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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] LACNIC Videos on "What is the IANA"
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 23, 2014

Dec. 23, 2014

Dear all, For your information the video explaining the IANA functions has now been translated. Kind regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] LACNIC Videos on "What is the IANA" Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:19:24 +0000 From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> To: cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org <cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org> Dear all, Here are 4 translated videos presenting an educational primer on IANA: English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Mh3k8ooB4 French: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuVpBRf2aDY Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K-WVS3uIUw Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGhAXVKlUfo Best, Grace

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EuroDIG info letter 9/14 - Submit your proposal and register for the planning meeting!
by sandra hoferichter Dec. 18, 2014

Dec. 18, 2014

Please subscribe to the EuroDIG info letter if you like to receive latest news here: http://www.eurodig.org/about/newsletter/ Von: office(a)eurodig.org [mailto:office@eurodig.org] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Dezember 2014 11:03 An: news(a)eurodig.org Betreff: [news(a)eurodig.org] EuroDIG info letter 9/14 - Submit your proposal and register for the planning meeting! EuroDIG_Logo_medium.jpg Sofia 4-5 June 2015 Info letter no. 9/14 With this last info letter we would like to thank you for contributing to the EuroDIG process. We say good bye for 2014 and reminding you . . .it's still time to submit your proposal for the EuroDIG 2015 agenda until 31 December 2014 Submitting a proposal via the online form will only take two minutes. No extensive description is needed because we are not asking for session proposals. We simply like to know which topics you think should be discussed during the next EuroDIG. Incoming proposals are published on the website and you can mark your favourites in January 2015. . .register now for the public planning meeting on 27 January 2015 in Sofia All proposals will be reviewed publicly during the planning meeting on 27 January 2015. The evening before participants can meet for a networking dinner (self paying basis). Registration details, the agenda and further information are available on the <http://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/planning-meeting/> EuroDIG website. We hope to welcome many of you there! . . and because it's Christmas. .we have a little gift for the EuroDIG community. With the EuroDIG NEWSPAPER we curate from now on relevant articles about Internet Governance. By using <http://paper.li/> paper.li - a free tool - we will provide a weekly update on news, debates and scientific papers about IG issues. The NEWSPAPER will be distributed via social media, but you can also subscribe to it at the <http://www.eurodig.org/about/newsletter/> EuroDIG website or directly <https://paper.li/_eurodig/1417736290> here. We wish you some peaceful seasonal holydays and a prosperous start into the new year! We look forward to hear from you in 2015 again! The EuroDIG team If you haven't received this info letter by email, but like to be informed please subscribe to [news(a)eurodig.org] or follow us on twitter @_eurodig! _____ European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) <mailto:office@eurodig.org> office(a)eurodig.org <http://www.eurodig.org> www.eurodig.org

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] Regarding European Union Trademark Reform and the Domain Name Industry
by Winterfeldt, Brian J. Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear Alan: We regret not being able to connect with you directly on this important matter. Accordingly we have copied your EURALO colleagues in the hope that they share our interest in pending EU trademark reform trilogue, which stands to have a direct and potentially negative impact on at-large Internet users from the European geographic region. Best regards, Brian Brian J. Winterfeldt Head of Internet Practice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118 p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244 575 Madison Avenue / New York, NY 10022-2585 p / (212) 940.6762 f / (212) 894.5585 brian.winterfeldt(a)kattenlaw.com<mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com> / www.kattenlaw.com<http://www.kattenlaw.com/> From: Winterfeldt, Brian J. Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 6:04 PM To: 'alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca' Cc: USR-WAS-NEWGTLD; Marano, Phillip V.; 'ocl(a)gih.com' Subject: RE: Regarding European Union Trademark Reform and the Domain Name Industry Dear Alan: We write as a gentle reminder regarding our attached outreach letter on the pending EU Trademark Reform Trilogue, which stands to have a direct and potentially negative impact on at-large Internet users from the European geographic region. We did not see any mention of the topic on pertinent listservs made publicly available by the ALAC, and were wondering whether you are in a position to confirm receipt, provide an update, or would prefer to discuss the letter with us in greater detail. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Brian Brian J. Winterfeldt Head of Internet Practice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118 p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244 575 Madison Avenue / New York, NY 10022-2585 p / (212) 940.6762 f / (212) 894.5585 brian.winterfeldt(a)kattenlaw.com<mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com> / www.kattenlaw.com<http://www.kattenlaw.com/> From: Winterfeldt, Brian J. Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:16 PM To: alan.greenberg(a)mcgill.ca<mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca> Cc: USR-WAS-NEWGTLD; Marano, Phillip V.; ocl(a)gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com> Subject: Regarding European Union Trademark Reform and the Domain Name Industry Dear Alan: We hope this email finds you well, and it was great to see you again during ICANN 51 in Los Angeles, California! We were hoping that you might be able to broach with the ALAC an emergent topic for public comment, namely the ongoing EU trademark reform Trilogue. We have attached for your consideration fairly comprehensive information, and we are happy to send along any additional information you may need, or discuss this matter with you in greater detail. We look forward to hearing from you, and seeing you again during ICANN 52 next year. Thank you, Brian Brian J. Winterfeldt Head of Internet Practice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118 p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244 575 Madison Avenue / New York, NY 10022-2585 p / (212) 940.6762 f / (212) 894.5585 brian.winterfeldt(a)kattenlaw.com<mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com> / www.kattenlaw.com<http://www.kattenlaw.com/> =========================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please notify the sender, by electronic mail or telephone, of any unintended recipients and delete the original message without making any copies. =========================================================== NOTIFICATION: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is an Illinois limited liability partnership that has elected to be governed by the Illinois Uniform Partnership Act (1997). ===========================================================

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 98, Issue 8
by Greta Philine Jeske Dec. 16, 2014

Dec. 16, 2014

Dear all, I won’t be able to join our call tonight since I will be on a train. I wish all of you joyful holidays and a quiet and relaxing time with you loved ones. Best, Greta -- Greta Philine Jeske Community Manager dotHIV Initiative gj(a)click4life.hiv <mailto:gj@click4life.hiv> cell: +49.176.21950183 tel: +49.30.91564707 fax: +49.30 55229087 dotHIV gemeinnütziger e. V. (Incorporated Charitable Association) Lehmbruckstr. 3, 10245 Berlin, Germany Board: Philipp Kafkoulas, Tobias Mölder, Peter ThomassenVR 31092, Registered Office: Berlin (Charlottenburg) visit us: click4life.hiv <https://click4life.hiv/en> join us: facebook.com/dotHIV <http://www.facebook.com/dotHIV> follow us: twitter.com/dotHIV <http://www.twitter.com/dotHIV> The initiative is backed by the creative agency thjnk ag, Hamburg. > Am 16.12.2014 um 13:00 schrieb euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org: > > Send EURO-Discuss mailing list submissions to > euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > euro-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of EURO-Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. CoE: ?Issue Paper? on The rule of law on the Internet and in > the wider digital world (Wolf Ludwig) > 2. REMINDER: Meeting invitation: EURALO monthly meeting - > Tuesday 16 December 2014 at 1900 UTC (ICANN At-Large Staff) > 3. Re: CoE: ?Issue Paper? on The rule of law on the Internet > and in the wider digital world (Subrenat, Jean-Jacques) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:25:48 +0100 > From: Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] CoE: ?Issue Paper? on The rule of law on the > Internet and in the wider digital world > Message-ID: > <1418678748-ff57f14aeb952411d91fccc12d8fd696(a)comunica-ch.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello, > > an important reading ? see: > https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBl… > > or EDRI summary: > https://edri.org/coe-internet-and-rule-of-law/ > > Best 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:25:55 +0000 > From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > To: "Discussion for At-Large Europe" > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] REMINDER: Meeting invitation: EURALO monthly > meeting - Tuesday 16 December 2014 at 1900 UTC > Message-ID: > <c8b85fd807e24c76826973cd76667d7e(a)PMBX112-W1-CA-1.PEXCH112.ICANN.ORG> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number. > > > Dear All, > > > > The next EURALO call is scheduled for Tuesday, 16 December 2014 at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET). > > > > The agenda (TO BE UPDATED) and call details are available at: > > https://community.icann.org/x/ijjxAg > > > > > > Adobe Connect room: > > http://icann.adobeconnect.com/euralo > > > > 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > > > > > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew > ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<applewebdata://68497759-1B04-4F9B-84B7-B9445B8F305F/Regards,%20Heidi%20Ullrich,%20Silvia%20Vivanco,%20Matt%20Ashtiani,%20Ariel%20Liang,%20Gisella%20Gruber,%20Nathalie%20Peregrine%20and%20Julia%20Charvolen%20ICANN%20Policy%20Staff%20in%20support%20of%20ALACmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> > Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge> > Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:26:09 +0100 (CET) > From: "Subrenat, Jean-Jacques" <jjs(a)dyalog.net> > To: Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> > Cc: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] CoE: ?Issue Paper? on The rule of law on > the Internet and in the wider digital world > Message-ID: > <29718094.64.1418714767501.JavaMail.jjs-mac-2(a)MacBook-Air-de-Jean-Jacques.local> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Thank you Wolf for the heads-up on this important paper by the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights. > Best regards, > Jean-Jacques. > > > > > > > > ----- Mail original ----- > De: "Wolf Ludwig" <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> > ?: "Discussion for At-Large Europe" <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Envoy?: Lundi 15 D?cembre 2014 22:25:48 > Objet: [EURO-Discuss] CoE: ?Issue Paper? on The rule of law on the Internet and in the wider digital world > > Hello, > > an important reading ? see: > https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBl… > > or EDRI summary: > https://edri.org/coe-internet-and-rule-of-law/ > > Best 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > EURO-Discuss mailing list > EURO-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss > > > End of EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 98, Issue 8 > *******************************************

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CoE: “Issue Paper” on The rule of law on the Internet and in the wider digital world
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 15, 2014

Dec. 15, 2014

Hello, an important reading – see: https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBl… or EDRI summary: https://edri.org/coe-internet-and-rule-of-law/ Best 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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Re: [EURO-Discuss] [IRPCoalition] derechosdeinternet.com a tool to help spanish in fundamental freedoms
by Silvia Vivanco Dec. 14, 2014

Dec. 14, 2014

Thank you Miguel and Wolf for sharing this information with EURALO. Please feel free to post this information in the EURALO main WIKI portal or let staff know and we will be happy to post it : https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2266155 Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At Large Regional Affairs ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers www.icann.org -----Original Message----- From: Wolf Ludwig [mailto:wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net] Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 8:46 AM To: Discussion for At-Large Europe; Miguel Perez Subias Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: WG: [IRPCoalition] derechosdeinternet.com a tool to help spanish in fundamental freedoms Hello, this recent info by our member AUI in Spain may also be relevant and interesting for the EURALO list and community. Thanks Miguel for this initiative what is much appreciated! Please keep us updated. best regards, Wolf Miguel Perez Subias sent Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:16: >Hi, > >a) This email is to inform you that we have created the web >www.derechosdeinternet.com just to explain and defend the fundamental >rights on the Internet to all people who speak Spanish We will work >over the next year these 3 organizations www.aui.es www.internautas.org >and www.isoc-es.org in different initiatives around human rights on the >Internet > >We have included the Charter of the IRP coalition and also the Council >of Europe, Human rights for Internet users guide ( including documents >in PDF DOC and HTML in Spanish) > >b) Currently we are working to denounce rights violations caused by the >recent reform of the Law on Intellectual Property approved by the >Spanish government that has caused the closure of Google News Spain >next 16th december. > >More info at: >http://derechosdeinternet.com/lpi (Spanish) > >https://webwewant.org/news/Spain_s_Internet_law_reforms_will_harm_acces >s_to_knowledge >(English) > >https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/spanish-copyright-amendments-will >-shakedown-news-sites-and-censor-web >(English) > >We need your help to stop this law > >Thanks & Regards > >Miguel Perez Subias > >_______________________________________________ >IRP mailing list >IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org >https://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/mailman/listinfo/irp > 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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WG: [IRPCoalition] derechosdeinternet.com a tool to help spanish in fundamental freedoms
by Wolf Ludwig Dec. 14, 2014

Dec. 14, 2014

Hello, this recent info by our member AUI in Spain may also be relevant and interesting for the EURALO list and community. Thanks Miguel for this initiative what is much appreciated! Please keep us updated. best regards, Wolf Miguel Perez Subias sent Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:16: >Hi, > >a) This email is to inform you that we have created the web >www.derechosdeinternet.com just to explain and defend the fundamental >rights on the Internet to all people who speak Spanish We will work over >the next year these 3 organizations www.aui.es www.internautas.org and >www.isoc-es.org in different initiatives around human rights on the Internet > >We have included the Charter of the IRP coalition and also the Council of >Europe, Human rights for Internet users guide ( including documents in PDF >DOC and HTML in Spanish) > >b) Currently we are working to denounce rights violations caused by the >recent reform of the Law on Intellectual Property approved by the Spanish >government that has caused the closure of Google News Spain next 16th >december. > >More info at: >http://derechosdeinternet.com/lpi (Spanish) > >https://webwewant.org/news/Spain_s_Internet_law_reforms_will_harm_access_to… >(English) > >https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/spanish-copyright-amendments-will-sha… >(English) > >We need your help to stop this law > >Thanks & Regards > >Miguel Perez Subias > >_______________________________________________ >IRP mailing list >IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org >https://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/mailman/listinfo/irp > 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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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond Dec. 13, 2014

Dec. 13, 2014

Dear all, congratulations to EURALO ALS reps Christopher Wilkinson (ISOC Wallonie) and Jordi Iparraguirre (ISOC Catalonia) for being part of this advisory group. Best regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:43:20 -0500 From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Reply-To: communications(a)icann.org To: ocl(a)gih.com ICANN News Alert ICANN <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law 12 December 2014 We are pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review the Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law (IAG-WHOIS Conflicts). Sixty-one (61) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers <http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is an open group convened to serve for a limited duration and scope, focusing exclusively on evaluating the ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law <http://www.icann.org/resources/pages/whois-privacy-conflicts-procedure-2008…> and providing recommendations on possible changes to the Procedure to the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO.) We welcome the following volunteers as members of the newly convened IAG-WHOIS Conflicts: Tamer Abdallah Aboyazan Aboyazan Abdullahi Adhi Gewana Mona Al Achkar Jabbour Alyn Andrade Mark Bayliss Hela Ben Nejima Don M. Blumenthal Gary Campbell Patrick Charnley Adrian Cheek Donna Cunningham Christian Dawson Shady El Shafei Lars-Erik Forsberg Marianne Georgelin Allan Ghazi Ashley Heineman Raymond Ho Ismail Hummad Jordi Iparraguirre Lazkani Khaled Tarun Krishnakumar Taufik Kurniawan Yuan Lu Abd Mahmod Camino Manjon Steven J. Metalitz Abdou Mfopa Don Moody Manuel Moreno-Torres Mohamed Mosaad Basma Nazif Michele Neylon Mbabazi Norman Drew Noyes Ghislain Nyamfit Ng. Seun Ojedeji Chris Pelling Jonathan Perez Stephanie Perrin Elvin Prasad Adrián Quesada Rodríguez Mohamed Quriba Merit Ramses Kamal Adamantia Rachovitsa Tariq Rashid Seth M. Reiss Mohammed Rezkovic Carlton Samuels D. Saravanan Luc Seufer Emily Taylor Bennette Thomas John WD Thomson Mbungyuh Tseyah James Daniel Vidal Christopher Wilkinson Ali Yesdel Ibrahim To track the work of this group, please visit the IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/WNLCI/WHOIS+and+national+law+conflicts+…>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Schedule and Operations The IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is expected to commence its work in January 2015 and produce its recommendations by June 2015. A kick-off conference call will be scheduled for 7 January. A schedule of subsequent calls and meetings will be available on the IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/WNLCI/IAG-WHOIS+and+Conflicts+Conferenc…>. IAG-WHOIS Conflicts Mission and Scope The IAG-WHOIS Conflicts is tasked with providing the GNSO Council suggestions on how to improve the current Procedure. The The IAG's mission and scope will focus on changes to the Procedure and not ICANN's contractual requirements. Any recommendations made by the IAG will be forwarded to the GNSO Council to determine whether implementation of the Procedure ought to be changed. As part of its deliberations, the IAG should, at a minimum, consider the following issues that were highlighted in the recent Report of Public Comments on this topic. Those issues include: * Process: Should the Procedure be revised to allow for invocation prior to contracting? o If adopted, how would that alter the contracting process? o What parties would be most appropriate to include at this early stage of the Procedure? * Trigger: What triggers would be appropriate for invoking the Procedure? o Would evidence from a data protection authority that the contract is in conflict with national laws be sufficient to trigger the Procedure? If so, how would ICANN define which data protection authority is an acceptable authority? Would the authority have to be a nationally representative body? Should a regional body's opinion carry the same weight as a national or local authority? o Similarly, would an official opinion from a government agency provide enough evidence? If so, which agencies would be most appropriate? Would it have to be an agency tasked with data protection? What about a consumer trust bureau or treasury department that includes consumer protections in its mandate? Or would a foreign ministry provide the best source of information? Which bodies would be considered authoritative enough to provide a creditable opinion? o Would evidence of a conflict from ICANN-provided analysis provide sufficient information to invoke the Procedure? What type of evidence should this analysis cite? o If the Procedure allowed for a written opinion from a nationally recognized law firm to provide sufficient evidence for a trigger? What types of firms could be considered nationally recognized? Should it be accredited or made to prove its competency? If so, how? What if ICANN receives contradictory opinions from two firms? How is it to determine the more valid argument? * Public comment: How should public comments be incorporated into the Procedure? o What role should comments have in ICANN's decision-making process? o What length of public comment period is appropriate to ensure that the Procedure is completed in a timely fashion? o How should comments be analyzed? o Should public comments be treated as a safeguard in case a decision is flawed? The IAG shall invite participation in its discussions from other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, including the GAC. Background ICANN announced a Call for Volunteers for the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws <http://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-14-en>on 14 October 2014. The call for volunteers followed a paper published 22 May 2014 <http://www.icann.org/public-comments/whois-conflicts-procedure-2014-05-22-en>, which opened a review process to solicit community feedback on the Procedure's effectiveness. Based on the comments received in response to the paper, ICANN convened this IAG in order to explore suggested changes to the Procedure, which would be forwarded to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Staff contact Please contact Eleeza Agopian at eleeza.agopian(a)icann.org <mailto:eleeza.agopian@icann.org> with any questions. This message was sent to ocl(a)gih.com from: ICANN News Alert | communications(a)icann.org | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by iContact - Try It Free! <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=9829257&l=6333&s=YVM2&m=954…>

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Gmail Adds Support for Irish language
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight Dec. 11, 2014

Dec. 11, 2014

It's nice to see that Google is adding support for more "minority" languages. They announced support for Irish (gaeilge) earlier today: http://technology.ie/ta-gmail-ar-fail-ngaeilge-anois-agus-cuma-mhaith-air/ And yes, that is in Irish - sorry :) Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Domains http://www.blacknight.host/ http://www.blacknight.press/ - get all our latest media releases & coverage http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.technology.ie/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Social: http://mneylon.social ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845

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ICANN IANA Transition Outreach meeting in Berlin
by sandra hoferichter Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

Dear all, I would just like to inform you that Jimmy Schulz and I did attend an outreach meeting yesterday (9.12.) discussing the IANA transition with the German community. (see here the agenda in German: https://numbers.eco.de/2014/allgemein/eco-zukunftsdialog-ii-neuausrichtung-d er-internetverwaltung.html ) The event was very well attended and the discussion lively. If not already the case I would encourage to organise such events in other regions as well and also recommend At-Large members to participate. From ICANN Jean Jacques (VP Europe) participated. Unfortunately the announcement was not spread on any At-Large lists in advance, I could imagine there would have been a greater interest from the At-Large Community. I found out about this event on a short notice only. We should better cooperate here. Best Sandra

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