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

Nomination of Louis Houle for At-Large Delegates to the 2014 NomCom
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

Dear Colleagues, I would recommend the incumbent, Glenn McKnight, be re-appointed as the North American regional At-Large Delegate to the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The reports from the NomCom to the NA-Discuss list during his tenure have been excellent. However he is term-limited out and no longer eligible. I know from others who have served on the NomCom that the evaluation of the candidates for selection to the Board, the GNSO, CCNSO, and ALAC is time consuming. I also know from those same individuals that the members of the NomCom, year after year, diligently execute the responsibility of finding the better choices for the open positions. Board members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Vint Cerf, Susan Crawford, Hagen Hultzsch, Joichi Ito, Veni Markovski, Hualin Qian, Njeri Rionge, Vanda Scartezini, 2007: Harald Alvastrand, Dennis Jennings, Jean-Jack Subrenat, Steve Crocker, Katim Touray, Rajasekar Ramaraj (2nd term), George Sadowsky, Cherine Chalaby, Bertrand de La Chapelle, Erika Mann, Steve Crocker, Judith Vasquez, Olga Madruga-Forti, Gonzalo Navarro, and George Sadowsky (2nd term). ccNSO Council members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Becky Burr, Nashwa Abdel-Baki, Jian Zhang, Sokol Haxhiu, Hong Xue, and Mary Wong. GNSO Council members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Jon Bing, Avri Doria, Olga Cavalli, Terry Davis, Olga Cavalli (2nd term), Andrey Kolesnikov, Carlos Dionisio Aguirre, Lanre Ajayi, Thomas Rickert, Jennifer Wolfe. ALAC members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Jean Polly, Jacqueline Morris, Alan Greenberg, Annette Muehlerg, Vanda Scartezini, Fatimata, Seye Sylla, Nguyen Thu Hue, Alan Greeberg (2nd term), Adam Peake, Jame Seng, Carlton Samuels, Dave Kissoondoyal, Sebastian Bachollet, Marc Rotenberg, Ganesh Kumar, Titi Akinsanmi, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Carlton Samueles (2nd term), Alan Greenberg (2nd term), and Jean-Jacques Subrenat. This record of selecting talented and dedicated people to serve in positions of responsibility impresses me, and I'd like this record continued in the coming year, by nominating Louis Houle. I've known Louis through the .quebec project and though the NA-Discuss list. He has been, like Sébastien Bachollet earlier in the larger ICANN community, one of the few non-anglophones who has consistently contributed to policy and process discussions. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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Nomination of Glenn McKnight for the Office of NARALO Secretary
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to nominate Glenn McKnight, who has performed a real service to the ICANN Community through two terms on the Nominating Committee, to the Office of Secretary of the North American Regional At Large Organization. I ask for a second to this nomination. Sincerely, Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair
by gbruen＠knujon.com June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

Eric, My SOI has not changed since I first ran last year, there's just one accredited Knujon from Massachusetts which has me at the head. The other two entities you cited are not ALSes. You've been asking multiple questions of everyone and this is not an efficient method. Can you please do the following for our next call: make a spreadsheet of all the NARALO ALSes and their requirements on the other axis; then indicate if these are being fulfilled? This would be useful. I'll answer any other questions on the call so they are transcribed. Thanks ------Original Message------ From: Eric Brunner-Williams To: NA List na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org To: Garth Bruen at KnujOn ReplyTo: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Subject: Fwd: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Sent: Jun 5, 2013 19:46 The following was sent earlier to na-discuss (datestamp inline), and does not yet appear in the list archives, http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/na-discuss/2013-June/date.html and so is resent. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:10:03 -0700 From: Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net> Reply-To: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Organization: wampumpeag To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org On 6/4/13 10:23 PM, Garth Bruen wrote: > There is no need for the discussion to private as it is obviously an > important issue. In fact, I would like to elevate the discussion. Well, before we elevate could we finish with the preliminaries? Can you answer the original question of June 4th? It was > In what capacity are you asserting your eligibility to be a candidate? > > As an Unaffiliated Individual member? > > As a member of a currently certified ALS? > > In some other capacity? If your answer is "As a member of a currently certified ALS", could you, for the record, identify the ALS and your relationship to the ALS? To avoid confusion it may be helpful to use ALS numeric identifiers rather than a name. Thank you for your response, Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Fwd: Re: Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

The following was sent earlier to na-discuss (datestamp inline), and does not yet appear in the list archives, http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/na-discuss/2013-June/date.html and so is resent. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:10:03 -0700 From: Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net> Reply-To: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Organization: wampumpeag To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org On 6/4/13 10:23 PM, Garth Bruen wrote: > There is no need for the discussion to private as it is obviously an > important issue. In fact, I would like to elevate the discussion. Well, before we elevate could we finish with the preliminaries? Can you answer the original question of June 4th? It was > In what capacity are you asserting your eligibility to be a candidate? > > As an Unaffiliated Individual member? > > As a member of a currently certified ALS? > > In some other capacity? If your answer is "As a member of a currently certified ALS", could you, for the record, identify the ALS and your relationship to the ALS? To avoid confusion it may be helpful to use ALS numeric identifiers rather than a name. Thank you for your response, Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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nomination
by Gareth Shearman June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

I would like to nominate Darlene Thompson for the position of NARALO Secretariat. Gareth Shearman

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ISOC Canada Rep
by Glenn McKnight June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

Hi All Kerry Brown will be the representative of ISOC Canada Chapter his direct email is kerry(a)kdbsystems.com Kerry is a current CIRA board member and a previous ARIN Fellow Director - Kerry Brown - KDB Systems Kerry Brown is the owner and manager of KDB Systems, an IT consulting firm located in Squamish, British Columbia. Based in the Sea to Sky Corridor, his company specialises in designing, implementing, and managing networks for small and mid sized businesses in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. Before launching KDB Systems Kerry ran the family businesses which included two consumer electronics retail stores and two video rental stores. Kerry's past experience is in the logging and retail industries. His prime focus now is in the IT industry. Kerry is a past volunteer for several local organisations. He is a past president of the Sea to Sky Freenet Association, Squamish Flying Club, and the Squamish Valley Golf and Country Club. He has organised several motor sport events in the greater Vancouver area. Kerry's introduction to computers was in 1970 at Simon Fraser University, playing Lunar Lander on a teletype interface. His first personal computer was a Timex 1000. He started designing networks when Lantastic and Novell Netware 2.2 were the current network operating systems. He currently works with Windows and Linux based networks. Kerry is very active in both online and offline computer support communities which include his own www.VistaHelp.ca <http://www.vistahelp.ca/>. In 2006, 2007, and 2008 Kerry was awarded the Most Valuable Professional award from Microsoft. Kerry's hobbies and interests include golfing, auto racing, and sport event volunteering. Kerry is currently volunteering with the Callaghan Valley Local Organising Committee. CALOC is responsible for Cross Country Skiing, Biathlon, Nordic Combined, and Ski Jumping events at the Whistler Olympic Park. He is also a pre-games 2010 Olympic volunteer for VANOC. Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight Http://www.globalcatalysts.com http://newsocialmedia.wordpress.com

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Pre-Durban ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 27 June 2013
by At-Large Staff June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

Pre-Durban ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 27 June 2013 3 June 2013 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Durban remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 27 June at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 27 June at 19.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Among other topics, updates will be provided on: * Protection of IGO/INGO names in gTLDs PDP * 'Thick' Whois Policy Development Process * Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings PDP * 10th Anniversary of the ccNSO * IDN ccPDP * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group * Update on RSSAC Reorganization The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 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. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail 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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Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

The following was sent earlier to na-discuss (datestamp inline), and does not yet appear in the list archives, http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/na-discuss/2013-June/date.html and so is resent. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Re: [NA-Discuss] Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:58:54 -0700 From: Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net> Reply-To: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Organization: wampumpeag To: Garth Bruen at KnujOn <gbruen(a)knujon.com> I omitted to cc you. Corrected. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:26:35 -0700 From: Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net> Reply-To: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Organization: wampumpeag To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org On 6/4/13 12:49 PM, Garth Bruen wrote: > All fair questions. Not everyone seems to think so, I appreciate that you do. > The issue of the Commonwealth certificate is one of > unfortunate government bureaucracy. The certificate was renewed but not > updated, this has been in the hands of my lawyer for months. The > Commonwealth demands $500 a year for this certificate and offers absolutely > no service in return. This $500 which comes out of our modest budget which > would be much better spent on other activities, hence the Vermont > organization. All quite reasonable. > Once again, this may be another victim of government bureaucracy since " > ROBERTG BRUEN" or " no-name-given" was probably supposed to be me in the > document. This Vermont entity is our non-profit foundation which is > completely donation-based and serves the Internet user at large on policy > consultation completely free of charge. However, instead of simply taking my > word for it I would suggest you contact the document members (one of whom is > on this list) and ask them who they put forward for representing the > organization to ICANN NARALO. You may be mistaking my interest. The offers of proof as I understand them are: Knujon Org, a Vermont corporation, is the successor in interest to ALS #122, held previously by Knujon.com, a Massachusetts LLC, according to Garth Bruen. Knujon Org, a Vermont corporation, is the personal property ("my non-profit organization") of Bob Bruen, a separate entity from KuuJon.com LLC, in which Garth "is not part", according to Bob Bruen. KnujOn Org and Cold Rain Technologies are each a separate entity from KnujOn.com with no reason to be involved in these discussions, according to Bob Bruen. The "members of record" of ALS #122 are a dissolved Massachusetts Limited Liability Corporation, and a Vermont S-Corporation for which the State of Vermont Corporate search does not return a record. If these offers of proof are without contradiction, then ALS #122 consists of neither the corporation Knujon.com, as it has been dissolved, nor the corporation Cold Rain Technologies, as it too does not exist. Alternatively, if Cold Rain Technologies exists, it is the personal property of an individual who asserts an absolute bar to corporate disclosure related to ALS #122, and also asserts neither KnujOn Org, a Vermont corporation, nor Cold Rain Technologies, have a relationship with ALS #122 sufficient to provide a "reason to be involved in these discussions". Who then, are members of ALS #122? The response to question 1.a. Structure and Governance, concerning the constitution of the applicant so that individual members in the region are possessed of an ability to control the organization was "No". The response to question 2.a. Do you have individual members with the ability to vote in or otherwise control the management of the organization? was "No", consistent with the several claims of private ownership of the member entities, and of ALS #122. The response to question 2.b. Do you have organisations as all or part of your membership? was "No". What is the governance process of ALS #122? The response to question 1.d. "Describe your Organization's structure (e.g. governing and decision- making bodies and processes)" appears to be completely vacated by the offers of proof, supra. Is there something you could add that would help me arrive at a different understanding of the current status of ALS #122? Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair
by Garth Bruen June 4, 2013

June 4, 2013

Folks, It has been a busy year and I sincerely hope I have gained your faith and trust. I would like to be re-elected as NARALO chair. I see my role principally as coordinating YOUR needs At-Large community members. I hope to enlarge our numbers, bring more NARALO members to the actual meetings, increase the power of our voice and get the results which have been promised to the community. Regardless of this, I would like to put forward a request that may seem bizarre: that no one be shy about challenging me for this post. This is how we stay honest and bring new ideas to the forum. I'm only here to make this work, so if someone else can make it work better, let it be so. -Garth ------------------------------------- Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Eduardo Diaz for NARALO ALAC
by Eduardo Diaz, PE June 4, 2013

June 4, 2013

I accept the nomination. Eduardo Please pardon any errors. I am sending this from my IPhone and have big fingers. On Jun 4, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Heidi Ullrich <Heidi.Ullrich(a)icann.org> wrote: > Hi Garth and Eduardo, > > The nomination of Eduardo for re-selection to the ALAC by Garth has been posted on both the NARALO and At-Large Selection, Election and Appointment wiki pages (see: https://community.icann.org/x/H5pwAg - the NARALO page is linked to this main workspace.) > > Kind regards, > Heidi > > -----Original Message----- > From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Garth Bruen > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:35 AM > To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > Subject: [NA-Discuss] Eduardo Diaz for NARALO ALAC > > I would like to nominate Eduardo Diaz of ISOC PR for reelection to ALAC. > > > > ------------------------------------- > > Garth Bruen > gbruen(a)knujon.com > > > ------ > 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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