¹t have a Skype account. It¹s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble. Facebook: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge?fref=ts> . It¹s useful to keep up with announcements and helpful information Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge?lang=fr>> ! We will forward the At-Large Beginners¹ guide shortly, as it is in the process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to the recording <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p2zgjaka0ml/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true& pbMode=normal> of our Informal Welcome Webinar for new ALSes which took place in July. 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 http://www.atlarge.icann.org <http://www.atlarge.icann.org/> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org ---------------------------

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EURALO Monthly Teleconference follow-up: EURALO Board Selection
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Nov. 22, 2015

Nov. 22, 2015

Dear all, last week's EURALO monthly call recording is available from https://community.icann.org/x/zrVYAw We discussed the next step for the EURALO Board selection process. The current candidates are listed here: https://community.icann.org/x/arBYAw The list of EURALO Board candidates incl. country of ALS / residence for individuals was reviewed. According to the performance criteria and experiences over the last years, it was suggested and decided to reduce the next Board to 5 members max. and preferably newcomers; Chair and Secretariat are added as Ex-officio but not counted as Board members. (and not included in any quota as given below) *Consensus from all call participants was found on the following:* It was agreed on the call that, *if there are no objections* on the EURALO mailing list within the next 7 days: 1. The size of the EURALO Board will be 5 members, plus ex-officio, the EURALO Chair and EURALO Secretary; 2. There should be a maximum limit of 1 Board member per country; 3. Each EURALO At-Large Structure will be given 5 votes that they will need to cast on 5 people; 4. As is the usual custom in votes involving people, votes will take place by secret ballot; 5. The Board will be selected for a two-years-term; and as a novelty: not performing Board members can be recalled after one year to allow to be replaced by better candidates. The EURALO Board should be balanced but we had no consensus on having direct absolute criteria for geographical (East/Western Europe) or Gender criteria. As geographical and gender balance are important in our region, I ask you to consider these issues when making your selection. On the topic of Board recall, it was suggested that the matter be decided in principle but that the exact circumstances and possibility to replace someone on the Board be decided by EURALO members at a later date. The discussion to make suggestions on this, is open. In the meantime, it was felt that non performing Board members could be replaced in the next election after 1 year. We collectively need to decide what does "non performing" mean. Is this related to the number of EURALO calls missed? IS this related to non action? Please make suggestions. That's all for now. This is a 7 day consensus call that we'll proceed forward on item 1 to 5 if there are no objections to the process which received consensus on the call amongst those present. Warmest regards, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond EURALO Chair

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REMINDER: Meeting Invitation/ EURALO monthly meeting - Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 1900 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 18, 2015

Nov. 18, 2015

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. Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. Dear All, Due to the Chairs unavailability, the EURALO Meeting will exceptionally be held on Wednesday, 18 November 2015 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/zrVYAw 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<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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EURALO BOARD selection
by Roberto Gaetano Nov. 18, 2015

Nov. 18, 2015

Good evening. Point 4 of the agenda for tomorrow's call is: EURALO Board, discussion of document "Draft selection and performance criteria for EURALO Board members 2015, EURALO relevant rules, and Board election Looking at the referenced document <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/56145358/Performance-crite ria_Board_Secretariat.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1446572650000&api=v2> Selection and performance criteria for EURALO Board members 2015, I welcome the approval and the enforcement of these criteria. In relation to the Board selection, I note also the comment in the text "Only few Board members have fulfilled such criteria so far". That was exactly my impression, and the reason for me to raise an issue in Dublin. I note also that the Board has not met very often, and has not done very much (this being an understatement). It should therefore not be a big problem to survive without a Board until the matter is settled. My personal opinion, and recommendation, is that: . We stick to 5 members, and we do not open the Board to basically whoever wants to jump in, as done in the past . We apply preference to geographical distribution - i.e. that we appoint a second member from one country only if there are no other qualified candidates from a not represented country . We stick to the performance criteria, meaning that we do not appoint people who have not fulfilled the criteria in the past year (or other chosen reference period) . We recall members who, once on the Board, cease to fulfill the criteria On top of that, it would be good that the Chair assigns tasks and responsibilities to the Board member - I have heard somebody proposing this in Dublin, and I like the idea very much. Cheers, Roberto

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