February 2017 - NA-Discuss - lists.icann.org

Meet the Candidate Call
by Glenn McKnight Feb. 10, 2017

Feb. 10, 2017

Hi Folks In advance to the short 30 minute Meet the Candidate call next Monday Feb 13th during our monthly NARALO call In advance we have asking the candidates to introduce themselves and take a few questions each Here is Alan Greenberg SOI http://tinyurl.com/h9p3vgz Leon Sanchez SOI http://tinyurl.com/jkbsq4b Please contact me off the list on your suggested questions since we don't want the candidates an unfair advantage. The questions should be focused on the issues facing NARALO . Thanks G Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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REMINDER: Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Now Open - Interacting with the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community
by Program Admin Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Reminder of submitting questions for the Final Slate of Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> by Friday, 10 February 2017 23:59 UTC. From: Program Admin <program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Friday, February 3, 2017 at 5:52 PM To: "na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: Tijani BEN JEMAA <tijani.benjemaa(a)topnet.tn> Subject: Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Now Open - Interacting with the Final Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community Dear All, As recently announced<https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1005-2017-01-29-en>, Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/PqbDAw> and Leon Sanchez<https://community.icann.org/x/SabDAw> have been selected as the Final Slate of Candidates ("Candidates") for the ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large Community. To help the At-Large Community members to learn more about the background, views, and positions of the Candidates and to help the electorate members<https://community.icann.org/x/8LXDAw> to decide on their votes in the final election (starts on 21 Feb 2017, view timeline<https://community.icann.org/x/ORq4Aw>), the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) have decided to organize the following interaction activities after soliciting feedback across the community: 1. An At-Large Community wide teleconference where Candidates introduce themselves and answer questions from members. 2. An interactive wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw> for At-Large members to ask questions to the Final Slate of Candidates and for the Candidates to answer. Teleconference Mark your calendar! An At-Large Community wide teleconference will be held on Tuesday, 14 February 2017 13:00-15:00 UTC for the Community to meet the Candidates and ask questions about their vision about At-Large, ICANN, the Board and beyond. If you cannot attend, recording and transcript will be made available via the At-Large Board Member Selection wiki<https://community.icann.org/x/3bTDAw>. Agenda and participation details will be distributed shortly. Questions & Answers Wiki Workspace Before and after the At-Large Community wide teleconference on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, the At-Large Community will have two windows of opportunity to ask Candidates questions and view their responses in written form. The Q&A wiki workspace can be accessed here: https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw Before the teleconference: To prepare for the interactions with the Candidates in the teleconference, you may ask questions to the Candidates beforehand. These questions can be sent from now till Friday, 10 February 2017 23:59 UTC. After the teleconference: After viewing Candidates' responses to the questions posted before the teleconference and interacting with them during the teleconference, you may ask follow-up questions afterward. The follow up questions must be sent no later than Thursday, 16 February 2017 23:59 UTC. Instruction: * Please email your questions to the Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting on the wiki. * Program Admin Staff will consolidate duplicative questions and perform minor editing for clarification, if necessary, before posting. The names of the At-Large members who sent questions will be recorded on the wiki. * Candidates are requested to send their response to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org> for posting. Program Admin Staff will send announcement to the Community to view the responses. * All questions and responses will be posted in English. * For both Candidates to be able to read and understand the questions, please write them in English. If you are unable to write in English, Program Admin Staff will provide translation support within our capability (e.g. Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish). Background Information For background information of the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. On behalf of the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff

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New York Internet Society calls for hearings on renewal of management contract for .nyc TLD
by Thomas Lowenhaupt Feb. 9, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017

Fellow Members of the At-Large: I hope you all will share my delight in last week's resolution by the the New York Internet Society calling for the city of New York to hold public hearings before renewing its contract with Neustar Inc. for the operation of the .nyc TLD. The resolution stated: *“The Internet Society’s New York Chapter urges the city of New York to provide robust outreach and engagement opportunities for the city’s Internet stakeholder community prior to renewing the contract that will guide the operation of the .nyc TLD registry for the next 5 years.”* The resolution was sent to Mayor Bill deBlasio and other city officials with oversight of the city’s digital resources. It cited 14 areas of concern and called upon the city to undertake a three stage review before renewing the contract: 1. The City institute a public comment process. 2. The City convene a town hall event where all stakeholders may make their views known. 3. That the City review these comments and, as it sees fit, make appropriate adjustments. The Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is a NYS non-profit founded in 1997 and also a fellow At-Large Structure. As is touched on in the ISOC-NY letter, there is minuscule opportunity for meaningful public engagement in setting our city's Internet policy by New York City's individual Internet users. This stems, in part, from our city charter having been written pre-Internet. An Internet era rewrite is long overdue. And while there was once a .NYC Community Advisory Board, it was abolished more than two years ago. Now the city has indicated that it plans to renew the Neustar contract without any public consultation. (The city administration is seemingly unfamiliar with the concept of multistakeholder governance.) We would appreciate your thoughts and efforts on achieving our goal of a more responsive, transparent, and accountable governance of the .nyc TLD. Please take a couple of minutes to send a short note to the mayor. This form <http://www.nyc.gov/html/static/pages/officeofthemayor/contact.shtml> will allow that. You'll need to select a topic, I suggest we channel them through the "Ideas or Suggestions" drop down. Sincerely, Thomas Lowenhaupt, Director, Connecting.nyc Inc. Secretary, New York Internet Society P.S. The full Internet Society resolution is copied below with a .pdf attached. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ February 6 2017 The Internet Society Chapter of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area To: Mayor Bill deBlasio, Cc: Letitia James, Gale Brewer, Melissa Mark-Viverito, James Vacca, Sree Srinivasan, Miguel Gamiño, Jeff Merritt, info(a)ownit.nyc Dear Sirs & Madams, On March 31 2012 New York City signed a 5 year contract with Neustar Inc, to manage the .nyc Top Level Domain (TLD).[1] The domain was delegated by ICANN on March 20, 2014 [2], and went into operation on May 5 2014 [3]. According to tldstats, as of February 6, 2016, 72,919 domains are registered.[4] The Internet Society’s New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) is a New York State registered non-profit founded in 1997 with the mission “to assure the beneficial, open evolution of the global Internet, and to promote local initiatives, maximize the societal benefits which the Internet can bring to the New York area.” As such we have taken a keen interest in .nyc as a public resource. This has included promoting, recording, webcasting, (and, on occasion, hosting) any and all public events where the development of the .nyc TLD has been discussed. Noting that the Neustar contract is imminently due for renewal, on January 31, 2017, the ISOC-NY Board of Directors passed the following resolution: *“The Internet Society’s New York Chapter urges the city of New York to** **provide robust outreach and engagement opportunities for the city’s Internet** **stakeholder community prior to renewing the contract that will guide the** **operation of the .nyc TLD registry for the next 5 years.”* I therefore ask that, before the contract be renewed. * The City institute a public comment process. * The City convene a town hall event where all stakeholders may make their views known. * That the City review those comments and views and, as it sees fit, make appropriate adjustments. Sincerely, Joly MacFie, President, Internet Society New York Chapter 218 565 9365 president(a)isoc-ny.org [1] http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/forward/documents/dotnyc/Neustar-TLD-Signed%20Ag… [2] https://www.iana.org/reports/c.2.9.2.d/20140314-nyc [3] https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/sunrise-claims-periods/nyc [4] https://ntldstats.com/tld/nyc [5] http://bit.ly/2kiAozP [6] http://bit.ly/2kAci22 [7] http://bit.ly/2kA9mma [8] http://www.ownit.nyc/faq [9] http://www.ownit.nyc/restricted-reserved [10] http://www1.nyc.gov/site/forward/initiatives/dotnyc/dotnycdocs.page [11] https://youtu.be/yH0clLwPEfo ----- Appendix 1 - Observations & Nitpicks * Since a December 2015 high of 87,960 the number of registrations has been in steady decline - down approximately 16% [4] * 60% of registered domains are parked. [4] * According to connecting.nyc many auctioned premium names are non-functional/up for resale. [5] * Neustar Inc.itself is being sold [6] * The Community Advisory Board set up by the City [7] never had public meetings or published minutes, and appears to have been summarily disbanded. * The FAQ on the ownit.nyc website appears not to have been updated since the launch.[8] * Also the ownit.nyc site does not include a list of reserved names (link is RGP list). [9] * However, in 2015, the Mayor’s Office did make a proper info page. [10] * The contract says: “Neustar shall publish the website in English and the top six non-English languages spoken by City residents, as set forth by Executive Order 120 (dated July 22, 2008) (“E.O. 120”). This is only done using google translate, thus not checked for accuracy. * After outreach “community webinars” were held in just 2 of the 5 boroughs. The rollout of ‘neighborhood names’ seems stalled.[11] * The neighborhoods.nyc template only includes modules from the City’s vendor with no open API or process to include 3rd parties e.g. BetaNYC. * Clause 6(g) of the contract calls on Neustar to conduct 50 nexus spot checks/week. There is no documentation that this has been done. * The nexus requirement, while desirable, may inhibit personal use of .nyc because of privacy concerns, as all info is available via whois. The City might want to instigate a proxy mechanism for individuals. * ownit.nyc is not available via IPv6. And also the IPv6 nameserver appears to give a different result to the IPv4 nameservers. If so, this is not kosher. ...end...

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SFBay ISOC Chapter - 2017 Elections & Board Introduction
by Leah Symekher Feb. 7, 2017

Feb. 7, 2017

Dear Friends: We are excited to inform you that the San Francisco Bay Area ISOC Chapter (SFBayISOC) held its annual board election last week.The elections engaged the participation of our members, the current board and were overseen by an election committee.We sincerely thank, Konstantin Kalaitzidis, Louie Lee & Annalisa Rogers for their support and guidance as the nominating committee during this election. It is with great pleasure that we introduce the *2017 Chapter Board Members*: *Chair – Susannah Gray* *Vice Chair – Fatema Kothari* *Secretary – Misako Manca* *Treasurer – Ken Krechmer * *Membership Communications and Engagement- Janet Vong* *NARALO Chapter Representative – Eve Edelson* The outgoing Chair, Leah Symekher, will support the new board in the role of Consultant & Advisor to the Board, Primary NARALO Chapter representative and Project Administrator. Additionally, Jean-Jacques Subrenat outgoing board member and Global Representative will continue to support the new board in the role of Global Representative–Advisor to the board. I thank you for your wonderful support and collaboration with the SFBay ISOC Chapter in the last 3 years during my leadership, and I hope for the same continued partnership with the incoming Board Members & Team. Please feel free to visit our website for bios of the new team: http://www.sfbayisoc.org/board/ Best Regards, Leah Symekher SFBay ISOC Chapter, Outgoing President/Chair

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Meeting Invitation / Meet the Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community, Tuesday, 14 February 2017 at 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 7, 2017

Feb. 7, 2017

Dear All, As recently announced<https://atlarge.icann.org/news/announcement-1007-2017-02-03-en>, to help the At-Large Community to learn more about the background and views of the Final slate Candidates<https://community.icann.org/x/N6bDAw> for the ICANN Board Director position and to help the electorate members<https://community.icann.org/x/8LXDAw> to decide on their votes in the final election (starts on 21 Feb 2017, view timeline<https://community.icann.org/x/ORq4Aw>), the Board Member Selection Process Committee (BMSPC) have decided to organize an At-Large Community wide teleconference: Meet the Candidates of the ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large Community. Date and Time Tuesday, 14 February 2017 at 13:00 - 15:00 UTC (120 minutes) For other times: https://tinyurl.com/hh34tuj Participation Details To attend and speak in the teleconference, you may use its virtual meeting room (Adobe Connect) and/or the telephone bridge (Adigo). Spanish and French interpretation will be provided. * Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/bmspc/ * Dial in ADIGO Conference Bridge: - EN: 1638 - ES: 1738 - FR: 1838 - Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 - Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ * If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Agenda 1. Opening and introduction by the Moderator - 3 min 2. Presentation by the Candidates - 20 min - 10 min for each Candidate to introduce himself and state his visions, views, positions as a future ICANN Board Director - Presentations will be carried out in alphabetical order of the surname (i.e. Alan Greenberg<https://community.icann.org/x/PqbDAw>, Leon Sanchez<https://community.icann.org/x/SabDAw>) 3. Questions & answers between the At-Large Community members and the Final Candidates - 95 min - No time limit for each question or response, but all are encouraged to speak concisely to optimize the interaction time - Questions can be addressed to both Candidates or to individual Candidates - Questions can be different from the questions asked in the Q&A wiki workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/ArXDAw>, or the same questions or follow-up questions for further clarification 4. Closing remarks and next steps by the Moderator - 2 min Recording and Transcript If you cannot attend, recording and transcript will be made available on the wiki page here as soon as available after the teleconference: https://community.icann.org/x/-pXRAw Background Information For background information of the ICANN Board Director Selection Process, please visit the At-Large Board Member Selection workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/6Q2MAg>. Any questions regarding the process should also be directed by email to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:program-admin@atlarge.icann.org>. They will be answered as quickly as possible. Thank you, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew, Yeşim Nazlar and Evin Erdoğdu ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>Website: atlarge.icann.org <https://atlarge.icann.org/>Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Recent NGO Report by PRI on North America
by Glenn McKnight Feb. 7, 2017

Feb. 7, 2017

[image: Inline image 1] Full report at <goog_1980393452> http://online.fliphtml5.com/gnel/rjrr/ Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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Meeting Invitation: NARALO Monthly Call on Monday, 13 February 2017 at 20:00 UTC for 90 mins
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 6, 2017

Feb. 6, 2017

Dear All, The next NARALO Monthly Call is scheduled for Monday, 13 February 2017 at 20:00 UTC for 90 mins. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/jkp45rj The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/A7LDAw ADIGO Conference Bridge: EN: 1638 FR: 1838 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: <http://adigo.com/icann/>http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect: https://participate.icann.org/naralo/ NARALO Wiki Space: <https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi>https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew, Yeşim Nazlar and Evin Erdoğdu ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: <https://atlarge.icann.org/> atlarge.icann.org Facebook: <https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> facebook.com/icann<facebook.com/icannatlarge><https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: <https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> @<@ICANNAtLarge><https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<@ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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MEET ARIN Call today at 1800 UTC
by Glenn McKnight Feb. 6, 2017

Feb. 6, 2017

ARIN Basics: An Introduction to the NARALO membershipDate: Monday, 06 February 2017Time: 18:00 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NARALO+Webinar+ARI…> ) ------------------------------ How can I participate in this meeting? <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=2261866> 1(800)550-6865, Teleconference EN ID: *1638*Adobe Connect Link: *https://participate.icann.org/naralo/ <https://participate.icann.org/naralo/>* (If you have never attended a Connect Pro meeting before: Test your connection <http://connectpro53442879.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.h…> and get a quick overview <http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview>) ------------------------------ *Guest Speaker: Chris Tacit, ARIN Advisory Committee member* *Dial-out Participants:* *Apologies: * *Staff: *Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Yeşim Nazlar *Call Management: *Yeşim Nazlar ------------------------------ Recording: EN AC Chat: EN <https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/AC+Chat%3A+NARALO+Webinar+%231+-…> Transcript: EN *AC Recording:* *EN* ------------------------------ *Agenda* 1. *Welcome and Roll call* *-* *2 mins* 2. *Purpose of Call - Glenn and Judith - 3 mins* 3. *Introductions to Speaker - Glenn - 3 mins* 4. *Getting to Know Arin- Chris Tacit - 25 mins* 5. *Open questions- 30 mins* Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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WEBCAST: #NANOG69 underway in Washington DC
by Joly MacFie Feb. 6, 2017

Feb. 6, 2017

Great program, as always. Two sessions to look out for, both on Wednesday - 11am *Christian Dawson: Internet Attack Increases Require Policy Engagement <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/abstract?id=3056>, *and 4pm* Geoff Huston Let's Encrypt with Dane <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/abstract?id=3045>* joly posted: "The 69th meeting of the North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) is underway in Washington DC (February 6-8, 2017). Webcasts and some remote participation options are available. DC is on EST same as NYC, or UTC-5. What: NANOG 69 Where: Washington " [image: NANOG live] <http://nanog.kaskadian.com/>The *69th meeting <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog69/home>* of the *North American Network Operators Group <https://www.nanog.org>* (NANOG) is underway in Washington DC (February 6-8, 2017). Webcasts and some remote participation options are available. DC is on EST same as NYC, or UTC-5. *What: NANOG 69 <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog69/home>* * Where: Washington DC* * When: February 6-8, 2017* * Program: https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog69/agenda <https://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog69/agenda>* * Webcast: http://nanog.kaskadian.com/ <http://nanog.kaskadian.com/>* * Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamNANOG/ <https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamNANOG/>* * Twitter: #nanog69 <https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23nanog69>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8951#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8951#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8951 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Question Pool Request
by Glenn McKnight Feb. 4, 2017

Feb. 4, 2017

Hi I am pleased to see that Robert Guerra, Unaffiated Member has already posted two questions to the question pool. I sent a couple this evening to staff as well. https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/Questions+and+Answers+Workspace+-+… <https://community.icann.org/display/ABMS/Questions+and+Answers+Workspace+-+…> ****All general topical questions for the candidates to be send to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org**** INSTRUCTIONS Before and after the At-Large Community wide teleconference on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, the At-Large Community will have two windows of opportunity to ask Candidates questions and view their responses in written form. *Before the teleconference:* To prepare for the interactions with the Candidates in the teleconference, you may ask questions to the Candidates beforehand. Round 1 questions must be sent no later than *Friday, 10 February 2017 23:59 UTC. * *After the teleconference:* After viewing Candidates' responses to questions received before the teleconference and interacting with them during the teleconference, you may ask follow-up questions afterward. Follow-up questions must be sent no later than *Thursday, 16 February 2017 23:59 UTC.* IMPORTANT - Please email your questions to the Candidates to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org for posting on the wiki. - Program Admin Staff will consolidate duplicative questions and perform minor editing for clarification, if necessary, before posting. The names of the At-Large members who sent questions will be recorded on the wiki. - Candidates are requested to send their response to program-admin(a)atlarge.icann.org for posting. Program Admin Staff will send announcement to the Community to view the responses. - All questions and responses will be posted in English. - For both Candidates to be able to read and understand the questions, please write them in English. If you are unable to write in English, Program Admin Staff will provide translation support within our capability (e.g. Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish). Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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