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IDN Glossaries now available in several languages
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 23, 2008

Jan. 23, 2008

Dear All: I'm happy to let you know that the IDN Glossary is now available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese - all from http://www.icann.org/topics/idn/idn-glossary.htm -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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Input Period Extended into Issues Report for the IDN ccPDP
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 22, 2008

Jan. 22, 2008

Dear At-Large: I've been asked to convey the following to you which I suspect will be of interest to many of you: At its meeting on 2 October 2007 the ccNSO Council requested the creation of an Issue Report as a first step in launching a ccPDP. To identify matters that are potentially relevant to the Issues Report, a comment period was opened on 19 December 2007 and would remain open until 25 January 2008. In the Issue Report the following needs to be considered: 1. Whether Article IX of the ICANN bylaws applies to IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two letter codes, and if it does not then to establish if Article IX should apply. 2. Whether the ccNSO should launch a PDP to develop the policy for the selection and delegation of IDN ccTLDs associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes. As you may have noted both the GNSO Council and ccNSO Council have send a letter to the ICANN Board relating to core elements of the IDN ccPDP. It is anticipated the ccNSO and GNSO Council will meet during the ICANN meeting in New Delhi to explain and discuss the background of the views expressed in the letters. It is my view as Issue Manager of the ccPDP that the outcome of such a meeting, if it will be convened, is significant as input for the Issues Report. Therefore the period to provide input into the Issues Report is extended from 25 January until 22 February 2008. According to the ICANN by laws the creation of the Issue Report is the second step in launching the IDN ccPDP. The first step was the request of the ccNSO Council on 2 October 2007 to create an Issue Report. The final step is the decision of the ccNSO Council to initiate the ccPDP (see ICANN by laws Annex B, section 2). -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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FW: Proposed for Delhi schedule
by Brendler, Beau Jan. 22, 2008

Jan. 22, 2008

FYI. -----Original Message----- From: Brendler, Beau Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:38 AM To: 'Nick Ashton-Hart'; 'ALAC internal list' Subject: Proposed for Delhi schedule I have three suggestions for the schedule: * Two hours set aside somewhere to create an ALAC response to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce/NTIA evaluation of ICANN. The deadline is Feb. 15. * Would the ALAC like to meet with the GAC? I had a lengthy conversation with Suzanne Sene of the NTIA, who is also on the GAC, who offered to help foster a get-together between the two groups in Delhi. She had a GAC conference call yesterday, and said she would get back to me by the end of the week as to the GAC's receptiveness to this idea. (I also asked her to bring up the notion of the ALAC liaison to the GAC). * Would the ALAC like to meet with Jon Nevett, one of the co-chairs of the registrar constituency? After Danny and I wrote to him, he proposed a meeting between the two constituencies in Delhi. Let me know if the GAC and registrar meetings are of interest to the whole ALAC, otherwise I will go ahead and schedule them among interested parties only. Beau -----Original Message----- From: alac-internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-internal-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 1:07 PM To: 'ALAC internal list' Subject: [ALAC-Internal] At-Large schedule for the New Delhi Meeting Dear ALAC Members and Secretariats: Could you please review the schedule at: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?new_delhi_meeting at your earliest convenience and let us all know if you have any issues with it. I have worked closely with Cheryl in order to try and ensure that there is meeting time available for the community which (to the extent possible) does not conflict with the ability of At-Large attendees to attend the many other sessions which might be of interest. As you all are aware this is not a perfect process :) I have reproduced it below so you can easily see it if not online when you receive this note: 31st International ICANN Meeting - New Delhi, India At-Large Community Schedule of Events and Resources Page New Delhi Documents For all documents relevant to the community for the New Delhi Meeting Check back often or subscribe to the RSS Feed on this page for continuous updates. ALAC Task List for Delhi Meeting New Delhi Travel Information The place to find information about all aspects of your stay in New Delhi. Updated as more information becomes available. Meetings Schedule - At-Large Community Sunday, 10 February 10 February 2008 0900-1830 - ALAC "OneDay"/First Session Monday, 11 February 11 February 2008 0900 - 1100 - APRALO General Assembly, First Session TBC - TBC (Early Evening) Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres with ALAC, Regional Secretariats, and the ccNSO Council Tuesday, 12th February - Constituency Day 12 February 2008 08:30 - 10:30 - At-Large Regional Secretariats 12 February 2008 BO 10:30 - 12:30 - At-Large Community with ICANN Board Members 12 February 2008 13:30 - 15:30 - APRALO General Assembly, Second Session Wednesday, 13th February There are several excellent workshops throughout the day which are of interest to the community so it is proposed to leave this day free. TBC - TBC (Early Evening) Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres with ALAC, Regional Secretariats, and the GNSO Council Thursday, 14th February 12:45 - 13:00 - APRALO MoU Signing Ceremony At-Large Advisory Committee Main Meeting (2 parts) 14 February 2008 SU 16:00 - 17:00 - At-Large Summit Planning 14 February 2008 - 1700 - 1900 - ALAC, Secretariats, and RALOs Joint Session Additional Meetings, Date of Session Currently Unscheduled None currently known Notes: If APRALO doesn't need a second session, perhaps the Tuesday slot could be used for an outreach meeting. Selected main meeting sessions that may be of interest to At-Large Community members You may also wish to refer to the main ICANN Meeting Schedule. 11 February 11:00 - 12:30 - Public Discussion on JPA Review of ICANN by USG's NTIA 15:00 - 19:00 - IDN Workshop: Progress on the Fast-Track Process for Intro of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs 13 February 08:30 - 12:00 - GNSO Council Meeting 13:00 - 15:00 - WORKSHOP: IDNs in Indian Languages and Scripts 15:30 - 16:00 - WORKSHOP: ICANN Translation Policy 16:00 - 17:00 - ccNSO Council Meeting 16:30 - 17:30 - WORKSHOP: ICANN Operating Plan 14 February 08:30 - 10:00 - ICANN Public Forum (1st part) 10:30 - 12:45 - ICANN Public Forum (2nd part) 14:00 - 15:30 - WORKSHOP: New gTLDs 15 February 08:30 - 13:00 - Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director for At-Large Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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 *** Scanned

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Review of the Joint Partnership Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the US Government
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 17, 2008

Jan. 17, 2008

Dear All: The Joint Project Agreement between the United States government and ICANN will have a mid-term review in March. As part of this review, the US government put out a Notice of Inquiry (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html ) asking for comments on the continued transition to the private sector of the technical coordination and management of the Internet’s domain name and addressing system (DNS). ICANN has responded to this call with several documents: a section in our Annual Report (http://www.icann.org/annualreport/annual-report-2006-2007.pdf ); a letter of submission (http://icann.org/correspondence/dengate-thrush-to-sene-09jan08.pdf ); and a table of achievements (http://icann.org/general/jpa-10-responsibilities-table-09jan08.pdf ). You can review the progress ICANN has reported to the USG on each of the 10 responsibilities in the JPA individually on pages 12 to 18 of the Annual Report. The seven-page submission letter (http://icann.org/correspondence/dengate-thrush-to-sene-09jan08.pdf ), sent on 9th January 2008, is signed by ICANN's chairman of the Board, Peter Dengate Thrush, and outlines the Board's position that it has met fully its obligations and responsibilities. The JPA can now be completed. And finally, the table of achievements (http://icann.org/general/jpa-10-responsibilities-table-09jan08.pdf ), whose index runs to 41 pages and when printed out runs to several hundred pages of evidential documentation, demonstrates what precisely ICANN has done in completion of the Joint Project Agreement. ICANN would like to encourage all interested parties to review the documents and particularly to contact the United States government and make their views known. Over the course of the next few months, ICANN will add more information about the review and its progress on www.icann.org . ICANN welcomes your feedback and assistance either on the ICANN blog, at http://blog.icann.org/?p=262, on the public participation website, at http://public.icann.org/, or by email to: http://icann.org/general/contact.htm . Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88 USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 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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Fwd: Development Cycle for Next Fiscal Year's Budget and Operations Plan
by Nick Ashton-Hart Jan. 9, 2008

Jan. 9, 2008

Dear At-Large: I forward the below on behalf of Denise as I know this subject is one that many members of the community are interested in. As mentioned below, more information will be provided in due course by myself. Begin forwarded message: > From: Denise Michel <michel(a)icann.org> > Date: 8 January 2008 20:27:34 GMT+01:00 > To: Nick Ashton-Hart <nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org> > Subject: Development Cycle for Next Fiscal Year's Budget and > Operations Plan > > Please provide to the ALAC and RALOs. > > Thanks. > > --------------------------------- > Greetings At-Large Community. > > ICANN is beginning its development cycle for the Fiscal Year June > 2008- July > 2009 Operating Plan and Budget, and your input would be appreciated. > > I wanted to provide you with early information on this activity to > give you > ample opportunity to provide comments. You will receive a detailed > schedule > when it is finalized. Additionally, Nick Ashton-Hart will follow-up > with > At-Large-specific information on operations and budgets. > > Based on the June 2008 - July 2011 Strategic Plan, for which extensive > public comment was sought last year, and on the current operating > plans and > department budgets, ICANN staff will be developing an initial draft > Operating Plan and Budget to serve as a starting point for community > discussion during the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, which begins 10 > February. > The Board's Finance Committee oversees this work. > > ICANN will hold a series of consultations and take public comment on > its > Operating Plan and Budget through March (approximately), and then > staff will > incorporate the input, as appropriate, and a proposed Operating Plan > and > Budget will be available for further public comment until mid-May > (approximately). The Board is scheduled to consider and vote on the > Operating Plan and Budget in June. ICANN's next fiscal year begins > on 1 > July 2008. > > As noted, the specific timeline is being developed, but I wanted to > give you > advance notice of the general schedule that will be followed, and more > detailed information for At-Large will be forthcoming from Nick. > ICANN staff > looks forward to working with you on this endeavor. > > Regards, > Denise Michel > VP Policy Development > ICANN

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ALAC conference call: NTIA, communications help
by Brendler, Beau Jan. 8, 2008

Jan. 8, 2008

Briefly, as I am pressed for time: In the ALAC call today, Alan and I brought up the issue of an NTIA response from ALAC. It was my understanding that Cheryl Langdon-Orr shared the NA RALO's position on the importance of making comment, and indicated the AP RALO would probably make one too. In addition, there was a commitment at least in principle to setting aside some time in Delhi to discuss the NTIA document and possibly take action before the 15th. In addition to Wendy's efforts, it would be helpful for RALOS and ALSs to review the document and provide us with any statements you want made, specifically pertaining to the comments section towards the bottom of the page: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html It was also acknowledged that there was some difficulty understanding the role of the rapporteur in communications with ALAC/ALSs/RALOs, though less resolution on what to do about that. But keep in mind that Hawa is brand-new to the role. See list here of ALAC officers: https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?action=display_html;page_name=at_lar ge_officers_and_working_group_leaders Also, Nick Ashton-Hart noted that he is in the process of hiring a junior person on staff whose job description sounds like it addresses a number of the communications concerns addressed in yesterday's NA RALO call. That's all for now, will keep you updated on other issues. Beau Brendler

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IGF at Taj Palace
by Sylvia Caras Jan. 7, 2008

Jan. 7, 2008

The third meeting of the IGF will be held on 8-11 December 2008 in New Delhi at the Taj Palace, Diplomatic Enclave. I don't know how I know that, I think it was on a Rio handout. I have miles and points to go, have an outbound flight, and am now holding my breath fwaiting to see if I can get the return award. Sylvia

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Agenda for today's call
by Evan Leibovitch Jan. 7, 2008

Jan. 7, 2008

Hello everyone, According to the schedule that was previously discussed, we have a conference call set for 3pm Eastern time today. If there are any issues that anyone would like to discuss, letting me know in advance is helpful if not critical. Here are issues that are up for discussion today: 1) Do we want to produce comments for the NTIA transition review? http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html If so, do we want it as an ALAC statement/project or is this internal to NARALO? 2) Does NARALO have anything to say to follow up on the issue of Venue Accessibility for ICANN meetings? Or has the issue been discussed sufficiently in the At-Large mailing list? 3) One nasty aftermath of the ALAC statement on domain tasting was the assertion by Alan that it is current ALAC policy that, in its decision-making process, "silence means consent". I personally find this policy quite disturbing for a number of reasons, and I believe that ALAC needs to abandon this stance as a matter of its own credibility. I would like to NARALO's backing to press ALAC to change that policy -- if it does not get enough feedback to a request given suitable time, lack of response should never be seen as acceptance. 4) Reports from Wendy, Beau and Robert -- even brief ones -- about recent Board and ALAC activities would be appreciated. 5) According to http://icann.org/public_comment/#nomcom-review the comment period for the Nominating Committee review has not closed. Does NARALO have anything to offer? Are there any other issues at http://icann.org/public_comment that warrant our direct participation? 6) It's been a while since we heard the status of any North American ALSs in the process of being reviewed. Are there many new ones coming on board soon? Is the loss of Jacob damaging ICANN's work to recruit new ALSs? What more could/should be done? Anyway, that's what I have. Feel free to add. Talk to you later today! - Evan

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List of ALAC working groups, leadership, etc.
by Brendler, Beau Dec. 18, 2007

Dec. 18, 2007

Greetings... During the conference call yesterday I mentioned that the ALAC was working to improve its internal organization and flesh out its working groups on policy issues. There was a request for more detail, so here is the most current version of the document. The invitation remains open from me, to send me your positions/concerns/thoughts on ANY of the policy areas (not just the ones in which I'm on a working group), and I will make sure your positions are heard. As far as I can figure out, this is not currently posted elsewhere. It may change, also, after the next ALAC conference call, as there are a couple of matters up for a vote or undecided (I have nominated myself for GAC liaison, for instance, though that's not yet an official position, and there's another candidate, Izumi Aizu, so eventually, I assume there will be a vote.) -----Original Message----- From: alac-internal-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-internal-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:14 AM To: ALAC & Secretariats Internal Subject: [ALAC-Internal] Complete list of ALAC Officers, Liaisons,and Working Group volunteers Dear All: Here is the current state of the listing. Note that this does as requested incorporate all positions. There are still a few working groups which require an ALAC Issue Coordinator and/or chair or co-chair. An Excel-based version of this information, by ALAC member instead of by subject, will shortly be made available. _______________________________________________ ALAC-Internal mailing list ALAC-Internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-internal_atlarge-lists… ALAC Wiki: http://st.icann.org/alac ALAC Official: http://alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org

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Domain tasting -- epilogue(?)
by Evan Leibovitch Dec. 10, 2007

Dec. 10, 2007

Hello everyone, At least many of you have been following and participating in the debate on the global At-Large list (and occasionally diverted into the ALAC's internal list) on the issue of Domain Tasting. The stance taken at last month's NARALO conference call was strong, clear, and dare I say even courageous given the motherhood statements that existed in the draft position. Our call to eliminate the add-grade period (AGP) is now part of the official ALAC document which resides at this URL: https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/gnso-liaison/attachments/domain_tastin… I find it extremely unfortunate that ALAC could not itself take a strong anti-AGP stand, but the final outcome was -- to me -- much better than original drafts that tried to marginalize the position. There are some lingering issues, resulting from the debate, that I would like to address: 1) Some At-Large constituents have contacted me about the possibility of NARALO submitting its own position paper to GNSO independently of ALAC's submission. Personally I am not convinced this is now required, given that the final ALAC document reasonably captures and identifies our position. However, I think we need to at least be aware of the request. How strong is the need for us to create our own document? 2) One particular part of the discussions disturbed me greatly -- the assertion by Alan that ALAC has adopted a position of "silence means consent". Given the lack of input that ALAC usually gets for its initiatives -- and the (IMO) lack of effort it makes to reach out to extract the public point of view -- I find this position to be harmful to the whole At-Large process. I would rather ALAC honestly admit to not having enough feedback on issues, to reporting that it speaks on behalf of a community that has been silent. To me, the "silence equals agreement" position is indefensible and damages the reputation of ALAC -- and indeed ICANN -- amongst the public it is trying to reach. I would like to ask our ALAC representatives to consider this issue. Perhaps a subsequent discussion within NARALO is called for, but I would personally like our reps to officially ask ALAC to end any policy, formal or informal, of "silence means consent". Perhaps some here -- including non-ALAC reps with some history -- can offer why this policy exists in the first place. I would like to especially hear from anyone with a view that this policy needs to stay in place; I honestly don't understand any rationale except for disguising the inability to actually discern the grassroots viewpoint. 3) I'm not certain that the planned vote by ALAC to post internal policy related mail to a public website is sufficient to overturn a culture of secrecy. There are too many on ALAC who simply don't have the mindset that it is a completely public organization for which extremely few issues (mainly personal/personnel issues) should be in-camera. I'm not sure how to address this but I can be certain that it's affecting our credibility. Robert can be singled out for doing an exemplary job of trying to confront this, but I'm wondering if the necessary change in culture is really happening -- or if there is anything we can do about it. 4) Issues have been raised about addressing public complaints or interest to get involved. While I agree that ALAC itself is not equipped to be a consumer ombudsman within ICANN, perhaps we should start thinking of ways to enable/force it within ICANN. What does everyone think? 5) So that we do not get caught in making and defending positions at the last minute, are there any issues listed at http://icann.org/public_comment/ that warrant our specific work? The only one pressing on deadlines is the issue of single-letter second-level domains (ie. a.com or x.asia). - Evan

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