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Unrest continues to be met with Internet lockdown
by Garth Bruen at KnujOn Feb. 16, 2011

Feb. 16, 2011

Algeria: http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/13/algeria-internet-block-facebook-democrac… Iran: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/02/iran_tries_internet_censorship.html Bahrain: http://angryarab.net/2011/02/15/internet-disruption-in-bahrain Unblocked in Syria: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12434079; but teen blogger still jailed: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121514319413714.html ------------------------------------- Garth Bruen gbruen(a)knujon.com http://www.knujon.com http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/149/724 Linkedin Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1870205 Blog: http://www.circleid.com/members/3296/ Twitter: @Knujon Shop: http://www.cafepress.com/knujon Bookstore: http://astore.amazon.com/knujocom-20

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Summary Minutes NARALO Call 14 February 2011
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 15, 2011

Feb. 15, 2011

Dear All, The summary minutes and action items from yesterday¹s call have now been posted under: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+14.02.2011+Teleconference The summary minutes are also attached below. -- Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Seth Greene, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff[at]atlarge.icann.org website: www.atlarge.icann.org NARALO 14.02.2011 Summary Minutes Participants: Alan Greenberg, Marc Rotenberg, Beau Brendler, Darlene Thompson, Gordon Chillcot, Allan Skuce, Joly McFie, Seth Reiss, Garth Bruen, Evan Leibovitch, Eric Brunner-Williams, Danny Younger, Eduardo Diaz, Glenn McKnight, Apologies: Gareth Shearman Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger ALAC Statement on the current situation in Egypt Marc: I was disappointed with the statement. The ALAC missed an opportunity here. Joly: It was good that the ALAC sent a statement but its too bad there wasn¹t more in it about ANY government being able to shut down the Internet. Alan Greenberg feels that we need to be careful of both ICANN¹s scope and what people on the ground there felt. ICANN is walking a careful edge in this so should a part of ICANN make a stronger statement than ICANN feels it could/should. We need to balance all of those concerns but should come down on the side of caution. Joly: We can make strong statements to ICANN about what they should say but should not be making strong statements to others. Marc: Silence in these situations can also be a decision, not just a lack thereof. Update on Current Policy Developments Board/GAC Consultation on New gTLDS Evan: He has been in contact with some on the GAC and there is a lot of frustration within the GAC because of suggestions being ignored by ICANN. There is a meeting happening in Brussels at the end of this month and on the GAC, Board and certain consultants may speak. The GAC has identified issues with which they have certain concern in this process that they feel are flawed. (trademark protection, objectionable strings) The GAC has been pushing for this meeting and there will be three people from ALAC that will be attending this meeting as observers (Olivier, Rudi, Avri). There will be streaming audio and video and so this part will be public. Joly would be interested to know where the GAC and ALAC have common grounds. Evan: We are agreed on many of the things we don¹t like such as objectionable strings and trademark protection. Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 Beau: Should we have a separate call later in the month with specialists on this? Yes. DNNSEC We also need a briefing call on this. Discuss NARALO Input into WT C SWOT analyses Beau: Our income is requested into this. The time is running short on this and we need to get into this document and get our hands dirty. Perhaps we need to schedule a separate call. If we don¹t make our statements known here, it will be difficult to complain further down the road. Do we agree with their analysis of the situation? Perhaps we don¹t need a separate call. AI: Beau will send a follow up message on the SWOT analysis to the NARALO list and provide preliminary input on behalf of NARALO. Preparations for the NARALO Activities at ICANN SF Meeting Update on the Townhall Event at Stanford University What do we need to do here to make this come off? Marc: We need to get an update but there is a lot of interest. Heidi: They¹ve discussed this with the executive committee and they would like to start a mailing list of interested members in order to move forward on this. We need to discuss the organization of this. There has been interest from Stanford and from ISOC SF. Annalisa Roger wouldn¹t mind helping to organize this. Saturday won¹t work for this and neither will Sunday. The timing is an issue. Even the evenings are getting filled up. Tuesday is music night but this could be held at the same time and will draw a different crowd. This will happen physically at Stanford but will also be cyber-cast. We would need to charter a bus for this. We also need to look at sponsorships. Do we have presenters set up for this? No, but we don¹t think there will be much difficulty for this. AI: Heidi will add the participants of this call to the mailing list of the Townhall Meeting. Update on SF Showcase Event We are attempting to get sponsorships for this event. Darlene is collecting information for the fact sheets. We have also set up the agenda for this. Our keynote speaker is Vint Cerf and Rod Beckstrom will also be speaking. We will be giving Vint a speaker gift. Each ALS will be given a chance to speak. Adam will be talking about our outreach efforts. It should be a very exciting meeting. We have a conference call on this every Thursday. NARALO Budget Requests for FY12 Beau: We have asked for a general assembly, presence at three large international technology conferences, and presence at NA meetings. ALAC has not put forward a judgment call on what is important and what not. Heidi: All regions¹ ideas have been collected together and then taken to ICANN financial staff to see if it fits with the strategic plan. We will hold a community call in the last week of February with Juan where he will give us an update, they will also brief At-Large in San Francisco about the current status of the At-Large requests. Evan: Scott Pinzon will be meeting with us in regards to outreach, in-reach and general communications. He has already completed one podcast and another is being done right now and it should be ready SF. Scott is also looking at a newsletter for At Large. We also expect French and Spanish versions of the NARALO brochures. Update from the At-Large Improvements WTs WT A: ALAC¹s continuing purpose Unlike bodies like GNSO, there is not restriction on the scope of At Large to participate, not just in GTLD policy but also Internationalization, security initiatives, ICANN policy functions. These are being put into ICANN¹s bylaws for At-Large. WT B: ALS participation Have a closer look at alternative communicative tools like Posterous and staff has been tasked to look into that more closely. We advanced the other issues like using Adobe Connect for ALS meetings. WT C: ALAC planning processes They have been working mainly on the SWOT analysis. WT D: ALAC¹s policy advice development This is a consolidation of documents that staff and Beau has put together. This will then be hosted on the consumer commens wiki for further comment. Recent and Upcoming Activities of ALAC Alan Greenberg has agreed to draft the proposed process for recognition of new GNSO constituencies. Edmond Chung has agreed to draft the ALAC statement on the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group Interim Report. Carlton Samuels has agreed to put in a late comment into the public consultation on GNSO Working Group Guidelines. Recent and Upcoming Activities of NARALO members. Joly: June 14 for the INET Vint Cerf and somebody as keynoters Danny: The GAC thinks that they can veto so many things about ICANN and this is unacceptable to At Large. The meeting was then adjourned.

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Fact Sheets
by Thompson, Darlene Feb. 15, 2011

Feb. 15, 2011

Hi all, If you have not already done so, please submit the information on your ALS on the form (previously sent out): https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/ttcsweb.org/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dHY… Those who have NOT yet done so are: ISOC Quebec Privatera CLUE The Alberta Community Network Association America@Large The Intellectual Property & Technology Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association Web405 CAUCE North America People Who Association for Community Networking Youth Helping Youth Inc. dba: Emerging Futures Network Consumer Reports Individuals It only takes a few minutes! 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 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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NY Times on IPv4 depletion
by Joly MacFie Feb. 14, 2011

Feb. 14, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/technology/15internet.html “The problem was, the experiment never ended,” added Mr. Cerf, who is the > chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/i/interne…>, > or Icann <http://www.icann.org/>, a nonprofit corporation that coordinates > the Internet naming system. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/technology/15internet.html>Surprising that that got past the NYT fact-checkers.. can see where they got it http://www.icann.org/en/biog/cerf.htm while they should have looked at http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html or even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf let's see how long it takes to fix it. j -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 14 February @ 20:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon Feb. 14, 2011

Feb. 14, 2011

Dear All, The NARALO Teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 14 February 2011 at 20:00 UTC. The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+14.02.2011+Teleconference If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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Message from David Olive on At-Large Staff Transitions
by Heidi Ullrich Feb. 13, 2011

Feb. 13, 2011

Dear All, Please see a note on upcoming At-Large staff transitions sent on behalf of David Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support. ** Dear At-Large community, I would like to inform you of some At-Large staff transitions that will begin following the 40th ICANN Meeting in Silicon Valley in San Francisco. It is with mixed emotions that I announce the departure of Matthias Langenegger, Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs, effective 21 March 2011. Matthias, who first joined ICANN in February 2008 as the At-Large Coordination Officer, has been an exceptional member of the Policy Team and provided outstanding support to the At-Large community, due in part, to his unique combination of technical and language skills. The position of Manager, At-Large Regional Affairs has been posted on the ICANN website (see: At-Large Regional Affairs Officer (OHREGAFFRSOFFCR)<http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&…>). However, in the interim period, we have asked Seth Greene, currently the At-Large Improvements Project Manager, to take on some of responsibilities of this position, with assistance from Gisella Gruber and Marilyn Vernon. This interim arrangement has been designed in order to ensure continuity in At-Large staff support. Along with the At-Large staff, I would like to warmly thank Matthias for his considerable contribution to ICANN and the At-Large community and wish him all the best in his new endeavors. I am confident that Seth, with assistance from Gisella and Marilyn, will provide the same level of outstanding service to the At-Large community. Kind regards, David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 - Washington, D.C. 20005 Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611 ** Kind regards, Heidi Heidi Ullrich Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: + 1 (310) 578 - 8647 Fax: +1 (310) 823 - 8649 Cell/Mobile: +1 (310) 437 - 3956

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Reminder from Beau: NA RALO teleconference Monday, 14 February @ 20:00 UTC
by Beau Brendler Feb. 11, 2011

Feb. 11, 2011

Greetings. There will be a NA-RALO conference call on Monday, Feb. 14, Valentine's Day in the US, at 20:00 UTC. Further details are in the forwarded message below from Marilyn Vernon. In advance, I'd like to ask you to please review the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for those of you, like me, who didn't go to b-school) document, as we will shortly need to make our comments on it. You can find it here: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+input+into+WT+C+SWOT+anal… Also: I'd like everybody to bring one example of something good, or bad, about a recent ICANN meeting they attended, that was a great idea of, or could have been addressed by, the local hosting organization. It doesn't have to be overly long or critical, but my hope is it will help us jog our memories about anything we could do, or shouldn't do, or might do during the San Francisco event. Example: (I'm just making this up..."It was really great in Cartagena that LACRALO sponsored a tent with free wireless access..." Not that they did, or didn't, or whether it would be a good idea to do so, but: "This was great, or this was bad, from that meeting and we shouldn't forget to do it (not do it)." ----------------------- My example would be: It would be really great to write a welcome letter for the ALAC (and perhaps other cohorts of visitors) and give it to the conference hotel (s) for distribution to those who have reservations, so they receive it when they arrive. I'm more than happy to write the letter, and stand the cost out of my per diem, if we can determine who exactly it is we want to give a letter to. ----------------------- OK? Thanks Beau -----Original Message----- >From: Marilyn Vernon <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >Sent: Feb 8, 2011 3:50 PM >To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> >Subject: [NA-Discuss] REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 14 February @ 20:00 UTC > >Dear All, > >The NARALO Teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 14 February 2011 at 20:00 >UTC. > >The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: >https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+14.02.2011+Teleconference > >If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your >absence and we will note this information on the agenda. > >If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff >at:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. > >Regards, > >Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, >Kristina Nordström >ICANN At-Large Staff > > >------ >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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REMINDER: NARALO TELECONFERENCE - Monday, 14 February @ 20:00 UTC
by Marilyn Vernon Feb. 8, 2011

Feb. 8, 2011

Dear All, The NARALO Teleconference is scheduled for Monday, 14 February 2011 at 20:00 UTC. The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/display/NARALO/NARALO+14.02.2011+Teleconference If you are unable to attend the call please send an email indicating your absence and we will note this information on the agenda. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Matthias Langenegger, Gisella Gruber-White, Marilyn Vernon, Kristina Nordström ICANN At-Large Staff

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NARALO Factsheets
by Thompson, Darlene Feb. 8, 2011

Feb. 8, 2011

Hi all, I would like to thank the following ALSs for submitting their factsheet forms: The Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities Communatique CO ISOC ISOC Puerto Rico Pacific Community Networks Association N-CAP The African Centre for Cultural Exchange??? No real name given SO - there are still many of you who has not filled this out. We really need this information ASAP! Please take 10 minutes to fill this form out. 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) 979-5610 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca

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FW: Our ALS logo
by Thompson, Darlene Feb. 8, 2011

Feb. 8, 2011

Hi all, Check out Eduardo's e-mail below. If you could send me your organization's logo, we would appreciate it! Thanks a bunch! 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) 979-5610 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ________________________________________ From: Eduardo Diaz [eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 9:41 AM To: Thompson, Darlene Subject: Our ALS logo Darlene: Since you are collecting the ALS's fact sheet (thank you so much) I want to ask you for a favor - can ask all of us to send you their respective organization's logo? This will help me put together the banner for the activity. By the way, is there a NARALO official logo? Here is ours. -ed -- NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this communication by error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message.

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