March 2013 - NA-Discuss - lists.icann.org

Reminder: Whois Registrant ID Study Webinar Invitation
by At-Large Staff March 5, 2013

March 5, 2013

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04mar13-en.htm <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-04mar13-en.htm> Whois Registrant ID Study Webinar Invitation You are invited to a review of the findings of the Registrant ID Study Draft Report, recently published for public comment. The authors of the report (NORC) and ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Wednesday 6 March at 12.00 UTC and Wednesday 6 March at 19.00 UTC to summarize the findings from the WHOIS Registrant ID Study. The webinar will cover the methodology used to compile the data and provide an analysis of the findings. The two sessions will be identical, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. Participants also will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, a recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff always is available to answer questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> . In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Wednesday at 12.00 UTC or Wednesday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html> ). We will send you an email reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. --------------------- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet

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Re: [NA-Discuss] IMPORTANT: At-Large Objection Statements posted for RALO review - deadline for RALO advice to ALAC is now March 6 2013
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh March 4, 2013

March 4, 2013

Dear All, Please note that the objection statement against the applicant "dot Health Limited" for the ".health" string (https://community.icann.org/x/xYxwAg) and the objection statement against the applicant "Stable Tone Limited" for the "健康" ("jiankang") string (https://community.icann.org/x/0YxwAg) was updated on March 1 2013 to remove incorrect references to other applicants in these statements. The updated objection statements can be found on the respective wiki pages. On the gTLD RG call with the RALO officers on February 28 2013, an abstain option was added, instead of just a "Yes" or "No" answer for RALO. The RALO advice to the ALAC requires answers to the 5 questions listed at https://community.icann.org/x/t45wAg Finally, given clarification by ICANN's new gTLD staff as to the process by which funding from ICANN is made available to the ALAC, the RALO's answers to the 5 questions at https://community.icann.org/x/t45wAg can be sent to the ALAC by March 6 2013, 23:59 UTC. Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 3:06 PM, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > Dear All, > > Please see an important message being sent on behalf of Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Chair of the At-Large new gTLD Review Group: > > ** > Dear All, > > As per the process by which the ALAC can object to a new gTLD application, (see one page PDF at http://bit.ly/how-ALAC-files-objection-to-new-gTLD ), the new gTLD Review Group (gTLD RG) have posted objection statements on community grounds to 5 new gTLD applications for Regional At-Large Organisation (RALO) review and advice to the ALAC. > > The gTLD RG drafted the statements based on the outcomes of its review and discussion of comments received by February 8, 2013 (see http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/at-large/2013q1/009493.html) > > All of the objection statements are on community objection grounds. The community objection grounds page at https://community.icann.org/x/QgkQAg lists four tests that would enable the Dispute Resolution Service Provider hearing the objection to determine whether there is substantial opposition from a significant portion of the community to which the string may be > targeted. Note also that ALL four tests must be met for the objection to prevail. > > The 5 applications and objection statements, including the comments received by the gTLD RG on the applications can be found on the workspace at https://community.icann.org/x/soxwAg with 5 separate wiki pages for each new gTLD application, the objection statement and the comments received by the gTLD RG. Members of At-Large are invited to discuss and post questions or comments on these wiki pages. > > All RALOs must review EACH of the 5 gTLD applications and the associated information (objection statement, comments) on the wiki pages and decide if the objection statement drafted by the gTLD RG group supports the criterion for community objection. > > The RALO cannot modify any of the 5 objection statements, but must advise the ALAC as to whether the RALO EITHER: > 1) supports the objection statement being filed by the ALAC against the new gTLD application OR > 2) NOT support the objection statement being filed by the ALAC against the new gTLD application. > > This advice for each of the 5 objection statements must be sent to the ALAC by March 5, 2013, 23:59 UTC so that the ALAC can review the RALO advice before the end of the objection period on March 13, 2013. > > A conference call is tentatively scheduled on Thursday, February 28, 2013 (exact time will be confirmed by At-Large Staff) is being planned for RALO officers with the gTLD RG members to provide an overview of the process and to answer any questions they may have as to what is expected by the RALOs as per the process by which the ALAC can object to a new > gTLD application. At-Large members are welcome to attend this call. > > Kind regards, > Dev Anand Teelucksingh > > ** > > Regards, > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, and Julia Charvolen > ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Travel Updates
by Alan Greenberg March 1, 2013

March 1, 2013

At 22/02/2013 02:17 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote: >There's no consistency. > >I also have a trip from a previous passport (Canadian passports are only >good for 5 years but the visa application asks for trips up to 10 years >back). Based on Avri's advice I had my old passport ready with me(*), but >they never asked to see it, I had written the Visa number on the >application, which may have been good enough). And I told them about a previous visa but didn't think to put the number on the form and no problem. >(*) - I don't know about US practice, but when renewing a passport in >Canada they usually ask for -- and destroy -- your old one. You have to >explicitly ask for the old one back, at which time they give you dirty >looks, then stamp things on it and cut its corners. At one time I thought >that asking for old passports back was just for nostaliga, but as Avri >found out there occasionally CAN be a practical need. So when your passport >expires, do what you can to hang onto it. I've had them cut a small corner off or pierce it with some holes or stamp cancelled on the ID pages, but that's it. Last time I had to renew early because the PP was already full, and I was explicitly told that they were just cutting off a discreet corner of the cover and ID page so that I could keep the rest as a souvenir. Alan >I have my visa. Now I just need to work out flights.

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