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Fwd: Help shape America's national broadband strategy
by Dharma Dailey July 24, 2007

July 24, 2007

Sorry, I'm sending this out so late.... Perhaps some of you can chime in later in the week. -Dharma Begin forwarded message: > From: "Newman, Russ (Durbin)" <Russ_Newman(a)durbin.senate.gov> > Date: July 23, 2007 2:57:09 PM EDT > To: <dharma(a)ethoswireless.com> > Subject: Coming Tuesday: Help shape America's national broadband > strategy > > Dharma: > > Great to talk yesterday! Here are the details. Anything that can > help get the word out would be tremendously appreciated. Should be > fascinating. > > Starting this Tuesday evening, July 24 and each evening this week > at 7pm EST on OpenLeft.com, Senator Durbin and his staff will blog > nightly on a broad swath of broadband policy issues. Based on this > discussion, the Senator wants to attempt to write legislation this > session. Each evening kicks off with discussion from individuals > who have worked a long time on the topic of the evening, but the > intent is to spur broader comment from as many as is possible. This > is no meaningless exercise: it is a genuine attempt to try to open > up the legislative process. All input matters in a very real way. > > I've attached below links to the letter announcing the initiative > as well as the schedule for the week. Please feel free to share it > with those you think might be interested in taking part. It is my > hope that those who care deeply about these issues will blog about > it, point folks to our discussion, and comment themselves. We'll > also be scouring the web for other places that related discussion > happens this week. > > I hope you'll join us and help to get the word out. Please feel > free to contact me with any questions. > > Press release: http://durbin.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=279504 > Open Letter: http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=318 > > Russell Newman > Fellow, Office of Senator Richard Durbin > > ----- > > Schedule (topics are guidelines): > > Tuesday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Broad-strokes > introduction. How should we frame broadband policy debates? What > would comprise a national broadband strategy? > > Wednesday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Net neutrality, > questions of 'how the Internet works', privacy > > Thursday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Municipal > infrastructure initiatives, focusing on use of public airwaves to > provide broadband; iPhone politics, spectrum auctions, models for > deployment > > Friday, 7pm EST (and ongoing thereafter): Practicalities of > broadband deployment in terms of public/private initiatives, > municipal fiber projects, USF/USDA reform. > > For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48.

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At-Large Staff Position Open: Secretary for the Regions
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 23, 2007

July 23, 2007

Dear All: As mentioned, recruiting has begun for the Secretary for the Regions, At-Large. You can find the complete details on the position at: http:// www.icann.org/general/jobs.htm#RAsec Please do pass the information along to anyone you think might be suitable and interested. -- 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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Fwd: Placements for law students with Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC)
by Robert Guerra July 23, 2007

July 23, 2007

Further to my earlier email, below are the URL's where you can find the attachments mentioned in the email. If there's interest in having one or more students help NA RALO during the fall/winter, then i'd need help in developping a project description by end of July (by the latest) "Privaterra Project Description06": http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfndmwfc_22f55f3g&invite=hs5hfrj "Project Description" http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfndmwfc_21cq8j6f&invite=cnzzzr4 Release & Disclosure" http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfndmwfc_20cjmvzf&invite=cfjrpbn "How to create a project" http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfndmwfc_15cxzzz8&invite=czjr4xz "Organization Profile" http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfndmwfc_16hp9923&invite=c42bjv2 "PBSC UofT Fact Sheet" http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfndmwfc_17dqfw73&invite=g8xsqds regards, Robert --- Robert Guerra <rguerra(a)privaterra.ca> Managing Director, Privaterra Tel +1 416 893 0377

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FW: [Secretariat] Revised ALS Application Review Guidelines
by Thompson, Darlene July 23, 2007

July 23, 2007

FYI - See below Darlene ½ of your Interim Secretariat 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 ________________________________ From: secretariat-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:secretariat-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:16 PM To: secretariat(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Cc: regional-liaisons(a)icann.org Subject: [Secretariat] Revised ALS Application Review Guidelines Dear All: I'm happy to provide you with the new ALS Application Interpretation Guidelines, agreed by the ALAC in San Juan and incorporating the comments of the Office of the General Counsel. These should make it much more straightforward to analyse applications - and we shall shortly have new Due Dilligence forms, conforming to the new guidelines, as well as new ALS Application Forms for the same reason. There is also a new process however that is still under review with the Office of the GC - that new process shouldn't change the due dilligence process but will make the entire evaluation process a much more 'bottom up' process than was previously the case; I'll fill you all in on these details as soon as the GC review is completed. -- 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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Updates to www.alac.icann.org and San Juan Meeting Recordings
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 20, 2007

July 20, 2007

Dear All: Many of you have requested that we try to have one place where all the various web pages and wikis can be reached from in an integrated way. Of course, we are preparing a new website for the community, but in the meantime, www.alac.icann.org has been heavily updated with: * Links to all the Policy working group Wikis * Links to all the liaison homepages on the ALAC working Wiki * Links to all the teleconference minutes, agendas, and recordings in one place, by year * Updates to the membership listing of the ALAC with biographical information and photos (where provided; some are still coming in) * Easy access to all mailing lists I hope that you find this all useful and that it makes everything easier to find. SAN JUAN INFORMATION While the transcripts of meetings are still being completed, you will find all the sessions for which recordings are available have links to those recordings for you now. -- 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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Photos from Signing
by Nick Ashton-Hart July 19, 2007

July 19, 2007

Dear All: The photos from the signing in San Juan are available at: http:// www.icann.org/photos/meetings/san-juan/naralo-signing/naralo.html -- 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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Backorder before Redemption Period
by Lesmes López July 19, 2007

July 19, 2007

Hi! We had a domain registered with registrar "X" and that domain should be now in Redemption Period. But if I do a whois query to that domain it shows that now is renewed and registered with registrar "Y" (property of registrar "X"). In registrar "X" say: Whenever a domain name expires it goes in the Add Renew Grace period. Since there was a backorder for the domain name it did not go in the Redemption Grace Period. The domain was registered under your a/c , however failing to renew the domain name domain expired and there after 40days of grace period the domain was backorder by a customer. Please note that the domain name was not transferred. Is the first time that I hear something like that. A backorder can be done before the domain goes to Redemption Grace Period and deleted later? Is that legal? Thanks for your help! Lesmes

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Why the NARALO should stop wasting time arguing about
by Michael Maranda July 19, 2007

July 19, 2007

The "ecology" of institutions is central to this. We must work towards the issues which relate to our interests and they often pertain to a variety of institutional contexts. On 7/18/07, Seth M. Reiss <seth.reiss(a)lex-ip.com> wrote: > > 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

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Public Comment Opportunities and Deadlines
by Bret Fausett July 18, 2007

July 18, 2007

Dear Colleagues, Below is a list of the current issues now open for public comment by the ICANN community, listed in order by the close of the comment period. If there are others comment opportunities I have missed, please post them to the list. I would like to see us focus on Issue 3 for an issue paper delivered to the ICANN Board from the NARALO. -- Bret Issues with Comment Closing Dates (1) .NAME Registry Agreement Modifications and Renewal http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-29jun07.htm Comment Period Closes: 29 July 2007 at 5:00 pm PDT (2) North American RALO MOU with ICANN http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11jul07.htm Comment Period Closes: 1 August 2007 at 23:59 UTC (3) ICANN Management Operating Principles http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23jun07.htm Comment Period Closes: 31 August 2007 at 23:59 UTC Issues without Comment Closing Dates (4) IANA Website Redesign http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-28jun07.htm

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Travel and Lodging for Los Angeles Meeting
by Bret Fausett July 18, 2007

July 18, 2007

I would like to ensure that every accredited ALS from North America is able to have at least one representative travel to and participate in the next North American ICANN meeting, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in October-November of this year. Travel dates and locations are on the official ICANN meeting page here: http://losangeles2007.icann.org/ If we start now, I believe we can accomplish this with a combination of ICANN support and sponsorships/fellowships funded from outside of ICANN. My estimate on cost is that $2000/per person ought to cover travel and lodging from most places in North America to Los Angeles. Beau, Robert, and Alan are fully funded by virtue of their seats on the ALAC. And I live here in Los Angeles, so I don't need funding! If you, or someone from your organization, (a) would like to participate in person in the Los Angeles meetings, and (b) your in person participation would be possible only if you received a $2000 stipend to cover travel and lodging, please contact me off list at the email address from which I sent this (bfausett /-*/@/*-/ internet.law.pro), and I will put you on the list for a NARALO sponsorship. -- Bret Fausett

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