January 2018 - EURO-Discuss

new gTLD Round Policy Development Process (PDP) - Geographical names (Work Track 5) - Interim briefing to At Large
by cw＠christopherwilkinson.eu Jan. 19, 2018

Jan. 19, 2018

> > Dear Friends and Colleagues: > > As you may recall, ICANN is currently working on the policies relating to the eventual launch of a further round of applications for new generic top level domains (TLDs) > > As part of this process, the PDP has recently created a dedicated sub group (‘work track 5’) to address the question of geographical terms in the top level name space (DNS) > > This is my first briefing note to At Large, as the appointed ALAC ‘Co-Lead’ for Work Track 5, - as provided for in the WT5 ToR. > Note that the other three Co-Leads have been appointed by ccNSO, GAC and GNSO. > > The principal outcome to date is the agreed Terms of Reference approved by the WT5 conference call on 17 January 2018. > The document is attached (.pdf). > > The principal features of this decision are as follows: > > - the Terms of Reference of the work track on geographical terms follow closely the structure and organisation of the GNSO PDP Guidelines > > - the option of working as a Cross Community Working Group, as was initially proposed, has been rejected in favour of the GNSO PDP policies and procedures > > - no decision has been taken regarding the definition of geographical terms relevant to the DNS, > That has been deferred to the next phase of the discussion, which has already begun. > > Accordingly, I would encourage EURALO members to participate actively in this working group (WT5) because it has the potential to influence decisively the scope for individual Internet users, world-wide, to exercise their rights and interests in their geographical terms of all kinds in the future. > > Further background information about this subject is available at: > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnqiUKHd9_aTLFMFQ0Rmft8GRUL7JSvGF7qS2xj… <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnqiUKHd9_aTLFMFQ0Rmft8GRUL7JSvGF7qS2xj…> > > I would be glad to receive any comments and answer any questions on this matter. > > Regards > > Christopher Wilkinson > ALAC Co-Lead > GNSO new gTLD PDP, WT5 (Geo-Names) > > cw(a)christopherwilkinson.eu <mailto:cw@christopherwilkinson.eu> > > > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org <mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> >> Subject: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] Final version - Terms of Reference >> Date: 17 January 2018 at 21:54:33 GMT+1 >> To: "gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5(a)icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org>" <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5(a)icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org>> >> >> Sent on behalf of the Work Track 5 co-leaders: >> >> Dear Work Track 5 members, >> >> As discussed on the call today, no additional comments were received on the Terms of Reference document circulated on 3 January 2018. We asked on the call if there were any final objections to considering the ToR language final at this point. No objections were raised. >> >> In the absence of any additional comments or objections, the attached text is considered final, allowing the Work Track to proceed with the substance of its work. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Olga Cavalli >> Annebeth Lange >> Martin Sutton >> Christopher Wilkinson >> >> >> >> >> Emily Barabas | Senior Policy Specialist >> ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers >> Email: emily.barabas(a)icann.org <mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org> | Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 mailing list >> Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5(a)icann.org <mailto:Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org> >> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5>

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Announcement: Real Time Transcription (RTT) to be provided- send your requests by Jan 30
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 18, 2018

Jan. 18, 2018

Dear All, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, Chair of the RTT WG, we would like to announce the Real-Time-Transcription ( RRT)<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Real+Time+Transcription+%28RTT%…> ----Previously known as Captioning--project which will start up again in February. The RTT services will be provided only in English. We can transcribe 6 calls a month until the end of FY18, which ends on June 30, for a total of 30 calls. Please email staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by January 30 and let us know which calls your RALO, Working Group, or Webinar you would like to have transcribed. For each call transcribed, staff will provide users with a stream text link in addition to the captioning pod used within Adobe Connect. The stream text link will enable those who have limited bandwidth to better follow along with the call. Thank you! Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D33B8F.A69DADF0]

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Real-Time-Transcription” (RTT) WG- call for membership
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 15, 2018

Jan. 15, 2018

Dear EURALO members, On behalf of Judith Hellerstein, Chair of the “Real-Time-Transcription” (RTT) (formerly known as captioning pilot), this is a call to join the working group. For those members already listed please confirm your membership or let us know if you no longer wish to be a member. The WG will review the requests for RTTs service from our community, according to the published criteria, modify the criteria, revise the survey questions, and evaluate the metrics and impact of this project. At Large Staff will continue to compile the metrics and create a google doc listing all the metrics collected. For more information on the RRT project, see the “Real-Time-Transcription” (RTT)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_pa…> wiki page. If you are interested in joining the WG please send an email to At-Large Staff staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by the deadline of Friday, January 20. Staff will note your name on the wiki page and subscribe you to the list serv. Thank you! Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D33B8F.A69DADF0]

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Read about our update on KSK Rollover and EMEA Activities
by ICANN Jan. 14, 2018

Jan. 14, 2018

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You may unsubscribe https://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001fV5zcrmnzCVnMiD3Cw8NvQ%3D%… if you no longer wish to receive our emails. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Update on the Root KSK Rollover Project Matt Larson, VP of Research, Office of Chief Technology Officer The ICANN organization will not roll the root zone key signing key (KSK) in the first quarter of 2018. We have decided that we do not yet have enough information to set a specific date for the rollover. We want to make clear, however, that the ICANN org is committed to rolling the root zone KSK and we will continue to discuss this important process with the community, gather their feedback, and give all interested parties advance notice of at least one calendar quarter when we set the date for the rollover. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Internet Community Gathers at 2017 IGF in Geneva More than 2,000 participants from 142 countries attended this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 18 to 21 December. Members of the global Internet community came together to discuss some of the most pressing issues impacting the Internet, such as cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, surveillance, and encryption. ICANN held three workshops and participated in the Open Forum, which gave us an opportunity to touch on key topics, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its effect on the ICANN community. The IGF continues to be one of the most important venues for discussing critical Internet-related matters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Watch Videos on ICANN in Africa and the Middle East Learn about ICANN's outreach activities in Africa and in the Middle East, and why participation in ICANN is important for further development in these regions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN's VP of Global Stakeholder Engagement in Africa, discusses ICANN's outreach efforts in Africa. Watch the video. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] Baher Esmat, ICANN's VP of Global Stakeholder Engagement in the Middle East, discusses ICANN's outreach efforts in the Middle East. Watch the video. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Signs an MoU with the Ministry of Transport, Communication and IT of Armenia On 19 December, Göran Marby, ICANN's President and CEO, and Vahan Martirosyan, the Minister of Transport, Communication and IT (MTCIT) of Armenia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the global IGF in Geneva, Switzerland. This MoU reflects the ongoing cooperation with the .am and .հայ registries, which are managed by the Internet Societyof Armenia, and celebrates years of active participation by the Armenian community in the ICANN ecosystem. Both sides have expressed a desire to work together to further develop already established platforms for raising awareness and understanding about ICANN's mission, as well as increasing participation by Armenian stakeholders in the ICANN ecosystem with events such as the Armenian IGF and Armenian School of Internet Governance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .ua Celebrates 25 Years at UADOM2017 On 1 December, the UADOM [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] conference was held in Kiev, Ukraine, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the delegation of .ua. On the night of 1 December 1992, Jon Postel delegated the .ua domain to the Ukrainian Internet pioneers who had started negotiations for the ccTLD right after Ukraine declared its independence in 1991. Alexandra Kulikova, Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe And Central Asia, took part in the conference and presented the Hostmaster LTD team and .ua's registry manager with a congratulatory letter signed by Göran Marby, ICANN's President and CEO. With just over 550,000 domains registered under .ua, the zone is one of the leaders in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and has been DNSSEC-signed since 2012. The .ua ccTLD has proven itself as a brand, and is an important part of the Ukrainian community's online identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Continuing Our Regional Engagement Efforts in Turkey On 21 November, ICANN's Baher Esmat, Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for the Middle East, and Mert Saka, Registry Services and Engagement Manager, participated in the annual Cybercrime Workshop, which was held in Antalya, Turkey. They provided an overview of ICANN's role in securing the DNS, and the work of ICANN's Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR) team in areas related to DNS security and abuse. We also covered our engagement work, including the capacity-development workshops we hold for law enforcement authorities. Throughout 2017, we held 23 different activities with 20 different universities, 2 of which were in Istanbul. As part of ICANN's ongoing efforts to strengthen its engagement with the academic community, on 23 November, ICANN's regional office in Istanbul held 2 events with 2 universities in Istanbul. We are currently working with the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey on organizing a training during Q1 2018. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Look Back at Our African Engagement in 2017 Pierre Dandjinou, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Africa As the year comes to an end, we wanted to reflect on the milestones achieved thanks to the support our community has provided. Your dedication, relentless effort, and collaboration with us has ensured that the 2017 flagship events and meetings were incredibly successful. Read more... [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two Weeks of Internet Governance Events in Africa In late November and early December, ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement teams from Africa and the Middle East participated in three events in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. * African School on Internet Governance (SIG) 2017. ICANN's Bob Ochieng and Fahd Batayneh covered topics such as ICANN and its role in the Internet governance (IG) ecosystem, domain names, and both national and regional IG initiatives. * Inaugural North Africa Internet Governance Forum (IGF) [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] Fahd Batayneh and Baher Esmat were panelists on two different sessions. Fahd sat on a panel entitled "Internet Governance Processes in North Africa and Globally," while Baher participated in a panel titled "Catalyzing an Inclusive Digital Economy in North Africa." * Africa IGF. Pierre Dandjinou was part of the high-level discussion on "Policy Implications of Digitalization to Enable an Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ITU Cyberthreat Intelligence Workshop in Cotonou, Benin ICANN's Yaovi Atohoun, Stakeholder Engagement Manager for Africa, was asked to present at a workshop on cyberthreat Intelligence [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] which took place on 13 December in Cotonou. Yaovi spoke about "Cybersecurity and Cybersafety in the ICANN World," and educated participants on ICANN's role in maintaining the Internet's system of unique identifiers. Participants were also encouraged to have their country code top-level domain (ccTLD) zone signed by implementing Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC), and were also provided information about hosting an L-Root instance within the organization. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get Ready for ICANN61 Register now for ICANN61! [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] The Community Forum will take place from 10-15 March 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Come and network with your peers, engage in face-to-face discussions, ask questions, and help develop and implement Internet policies. Before booking your travel, check the travel and visa requirements for Puerto Rico. Foreign nationals generally need a visa to enter the United States. U.S. citizens do not need a passport to enter Puerto Rico, but starting in January 2018 must present a driver's license that complies with the REAL ID Act. Find out more. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nomination Period Opens for ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Award Targeted for ICANN62 | Nominations Close 19 March 2018 ICANN has opened the nomination period for ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award, which will be presented at ICANN62. The award recognizes ICANN participants who have invested deeply in consensus-based solutions, acknowledged the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed substantively to the ICANN organization and community. Read the full announcement. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kim Davies Appointed VP, IANA Functions, and President, PTI In this role, Davies will be ensuring that the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions are performed in a secure, stable, and efficient manner with a commitment to operational excellence. As VP of IANA Services, he will report to Akram Atallah, President of ICANN's Global Domains Division,. As President of PTI, Davies will also serve as one of the five directors on the Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Board. Read the full announcement. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN60 By the Numbers Now Available ICANN has published the ICANN60 By the Numbers report, which includes technical, demographic, and attendance statistics of the recent Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi. This report is part of ICANN's commitment to transparency and to improving your meeting experience. Download ICANN60 By the Numbers [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICANN Publishes Updated gTLD Marketplace Index Produced twice annually since July 2016, the gTLD Marketplace Health Index (Beta) presents statistics related to generic top-level domains (gTLDs). These statistics track progress against the goal of supporting the evolution of the domain name marketplace to be robust, stable and trusted. View the Health Index to learn more, see the worldwide regional distribution data and graphical representations for each category. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Data Protection/Privacy Activities In December, we published details on how to submit a proposed model for providing registration directory services and meeting other data retention requirements while remaining compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The most recent legal analysis from law firm Hamilton is also available - visitICANN's data protection/privacy page [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] regularly to stay up to date. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow the Latest Progress of the Nominating Committee (NomCom) Review The assessment report of the NomCom Review was published on 8 January 2018. See "Key News and Updates" on the NomCom wiki page [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx… Analysis Group, which is conducting the review, will hold a webinar in mid-January. Find out how you participate or access the recording [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] For the current status and links to additional information about all Specific and Organizational Reviews, see: https://icann.org/resources/reviews [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ccNSO Council Elections At its 7 December meeting, the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Council adopted the Council Election Report FY 2018 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] The Council decision took effect seven days later. These ccNSO Councilors will begin their three-year terms after ICANN61: * Abdalla Omari (Africa) * Young-Eum Lee (Asia-Pacific) * Katrina Sataki (Europe) * Margarita Valdes (Latin America/Caribbean) * Byron Holland (North America) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GNSO Council Updates * The GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization) Council submitted its review [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) ICANN60 Communiqué to the ICANN Board. The review covers topics such as intergovernmental organization protections, enhancing participation in ICANN, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and applications for .amazon and related strings. * The Council directed [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] the Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Implementation Review Team (PPSAI IRT) to consider the issue of privacy/proxy registration and the implementation of Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C. The Council has concerns about whether the addition or removal of a privacy/proxy service potentially triggers the 60-day inter-registrar transfer lock. The IRTP recommendations did not address this issue, and the potential harms were not brought to the attention of the ICANN organization. Registrars and other affected parties are encouraged to work with PPSAI IRT to put forward recommendations. * Heather Forrest, the GNSO Chair, was confirmed as the GNSO representative on the Empowered Community Administration until the end of ICANN63. She had been fulfilling this role on a temporary basis since the end of ICANN60. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ccNSO Looks to ICANN61 ccNSO sessions will be limited to five days at ICANN61 and will start on 11 March. The full schedule for ICANN61 will be posted on 19 February. In the meantime, you can consult the draft ccNSO Members Meeting agenda [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At-Large Activity at Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2017 IGF 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, marked the first time the At-Large community held a community-wide approach to workshop and outreach activity. For a number of years, through At-Large, the end-user community has been represented at the IGF. New this year were community-organized At-Large/ICANN-specific workshops, roundtables, and "lightning talks" focusing on end-user issues. They also introduced an At-Large Booth [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] where community volunteers answered questions and recruited newcomers. Learn More [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New At-Large Working Group Activity The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) has renewed its focus on its nearly 20 working groups with the aim of streamlining the policy, process, and outreach activities of the At-Large community. Examples of these efforts are verifying that the At-Large wiki workspace [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] and website [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001T2Pj9N0v_5vr_uJNE1mhJLqB9Dg70vUa0mQV_V_Nm3Rx…] are complete and up to date. Also, to ensure a more cohesive approach to At-Large policy development, several existing policy working groups were merged. The goal of merging these working groups was to improve the effectiveness of new and continuing At-Large activities - including At-Large Review Implementation, At-Large Structures Criteria and Expectations, and ICANN policy issues. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Encountering Issues Transferring Your Domain Name? Read Part III of our Domain Name Registrant educational series, "Do You Have a Domain Name? Here's What You Need to Know." This blog offers detailed information about why you might be having issues transferring your domain name and what you can do to resolve them. Read more... 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Fwd: [Finance-sc] FY19 Additional Budget Requests - Timeline and Criteria
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Jan. 12, 2018

Jan. 12, 2018

Hello all, Best Wishes for a Happy New Year 2018! Just a reminder that the process below is entering its final week regarding additional budget requests that EURALO could file. Please make suggestions ASAP as to what projects/activities we should seek funding for. Deadline for filing requests with the ALAC Finance & Budget Sub-Committee: 12 January. Best Wishes, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Finance-sc] FY19 Additional Budget Requests - Timeline and Criteria Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:24:05 +0000 From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> To: 'finance-sc(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org' <finance-sc(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> CC: Alan Greenberg (alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca) <alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca> Dear All, Welcome to all the 2018 Members and Participants of the ALAC Sub-Committee on Finance and Budget<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/ALAC+Subcommittee+on+Finance+an…> (FBSC). This note is to announce that the FY19 Additional Budget Request process has started. This process pertains to a dedicated part of the overall ICANN annual budget that is set aside to fund specific requests from the community for activities that are not already included in the recurring ICANN budget. FY19 Additional Budget Requests cover the period 1 July 2018 through 30 June 2019. The relevant information is available on the At-Large FY19 Additional Budget Request Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+FY19+Additional+Budget…>, including the key deadlines, details of the process, principles and the request template. The FBSC plays a key role in reviewing all At-Large FY19 Additional Budget Requests for submission to ICANN. IMPORTANT: In 2016, the members of the ALAC Finance and Budget Sub-Committee (FBSC) agreed to the following criteria for At-Large proposals: * Outreach should not be a major focus. Activities to improve engagement with existing members is encouraged. * If any request is made on outreach, it should probably go through the CROPP program and not this special request process. * Proposals should include ways in which will make the ALAC and/or the At-Large community more effective and develop the At-Large community. * RALO requests must go through a bottom up process within their RALO prior to being submitted for consideration by the FBSC. * They must be explicitly supported by the RALO representative on the FBSC. * Staff is currently expecting that basic resources for community communications/printing will be supported through the core ICANN budget, but that community proposals for printing , etc. will be accepted as a back-up in case expectations change. Specific proposals for communications resources beyond simple printing and editing functions should be prepared and submitted. IMPORTANT: Between now and 12 January 2018 the RALOs are asked to review any ALS request or complete a template on behalf of the RALO and send requests to At-Large Staff<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Kind regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png] _______________________________________________ Finance-sc mailing list Finance-sc(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/finance-sc

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At-Large Capacity building Webinars 2018 - Request for topics
by Silvia Vivanco Jan. 10, 2018

Jan. 10, 2018

Dear EURALO members, On behalf of Tijani BEN JEMAA, Chair of the At-Large Capacity Building Working Group<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Capacity+Building+Work…>, we are requesting the list of topics that you (ALSes and individual members) wish to learn about in the upcoming capacity building webinars for 2018. Please send your suggestions for topics to staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by 10 February 2018 at 23:59 UTC. Thank you Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/staff@atlarge.icann.org> Website: atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: facebook.com/icannatlarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/facebook.com/icannatlar…> Twitter: @ICANNAtLarge<applewebdata://932FA082-AAF3-456B-A040-A1DAA84DB45D/@ICANNAtLarge> [cid:image001.png@01D33B8F.A69DADF0]

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Fwd: Capacity Building topics
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Jan. 10, 2018

Jan. 10, 2018

Dear EURALO members, I am in receipt of an email from Tijani Ben Jemaa, chair of the At-Large Capacity Building working group which prepares the program of Webinars that you may attend on a monthly basis. Tijani is looking for suggestions about topics that we are interested in. I have already replied that the prime topic that we are interested in, in Europe, is the GDPR - and I can announce here that we'll soon have a EURALO specific Webinar on "Practical Implementation of GDPR for European Organisations" - with the aim that this should give you a fair assessment on how GDPR affects ICANN, affect EURALO, but also how GDPR affects your organisation. More to come soon about this. But now, are there other topics for Webinars which you'd like to see being organised? Please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Best wishes, Olivier

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December 2017 Report
by Olawale Bakare Jan. 3, 2018

Jan. 3, 2018

Dear all, Happy new year to you all. This is to inform you that the EURALO monthly report is available for your perusal at, https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO/2017+EURALO+Secretariat+Monthly+… With regards, Wale

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN Newsletter -- 22 December 2017
by Olawale Bakare Jan. 2, 2018

Jan. 2, 2018

Dear all, Happy new year to everyone. Please, I would like to share the below with you. With regards, Wale ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 8:32 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN Newsletter -- 22 December 2017 To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> [image: CANN][icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers *http://www.icann.org/[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…>* *Week ending 22 December 2017* ------------------------------ Announcements This Week *ICANN Seeking Mentor for Global Indigenous Ambassador Program for ICANN61[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>* 20 December 2017 *ICANN Publishes ICANN60 By the Numbers Report[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>* 20 December 2017 *New Report Presents Syntax and Operability Accuracy of WHOIS Data in gTLDs[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>* 19 December 2017 *ICANN Office of the Ombudsman 2017 Annual Report[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>* 18 December 2017 *Data Protection/Privacy Update: Response from Legal Firm Hamilton to Community Questions Now Available[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>* 18 December 2017 ------------------------------ Upcoming Events *[image: CANN 61 | San Juan, Puerto Rico] 10 - 15 March 2018: 61st International Public ICANN Meeting – San Juan <https://meetings.icann.org/en/sanjuan61>* About ICANN *ICANN Bylaws[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>* Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at *www.ICANN.org[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ…>* . *Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_planni…>* *ICANN FY18 Operating Plan and Budget[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_en_financ…>* _______________________________________________ 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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