December 2016 - Npoc-discuss

Season Greetings
by Poncelet Ileleji Dec. 23, 2016

Dec. 23, 2016

-- Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS Coordinator The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing South P. O. Box 421 Banjul The Gambia, West Africa Tel: (220) 4370240 Fax:(220) 4390793 Cell:(220) 9912508 Skype: pons_utd *www.ymca.gm <http://www.ymca.gm>http://jokkolabs.net/en/ <http://jokkolabs.net/en/>www.waigf.org <http://www.waigf.org>www,insistglobal.com <http://www.itag.gm>www.npoc.org <http://www.npoc.org>http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 <http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753>*www.diplointernetgovernance.org

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Update on the Public Comment Forum - NPOCers
by Olévié Kouami Dec. 15, 2016

Dec. 15, 2016

Greetings all, I ound this information very useful to share with you all. Please, go through it and react. Kindly yours, -Olévié- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: 2016-12-15 11:00 GMT+00:00 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Update on the Public Comment Forum To: "soac-infoalert(a)icann.org" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> *Dear Community Leaders:* *Open for Public Comment* Open Date Close Date *Proposed Implementation of GNSO Thick RDDS (Whois) Transition Policy for .COM, .NET and .JOBS <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-implementation-gnso-thick-rd…>* 26 Oct 2016 23:59 UTC 15 Dec 2016 23:59 UTC *Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability Draft Report <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cdar-draft-2016-10-27-en>* 27 Oct 2016 23:59 UTC 22 Dec 2016 23:59 UTC *Identifier Technology Health Indicators: Definition <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ithi-definition-2016-11-29-en>* 29 Nov 2016 23:59 UTC 9 Jan 2017 23:59 UTC *Updated Supplementary Procedures for Independent Review Process (IRP) <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/irp-supp-procedures-2016-11-28-en>* 28 Nov 2016 23:59 UTC 10 Jan 2017 23:59 UTC *Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/anti-harassment-policy-2016-11-07-en>* 7 Nov 2016 23:59 UTC 12 Jan 2017 23:59 UTC Please be informed that the Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings Page has been updated. This is the link https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/upcoming-2012- 02-25-en if you would like to take a look. Best regards, David --------------- *David A. Olive* Senior Vice President | Policy Development Support General Manager | ICANN Regional Headquarters | Istanbul david.olive(a)icann.org *ICANN *| Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | Hakki Yeten Caddesi | Selenium Plaza | No:10/C K:10 | 34349 | Fulya | Besiktas | Istanbul *Mobile* +1. 202.341.3611 <(202)%20341-3611> | Mobile +90.533.341.6550 <+90%20533%20341%2065%2050> | Direct Line +90.212.999.6212 <+90%20212%20999%2062%2012> _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert -- *Olévié Ayaovi Agbenyo KOUAMI* *Président/CEO de l'INTIC4DEV (Institut des TIC pour le développement) ** http://www.intic4dev.org/* Membre du Conseil d'Administration du FOSSFA *Eminent National Expert for the World Summit Award (http://www.wsis-award.org <http://www.wsis-award.org>) * *Secrétaire Général de l'ESTETIC - Association Togolaise des professionnels des TIC (http://www.estetic.tg <http://www.estetic.tg>)* *ICANN-GNSO-NCSG-NPOC-ExCom (http://www.npoc.org/ <http://www.npoc.org/>) **ICANN - Fellow & Alumni (http://www.icann.org <http://www.icann.org>) - Membre de Internet Society (http://www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org>)-**Membre fondateur du RIK-Togo (Réseau Interprofessionnel du Karité au Togo) *( http://www.globalshea.com) *Skype : olevie1 FaceBook : @olivier.kouami.7 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo*

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Invitation to participate
by Joan Kerr Dec. 14, 2016

Dec. 14, 2016

[image: Inline image 1] Dear NPOC Members T*he NPOC Excom is inviting YOU to participate!* Are you interested in becoming more involved in the ICANN policy development process. The NPOC Excom is inviting you to submit an expression of interest to attend the 4th Intersessional Meeting being held in Reykjavik (see more info below). Please note that your travel and accommodation will be paid, and you will also receive per diem. If you are interested in attending in person, please send an email to joankerr(a)fbsc.org with the following by Tuesday 06 December 2016, 1200 UTC: *Name/Organization:* *ICANN Affiliation (WGs, etc.):* *Reason for wanting to attend in person:* *Level of participation in NPOC (explain):* *In addition to the above, attendees would be required to write a blog report maximum 2 weeks after the meeting and join an ICANN working group/NPOC committee.* Background The 2017 Intersessional Meeting of the GNSO's Non-Contracted community will be the fourth time that representatives from ALL the non-contracted communities of the Generic Names Supporting Organization will gather as a group with ICANN Staff outside of a typical ICANN Public Meeting setting. One of the purposes of this Intersessional meeting of the GNSO Non Contract Party community is to create the opportunity, outside of the pressures and schedule strains of an ICANN Public Meeting to discuss longer-range substantial community issues and to collaborate with Senior ICANN Staff on strategic and operational issues that impact the community. The non-contract community leaders in attendance will be a healthy mix of ICANN veterans and several new participants who will be experiencing their first ICANN community meeting. In addition to the in-person attendees, there will be a few others community members participating remotely by telephone and Adobe Connect. Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Timing: Week of February 13, 2016 Duration: 2/2.5 days Joan Kerr NPOC Membership Chair

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New ICANN Human Rights Bylaw
by Sam Lanfranco Dec. 5, 2016

Dec. 5, 2016

I have just read the “Proposed Framework of Interpretation for ICANN’s Human Rights Bylaw” a document prepared by a Cross Constituency Working Group (CCWG) Human Rights Sub Group. A Framework of Interpretation is a required submission to the ICANN board, by the CCWG-Accountability, in order for the new Human Rights Bylaw, as an ICANN Core Value, to come into effect. Much of this readily readable short document is about how a Human Rights Core Value will operate within the context of ICANN’s remit and ICANN’s processes. NPOC organizations may want to review the document with two purposes in mind. * First, you may have comments with regard to what is proposed in the Framework of Interpretation, comments based on your own organization’s treatment of human rights. * Second, there may be some ideas about Human Rights as a core value that your own organization might find useful in this proposed approach for ICANN. The document (in pdf, docx & doc) is attached. Sam Lanfranco NPOC/csih

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NPOC Membership Newsletter Volume 1
by Maryam Bakoshi Dec. 2, 2016

Dec. 2, 2016

Dear NPOC Members Greetings and we hope this email finds you well. The new NPOC Executive Committee has just completed its first ICANN meeting in Hyderabad and we think that it is a good time to give you an account of NPOCs state of art today. What happened in the last month? Committees Our committee chairs have been busy with establishing their respective committees: a) Membership Committee: Joan Kerr b) Policy Committee: Poncelet Ileleji c) Communication Committee: Juan Manuel Rojas We are looking for more members to join these committees, please send an email to express your interest. Charter Review We are started the process of reviewing the NPOC charter to make it fit for present and future challenges. The Charter review is happening under the leadership of Poncelet Ileleji, with ICANN staff support. For further information and to get involved please contact Poncelet<mailto:pileleji@ymca.gm>. Internal policies and regulations We have created a number of internal documents to help our members understand more about NPOC and how this can be a benefit to all: a) Base document, (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SI3bcyvYreWfb9xZl6SGr8fgPb0ah9X8ZOIXiUHJS…) b) Travel regulations, (https://docs.google.com/document/d/10MqEH5TWC9xQKr4qZIHNzhTFdVHz1WUsb18p1eM…) c) Bank account rules, (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_Omp_o1HJqGGiS3mmMsA1FgoduHYT29uXgxoXRzT2…) We are continuing discussing and creating further documents. NCSG Representation NPOC Executive Committee (EC) members are active in the following NCSG committees: a) NCSG Policy Committee (Poncelet Ileleji & Martin Silva) b) NCSG Executive Committee (Poncelet Ilelji & Joan Kerr) Participation in working groups Nearly all members of the NPOC EC are participating in ICANN Working groups, but we need to do better and get more NPOC members active in ICANN working groups. For this reason, we will hold specific webinars for NPOC members to introduce specific working groups and topics; we will have outreach events held in conjunction with ICANN meetings and this will focus on ongoing ICANN policy making issues. NPOC is the home for Not-for-Profit organizations wishing to contribute to the ICANN policy making processes. The main role of NPOC is to enable and support participation in policy making but NPOC also recognizes the Importance of capacity and awareness and building as a pre-requisite for N4Ps to have a voice in Internet Governance (IG). Existing ICANN working groups: (https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active) The left-hand menu shows a list of active groups. Outreach in Hyderabad NPOC outreach strategy involves working with umbrella organizations to build relationships on a local level. This is important, as we build our membership to encourage participation in the policy making process. NPOC worked cooperatively with a large organization, Digital Empowerment Foundation and ICANN staff support, Maryam Bakoshi to ensure that the event was a success. And what a success! NPOC's event at ICANN 57 in Hyderabad saw the continuation of NPOC's outreach, awareness and capacity building efforts. 55 Indian NGO's attended various ICANN working sessions, and participated in NPOC's two-hour awareness and capacity building event. The event focused on the security and privacy of NGOs and best use strategies regarding uses of the DNS by Not-for-Profit civil society organizations. Pictures of the event can be found at – https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/sets/72157674828966432 NPOC is continuing this outreach effort in 2017 by hosting, or participating in, various events under the title: “DNS (Domain Name System) Not-for-Profit Users Summit" and Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Policy making in the DNS (NOCP). These regional one day events that provide an in-reach and an outreach platform for Internet ecosystem engagement in policy and action. The day consists of workshops, presentations, and round table discussions. The one day events are complemented by shorter partnered events at Internet Governance related meetings such as the IGF, WSIS-Forum, and ICANN. Events under preparation for 2017 include: Dakar, Senegal, January 2017; in conjuncture with ICANN 58 in Copenhagen (March); UN Headquarters in NY (Spring); EuroDig Estonia; and with ICANN 59 in Johannesburg (June); and in conjuncture with the WSIS Forum (Geneva). Further partnered events are planned for South America (Argentina) and Asia (Singapore). Details to be announced. NPOC Ambassador Program The goal of NPOC is to educate NPO/NGOs about Internet Governance and to encourage and engage them in the ICANN’s multistakeholder DNS policy process. NPOC’s strategy includes collaboration with regional organizations for outreach sessions, both during ICANN conferences, and as co-branded and invited engagement at other events. NPOC’s outreach targets 1) Increased NPO/NGO interest in Internet Governance and in ICANN’s DNS policies. 2) Increased awareness of the NPO/NGO stake in ICANN’s policy process. 3) Enhanced NPOC membership and greater engagement in ICANN’s policy process. NPOC NGO Ambassador Program objectives 1) Recruit applicants to NPOC’s NGO Ambassador Program 2) Assign NPOC Mentors to successful applicants, to co-work within ICANN’s policy processes 3) Participants undergo mentored supervision to work in support of NPOC’s purpose and goals. 4) The NPOC/NPOC Ambassador relationship will operate under a MoU agreement 5) NPOC Ambassadors will actively work with NPOC within their own regions 6) NPOC Ambassadorship is for a specific time period, renewal based on performance and interest Future Challenges As the executive committee team, we need to evaluate our work and implement the lessons learned. As mentioned before we need to enable and ensure more engagement of NPOC members in working groups. One of the main priorities for the near future is the update NPOC.org www site. We need to increase our capacity for outreach and awareness building events MoUs. Finally, we want to invite you to discuss all the issues mentioned in this email and others, during our next open membership call which will take place 15th January 2016, please look out for an invitation, time will be communicated nearer the date. Your NPOC EC-team, Joan Kerr Juan Manuel Rojas Klaus Stoll Martin Silva Valent Olévié Agbenyo Poncelet Ileleji

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