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Fwd: The WT5 meeting in San Juan - CW comments
by cw＠christopherwilkinson.eu March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018

Good evening: Further to this evening’s conference call, these are the main points that I have made, so far, to the WT5 on geo-names. Regards CW > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "lists(a)christopherwilkinson.eu" <lists(a)christopherwilkinson.eu> > Subject: Re: The WT5 meeting in San Juan - CW comments > Date: 25 March 2018 at 21:12:56 GMT+2 > >> >> >> Dear WT5 Participants: >> >> Further to the Wt5 meeting in San Juan on 14 March, this is just to recall the main points that I made during that discussion. >> >> 1. For the new gTLD PDP to move forward with a reasonable delay, we need a new geo-TLD policy now. It would not be a good idea to wait for, or to out-source to other external entities, although in due course, external contributions may become relevant. >> >> 2. I suggested that WT5 would save time by discontinuing discussion about ISO 3166. That is an international standard for codes and names representing countries and their subdivisions. As such, it is a well codified sub-set of the generality of geographical names. The bottom line is that within the scope of ISO 3166, ICANN is bound to respect the international standard. >> >> 3. It is also not advisable to pursue the idea that the 2012 Applicant Guide Book (AGB) definition of geo-names is a relevant ‘default’. That text failed to address several classes of names that are of significant interest to user communities, a lacunae which gave rise to several disagreements and delays last time around. That should be corrected for the next round, as unambiguously as possible, in the interests of transparency and predictability for the individual users in the locations concerned. >> >> In that context, I regret that the WT5 Terms of Reference do not address those issues explicitly. They will now have to be addressed by WT5. >> >> 3. Geographical names are not Generic in the usual semantic or, indeed, ICANN sense. Nearly all of those names are specific to places, cultures, regions, communities and their local economies. >> The fact that GNSO has taken the lead in the PDP WT5, does not diminish in any way the specific characteristics of geo-names. >> >> The approach to geographical names requires a tailored approach to the evaluation and implementation of such applications, to which I shall return in due course as the WT5 agenda evolves. >> >> Regards >> >> Christopher Wilkinson > > PS: Resending, because the original message was sent from a non-WT5 registered address. Apologies for any duplication.

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [So-ac-sg-cleaders] FW: Ethos Award nomination for Stephane Van Gelder
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018

Dear Paul, personally, I'd like to support this nomination so please write me down in support. Unfortunately I do not have the time to issue a consensus call for this nomination on the EURALO mailing list, but all day tributes and messages of support have been coming from EURALO members. Several of our members have also suggested the same nomination. It is worth noting that he has also held a leading role in the establishment of the EURALO Individuals Association. That, in itself, shows how Stéphane was active with so many communities in ICANN. Kindest regards, Olivier On 27/03/2018 16:43, Paul Diaz wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > > > Please excuse my use of this email alias, but I hope you’ll agree that > it’s for a good reason. As I’m sure you’ve heard, Stephane Van Gelder > died over the weekend after being involved in a traffic accident. > While the CPH (in particular) is still reeling from this news, we want > to show appreciation for all that Stephane contributed to the ICANN > community over the years. To that end, we are nominating him for the > 2018 Multistakeholder Ethos Award (see below). > > > > Several of you have already expressed support for this nomination, and > I’d like to invite you all to co-sign the nomination form. The > *deadline is tomorrow* (28 March), so please don’t delay. Stephane was > a key contributor to the ICANN community, and a respected colleague. > Please contact me directly if you would like to support his nomination. > > > > Best, P > > > > *Paul Diaz* > > Chairman, Registries Stakeholder Group > > Mobile:+1 703.973.1667 | Skype: pdiaz(a)pir.org > > > > > > *From:* regycon(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:regycon@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Paul Diaz > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 27, 2018 10:31 AM > *To:* RySG Mailing List <regycon(a)googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* [REGYCON] Ethos Award nomination for Stephane Van Gelder > *Importance:* High > > > > All, > > > > The CPH ExComs have prepared these responses to nominate Stephane Van > Gelder for the 2018 Multistakeholder Ethos Award. Please review for > accuracy and feel free to add any additional text. *Nominations are > due 28 March* (Wednesday), so we don’t have much time. Several ExCom > members have been in contact with colleagues across the community, and > we expect broad support for this nomination. > > > > > > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Px6f8Sy33iCNmXAch3b70uFdDhHPBYON8mcSMpgwn… > > > > Please explain how the nominee meets the Award criteria #1? > > > > Stephane Van Gelder became part of the ICANN community in 1999 when he > co-founded Indom, a French registrar that was later acquired by Group > NBT in 2010. He subsequently formed an independent consulting firm, > and also worked at StartingDot before it was acquired by Afilias in > 2016. During all of those years Stephane served in numerous leadership > roles, including as GNSO Council Representative for the RrSG and GNSO > Council Chair (2010-2012), Nominating Committee representative and > Chair (2015), and RySG Vice Chair of Policy (2015-2018). Throughout, > Stephane strove to work across constituencies to collaborate and build > consensus on key issues facing the ICANN community. > > > > Please explain how the nominee meets the Award criteria #2? > > > > As noted above, Stephane Van Gelder served in leadership roles in the > RrSG, the RySG, GNSO Council, and the Nominating Committee. These key > leadership roles required that he rise above partisan politicking and > seek consensus. In particular, his service on the NomCom required that > he engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures and interests > in order to achieve the group’s goals and best serve the ICANN community. > > Please explain how the nominee meets the Award criteria #3? > > > > Stephane Van Gelder volunteered an enormous amount of time serving the > ICANN community. Besides all of the time he spent on the GNSO Council, > Nominating Committee, RrSG and RySG, Stephane also contributed > countless hours on Policy Development Process WGs and CCWGs. A > tireless networker, he was always debating with colleagues across the > community. Stephane also made the time to brief ICANN Fellows on the > how the ICANN community functions. > > > > Please provide any further information in support of your nomination > for panelists to review during the deliberation process as appropriate: > > > > Stephane Van Gelder tragically died from injuries suffered during a > traffic accident on 26 March 2018. While we’ll never know what other > services he may have provided the ICANN community, Stephane’s lasting > legacy will be the significant body of work he performed over the > years. We believe this legacy fully lives up to and deserves the > recognition of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Ethos Award. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > So-ac-sg-cleaders mailing list > So-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/so-ac-sg-cleaders

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Stéphane van Gelder
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018

Dear Colleagues, it is with immense sadness that I have to relay the news of the death of Stéphane van Gelder which occurred abruptly over the week-end. Indeed, after the San Juan meeting, Stéphane went to Italy for a well earned holiday. He had a motorcycle accident. Some of us might know him from having worked with him on the Nominating Committee, which he chaired in 2015 (Oct 2014 to Oct 2015) and 2016 but also as a member in other years. Some of you might have known him when he was Chair of the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) Council in 2010 and 2011. It was then, that I got to know him as I was ALAC Chair at the time. Stéphane was not the kind of person who took to a position and did nothing with it. He liked challenges and led many improvements in all of the positions that he held. He was also not scared of intervening when he felt something was wrong in a process or a system. Having founded a Registry in the late nineties, Stéphane sold it and remained a consultant and businessman in recent years, also becoming one of EURALO's first individual members (after he actually asked me whether in my view, that was suitable or not). He will definitely be missed. Olivier

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Updated news on Stéphane
by Roberto Gaetano March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018

Folks, I was under shock yesterday when I learned about this accident. I did some research on the internet this morning and found the local news report. The pictures show that after the impact the car overturned to the side - I can only imagine how devastating was the hit to the two bikers. I am not forwarding any of the material I have seen, but to those who want to get more information these are the details that you can use with a search engine. The accident has taken place this last Friday in the vicinity of Riva San Vitale. Stéphane and his wife were transferred to a hospital, where he passed away Monday. Most of the information available is in Italian, you might use the online translators to get the sense of it. Roberto

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Stéphane van Gelder
by Schweighofer Erich March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018

Very sad news … He will we strongly missed. My deepest condolences to his close ones. Erich On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 16:57 Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>> wrote: Dear Colleagues, it is with immense sadness that I have to relay the news of the death of Stéphane van Gelder which occurred abruptly over the week-end. Indeed, after the San Juan meeting, Stéphane went to Italy for a well earned holiday. He had a motorcycle accident. Some of us might know him from having worked with him on the Nominating Committee, which he chaired in 2015 (Oct 2014 to Oct 2015) and 2016 but also as a member in other years. Some of you might have known him when he was Chair of the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) Council in 2010 and 2011. It was then, that I got to know him as I was ALAC Chair at the time. Stéphane was not the kind of person who took to a position and did nothing with it. He liked challenges and led many improvements in all of the positions that he held. He was also not scared of intervening when he felt something was wrong in a process or a system. Having founded a Registry in the late nineties, Stéphane sold it and remained a consultant and businessman in recent years, also becoming one of EURALO's first individual members (after he actually asked me whether in my view, that was suitable or not). He will definitely be missed. Olivier _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org -- Such a sad news... On behalf of ISOC - Bulgaria, and from me personally, deepest condolences to his close ones. So sorry to hear this ;-( On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 16:57 Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>> wrote: Dear Colleagues, it is with immense sadness that I have to relay the news of the death of Stéphane van Gelder which occurred abruptly over the week-end. Indeed, after the San Juan meeting, Stéphane went to Italy for a well earned holiday. He had a motorcycle accident. Some of us might know him from having worked with him on the Nominating Committee, which he chaired in 2015 (Oct 2014 to Oct 2015) and 2016 but also as a member in other years. Some of you might have known him when he was Chair of the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) Council in 2010 and 2011. It was then, that I got to know him as I was ALAC Chair at the time. Stéphane was not the kind of person who took to a position and did nothing with it. He liked challenges and led many improvements in all of the positions that he held. He was also not scared of intervening when he felt something was wrong in a process or a system. Having founded a Registry in the late nineties, Stéphane sold it and remained a consultant and businessman in recent years, also becoming one of EURALO's first individual members (after he actually asked me whether in my view, that was suitable or not). He will definitely be missed. Olivier _______________________________________________ EURO-Discuss mailing list EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org -- Best regards, Veni http://veni.com *** The opinions expressed above are those of the author, not of any organizations, associated with or related to him in any given way. *** == Sent from my phone, so any spelling mistakes are caused by the touchscreen keyboard. Also, that's the reason for using short words and phrases.

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Important - Available Travel Slots for ICANN62 in Panama
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

Dear All, The ALAC has several travel slots available for the ICANN62 meeting in Panama, 25-28 June 2018. There are two or more travel slots that will be allocated to At-Large participants who are ACTIVELY involved in some ICANN policy activity, or those with a strong history of such involvement in the past and an interest to restart. Those include gNSO or ccNSO PDPs, CCWGs, ALAC support Working Groups and the At-Large Review (with a lesser emphasis on the latter). Other slots may be opened due to other travellers not being able to attend or not requiring full funding. If you are interested in being considered for one of these travel slots, please complete the following survey: https://goo.gl/forms/E5iDK174rW2k9j3t1[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_E5iDK174r…> We have a very short time in which to finalize our traveler list, so replies are due no later than 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 27 March 2018. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff 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[atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…> [own.png]

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Meeting Invitation: EURALO Monthly Call on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 at 18:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

*** Please note that Adobe Connect will NOT be used for this meeting as per Göran Marby’s blog<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/issues-with-adobe-connect-at-icann61> & more recently received blog<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/more-information-on-the-adobe-connect-issue> from Ashwin Rangan, SVP Engineering & Chief Information Officer. *** Dear All, The next EURALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Tuesday, 27 March 2018 at 18:00 UTC for 60 minutes. The agenda (to be updated) and call details are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/5i68B Conference ID: English: 1638 Dial-in numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__adigo.com_icann_&d=DwMG…> 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 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@01D3C20B.7101AB80]

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ALAC Meeting next week
by Alan Greenberg March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018

The main focus of the ALAC meeting on Tuesday, 27 March at 21:00 UTC will be to come to closure on: - KSK Rollover Statement (https://community.icann.org/x/dw28B) - Issues to raise in the GDPR statement (https://community.icann.org/x/Ay68B) - Fellowship statement (https://community.icann.org/x/vS28B) PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS/THOUGHTS TO THE APPROPRIATE WIKI SPACE BY THE END OF SUNDAY so they can be summarized for discussion on Tuesday. Alan

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Important - Available Travel Slots for ICANN62 in Panama
by ICANN At-Large Staff March 21, 2018

March 21, 2018

Dear All, The ALAC has several travel slots available for the ICANN62 meeting in Panama, 25-28 June 2018. There are two or more travel slots that will be allocated to At-Large participants who are ACTIVELY involved in some ICANN policy activity, or those with a strong history of such involvement in the past and an interest to restart. Those include gNSO or ccNSO PDPs, CCWGs, ALAC support Working Groups and the At-Large Review (with a lesser emphasis on the latter). Other slots may be opened due to other travellers not being able to attend or not requiring full funding. If you are interested in being considered for one of these travel slots, please complete the following survey: https://goo.gl/forms/E5iDK174rW2k9j3t1 We have a very short time in which to finalize our traveler list, so replies are due no later than 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 27 March 2018. Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff 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[atlarge.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__atlarge.icann.org_&d=D…> Facebook: facebook.com/icann[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…>atlarge[facebook.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_icann…> Twitter: @[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…>ICANNAtLarge[twitter.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_ICANNAtLar…> [nown.png]

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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] PLEASE READ - NEW SESSION INFORMATION ICANN61
by Olawale Bakare March 14, 2018

March 14, 2018

Dear all, FYI, With regards, Wale ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 11:40 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] PLEASE READ - NEW SESSION INFORMATION ICANN61 To: ICANN61 At-Large Travelers <travelers(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Dear all, Due to security difficulties, (see Goran’s blog here[icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…>) the Adobe Connect room facilities will no longer be available to ICANN61 participants. In order to minimize disruption, we have the following steps we encourage you to follow: 1. *TO JOIN THE AUDIO* - Audio streaming will be available for all open, public meetings. Links can be find on the ICANN61 schedule meeting pages: https://61.schedule.icann.org/[61.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> - The audio bridge is available for those who would like to ask questions or comment over the telephone. *Dial in details for the At-Large sessions are:* - *ADIGO Dial-in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann <http://www.adigo.com/icann>* - *Conference ID: 1638* 1. *TO ACCESS THE PRESENTATIONS* - *All presentations will be on our At-Large ICANN61 wiki pages. For today, Wednesday 14 March: https://community.icann.org/x/bAm8B <https://community.icann.org/x/bAm8B>* - *Presentations and documents will also be circulated via email on demand* - All presentations and documents which were to be shown in the AC room will be uploaded to the corresponding page on the ICANN61 schedule meeting pages: https://61.schedule.icann.org/[61.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> 1. *ASKING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTING IN WRITTEN FORMAT* These will be handed *via live management of email* comments and questions by the Remote Participation Manager. Please see list of meeting room email addresses here: - https://61.schedule.icann.org/pages/2350[61.schedule.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We encourage participants who have not already done so to download the ICANN61 mobile app by searching for “ICANN61” in your app stores. Please do not hesitate to email us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org if you need a dial out specifying which meeting you would like to join and your preferred contact number. Thank you Kind regards, Gisella —————— Gisella Gruber Manager, Operations Support, ALAC-At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: gisella.gruber(a)icann.org Tel: +44 7545 334 360 <+44%207545%20334360> Skype ID: gisella.gw[gisella.gw] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gisella.gw&d=DwMFaQ&c=F…> *One World, One Internet* _______________________________________________ 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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