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Short bio for the election of the Euralo representatives to the ALAC
by Patrick Vande Walle Aug. 27, 2008

Aug. 27, 2008

Dear colleagues, We do not have much time to make up our mind regarding the Euralo elections to the ALAC. In order to help you select the two candidates who will fill the vacancies, let me please introduce myself. I have been a long time participant in ICANN processes but my involvement in the Internet actually predates ICANN. My educational and professional background is in computer and network engineering. I think this is most helpful in the ICANN context. Actually, this background led me to join the Internet Society. Through my work with ISOC, I have good links with the IETF community, where I have been advocating that technical choices should take the societal needs into account. See for example my last post on the main At-Large list regarding this topic: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/at-large_atlarge-lists.icann.org/2… As mentioned in this post, while I tink that the ALAC's core business is to advise the ICANN board regarding policies, there is also a need to to have thorough thinking of where we want the Net to go and how this translates into ICANN's business. I hope ICANN can be much more than an administration signing contracts and developing policies around them. My priorities for the work of the ALAC in the coming two years is to consolidate what has been built up to now. The ALAC has gained credibility, mostly thanks to RALO process. It is quite unfortunate that the ALAC review mandated by ICANN bylaws happens at the very moment fo a major change within the ALAC. However, I am convinced that most parties will keep in mind that th current ALAC should not be redesigned based on the past track record. Still I am convinced there needs to be changes in the way users and individual domain name registrants are represented within ICANN. After all, the major part of the income of ICANN are the fees that are collected from the registrants through the registries and registars. We are actually the ones financing ICANN. We need a stronger voice. This message being already too long, I suggest you check my blog or my posts at CircleID if you want a more detailed view of my opinions. See the links at the end of this post. I thank you for attention and will do my best to honour your trust in me. Blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu CircleID: http://www.circleid.com/members/1694 -- Patrick Vande Walle

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EURALO members with voting rights
by At-Large Staff Aug. 25, 2008

Aug. 25, 2008

Dear all, Please find attached a list with the names and organizations of EURALO members,who, according to our record, have voting rights in the upcoming ALAC election. You will receive a private email with your sign-in credentials shortly. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Election EURALO ALAC Representative
by At-Large Staff Aug. 22, 2008

Aug. 22, 2008

Dear all, We recently sent out an email to the global list with a summary of the regional provisions governing the ALAC elections and a proposed timeline for the regional elections . In Europe, two positions are open for election. One corresponds to Sébastien Bachollet¹s one-year term, which regularly ends after the Cairo meeting, it will be a two-year mandate to allow for staggered terms. The other position replaces Veronica Cretu who stepped down in March. The candidate will continue her mandate until the annual 2009 ICANN meeting. Please note that the third European ALAC representative is appointed by the Nominating Committee. Although this mandate also ends after the ICANN Cairo meeting, there will not be a public election. Wolf Ludwig, the EURALO Chair, suggested that there should be a single election for the two open European positions, whereas the candidates with the most votes will serve the two-year term and the candidate who comes in second will replace Veronica Cretu. During its General Assembly in June, EURALO already received four candidacies. The four candidates are: Sébastien Bachollet (ISOC France), Adela Danciu (Association for Technology and Internet, APTI), Lutz Donnerhacke (Foerderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft), Patrick Vande Walle (ISOC Luxembourg A.S.B.L.), According to the EURALO Bylaws, the selected representatives must be members of different ALSes, must have their principal residence in different countries of the region and their nationalities must be different. To the extent possible, gender balance and regional balance within Europe shall be fostered.²(11.5 EURALO Bylaws). After consultations with Wolf, and in order to allow the seat vacated by Veronica to be filled in good time for the new member to be able to receive travel support for the Cairo ICANN meeting, it is suggested that the following procedure be followed: Election deadline: The election shall begin on 25th August and end on 31st August at 23:59 UTC. Votes will be cast using the electronic voting system (www.bigpulse.com) as was the case for the previous elections. The candidates shall be those previously nominated as above. The process shall be the same as was the case for the last ALAC elections in 2007, as follows: Each voter will rank, in order of preference, ALL the ALAC candidates. The voting system will then produce a list, which incorporates the preferences expressed. The candidate receiving the highest preference across all preference votes cast will show at the top of the list; the next-highest directly underneath, and the third preference at the bottom. There will be four candidates. The terms of the two seats are staggered. Whichever candidate receives the highest preference from amongst all the ranked votes cast shall have the two-year term. The candidate receiving the next-highest ranking shall receive the one year term (completing the term of office of Veronica). The two candidates receiving the highest aggregated preference votes shall be elected. You may review the 2007 process online at: https://st.icann.org/euralo/index.cgi?euralo_elections_2007 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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5 September 1300 UTC: Board Liaison Candidates Presentation
by Matthias Langenegger Aug. 22, 2008

Aug. 22, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a conference call with the ALAC Board Liaison candidates. Following a short introduction of the candidates, Wendy Seltzer and Beau Brendler will be available to answer your questions. The conference will be Friday September 5th from 1300 UTC to 1400 UTC . There will be simultaneous interpretation into French and Spanish. Participants are requested to provide their comments or questions in advance, to the extent possible, at the following URL by using the 'Comment' button at the top of the page: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?board_liaison_candidates_presentation You may also find participation instructions and the curricula vitae of the candidates on this page. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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26 August 1300 UTC: Briefing Session on Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks
by At-Large Staff Aug. 19, 2008

Aug. 19, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a briefing attended by Dave Piscitello from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) on Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks. The briefing will be on August 26th at 1300 UTC. The meeting will be recorded and there will be simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. Please find the SSAC Advisory on Registrar Impersonation and participation instructions on the meeting page. There is also a link to follow this presentation using Adobe Connect. https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?registrar_impersonation_in_phishing_atta cks What is Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks? The attacker impersonates a domain name registrar and sends an expected or anticipated correspondence to a registrar¹s customer (a registrant) regarding a domain name related matter. Examples of expected correspondence include a notice of pending expiration of a domain name registration, a promotional email, a notice informing the registrant of an account management issue, or generally, any correspondence that requires or encourages a customer¹s immediate attention. The correspondence, however, is bogus. The phisher creates a web site that is deceptively similar to the registrar¹s site to induce the customer into accessing his domain management account and unwittingly disclose his account credentials to the phisher. The phisher will use the customer¹s captured credentials to access the customer¹s domain name portfolio, alter DNS information of domain name(s) in that account and use the domains to abet additional attacks. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Fwd: Restructuring the GNSO
by At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

Dear All: Below please find an email from Jeanette which got trapped for technical reasons. We are working to ensure that she has no further issues. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Restructuring the GNSO Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:51:21 +0100 From: Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette(a)wzb.eu> To: euro-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Hi everyone, the minutes of the last board meetings are online now: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-31jul08.htm It seems the GNSO will now adopt a new structure consisting of two "houses". Indidividual members will become part of one of the houses. It is not clear yet whether individual users will form their own constitutency or whether they join existing constituencies. The NCUC is now accepting individual members, for the time being without voting rights. The NCUC is working on a model for accommodating both individual and organizational votes. As I have been told, they do already differentiate between large and small organizations (one versus two votes I believe) and might expand this system to integratee individuals. Two questions: Would such a system acceptable also for EURALO? Do we have any opinion on the restructuring of the GNSO and the role of ALAC/RALOs in this? jeanette ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [NA-Discuss] 20 August 1400 UTC: Briefing Session on the Amendments on the RAA
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

That is indeed correct - this is quite deliberate. Since it was clear that the materials would take some time to translate into Spanish and French, and because Cheryl (and others on ALAC) felt it was important that all of At-Large - English, French, and Spanish speakers alike - should be able to participate in forming an At-Large position on the RAA Amendments, we waited to setup the briefing until the materials were ready, and then allowed a few days (actually about 2 weeks) for the spanish and french speakers to read the documents in advance of the briefing. ICANN Staff are aware that At-Large was deliberately waiting to make a statement as a whole community until after the translations were ready We are doing our best to provide all of At-Large with equal ability to review and comment on important subjects such as the RAA. We don't always succeed - in this instance I think we actually have. I hope very much that everyone looks carefully at these important documents since they affect all those who register a domain. On 12/08/2008 15:07, "Evan Leibovitch" <evan(a)telly.org> wrote: At-Large Staff wrote: > We would like to invite you to a briefing and discussion session attended by > Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, and the At-Large RAA Working Group and > members of the At-Large community on the Draft amendments to the Registrar > Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The public consultation period on the RAA has > recently ended in English, but the consultation materials were posted in > French and Spanish on 6th August and comments in those languages will be > taken until the end of August. > So let me get this straight. A briefing on the RAA is happening _after_ the deadline for comments has passed, unless the comments are in French or Spanish in which case comments are still accepted. To compound the irony, it is likely that the primary language of the briefing will be English, the home tongue of both Tim and Beau. - Evan -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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20 August 1400 UTC: Briefing Session on the Amendments on the RAA
by At-Large Staff Aug. 12, 2008

Aug. 12, 2008

Dear all, We would like to invite you to a briefing and discussion session attended by Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, and the At-Large RAA Working Group and members of the At-Large community on the Draft amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The public consultation period on the RAA has recently ended in English, but the consultation materials were posted in French and Spanish on 6th August and comments in those languages will be taken until the end of August. The At-Large community will be developing its views, incorporating the viewpoints of its Spanish and French-speaking participants, as follow-up actions from the briefing. The teleconference will provide an opportunity for all participants to ask questions and discuss the RAA Amendments consultation and documents and for those in the Spanish and French-speaking communities to receive any background information on the RAA, its history and the reasons that led to the creation of the amendments that they require. Participants are requested to provide their comments or questions in advance, to the extent possible, at the following URL by using the Comment¹ button at the top of the page: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?draft_amendments_to_raa You will also find participation instructions on this page. Presenters/Moderators: Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison, oversees the registrar new and renewal accreditation process. He has been intensively involved in the RAA consultation process. Beau Brendler is an ALAC member from North America and the ALAC focal point for the At-Large Registrar Registrant Relations Working Group. Background Information: The Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its approximately 900 accredited registrars. The current agreement has been in place since May 2001. As the market has developed and the number of ICANN accredited registrars and domain name registrations have grown significantly, it has become clear that certain amendments should be made to this important agreement. The amendments are intended to provide clarity and certainty regarding the duties of registrars and the rights of registrants. In March 2007, Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN called for a comprehensive review of the RAA and the Accreditation process. The results of that review included a Board resolution describing an approach for arriving at and implementing amendments. In accordance with that resolution, ICANN has solicited public input for possible changes to the RAA and the accreditation process. The Staff has drafted a set of proposed amendments in accordance with that input, information received at workshops and public fora to date, and consultations with the gTLD Registrar Constituency. The Teleconference is scheduled on Wednesday, 20 August at 1400 UTC. There will be simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. All ICANN stakeholder community members are welcome to participate, especially those who are primarily French and/or Spanish-speakers. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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préliminaires proposées pour l'Accord d'accréditation des bureaux d'enregistrement
by At-Large Staff Aug. 8, 2008

Aug. 8, 2008

Modifications préliminaires proposées pour l'Accord d'accréditation des bureaux d'enregistrement http://www.icann.org/fr/announcements/announcement-18jun08-fr.htm 18 juin 2008 Cliquez ici pour voir la période de consultation du public (ouverte jusqu'au 31 août 2008). Cette annonce décrit quinze amendements préliminaires pour l'Accord d'accréditation des bureaux d'enregistrement (RAA, Registar Accreditation Agreement) devant être pris en compte et discutés par la communauté de l'ICANN. Les amendements ont été mis au point à travers un processus de consultation de la communauté puis une discussion entre les bureaux d'enregistrement et l'ICANN prenant cette consultation en compte. Les amendements préliminaires sont présentés ici afin de faciliter une discussion de la communauté plus poussée avec comme objectif de mettre en ¦uvre un ensemble de modifications du contrat pour améliorer la protection des registrants. Le personnel de l'ICANN sera disponible pour faciliter les discussions avec des groupes de constituants lors de la conférence de l'ICANN à Paris et des conférences suivantes. Ces amendements entrent dans quatre catégories générales : * Outils d'application : ces amendements sont conçus pour améliorer la conformité des bureaux d'enregistrement et pour donner à l'ICANN de meilleurs outils pour l'application. * Protection des registrants : ces amendements portent sur l'amélioration de la protection des registrants en informant davantage les consommateurs, ce qui entraîne des décisions et des choix mieux renseignés à propos de la protection des données. * Promotion d'un marché des bureaux d'enregistrement stable et compétitif : ces amendements visent à assurer que tous les participants au marché de l'enregistrement répondent à des normes minimales. * Modernisation de l'accord : ces amendements ont pour objectif d'assurer que les dispositions du contrat répondent aux besoins actuels. Historique de la Consultation * Dans le but de résoudre les problèmes soulevés à propos de la protection des registrants, l'ICANN a entamé de grandes discussions avec les membres de la communauté au sujet d'éventuels amendements à apporter au RAA. Elle a eu des retours via le forum de commentaires public, particulièrement de la part de l'ALAC et du Collège représentant les intérêts de propriété intellectuelle. Conformément à l'orientation définie lors de ces débats, l'ICANN a mené des discussions téléphoniques et en face à face avec les bureaux d'enregistrement sur la manière d'offrir cette protection en amendant le RAA. À partir des huit domaines de réforme essentiels demandés par Paul Twomey en mars 2007 (voir <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21mar07.htm>) et de ces consultations de la communauté, il a été proposé quinze amendements à apporter au RAA. * Des ateliers ont été organisés lors des conférences de l'ICANN et les problèmes liés au dépôt des données, à la bascule des registres, à la conformité et aux amendements du RAA ont été discutés. En parallèle, le Conseil d'administration a décidé de demander au personnel d'encourager les commentaires de la communauté liés aux amendements du RAA, d'engager le dialogue avec les bureaux d'enregistrement afin d'obtenir un ensemble d'amendements pouvant être apportés au RAA et devant être soumis à l'avis du public, et enfin de solliciter des conseils de la part de l'ALAC, du GNSO et d'autres parties concernées afin d'informer le Conseil d'administration sur les amendements lors de sa révision (voir < http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-29jun07.htm#k>). * Un ensemble initial d'amendements a été rédigé et publié pour être soumis à l'avis du public entre juillet et septembre 2007, avec un résumé publié en octobre 2007. Une page a été créée sur le site Internet de l'ICANN pour la « Consultation on Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments » (Consultation des amendements apportés à l'Accord d'accréditation des bureaux d'enregistrement), sur <http://www.icann.org/topics/raa/>. Pendant cette période, des discussions initiales ont également été organisées avec les bureaux d'enregistrement. * Un ensemble d'amendements mis à jour basé sur les discussions avec les bureaux d'enregistrement et sur l'avis sollicité des communautés a ainsi émergé. Le Collège des bureaux d'enregistrement a créé un groupe de travail dirigé par Jon Nevett, le président du collège, afin de débuter un dialogue, toujours en cours, avec l'ICANN sur les questions relatives au RAA actuellement à l'étude. Plusieurs versions ont été rédigées au fur et à mesure que le dialogue entre le groupe de travail et l'ICANN progressait. Les conférences téléphoniques comme les conférences en face à face ont été organisées. * L'ALAC a également créé un groupe de travail pour réviser le RAA et a contribué au dialogue. En partie grâce au dialogue en cours, la communication entre les bureaux d'enregistrement et l'ALAC s'est améliorée. * À l'issue de cette période de consultation, un rapport résumant les commentaires sera préparé pour que le Conseil d'administration les prenne en considération lors de sa révision. Amendements proposés Vous trouverez ci-dessous un résumé des amendements publiés pour consultation (pour trouver le texte du contrat proposé pour chaque amendement, consultez http://www.icann.org/fr/topics/raa/raa-provisions-comparision-18jun08-fr.pdf [PDF, 65K] et http://www.icann.org/fr/topics/raa/redline-2001-raa-18jun08-fr.pdf [PDF, 89K]) : 1. Outils d'application 1. Audits des bureaux d'enregistrement : permettre à l'ICANN de conduire des visites sur site et des audits des bureaux d'enregistrement sous réserve de les en informer au moins 15 jours à l'avance. 2. Sanctions et suspensions : afin de garantir l'intensification de l'application de la conformité, fournir des outils tels que des sanctions financières ou des suspensions de l'accès aux registres. 3. Responsabilité de groupe : empêcher les « fautes en série » des bureaux d'enregistrement lorsque l'accord RAA d'un autre bureau d'enregistrement affilié (par contrôle commun) est résilié. 4. Frais d'enregistrement : revoir la disposition sur les frais d'enregistrement afin qu'elle corresponde au budget récent et actuel de l'ICANN, en estimant des intérêts pour les paiements en retard. 5. Enregistrement par les bureaux d'enregistrement : rendre les bureaux d'enregistrement responsables auprès de l'ICANN pour tout enregistrement créé par l'un d'eux dans le cadre de sa propre activité d'offre de services d'enregistrement. 6. Délai d'arbitrage : éliminer les 30 jours de délai automatiques pour la résiliation que les bureaux d'enregistrement reçoivent lorsqu'il entament une arbitration ou qu'ils intentent un procès afin de parvenir à une résiliation du RAA. 2. Protection des registrants 1. Exigences enregistrement privé et dépôt de données des bureaux d'enregistrement : les bureaux d'enregistrement doivent déposer les données sous-jacentes de leurs clients dans le cas d'enregistrements privés ou proxy, ou bien les avertir de manière claire que ces données ne seront pas déposées. 2. Droits et responsabilités des registrants : exiger des bureaux d'enregistrement qu'ils incluent dans leurs sites Internet un lien vers un document sur les "Droits et responsabilité des registrants" qui sera créé en consultation avec la communauté de l'ICANN. 3. Rapports contractuels avec les revendeurs : protéger les registrants qui sont les clients de revendeurs en obligeant ces derniers à suivre les politiques de l'ICANN et en exigeant d'eux qu'ils déposent les données de leurs clients dans le cas d'enregistrements privés ou proxy, ou qu'ils les avertissent de manière claire que ces données ne seront pas déposées. 3. Promouvoir un marché des bureaux d'enregistrement stable et compétitif 1. Accréditation par achat : exiger des bureaux d'enregistrement qu'ils avertissent l'ICANN d'un changement de propriétaire et qu'ils garantissent de nouveau leur conformité avec le RAA. 2. Formation et test des compétences des opérateurs : Offrir une formation obligatoire aux représentants des bureaux d'enregistrement afin d'assurer une meilleure compréhension de leur part des politiques de l'ICANN et des exigences du RAA. 3. Utilisation des bureaux d'enregistrement accrédités de l'ICANN : maintenir la politique générale de l'ICANN qui exige que les registres utilisent les bureaux d'enregistrement accrédités de l'ICANN (sauf exception raisonnable et exposée). 4. Modernisation de l'accord 1. Disposition sur l'avertissement : rationaliser l'obligation de l'ICANN d'avertir les bureaux d'enregistrement des nouvelles politiques de consensus applicable à ces mêmes bureaux d'enregistrement. 2. Références au département du commerce : reconnaître que l'ICANN s'oriente vers son indépendance par rapport au département du commerce en retirant du RAA certaines références aux exigences de ce dernier. 3. Exigences quant à la conservation des données par les bureaux d'enregistrement : clarifier la conservation des données par les bureaux d'enregistrement afin de développer des pratiques communes. Envoyer vos commentaires concernant les modifications proposées à raa-consultation(a)icann.org. Lire les commentaires sur http://forum.icann.org/lists/raa-consultation. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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ALAC Review Final Report Available; Consultation Open
by At-Large Staff July 28, 2008

July 28, 2008

Dear All: ALAC Review: Final Report by Independent Evaluator Released 25 July 2008 ICANN is posting the summary ( http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac/summary-alac-independent-review-25jul08.pd f PDF, 85K) and final report ( http://www.icann.org/reviews/alac/alac-independent-review-final-25jul08.pdf [PDF, 561K] of the Independent Review of the ALAC submitted by Westlake Consulting. These documents will be available shortly in multiple languages. ICANN is seeking public comment on the report. Details on the public comment forum can be found at this URL: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200809.html#alac-rev-j ul08. The Chair of the ALAC requests that all ALSes consider the report carefully and make comments during the public comment period. It is envisaged that an ALAC response will be produced with full consultation by the At-Large community. Westlake Consulting was selected by ICANN's Board to conduct the independent review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and related structures. Key objectives of the review include: * [To determine] whether the ALAC has a continuing purpose in the ICANN structure; and, * If so, whether any change in structure or operations is desirable to improve its effectiveness. This review is part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement. ICANN's bylaws require periodic, independent examinations of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN. More information about ICANN Independent Reviews is available at <http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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