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Nomination of At-Large representatives to the NomCom
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 26, 2011

July 26, 2011

Dear All, Please see the schedule below for the nomination of At-Large representatives to the NomCom as outlined by the ALAC ExCom: 1. Nominations Open: 10 July 2011 2. Nominations Close: 27 July 2011 3. Nomination Acceptance Deadline: On or before 30 July 2011 4. ALAC Notification: RALOs to transmit all accepted nominations (with a recommendation for a preferred candidate if the RALO wishes to provide one) on 3 August 2011 5. ALAC Selection and Endorsement On-Line Vote: 4 August 2011 to 12 August 2011. 6. Notification to NomCom of Appointees: No Later than 15 August 2011 For more information, please see the 2011 At-Large Election Page wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Elections+2011>. Heidi Ullrich, Seth Greene, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon ICANN At-Large Staff

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by Thompson, Darlene July 25, 2011

July 25, 2011

Hi all, Each RALO has been asked to contribute to the following: a) Ideas for future ALAC-Registrar meetings<https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Future+ALAC-Registrar+meetings+…> (what questions would ALAC members like asked of the Registrars?) b) Ideas for the content of educational materials to be developed by At-Large & Registrars<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=15630722> To include your comments, just click on “Add comment” near the bottom and you will be able to. Thanks, Darlene 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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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Reminder: Apply Now for the At-Large Advisory Committee, ALAC
by Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011

FYI - last few days before application period ends. -------- Message original -------- ICANN <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jul11-en.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reminder: Apply Now for the At-Large Advisory Committee, ALAC *Opening for an ALAC Representative from the North American Region* *Application Period Ends 25 July 2011* 20 July 2011 **Following the resignation of the ALAC representative from the North American region, appointed by ICANN's 2010 Nominating Committee (NomCom), the 2011 NomCom invites Statements of Interest for this important ICANN leadership position. Interested individuals from the North American region are invited to submit a Statement of Interest to become an At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representative for the remainder of the current term, ending at the ICANN Annual General Meeting in 2012. The Statement of Interest form is online http://nomcom.icann.org/apply/ North American citizens who submitted SOIs in 2011, or carried forward previous SOIs into the 2011 process, will be invited to update their statements and have them considered by the NomCom. ICANN's geographic regions are explained in this http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm document. The At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is the ICANN body responsible for representing the voice of the end user in policy and operational discussions. For more information on the work of the ALAC see http://www.atlarge.icann.org/. To fill this interim vacancy the NomCom is seeking an accomplished person of integrity, objectivity and intelligence who has: * a commitment to ICANN's mission and an understanding of the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community * an understanding of the DNS and the impact of ICANN policy on end users * demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making and sound judgment * an interest in bottom-up consensus policy building in a real-life environment * an ability to chair or otherwise provide leadership and support for a multi-stakeholder group working to reach consensus * a willingness to serve as a volunteer, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses * the ability to work and communicate in English The following knowledge, qualities and experiences are specifically sought: * experience and skills that bear on gathering, understanding, and communicating the interests of individual users and in group decision-making * consumer protection and or consumer advocacy experience particularly in communications/telecommunication sector * specific experience and/or expertise in internet-related policy development * leadership experience in local or regional internet-related or DNS policy experience in gTLD or ccTLD activities * ability to bring to the ALAC a National or Sub-Regional Internet user view or perspective not currently represented in the North American RALO or existing ALS demographic * strong local networks that will positively enhance the current ALAC and Regionally focused strategic and project planning as they relate to the wider ICANN Strategic plan and ALAC Improvement Implementation More information about the position can be found in the 2011 NomCom "leadership positions" document http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2011.htm Statements of Interest for the position described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply/ or by contacting nomcom2011(a)icann.org <mailto:nomcom2011@icann.org>. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at http://nomcom.icann.org/. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 25 July 2011 for full consideration. Selections will be announced as soon as possible thereafter and the successful candidate will take up the position immediately. The successful candidate will be invited to participate in ICANN #42 Meeting to be held in Dakar, Senegal, 23-28 October 2011. Background: The Nominating Committee is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. Nominating Committee 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. Nominating Committee members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them. The challenge for the Nominating Committee is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN entities, individual Nominating Committee members are not accountable to their appointing constituencies. Members are accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the Nominating Committee. Successful candidates are not remunerated, although direct expenses incurred in the course of duty will be reimbursed. Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions. These positions may involve significant international travel, including personal presence at periodic ICANN meetings, as well as regular telephone and Internet communications. This message was sent to ocl(a)gih.com from: ICANN | 4676 Admiralty Way Suite 330 | Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 Email Marketing by iContact - Try It Free! <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186>

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Re: [NA-Discuss] [ALAC-Internal] At-Large article in July Policy Update
by Seth Greene July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011

Hello, Jean-Jacques, I'm glad you and others have found these reports useful. Many thanks for the feedback. I will also forward your comments to the Communication Dept. Kind regards, Seth ______ Seth Greene Interim Manager, At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (212) 662-7723 E-mail: seth.greene(a)icann.org ________________________________________ From: alac-internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [alac-internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jean-Jacques SUBRENAT [jjs.global(a)gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 2:46 AM To: ALAC Internal List; secretariat(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; lac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [ALAC-Internal] At-Large article in July Policy Update Dear Seth, these reports and highlights are useful, for instance for someone who was unable to attend an ICANN meeting (Singapore, in my case). I'm also struck by all the work that Sos, ACs and Staff put into policy formation, as revealed by the Policy Update. This is certainly a feature which makes ICANN quite unique. Regards, Jean-Jacques. On 20/07/11 20:09, "Seth Greene" <Seth.Greene(a)icann.org> wrote: >Hello, all, > >The July 2011 issue of the ICANN Policy >Update<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm> >contains two articles regarding At-Large: > - At-Large Singapore >Highlights<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm#15>; >and > - Outreach for At-Large Expands in Eastern >Europe<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm#16> > >The second article, of particular interest, describes a first for >At-Large and EURALO outreach: the first monthly EURALO Secretariat's >Report posted in both English and Russian. > >Hope you enjoy these, >Seth > >______ > >Seth Greene >Interim Manager, At-Large >Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) >Telephone: + 1 (212) 662-7723 >E-mail: seth.greene(a)icann.org<mailto:seth.greene@icann.org> > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC-Internal mailing list >ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal > >ALAC Wiki: >https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(A >LAC) > >At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC-Internal mailing list ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal ALAC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(AL… At-Large Website: http://atlarge.icann.org

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Reminder: Apply Now for the At-Large Advisory Committee, ALAC
by ebw＠abenaki.wabanaki.net July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011

Olivier, For you information only, and not to preclude other NARALO contributors, or others meeting the residency and interest requirements, from being noninated, or from self-nominating. At the reminder by the 2011 NomCom Chair that I'd submitted applications in prior years, and had indicated my willingness to be considered in subsequent years, I updated my application and submitted it per the current call for nominations process on July 10th, with copies to Joette Youkhanna and the NomCom211 maildrop. Eric

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Re: [NA-Discuss] UDRP Typo correction
by ebw＠abenaki.wabanaki.net July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011

I made a typo in my prior note. I omitted a critical "to identify" in the second use summary of the UDRP. The sentence: > The UDRP is now also used to provide a means to prevent market injury, to > marks holders, by third parties (aka "consumers") who use marks to harms > with manufacturers. Should read: The UDRP is now also used to provide a means to prevent market injury, to marks holders, by third parties (aka "consumers") who use marks to identifiy harms with manufacturers. This refers to "some-mark-sucks" usage. Eric

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Re: [NA-Discuss] UDRP
by ebw＠abenaki.wabanaki.net July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011

Beau, I don't see any reason not to, but one or more of those he makes his case to could read his 48pp paper. It is in my reading queue, but not at the top. A concern I have that I didn't think should, by itself, be sufficient to embark upon a PDP (not that my thoughts one way or another have any influence over the members of the GNSO Council) was distinguishing the application of this DRP as a means to protect the marks holders interests in preventing dillution -- the "kleenex" effect, and its application as a means to protect the marks holders interest in suppressing speech critical of their brands, and its application as a means to protect the marks holders interests in influencing search engine outcomes. That is, the UDRP was intended to provide an equitable, efficient means to prevent dillution injury, to marks holders, and to third parties (aka "consumers") who use marks to identifiy benefits with manufacturers. The UDRP is now also used to provide a means to prevent market injury, to marks holders, by third parties (aka "consumers") who use marks to harms with manufacturers. The UDRP is also now used to provide a means to create market value, to marks holders, by third parties (aka "advertizers") who use marks to monitize suppressed NXDOMAIN returns to resolvers. George Kirkos identified the second concern, the "free speech" issue. Domainers, domain tasting, and Sitefinder (wildcarding) and its follow ons, are the third issue. Both can be addressed without radical revision of the original, and reasonably well implemented first purpose. But neither should be ignored, and a jurisdictional proposal arising from a correlation may miss actual causation, and simply advance a jurisdictionally limited "public interest" theory in place of a "public interest" both jurisdictionally dependent, and jurisdictionally independent. I think the ALAC purpose is to attempt to find the jurisdictionally independent public interest, and the GAC's purpose is to attempt to find the jurisdictionally dependent public interest. In writing a draft proposed ALAC response to the Initial Issues Report by ICANN Staff on the UDRP, I proposed no PDP at the present time, but the inclusion of the "free speech" issue among those to be considered by a small group of experts looking at implementation improvements, as proposed by ICANN Staff. Again, I've not read his paper, or his prior scholarship on things ICANN-esque (routed data network policy) or similar (switched voice network policy). An excellent review of the third issue is in Tyler Moore and Ben Edelman's 2010 paper "Measuring the Perpetrators and Funders of Typosquatting", proceeding of the 14th Int. Conf. on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. It introduces the issue with the registration of kaplan.com in 1994 by Kaplan's competitor Princeton Review and proceeds to cybersquatting generally as an economic activity. Eric

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Re: [NA-Discuss] UDRP
by Beau Brendler July 21, 2011

July 21, 2011

His recommendations are: "First, ICANN should adopt a choice of law provision stating that the law of the respondent’s home country governs fair use disputes. ” “Second, ICANN should implement a panel assignment provision in fair use cases that requires arbitrators to share the nationalities of the litigants." Should we invite this prof to make this case to NA and/or ALAC? -----Original Message----- >From: Danny Younger <dannyyounger(a)yahoo.com> >Sent: Jul 20, 2011 4:03 PM >To: "na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [NA-Discuss] UDRP > >As the ALAC prepares to consider its statement on the UDRP, an article has appeared citing a Harvard study that recommends certain changes -- see http://www.thedomains.com/2011/07/20/a-harvard-law-school-professor-publish… >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------

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Re: [NA-Discuss] New gTLDs Video
by Beau Brendler July 20, 2011

July 20, 2011

Did anyone from ICANN collaborate with the user community on content for this video, does anyone know? In my opinion they should be making these types of things in collaboration with the at-large. -----Original Message----- >From: "Thompson, Darlene" <DThompson1(a)gov.nu.ca> >Sent: Jul 18, 2011 2:17 PM >To: "na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> >Subject: [NA-Discuss] New gTLDs Video > >ICANN has a new video on new gTLDs out for beginners. Its quite good. You can check it out at www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> (near the bottom). > >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 > > >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------

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At-Large article in July Policy Update
by Seth Greene July 20, 2011

July 20, 2011

Hello, all, The July 2011 issue of the ICANN Policy Update<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm> contains two articles regarding At-Large: - At-Large Singapore Highlights<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm#15>; and - Outreach for At-Large Expands in Eastern Europe<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jul11-en.htm#16> The second article, of particular interest, describes a first for At-Large and EURALO outreach: the first monthly EURALO Secretariat's Report posted in both English and Russian. Hope you enjoy these, Seth ______ Seth Greene Interim Manager, At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (212) 662-7723 E-mail: seth.greene(a)icann.org<mailto:seth.greene@icann.org>

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