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ICANN Compliance Department response to issues raised about the WHOIS WDPRS System
by At-Large Staff Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

Dear NARALO and ALAC Members: As you will recall, questions were raised by Danny about a number of specific issues related to the WDPRS. The Compliance Department has provided the following response to the various points Danny raised. We hope you will find this response helpful. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Independance of Westlake Review
by Thompson, Darlene Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

Hi Tricia, In Paris you asked me to e-mail you with the details of my concerns with the way in which Westlake was appointed as the ALAC independent reviewer. Here are the points that I was hoping you could address: As per the attached, the original deadline for the RFP was July 23. In the meetings in Paris, Westlake reported that their proposal was in prior to Aug. 30. - Why was this deadline re-opened? - How many bidders were compliant with the original deadline? - Did Westlake submit their proposal on time? - Was there an assessment of the original bidders and what was the result of that assessment? As you can well imagine, these questions directly impact on the “independence” of this review. Thank you kindly for your time, Darlene Thompson (on behalf of N-CAP)

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Draft NARALO statement on ALAC review
by Evan Leibovitch Sept. 22, 2008

Sept. 22, 2008

NOTE: This is a draft, produced as a result of interest expressed in my earlier query of this list. Even though it says "reached by consensus", that of course will not be the case if we do not reach consensus. Please -- SOON -- offer changes of any kind as well as any other comments. If at least rough consensus is possible, I would like to have a final version ready for presentation by Saturday night. If it sounds to strong, or not strong enough, or you just don't like the tone, etc. please suggest changes. - Evan --------------------------------------------------------- NARALO, by consensus agreement, urges ALAC to take every measure possible to encourage rejection of the report of the 2008 ALAC review by the ICANN board and other members of the ICANN community. The ALAC Review process has been flawed from the initial choice of review consultants, which we believe may have adversely affected the independence of the review itself. Such suspicions appear to be warranted by the complete lack of consideration of the needs of At-Large in the reviewers' draft recommendations. While the report indicates we were heard, we were clearly not listened to. The logic behind the recommendation to deny At-Large voting membership on the ICANN Board is puzzling; even in its best possible interpretation the rationale emphasizes rigidity over good and responsible governance. Not only do the ALAC review recommendations fail to progress the needs of ICANN's At-Large community, they take a significant step backwards by requesting that an even larger proportion of ALAC than currently exists be composed of unaccountable, non-representative appointees of the Nominating Committee. The result is a real and visible reduction of the voice of the community for whom ALAC is supposed to speak. Indeed, most of the report's recommendations appear designed to deny the vision ICANN originally had for At-Large, to reduce the influence of At-Large within ICANN, to reduce transparency, and to obstruct community outreach. The review fails totally to address the fact that ICANN's relationship with At-Large is bi-directional. What is at issue is not only what the community must offer to ICANN, but also what ICANN _owes_ to the community of Internet users who have neither financial nor academic interest in Internet operation. For these reasons, we call upon ALAC and other members of the ICANN community to challenge the recommendations of the current ALAC review, as well as the very frames of reference upon which they were constructed. We believe that such actions are required for the betterment of ICANN's public constituency. This statement was reached by consensus of NARALO members on June 20, 2008 after efforts to solicit opinion from its organizational and individual members.

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Warning: Crackdown on ICANN Travel Funding Abuse
by Danny Younger Sept. 18, 2008

Sept. 18, 2008

http://www.icann.org/ombudsman/documents/repayment-expenses-report-17sep08.…

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You may not transfer your domain
by Danny Younger Sept. 17, 2008

Sept. 17, 2008

Jon, Perhaps you could clarify this matter. The Network Solutions Service Agreement states: "In addition, you agree that you may not transfer your domain registration to another domain name registrar for sixty (60) days after there has been a change in your Primary Contact information or WHOIS Administrative Contact information for your account(s)." I don't recall this reason being cited among the 9 specific instances whereby a transfer may denied as specified in the Consensus Policy on Transfer of Registrations between Registrars -- see http://www.icann.org/en/transfers/policy-12jul04.htm Perhaps you can help us understand why the actions of your firm should not be regarded as a callous violation of ICANN Consensus Policy? Thanks, Danny

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Nominating Period for ALAC position ends 21 September
by At-Large Staff Sept. 17, 2008

Sept. 17, 2008

Dear all, This is to remind you that the nominating period for the open position of regional representative to the ALAC ends this Sunday, 21 September. So far, only the incumbent Beau Brendler has been nominated. He was nominated by Darlene Thomson on September 9th and seconded by Gareth Shearman on the same day. If you would like to nominate additional candidates, please announce it on this mailing list. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Results of the Nominating Committee 2008 Appointment Vote
by Nick Ashton-Hart Sept. 16, 2008

Sept. 16, 2008

Dear Members: I have the pleasure of informing you that the ALAC vote to appoint two of the five members of the Nominating Committee for 2009 has now completed. The results are as follows: African NomCom Representative: KOUBAA, Khaled (Incumbent): 7 votes (winner) LEVIN, Alan: 3 votes North American NomCom Representative: RADER, Ross (Incumbent): 7 votes (winner) DAILEY, Dharma: 3 votes. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637 Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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REMINDER: Next NARALO Meeting 22 September 1900 UTC
by At-Large Staff Sept. 16, 2008

Sept. 16, 2008

Dear all, This is to remind you that at the last NARALO meeting, it was decided to convene a follow-up meeting to discuss the remaining agenda items. The meeting is scheduled on Monday, September 22nd at 1900 UTC. Please find the agenda for this meeting under the following URL: https://st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?22_september_2008 Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Regional Advise on the Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities
by At-Large Staff Sept. 11, 2008

Sept. 11, 2008

Dear all, The Staff asked for regional advise from the North American RALO on the ALS application from the Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities (FBSC). It was decided during the monthly NARALO teleconference on August 11th that the regional advise would be to approve the application if no dissent was sent to the list within seven days after conclusion of the meeting. Not having seen any negative comments on the NA-discuss list until August 18th, it is the Staff¹s understanding that the region intends the approval of the application. The application will therefore be submitted to the ALAC for consideration. Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Open Letter on ICANN Non-Openness
by Alan Greenberg Sept. 10, 2008

Sept. 10, 2008

ICANN is listed under the heading "With the participation of" but not as an organizer or sponsor. This seems to go along with the note that Danny attached. I would presume (but have never looked into) that ICANN people speak at lots of closed meetings. Now whether ICANN should put resources into such events is a management decision based on perceived benefits (or risks of not having ICANN speakers and thus ceding the floor to perhaps less informed people) and clearly a subject that we can agree or disagree on. Alan At 10/09/2008 10:29 AM, Thompson, Darlene wrote: >Well, I'm confused. When I looked at the web link for the RU conference >and clicked on organizers, ICANN is listed. > >Darlene A. Thompson >Community Access Program Administrator >Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP >P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 >Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 >Phone: (867) 975-5631 >Fax: (867) 975-5610 >E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca > > >-----Original Message----- >From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >[mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Danny >Younger >Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:16 AM >To: 'NA Discuss' >Cc: ga(a)gnso.icann.org >Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Open Letter on ICANN Non-Openness > >I have received this note: > >"The meeting being referred to (which I am presently at) is not an ICANN >meeting, nor organised by ICANN. There are a couple of invited ICANN >guest speakers, myself included, but it has been organised by the .RU >registry." > >Having noted the regional gathering of the supplier clan at New Orleans, >the regional gathering of the registry-registrar Trade Association at >Dubai, and the back-to-back meetings of the registry-registrar Guild at >Bulgaria and Korea, one can rightly understand why the public may be >confused as to which meeting of the Cartel is designated as "official" >or "unofficial". > >What is quite clear, however, is that while ICANN expends significant >resources in support of these supplier sessions, when the at-large >community asks for a meager amount of funding for regional events, it is >routinely told that there are no funds in the budget to accommodate the >requests. > >At least now we know where the money is going... > > > > >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists >.icann.org > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------ > >------ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… > >Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org >------

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