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Reminder! - Call for At-Large persons to join the At-Large Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 30, 2015

July 30, 2015

From: <na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> on behalf of Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee(a)gmail.com<mailto:devtee@gmail.com>> Date: Saturday, 25 July 2015 01:37 To: NA-Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Subject: [NA-Discuss] Call for At-Large persons to join the At-Large Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee Dear All, As the ALAC agreed during ICANN52, the Outreach Sub-Committee was renamed to the Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee. The At-Large Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee (https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ) is seeking persons from all regions of the At-Large Community that are interested in: - developing an At-Large strategy on reaching out to new potential members of the At-Large Community, - developing an At-Large strategy to engage new and existing members and - working in coordination with the RALOs, At-Large Working Groups such as the Capacity Building Working Group (https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag) and the New Meeting Strategy Working Group (https://community.icann.org/x/h4E0Aw) and the ALAC to ensure such strategies are implemented successfully. If you are the person in NARALO that is interested in helping At-Large get new members and to get existing members more engaged in At-Large, please join by emailing staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by July 31 2015. Some of the proposed immediate work items for the Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee can be found at the Outreach and Engagement wiki page at https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Existing members of the former Outreach Sub-Committee wishing to be in the new Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee are requested to reconfirm by emailing staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> by July 31 2015. A call of the Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee will be held on Monday, August 3 2015. A Doodle will be sent out on Friday, July 31 morning (UTC) and the meeting time will be confirmed later that day, UTC. Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh Interim Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee chair

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NomCom 2015 June Report Card
by Louis Houle July 30, 2015

July 30, 2015

Hello everyone, Please find attached the NomCom June Report Card (in Word and PDF formats). Feedback is welcome. Have a nice day, -- Louis Houle President ISOC Quebec

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Call for Candidates - ALAC Representative to the ICANN Working Group to Review IDN Implementation Guidelines
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 27, 2015

July 27, 2015

Dear All, ICANN is forming a new Working Group to review the IDN Implementation Guidelines. One member in this Working Group will be representing the ALAC. An ideal candidate should have expertise in IDN usability and universal acceptance matters and be also involved with the universal acceptance initiative of ICANN. Please see the full announcement below. If you are interested in applying this position, please send your resume and Statement of Interest to staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by Thursday 30 July 23:59 UTC. The ALAC will review the candidate(s) and make the selection. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en ________________________________ Call for Community Experts to Review the IDN Implementation Guidelines 20 July 2015 1. Introduction The IDN Implementation Guidelines address the IDN registration policies and practices, designed to minimize the risk of cybersquatting and consumer confusion, and respect the interests of communities using local languages and scripts. These Guidelines are for registry operators to implement IDNs at the second level. Registry operators that offer IDNs under the new gTLDs, resulting from the 2012 application round, are contractually bound to adhere to the Guidelines per Specification 6 of the Registry Agreement. The IDN ccTLDs are encouraged to follow the Guidelines through the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process, but are not contractually obligated to do so. IDN Implementation Guidelines were last updated in 2011. ICANN is now initiating a revision of these guidelines and soliciting the participation of expert community volunteers to form a working group for this purpose. The working group will comprise of expert volunteer members from GNSO, ccNSO, SSAC and ALAC, as per the details below. Interested experts should be endorsed by their respective SOs/ACs and should send their Resumes and Statements of Interest to IDNProgram(a)icann.org<mailto:IDNProgram@icann.org> by 3 August, 2015. 2. Background Historically, the IDN Implementation Guidelines have been updated when there was a change to relevant protocols or other demand from the community, but not on a regular basis. As there are contractual obligations associated with the Guidelines, updating them may have a significant impact. To date, there have been five versions of the Guidelines, available through the link: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-…. The current Version 3.0<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/idn-guidelines-2011-09-02-en> was developed through a community based effort and finalized on 2 September 2011. This wasendorsed<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2011-10-28-en#1.2> by the ICANN Board of Directors on 28 October 2011. Since publication of the latest version of the Guidelines in 2011, there have been changes in the terminology around IDNs and language tables (e.g. see Appendix 2 of Integrated Issues Report<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final…> [PDF, 2.15 MB]), as well as a definition of the formal representation<https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-davies-idntables-08> of the language tables to make them machine readable. Additional analysis and data are also available, including Maximal Starting Repertoire<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-20-en> (MSR), informational RFC 6912 and revised IANA IDNA tables<http://www.iana.org/assignments/idna-tables> for Unicode 6.3.0. Finally there have been recommendations for consistency and manageability of variants across different levels in a domain name, e.g. in the User Experience Study<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/active-ux-21mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.38 MB] and related SSAC comments in SAC 60<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-060-en.pdf> [PDF, 655 KB] report. Based on the experience with implementing IDNs accumulated since 2011, GNSO Council and its members have asked ICANN to update these guidelines. 3. Working Group Expertise and Composition The working group members should have expertise in one or more of the following areas, as relevant for the second level. * DNS and IDNA protocols * IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level rules * IDN policy * IDN implementation * IDN label registration process and registration data * IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity * IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance The working group is anticipated to have expertise in all these areas, with tentatively seven members: GNSO (3), ccNSO (2), SSAC (1) and ALAC (1). The number of GNSO and ccNSO members are based on membership during previous revisions of IDN Implementation Guidelines. SSAC and ALAC members are being added for additional consideration of SSR and usability issues. 4. Tentative Work Plan The working group will determine its own work plan and deliverables, after its formation. The following are tentative steps and the timeline the working group may undertake to complete its work. The working group is expected to hold regular conference calls to undertake this work. * Formation - August 2015 * Identification of relevant issues * Public comment on issues - ICANN 54 * Finalization of issues * Development of initial recommendations against the issues identified * Public comment on Interim draft - ICANN 55 * Finalization of recommendations * Development of complete draft * Public comment on complete draft- ICANN 56 * Publication of updated IDN Implementation Guidelines - August 2016 *

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Call for At-Large persons to join the At-Large Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh July 25, 2015

July 25, 2015

Dear All, As the ALAC agreed during ICANN52, the Outreach Sub-Committee was renamed to the Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee. The At-Large Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee ( https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ) is seeking persons from all regions of the At-Large Community that are interested in: - developing an At-Large strategy on reaching out to new potential members of the At-Large Community, - developing an At-Large strategy to engage new and existing members and - working in coordination with the RALOs, At-Large Working Groups such as the Capacity Building Working Group (https://community.icann.org/x/1Ic3Ag) and the New Meeting Strategy Working Group ( https://community.icann.org/x/h4E0Aw) and the ALAC to ensure such strategies are implemented successfully. If you are the person in NARALO that is interested in helping At-Large get new members and to get existing members more engaged in At-Large, please join by emailing staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by July 31 2015. Some of the proposed immediate work items for the Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee can be found at the Outreach and Engagement wiki page at https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ Existing members of the former Outreach Sub-Committee wishing to be in the new Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee are requested to reconfirm by emailing staff(a)atlarge.icann.org by July 31 2015. A call of the Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee will be held late next week or Monday August 3 2015. Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh Interim Outreach and Engagement Sub-Committee chair

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REMINDER CANCELLED / NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 13 July 2015 @ 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 13, 2015

July 13, 2015

Dear All, Please note that NARALO monthly call is CANCELLED because of its relative closeness to the Buenos Aires meeting. The next NARALO monthly meeting will take place 10 August at 19:00 UTC Apologies for any inconvenience. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 12:55 PM To: NA-Discuss Subject: [NA-Discuss] Meeting Invitation / NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 13 July 2015 @ 19:00 UTC Dear All, The next NARALO teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 13 July 2015 at 19:00 UTC. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qgsmatu The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/hKo0Aw Conference Bridge: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/naralo/ NARALO Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:NA-Discuss@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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30 year anniversary
by Glenn McKnight July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

About Public Interest Registry Public Interest Registry is a nonprofit organisation that operates thethe Internet more effectively, and to take a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system. Public Interest Registry was founded by the Internet Society (internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in Reston, Virginia, USA. *org Domain Turns 30 Public Interest Registry celebrates 30-year legacy of .org as a trusted online home for passions and causes *RESTON, Va. – July – Today marks 30 years since the first .org domain name – mitre.org – was registered, launching what has grown to become the world’s third-largest generic top-level domain and the domain of choice for bringing people together around a shared cause. To commemorate the 30-year legacy of .org, Public Interest Registry – the nonprofit operator of .org, .ngo and .ong – launched www.happy30th.org, where users can explore notable .org websites through an interactive timeline and discover how these websites and organizations have changed throughout the past 30 years. Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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CANCELLED / NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 13 July 2015 @ 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

Dear All, Please note that NARALO monthly call is CANCELLED because of its relative closeness to the Buenos Aires meeting. The next NARALO monthly meeting will take place 10 August at 19:00 UTC Apologies for any inconvenience. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of ICANN At-Large Staff Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 12:55 PM To: NA-Discuss Subject: [NA-Discuss] Meeting Invitation / NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 13 July 2015 @ 19:00 UTC Dear All, The next NARALO teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 13 July 2015 at 19:00 UTC. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qgsmatu The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/hKo0Aw Conference Bridge: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/naralo/ NARALO Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:NA-Discuss@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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Meeting Invitation / NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 13 July 2015 @ 19:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 10, 2015

July 10, 2015

Dear All, The next NARALO teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 13 July 2015 at 19:00 UTC. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/qgsmatu The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/hKo0Aw Conference Bridge: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/naralo/ NARALO Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/N5Qi If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:NA-Discuss@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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Murray at ISOC Intercommunity 2015
by Glenn McKnight July 7, 2015

July 7, 2015

Here is a picture arriving in Ottawa for the ISOC Intercommunity 2015 in style https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/18854540453/in/album-7215765321… Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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New York company sues man over 16-year-old domain
by Joly MacFie July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015

http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/new-york-company-sues-man-ove… New York-based company Office Space Solutions has sued domain name reseller Jason Kneen in an attempt to secure the domain workbetter.com, registered 16 years before it started using the term. Kneen registered the domain in 1999 but Office Space’s trademark filing on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s website says the company did not start using the ‘Work Better’ term in commerce until February 11 this year—four days after Kneen renewed the domain name. In May this year, the company received a trademark for the term ‘Work Better’ in class 35, which covers advertising and business services. It had applied for the mark in April 2014. Office Space Solutions sought injunctive relief for alleged acts of cybersquatting at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York last Wednesday, June 24. The company accused Kneen of trying to force the company to spend “significant sums” to buy the workbetter.com domain name. “On May 15, 2014, the defendant attempted to sell workbetter.com to the plaintiff for a figure that he stated would be a high price,” the company said in its complaint. But Kneen told *TBO* that Office Space approached him to buy the domain name and had offered him $500, which he refused. He added that he has not been served any official papers related to the suit. Office Space added in its complaint: “The defendant is not using workbetter.com. He is simply holding the domain name with a bad-faith intent to profit from the ‘Work Better’ service mark.” The company argued that Kneen is violating the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and that his actions have caused, and will continue to cause, irreparable injury to the company. It has asked for declaratory judgment that Kneen has engaged in cybersquatting and for an order allowing the transfer of the workbetter.com domain name to it. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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