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RE: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar
- To: "Roberto Gaetano" <alac_liaison@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar
- From: Jean Armour Polly <mom@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 08:01:37 -0400
Of course! I haven't gotten to it since I got it last Friday as
Denise wants each article up separately so that people can comment
separately, which is a good idea, though it will take more time. It
will be up very shortly, though.
JP
At 11:42 AM +0000 5/3/06, Roberto Gaetano recently said:
Can we have the newsletter on the web site (under Newsletters but
also with a mention on the homepage, where we have the headlines of
the new items)?
Thanks,
Roberto GAETANO
ALAC
ICANN BoD Liaison
From: ICANN At-Large - Denise Michel <michel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "At-Large Advisory Committee (publicly archived)" <alac@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:44:06 -0700
ICANN AT-LARGE NEWSLETTER
In this issue:
? Action: THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER? ? If you are interested in
helping to lead ICANN (or know someone who is) now is the time to
apply for a position on ICANN?s Board, the ALAC, or a Supporting
Organizations? Council. Recommendations and statements of interest
are being sought by ICANN?s Nominating Committee. More information
and application forms are available at
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18apr06.htm>.
? Action: CAN REGISTRY POLICIES & CONTRACTS BENEFIT USERS? ?
Of course they can. But to what degree do they? The GNSO Council
is seeking public comments on developing policies on several issues
that apply to generic top level domains (gTLDs) (eg. price
controls), rather than treating them as matters to negotiate with
each Registry separately on a contract by contract basis. The ALAC
is considering all this in terms of users? interests and welcomes
your input. Public comments are needed by 30 April. More
information is posted at
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-16mar06.htm>.
? Information: CHECK-OUT WWW.ICANNALAC.ORG ? Members of the
ALAC created a new website -- www.icannalac.org -- for the At-Large
community. It is intended to help inform and encourage a dialogue
among members of ICANN's At-Large community about domain name
system issues that affect the world's Internet users. At-Large
community members are encouraged to register and share thoughts,
announcements, news and commentary relating to ICANN and the
interests of individual Internet users.
? Information: SOMETHING?S MISSING IN THE DNS ? A majority of
the world?s Internet users can?t have a domain name in their own
language (using non-Latin scripts). ICANN established guidelines
for the introduction of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) on
the second level of the DNS (domain name system) last year, and now
the ICANN President's Advisory Committee on IDNs has proposed a
timetable leading to the technical testing of IDNs in top level
domains (the TLD level). More information is posted at
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-14mar06.htm>. The
ALAC?s latest IDN statement is posted at
<http://icann.org/meetings/wellington/alac-idn-statement-27mar06.htm>.
? Information: IF YOU MISSED THE AT-LARGE FORUMS ON NEW TLDs &
IDNs, CATCH THEM ON-LINE ? At the recent Asia-Pacific ICANN meeting
in Wellington, the ALAC sponsored a forum on how to launch a new
top level domain selection process that enhances user and
registrant choice worldwide, and a workshop to educate and inform
users on implementing internationalized domain names (IDNs) so the
world's non-English speaking communities can use domain names in
their own language. An Asia-Pacific At-Large Organizing meeting
and ALAC meetings also were held in Wellington. For those who
couldn?t make it to New Zealand, audio files and wiki notes have
been posted by attendees. It?s almost like being there.
? Information: AT-LARGE NOW EXTRA-LARGE ? At-Large continues
to grow, welcoming its newest user groups: Privaterra, based in
Canada; Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, based in
the USA; Internet Society Hong Kong, based in P.R. China; Internet
Society Quebec, based in Canada; and CAUCE Canada. Thirty-eight
organizations have registered as ?At-Large Structures? and
applications are pending from 14 more groups worldwide that want to
involve individual Internet users in ICANN. Join a group or form a
new one. Information is posted at
<http://alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-23may05.htm>.
? Information: NEW ALAC CHAIR: At the ICANN Wellington
meeting, ALAC member Annette Muehlberg took over for the ALAC?s
founding Chair, Vittorio Bertola. The ALAC joins the ICANN
community in thanking Vittorio for his dedicated leadership and
vision in launching and leading the ALAC and the growing network of
At-Large user groups.
? Dates to Watch:
o 30 April 2006 ? Public comments due on Policies for
Contractual Conditions for Existing Registries
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-16mar06.htm>.
o 30 April 2006 ? On line survey for review of the GNSO
closes. Take the survey at
<http://www.icann-gnsoreview.org/>, or contact the
research team at +44 207 955 6064
or via email at <j.tinkler@xxxxxxxxx>.
o 5 May 2006 ? Papers due on Policies for Contractual
Conditions for Existing Registries
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-11apr06.htm>.
o 10 May 2006 ? ICANN Board consideration of the
proposed .XXX registry agreement
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-20apr06.htm>.
o 26-30 June 2006 ? ICANN meeting in Marrakech, Morocco
< http://icann.org/meetings/>.
o 16 July 2006 ? Statements of Interest for ICANN
leadership positions due to the Nominating Committee
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18apr06.htm>.
________________________________________
? Action: THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER? ? If you are interested in
helping to lead ICANN (or know someone who is) now is the time to
apply for a position on ICANN?s Board, the ALAC, or a Supporting
Organizations? Council. Recommendations and statements of interest
are being sought by ICANN?s Nominating Committee. More information
and application forms are available at
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18apr06.htm>.
Statements of interest for the following positions are being accepted:
? Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors
? One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting
Organization (GNSO)
? One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names
Supporting Organization (ccNSO)
? Two members of the At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
ICANN?s Nominating Committee will be appointing individuals to
these positions this Fall. The Committee, as always, includes five
delegates from At-Large (one from each geographic region; see
<http://alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08feb06.htm>).
It is an independent committee responsible for selecting a majority
of the members of ICANN's Board and other positions within ICANN.
The Nominating Committee states that individuals it selects ?will
have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from
around the globe, address the Internet's intriguing technical
coordination problems and policy development challenges with
diverse functional, cultural, and geographic dimensions, and gain
valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of
knowledge, responsibility and perspective. Additionally, those
selected will gain the satisfaction of making a valuable public
service contribution.? More information on the positions to be
filled is posted at
<http://www.icann.org/committees/nom-comm/formal-call-2006.html>.
? Action: CAN REGISTRY POLICIES & CONTRACTS BENEFIT USERS? ?
Of course they can. But to what degree do they? The GNSO Council
is seeking public comments on developing policies on several issues
that apply to generic top level domains (gTLDs) (eg. price
controls), rather than treating them as matters to negotiate with
each Registry separately on a contract by contract basis. The ALAC
is considering all this in terms of users? interests and welcomes
your input. Public comments are needed by 30 April. More
information is posted at
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-16mar06.htm>.
On 2 March 2006, the GNSO Council launched a policy development
process (PDP) on ?Policies for contractual conditions for existing
gTLDs.? It arose out of the Council?s consideration of the .NET
and .COM agreements, as well as issues surrounding the introduction
of new gTLDs. The overall goal of this policy development process
is ?to determine what policies are appropriate for the future of
gTLDs within the context of ICANN's mission and core values, that
relate to the issues identified in the specific terms of reference
below.? The Council is specifically seeking public comments
related to:
1. Registry agreement renewal
2. Relationship between registry agreements and consensus policies
3. Policy for price controls for registry services
4. ICANN fees
5. Uses of registry data
6. Investments in development and infrastructure
Please submit comments to the Council at
<gtld-policies-tor@xxxxxxxxx> and make sure you share your views
with the At-Large community at our new website <www.icannalac.org>
so we know what your think.
? Information: CHECK-OUT WWW.ICANNALAC.ORG ? Members of the
ALAC created a new website -- www.icannalac.org -- for the At-Large
community. It is intended to help inform and encourage a dialogue
among members of ICANN's At-Large community about domain name
system issues that affect the world's Internet users. At-Large
community members are encouraged to register and share thoughts,
announcements, news and commentary relating to ICANN and the
interests of individual Internet users.
The new website is run by the members of the ALAC, for the use and
benefit of you, the users. It is not run by ICANN and is
independent of <www.icann.org>. It features news and commentary on
hot topics, on line discussions organized by issues, photos,
newsletters, and more.
? Information: SOMETHING?S MISSING IN THE DNS ? A majority of
the world?s Internet users can?t have a domain name in their own
language (using non-Latin scripts). ICANN established guidelines
for the introduction of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) on
the second level of the DNS (domain name system) last year, and now
the ICANN President's Advisory Committee on IDNs has proposed a
timetable leading to the technical testing of IDNs in top level
domains (the TLD level). More information is posted at
<http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-14mar06.htm>. The
ALAC?s latest IDN statement is posted at
<http://icann.org/meetings/wellington/alac-idn-statement-27mar06.htm>.
The President?s Advisory Committee on IDNs is preparing a proposal
for a technical test of internationalized top level domain labels.
Representatives from all regions of the world are taking part in
the discussion of the technical test, which will include two
approaches to the insertion of IDN records into the root zone of
the DNS. According to ICANN, ?the test procedure will ensure that
enabling multiple languages at the top level will not adversely
affect users. It will also establish the technical methods that are
available for such deployment and will enable ICANN's policy
development bodies to move forward with their ongoing work with
regard to policy decisions essential to a production environment in
which users will be able to access the Internet using their local
languages.?
The ALAC recently held an IDN Workshop for users at the ICANN
meeting in Wellington, and issued an IDN statement outlining key
principles to guide IDN implementation. See
<http://icann.org/meetings/wellington/agenda-idn-28mar06.htm> and
<http://icann.org/meetings/wellington/alac-idn-statement-27mar06.htm>
for more information. Share your views, questions, and suggestions
on IDNs at our new website <www.icannalac.org>.
? Information: IF YOU MISSED THE AT-LARGE FORUMS ON NEW TLDs &
IDNs, CATCH THEM ON-LINE ? At the recent Asia-Pacific ICANN meeting
in Wellington, the ALAC sponsored a forum on how to launch a new
top level domain selection process that enhances user and
registrant choice worldwide, and a workshop to educate and inform
users on implementing internationalized domain names (IDNs) so the
world's non-English speaking communities can use domain names in
their own language. An Asia-Pacific At-Large Organizing meeting
and ALAC meetings also were held in Wellington. For those who
couldn?t make it to New Zealand, audio files and wiki notes have
been posted by attendees. It?s almost like being there.
(Note: the notes and audio files were not created by ICANN and are
not posted on ICANN?s website).
- At-Large New TLDs forum: <http://icannwiki.org/IUF_2006_03_26>
- At-Large IDN Workshop: (audience notes)
<http://icannwiki.org/IUW_2006_03_28>; (audio file)
<http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2006/3/27/1845496.html#attachments>;
(agenda and slides)
<http://icann.org/meetings/wellington/agenda-idn-28mar06.htm>)
- Other sessions: (links to audience notes)
<http://icannwiki.org/Wellington_Schedule_%26_Session_Notes>
After you?ve had a chance to review this wealth of information,
don?t forget to share your thoughts with the At-Large community and
the ALAC at our new website <www.icannalac.org>.
? Information: AT-LARGE NOW EXTRA-LARGE ? At-Large continues
to grow, welcoming its newest user groups: Privaterra, based in
Canada; Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, based in
the USA; Internet Society Hong Kong, based in P.R. China; Internet
Society Quebec, based in Canada; and CAUCE Canada. Thirty-eight
organizations have registered as ?At-Large Structures? and
applications are pending from 14 more groups worldwide that want to
involve individual Internet users in ICANN. Join a group or form a
new one. Information is posted at
<http://alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-23may05.htm>.
? Information: NEW ALAC CHAIR: At the ICANN Wellington
meeting, ALAC member Annette Muehlberg took over for the ALAC?s
founding Chair, Vittorio Bertola. The ALAC joins the ICANN
community in thanking Vittorio for his dedicated leadership and
vision in launching and leading the ALAC and the growing network of
At-Large user groups.
The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
alac@xxxxxxxxx
www.icannalac.org
If a group you are involved with wants to influence decisions that
shape the Internet, register as an "At-Large Structure" and
participate in ICANN decisions critical to the Internet's end
users. ?At-Large Structure? registration is free, easy, and done
via email. Groups interested participating in ICANN At-Large are
encouraged to send an email to <als@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> or get more
information and an application on line <
www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
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