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WG: Online courses in Internet governance and ICT policy
by Wolf Ludwig May 14, 2011

May 14, 2011

FYI -- with regards, Wolf _____ >A message to all members of Diplo Internet Governance Community > >Dear Diplo Internet Governance friends, > >Diplo has just announced a new call for applications for the following courses: > > > >Cyber-Security >Online Privacy and Data Protection >Intellectual Property Rights >Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources >ICT Policy and Strategic Planning > > >The courses offer in-depth understanding of a wide range of topics. They take place on Diplo’s e-learning platform, supported by Web 2.0 interactive tools, allowing participants to learn and participate in a flexible, convenient way. > > >The rich blend of lecture texts, certified tutors, and collaboration among class participants working and studying in diverse, related fields, offers the best platform to acquire in-depth knowledge and training on current and high-priority issues in ICT policy and Internet governance. > > >The courses will take place from 13 June to 12 August 2011 and will be conducted online. For detailed information on topics, course structure, methodology, fees and scholarships, and to apply, visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/links/2011_call_Advanced . > >The deadline for applications is 24 May 2011, midnight GMT. > >Queries? E-mail us at ig(a)diplomacy.edu (mailto:%20ig@diplomacy.edu) > >p.s. A number of scholarships will be available. Let us know about your interest! Do not reply to this email. Instead, please write to ig(a)diplomacy.edu (mailto:%20ig@diplomacy.edu) > > >Visit Diplo Internet Governance Community at: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/?xg_source=msg_mes_network > >-------------------- > >To control which emails you receive on Diplo Internet Governance Community, or to opt-out, go to: >http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/profile/emailSettings?xg_so… comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - 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, 17 May 2011 at 16:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011

Dear All, The next EURALO teleconference is scheduled for Tuesday, 17 May 2011 at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST). The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/ZYHg If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Gisella Gruber-White, Seth Greene, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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WG: RE: EURALO GA planning in Belgrade - logistical questions
by Wolf Ludwig May 10, 2011

May 10, 2011

Dear all, we are progressing with our planning for the next Belgrade GA end of May. And the precise meeting time was confirmed by Vlada (the local organizer) now: On Sunday 18:00-20:00, EURALO General Assembly (GA), at the Sava conference Center. The options for remote participation has still to be sorted out with the persons in charge -- and we will confirm this at a later stage. Some of the EURALOers coming to Belgrade for the EuroDIG and our GA have suggested to group our members in the same hotel. According to the advice of Vlada, I have checked suitable / modest accommodation options and would like to suggest the cheapest one in the Center of Belgrade which is the * Palace Hotel for 59.-- Euros the night/single room -- see: http://www.palacehotel.rs/home_e.php Your Online reservation can be made via the following link: http://www.eurodig.rs/en/accommodation To make sure that we can stay all at the same place, please care for your reservation ASAP. Thanks and kind regards, Wolf Vladimir Radunovic wrote Sun, 8 May 2011 20:48: >Wolf, > >Sunday 18-20h for EuRALO meeting sounds good. At that time we should already >have the VIP room available with roundtable for some 20pax, so that should >work. At that time we will certainly be at the venue to work on tech and >other things. > >Re. remote, I am not currently sure on this. If you will need only the >internet connection and you would manage everything else, this should be >possible. If you would need a more complex thing, such as webex, I would >suggest you liaise with Bernard on that; then we might see to set up this >firstly for you on Sunday and then move to other rooms. > >Re. accommodation, best is if you all agree to book the same hotel. >Continental is next to the venue, is not as expensive as Hyatt but there are >cheaper hotels in the city centre, such as Prag, Palace or Excelsior. All of >them are decent, so you might decide based on price. All are listed on >www.eurodig.rs and you may book online. > >Let me know what else you might need. > >Best! > > Vlada > > Wolf Ludwig wrote 6. maj 2011 15:20 >> Dear Vlada, >> >> here is a copy of my updates and questions regarding the EURALO GA in >> Belgrade. >> >> Thanks and kind regards, >> Wolf >> >> >> Wolf Ludwig wrote Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:25: >> >Dear Vlada, >> > >> >as discussed before, EURALO progressed in the planning for its next >> General Assembly (GA) in line with the EuroDIG in Belgrade. I discussed >> with our members about suitable time slots to convene our GA without >> conflicting with the official program. The two options I was asking for >> were either on Sunday late afternoon / at the eve of EuroDIG or >> immediately afterwards on Tuesday afternoon. The majority of potential >> participants preferred option A on Sunday 29 May. We now need to fix a >> suitable time slot for it. >> > >> >I guess, that you and some people from the local organizing team will be >> at the conference venue (Sava Center) on Sunday afternoon or early evening >> already for some last technical preparations. Do you think that a timing >> for our GA from 18:00 to 20:00 PM would be feasible or would you prefer an >> earlier option from 17:00 to 19:00 PM? >> > >> >From the member feedback we got so far we know that we can approximately >> count on around 10 members who will come to the EuroDIG and joining our >> GA. Therefore we can manage with a smaller meeting room. >> > >> >Another important question is remote participation - as many members >> won't have the means to come to Belgrade. As remote participation will be >> provided for most of the EuroDIG sessions, I guess there will be technical >> installations in place on Sunday PM already? Can we use such facilities >> for our GA as well? Otherwise, we need to organize other solutions with >> ICANN's At-Large Staff what would be more difficult and limited for remote >> participants. >> > >> >For reasons of socialising, some members asked already for hotel >> capacities or if it would be possible to "group" EURALO members in the >> same hotel? Do you think this might be feasible as well? I guess that the >> Hyatt Regency and the Hotel Continental in the immediate vicinity oft he >> Sava Center will be probably too expensive for smaller volunteer budgets? >> > >> >Thanks for any considerations and suggestions from your side and any >> support you and the local organizing team can provide for the conduct of >> our GA. See you soon and >> > >> >kind regards, >> >Wolf >> > comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Removal of Cross-Ownership restrictions
by Christopher Wilkinson May 10, 2011

May 10, 2011

Good morning: Regarding the following public comment question, I would like to know what EURALO and ALAC's final position was? Public Comment: Proposed ICANN Process for Handling Requests for Removal of Cross-Ownership Restrictions for Existing gTLDs Existing registry operators assert that they need their current restrictions on cross-ownership to be removed in order to be able to compete on a level-playing field with registrars that are planning to apply to operate new gTLDs. Commencing a public comment period on the process at this time is intended to solicit community input so the Board may consider the process on 20 June 2011 along with the new gTLD Applicant Guidebook. 2 May 2011 I do not agree with the removal of cross-ownership restrictions as proposed, for the reasons which I set out in some detail in my comments last August: http://forum.icann.org/lists/vi-pdp-initial-report/pdfFZQIl7H2Er.pdf Before making further public comments, I would be grateful for some feedback from At Large and the Staff as to how we got from there to here. Regards, CW

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ALAC Statement to the ICANN Board on the RAA Negotiations - Call for Comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff May 4, 2011

May 4, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chairman, please find a draft ALAC Statement to the ICANN Board on the RAA Negotiations drafted by Olivier: URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement++to+the+ICA NN+Board+on+the+RAA+Negotiations+-+April+2011?focusedCommentId=13862676#comm ent-13862676 Short URL: https://community.icann.org/x/zYbT The statement will be discussed during the ALAC Meeting of Tuesday, 26 April. However, comments and suggestions are welcome through 23:59 UTC on Friday, 29 April. Please add your comments directly to the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Call for Community Volunteers for IDN Variant TLD Case Study Teams
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 28, 2011

April 28, 2011

Dear All, Please see below a message sent on behalf of the ICANN IDN Variant Issues Project Team calling for community volunteers for IDN Variant TLD Case Study Teams. The deadline for applications is 19 May. ** Dear Members of the Community, The delegation and management of variant TLDs remains an important issue. The ICANN community seeks to develop solutions to enable the delegation of Variant TLDs for the benefit of users around the world. After consultation with the community, ICANN outlines its approach to move forward by publishing the Final Proposal for the IDN Variant TLDs Issues Project ( http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-variant-tlds-delegation-20apr11 -en.pdf) and the Call for Volunteers ( http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/idn-variant-tlds-call-for-volunteer s-case-study-teams-20apr11-en.pdf) The Project will undertake work to identify issues associated with the beneficial and safe delegation of IDN variant TLDs through six case studies include the following scripts: Arabic, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Cyrillic, Devanagari, Greek, and Latin. Each team will be comprised of the following: team coordinator, community representatives, linguistic experts, DNS and IDNA experts, security & scalability experts, policy experts, and registry/registrar operations experts. The call for volunteer document describes the details of expertise needed, as well as the volunteer selection process. Successful completion of the project depends on having team members with the right skills in each of the six case studies to perform the substantive work. Therefore ICANN, through its supporting organizations and advisory committees, and through its contacts with the international Internet community, is soliciting the participation of community volunteers in each of the six case study teams. Interested experts are invited to submit their résumé and an expression of interest statement demonstrating how they meet the qualifications for one or other of the expertise areas in a specific case study. Applications should be sent to idnvarianttlds(a)icann.org no later than 19 May 2011. Additionally, ICANN would welcome proposals from organizations interested in volunteering to provide local host facilities to each of the six IDN Variant Issues Project case study teams. Local host organizations are expected to provide meeting and other facilities to support the case studies work. However, it should be emphasized that it is not necessary to have a local host organization for a case study to proceed. Interested organizations should send an expression of interest to idnvarianttlds(a)icann.org no later than 19 May 2011. Warm regards, ICANN IDN Variant Issues Project Team P.S. The announcement is also available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20apr11-en.htm. ** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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Announcement / 1st Invitation to the next EURALO GA in Belgrade
by Wolf Ludwig April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011

Dear all, as repeatedly discussed at our last monthly calls, EURALO will convene its next General Assembly in the eve of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) on Sunday 29 May 2011, in the late afternoon in Belgrade. 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: - formal approval of our Bylaw modifications (according to the Bylaws, we need a two-third majority of our members and will therefore prepare a voting tool for it); - discussion and approval of the Board report on EURALO activities (the report will be circulated/submitted prior to the GA); - election of the EURALO leadership (Chair and Secretariat function). Unfortunately (and like for our last GA in Vilnius), we are still not in a position to provide travel funding to Belgrade for our members. But we still hope that several of you may participate at the next EuroDIG and can attend our GA. In the coming weeks, we will send you the details of the voting tool for our Bylaw modifications and will invite you for a broad participation at this procedure. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kind regards, Wolf comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Regional advice on two membership applications from the Ukraine
by Wolf Ludwig April 26, 2011

April 26, 2011

Dear all, we recently received two ALS applications from organisations in the Ukraine to become members of EURALO. At-Large Staff in cooperation with Veni Markovski have conducted the regular Due Diligence (DD) procedure and submitted the forms attached. As usual, our region is asked for its advice now. Regarding the process, EURALO members can verify the applications and submit comments, ask questions or express approval. And as usual, if no objections are raised by our members – according to the timeline for ALS applications – until the due date for the regional advice on 25 May 2011, the non-objection will be understood as approval and can be considered as basis for our regional advice. Several members of EURALO (Sandra Hoferichter, Olivier Crepin-Leblond and myself) had the opportunity to meet members of the applicants already who were involved in the organisation of the Ukrainian IGF. Oksana Prykhodko, member of the European Media Platform, is actively participating at EURALO (monthly calls etc.) since several months. If you have any questions regarding the applicants, please feel free to contact Sandra, Olivier or myself. Thanks for your consideration and advice. Kind regards, Wolf comunica-ch phone +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig Digitale Allmend http://blog.allmend.ch - EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Newest Member of At-Large Support Staff - Matt Ashtiani
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011

Dear All, Please see below an announcement from David Olive, ICANN Vice President for Policy Development, on the newest member of the At-Large staff: ** Dear All, I am very pleased to announce that Matt Ashtiani will be joining the Policy Team as the At-Large Coordination Officer. After a brief transition period, Matt will take on the full responsibilities of this position as part of the At-Large Secretariat providing support to the ALAC and At-Large community. Matt joined ICANN as the Constituency Travel Coordinator in June 2009. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a triple Bachelor of Arts in International Developmental Studies, Political Science, History and a minor in Middle Eastern/North African Studies. After his undergraduate career Matt moved to Dublin, Ireland where he completed his Masters of Philosophy in International Peace Studies with a specialty in International Relations from Trinity College Dublin. In addition to English, Matt speaks fluent Farsi and some Spanish. Matt is based at ICANN's headquarters in Marina del Rey, California. Matt can be reached directly at matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org Regards, David Olive ICANN Vice President for Policy Development ** At-Large staff wish to welcome Matt and very much look forward to working with him on supporting the At-Large community. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group Proposed Final Report - Call for comments
by ICANN At-Large Staff April 20, 2011

April 20, 2011

Dear All, On behalf of Olivier Crépin-Leblond, ALAC Chairman, please find the draft ALAC Statement on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group Proposed Final Report drafted by Olivier : URL: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+Statement+on+Post-Exp iration+Domain+Name+Recovery+Working+Group+Proposed+Final+Report+-+April+201 1 Short URL: https://community.icann.org/x/cYLT The public comment announcement for this issue is available at: http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#pednr-proposed-final-report. This public comment closes on Friday, 22 April Please add your suggestions or revisions using the comments function on the wiki page above or send At-Large staff an e-mail at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by 23:59 UTC on Friday, 22 April. An ALAC vote will begin shortly thereafter. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, ICANN At-Large Staff

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