August 2007 - NA-Discuss - lists.icann.org

ARIN / Statement on the future of addressing policy
by Robert Guerra Aug. 4, 2007

Aug. 4, 2007

ARIN has just released a statement on the future of addressing policy. Specifically addressing the future of IPv4 addressing. http://www.arin.net/announcements/20070701.html What ARIN does is to emphasize the current policies and say they will be enforced even stronger than today if needed. I.e. there is no announcement of a change in policy. The resource-allocation policy under which ARIN operates has been produced through an open, transparent, and democratic process over more than a decade. ARIN is fully dedicated to preserving universal access and stable functionality of the Internet, and our policies do not encourage profit-driven speculation in the Internet addresses. The risk, if policies regarding review of usage of the address is not enforced for example, is that holders of large address blocks can create an artificial shortage of addresses in the market (that will exists for IPv4 addresses). By ensuring only few addresses “are for sale”, the holders of the large address blocks can make sure the price per address stays high. At least higher than what it would have been if all IPv4 addresses that are not in use (according to the usage policies the RIRs have set) would have been “available”.

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CIRA Launches Search for New CEO
by Robert Guerra Aug. 3, 2007

Aug. 3, 2007

I've just read on Michael Geist's blog that CIRA is looking for a new CEO. Here's the announcement.. http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2149/196/ CIRA announced this evening that Bernard Turcotte, its long-time CEO, will be leaving the organization later this year. The dot-ca domain agency is launching a nation-wide search for a replacement. http://www.cira.ca/news-releases/206.html August 2, 2007 CIRA Launches Search for New CEO Ottawa, August 2, 2007 - The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today that founding CEO Bernard Turcotte will leave CIRA later this year and that CIRA is launching a nation-wide search for the best candidate to succeed him. "We wish to thank Bernard for his tremendous contribution to CIRA's growth and development since 2001", said Debi Rosati, Chair of CIRA's Board of Directors. "He has served the Canadian Internet community and overseen the development of our organization from its beginnings into one of the world's best-run country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), with over 850,000 dot-ca domain name registrations, supported by a great team of dedicated professionals." "CIRA has been a tremendous experience for me and it has been a pleasure to work with the exceptional team which has come together over the last few years," said Mr. Turcotte, whose experience also includes ground-breaking contributions at CANARIE, CRIM, RISQ and CDNCC, all key players in Canada's successful Internet adoption. "There comes a time when it is right to move on to the next great challenge. It has been truly rewarding to participate first-hand, and to witness the impact CIRA has made nationally and internationally to ensure that all Canadians have and continue to benefit fully from dot- ca Internet domain name registrations." "All of us who use the Canadian Internet every day owe Bernard a debt of gratitude," said Ms. Rosati. About CIRA CIRA is the not-for-profit, member-driven organization responsible for the management of over 850,000 domain names that comprise Canada’s unique dot-ca domain namespace. It is responsible for setting and maintaining policies that support a strong Canadian Internet presence, and representing Canadian interests in international Internet governance. - 30 – Media Inquiries: David Hicks Director, Marketing and Communications 613-286-5288 david.hicks(a)cira.ca

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Fwd: Placements for law students with Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC)
by Robert Guerra Aug. 3, 2007

Aug. 3, 2007

Dear NA RALO colleagues: As you can see from the email below, Privaterra has been offered the help of some pro-bono law students over the fall/winter. I'd like to - share - this opportunity with NA RALO, as I think one or more law students could prove quite helpful for us to help develop white papers, reports and contributions to ongoing ICANN processes. Should it be of interest, then i'd have to work with some of you to help complete the project description and other related documents. comments? regards, Robert --- Robert Guerra <rguerra(a)privaterra.ca> Managing Director, Privaterra Tel +1 416 893 0377 Begin forwarded message: > From: PBSC Toronto <probono.students(a)utoronto.ca> > Date: June 19, 2007 10:16:35 AM EDT (CA) > To: rguerra(a)privaterra.ca > Subject: Placements for law students with Pro Bono Students Canada > (PBSC) > > Dear Robert, > > Hi, I'm Kenneth, the new U of T PBSC Program Coordinator this year, > and it was really nice talking to you over the phone just now. > Attached please find five documents, and I will need you to fill in > three and submit them back to me before the end of July, in order > for me to match Privaterra with law student volunteers this fall -- > please complete for us the project description form, the > organization profile form, and the disclaimer/release of liability > form. It would be best if you could e-mail me the project > description and the contact form so that I have an electronic copy, > but for the release I will need you to fax or mail it since it > requires a signature. Our fax number is 416-934-4536. > > As soon as I receive all of this documentation from you, I will be > able to include Privaterra in our database, from which our students > can select the types of projects that they are interested in > working on. If you have any questions in the interim please feel > free to contact me via e-mail or phone. I hope to hear from you soon! > > Cheers, > Kenneth Kenneth Li > U of T Student Program Coordinator > Pro Bono Students Canada > > Faculty of Law, University of Toronto > 655 Spadina Ave. > Toronto, ON M5S 2H9 > > Phone: (416) 946-0143 > Fax: (416) 934-4536 > E-mail: probono.students(a)utoronto.ca

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Fwd: GNSO Final Report Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains
by Bret Fausett Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

This is worth reading. I think many of the ALS organizations will want to comment, and perhaps we want to coordinate something from the group as a whole. Begin forwarded message: > From: "GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG" > <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org> > Date: August 1, 2007 3:26:05 PM PDT > To: liaison6c <liaison6c(a)gnso.icann.org> > Subject: [liaison6c] GNSO Final Report Introduction of New Generic > Top-Level Domains > > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; gtld-council[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > > Dear All, > > Please find the GNSO Final Report Introduction of New Generic Top- > Level Domains > http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/PDFPDPDec05FRPartA30July07.pdf > published on page: > http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/ > > This report will be the reference at the new gTLD committee meeting > on Monday 6 August at 14:00 UTC. Dial-in details to be sent out soon. > > Thank you. > Kind regards, > > Glen > -- > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org > >

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Changes in GNSO staff support
by Robert Guerra Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

FYI > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Changes in GNSO staff support > > > I am pleased to announce that Maria Farrell, the GNSO's Policy > Officer, will be moving to an important, new position in ICANN's > Communications Department. To ensure that the GNSO is adequately > staffed in its WHOIS work, I also am pleased to announce that ICANN > has arranged for Liz Gasster to provide full-time support for the > WHOIS Task Force, and the Council as needed, on an interim basis. > > Liz is an attorney and independent consultant whose practice > focuses on technology and Internet-related public policy and > advocacy activities. She has over 25 years of experience in the > fields of Internet and telecommunications policy and operations, > including developing and coordinating policy positions on a broad > range of e-commerce, technology and intellectual property issues > such as on line privacy, network security, Internet content and > trademark and copyright policy. Liz has served as General Counsel > and Acting Executive Director of the Cyber Security Industry > Alliance, and as AT&T’s Public Policy Director and Senior Attorney > for Federal Government Affairs, among other positions. She is based > in Washington, D.C. and can be reached at lgasster(a)gmail.com. > > Please join me in thanking Maria for her dedication and hard work > for the GNSO. Maria is working with Liz to ensure a smooth > transition in staff support for the GNSO's WHOIS activities. Liz > has been added to the task force email list and will be joining the > 1 August task force call. > > ICANN is accepting resumes for the position of GNSO Policy Officer > at <opportunities(a)icann.org>. Your assistance in encouraging > potential candidates to contact us would be appreciated. > Information about this position is included below. > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Regards, > Denise > > Denise Michel > Vice President, Policy Development > ICANN www.icann.org > denise.michel(a)icann.org > > > > GNSO Policy Officer > > The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) is > seeking a GNSO Policy Officer to support domain name policy > development. This position reports to the Vice President, Policy > Development. While it is preferred that the successful candidate be > located at our operations office in Marina del Rey, California, > ICANN’s geographically distributed work environment can accommodate > a candidate based in other locations. ICANN (www.icann.org) is > responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of > unique identifiers, including domain names (.com, .uk, .jobs, etc.) > as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. > > The Position > > This position is responsible for supporting the Generic Names > Supporting Organization(GNSO), which develops policies through > bottom-up, consensus-based processes involving diverse stakeholders > world-wide (such as Registrars, business and non-commercial users > communities, etc.). Responsibilities include: facilitating the > GNSO’s efforts to develop global policies that advance ICANN’s > mission of preserving the security, stability and interoperability > of the Internet; supporting and managing all elements of the GNSO’s > policy activities and providing information and guidance to multi- > disciplinary teams; working with the GNSO to develop and implement > strategies to advance policy objectives; maintaining and tracking > the GNSO’s operational plan and key projects; writing and editing > issue reports and informational materials; organizing and > supporting GNSO policy meetings, forums, and related events; and > conducting outreach and educational activities in support of the GNSO. > > The Company > > ICANN is a nonprofit public benefit corporation responsible for the > global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. > These include domain names as well as the addresses used in a > variety of Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to > reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these > resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global > stakeholders (Registrars, Registries, Internet user groups, etc.) > meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's > ongoing security and stability. > > The Ideal Candidate > > The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree or higher, and at > least 7 years of national and/or international policy development > experience in positions and/or organizations accountable to > multiple constituencies. This person has experience planning and > managing complex policy processes and programs including: > developing and implementing work plans; hiring and managing > consultants; producing issue reports (research, drafting, > coordination) and meeting summaries; soliciting public and > stakeholder comments; pro-actively facilitating and building > consensus; and many other related coordination and liaison > activities with geographically distributed constituencies and staff. > > S/he has outstanding oral and written communication skills and a > sound understanding of the Internet’s basic infrastructure. S/he > has a service orientation, excellent time management skills and a > tolerance for ambiguity and fluid environments. S/he has a > demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional and > geographically distributed teams and independently. S/he has a can- > do attitude and a strong drive to get things done. > > The Compensation > > The salary is market- based with an extremely competitive benefit > package. Benefits include annual bonuses, company paid medical, > life, vision and dental for employees and their families, pension > plan and a company matched 401K program with instant eligibility. >

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FW: [Secretariat] ICANN Summit planning group
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

Hi all, I am forwarding this e-mail so that those of us that are working on the LA meeting planning can see what Nick is saying is needed for us to come up with. I am assuming that ICANN would need the same type of framework to convince them of the LA meeting as it would for the Summit. (Ignore the parts of the message below where Nick and I are squabbling.) So, judging by what Nick states, it may not be quite the horrendous amount of work that we first thought that it would be. D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 10:01 AM To: Evan Leibovitch Cc: Thompson, Darlene; jam(a)jacquelinemorris.com; secretariat(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [Secretariat] ICANN Summit planning group Thanks for your note Evan, but it is important that everyone understands the process that goes on when a request for funding is made in At-Large to ICANN, such as the one that you have made. The proposal for a project and funding connected with it is then sent to ICANN (me). We then internally must speak about it and we come back to the requestors with either a decision or a request for more information. At no time would the community be presenting the idea to the board for funding, or presenting it to anyone else; it is sufficient that you have sent it to me. What would be helpful is if the North American regional request can be endorsed by the other four regions. It would also be useful if we can come up with a basic framework for the structure of the meetings - not agendas, but objectives from your part, and from the logistical perspective, the structure of the meetings - how many plenaries, how many meetings of each region, and any subcommittees that you think should meet, how many members they would have, and how often they would meet. I can very happily come up with a proposed structure along these lines for you - or you can do that yourself; as you wish. What you could definitely do is get the regional buy-in from the other four regions. I hope that this makes sense and that you now realise that the task which confronts you is perhaps less onerous than you had thought it might be. On 1 Aug 2007, at 10:30, Evan Leibovitch wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > As you correctly state, Nick, the Summit -- if it happens -- will be a > _major_ undertaking. Much needs to be done, not the least of which is > demonstrating to ICANN early on that > > a) it's worth doing (both in regards to budget as well as > endorsement of > the event itself) > b) the people involved have the drive and skill required to make it > happen > > There is a sense that we need to move with a speed that (based on > my own > observations) may be unusual for ICANN At-Large. The work that > needs to > be done in just the next few weeks is substantial, as I suspect that > proponents of the idea will need to "pitch" it to ICANN's Board and > staff as well to the At-Large community at the LA meeting. To > succeed at > this we will need to be well prepared in advance, both to outline what > is required as well as to anticipate objections and be able to address > them. We need to act now, simply to ensure that the Summit is > adequately > part of the appropriate LA meeting agendas to allow us to state our > case. > > As well, as Darlene said we experienced a significant amount of > enthusiasm for the proposal in San Juan, and proponents have been > concerned that we don't want to lose that momentum. The creation of > the > area on Google Groups was done (by me), not to circumvent any channels > but to ensure the _immediate_ existence of an on-line "home" for the > event planning as we spread the word to other RALOs. Not having > such an > on-line home to date has been seen as an obstacle to our finding > out who > else within the At-Large community is interested in participating. I > don't think there will be any objection to moving the discussions, > file > areas etc. to official At-Large resources as they are made > available to > us. As we move forward the effort will require need not only a mailing > list, but also a private wiki and place from which participants can > upload and download shared files (before they're ready for full public > access). > > Please understand that while we saw the need to quickly have a private > workspace for Summit planners -- especially in the very early > period -- > there was never any intention to create a "hidden" area. The > participants who I know care very much about transparency, not just in > regards to the ombudsman. We will need as much support for our > proposal > within ICANN as we can achieve, and it does not serve our purpose to > alienate _anyone_. > > Now -- having said all this, I kindly ask to return to focus on > Darlene's original request. We need the assistance of all RALOs in > helping us find people from every region who would be interested in > supporting -- or, even better, contributing their skills to -- our > effort. > > - Evan

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Standing Regional Teleconference Details
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

Dear All: We have setup the teleconference bridge for the next several standing NARALO teleconferences a. You'll find the details at the https:// st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?meetings_and_events page. Note that the dial-in numbers and the passcode will always be the same. If any of you will be travelling at the time of a meeting and freephone access will not be available as a result, please let us know the following and we'll have the service dial out to you: Name Preferred Number (including country code) Secondary Number (including country code) Meeting date -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax (UK): +44 (20) 7681-3135 Fax (Swiss): +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile (UK): +44 (7774) 932798 Mobile (Swiss): +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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