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RE: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar
- To: mom@xxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: RE: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar
- From: "Roberto Gaetano" <alac_liaison@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 14:11:11 +0000
Jean,
What I meant was much a simpler thing.
There's a page on our website, probably copied over from the old one, that
lists all newsletters: http://icannalac.org/content/category/11/47/83/. It
is referenced by the thumbnail "Newsletters" in the main menu.
This can be done as soon as the newsletter goes out, as it needs no further
manipulation.
Then, when the thing is split according to the description you give, we
could also add an entry in the 'Newsflash" section, giving pointers.
Just a suggestion.
Regards,
Roberto GAETANO
ALAC
ICANN BoD Liaison
From: Jean Armour Polly <mom@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Roberto Gaetano" <alac_liaison@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: alac@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar
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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