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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] Public Comment on 2nd Draft Proposal
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 6, 2015

Aug. 6, 2015

Hi all and greetings fro Lomé, Pleasen fyi. Pleas, fyi.From: "Hillary Jett" <hillary.jett(a)icann.org> Date: 3 Aug 2015 11:00 pm Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Public Comment on 2nd Draft Proposal To: "CCWG-Accountability" <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org> Cc: Hi all, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en. The dates of the public comment will be *3 August – 23:59 UTC 11 September 2015*. *Please be sure to share this widely!* A reminder, the group has scheduled two Webinars this week: - 4 August from 19:00 – 21:00 UTC - 7 August from 07:00 – 09:00 UTC If you’d like to register for a Webinar, please send a note to acct-staff(a)icann.org. Additionally, all resources for the 2nd Draft Proposal can be found on the wiki space. This includes the full draft proposal, chapter by chapter break downs, translations (as they become available) and the XPLANE visual deck: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53783460 Thanks again all, and congratulations on a job well done! Hillary -- *Hillary Jett* Communications Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? LEARN MORE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability>. STAY UPDATED <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status>. FOLLOW <https://twitter.com/icann>. ENGAGE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved>. Mobile: +1 (202) 674-3403 Email: hillary.jett(a)icann.org _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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New NPOC member approved recently by NCSG EC.
by Rudi Vansnick Aug. 4, 2015

Aug. 4, 2015

Dear NPOC members, We are pleased to inform NCSG EC has approved a new NPOC member during the recent EC meeting. The new member is Alter Mundi from Argentina and Nicolás Echániz is the representative to NPOC/NCSG. Their website can be found at http://altermundi.net/ <http://altermundi.net/> Dear Nicolás Echániz, We welcome you in our community. Feel free to introduce your organisation and yourself to the NPOC community. Share your interests and of course your concerns related to the DNS by posting them to this mailing list (NPOC Discuss), which is accessible to every NPOC member. Hope to read you soon and have you on our NPOC calls in the near future (next call will be scheduled in August). Kind regards, Rudi Vansnick Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) www.npoc.org rudi.vansnick(a)npoc.org Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 16 Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32

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Fwd: [gnso-policyimpl-wg] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 3, 2015

Aug. 3, 2015

Hi ! Please FYI, -Olévié- *From:* "ICANN News Alert" <communications(a)icann.org> *Date:* 1 augustus 2015 05:24:16 CEST *To:* <marika.konings(a)icann.org> *Subject:* *ICANN News Alert -- Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations* *Reply-To:* communications(a)icann.org [image: ICANN] <https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-31-en ------------------------------ Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations 31 July 2015 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 31 July 2015 *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes *Purpose (Brief):* During its meeting on 24 June 2015, the GNSO Council unanimously adopted the recommendations of the GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group (see: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…) which was tasked to address a number of questions as they relate to GNSO policy and implementation. Among others, these recommendations include three proposed new GNSO processes, two of which—the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) and the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP)—require changes to the ICANN Bylaws1 <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en#foot1> subject to ICANN Board approval. Per its resolution of 28 July 2015 (see: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-07-28-en#1.c) the ICANN Board has directed that these proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws be posted for public comment prior to ICANN Board consideration. *Public Comment Box Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en 1 <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en#note1>These proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws are accompanied by a GGP and EPDP Manual, which can be found in Annex D and F of the GNSO Policy & Implementation Final Report (see: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…) and would be incorporated into the GNSO Operating Procedures following adoption of the proposed ICANN Bylaws changes by the ICANN Board. This message was sent to marika.konings(a)icann.org from: ICANN News Alert | communications(a)icann.org | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=11415898&l=6333&s=KUM2&m=97…> -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Revue web hebdo : FFGI 2015, Transition des fonctions IANA, Cyberpolitique, Nom de domaine
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 2, 2015

Aug. 2, 2015

Salut ! Pour votre information svp. A la vôtre ! -Olévié- ---------- Message transféré ---------- De : Mamadou LO <alfamamadou(a)hotmail.com> Date : 1 août 2015 16:02 Objet : [AfrICANN-discuss] Revue web hebdo : FFGI 2015, Transition des fonctions IANA, Cyberpolitique, Nom de domaine À : "stagiaires_ffgi_2015(a)diffusion.francophonie.org" < stagiaires_ffgi_2015(a)diffusion.francophonie.org>, "africann(a)afrinic.net" < africann(a)afrinic.net> *FFGI 2015*Cinq jours pour former les formateurs sur la gouvernance de l’internet http://burkina24.com/2015/07/27/seminaire-international-a-ouaga-5-jours-pou… Gouvernance de l’Internet : Les francophones se mettent au diapason des concepts et terminologies http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article66086 *TRNASITION DES FONCTIONS IANA* L'ICG lance une consultation publique sur la proposition clé de gouvernance de l'Internet https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-31-fr Communiqué de Paris du groupe de travail intercommunautaire chargé du renforcement de la responsabilité de l'ICANN (CCWG-Responsabilité) https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-20-fr Le Comité de recherche du PDG de l'ICANN annonce les critères établis pour le choix des candidats. Date limite pour le dépôt de candidatures : 20 septembre 2015 https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-fr *CYBERPOLITIQUE - CYBERSTRATEGIE*Corée du Nord: Internet sans nom de domaine http://www.jdli.com/coree-du-nord-internet-sans-nom-de-domaine-art-1605-1.h… Internet fait-il disparaître les frontières ? http://www.inaglobal.fr/numerique/article/internet-fait-il-disparaitre-les-… Internet a bousculé le commerce mondial http://www.lesechos.fr/journal20150715/lec2_industrie_et_services/021204991… La bataille qui secoue le ciel africain pour le contrôle d'Internet http://www.slateafrique.com/597920/internet-google-afrique-internet-drones La fiscalité internationale et le commerce électronique http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article65641 *NOMS DE DOMAINE* Le DNS aujourd'hui sans le DNSSEC est un système « pardonné » https://www.icann.org/news/blog/le-dns-aujourd-hui-sans-le-dnssec-est-un-sy… .LONDON : des noms de domaine premium aux enchères pour la bonne cause http://blog.nordnet.com/noms-de-domaine-2/le-vie-des-extensions/london-noms… Libération des noms de domaine SHOPPING par Donuts <https://safebrands.fr/calendrier-et-evenements/liberation-noms-domaine-shop…> https://safebrands.fr/calendrier-et-evenements/liberation-noms-domaine-shop… Nouvelles extensions : Google n'en a rien à faire http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/nouvelles-extensions-google-n-en-a-rien-a-fa… .Gent est l'extension de domaine géographique en croissance la plus rapide http://datanews.levif.be/ict/actualite/gent-est-l-extension-de-domaine-geog… Corée du Nord: Internet sans nom de domaine http://www.jdli.com/coree-du-nord-internet-sans-nom-de-domaine-art-1605-1.h… Libération de 60 000 noms de domaine en .BERLIN <https://safebrands.fr/nouvelles-extensions/liberation-60-000-noms-de-domain…> https://safebrands.fr/nouvelles-extensions/liberation-60-000-noms-de-domain… <http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article65641> _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [kictanet] African Union Commission Communiqué on the declaration of the Independent Review Panel (IRP) in the matter between Dot Connect Africa (DCA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 1, 2015

Aug. 1, 2015

Dear All, Please, FYI. _Olévié_ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kawsu Sillah <kawsu.sillah(a)gmail.com> Date: 2015-08-01 12:06 GMT+01:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: [kictanet] African Union Commission Communiqué on the declaration of the Independent Review Panel (IRP) in the matter between Dot Connect Africa (DCA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) To: KAWSU ESSA SILLAH <kawsu.sillah(a)gmail.com> Good morning colleagues, This's for your information. Pardon my cross post and duplication. Thank you. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Alice Munyua via kictanet* <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, August 1, 2015 Subject: [kictanet] African Union Commission Communiqué on the declaration of the Independent Review Panel (IRP) in the matter between Dot Connect Africa (DCA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) To: Kawsu Sillah <kawsu.sillah(a)gmail.com> Cc: Alice Munyua <alice(a)dotafrica.org> *African Union Commission Communiqué on the declaration of the Independent Review Panel (IRP) in the matter between Dot Connect Africa (DCA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)* The African Union Commission (AUC) is deeply concerned by the final declaration of the Independent Review Panel (IRP) in the matter between Dot Connect Africa (DCA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The declaration raises serious questions on the role of governments in the ICANN multi stakeholder model and the broader Internet governance ecosystem as well as the effectiveness and reliability of government protection mechanisms as outlined in the new gTLD Applicants Guidebook We reiterate and re-emphasize that African governments mandated the African Union Commission (AUC), through the Abuja Declaration to “set up the structure and modalities for the implementation of the dot Africa Top Level Domain”. The AUC adopted an open and transparent process at the regional level through the Request for Proposals (RFP) and at the end of this process exclusively endorsed the application submitted by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) for the. Africa Top Level Domain, dot Africa (.AFRICA) Recalling that African governments raised concerns in the Dakar communiqué, regarding the protection of geographic names in the new gTLD program and ICANN assured African governments that there were adequate protections for geographic names, such as. AFRICA contained in the new gTLD Applicants Guidebook. We note that in response to these assurances the AUC elected not to pursue previous requests to have the. AFRICA TLD string added to the reserve name list and through our endorsement of the ZACR application for the. AFRICA TLD, the AUC became an active participant in the new gTLD process. We participated in the formulation and adoption of the geographic name protection mechanisms as contained in the Applicant Guidebook. This set of rules, applicable to all new gTLD applicants and affected parties, was the result of a multi-stakeholder engagement process that was eventually adopted by ICANN. We reiterate that the processes leading up to the establishment of the final Applicant Guidebook, and all material times thereafter, including during the application and evaluation periods, was open, transparent and provided several avenues for applicants to engage with individual African governments, the GAC and the ICANN board regarding any concerns raised. All new gTLD applicants would have and should have, been acutely aware of these considerations prior to submitting their applications. We recall that African governments, individually and collectively through the mechanisms of the GAC, engaged with all reasonable means at their disposal, as outlined in the Applicants Guidebook, to: · Submit public comments; · Raise early warnings (which provided an opportunity for other applicants to engage in an open and transparent manner with the various governments regarding concerns expressed); and · Issue GAC objections and GAC advice to the board. We emphasize that GAC consensus advice contained in the 2013 Beijing communiqué was the culmination of a lengthy process of public engagement in order to provide fairness and transparency regarding governments concerns and objections relating to geographic name protections and to provide rationale to the board and ICANN community, including applicants, on future government related responses to new gTLD applications. The Africa region, African Internet stakeholders, the ZACR and AUC are the unfortunate victims of a dysfunctional accountability process and an independent review panel that did not delve more deeply to understand the new gTLD process, the role of governments in that process and how the ICANN multi stakeholder model functions in general. We note that while the IRP does not refute that governments, through the issuance of consensus GAC Advice, formally objected to the DCA application, the final declaration raises concerns about the role of government engagement in the ICANN multi stakeholder model and more broadly in the internet governance ecosystem. The AUC endorsed ZACR dot Africa (.Africa) application has been, and continues to be, a collaborative African led initiative involving African governments, ICT stakeholders and the broader African community. *Directorate of Information and Communication* Directorate of Information and Communication *|* Information and Communication *| *African Union Commission Tel: +251-11-5517700* |* Fax: * |* E-mail: DIC(a)africa-union.org* | *Web: www.au.int Addis Ababa* | *Ethiopia On 01/08/2015 11:11, Barrack Otieno via kictanet wrote: Listers , FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 09:56:01 +0800 Subject: [ALAC] John Jeffrey blog on .africa IRP To: ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>,afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Dear ALAC and AFRALO, Please find below a link to ICANN General Counsel's blog on the .africa IRP ruling. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/africa-irp-declaration-clearing-up-some-fac… Best regards, Rinalia -- BEST REGARDS *KAWSU SILLAH* <http://www.about.me/ksillah> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/%3Chttp://www.about.me/ksillah%3E> *A World at School* <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aworldatschool.org%2F&sa=D&snt…>* Global Youth Ambassador. **http://www.aworldatschool.org/ <http://www.aworldatschool.org/>* *Ambassador*- - ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition. https://ideas.itu.int/ *Owner and Manager*- - Pride Tech Computers. <http://findit.gm/biz/pride-tech-computers/> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/%3Chttp://findit.gm/biz/pride-tech-compute…> *Assistant Business Liaison Officer* - - Information Technology Association of The Gambia <http://www.itag.gm/gambia/> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/%3Chttp://www.itag.gm/gambia/%3E> *Partnership and Fundraising Officer* Tech Needs Girls Campaign - Gambia. http://techneedsgirlsgm.webs.com/ *Country Director* - - Life-Skills Initiative for Youth Empowerment and Development Africa. http://www.lifyead.org/ *Project Manager* - - Friends of Basse Association. www.mybasse.org *Influencer* - - The World We Want 2015. http://www.myworld2015.org/ MOB: +220 9865300 / 6865300/ 3965300 SKYPE: profkawsu FB: Kawsu.f.Sillah <https://www.facebook.com/kawsu.f.sillah> Twit: @ksillah1 LinkIn: KAWSU SILLAH <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=103784437&trk=nav_responsive_tab_p…> _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [global leads] [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- US Circuit Court Upholds ICANN's Defense of the New gTLD Program
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 1, 2015

Aug. 1, 2015

Hi all ! Please, fyi. Cheers ! -Olévié- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: 2015-08-01 7:28 GMT+01:00 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [global leads] [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- US Circuit Court Upholds ICANN's Defense of the New gTLD Program To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> [image: ICANN] <https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-31-en ------------------------------ US Circuit Court Upholds ICANN's Defense of the New gTLD Program 31 July 2015 *Los Angeles, California*... The United States' Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of antitrust and other claims against ICANN made by a company called name.space, related to ICANN's new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program, in an opinion published today <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/namespace-ninth-circuit-affirmi…> [PDF, 116 KB]. In 2013, a federal district court dismissed all of name.space's claims, and today the Ninth Circuit affirmed that dismissal in all respects. name.space alleged that ICANN violated the Sherman Act, and various trademark and other laws, in establishing the New gTLD Program and setting the application fee for new gTLD applications at US$185,000. name.space also suggested that ICANN should set aside names found in name.space's “alternative internet.” The plaintiff claimed that the rules and procedures governing the 2012 New gTLD Program Application Round were the result of an illegal conspiracy between ICANN, its board members and domain-name industry insiders, citing U.S. antitrust law (specifically Section 1 of the Sherman Act). "We are pleased that the Ninth Circuit agreed with the dismissal of the claims against ICANN in this matter", said John Jeffrey, ICANN's General Counsel and Secretary. "The rules and procedures governing the New gTLD Program were created through a global, inclusive, open and multistakeholder process, following a bottom-up policy development process leading to consensus-based policy recommendations. Accordingly, the Court found it could not "infer an anticompetitive agreement' from the facts presented in this case." In finding in favor of ICANN, the Court determined that “ICANN is not a competitor” in the three relevant markets the plaintiff identified as the basis of its monopolization claim (citing the tests from Section 2 of the Sherman Act): 1. The market to act as a TLD registry; 2. The international market for domain names; 3. The market for blocking or defensive registration services. Finally, the Court also found that name.space's trademark claims were not ripe, and its common law claims did not allege sufficient facts to be able to state a claim against ICANN. ICANN was represented in this matter by Jones Day. _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo) -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [global leads] [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 1, 2015

Aug. 1, 2015

Dear all, Again fyi. I was Vice-Chair for this working group, representing te NPOC. Cheers ! -Olévié- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: 2015-08-01 7:19 GMT+01:00 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: [global leads] [icann-board] ICANN News Alert -- Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> [image: ICANN] <https://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-31-en ------------------------------ Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations 31 July 2015 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 31 July 2015 *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes *Purpose (Brief):* During its meeting on 24 June 2015, the GNSO Council unanimously adopted the recommendations of the GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group (see: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…) which was tasked to address a number of questions as they relate to GNSO policy and implementation. Among others, these recommendations include three proposed new GNSO processes, two of which—the GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) and the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP)—require changes to the ICANN Bylaws1 <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en#foot1> subject to ICANN Board approval. Per its resolution of 28 July 2015 (see: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-07-28-en#1.c) the ICANN Board has directed that these proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws be posted for public comment prior to ICANN Board consideration. *Public Comment Box Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en 1 <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en#note1>These proposed changes to the ICANN Bylaws are accompanied by a GGP and EPDP Manual, which can be found in Annex D and F of the GNSO Policy & Implementation Final Report (see: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/policy-implementation-recommendations-01jun…) and would be incorporated into the GNSO Operating Procedures following adoption of the proposed ICANN Bylaws changes by the ICANN Board. _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: ICG Seeking Public Input on Key Internet Governance Proposal
by Olévié Kouami Aug. 1, 2015

Aug. 1, 2015

Hi ! Please FYI. Cheers! -Olévié- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: 2015-07-31 15:06 GMT+01:00 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Fwd: ICG Seeking Public Input on Key Internet Governance Proposal To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> Cc: Hillary Jett <hillary.jett(a)icann.org>, Duncan Burns < duncan.burns(a)icann.org> <http://icann.org> *News Release* *July 31, 2015* ------------------------------ *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* ICG Seeking Public Input on Key Internet Governance Proposal Public feedback on highly anticipated proposal sought by 8 September The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) today released for public comment the proposal [*IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal* <https://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/IANA-stewardship-transition-prop…> [PDF, 2.2 MB]] for the transition of the stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions from the U. S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to the global multistakeholder community. This presents a seminal opportunity for the public to evaluate the proposal as a whole and how it meets the criteria established by NTIA. The ICG is encouraging the public to review the proposal and share their reactions and comments during the public comment period here <https://www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/combined-proposal-public-comment-per…> . Following the opening of the 40-day public comment period, the ICG will host two briefing webinars <https://www.ianacg.org/icg-will-be-hosting-two-webinars-regarding-the-trans…> open to the public on Thursday 6 August, 19:00-20:30 UTC and Friday 7 August, 11:00-12:30 UTC. The transition of IANA’s stewardship represents an important Internet governance milestone. The proposal for how to carry out the transition is the result of a tremendous undertaking by the global multistakeholder community, including the operational communities with direct operation or service relationships with the IANA functions as well as global business, civil society, governments, and Internet users. These geographically diverse groups came together to work on this process shortly after NTIA announced its intent to transition its stewardship role in March 2014 <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition…>. The proposal was developed through a transparent community-led process, open to and inclusive of all interested stakeholders. The proposal combines components related to the three categories of IANA functions – domain names, Internet numbering resources, and protocol parameters – each of which have already been thoroughly and publicly vetted. “The dedication that the Internet community has exhibited to the IANA stewardship transition is nothing short of remarkable,” said Alissa Cooper, Chair of the ICG and member of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) community. “The public comment period presents an opportunity for the public to assess the transition proposal in its entirety and for the ICG to build a public record demonstrating how the proposal meets the expectations set out by the U.S. Government.” “It has been a big undertaking to develop a proposal that meets the criteria set forth by the NTIA,” said Patrik Fältström, Vice Chair of the ICG and Chair of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC). “I am confident that after receiving and analyzing the public comments, we will be poised to put this proposal forward to the U.S. Government for review and approval.” “The ICG is looking forward to receiving broad input concerning key questions about the proposal,” said Mohamed El Bashir ( محمد البشير ), Vice Chair of the ICG and member of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), “The public’s input is absolutely crucial to this process.” In parallel to the ICG, a Cross Community Working Group (CCWG-Accountability) was formed to facilitate the process of developing enhancements to ICANN’s accountability in light of the transition away from the U.S. Government. The CCWG-Accountability proposal will be available for public comment on Monday, 3 August. The public should direct comments about the Enhancing ICANN Accountability proposal to the CCWG-Accountability and comments about the IANA Stewardship Transition proposal to the ICG. *Webinar Details & How to Attend* The webinars will be run in an Adobe Connect Room <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/icg> on Thursday 6 August, 19:00-20:30 UTC and Friday 7 August, 11:00-12:30 UTC. If you are interested in attending a webinar and would like to receive dial-in details, please send an email to the ICG Secretariat and indicate which webinar you would like to attend. Please note that the webinars will be conducted in English and will be live interpreted in the 5 UN languages plus Portuguese. They will also be recorded and transcribed. Subsequently the transcripts will be translated in the 5 UN languages and Portuguese and posted. *# # #* For further information about the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition, please see https://www.ianacg.org or https://www.icann.org/stewardship. Media Contacts *Alexandra Dans* Communications Manager, LAC Montevideo, Uruguay *Tel:* +598 95 831 442 *Email:* alexandra.dans(a)icann.org *Brad White* Communications Director, NA Washington, D.C. *Tel:* +1 202-570-7118 *Email:* brad.white(a)icann.org *James Cole* Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. *Tel:* +1 202-570-7139 *Email:* james.cole(a)icann.org *Liana Teo* Head of Communications, APAC Singapore *Tel:* +65 6808 6669 *Email:* liana.teo(a)icann.org *Luna Madi* Communications Director, EMEA London, U.K. *Tel:* +44 7780947574 *Email:* luna.madi(a)icann.org About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. If you would rather not receive future communications from ICANN, let us know by clicking here. <http://ICANN.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?523509x19831x105265x1x3785396x24000x…> ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 United States _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert -- Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI Président/CEO de INTIC4DEV (http:www.intic4dev.org) Directeur-Adjoint de O and K IT sarl (Editeur de logiciels de gestion SIGE (Syscoa/Ohada) SG de ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC ( http://www.estetic.tg) ICANN-NPOC Communications Committee Chair (http://www.icann.org/ et http://www.npoc.org/) Membre du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) et Membre de de Internet Society ( www.isoc.org) Skype : olevie1 FB : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo ICANN - Fellow & Alumni Secrétaire Général du RIK-Togo ( Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo)

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.AFRICA IRP Declaration – Clearing Up Some Facts
by Rudi Vansnick (NPOC) Aug. 1, 2015

Aug. 1, 2015

The message below is sent to you for your information. If you have any questions, please contact us. 31 July 2015 John Jeffrey ICANN's General Counsel & Secretary Recently some questions have been raised regarding our posting of a partially redacted final "Declaration" issued by the Panel in the DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA) v. ICANN <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2013-12-11-en> independent review process (DCA .AFRICA IRP or IRP) proceedings. Some misinformation and erroneous reporting have framed parts of the discussion. In this blog, I would like to present facts and clarify a number of points, including the reasons for posting a revised version of the Declaration. Why Publish a Redacted Declaration? As background, ICANN has a commitment to the community to post any IRP declaration as soon as reasonably possible. ICANN initially published a redacted version of the IRP Panel's Declaration <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/final-declaration-09jul15-en.pdf> in the DCA .AFRICA IRP on 9 July 2015, within 24 hours of receiving it. Today we are publishing a second version with fewer redactions. So, why are we publishing two versions with different levels of redaction? Specifically, under ICANN's bylaws <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en/#IV>, an IRP Panel may grant requests to keep certain information confidential, such as personally identifiable information, trade secrets, internal correspondence, and correspondence with third parties. In the case of DCA v. ICANN, the IRP Panel determined that: Documents exchanged as confidential by the parties could not be publicly disclosed. Reference to information in these documents in parties' written submissions must be redacted prior to public posting. This is a noted common practice in similar commercial arbitrations and the practice has been adopted in the IRP proceedings so that as much information as possible can be placed in the record for the panel to make its decision. Upon receiving the Declaration from the IRP Panel, we were under an affirmative obligation found in our confidentiality agreement and IRP Panel Procedural Order #4 <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/procedural-order-4-25sep14-en.p…> to redact all confidential information exchanged during the IRP proceedings. Immediately upon receipt of the Declaration, our legal counsel began to make obligatory redactions to protect material that the parties had mutually agreed was confidential. This was done in order to meet our obligation to post quickly (within the first business day following receipt of the Declaration). In retrospect, we could have, and should have, noted on the posted document and on website that it contained redactions and explained the reasons for the redactions. For the sake of increased clarity, we have now altered our process for posting IRP declarations. Going forward we will ensure that in addition to marking as "Redacted" each part of the document that is redacted, we will also make clear when posting a declaration whether there are redactions in it, and will state the reasons for the redactions, as we have done in today's posted version. In the case of the DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA) v. ICANN <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/dca-v-icann-2013-12-11-en> declaration, immediately after the initial posting of the declaration, ICANN's external legal counsel began reviewing each redaction to determine whether it could be released. If the information redacted came from ICANN, we tried to answer several questions -- Did it contain confidential information? Did it contain privileged information? Could the privilege be waived? And, did it contain third party or applicant information that we did not have the right to publish without permission? If the information under question had been requested to be confidential by a party or entity that was providing the information to ICANN, we tried to answer a different set of questions -- Have we gained their permission to publish it? If DCA's information -- has their counsel or DCA lifted their request that it be considered confidential? Will they do so if we ask them to lift confidentiality? If the information in question was from ICANN, we were able to review it very quickly. But for the information supplied by others, we were required to reach out to each of the parties. In the case of DCA, we initially reached out to DCA's lawyers, then when we learned that DCA was no longer represented by legal counsel and we had to reach out to DCA directly. We also sought the release of information that other impacted parties had requested be kept confidential by reaching out directly to each of those involved. The most recent version of the Declaration that we are publishing is a result of our efforts to remove those redactions. There are still some redactions and we have indicated the reasons why they still exist in the revised version. ICANN Staff Assistance on New gTLD Applications Some have viewed the redactions as support for an allegation DCA made during the IRP proceedings that ICANN staff had not treated DCA fairly. Specifically, it has been suggested that staff improperly assisted the African Union Commission (AUC) by helping to ensure that its letter of support for another applicant satisfied the necessary criteria. The DCA IRP Declaration does not address this allegation, but since the allegation is being discussed, it warrants some clarification. If an applicant has applied for a gTLD string that is a geographic name, such as .AFRICA, the applicant must submit documentation of support for, or nonobjection to, its application from the relevant governments or public authorities. The existence of support or nonobjection is the primary objective, and the manner in which it is documented is secondary. ICANN staff has helped many applicants and their supporters understand how to properly document support. Not only did we make a template support letter publicly available to all as part of the New gTLD Program Applicant Guidebook (see Appendix to Module 2 <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/guidebook-full-04jun12-en.pdf>), we have answered questions, received through our customer service channel, as to how interested parties can document support for a given gTLD application. In the case of ZA Central Registry, ICANN appropriately assisted the applicant in documenting support from the AUC. Our actions surrounding the .AFRICA applications were not unique, since we assist any applicant who requests assistance, or who needs clarification in learning how best to document support or other matters. We have provided assistance to all applicants regarding their applications to the maximum extent possible. Impact on .AFRICA Delegation Questions have also been raised regarding statements made by DCA about the impact of this decision on the other .AFRICA application. In a statement in recent days, DCA was quoted as saying that: Going forward, we now expect ICANN to accept the binding IRP outcome, refrain from any further plans to delegate .Africa to the ZA Central Registry who should now be removed immediately from the new gTLD program; and cooperate fully with DCA Trust to ensure that the IRP Panel ruling is implemented so that .Africa can be delegated to DotConnectAfrica Trust under a cooperative framework that will satisfy the stipulations of DCA's charitable objectives." [bold emphasis added] The ICANN Board adopted the panel's recommendation <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-07-16-en> at its Board meeting on 16 July 2015. This decision does not remove the ZA Central Registry from the New gTLD Program, nor is there any part of the Declaration that calls for that result. The impact on ZA Central Registry is that ICANN "will refrain from delegating .AFRICA" pending the outcome of the evaluation process on DCA's application. As called for in the Board resolution, ICANN has "resume[d] the evaluation of DCA's application for .AFRICA. The evaluations will be performed in accordance with processes laid out in the Applicant Guidebook. To summarize, ICANN's actions in redacting parts of the IRP Declaration at the outset were motivated by our obligation to the community to post the document quickly and the competing, yet mandatory obligation, to respect confidential information while being as transparent as possible. Article is available at : https://www.icann.org/news/blog/africa-irp-declaration-clearing-up-some-fac… <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/africa-irp-declaration-clearing-up-some-fac…> Rudi Vansnick Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) www.npoc.org <http://www.npoc.org/> rudi.vansnick(a)npoc.org Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 16 Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32

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US Circuit Court Upholds ICANN's Defense of the New gTLD Program
by Rudi Vansnick (NPOC) Aug. 1, 2015

Aug. 1, 2015

The message below is sent to you for your information. If you have any questions, please contact us. News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-31-en <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-31-en> US Circuit Court Upholds ICANN's Defense of the New gTLD Program 31 July 2015 Los Angeles, California... The United States' Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of antitrust and other claims against ICANN made by a company called name.space, related to ICANN's new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program, in an opinion published today <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/namespace-ninth-circuit-affirmi…> [PDF, 116 KB]. In 2013, a federal district court dismissed all of name.space's claims, and today the Ninth Circuit affirmed that dismissal in all respects. name.space alleged that ICANN violated the Sherman Act, and various trademark and other laws, in establishing the New gTLD Program and setting the application fee for new gTLD applications at US$185,000. name.space also suggested that ICANN should set aside names found in name.space's “alternative internet.” The plaintiff claimed that the rules and procedures governing the 2012 New gTLD Program Application Round were the result of an illegal conspiracy between ICANN, its board members and domain-name industry insiders, citing U.S. antitrust law (specifically Section 1 of the Sherman Act). "We are pleased that the Ninth Circuit agreed with the dismissal of the claims against ICANN in this matter", said John Jeffrey, ICANN's General Counsel and Secretary. "The rules and procedures governing the New gTLD Program were created through a global, inclusive, open and multistakeholder process, following a bottom-up policy development process leading to consensus-based policy recommendations. Accordingly, the Court found it could not "infer an anticompetitive agreement' from the facts presented in this case." In finding in favor of ICANN, the Court determined that “ICANN is not a competitor” in the three relevant markets the plaintiff identified as the basis of its monopolization claim (citing the tests from Section 2 of the Sherman Act): The market to act as a TLD registry; The international market for domain names; The market for blocking or defensive registration services. Finally, the Court also found that name.space's trademark claims were not ripe, and its common law claims did not allege sufficient facts to be able to state a claim against ICANN. ICANN was represented in this matter by Jones Day. Rudi Vansnick Chair Non-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) www.npoc.org <http://www.npoc.org/> rudi.vansnick(a)npoc.org Tel : +32 (0)9 329 39 16 Mobile : +32 (0)475 28 16 32

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