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Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: (186) Hispanic Educational Technology Services
by Darlene Thompson Dec. 17, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

Hi all, Am I being incredibly blind or did this not go out to the region at all? Usually this sort of thing gets pushed to the region before "regional advice" is given. I am just wondering why this was not done? Thanks, D ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:11 PM Subject: [ALAC-Announce] VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: (186) Hispanic Educational Technology Services To: "alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Dear All, The regional advice from NARALO regarding ALS Applicant (186) Hispanic Educational Technology Services has been received. The ALAC has decided to conduct a vote on whether to accept the regional advice. The following question has been posed to the ALAC: ***** Question: Should the regional advice from NARALO for ALS Applicant (186) Hispanic Educational Technology Services be accepted? The regional advice was to accept the application. ***** Please note that this vote will be open from 3rd December 2013 23:59 UTC until 10th December 2013 23:59 UTC. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ ALAC-Announce mailing list ALAC-Announce(a)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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Meeting invitation/ At-Large Briefing Session on CROPP - Friday 13 December 2013 at 1500 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 17, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

Dear all, On behalf of Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, an At-Large Briefing Session on the Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP) <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41900609> will be held on Friday 13 December at 1500 UTC for one hour. The call is to discuss the CROPP and the process by which At-Large Travel Requests are sent to the At-Large CROPP Review Team<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43982055>. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/p2puten Meeting page available at: https://community.icann.org/x/ujGfAg Conference ID: 1638 http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect Meeting Room: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/cropprt/ French and Spanish interpretation will be available upon the request of 3 or more people. If you request interpretation Please email staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. COB will be Thursday 12 December at 1900 UTC. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff only with your preferred number at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you, 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 14, 2013

Dec. 14, 2013

Dear Yubelkys, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that (185) Hispanic Educational Technology Services (HETS) been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can sign up for them and manage your subscriptions at: <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website ( <http://www.atlarge.icann.org> www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: <http://www.afralo.org> www.afralo.org Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: <http://www.apralo.org> www.apralo.org European Region: <http://www.euralo.org> www.euralo.org Latin America/Caribbean Region: <http://www.lacralo.org> www.lacralo.org North American Region: <http://www.naralo.org> www.naralo.org We have included an ALS Starter Kit that includes key information on ALAC and At-Large communication tools. We have also included the Beginners Guide to Participating in At-Large which explains the organization of the At-Large community and how to participate in its activities. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee <http://www.atlarge.icann.org> www.atlarge.icann.org <mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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Submitting At-Large Travel Requests for ICANN's Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP)
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Dec. 10, 2013

Dec. 10, 2013

Dear All, ICANN has launched a Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP) in which each of the 5 RALOs can apply for funding up to 5 "regional" outreach trips (up to three days, two nights) before the end of June 30 2014 (the end of Fiscal Year 2014). Similar to how RALO budget requests were reviewed by the ALAC Finance & Budget SubCommittee (FBSC) before submitting to ICANN Finance, an At-Large CROPP Review Team (CROPP RT) was established by the ALAC to: * review and approve RALO travel requests to the CROPP to ensure that the objectives of the travel requests are in line with ICANN’s strategic and regional engagement strategies as well as At-Large outreach strategies. * confirm with the relevant regional Stakeholder Engagement Vice Presidents that the purpose/goals of the travel request are consistent with ICANN’s strategic and regional engagement strategy. * submit the travel requests to ICANN once approved by the CROPP RT. RALOs should note the following terms and obligations as established by the ICANN's CROPP and those by the ALAC at https://community.icann.org/x/zC6fAg RALO leaders in coordination with their RALO's members of the Outreach SubCommittee (https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ) wanting to submit travel requests are expected to complete the travel request form at https://community.icann.org/x/_S6fAg There will be an At-Large Briefing Session to discuss the CROPP and the process by which At-Large Travel Requests are sent to the At-Large CROPP Review Team. Please complete the Doodle at http://doodle.com/puf95pud2etkh52b by 1600 UTC on Wednesday December 11 2013 to select the date and time for this conference call. Kind Regards, Dev Anand Teelucksingh Chair, ALAC Outreach SC Relevant documents : Terms and Obligations for At-Large Travel Requests for the CROPP: https://community.icann.org/x/zC6fAg Form to submit travel requests to the At-Large CROPP Review Team: https://community.icann.org/x/_S6fAg At-Large Outreach Subcommittee Members: https://community.icann.org/x/cqfbAQ At-Large CROPP Review Team Members: https://community.icann.org/x/5xyfAg ICANN's CROPP Program and Conditions: https://community.icann.org/x/TVp-Ag

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Call for Volunteers GNSO Policy Translation and Transliteration PDP Working Group
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 27, 2013

Nov. 27, 2013

Call for Volunteers GNSO Policy Translation and Transliteration PDP Working Group In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the PDP Working Group (WG) on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information. This WG is expected to make recommendations to the GNSO Council on whether it is desirable to translate or transliterate contact information. In this context, translation is the process of conveying the meaning of text from on language into another; transliteration is the process of representing the characters of one alphabetical or syllabic system of writing by the characters of another, conversion alphabet. Introductory Webinar To provide potential volunteers with an idea of the PDP Process including Working Group procedures and also some background information on the WG's substantive issues, an Introductory Webinar will be held at the following times: Tuesday 10 December 2013, 12.00-13.00UTC - local times: http://tinyurl.com/m2suev5 Wednesday 11 December 2013, 18.00-19.00UTC - local times http://tinyurl.com/kyk5lej To join the webinar please RVSP to gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> First meeting If you are interested in joining the Working Group, please contact gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. The first meeting of the Working Group is currently foreseen to take place in the week of 16 December - a doodle poll will be send out the week prior to determine a convenient meeting time. Background * Following the Recommendations of the Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/ird/final-report-ird-wg-07may12-en.pdf> of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group, a Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13…> on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013 * GNSO Council's initiated<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+13+June+2013> a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the translation and transliteration of contact information on 13 June 2013; Drafting Team was formed and Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/transliteration-contact-charter-06nov13-en.…> submitted to GNSO Council and approved<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#nov> on 20 November 2013. * As part of its deliberations on this issue, Charter stipulates several questions for the PDP WG to consider, including (but not limited to): - Whether it is desirable to translate contact information to a single common language or transliterate contact information to a single common script. - Who should decide who should bear the burden translating contact information to a single common language or transliterating contact information to a single common script. * For more detailed, consult the WG's Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/transliteration-contact-charter-06nov13-en.…> and the GNSO Policy Development Process<http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/31379/> * Note GNSO Council also requested ICANN to commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to be completed in time to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations. Relevant Documents * Charter Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group (WG) Charter - http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/transliteration-contact-charter-06nov13-en.… * Final Issue Report on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information (http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/transliteration-contact-final-21mar13…) * Final Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/ird/final-report-ird-wg-07may12-en.pdf) * GNSO Working Group Guidelines, including charter guidelines (http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf)

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CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST for the Board Director Selected by At-Large now open through 26 December 2013
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 26, 2013

Nov. 26, 2013

Dear All, On behalf of Roberto Gaetano, Chair of the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), please find attached the Call for Expressions of Interest for the Board Director selected by At-Large (in English, French and Spanish). The document contains the link for the online application. Applications will be accepted between 26 November and 26 December 2013 at 23:59 UTC. The Board Director occupying Seat 15 will join the ICANN Board at the conclusion of 2014 ICANN Annual General Meeting, in October 2014. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org%3cmailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>>

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Conversation with Robert Howswarth of CROPP
by Glenn McKnight Nov. 21, 2013

Nov. 21, 2013

Hi All I had a conversation with Robert Hogsworth last night, he is a point person for CROPP. As a pilot project they learning the ropes and he acknowledged that things may have been ignored such as event registrations Perhaps it's too late for this year but it should be integrated into the model in the future. Glenn Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight .

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REMINDER: MEETING REPORTS
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 21, 2013

Nov. 21, 2013

Dear All, As a reminder, please be sure to submit your meeting reports on the At-Large Buenos Aires Meeting Reports Workspace<https://community.icann.org/x/21l-Ag>. 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<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: [NA-Discuss] NARALO MONTHLY MEETING ACTION ITEMS
by Garth Bruen Nov. 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013

Silvia, Darlene Thompson will accept the certificate for Gareth Shearman. Please supply her with times and specifics. Thank you. From: Silvia Vivanco [mailto:silvia.vivanco@icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:25 AM To: Garth Bruen at Knujon.com; Thompson, Darlene Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff Subject: NARALO MONTHLY MEETING ACTION ITEMS Dear Garth and Darlene, Kindly review the Action Items of the NARALO meeting and edit as you think appropriate. I will then post them in the WIKI page: NARALO MEETING AIS: 1. Maureen Hilyard to send a link to Garth with the questions on Metrics. Garth will then request feedback from all the NARALO ALSes. 2. The ATLAS II needs to give NARALO a list of 3. Garth to provide the name of the person who will receive the certificate for Gareth Shearman from the Board. 4. Puerto Rico ALSes was approved - Regional Advice was reached : Evan, Alan, Glenn, Darlene, Gordon, Garth, Jolie, Thomas, Eduardo voted in favor. Garth Bruen to send an email to staff confirming the Regional Advice. Staff to continue with the accreditation process. 5. Alberta Community Association, Darlene mentioned that the association does not exist. Therefore Garth will start the internal process to de-certify. The next association to be examined will be Consumers Web watch. Thank you! Silvia Silvia Vivanco Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (202) 570-7119 Fax: +1 (202) 789-0104 Cell/Mobile: +1 (202) 735-7011

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FW: ccTLD Revocation
by ICANN At-Large Staff Nov. 19, 2013

Nov. 19, 2013

The following message is being sent on behalf of Rinalia Abdul Rahim. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com<mailto:rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com>> Date: Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:03 PM Subject: ccTLD Revocation To: apralo <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, At-Large Worldwide <at-large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Dear At-Large Colleagues, The ALAC is preparing a statement on the topic of ccTLD "revocation", which refers to a process where the IANA Operator rescinds the responsibility for the management of a ccTLD from the manager. In such a situation, a country code Top Level Domain will be re-delegated without the consent of the incumbent ccTLD manager in cases where there are “persistent problems with the operations of the domain” and where there continues to be “substantial misbehavior” on the part of ccTLD managers despite the IANA Operator’s best efforts to stop the misconduct. A draft statement has been prepared and is available for your input/comment on the following wikipage: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=43980716 If you have thoughts or opinions on this topic, please do provide your input/comments on the wikipage. Thank you. Best regards, Rinalia

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