September 2008 - NA-Discuss

"We can't be bothered to vote; so just send us the travel vouchers for Cairo"
by Danny Younger Sept. 26, 2008

Sept. 26, 2008

In another fine display of participant zeal, eight ALAC members decided to ignore yet another ALAC vote -- this time on the Overview Report on the ALAC Review. Those listed below (more than half of the ALAC) did not bother to vote: 1 Izumi Aizu 2 Annette Muehlberg 3 Carlos Aguirre 4 Jose Ovidio Salgueiro 5 Hawa Diakite 6 Thu Hue Nguyen 7 Vanda Scartezini 8 Fatimata Seye Sylla Kudos to the ALAC Chair for the great results obtained under the new "Remedial" participation policy. At this rate, the ALAC will be dead and buried soon.

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [Summit-wg] Summit Plans
by Danny Younger Sept. 25, 2008

Sept. 25, 2008

Wolf, Thanks for the feedback. I note that no Audio Stream will be made available for the Summit's Closing Plenary. Is this a Staff decision or a Summit WG decision? best regards, Danny

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Non-Participation
by Danny Younger Sept. 25, 2008

Sept. 25, 2008

Staff has just announced the results of the ALAC vote on the RAA Statement: a vote of 9-0 in favour. This means that 40% of the ALAC did not bother to vote. Those that didn't vote: 1 Annette Muehlberg 2 Carlos Aguirre 3 Jose Ovidio Salgueiro 4 Robert Guerra 5 Thu Hue Nguyen 6 Fatimata Seye Sylla As for me, I'm getting a little bit tired of hearing that one of our elected NARALO reps isn't participating as expected (with a track record that consists mostly of Apologies, Absent, Apologies, Absent, Apologies, Apolgies, Absent, Apologies, Absent, Apologies, Absent). If the NARALO is going to be well served, it needs to have a rep that shows up more than occasionally and who casts a vote when votes are held. At our next monthly meeting we should have a frank discussion about this situation.

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Summit Questionnaires
by Thompson, Darlene Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Hi all, We just had a Summit conference call today. The deadline for submitting this questionnaire has been extended to Oct. 22, 2008 for completing these questionnaires. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!!! If you wish to attend the Summit, please fill in the attached and send it in (either to me or to Matthias). Thanks! D ᑕᓕᓐ ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ 1000, ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓ 910 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎ: 867 975-5631 ᓱᑲᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎ: 867 975-5610 Taliin Taamsan Nunalingni Qaritauyani Atuqtauningitnun Titiraqtia Nunavut Kavamangat Titiraqarvia 1000, Nayugaa 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Hivayautik : 867 975-5631 Kayumiktuk : 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Corporate Services Division Department of Education Government of Nunavut PO Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Ph: 867 975-5631 Fax: 867 975-5610 Darlene Thompson Administratrice du programme d’accès communautaire Division des services ministériels Ministère de l’Éducation Gouvernement du Nunavut Case postale 1000, Succursale 910 Iqaluit Nunavut, X0A 0H0 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Tél. : 867 975-5631 Téléc. : 867 975-5610

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Information Request
by Danny Younger Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Dear Mr. Jeffrey, This is an "Information Request" pursuant to ICANN Accountability and Transparency Frameworks and Principles. I seek to obtain a copy of the Registrar Accreditation Applications submitted by: (1) Brandon Gray Internet Services Inc., dba "NameJuice.com" (2) EstDomains, Inc. I understand that "ICANN intends to conduct registrar accreditation in as open and transparent a manner as feasible. To that end, ICANN will be free to disclose and use information submitted in connection with an application in any manner and to anyone it deems appropriate." I deem the request to be "reasonable" in view of published reports indicating that officers, directors or managers within these organizations have been convicted of a felony within the last ten years -- see (1) http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/epic/site/cb-bc.nsf/en/00405e.html (2) http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/09/estdomains_a_sordid_hi… I seek to determine whether the answers provided to question 12 in the applications are true and accurate, or whether instead there are material misrepresentations that may lead to a loss of registrar accreditation per section 5.3.1 of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. Thank you, Danny Younger

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Release of Information under the Accountability and Transparency Frameworks
by Nick Ashton-Hart Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Dear NARALO: As requested, I have consulted Kieren and he advised the following: * Review the provisions of the Accountability and Transparency Frameworks at http://www.icann.org/en/transparency/acct-trans-frameworks-principles-10jan…. In particular, on page 10, you should see "Responding to Information Requests" * Transmit your request to kieren.mccarthy(a)icann.org, and copy john.jeffrey(a)icann.org (the General Counsel). Please copy in staff(a)atlarge.icann.org so we can help track things internally for you, too. When constructing your request, what we can suggest is that you should be as specific as possible, and take into account the rationales in the ATF that are relevant. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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FW: Summit Questionnaire:
by Thompson, Darlene Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Hi all, Danny makes an excellent point below. If you are on the list of those who have NOT gotten those questionnaires in - DO IT NOW!!! This IS being used as a litmus test for those who will be invited to attend the Summit. Please note that Privaterra did send theirs in and it came to Evan, Cheryl and myself and I guess none of us thought to forward it to staff. That's done now. I got a note back from Matthias who DID get mine but missed it - >whew<. Now, as to why Beau and Evan didn't get there's in... Good question! Except that they would be there anyways. STILL! D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Danny Younger Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:08 PM To: summit-wg(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: NA Discuss Subject: [NA-Discuss] Summit Questionnaire: So only 49 ALSs bothered to reply to the Summit Questionnaire, and from the NARALO the only responses received came from: 1. America@Large 2. ISOC Quebec 3. Telecommunities Canada 4. Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail(CAUCE North America) 5. ISOC Puerto Rico 6. The Intellectual Property & Technology Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association 7. Pacific Community Networks Association (PCNA) This means that the following groups didn't respond (and likely we should be asking them to explain why they chose not to respond): Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities ISOC New York Communautique Consumer Reports WebWatch Youth Helping Youth Inc dba: Emerging Futures Network Association For Community Networking The Alberta Community Network Association People Who N-CAP CLUE - The Canadian Association for Open Source Privaterra Web405 Question: If "Delegates are expected to be full participants" and the above group has not participated fully, are these ALSs to be denied Summit travel funding? ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists .icann.org Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org ------

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Final Text of Letter to Paul Twomey
by Danny Younger Sept. 24, 2008

Sept. 24, 2008

Evan, this is the text of the letter: Dear Dr. Twomey, On 21 March 2007 you stated: “What has happened to registrants with RegisterFly.com has made it clear there must be comprehensive review of the registrar accreditation process and the content of the RAA.” While we are grateful that attention has been given to the content of the RAA, we are still awaiting the promised comprehensive review of the registrar accreditation process. Members of the NARALO are of the view that 18 months is long enough for such a review to have been completed. We look forward to ICANN's early publication of the comprehensive registrar accreditation process review. The letter should be sent to Dr. Paul Twomey, President/CEO of ICANN --<twomey[at]icann.org> and should be copied to Peter Dengate-Thrush, ICANN Board Chair -- <barrister[at]chambers.gen.nz>, Denise Michel, Vice President Policy Development -- <denise.michel[at]icann.org>; John O. Jeffrey, Esq., General Counsel -- <jeffrey[at]icann.org>; staff[at]atlarge.icann.org; Senior Policy Director Rob Hoggarth -- <robert.hoggarth[at]icann.org>; Wendy Seltzer, ALAC Board Liaison -- <wendy[at]seltzer.com>; Tim Cole, Chief Registrar Liaison -- <tim.cole[at]icann.org>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr, ALAC Chair -- <cheryl[at]hovtek.com.au>; Avri Doria, GNSO Chair -- <avri[at]psg.com>.

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[Reminder] NARALO Teleconference @ Mon 22 Sep 19:00 – 20:00 ()
by Google Calendar Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

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Summary minutes NARALO meeting 22 September
by At-Large Staff Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

Dear all, Darlene¹s summary minutes and the audio file of today¹s NARALO meeting have been posted on the meeting page. https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?22_september_2008 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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