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NOW OPEN/ESTÁ ABIERTO/MAINTENANT OUVERT: North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) Survey Project - EN, ES, FR
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 4, 2012

June 4, 2012

Dear All, The following message is being sent on behalf of Beau Brendler and Glenn McKnight. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> -- Dear All, The North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) Survey Project<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XPZ967N> is now open. They survey was funded by ICANN, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the domain name system (DNS). We have designed it to get a range of feedback from Internet users and people in the ICANN community to help us, in turn, provide insight for our own policy work in North America, and to assist policy development in ICANN. The survey will open starting at 23:59 UTC on June 3 2012. It will close at 23:59 UTC on June 25. All information gathered will be confidential; no personally identifiable information will be kept, nor used for any purpose other than survey compilation. The survey is divided into four sections and should take a total of 10 minutes to complete: Section One: Internet Use Section Two: About ICANN Section Three: Internet Concerns and Challenges Section Four: Recommendations and Suggestions Your contributions will be helpful and we appreciate your time. Your insights will help to make a better Internet. Thank you, Beau Brendler and Glenn McKnight Survey Project Coordinators -- Hola, Gracias por su interés en la encuesta de la Organización Norteamericana de At- Large (NARALO)<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NYPM8L7>. El proyecto de esta encuesta ha sido financiado por ICANN, la “ International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers”, la cual supervisa el sistema de nombres de dominio. (DNS). Hemos diseñado la encuesta para obtener una amplia retroalimentación de los usuarios de internet, gente de la comunidad de ICANN, a los efectos de colaborar con el desarrollo de políticas de Internet en Norte América y para asistir en el desarrollo de políticas dentro de ICANN. La encuesta se abrirá empezando el 21 de Mayo del 2012 a las 23:59 UTC. Cerrara a las 23:59 UTC el 25 de Junio. Toda la información reunida será confidencial; la información identificable personalmente no será almacenada, ni usada para ningún propósito otro que la compilación de la encuesta. La encuesta esta dividida en cuatro secciones y debe tomar un total de 10 minutos para completar: Sección Uno: Uso de Internet. Sección Dos: Acerca de la ICANN. Sección Tres: Preocupaciones y Desafíos en Internet. Sección Cuatro: Recomendaciones y Sugerencias. Sus aportes serán de gran ayuda para lograr un mejor Internet. Desde ya, le agradecemos el tiempo dedicado a contestar esta encuesta. Gracias, Beau Brendler and Glenn McKnight Survey Project Coordinators --- Bonjour, Nous vous remercions de l’intérêt que vous avez porté au sondage du North American Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO)<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NY5XKQX>. Ce projet a été financé par ICANN, International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, qui contrôlent les noms de domaine (DNS). L’objectif est de recueillir l’avis des utilisateurs de l’internet et des membres de la communauté ICANN, afin qu’ils nous aident à leur tour, à fournir une perspective sur notre travail en Amérique du Nord et à assister au développement des politiques ICANN Le sondage sera ouvert à 23 :59 UTC le 21 Mai 2012 et fermera à 23 :59 UTC le 25 Juin 2012. Toute information recueillie sera confidentielle, aucune information personnelle ne sera conservée ou utilisée pour autre usage que celui du sondage. Le sondage est divisé en quatre sections et ne devrait pas prendre plus de dix minutes à compléter Section Une : Usage Internet Section Deux : au sujet d’ ICANN Section Trois : Défis et Préoccupations liés à l’Internet Section Quatre : Recommandations et Suggestions Votre aide sera d’une grande utilité et contribuera à l’amélioration de l’Internet. Nous apprécions le temps que vous y consacrerez. Merci, Beau Brendler and Glenn McKnight Survey Project Coordinators

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WG: [ALAC-Announce] Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 45 in Toronto, Canada
by Wolf Ludwig May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

Just FYI - with regards, Wolf At-Large Staff sent Thu, 24 May 2012 15:41: >http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23may12-en.htm >Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 45 >in Toronto, Canada > >Program Ensures Global Representation at ICANN's Public Meetings >23 May 2012 >MARINA DEL REY, California: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and >Numbers is now accepting online applications for the 17th round of the >Fellowship program. Successful candidates will participate in the ICANN >meeting to be held in Toronto, Canada from 14-18 October 2012. > >The Fellowship program is open to applicants who are current residents of >developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in >ICANN and its supporting organizations, constituencies and stakeholder >groups. Priority is given to individuals new to the ICANN environment from >government and the ccTLD community, as well as those from academic, civil, >business and non-profit entities, which are NOT involved in or associated >with other ICANN supported travel programs. The program provides the support >and opportunity for these participants to gain knowledge on how to have >their voices heard in the Internet community and ICANN. More information >regarding terms and conditions, as well as eligibility is available online >at http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ ><http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/> or email at fellowships(a)icann.org ><mailto:fellowships@icann.org> regarding any questions about this process >or program. > >The Fellowship program arranges the airfare, hotel and a stipend for those >individuals selected to participate in this ICANN meeting. Recipients are >expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes, both >at the meeting and in the future. As always, registration for ICANN's >meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. > >Applications for the meeting in Toronto will be accepted from 23:00 UTC on >23 May 2012 until 23:59 UTC on 8 July 2012. Successful candidates will be >posted on the ICANN Fellowship webpage by 17 August 2012. >What Is ICANN? >To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into >your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so >computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique >identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one >global Internet. > >ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation >with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet >secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops >policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. > >ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it >doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role >of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the >expansion and evolution of the Internet. > >------------ > > > > > >Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie >Peregrine >ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC >E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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 > 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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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 1800UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/X8TbAQ Please note the Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list <mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: <http://www.euralo.org> http://www.euralo.org

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REMINDER: COMMENTS REQUESTED: Proposed At-Large Vision Statement - Deadline for Comments 17 May
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012

Dear All, A friendly reminder that the comment period for the proposed At-Large Vision Statement closes on Thursday, 17 May. The proposed At-Large Vision Statement is: * The ALAC and At-Large community catalyzes and facilitates inclusive, meaningful participation of Internet end-users world-wide, aggregates their input and brings their voice to bear in all ICANN matters. Please use the comments function on this <https://community.icann.org/x/esPbAQ> wiki page to add any suggestions or send your comments to At-Large Staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org From: ICANN At-Large Staff [mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org] Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 2:10 PM To: alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; 'afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; apralo; Discussion for At-Large Europe; LACRALO discussion list; 'lac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org'; NARALO Discussion List Cc: 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond'; 'Cheryl Langdon-Orr'; ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: COMMENTS REQUESTED: Proposed At-Large Vision Statement Dear All, The ALAC Improvements Review WG Final Report included a recommendation that "the ALAC should develop strategic and operational planning processes (including performance criteria and cost information) as part of ICANN's planning process." (Recommendation 5 <https://community.icann.org/display/Improve/Recommendation+5> ). As part of the implementation of this recommendation, the At-Large Improvements Implementation Work Team C created an action item to "articulate ALAC's and At-Large's vision and mission." The At-Large Improvements Taskforce developed a proposed At-Large Vision Statement during their meeting at the 43rd ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica. The proposed At-Large Vision Statement is: . The ALAC and At-Large community catalyzes and facilitates inclusive, meaningful participation of Internet end-users world-wide, aggregates their input and brings their voice to bear in all ICANN matters. Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Chair of the At-Large Improvements Taskforce, have outlined the following next steps for the proposed At-Large Vision Statement: . 4-17 May 2012 - This proposed At-Large Vision statement is open for comments between 4-17 May 2012. Please use the comments function on this wiki page <https://community.icann.org/x/esPbAQ> to add any suggestions or send your comments to At-Large Staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. . 21 May 2012 - The At-Large Improvements Taskforce will review and incorporate comments received during their 21 May meeting. . 22 May 2012 - The ALAC will review the proposed At-Large Vision Statement during their 22 May ALAC meeting and vote whether to ratify it. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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REMINDER: EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 24 April 2012 at 1800UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012

Dear All, Please note that the EURALO call has been rescheduled to NEXT WEEK, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/3bPbAQ Please note the Adobe Connect room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)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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SOIs of New gTLD Review Group Nominees
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012

Dear All, According to the Call for Membership <https://community.icann.org/x/Zr3bAQ> for the new gTLD Review Group (RG), one of the requirements is that members submit a Statement of Interest in which they: a. declare that they have no Conflicts of Interest (COI); or b. disclose any possible or existing COI. A COI is defined as having an immediate past (previous 6 months), current or predetermined interest (being financial or other) in a New gTLD Applicant or any other party that is involved in any manner whatsoever with an applicant or the proposed registry. In determining COI, reference should be made to Section 2.4.3.1 at page 84 of the AGB which details some COI Guidelines. All members and RALOs will be informed of any changes in the gTLD RG's COI policy. In keeping with this requirement please find the SOIs of the RG nominees that have been received to date on the New gTLD RG Workspace <https://community.icann.org/x/u7-bAQ> . The nominees from AFRALO, APRALO (one more nominee is required), EURALO and LACRALO have been recommended by their RALO officers. NARALO will be holding a BigPulse vote beginning Wednesday, 16 May to choose their two recommended nominees. Please note, the specific RALO the member belongs to will be asked to confirm their SOI to the best of its ALS representatives' knowledge, information and belief to the ALAC. Both the SOI and RALO confirmation will be reviewed by the ALAC to vet the declarations, with final approval to join the gTLD RG being determined by ALAC vote. In some instances it may be necessary for the ALAC to interview the member. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [lac-discuss-en] GigaOM article : Louis Vuitton asks for SOPA-like seizure of hundreds of websites
by Carlton Samuels May 14, 2012

May 14, 2012

Thanks for this Dev. On the bright side, these fellows are taking action in court and using applicable US law, not the summary extra-judicial seizures of Homeland Security/ICE. A third party must be convinced of the merits of the case. They invoked provisions of Lanham; 15 USC 1125(d), to wit: '(d) *Cyberpiracy prevention* (1) (A) A person shall be liable in a civil action by the owner of a mark, including a personal name which is protected as a mark under this section, if, without regard to the goods or services of the parties, that person— (i) has a bad faith intent to profit from that mark, including a personal name which is protected as a mark under this section; and (ii) registers, traffics in, or uses a domain name that— (I) in the case of a mark that is distinctive at the time of registration of the domain name, is identical or confusingly similar to that mark; (II) in the case of a famous mark that is famous at the time of registration of the domain name, is identical or confusingly similar to or dilutive of that mark; or (III) is a trademark, word, or name protected by reason of section 706<http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/706> of title 18 <http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18> or section 220506<http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/220506> of title 36 <http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36>.' They 'pray' judgment on all counts as well as '*equitable relief against defendants*'. The judge's response to that second part is to be keenly watched. While the counts could be mistakenly conflated and to ICANN's detriment, only one (1) of the four (4) alleged is really germane to ICANN interests; Count III: Claim for Relief of Cybersquatting. Here's what the writ of mandamus prays in respect of the 381 domains: "b. Entry of an order requiring the Subject Domain Names, and any other domain names being used by Defendants to engage in the business of marketing, offering to sell and/or selling goods bearing counterfeits and infringements of the Louis Vuitton Marks to be disabled and/or immediately transferred by Defendants, their Registrars and/or the Registries to Louis Vuitton’s control so they may no longer be used for illegal purposes. c. Entry of an Order that, upon Louis Vuitton’s request, the top level domain (TLD) Registries for the Subject Domain Names and their administrators place the Subject Domain Names on Registry Hold status, thus removing them from the TLD zone files maintained by the Registries which link the Subject Domain Names to the IP addresses where the associated websites are hosted. d. Entry of an Order that, upon Louis Vuitton’s request, those in privity with Defendants and those with notice of the injunction, including any Internet search engines, Webhosts, domain-name registrars and domain-name registries or their administrators that are provided with notice of the injunction, cease facilitating access to any or all domain names and websites through which Defendants engage in the sale of counterfeit and infringing goods using the Louis Vuitton Marks. e. Entry of an order that, upon Louis Vuitton’s request, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the Registrars and the top level domain Registries or their administrators responsible for the Subject Domain Names transfer, change the Registrar of Record, and/or disable the Subject Domain Names as directed by the Court. " Let's see what happens now. - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* ============================= On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee(a)gmail.com>wrote: > GigaOM article : Louis Vuitton asks for SOPA-like seizure of hundreds > of websites > > http://gigaom.com/2012/05/11/louis-vuitton-asks-for-sopa-like-seizure-of-hu… > > The injunction order filed in the Florida court > http://www.scribd.com/doc/93228219/Louis-Vuittion-Complaint > > lists the 381 domains and the filed injunction includes "..Entry of an > order that, upon Louis Vuitton’s request, the Internet Corporation for > Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) shall take all actions necessary > to ensure that the Registrars and the top level domain Registries or > their administrators responsiblefor the Subject Domain Names transfer, > change the Registrar of Record, and/or disable the Subject Domain > Names as directed by the Court." > > --- > > Dev Anand Teelucksingh > > _______________________________________________ > lac-discuss-en mailing list > lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/lac-discuss-en >

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Announcement / 1st Invitation to the next / 5th EURALO GA in Stockholm
by Wolf Ludwig May 13, 2012

May 13, 2012

Dear all, as repeatedly discussed at our last monthly calls, EURALO will convene its next and 5th General Assembly in the eve of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) on Wednesday 13 June 2012, in the late afternoon in Stockholm. Further details on the exact time and venue will be communicated soon – we kindly ask you to note the date already. The key issues of the next GA will be: - discussion and approval of the Board report on EURALO activities (the report will be circulated/submitted prior to the GA); - ALAC’s 10th Anniversary event at the next ICANN meeting end of June in Prague; - possibilities how to encourage and improve ALS / member involvement at the regular work of EURALO. Unfortunately (and like for our last GA in Belgrade), we are still not in a position to provide travel funding to Stockholm for our members. Our funding request for the EURALO GA 2013 (TBC) was recently approved. But we still hope that several of you may participate at the next EuroDIG again – one of the key events on the European IG agenda – and can attend our GA as well. As mentioned above, a draft agenda for the next GA, the Board report and some further info will be send to you prior to this meeting. For any further questions, please contact me. 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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EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 15 May 2012 at 1800UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 8, 2012

May 8, 2012

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled Tuesday 15 May 2012 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/X8TbAQ Please note the Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list <mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: <http://www.euralo.org> http://www.euralo.org

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EURALO Teleconference Tuesday 15 May 2012 at 1800UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 8, 2012

May 8, 2012

Dear All, The next EURALO call is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 15 May 2012 at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CET). The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/X8TbAQ Please note the Adobe Connect room: <http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo> http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list <mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org <https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: <http://www.euralo.org> http://www.euralo.org

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