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French illegal downloads agency Hadopi may be abolished
by Rudi Vansnick Aug. 14, 2012

Aug. 14, 2012

The French Government is set to shut down its police service into illegal downloads, after the new government described the service as "expensive", "disproportionate" and failing to achieve its aims. The agency, Hadopi, was set up in 2009 by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to run a "three-strikes" policy that would see illegal downloaders stopped from using the internet for one year after three offences. According to recent statistics, Hadopi has sent 1 million warning emails, 99,000 "strike two" letters and identified 314 people for referral to the courts for possible disconnection. No one has actually been disconnected. According to Aurelie Filipetti, culture minister in the new French Government, Hadopi has been nothing but a waste of money. "€12 million per year and 60 officials; that's an expensive way to send 1 million emails," Filipetti said. "Hadopi has not fulfilled its mission of developing legal downloads. I prefer to reduce the funding of things that have not been proven to be useful." Filipetti also described the three-strikes penalty as "disproportionate". According to Variety, there is some evidence that Hadopi's existence did slow piracy in France. One claim suggested that consumer awareness of Hadopi caused iTunes music sales to increase by around 25 per cent in France; a growth rate better than that in other European territories. The new French President Francois Hollande has vowed to focus on commercial piracy rather than individuals. http://www.cnet.com.au/french-illegal-downloads-agency-hadopi-may-be-abolis… Rudi Vansnick President - CEO rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be Mobile +32/(0)475/28.16.32 Tel : +32/(0)9/329.39.16 ------------ "The Internet is for everyone" ------------- www.internetsociety.be -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member
by Wolf Ludwig Aug. 13, 2012

Aug. 13, 2012

Dear all, we have been informed by At-Large Staff recently that we need to accomplish s/elections for two important functions the next ten days: As you can see below, one of EURALO's ALAC members needs to be re-elected and Sandra did a great job during her first term by initiating and pushing the ICANN Academy project. Therefore I would like to suggest Sandra for a second term as a European / RALO elected ALAC member. This nomination can be supported / seconded by other members and more candidates can be suggested for this function until Friday, 10 August, according to the schedule below. If there will be more than one candidate, a vote has to be conducted between the 16 to 23 August. Regarding the nomination for the NomCom Delegate from EURALO, a separate call for nominations will be opened the next days. Thanks for your support in this important matter. Kind regards, Wolf Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 >Hi Wolf and Oksana, > >EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. The elections are for the following positions: > > > * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 AGM. She can stand for re-election. > * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrjö Länsipuro<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is the current representative and not eligible for a 3rd term. > >Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC representative selection: > >1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 >2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 >3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 >4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) >5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > >Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > >An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > >Thank you! > >Kind regards, > >Silvia > >Silvia Vivanco >Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 >Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 >Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > 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: EURALO upcoming Elections -- NomCom delegate
by Wolf Ludwig Aug. 13, 2012

Aug. 13, 2012

Dear all, as announced some days ago, we have to select and nominate a EURALO delegate for the NomCom who will be finally confirmed by ALAC. Our last representative, Yrjö Länsipuro, who has done an excellent job at the NomCom the last two years, is unfortunately not eligible for a 3rd term (without a break) any more. According to the narrow time table below, we need to nominate new candidates for this challenging function. The candidate/s need not necessarily represent one of our ALSes but can be an individual member of EURALO. Let me open this process and suggest Veronica Cretu, Moldavia, who has been one of our ALAC members some years ago and expressed interest to continue her work with EURALO. More suggestions are welcome. As I count with further nominations until the end of the deadline (see below), we need to conduct a voting between 16-23 August 2012 to forward our regional delegate to ALAC. Thanks for your support and kind regards, Wolf Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 >Hi Wolf and Oksana, > >EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. The elections are for the following positions: > > > * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 AGM. She can stand for re-election. > * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrjö Länsipuro<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is the current representative. He is not eligible for a 3rd term / re-election. > >Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC representative selection: > >1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 >2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 >3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 >4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) >5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > >Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > >An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > >Thank you! > >Kind regards, > >Silvia > >Silvia Vivanco >Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 >Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 >Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > 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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Nominees aceptance deadline coming up
by Silvia Vivanco Aug. 9, 2012

Aug. 9, 2012

Dear At Large Nominees to elected positions ( ALAC, Nomcom, RALO elected positions), This is a friendly reminder that the Nomination deadlines are coming up for the RALO and the At Large delegates to the NomCom. Please for those nominees who have not yet accepted the nominations, please be so kind to accept or not formally the nomination. We will update the WIKI accordingly. Please see Nomination acceptance deadlines in the respective tables. See link below. https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election… Thank you! Kind regards, Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011

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Re: [EURO-Discuss] EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 15
by Siranush Vardanyan July 31, 2012

July 31, 2012

Dear friends, Though I am officially a representative of APRALO, but I also fully support Sandra's candidacy. She did really an amazing job and I wish her success for the next year. Best Siranush Armenia > From: euro-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: EURO-Discuss Digest, Vol 69, Issue 15 > To: euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:39:07 +0000 > > 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. WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member (Wolf Ludwig) > 2. Re: WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member > (Oksana Prykhodko) > 3. Re: WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member (Adela Danciu) > 4. Re: WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member (Yrj? L?nsipuro) > 5. NomCom Delegate from EURALO (Rudi Vansnick) > 6. Re: WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member (William Drake) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:05:17 +0200 > From: Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net> > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <1343700317-e5e20dcc7713e68f5371fec79ac27355(a)comunica-ch.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear all, > > we have been informed by At-Large Staff recently that we need to accomplish s/elections for two important functions the next ten days: > > As you can see below, one of EURALO's ALAC members needs to be re-elected and Sandra did a great job during her first term by initiating and pushing the ICANN Academy project. Therefore I would like to suggest Sandra for a second term as a European / RALO elected ALAC member. This nomination can be supported / seconded by other members and more candidates can be suggested for this function until Friday, 10 August, according to the schedule below. If there will be more than one candidate, a vote has to be conducted between the 16 to 23 August. > > Regarding the nomination for the NomCom Delegate from EURALO, a separate call for nominations will be opened the next days. > > Thanks for your support in this important matter. > > Kind regards, > Wolf > > > Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 > >Hi Wolf and Oksana, > > > >EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. The elections are for the following positions: > > > > > > * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 AGM. She can stand for re-election. > > * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrj? L?nsipuro<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is the current representative and not eligible for a 3rd term. > > > >Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC representative selection: > > > >1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 > >2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 > >3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 > >4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) > >5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > > > >Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > > > >An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > > > >Thank you! > > > >Kind regards, > > > >Silvia > > > >Silvia Vivanco > >Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > >Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > >Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > >Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > > > > > 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, 31 Jul 2012 06:38:11 +0300 > From: Oksana Prykhodko <sana.pryhod(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC > member > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CA+C8XCJgiA3N3pt1zFCcVvDzOMVsuT3Lb9DiN07epoBsysmFkg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Dear all, > > I am happy to second Sandra's nomination for ALAC and I wish her great > success with her ICANN Academy project. > > Best regards, > Oksana > > 2012/7/31 Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net>: > > Dear all, > > > > we have been informed by At-Large Staff recently that we need to accomplish s/elections for two important functions the next ten days: > > > > As you can see below, one of EURALO's ALAC members needs to be re-elected and Sandra did a great job during her first term by initiating and pushing the ICANN Academy project. Therefore I would like to suggest Sandra for a second term as a European / RALO elected ALAC member. This nomination can be supported / seconded by other members and more candidates can be suggested for this function until Friday, 10 August, according to the schedule below. If there will be more than one candidate, a vote has to be conducted between the 16 to 23 August. > > > > Regarding the nomination for the NomCom Delegate from EURALO, a separate call for nominations will be opened the next days. > > > > Thanks for your support in this important matter. > > > > Kind regards, > > Wolf > > > > > > Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 > >>Hi Wolf and Oksana, > >> > >>EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. The elections are for the following positions: > >> > >> > >> * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 AGM. She can stand for re-election. > >> * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrj? L?nsipuro<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is the current representative and not eligible for a 3rd term. > >> > >>Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC representative selection: > >> > >>1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 > >>2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 > >>3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 > >>4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) > >>5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > >> > >>Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > >> > >>An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > >> > >>Thank you! > >> > >>Kind regards, > >> > >>Silvia > >> > >>Silvia Vivanco > >>Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > >>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > >>Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > >>Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > >>Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > >> > >> > > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:56:57 +0300 > From: Adela Danciu <adelada(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC > member > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Message-ID: > <CAD_w-24QgvZhvbVHuRYwweZsWoxhN9pExNhFStsmNRjiKvB_VQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Same here: supporting Sandra fullheartedly :) > > Best, > > adela > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 6:38 AM, Oksana Prykhodko <sana.pryhod(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > I am happy to second Sandra's nomination for ALAC and I wish her great > > success with her ICANN Academy project. > > > > Best regards, > > Oksana > > > > 2012/7/31 Wolf Ludwig <wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net>: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > we have been informed by At-Large Staff recently that we need to > > accomplish s/elections for two important functions the next ten days: > > > > > > As you can see below, one of EURALO's ALAC members needs to be > > re-elected and Sandra did a great job during her first term by initiating > > and pushing the ICANN Academy project. Therefore I would like to suggest > > Sandra for a second term as a European / RALO elected ALAC member. This > > nomination can be supported / seconded by other members and more candidates > > can be suggested for this function until Friday, 10 August, according to > > the schedule below. If there will be more than one candidate, a vote has to > > be conducted between the 16 to 23 August. > > > > > > Regarding the nomination for the NomCom Delegate from EURALO, a separate > > call for nominations will be opened the next days. > > > > > > Thanks for your support in this important matter. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Wolf > > > > > > > > > Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 > > >>Hi Wolf and Oksana, > > >> > > >>EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. > > The elections are for the following positions: > > >> > > >> > > >> * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 > > AGM. She can stand for re-election. > > >> * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrj? L?nsipuro< > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is > > the current representative and not eligible for a 3rd term. > > >> > > >>Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the > > NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier > > this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC > > representative selection: > > >> > > >>1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 > > >>2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 > > >>3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 > > >>4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if > > desired) > > >>5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > > >> > > >>Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European > > summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the > > Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could > > you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > > >> > > >>An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 > > Workspace< > > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> > > has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > > >> > > >>Thank you! > > >> > > >>Kind regards, > > >> > > >>Silvia > > >> > > >>Silvia Vivanco > > >>Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > > >>Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > >>Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > > >>Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > > >>Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > 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 > > > > Homepage for the region: http://www.euralo.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:28:48 +0300 > From: Yrj? L?nsipuro <yrjo_lansipuro(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC > member > To: "euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: "staff(a)atlarge.icann.org" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <BAY163-W42E5033231AC3413A5371DFFC50(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear all. > > I support the suggestion to re-elect Sandra > > Best, > > Yrjo > > > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:05:17 +0200 > > From: wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net > > To: euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > CC: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member > > > > Dear all, > > > > we have been informed by At-Large Staff recently that we need to accomplish s/elections for two important functions the next ten days: > > > > As you can see below, one of EURALO's ALAC members needs to be re-elected and Sandra did a great job during her first term by initiating and pushing the ICANN Academy project. Therefore I would like to suggest Sandra for a second term as a European / RALO elected ALAC member. This nomination can be supported / seconded by other members and more candidates can be suggested for this function until Friday, 10 August, according to the schedule below. If there will be more than one candidate, a vote has to be conducted between the 16 to 23 August. > > > > Regarding the nomination for the NomCom Delegate from EURALO, a separate call for nominations will be opened the next days. > > > > Thanks for your support in this important matter. > > > > Kind regards, > > Wolf > > > > > > Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 > > >Hi Wolf and Oksana, > > > > > >EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. The elections are for the following positions: > > > > > > > > > * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 AGM. She can stand for re-election. > > > * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrj? L?nsipuro<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is the current representative and not eligible for a 3rd term. > > > > > >Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC representative selection: > > > > > >1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 > > >2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 > > >3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 > > >4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) > > >5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > > > > > >Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > > > > > >An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > > > > > >Thank you! > > > > > >Kind regards, > > > > > >Silvia > > > > > >Silvia Vivanco > > >Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > > >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > > >Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > > >Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > > >Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:42:31 +0200 > From: Rudi Vansnick <rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be> > Subject: [EURO-Discuss] NomCom Delegate from EURALO > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <77AB7B26-6F7E-440D-A9FC-3713881EFACF(a)isoc.be> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > The ALAC ExCom suggested the following timetable for nominations and consultation recommendations from RALOs for consideration by the ALAC for appointment as the 2013 NomCom At-Large Delegate positions: > > 1. Nominations Open: 24 July 2012 > 2. Nominations Close: 7 August 2012 > 3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 10 August 2012 > > > Which candidate do we propose here ? > > Rudi Vansnick > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:22:00 +0200 > From: William Drake <william.drake(a)uzh.ch> > Subject: Re: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC > member > To: Discussion for At-Large Europe > <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Cc: "staff(a)atlarge.icann.org" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Message-ID: <F3E8D35A-B814-483B-912C-7DAFD2C98E1A(a)uzh.ch> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Me too > > Bill > > On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Yrj? L?nsipuro wrote: > > > > > Dear all. > > > > I support the suggestion to re-elect Sandra > > > > Best, > > > > Yrjo > > > >> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:05:17 +0200 > >> From: wolf.ludwig(a)comunica-ch.net > >> To: euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > >> CC: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > >> Subject: [EURO-Discuss] WG: EURALO upcoming Elections -- ALAC member > >> > >> Dear all, > >> > >> we have been informed by At-Large Staff recently that we need to accomplish s/elections for two important functions the next ten days: > >> > >> As you can see below, one of EURALO's ALAC members needs to be re-elected and Sandra did a great job during her first term by initiating and pushing the ICANN Academy project. Therefore I would like to suggest Sandra for a second term as a European / RALO elected ALAC member. This nomination can be supported / seconded by other members and more candidates can be suggested for this function until Friday, 10 August, according to the schedule below. If there will be more than one candidate, a vote has to be conducted between the 16 to 23 August. > >> > >> Regarding the nomination for the NomCom Delegate from EURALO, a separate call for nominations will be opened the next days. > >> > >> Thanks for your support in this important matter. > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> Wolf > >> > >> > >> Silvia Vivanco wrote Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:04 > >>> Hi Wolf and Oksana, > >>> > >>> EURALO has elections it will need to complete in the next several weeks. The elections are for the following positions: > >>> > >>> > >>> * ALAC member - EURALO - Sandra's term expires at the end of the 2012 AGM. She can stand for re-election. > >>> * At-Large Delegate to the NomCom from Europe - Yrj? L?nsipuro<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Yrjo+Lansipuro+Bio+Page> is the current representative and not eligible for a 3rd term. > >>> > >>> Although the appointment schedule for the At-Large Delegates to the NomCom as agreed by the ExCom has already been announced by staff earlier this week, we suggest the following schedule for the EURALO ALAC representative selection: > >>> > >>> 1. Nominations Open: 30 July 2012 > >>> 2. Nominations Close: 10 August 2012 > >>> 3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 15 August 2012 > >>> 4. RALO selection: Between 16-23 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) > >>> 5. Result Announced: 24 August 2012 > >>> > >>> Apologies that this schedule will need to take place during the European summer holidays, however it will allow the successful candidate to meet the Toronto travel deadline. If you are ok with this suggested schedule, could you please send a call for this position on Monday, 30 July? > >>> > >>> An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created. We will be creating a EURALO Election workspace shortly. > >>> > >>> Thank you! > >>> > >>> Kind regards, > >>> > >>> Silvia > >>> > >>> Silvia Vivanco > >>> Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs > >>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > >>> Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 > >>> Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 > >>> Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> 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 > > > > 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 69, Issue 15 > ********************************************

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Schedule for appointing regional At-Large Delegates to the NomCom
by Heidi Ullrich July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

Dear All, On behalf of the Chair of the ALAC, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, we would like to inform you of the schedule for the process of appointing the regional At-Large Delegates to the Nominating Committee (NomCom). The ALAC ExCom has suggested the following timetable for nominations and consultation recommendations from RALOs for consideration by the ALAC for appointment as the 2013 NomCom At-Large Delegate positions: 1. Nominations Open: 24 July 2012 2. Nominations Close: 7 August 2012 3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 10 August 2012 4. RALO nominee prioritization period: Between 10-15 August 2012 (this may include a vote if desired) 5. ALAC Notification: RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations with a recommendation for a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one by 15 August 2012 6. ALAC Review of RALO Recommendations/Additional List of Nominations Accepted: 15 August -20 August 2012 7. ALAC selection and endorsement vote: Carried out on-line between 20-24 August 2012 8. Notification to NomCom of Appointees: No later than 25 August 2012 or as arranged with NomCom Secretariat Please note that the ICANN Bylaws (see: XI-2.4.e) <http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#XI-2.4> state: The ALAC shall, after consultation with each RALO, annually appoint five voting delegates (no two of whom shall be citizens of countries in the same Geographic Region, as defined according to Section 5 of Article VI to the Nominating Committee. Voting members of the NomCom are appointed for a one year term, starting after the close of the Annual General Meeting 2012 and ending at the close of the Annual General Meeting 2013. An At-Large ALAC and RALO Elections, Selections and Appointments 2012 Workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+ALAC+and+RALO+Election…> has been created for these, and other, positions. Please feel free to add your nominations and comments directly to the workspace or by posting a message on your RALO mailing list. The NomCom's charge is as follows: The NomCom is responsible for the selection of eight ICANN Board Members and for other selections as are set forth in the Bylaws. (See Bylaws Article VII, Section 1<http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VII-1>.) The NomCom is charged with populating a portion of the ICANN Board as noted above, as well as the ALAC, the ccNSO Council and the GNSO Council. The NomCom complements the other means for filling a portion of key ICANN leadership positions achieved within the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The Bylaws also state that the NomCom shall adopt such operating procedures as it deems necessary, which shall be published on the ICANN website. The NomCom is designed to function independently from the Board, the Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws. Members contribute to the NomCom both their understanding of the broad interests of the Internet as a whole and their knowledge and experience of the concerns and interests of the Internet stakeholders that have appointed them. The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing constituencies. Members are, of course, accountable for adherence to the Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Call for volunteers - 'thick' Whois PDP Drafting Team
by At-Large Staff July 24, 2012

July 24, 2012

Call for Volunteers for Drafting Team to develop Charter for thick¹ Whois PDP WG Introduction At its meeting on 14 March 2012, the GNSO Council initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) on thick¹ Whois (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20120314-1 <http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20120314-1> ). Following a short delay, the GNSO Council decided at its last meeting that a group of volunteers should now be convened to draft the charter for the PDP Working Group, which is to be approved by the GNSO Council. Task of the Drafting Team The Drafting Team will be tasked with developing a charter for the PDP Working Group on thick¹ Whois¹. The elements of the Charter should include, at a minimum, the following elements as specified in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines <http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf> : Working Group identification; Mission, Purpose and Deliverables; Formation, Staffing and Organization, and; Rules of Engagement. The proposed charter will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Volunteers If you are interested to participate, please send an email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ). You will be required to complete a Statement of Interest in order to participate. Background Information on the Issue For the generic top-level domain (gTLD) registries, ICANN specifies Whois service requirements through the registry agreements (ICANN 2009 Registry Agreements) and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Registries satisfy their Whois obligations using different services. The two common models are often characterized as ³thin² and ³thick² Whois registries. This distinction is based on how two distinct sets of data are managed. One set of data is associated with the domain name, and a second set of data is associated with the registrant of the domain name. A thin registry only stores and manages the information associated with the domain name. This set includes data sufficient to identify the sponsoring registrar, status of the registration, creation and expiration dates for each registration, name server data, the last time the record was updated in its Whois data store, and the URL for the registrar¹s Whois service. With thin registries, Registrars manage the second set of data associated with the registrant of the domain and provide it via their own Whois services, as required by Section 3.3 of the RAA 3.3 for those domains they sponsor. COM and NET are examples of thin registries. Thick registries maintain and provide both sets of data (domain name and registrant) via Whois. INFO and BIZ are examples of thick registries. The GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on thick¹ Whois at its meeting on 22 September 2011 noting that the Issue Report should not only consider a possible requirement of 'thick' WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs in the context of IRTP, but should also consider any other positive and/or negative effects that are likely to occur outside of IRTP that would need to be taken into account when deciding whether a requirement of 'thick' WHOIS for all incumbent gTLDs would be desirable or not¹. The Final Issue Report was submitted by ICANN Staff on 2 February 2012 (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf> ) and in this report a number of issues are outlined that will need further consideration should a PDP proceed. The staff recommendation notes that staff has confirmed that the proposed issues are within the scope of the ICANN policy process and the GNSO and notes that it is reasonable from the staff¹s perspective to expect that further investigation of thick¹ Whois for all gTLDs would be beneficial to the community generally, as it would allow for an informed decision by the GNSO Council as to whether thick¹ Whois for all gTLDs should be required or not. Recommended Reading for Volunteers * Final Issue Report on Thick¹ Whois (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/final-report-thick-whois-02feb12-en.pdf> ) * GNSO Working Group Guidelines, including charter guidelines (http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> ) *********** Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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EURALO re-nomination for the New gTLD Review Group
by Wolf Ludwig July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

Dear all, some weeks ago, we selected and nominated three representatives from EURALO for the At-Large New gTLD Review Group starting its work this summer: Rudi Vansnick, Adela Danciu and Alexander Kondaurov. In the time between, Rudi was elected to the ISOC Board of Trustees and resigned afterwards to avoid potential conflicts of interests – what is an exemplary step to safeguard the integrity of our community. At our yesterday’s monthly call we discussed this issue and had to re-nominate a candidate from EURALO for this Review Group. Yrjö Länsipuro, ISOC Finland, expressed his willingness to step in what was welcomed and supported unanimously by all participants of the call. For formal reasons, we decided to post Yrjö’s nomination to this list to assure broadest approval from EURALO members. As this re-nomination needs to be approved by ALAC at its upcoming call next Tuesday, we would like to ask you for any further suggestions or additional nominations. If no suggestions or nominations will be posted on this list until next Monday, 23 July, noontime (CEST), Yrjö’s nomination will be considered as approved by our members and confirmed to the ALAC Chair and the Chair of the RG Dev Anand Teelucksingh by Monday evening for the call next day. As you may have heard, ICANN received more than 1’900 applications for new gTLDs by the end of May. A listing of those applications you can find at the Review Group Workspace https://community.icann.org/display/newgtldrg/At-Large+New+gTLD+Review+Grou… and https://community.icann.org/display/newgtldrg/At-Large+new+gTLD+Application… It was noted yesterday at our call that it could be useful for the Review Group, if RALO members could have a look at the Dashboard and check applicants from their respective countries they might be familiar with. If you have any questions or comments on particular applicants, please contact our representatives in the Review Group. Thanks for any support! Otherwise I wish you some relaxing summer holidays ;-). Kind regards, Wolf EuroDIG Secretariat http://www.eurodig.org/ mobile +41 79 204 83 87 Skype: Wolf-Ludwig EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation http://euralo.org Profile on LinkedIn http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig

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Important DOODLE / WEBINAR - SSAC 54 Report on the Domain Name Registration Data Model
by At-Large Staff July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

Dear All, The At-Large community is invited to join a Webinar on the SSAC 54 Report on the Domain Name Registration Data Model. This Webinar is aimed at explaining the report to enable more informed input into the draft ALAC statement <https://community.icann.org/x/4RIQAg> . Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable date: http://www.doodle.com/mg99eh6kmgeghwvp If you require interpretation for this call, please note the language next to your name on the Doodle poll - example: "name" + (ES) or (FR).Interpretation will only be provided if there is sufficient demand. This Doodle poll will close on Tuesday 17 July 2012 at 200 UTC; date and time will be confirmed shortly thereafter as well as interpretation. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Congrats Wolfgang!
by Lutz Donnerhacke July 19, 2012

July 19, 2012

http://www.eco.de/veranstaltungen/internet-awards.html Der Sonderpreis geht an Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kleinwächter für sein besonderes Engagement für ein selbstreguliertes Internet. In der Laudatio von Judith Duavit Vazquez, Mitglied des ICANN-Vorstandes und Vorsitzende von PHCOLO Inc., heißt es: „Who should govern the Internet? Who should regulate the Internet? In an Internet-Without-Borders - when do sovereign laws apply? How do we execute them? Tonight, we recognize a pioneer in a unique school of thought - the Self Regulated Internet.”

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