December 2019 - Npoc-discuss

Happy Christmas
by Joan Kerr Dec. 24, 2019

Dec. 24, 2019

Hello Everyone, Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. Keep safe, eat delicious food and peace be with you. Christmas cheers to all -- Joan Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian _____________________________________ Chair, Climate Smart Victory Garden Team Chair, ICANN, Not for Profit Operations Constituency Chair, IEEE Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Chair, Science for Peace, Climate Smart Victory Gardens Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Canada UN WSIS Award Recipient, for Content & Creativity Durham Region Recipient, Community Partnership Award Founder, Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities www.joankerr.ca, www.fbsc.org Skype: joankerr_fbsc 1-416-907-0783

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CROP TRAVEL - March 2020
by Joan Kerr Dec. 20, 2019

Dec. 20, 2019

Dear NPOC Members, *Re: CROP travel slot for Cancun, Mexico, in March 2020* The NPOC Executive is inviting members from Latin American region to submit expression of interest to attend ICANN67. When applying, please note the following: - there is only one travel slot available; - expressions are due by January 13, 2020 at 11:59 UTC; - you are responsible to check your visa requirements for Mexico; and - the travel slot is through the CROP fund which provide support for 4 days and 3 nights only Please supply the following information: - Your name - Travel info: a) dates for arrival and departure, b) the city you are departing Tell us why you would be a good candidate by describing how you have participated in policy development, working groups, for NCSG or NPOC. Preference will be given to members who have participated in NPOC planning or community engagement activities. You can find more information for CROP at: https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/CROP-FY20#content--33687236 -- Joan Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian _____________________________________ Chair, Climate Smart Victory Garden Team Chair, ICANN, Not for Profit Operations Constituency Chair, IEEE Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Chair, Science for Peace, Climate Smart Victory Gardens Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Canada UN WSIS Award Recipient, for Content & Creativity Durham Region Recipient, Community Partnership Award Founder, Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities www.joankerr.ca, www.fbsc.org Skype: joankerr_fbsc 1-416-907-0783

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Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report
by Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele Dec. 18, 2019

Dec. 18, 2019

Dear NPOC Members, This might be of interest to us. Regards Caleb ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ICANN <no-reply(a)external.icann.org> Date: Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 5:49 PM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report To: <muyiwacaleb(a)gmail.com> [image: ICANN Announcement Alerts] *Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Draft Report <https://newsalerts.icann.org/q1EC0d0aPm0N0502R0uB003>* 18 December 2019 *Open Date:* 16 December 2019 *Close Date:* 31 January 2020 *Originating Organization:* The third Accountability and Transparency Review Team via Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) *Categories/Tags:* Reviews/Improvements, Accountability/Transparency *Brief Overview:* This Public Comment proceeding is on behalf of the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3). The ATRT3 seeks to solicit input on its draft report. <https://newsalerts.icann.org/G1R0E520an0CC0dP0000uN3> The report drafted by the ATRT3 contains findings, suggestions and recommendations with regard to ICANN accountability and transparency in key areas: - Board - Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) - Public Input - Policy Development Process - Specific and Organizational Reviews - Accountability Indicators - Prioritization of Activities, Policies, and Recommendations The ATRT3 collected opinions on ICANN's accountability and transparency from individuals and ICANN structures via a survey <https://newsalerts.icann.org/A50o00CR20Nd1u300P0D0aE> and engagement sessions at ICANN Public Meetings. This input helped the ATRT3 identify areas which require improvement and could benefit from a suggestion or recommendation. More information on the ATRT3's key findings, suggestions, and recommendations is detailed in the draft report summary (see Section 1). The ATRT3 welcomes community comment on all sections of its draft report and highlights the following topics as particularly critical: *Specific and Organizational Reviews* (see Section 10.5): As stated in the draft report, "Although ATRT3 could not come to consensus on a single proposal to address the issues related to Specific and Organizational Reviews it did manage to narrow the options down to two distinct possibilities for this draft report which are presented [in the report]. The ATRT3 is seeking input from community on these to assist it in coming to a conclusion on this topic for its final report." *Prioritization of activities, policies, and recommendations:* The draft report includes a suggestion on this topic (see Section 12.4). *Link:* https://www.icann.org/public-comments/atrt3-draft-report-2019-12-16-en <https://newsalerts.icann.org/SR0E2d0aP000NCu010053pE> *About ICANN* ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world. [image: shadow] *[image: Twitter] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/VaRq000d510E200CP03uFN0>* [image: Facebook] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/kC0rP0N005u02Rd3a10G00E> [image: Instagram] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/hPu1H0R00C0003d5N020Esa> [image: Linkedin] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/WC01tNR0P0I2Edu0030a500> [image: YouTube] <https://newsalerts.icann.org/WC01uNR0P0J2Edu0030a500> [image: shadow1] Unsubscribe <https://newsalerts.icann.org/K0030CR00P5K2vdau01N0E0> | https://www.icann.org <https://newsalerts.icann.org/j3wR012PC000a0uNEdL0500> <https://newsalerts.icann.org/B100xC2EN000005R0aMPu3d>

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Isn't this an Operational Concern ?
by Olivier Kouami Dec. 18, 2019

Dec. 18, 2019

Please dearest all, Have read this on NCSG discuss thread ? Please, read or look ! : "Dear all, In this letter to ICANN's General Counsel, the Packet Clearing House warns that under Ethos Capital's management of PIR, "the decreased operational spending necessary for any commercial purchaser to break even would result in an increase from zero down-time to, on average, slightly more than three days without service each year." "Many of the most important institutions upon which our society depends rely on .ORG domains for the provision of critical public services, e.g., UN.org, WorldBank.org, ICRC.org, GDACS.org, IANA.org, Wikipedia.org, IATA.org, ISID.org, and Mozilla.org. .ORG domains are used for air traffic control, containment of communicable disease, and verification of nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, among many other critical real-time functions. *Three days per year of interrupted communications for millions of not-for-profit organizations would unacceptably damage the stability and functionality of the Internet, and more broadly of society globally.*" https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/mitchell-woodcock-to-j… Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline "" Please, insn(t this an Operational Concern ? What do we think about as NPOCers in DNS ecospace ?? This just to awake this discussion group of the NPOC. Plase, stop sleeping there and please help to act ! Warm reagrds Your, Olevie -- *Olévié A. A. KOUAMI **Abd-El-Raouf * DG de Ets "*Le FA de la Téranga*" CEO de l'INTIC4DEV (Institut ds TIC pour le développement) CTO du FOSSFA (http://www.fossfa.net) Tél.: (+221) 77 422 16 47 (Orange) / (+221) 76 695 59 79 (Tigo) Tel.: (Togo) : +228 90 98 86 50 *Skype : olevie1 FaceBook : @olivier.kouami.7 Twitter : #oleviek Dakar – Thiaroye-sur-mer quartier MAYACINE KAN dit MAGU - SENEGAL-

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Re: [Npoc-discuss] Benjamin's concern about .org holder awareness and engagement.
by Wisdom Donkor Dec. 9, 2019

Dec. 9, 2019

You are right Arsene, npoc will have to mobilize it self quickly before is too late. They should be seen in a leading position on this issues, they are virtually quite. On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 9:46 PM Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma(a)gmail.com> wrote: > And that's where the. NPOC should step in and engage with non profits > across the world, starting with engaging their members about this .org saga! > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 3:50 PM Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Benjamin you ask a very important question, just take Africa alone and >> the number of NGO's that are registered with .org, most dont even know >> their rights neither to participate in IG debates. It is very sad that, the >> very people that should know better are taken taken advantage. I see this >> to be a calculated move, it didnt just start today. >> >> >> >> >> >> *WISDOM DONKOR* >> President & CEO >> Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation >> P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org >> Tel: +233 20 812 8851 >> Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk >> __________________________________________________ >> Specialization: >> E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet >> Governance, Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber >> Security, Domain Name Systems, Software Engineering, Event Planning & >> Management, >> *MEMBER* >> UN IGF Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group >> UN BPF on Policy Option for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion >> (CENB) >> UN BPF on Gender and Access >> UN IGF National Regional Initiatives >> UN BPF on IOT, Big Data and AI >> Fellow: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, NCSG, NCUC, >> AFRALO >> National SDG Data Roadmaps Advisory Committee, Ghana >> ICANN, Internet Society, Freedom Online Coalition, Diplo Foundation, >> Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition >> Ghana Open Government Partnership (OGP) Advisory Committee >> World Bank Open Data Working Team, >> Africa Open Data Collaborative >> Ghana Energy Commission Data Task-force >> Linux Accra Users Group >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 2:30 PM Sam Lanfranco <lanfran(a)yorku.ca> wrote: >> >>> Benjamin, >>> >>> You have raised an important point here, one that applies to more than >>> just the .org domain name holders, won’t go away, and requires increased >>> attention. >>> >>> Every person, community, company, and government is now a resident in >>> the Internet ecosystem. Most have no idea of their rights and obligations >>> as "citizens" in those digital spaces. >>> >>> In literal citizenship one’s rights and obligations evolve out of >>> appropriate legislation, and education around acceptable behavior. There >>> are starts around privacy rights, e.g. EU’s GPDR. >>> >>> There is also an issue in this .org transaction, with ICANN’s attempts >>> to give questionable powers to registries and registrars under the >>> ill-named banner of DNS Abuse. >>> >>> Making .org domain name holders aware of their rights and obligations, >>> and engaging them in the policy and behavior dialogues, are important parts >>> of defining digital citizenship. >>> >>> Sam Lanfranco >>> >>> >>> ---- Original Message ---- >>> *From*: Benjamin Akinmoyeje <benakin(a)GMAIL.COM> >>> *To*: NCSG-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU >>> *Sent*: Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 8:59 AM >>> *Subject*: Re: Milton's Dec 8th Draft & Commentary >>> >>> I also align with this letter, however I just have some concern playing >>> in my head. >>> How does this process get the representation of the about 10 million >>> registrants of the .org TLD , knowing fully that many of them don't even >>> participate in the IG processes? It is just a question in my head. >>> >>> However this is a good approach compared to others. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Benjamin >>> >>> >>> >>>

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