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Election Update
by Thompson, Darlene June 29, 2013

June 29, 2013

Hi all, This is just a reminder that the nomination deadline for Chair, Secretariat and ALAC is fast approaching - July 2. If anybody would like to nominate or volunteer, this needs to be done by end of day, July 2. To review the elections page, please go to: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/2013+NARALO+Selection,+Election+…. Also, to view candidate SOIS or to post any questions to any of those running for election, please go here: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/2013+NARALO+Candidates+Questions…. Thanks, D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator N-CAP/Department of Education P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca

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At-Large Community Views Requested on Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff June 28, 2013

June 28, 2013

***THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS BEING SENT ON BEHLAF OF RINALIA ABDUL RAHIM*** Dear Members of the At-Large Community and IDN Working Group, Your views are kindly requested on the JIG Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs. Specifically, 1. Should the general recommendations of the report be supported? 2. Are there specific issues of concern within the report that should be raised? If you have views, please share them via the At-Large Policy Development workspace by 7 July 2013. At-Large Policy Development workspace link: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Draft+Final+Repo… Informational Resurces Full Report Link: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/idn-tld-acceptance-final-25jun13-en.pdf [PDF, 135 KB] [Extract on General Recommendations] 1. IDN TLD operators (including IDN ccTLD, IDN gTLD and IDN gTLD Accredited Registrars) are recommended to support Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs in their own systems. Part of this recommendation is that ICANN's IDN Guidelines be updated to include provisions for IDN TLD registries and registrars to support the Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs within their own systems (i.e. for registration systems and services to accept name server records, child hosts, contact information with IDN TLDs) 2. ICANN should allocate specific resources for the advocacy of Universal Acceptance beyond the development of informational materials and toolkits. 3. ICANN should develop of informative reference materials for new IDN TLDs (including gTLD and ccTLD) to handle issues of Universal Acceptance 4. ICANN initiates efforts, lead by staff, with participation from the community, for further studies to investigate the scope of the issue and what other services or actions could be taken by ICANN to support the Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs beyond outreach and awareness campaigns Best regards, Rinalia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:32 AM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] FW: ICANN News Alert -- Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25jun13-en.htm ________________________________ Draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs 25 June 2013 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 25 June 2013 Categories/Tags: * Top-Level Domains * Policy Processes * Transparency/Accountability Purpose (Brief): The joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN working Group (JIG) seeks input from the community on its draft Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs. The draft includes recommendations to the ccNSO and GNSO Councils for further action to resolve policy and other relating to the universal acceptance of IDN TLDs The Working expects to finalize and publish its Final Report, and submit their report, after taking into account the comments received. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/idn-tld-acceptance-final-25jun1… This message was sent to matt.ashtiani(a)icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org><mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org<mailto:matt.ashtiani@icann.org>> from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [http://app.icontact.com/images/icontact_tryFree.gif] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=24564788&l=6333&s=BCA3&m=91…> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Election Update - Chair
by Michele Neylon :: Blacknight June 27, 2013

June 27, 2013

On 26 Jun 2013, at 13:04, "Thompson, Darlene" <DThompson1(a)gov.nu.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > > This is a note to let you know that as at June 25, Eric Brunner-Williams joined ISOC SF. Congratulations! As Eric is now a member of an ALS, he is supported by our Rules of Procedures to run for Chair. Darlene Does this also mean that his suspension from the mailing lists has been lifted? Regards Michele Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions ♞ Hosting & Domains ICANN Accredited Registrar http://www.blacknight.co http://blog.blacknight.com/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 US: 213-233-1612 Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845

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Election Update - Chair
by Thompson, Darlene June 26, 2013

June 26, 2013

Hi all, This is a note to let you know that as at June 25, Eric Brunner-Williams joined ISOC SF. Congratulations! As Eric is now a member of an ALS, he is supported by our Rules of Procedures to run for Chair. 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/N-CAP 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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Election Update - NomCom
by Thompson, Darlene June 26, 2013

June 26, 2013

Hi all, This is just to let you know that we have forwarded Louis Houle’s name to the ALAC for consideration as our choice as NomCom representative. 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/N-CAP 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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Re: [NA-Discuss] The self-nomination of Eric Brunner-Williams, for NARALO Chair
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 22, 2013

June 22, 2013

Colleagues, Having described the changes I propose to make in how, and on what subjects, the RALO contributes to the advice available to the Board, and the changes I propose to make in travel support allocation for the purpose of improving on the rather limited record of enabling informed contribution to policy making by individuals, I now want to direct your thoughts to the RALO's call time management. The RALO has monthly calls of 60 to 90 minutes duration. The bulk of the time is given over to casual, or careless, oral summaries which could be less momentary, more memorable, and more actionable, when written, and when written, distributed several days prior to the call for which time is scheduled, and allow for questions on points unclear from the readers and informed discussion, opportunities now lost to "recitations". The net is that RALO calls are wicked boring and unlikely to attract new interest outside of an asylum, and of course, the eminently sane who do in fact listen to each call, live or in mp3 form. This is a situation which can be improved. There is the minor discipline of call time management, which the incumbent manages passably, but the larger issue is what information, from whom, and intended for what audiences, form the non-procedural content of our calls? I propose to change RALO call time, which is likely to deflect any interested person or organization listening for the first time to something, anything else, to something that sells the idea that the RALO is what the 2007 MOU envisioned -- the place where the interests of individuals is expressed and informs network policy in the large. So rather than having the usual recitations from the usual reciters, who may be challenged by the sheer repetition and lack of apparent utility of monthly recitations, I propose that a portion of the call time be given over to expert presentations on network policy issues, which are then "canned" as podcasts and used to effect both "inreach" and inform those not on the calls, and "outreach", to expand awareness of the RALO as an agent of change. What I have in mind for speaker and content are the following: o Michael Geist on marks or surveillance in Canada, o Larry Lessig on the topic of his choice, o Mark Rotenberg on surveillance in the US, ... In brief, more of the process done via mail, all of the status updates in writing and several days before an agenda slot, and content that informs us, and anyone else not yet residing in an asylum for the procedurally deranged. Again, these are proposals for change, contingent upon election. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Suspension of Posting Privileges for Eric Brunner Williams
by Alan Greenberg June 22, 2013

June 22, 2013

Kieren, I do not wish to wade into this morass, but I will correct two errors in fact: - As the person who must track unaffiliated members so that I can carry out my function as their voting representative, I can say that Eric is not an unaffiliated member of NARALO. - The process of rectifying this has nothing to do with ALS certification, but requires that he send a simple three line e-mail which for reasons unknown to me he has not done although informed of the procedures. Alan At 6/21/2013 10:29 PM, Kieren McCarthy wrote: >So, to recap: > >During elections, someone who says they wish to stand for chair is: > >* Told they insulted someone two months earlier >* Suspended from posting to an open list >* Told that their credentials are not correct >* Informed that they are not eligible to stand for chair > >In order to be allowed to continue, this person is told to: > > >* Apologize for a message that so far no one has been able to ascertain who >it is and what he should be apologizing for >* To resubmit his ALS application - which presumably would push him past >the election time > > >When this series of events is questioned by other members of the community, >we learn the following: > >* All the decisions made were made by the Chair and Secretary with some >level of consultation with the ALAC chair >* That it was a "really hard" decision and that those three people are >committed to open discussion, despite the clear evidence otherwise > >When no less than four community members continue to question the process, >the response is that these three people stand by their decision. No other >information is provided. > > >So, some questions: > >* Who exactly did Eric Brunner-Williams insult and by saying what? No one >on this list has seen any evidence of it. > >* When exactly did the NARALO chair and secretary get to decide they could >introduce arbitrary conditions for membership of the organization? > >* Where are these discussions documented and why did the parties in >question not use the Ombudsman process rather than decide between >themselves what the appropriate action was? > >* Why do "elected" NARALO representatives feel that they do not have to >respond to the clear concerns expressed by the community they are there to >represent? > > >This is really poor even for the low standards set by NARALO. > > >Kieren > > > > > > >Kieren McCarthy >CEO | .Nxt, Inc. >+1 415 937 1451 >kieren(a)dot-nxt.com | http://dot-nxt.com > >Find us on: Twitter <http://twitter.com/dotnxtcon> | >LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/2010841>| >Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/dotnxt> > > >On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com>wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > as Chair of the ALAC, I am always concerned about a breaking of the > > inclusive atmosphere in any part of our community. > > > > One such cause is the writing of ad-hominem accusations on the list. > > This ends up being archived, picked up by search engines and ultimately > > makes everybody look bad. > > I too am sad that it had to come to this - but we are all grown up > > people here and we do not need to pick at each other personally. I > > understand sometimes that debates and discussions can get out of hand. > > But offending other people is not the way that we'll manage to better > > channel the points of view of Internet users into the ICANN process - > > and it is not the way we'll encourage more people to get involved and to > > contribute, because a hostile atmosphere will scare them away. > > For this reason, Garth had my full support for his actions that he had > > to take as NARALO Chair. > > > > If Eric feels he has been unfairly treated, the Ombudsman is indeed a > > possible avenue for appeal. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Olivier Crépin-Leblond > > ALAC Chair > > > > On 21/06/2013 17:07, Thompson, Darlene wrote: > > > Our Chair can add conditions to re-instatement before a person is > > allowed back on the list. This particular case was discussed with the ALAC > > Chair as well as the NARALO leadership and this course was accepted. The > > Code of Conduct is a document that was agreed to by the NARALO. This > > action was also not taken upon just one instance of a violation of the Code > > of Conduct. This was the third time showing a pattern of abuse. Garth > > really did not want to take this action because of the perception of a > > "rival to his position" being silenced. However, as Chair, he did have to > > take action because this was about abuse of our members. > > > > -- > > Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD > > http://www.gih.com/ocl.html > > > > > > ------ > > 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 > > ------ > > >------ >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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Suspension of Posting Privileges for Eric Brunner Williams
by Garth Bruen June 22, 2013

June 22, 2013

Staff, As Chair of NARALO I am requesting that Eric Brunner Williams, for violating the Rules of Conduct be suspended from posting the NARALO mailing list and WIKI immediately. Any additional postings from Eric Brunner Williams following this notice must be deleted by staff. On March 05, 2013 Eric Brunner Williams submitted a disparaging Ad-Hominem attack against a member of another constituency. This resulted in a complaint to the ALAC Chair and removal of the post. The NARALO Chair twice requested that Eric Brunner Williams apologize to the aggrieved party. Mr. Williams has neither acknowledged or complied with this request. I have received additional complaints from the community and must recognize this as a "pattern of abuse." I am requesting that the NARALO Secretary witness this. Eric Brunner Williams may be allowed to re-join the NARALO list under the following conditions: 1. He apologizes for the March 05, 2013 comment to the aggrieved party, CC'ing the Chair and Secretary 2. He re-apply for unaffiliated NARALO membership following the proper procedures 3. The region review this case and reach a consensus Any questions or concerns can be submitted to me. I cannot re-post the offending remark but will explain the situation privately upon request. As stated in our Rules of Conduct, membership may be suspended for: "Unprofessional commentary, regardless of the general subject" " Postings that are libelous, knowingly false, ad-hominem, or misrepresents another person" The ROC further states: "The NARALO Chair is empowered to suspend or restrict a person's posting rights when the content that person has posted is inappropriate and represents a pattern of abuse. The Chair defines and determines what is inappropriate content on a case-by-case basis." And: "If the Chair suspends posting rights or deletes a comment or link, he will say so and explain why" Full document is here: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2264679/NA-2007-1-2+NARALO+ Code+of+Conduct+-+EN.pdf Respectfully, Garth Bruen ------------------------------------- Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com

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Fwd: net neutrality and peering wars continue
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013

Colleagues, I concur with Randy Bush, whom I've known since he was an Ops Area Director of the IETF(*), the article is quite good, and usefully puts the issues we tend to see in either/or network neutrality narratives in the economics of peering and settlement between bandwidth providers and over-the-top services providers. Anticipating the standard question: what has this to do with ICANN, while there are address block holders and autonomous systems holders, the allocations of those -- the ipv4 run-out scenario we're now in, is not the locus of change, nor is the ICANN vs ITU dance the locus of change, but rather the economics of peering and transit, showing the limitations of ICANN as a technical coordinator of unique endpoints in the change that affects more internet users than the new gTLD program, or the prices of domains in price capped registries. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon (*) I suppose I should mention at some point that I'm a member of the recently formed Performance Directorate of the IETF. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: net neutrality and peering wars continue Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:14:44 +0900 From: Randy Bush <randy(a)psg.com> To: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog(a)nanog.org> good article by Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2013/06/19/peering-pressure-the-secret-battle-to-control-…

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test message
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 19, 2013

June 19, 2013

Colleagues, A test message. After all, what would a directive the "must be deleted by staff" mean if not tested. This refers of course to the following: <002001ce6cfd$9c809040$d581b0c0$(a)knujon.com> Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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