October 2009 - lac-discuss-en

Applying for ICANN fellowships for the 37th ICANN Meeting
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Oct. 18, 2009

Oct. 18, 2009

Dear All, Please note that the deadline for applying for ICANN Fellowships for the 37th ICANN Meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya 7-12 March 2010 is 6 November. An ICANN fellowship is a grant of support which is awarded to enable individuals from stakeholder groups around the world to attend ICANN meetings. More information on the ICANN Fellowships Program is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ ---- Dev Anand Teelucksingh

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Privacy - Madrid Declaration
by Matías Altamira Oct. 17, 2009

Oct. 17, 2009

Dear LacRalo Members, I'm writing because I'm involved in an initiative you may have already heard about, but that could use your support. The Public Voice, a civil society coalition (spearheaded by Katitza Rodriguez of EPIC, cc:ed) is hosting an event Global Privacy Standards in a Global World ( <http://thepublicvoice.org/events/madrid09/> http://thepublicvoice.org/events/madrid09/) just preceding the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners ( <http://www.privacyconference2009.org/privacyconf2009/home/index-iden-idweb. html)> http://www.privacyconference2009.org/privacyconf2009/home/index-iden-idweb.h tml) in Madrid (Nov. 4-6). As the Director of the Spanish DPA says on the conference welcome page - they are trying to piece together an international privacy standards agreement (quote just below). "The challenge we face as the organisers of the 31st International Conference is that of achieving the approval of a joint proposal on International Standards for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Data, allowing the development of a universal, binding legal document, which must be backed by the most extensive institutional and social consensus via the participation of the authorities and institutions guaranteeing data protection and privacy and representatives of both public and private entities and organisations." - Artemi Rallo Lombarte: Director, Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD). The declaration text can be found at <http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration> http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration and in Spanish at http://thepublicvoice.org/madrid-declaration/es/ . An indication of support for this Declaration will help focus the privacy agenda on protecting consumers and citizens and help send a unified message to the drafters of this international privacy standards effort. There are of course many efforts to try and preserve privacy, but the timing and focus of this is particularly worth considering signing on to. The European Commission, by the way, has opened up a consultation on the Data Protection Directive until the end of the year ( <http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/news/consulting_public/news_consulting_000 3_en.htm> http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/news/consulting_public/news_consulting_0003 _en.htm). So, if you are so inclined, signing on and spreading the word about the Madrid Declaration beforehand to maximize the number of signatures would be of great help too. You can sign as representative of an NGO and/or as member of the Academia, if for both titles apply to you. Thanks in advance, Matías Matías Altamira Abogado ALTAMIRA GIGENA - Estudio Jurídico Bv. San Juan 101 Piso 2° "A" Córdoba - República Argentina Tel: +54 351 4281624 - 4257923 matias(a)altamiragigena.com.ar <http://www.altamiragigena.com.ar> www.altamiragigena.com.ar

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Fwd: [governance] mp3 audio files -- II LA&C Prep.Meeting of the IGF
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 12, 2009

Oct. 12, 2009

For your information...Carlton ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Carlos A. Afonso <ca(a)cafonso.ca> Date: Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 11:50 PM Subject: [governance] mp3 audio files -- II LA&C Prep.Meeting of the IGF To: igf_members <igf_members(a)intgovforum.org>, WSIS Internet Governance Caucus <governance(a)lists.cpsr.org> Dear people, The mp3 audio files of the II Latin-American and the Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the IGF (Rio, 11-13 August 2009) are online, and you can download them by visiting the following link: http://audio.nupef.org.br/sound_files/II_pre_IGF_LAC/ Speeches are in the original language of the participants (Spanish, Portuguese, and English). Files and their sizes are the following: 11-ago-2009: II_preIGF_LAC_20090811_opening_session.mp3 -- 23,3 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090811_premio_trayectoria.mp3 -- 9,2 MB 12-ago-2009: II_preIGF_LAC_20090812_access.mp3 -- 58,9 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090812_CIR.mp3 -- 37,5 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090812_dialogue.mp3 -- 44,3 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090812_multiling.mp3 -- 46,1 MB 13-ago-2009: II_preIGF_LAC_20090813_futureigf.mp3 -- 34,1 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090813_openness_security.mp3 -- 48,2 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090813_privacy.mp3 -- 54,6 MB II_preIGF_LAC_20090813_reports.mp3 -- 26,4 MB I hope to have the videos (in MP4 iPod-like format) online very soon. For more information on the meeting, please visit: http://www.nupef.org.br/igf/ []s fraternos --c.a. -- Carlos A. Afonso CGI.br (www.cgi.br) Nupef (www.nupef.org.br) ==================================== new/nuevo/novo e-mail: ca(a)cafonso.ca ==================================== ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org To be removed from the list, send any message to: governance-unsubscribe(a)lists.cpsr.org For all list information and functions, see: http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/info/governance

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Alfa-Redi announces that it resigns from LACRALO
by At-Large Staff Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

Dear All, This is to inform you that we recently received a note of resignation from Alfa-Redi, an ALS based in Peru. The representative of Alfa-Redi has been removed from the ALS contact database which now contains a total of 30 ALSes in LACRALO. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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VINULART announces that it resigns from LACRALO
by ICANN At-Large Staff Oct. 4, 2009

Oct. 4, 2009

Dear All, This is to inform you that on September 31st 2009, we received a note of resignation from VINCULART A.C., an ALS based in Mexico. The representative of VINCULART A.C. has been removed from the ALS contact database which now contains a total of 31 ALSes in LACRALO. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org

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Further to the Honduras Situation
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 2, 2009

Oct. 2, 2009

Here's a little story that might provide some further context on the putschists defiance of the international community and their stubborn hold on power; they know there is significant, if not official, American support. This senator from South Carolina is philosophically somewhere to the right of Atilla the Hun. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/01/AR200910010… Carlton

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ALAC liaison to the board
by Vanda Scartezini Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

Estimados Amigos Agradezco sinceramente la confidencia en mi nombre. Aseguro que representaré ALAC y los RALOS con mi mejor capacidad. Creo que todos ustedes tienen mi emails personales y mi skype. Todavía sigue vanda(a)uol.com.br y vanda(a)scartezini.inf.br en skype soy vanda.scartezini para una comunicación mas personal con todos ustedes. Fuerte abrazo y abajo el link de información sobre la liberación de ICANN del JPA en el importante magazine de TI de Brasil. http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/ti/eua-fazem-novo-acordo-com-icann-3009200 9-33.shl Dear Friends Thank you for all your support to my name. I assure I will do my best to well represent ALAC and the RALOS. I believe you all have my personal emails and skype. Anyway here they are <mailto:vanda@uol.com.br> vanda(a)uol.com.br y <mailto:vanda@scartezini.inf.br> vanda(a)scartezini.inf.br at skype look for vanda.scartezini Best to all Vanda Scartezini POLO Consultores Associados & IT Trend Alameda Santos 1470 cjs 1407/8 01418-903 Sao Paulo,SP. Fone + 55 11 3266.6253 Mob + 5511 8181.1464

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] [ALAC-Announce] VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Election on the Board Liaison for 2009/2010
by Carlton Samuels Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

Heartiest congratulations to Vanda.Carlton On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:46 AM, ICANN At-Large Staff < staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > Dear all, > > With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent ALAC Board > Liaison Election 2009/2010 Appointment Balloting we can confirm that the > results are quorate. The > balloting was anonymous. > > ************* > > ALAC Board Liaison Election 2009/2010 > > The question that was put was the following: > > "Please indicate your preference for each of the candidates for the ALAC > Board Liaison for 2009/2010. > > Your preference is indicated by clicking on the box to the left of each > name. The order of preference is from most preferred (your first click), to > your lowest preference (the last clicked). You must indicate a preference > for each candidate for your vote to be valid." > > The election result is as follows: > > Rank Candidate > 1 Vanda Scartezini > 2 Alan Greenberg > 3 Sébastien Bachollet > 4 Seth Reiss > 5 Wendy Seltzer > > ************ > > For the full results, please consult the following URL: > https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=utLgGxmQLxRILzBVxiii > > Attached you find an explanation from one of the mathematicians at > BigPulse, our online voting tool provider. It's a detailed narrative > explanation on how the result came about. In addition to that, you will find > a explanation of the voting method. > > -- > Regards, > > Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White > ICANN At-Large Staff > email: staff at atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Announce mailing list > ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce_atlarge-lists… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] [ALAC-Announce] VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Election on the Board Liaison for 2009/2010
by Jacqueline A. Morris Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

Congratulations to Vanda on her election as ALAC Board Liaison. Jacqueline Sébastien Bachollet wrote: > Congratulation Vanda. > Happy to have still on board. > All the best > > Sébastien Bachollet > Président d'honneur - Isoc France > sebastien.bachollet(a)isoc.fr > www.egeni.org > www.isoc.fr > > > >> -----Message d'origine----- >> De : alac-announce-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac- >> announce-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] De la part de ICANN At-Large >> Staff >> Envoyé : jeudi 1 octobre 2009 11:46 >> À : alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >> Objet : [ALAC-Announce] VOTE RESULTS: ALAC Election on the Board >> Liaison for 2009/2010 >> >> Dear all, >> >> With 15 out of 15 ALAC Members having voted in the recent ALAC Board >> Liaison Election 2009/2010 Appointment Balloting we can confirm that >> the results are quorate. The balloting was anonymous. >> >> ************* >> >> ALAC Board Liaison Election 2009/2010 >> >> The question that was put was the following: >> >> "Please indicate your preference for each of the candidates for the >> ALAC Board Liaison for 2009/2010. >> >> Your preference is indicated by clicking on the box to the left of each >> name. The order of preference is from most preferred (your first >> click), to your lowest preference (the last clicked). You must indicate >> a preference for each candidate for your vote to be valid." >> >> The election result is as follows: >> >> Rank Candidate >> 1 Vanda Scartezini >> 2 Alan Greenberg >> 3 Sébastien Bachollet >> 4 Seth Reiss >> 5 Wendy Seltzer >> >> ************ >> >> For the full results, please consult the following URL: >> https://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=utLgGxmQLxRILzBVxiii >> >> Attached you find an explanation from one of the mathematicians at >> BigPulse, our online voting tool provider. It's a detailed narrative >> explanation on how the result came about. In addition to that, you will >> find a explanation of the voting method. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber- >> White ICANN At-Large Staff >> email: staff at atlarge.icann.org >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org >

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Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] cctld .hn issue
by Andres Piazza Oct. 1, 2009

Oct. 1, 2009

> Others, such as as LACTLD have expressed their concern after the action of > the military forces against the ccTLD operator, Thanks, Patrick. On Monday I raised this question and is been having an important treatment in LACRALO List. Also I communicate this to Cheryl and Rudi in order to get ALAC and ccNSO. RDS-HN. > http://www.lactld.org/News_Item.2009-09-27.9610720521 > English http://www.lactld.org/News_Item.2009-09-28.9048048483 > > RDS-HN has been delegated the management of the .hn TLD under the process > set forth by RFC1591. The have signed an accountability framework with > ICANN. The Hondurian telecom operator Conatel has no such agreement with > ICANN and did not follow the redelegation process. As such it is an > illegitimate ccTLD operator. > > According to the RFC, TLD operators "are trustees for the delegated > domain, and have a duty to serve the community." and be "equitable to all > groups in the domain that request domain names". This is exactly like that, and this arguments are much easier to raise that politicals (also, because we are not at ICANN At Large to express ourselves about the Legitimacy or not of a Government or some internal law in Honduras). In LACRALO we are taking a little time to find out some aspects (specially regarding CONATEL) in order to get our own official statement. If you see my proposal there, I´m asking also to get an ALAC´s statement and, even, to raise this to ccNSO and the Board. > Further, "Significantly interested parties in the domain should agree > that the designated manager is the appropriate party" and "transfer of the > designated manager trusteeship from one organization to another, the IANA > must receive communications from both the old organization and the new > organization that assure the IANA that the transfer in mutually agreed". > Given the way the military have proceeded, I do not think these conditions > are met. Totally agree. This particular aspect wasn´t treated in LACRALO. I will copy this response to the regional list and consider to the text. > I do see risks for the stability of the DNS. Altough I trust Afilias for > doing the right job as the technical operator of the TLD, it remains that > Afilias does not have a contract with Conatel, but with RDS-HN. What will > happen if RDS-HN is unable to pay the bills is an issue. What will happen > to the domain names registered under .hn is yet another. I know they are a serious operator, and also the people from Afilias I know like Ken or Desiree are quite trustable. But I´m not 100% sure if we could, as ICANN At Large (or at least as LACRALO) "ask Afilias not to make a contract with Conatel". > I think the At-Large community should express its concern about the > situation and encourage ICANN to find a solution to this issue. > > Patrick Definitely. Regards, Andrés Piazza LACRALO Chair > On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:30:57 -0300, "Presidencia Internauta" > <presidencia(a)internauta.org.ar> wrote: > > Posición de Internauta Argentina ante el intento del Gobierno Golpista > de > > Honduras para tomar de forma repentina y abrupta la operación del cctld > .hn > > > > La Asociación Argentina de Usuarios de Internet, quiere manifestar su > > repudio al acto criminal del que fueron objeto los compañeros > integrantes > > de la Red de Desarrollo Sostenible de Honduras por parte de la > dictadura > > de la Republica hermana de Honduras. > > > > Proseguimos con nuestra solidaridad con el pueblo Hondureño manifestada > > desde el primer momento que sucedió el movimiento destituyente en ese > > país, como hemos acompañado todo reclamo y lucha por la justicia y la > > democracia de todos los pueblos del mundo. > > > > Creemos que solo la autodeterminación de los pueblos y el respeto del > > sistema democrático son los únicos medios idóneos para la solución de > los > > problemas dentro de un país. > > > > No debe de haber lugar a legitimar ninguna acción propuesta por > > movimientos destituyentes del sistema democrático, por ninguna de las > > estructuras de participacion o de toma de decision de ICANN. > > > > Desconocemos la autoridad de estas personas que en nombre del estado de > > Honduras intentan someter la administración del cctld.hn e instamos a > que > > ICANN se manifieste en este sentido, no puede quedar dudas de la > > ilegitimidad del accionar de estas personas. > > > > Repudiamos la acción u omisión en sus actos de muchos profesionales de > > informática que prestan sus conocimientos para apoyar estas inactivas > del > > golpismo Antidemocrático Hondureño. > > > > Abogamos por el regreso del sistema constitucional al país como así > > también de su legítimo presidente Manuel Zelaya y repudiamos > enérgicamente > > los abusos a los medios de comunicación y a la Red de Desarrollo > Sostenible > > como ente encargada de la registración del cctld .hn. > > > > Saludos Cordiales > > > > Con mandato por la Comision Directiva reunida el dìa 28 de Septiembre de > > 2009 > > > > Firman: > > > > Sergio Salinas Porto (Presidente; Internauta, Asociación Argentina de > > Usuarios de Internet) > > > > Andrés Zelayeta (Vicepresidente; Internauta, Asociación Argentina de > > Usuarios de Internet) > > > > Hugo Pellejero (Secretario; Internauta, Asociación Argentina de > > Usuarios de Internet) > > _______________________________________________ > > At-Large mailing list > > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > > > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org > > -- > Blog: http://patrick.vande-walle.eu > Twitter: http://twitter.vande-walle.eu > Identica: http://identica.vande-walle.eu > > _______________________________________________ > At-Large mailing list > At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large_atlarge-lists.ican… > > At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _________________________________________________________________

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