August 2009 - NA-Discuss - lists.icann.org

Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by At-Large Staff Aug. 25, 2009

Aug. 25, 2009

25th August, 2009 TO: Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group (GTALug) FROM: ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) SUBJECT: At-Large Structure Certification ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that the Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group (GTALug) has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group¹s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region¹s list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements; you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional web pages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are being very substantially revised in the next couple of weeks but you should keep the URLs handy and check back regularly. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org/ Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org/ European Region: http://www.euralo.org/ Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org/ North American Region: http://www.naralo.org/ - Regional WiKi: Each At-Large Region has a Wiki that allows the region to collaborate. These are maintained by the community and create the regional websites shown above. This framework is in the final stages of preparation but if you wish to have a user account, send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee www.atlarge.icann.org staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by At-Large Staff Aug. 25, 2009

Aug. 25, 2009

25th August, 2009 TO: San Francisco Bay ISOC FROM: ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) SUBJECT: At-Large Structure Certification ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that San Francisco Bay ISOC has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group¹s interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can signup for them and manage your subscriptions at: http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region¹s list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements; you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website (www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional web pages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are being very substantially revised in the next couple of weeks but you should keep the URLs handy and check back regularly. They are: African Region: http://www.afralo.org/ Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org/ European Region: http://www.euralo.org/ Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org/ North American Region: http://www.naralo.org/ - Regional WiKi: Each At-Large Region has a Wiki that allows the region to collaborate. These are maintained by the community and create the regional websites shown above. This framework is in the final stages of preparation but if you wish to have a user account, send an email to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org . Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee www.atlarge.icann.org staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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Fw: Re: Immediate Resignation as NCUC Liaison
by Beau Brendler Aug. 22, 2009

Aug. 22, 2009

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Fw: Re: Immediate Resignation as NCUC Liaison
by Beau Brendler Aug. 21, 2009

Aug. 21, 2009

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NARALO ALS Representative list for upcoming online polls
by At-Large Staff Aug. 21, 2009

Aug. 21, 2009

Dear All, In view of the upcoming elections we would like to confirm all ALSes, which are eligible to participate in the NARALO online polls. Please contact us in case the list below contains inaccurate information about the main representative of your ALS and the corresponding address where the voting credentials should be sent to. Please respond to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org only. We will send out an updated NARALO contact list after the start of the vote. Thank you! -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff at atlarge.icann.org America@Large Randy Glass jipshida(a)gmail.com Association for Community Networking (AFCN) North America Michael Maranda mmaranda(a)afcn.org Canadian Association for Open Sorce (CLUE) North America Evan Leibovitch evan(a)telly.org Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail(CAUCE North America) John Levine johnl(a)iecc.com Communautique North America Monique Chartrand direction(a)communautique.qc.ca Consumer Reports WebWatch North America Beau Brendler beaubrendler(a)earthlink.net Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities (FBSC) North America Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com ISOC New York North America David Solomonoff president(a)isoc?ny.org ISOC Puerto Rico North America Eduardo Diaz President ediaz(a)prtc.net ISOC Quebec North America Louis Houle louis.houle(a)oricom.ca, Louis.Houle(a)servicesquebec.gouv.qc.ca Knujon North America Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com N-CAP North America Darlene Thompson dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca Pacific Community Networks Association North America Bev Collins bev(a)pcna.ca People Who North America Sylvia Caras sylvia(a)peoplewho.org Privatera North America Robert Guerra lists(a)privaterra.info Telecommunities Canada North America Gareth Shearman shearman(a)victoria.tc.ca The Alberta Community Network Association North America Stephen Soucy stephen(a)albertacna.ca The Intellectual Property & Technology Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association Seth Reiss seth.reiss(a)lex-ip.com Web405 North America Bret Fausett, bfausett(a)internet.law.pro Youth Helping Youth Inc dba: Emerging Futures Network North America Ted Ernst ted(a)emergingfutures.net,

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Fwd: Today MADCO Call- Storm Brewing Over Global Internet Governance
by Dharma Dailey Aug. 20, 2009

Aug. 20, 2009

Today the Media and Democracy Coalition weekly call is focusing on the NCUC controversy: Begin forwarded message: > From: Hannah Miller <hmiller(a)media-democracy.net> > Date: August 20, 2009 10:27:57 AM GMT-04:00 > To: "MADCoList" <MADCoList(a)list.media-democracy.net> > Subject: [MADCoList] Today - MADCO Call: Storm Brewing Over Global > Internet Governance > > Hey folks - > > The MADCO call today is on a very exciting topic: the governance and > nature of one of the chief organizations that control the global > Internet: > ICANN. > > ICANN is the acronym for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (http://www.icann.org/) Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, > California, United States, ICANN is a non-profit corporation created > in > 1998 in order to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously > performed directly on behalf of the U.S. government by other > organizations. > > Right now, there is a controversy over the way that ICANN is going > about > assigning a whole new set of top-level domain names. In one of the > first > major advocacy efforts, a group called the Non Commercial Users > Constituency is calling for more transparency and meaningful public > participation in the process. (Their letter is attached.) > > We have two speakers lined up for this one for more detail: > Katherine G. Grincewich of the Conference of Catholic Bishops, and > Harold > Feld of Public > Knowledge. > > Since this is such a complicated topic and the beginning of an > educational > process on > international Internet politics, we are going to devote most of the > hour to > it. Please let me know if you would like to speak. > > Thursday 8/20/09 > 12 p.m. EST/3 PST > Call: 218-339-4300 > ext 425-755 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > If you wish to unsubscribe, please send a blank message with the > subject "unsubscribe" to info(a)media-democracy.net > MADCoList > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/140611/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/140611/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?& > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > -- > Hannah Miller > Media and Democracy Coalition > National Field Director > 1133 19th Street NW, 9th Floor > Washington, DC 20036 > office 202-736-5733 > cell 215-888-8036 > www.media-democracy.net > > The Media and Democracy Coalition is a collaboration of over two dozen > local and national organizations committed to amplifying the > public's voice > in shaping media and telecommunications policy. > > > ------------------------------------------- > If you wish to unsubscribe, please send a blank message with the > subject "unsubscribe" to info(a)media-democracy.net > MADCoList > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/140611/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/140611/ > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=14630068&id_secret=14630068-52de7… > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com

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NARALO recommendation for ALAC Board Liaison
by Evan Leibovitch Aug. 18, 2009

Aug. 18, 2009

Hello everyone, In addition to the election procedure already going on for NARALO-elected people, this year we are also being asked to make nominations for the ALAC representative to the ICANN Board. The procedures are different now than they have been in the past, and can be read in detail at https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?board_liaison_process_2009 Essentially, as I read it, each region is to propose candidates, and the ALAC will select one from amongst these candidates. This is not really a NARALO election as we may choose to put forward zero, one or more than one candidate. Already two people have indicated to me their interest in the position, and I will be putting their names forward once the nomination period begins. I have also heard from others that our nominations be opened to people from other regions as long as a NARALO member nominates them; we will be asking other regions to reciprocate. So, based on the dealines we have to work with, here is what I am proposing: - This process is approved or amended by consensus by August 16 - Nominations will be accepted from August 17-23 A nominee does not have to be from NARALO but the person nominating them must be a NARALO member - Discussions and questions of nominees to take place August 24 - September 6 - NARALO members will participate in an online voting system using a Single Traneferrable Vote method; that is, you will *rank* all the people on the ballot rather than just voting for one. - Voting will take place September 7-13 - At the September 14 NARALO conference call, the results of the vote are announced; we undertake a consensus decision to put forward names to ALAC based on the result We have until September 15 -- the day after the next NARALO conference call -- to provide ALAC with our list of candidates. The person chosen will be especially important because this may be the last non-voting liaison. The Board is discussing the ALAC review's recommendation to give At-Large voting presence on the Board, so our next rep may occupy that position. So. Is everyone OK with this process? If not, please state your objection soon. We need to move forward on this. - Evan PS: ICANN staff... please confirm that there are no logistical problems with the above schedule and voting method.

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ALAC Board Liaison
by At-Large Staff Aug. 18, 2009

Aug. 18, 2009

Dear Wendy and Alan: As you are aware, the process for appointment as Board liaison has changed considerably from last year to this year. Accordingly, please provide the information required of candidates, and the commitments required, all accessible at https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?proposed_election_call_message_for… when it is convenient to do so. We shall then link all the information you provide to the relevant wiki pages so all ALSes and At-Large community members worldwide may review them. As provided in the process, your attention is kindly drawn to the need to accept nomination, and provide the required information, on or before the 15th September at the latest. -- Regards, *ICANN At-Large Staff* Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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NomCom Delegate from North America
by Eduardo Diaz Aug. 16, 2009

Aug. 16, 2009

All: I wish to confirm my interest in becoming the NonCom delegate from NARALO. I will be publishing a statement of interest shortly. -ed -- NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this communication by error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message.

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FW: Regional Advice on ALS Application from GTALUG
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 15, 2009

Aug. 15, 2009

Hi all, Due diligence is now available for the Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group. I do not see anything in the DD that would prevent this group from being an ALS. Please provide your comments on or before our regional meeting of August 10 so that we can move this forward. Thanks! 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 <mailto:dthompson@gov.nu.ca> ________________________________ From: At Large Staff [mailto:Staff@atlarge.icann.org] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:46 PM To: 'Evan Leibovitch'; Thompson, Darlene Cc: Beau Brendler; 'Alan Greenberg'; 'Gareth Shearman' Subject: Regional Advice on ALS Application from GTALUG Dear Evan and Darlene, On July 15th, we received a North-American ALS application from the Greater Toronto Area Linux User Group. Please find the Due Diligence form attached. We kindly ask you to provide us with the regional advice for this application in your capacity as At-Large Secretariat for this region. Your advice will support the ALAC review on this application. According to our time line for ALS applications the due date for the regional advice is on September 2nd, 2009. We would like to remind you that the DD form could contain sensitive information. Please read the form carefully before sending it to third parties. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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