RE: [alac] At-Large Newsletter Feb/Mar

[shahshah@xxxxxxxx]

So confusing for an old man, all these media working simultaneously!
Siavash

> I'd leave it as one piece unless we get so many comments it's
> overwhelming.
>
> --Wendy
>
> At 08:24 AM 5/4/2006 -0400, Jean Armour Polly wrote
>>OK, I put it where it goes and made a brief
>>pointer from the front page.  What about the
>>breaking out the separate topics, do people
>>think that is necessary? It would allow users to
>>comment on each section of the newsletter
>>individually instead of all at once as it is now? A good plan? Not
>> needed?
>>
>>  At 2:11 PM +0000 5/3/06, Roberto Gaetano recently said:
>>>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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>
> --
> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society
> http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html
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