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Changes in GNSO staff support
by Robert Guerra Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

FYI > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Changes in GNSO staff support > > > I am pleased to announce that Maria Farrell, the GNSO's Policy > Officer, will be moving to an important, new position in ICANN's > Communications Department. To ensure that the GNSO is adequately > staffed in its WHOIS work, I also am pleased to announce that ICANN > has arranged for Liz Gasster to provide full-time support for the > WHOIS Task Force, and the Council as needed, on an interim basis. > > Liz is an attorney and independent consultant whose practice > focuses on technology and Internet-related public policy and > advocacy activities. She has over 25 years of experience in the > fields of Internet and telecommunications policy and operations, > including developing and coordinating policy positions on a broad > range of e-commerce, technology and intellectual property issues > such as on line privacy, network security, Internet content and > trademark and copyright policy. Liz has served as General Counsel > and Acting Executive Director of the Cyber Security Industry > Alliance, and as AT&T’s Public Policy Director and Senior Attorney > for Federal Government Affairs, among other positions. She is based > in Washington, D.C. and can be reached at lgasster(a)gmail.com. > > Please join me in thanking Maria for her dedication and hard work > for the GNSO. Maria is working with Liz to ensure a smooth > transition in staff support for the GNSO's WHOIS activities. Liz > has been added to the task force email list and will be joining the > 1 August task force call. > > ICANN is accepting resumes for the position of GNSO Policy Officer > at <opportunities(a)icann.org>. Your assistance in encouraging > potential candidates to contact us would be appreciated. > Information about this position is included below. > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Regards, > Denise > > Denise Michel > Vice President, Policy Development > ICANN www.icann.org > denise.michel(a)icann.org > > > > GNSO Policy Officer > > The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) is > seeking a GNSO Policy Officer to support domain name policy > development. This position reports to the Vice President, Policy > Development. While it is preferred that the successful candidate be > located at our operations office in Marina del Rey, California, > ICANN’s geographically distributed work environment can accommodate > a candidate based in other locations. ICANN (www.icann.org) is > responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of > unique identifiers, including domain names (.com, .uk, .jobs, etc.) > as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. > > The Position > > This position is responsible for supporting the Generic Names > Supporting Organization(GNSO), which develops policies through > bottom-up, consensus-based processes involving diverse stakeholders > world-wide (such as Registrars, business and non-commercial users > communities, etc.). Responsibilities include: facilitating the > GNSO’s efforts to develop global policies that advance ICANN’s > mission of preserving the security, stability and interoperability > of the Internet; supporting and managing all elements of the GNSO’s > policy activities and providing information and guidance to multi- > disciplinary teams; working with the GNSO to develop and implement > strategies to advance policy objectives; maintaining and tracking > the GNSO’s operational plan and key projects; writing and editing > issue reports and informational materials; organizing and > supporting GNSO policy meetings, forums, and related events; and > conducting outreach and educational activities in support of the GNSO. > > The Company > > ICANN is a nonprofit public benefit corporation responsible for the > global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. > These include domain names as well as the addresses used in a > variety of Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to > reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these > resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global > stakeholders (Registrars, Registries, Internet user groups, etc.) > meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's > ongoing security and stability. > > The Ideal Candidate > > The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree or higher, and at > least 7 years of national and/or international policy development > experience in positions and/or organizations accountable to > multiple constituencies. This person has experience planning and > managing complex policy processes and programs including: > developing and implementing work plans; hiring and managing > consultants; producing issue reports (research, drafting, > coordination) and meeting summaries; soliciting public and > stakeholder comments; pro-actively facilitating and building > consensus; and many other related coordination and liaison > activities with geographically distributed constituencies and staff. > > S/he has outstanding oral and written communication skills and a > sound understanding of the Internet’s basic infrastructure. S/he > has a service orientation, excellent time management skills and a > tolerance for ambiguity and fluid environments. S/he has a > demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional and > geographically distributed teams and independently. S/he has a can- > do attitude and a strong drive to get things done. > > The Compensation > > The salary is market- based with an extremely competitive benefit > package. Benefits include annual bonuses, company paid medical, > life, vision and dental for employees and their families, pension > plan and a company matched 401K program with instant eligibility. >

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FW: [Secretariat] ICANN Summit planning group
by Thompson, Darlene Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

Hi all, I am forwarding this e-mail so that those of us that are working on the LA meeting planning can see what Nick is saying is needed for us to come up with. I am assuming that ICANN would need the same type of framework to convince them of the LA meeting as it would for the Summit. (Ignore the parts of the message below where Nick and I are squabbling.) So, judging by what Nick states, it may not be quite the horrendous amount of work that we first thought that it would be. D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 10:01 AM To: Evan Leibovitch Cc: Thompson, Darlene; jam(a)jacquelinemorris.com; secretariat(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [Secretariat] ICANN Summit planning group Thanks for your note Evan, but it is important that everyone understands the process that goes on when a request for funding is made in At-Large to ICANN, such as the one that you have made. The proposal for a project and funding connected with it is then sent to ICANN (me). We then internally must speak about it and we come back to the requestors with either a decision or a request for more information. At no time would the community be presenting the idea to the board for funding, or presenting it to anyone else; it is sufficient that you have sent it to me. What would be helpful is if the North American regional request can be endorsed by the other four regions. It would also be useful if we can come up with a basic framework for the structure of the meetings - not agendas, but objectives from your part, and from the logistical perspective, the structure of the meetings - how many plenaries, how many meetings of each region, and any subcommittees that you think should meet, how many members they would have, and how often they would meet. I can very happily come up with a proposed structure along these lines for you - or you can do that yourself; as you wish. What you could definitely do is get the regional buy-in from the other four regions. I hope that this makes sense and that you now realise that the task which confronts you is perhaps less onerous than you had thought it might be. On 1 Aug 2007, at 10:30, Evan Leibovitch wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > As you correctly state, Nick, the Summit -- if it happens -- will be a > _major_ undertaking. Much needs to be done, not the least of which is > demonstrating to ICANN early on that > > a) it's worth doing (both in regards to budget as well as > endorsement of > the event itself) > b) the people involved have the drive and skill required to make it > happen > > There is a sense that we need to move with a speed that (based on > my own > observations) may be unusual for ICANN At-Large. The work that > needs to > be done in just the next few weeks is substantial, as I suspect that > proponents of the idea will need to "pitch" it to ICANN's Board and > staff as well to the At-Large community at the LA meeting. To > succeed at > this we will need to be well prepared in advance, both to outline what > is required as well as to anticipate objections and be able to address > them. We need to act now, simply to ensure that the Summit is > adequately > part of the appropriate LA meeting agendas to allow us to state our > case. > > As well, as Darlene said we experienced a significant amount of > enthusiasm for the proposal in San Juan, and proponents have been > concerned that we don't want to lose that momentum. The creation of > the > area on Google Groups was done (by me), not to circumvent any channels > but to ensure the _immediate_ existence of an on-line "home" for the > event planning as we spread the word to other RALOs. Not having > such an > on-line home to date has been seen as an obstacle to our finding > out who > else within the At-Large community is interested in participating. I > don't think there will be any objection to moving the discussions, > file > areas etc. to official At-Large resources as they are made > available to > us. As we move forward the effort will require need not only a mailing > list, but also a private wiki and place from which participants can > upload and download shared files (before they're ready for full public > access). > > Please understand that while we saw the need to quickly have a private > workspace for Summit planners -- especially in the very early > period -- > there was never any intention to create a "hidden" area. The > participants who I know care very much about transparency, not just in > regards to the ombudsman. We will need as much support for our > proposal > within ICANN as we can achieve, and it does not serve our purpose to > alienate _anyone_. > > Now -- having said all this, I kindly ask to return to focus on > Darlene's original request. We need the assistance of all RALOs in > helping us find people from every region who would be interested in > supporting -- or, even better, contributing their skills to -- our > effort. > > - Evan

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Standing Regional Teleconference Details
by Nick Ashton-Hart Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

Dear All: We have setup the teleconference bridge for the next several standing NARALO teleconferences a. You'll find the details at the https:// st.icann.org/naralo/index.cgi?meetings_and_events page. Note that the dial-in numbers and the passcode will always be the same. If any of you will be travelling at the time of a meeting and freephone access will not be available as a result, please let us know the following and we'll have the service dial out to you: Name Preferred Number (including country code) Secondary Number (including country code) Meeting date -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax (UK): +44 (20) 7681-3135 Fax (Swiss): +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile (UK): +44 (7774) 932798 Mobile (Swiss): +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: [At-Large] NomCom review
by Thompson, Darlene July 31, 2007

July 31, 2007

Do we wish to forward a comment on this as a group? Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-6531 Fax: (867) 979-8870 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: alac-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Vittorio Bertola Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:40 PM To: At-Large Worldwide Subject: [At-Large] NomCom review http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-19jul07.htm The independent reviewer that is reviewing ICANN's NomCom is asking for "public input from anyone who has information or observations to contribute concerning any aspect of the role, structure, or operation of the NomCom". Comments must be submitted no later than 17 September 2007. -- vb. Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu <-------- --------> finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/ <-------- _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann .org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org

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LA Planning Update
by Dharma Dailey July 28, 2007

July 28, 2007

Hello Everybody, Here is the info that I’ve collected so far re: LA. It looks like fodder for the start of a wiki.... hint hint. If you see any errors in my fact gathering, please make corrections. And of course, add your name to activities you are interested in helping out with. People who are interested in coordinitating activities in LA: Robert, Michael, Eduardo, Gareth, Bret, Dharma, and Beau. People who are NOT attending for sure: Sylvia Caras, People who are DEF. attending: Robert, Beau, Bret Randy is hoping someone else from his group will be able to attend. People who would go if they were subsidized: Michael, Evan, Gareth, Eduardo could go with full funding. Dharma, Darlene, could go with partial funding. Peeps I didn’t hear back from: Wendy, John, Danny, Alan, Jean. Is that everyone? .......... This is a list of activities that were thrown against the wall as potentials for LA. 1. A public information meeting like the one in Toronto. Suggested by: Gareth, Evan, Luc, and Darlene. Also expressed interest: most of us who met in San Juan and Bret. 2. Fundraiser sponsored by NA-RALO Suggested by: Robert Also expressed interest: Robert’s been talking with potential corporate sponsors. 3 . Planning for global RALO meeting. Planning Meeting Suggested by: Evan Also expressed interest: ???? 4. Mapping channels for Public Participation in Internet Governance- workshop leading to freely available public documentation. Suggested by: Dharma Also expressed interest: Veronica, Robert, Micheal. Am I missing anything? ........ As a first step to getting a public meeting going, Robert and I contacted someone we both know at Annenberg who was positive on the idea. Below is the program from the Toronto recruitment meeting which was put together by Jacob and Robert. ........... ............ The How and Why of Global Internet Operations and Policy Envisioning Canadian Participation 0830 Coffee and Registration 0900 Welcoming Remarks Andrew Clement, Professor of Information Studies, University of Toronto; 0915 Introduction to Domain Names and Internet Addressing John Levine, Author, Internet for Dummies 0945 Introduction to ICANN and Current Issues Jacob Malthouse, Liaison, Global Partnerships, ICANN Question and Answer 1030 Coffee 1100 The ICANN Experience Luc Faubert, President, Quebec Internet Society Robert Guerra, Board Member, Privaterra John Levine, Author, Internet for Dummies Neil Schwartzmann, Chair, Board of Directors, CAUCE Canada Question and Answer 1230 Lunch 1400 Open Discussion 1600 Recapitulation 1615 End ........... ............ Thoughts???? For everyone to whom much is given, of so too shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48.

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Consultation Open on the RAA
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007

Dear All: Today the official consultation opens on the registrar accreditation agreement. You can see the announcement below and also at http:// www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-27jul07.htm. NOTE: There is a new section at www.alac.icann.org for open public consultations and this will show up there very soon. ICANN Starts Consultation on How to Protect Registrants Public, stakeholder comments sought on changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement 27 July 2007 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Increased protection for those registering domain names is ICANN’s goal as it launches consultations on its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and the accreditation process for companies who register domains. “I called for the review of RAA and the accreditation back in March, and I’m pleased to be moving into the active consultation phase,” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s CEO and President. “The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is more than six years old. We’ve seen the number of accredited registrars grow to more than 900. And we’ve seen the incredible difficulties that can be unleashed with the collapse of a Registrar.” The RAA is the contract that governs the relationship between ICANN and its accredited registrars. The current version was put in place in May 2001. The same contract is in place between ICANN and each of the more than 900 accredited registrars (a directory of which can be found at http://www.internic.net/regist.html ). The consultation is looking for ideas and input on amendments to the RAA and the registrar accreditation process in order to provide additional protection to registrants. Previous discussions in the ICANN community has already helped create a number of suggestions for discussion, which are: Incorporating provisions to govern the terms under which a registrar can be sold and continue to retain its ICANN accreditation. Including additional contract enforcement tools offering more options than the current one option – terminating accreditation. Addressing the responsibilities of a parent owner/manager when one or more of a “family” of registrars fails to comply with ICANN requirements. Requiring registrars to escrow contact information for customers who register domain names using Whois privacy and Whois proxy services. Augmenting the responsibilities placed on registrars with regard to their relationships with resellers. Requiring operator skills training and testing for all ICANN- accredited Registrars. Details of these proposals, as well as the consultation process, are available on ICANN”s website at http://www.icann.org/topics/raa/. The consultation stems from ICANN board resolutions made at the San Juan 29th International Public meeting held in June 2007. Those resolutions call for ICANN staff to solicit and consider the input of the Internet community regarding proposed changes to the RAA, registrar accreditation process, and related policies. A complete summary and analysis of community feedback will be made available at the end of the comment period and suggested amendments to the RAA will be posted for further comment. There will be a publicly available assessment of the impact that the input and comment had on the development of the amendments. “These consultations will make sure we have input from the wider community, and help us make the changes needed to protect registrants,” added Dr Twomey. About ICANN: ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non- profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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Re: [NA-Discuss] FW: [At-Large] NomCom review
by Alan Greenberg July 27, 2007

July 27, 2007

Not Jacqueline here, but this section is the one that is supposed to cover it. 4. A non-Umbrella Organisation should be: a. largely, or entirely, composed of individuals and governed entirely by them, b. focused on the interests of the individual Internet user, and; c. a not-for-profit entity and/or not a governmental department, agency or affiliate. On re-reading this, the "and/or" may be poorly worded allowing a loophole - a for profit which is not a gov't dept perhaps meets the second part of the "or". Probably needs to be broken down into two points, but need to verify what problem the "or" was trying to fix. Alan At 27/07/2007 11:55 AM, you wrote: >Hello Jacqueline, > >Perhaps I missed it, but can you point me to the >explicit language that states that commercial entities >are precluded from participation? > >Sorry, but I just don't see that language in there. > > >--- "Jacqueline A. Morris" <jam(a)jacquelinemorris.com> >wrote: > > > No > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: >mail, news, photos & more. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > >_______________________________________________ >NA-Discuss mailing list >NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ic… >--- >Draft MoU with ICANN: >http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_MOU > >Draft Operating Principles: >http://www.icannwiki.org/NA_RALO_OP > >Draft Code of Conduct: >http://www.icannwiki.org/NARALO_Code_of_Conduct

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Choosing representatives for ICANN's 2008 Nominating Committee
by Robert Guerra July 26, 2007

July 26, 2007

Begin forwarded message: > From: George Sadowsky <george.sadowsky(a)attglobal.net> > Date: July 25, 2007 5:23:16 PM EDT > Subject: Choosing representatives for ICANN's 2008 Nominating > Committee > > All, > > I am writing to you on behalf of the ICANN 2008 Nominating > Committee Chair, who has not yet been chosen by the ICANN Board of > Directors. > > The purpose of this message is to initiate the selection of > individuals from each of your individual constituencies who will > serve, according to the ICANN by-laws, on the 2008 Nominating > Committee. > > There are 23 members of the Nominating Committee, 17 of whom are > voting members. The by-laws state that a voting member may serve > at most two consecutive years, whereas a non-voting member may > serve any number of terms. > > The composition of this year's committee, including the contacts > used in late 2006 to obtain the name of the designated committee > member, is given below. Some of the contacts have been updated to > reflect changes in the internal organization of various > constituencies. > > > Group/Constituency Contact 2007 Member > > Non-voting members > > Nomination Committee Chair ICANN Board George Sadowsky > Previous Chair as Adviser (automatic) (vacant) *** > Associate Chair Chair Adam Peake > RSSAC Jun Murai Bill Manning > SSAC Steve Crocker Russ Mundy > GAC Janis Karklins Jayantha Fernando > > Voting members > > ALAC-1 Annette Muehlberg Mohammed El Fatih > el Tigani * > ALAC-2 Annette Muehlberg "Sebastian Ricciardi > ALAC-3 Annette Muehlberg Michael Froomkin * > ALAC-4 Annette Muehlberg Madanmohan Rao * > ALAC-5 Annette Muehlberg Wolfgang > Kleinwaechter * > > Comm & Business Constit.-1 Philip Sheppard Ken Fockler * > Comm & Business Constit.-2 Philip Sheppard Grant Forsyth > gTLD Registry Constituency Marie Zitkova Ken Stubbs * > Registrars Constituency Bhavin Turakhia Paul Stahura > ccNSO Chris Disspain Christoper To > ISP Constituency Mark McFadden Tony Harris * > Intellectual Prop. Constit. Steven Metalitz Lucy Nichols * > > ASO Seb. Bellagamba Sanford H. George * > Higher Education Constit. ICANN Board Jose Luiz Ribeiro. F. > Non-comm. Users Constit. Carlos Afonso Karen Banks > IAB for IETF Leslie Daigle Lucy Lynch > Technical Liaison Group ** Julian Pritchard Karsten Meinhold > > * Incumbent has served two consecutive terms > ** Position rotates among TLG (2007), W3C (2006) and ITU (2005) > *** Due to resignation of Chair Eugenio Triana in May 2006 > > > Nominating Committees have historically held two face-to-face > meetings. Last year, we were able to have the first such meeting > in Sao Paolo in December immediately after ICANN's Annual General > Meeting. This acceleration of the schedule compared to previous > years was really enormously helpful in allowing the Committee to > function in a more orderly and effective manner, and I would very > much like to preserve this advantage for the next Chair. > > With this background, I request the following of all of you. > Please choose your candidate for 12008 NomCom membership as soon as > is practical, and not later than the end of September 2007. Please > ensure that the person is willing to serve, and is willing to > attend the first face-to-face committee meeting in Los Angeles > during November 2-4, 2007. Candidates are welcome to attend the > entire ICANN meeting also during October 29-November 2. Travel and > subsistence expenses are paid for all committee members who do not > have other sources of support. > > I would appreciate it very much if you would acknowledge receipt of > this message, letting me know that you are (or are not) the right > person to initiate action within your constituency, as well as > whether you anticipate any difficulty in identifying a suitable and > willing candidate by the end of September. If you are not the > right person to initiate this action, I would appreciate your > forwarding this message to the right person and copying me. > > Thanks in advance for helping next year's committee get off to a > good start! > > Best regards, > > George Sadowsky > > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > A previous cell phone number, +1.203.219.8250, is no longer in > service. > > George Sadowsky george.sadowsky(a)gmail.com > 64 Sweet Briar Road george.sadowsky(a)attglobal.net > Stamford, CT 06905-1514 http://www.georgesadowsky.org/ > tel: +1.203.329.3288 GSM mobile: +1.202.415.1933 > Voice mail & fax: +1.203.547.6020 Grand Central: +1.202.370.1134 > SKYPE: sadowsky >

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Re: [NA-Discuss] NA-Discuss Digest, Vol 9, Issue 58 Re: Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about
by Seth M. Reiss July 26, 2007

July 26, 2007

ccTLDS are subject to the policies and politics of the country to which the TLD has been delegated. gTLDs are subject to the policies and politics of ICANN, including the various indivduals, industries, trade organizations, commercial interests, and goverments that make their opinions felt. While considering the manner govenrments regulate ccTLDs can be instructive for ICANN and its constituencies, and ICANN policies may want or need to take into account what countries do with their ccTLDs, I do not believe that ICANN and its consituencies should be seeking to affect the manner in which ccTLDs are regulated. Those who form a part of ICANN but who have an interest in the manner in which a government regulates its ccTLD should express those interest in the context of national or international forums that are not dedicated to the work of ICANN. Otherwise, things become confused and may be miscontrued. Seth -----Original Message----- From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of na-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 6:00 AM To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: NA-Discuss Digest, Vol 9, Issue 58 Send NA-Discuss mailing list submissions to na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss_atlarge-lists.ica nn.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to na-discuss-request(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org You can reach the person managing the list at na-discuss-owner(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of NA-Discuss digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US (Evan Leibovitch) 2. Re: Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US (Michael Maranda) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:57:14 -0400 From: Evan Leibovitch <evan(a)telly.org> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US To: Michael Maranda <mmaranda(a)afcn.org> Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Message-ID: <469E1C3A.9020402(a)telly.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Michael Maranda wrote: > No, it isnt NARALO's business as a whole, but I welcome opportunity to > learn from Canadian experience and policy and to that extent it is a > great opportunity for NARALO to work together for mutual benefit. I > am thankful for Canadian input on this. We need to learn from each other. I need to defer to the American members of this list whether it is a valuable use of our resources (ie, our time!) to define and publicize a policy or reaction related to the .us contract. If this is something that NARALO's US participants believe is important, I'm prepared to stand behind that -- just as I'd hope they'd support us Canadians should something of relevance happen up here. Danny said this is important, this is upsetting, and that we ought to react. John said that, regardless of its importance, it's out of the realm of ICANN and thus a waste of NARALO's time. I guess maybe you're both right. Our position within ICANN gives us access to information about namespace issues, that may allow us to better react and be better aware. (After all, how many groups out there are watching such activities to protect the interest of the public?) Having said that, John's right -- if it's out of our direct realm of influence, NARALO is probably best to just gain wisdom from the information but not to make much noise about it. As someone who believes in the "keep the core neutral" campaign, I agree that it's important not to force -- or even pressure -- ICANN to be more than it is. Having said that, I appreciate Danny's efforts in this regard and wonder if there is any role we can play in raising public awareness. Maybe we're not the ones to hold the .us registry accountable -- but if not ICANN, then who? - Evan ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:37:01 -0500 From: "Michael Maranda" <mmaranda(a)afcn.org> Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about .US To: "Evan Leibovitch" <evan(a)telly.org> Cc: NA Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Message-ID: <3feff8d60707180837g7438411p3b86fa2e3d22106a(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I'm appreciative of your time and welcome Canadian views as we struggle to deal with various issues south of the border. I dont view our activity as wasting time or arguing (particularly in this instance) -MM Evan said: > I need to defer to the American members of this list whether it is a > valuable use of our resources (ie, our time!) to define and publicize > a policy or reaction related to the .us contract. If this is something > that NARALO's US participants believe is important, I'm prepared to > stand behind that -- just as I'd hope they'd support us Canadians > should something of relevance happen up here.

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New Online Feature: Current Public Consultations
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 25, 2007

July 25, 2007

Dear All: In order to help the community keep track of what public consultations are underway at any given time, a new section has been created on www.alac.icann.org where these can all be found in one place. We'll keep it up to date; if you see anything we miss do let us know. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 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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