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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 20:33:28 -0700
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Subject: ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT
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ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT
In this issue:
* STRATEGY FOR NEW TLDs - ICANN recently posted an "Initial Version of New
gTLD Implementation Strategy" for public comment. The report states that
ICANN "is committed to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for
selecting new gTLDs using predictable, straightforward, transparent, and
objective procedures that preserve the stability and security of the
Internet." It has been posted for 15 days of public comment closing at=
17:00
PDT on 15 October. You are encouraged to email comments to
<gtld-strategy-draft@icann.org>.
* AUCTIONING EXPIRED DOMAIN NAMES - GOOD OR BAD FOR CONSUMERS? - ICANN also
recently posted an "advisory" to raise awareness of plans by two registrars
to begin directly selling or auctioning expired domain registrations. If
registrants fail to renew their domain names at the conclusion of an
expiration grace period, NSI and Tucows plan to auction the rights to these
domain names, instead of allowing them to "drop back into the pool" of=
names
available for re-registration on a first-come, first-served basis, as is
currently the process. Both registrars plan to give part of the auction
price to the prior registrant (NSI plans to give 20% or less, Tucows plans
to give about 80%). Is this good for registrants? Should registrars have
the right to control and auction these names and, if so, what is ICANN's
role? What might this mean for ICANN's delete policy and Verisign's
proposed wait list service? Do you have an opinion? Post your views via
email to <forum@alac.icann.org>.
* AT-LARGE COMING TO A COUNTRY NEAR YOU - ALAC members and At-Large
community leaders invite you to meet them at, and/or participate in, events
scheduled this fall to share information and expand user involvement in
ICANN. In the Latin America and Caribbean region, all interested
individuals are invited to attend the Latin-American Workshop on Internet
Governance in Cuzco, Peru 13-15 October, co-sponsored by the ALAC and the
UNICT (see <http://www.alac.icann.org/latin/>). A similar workshop is=
being
planned in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the end of this month.
Look for ALAC members Tadao Takahashi and Erick Iriarte at these workshops,
as well as at the IV Congr=E8s Mondial de droit de l'informatique=
Alfa-Redi,
Cuzco on 11-15 October. In the Asia/Australia/Pacific region, Hong Xue,
Tommy Matsumoto, and Izumi Aizu will participate in: the International
Symposium on Public Participation in Internet Governance in Seoul, Korea,=
on
October 26, 2004; the AP At-Large Meeting, Seoul, Korea, on October 27,
2004; and more meetings of AP At-Large groups will be scheduled soon (see
<http://www.alac.icann.org/asia/>). To meet-up with an ALAC member, send=
an
email to committee@alac.icann.org. See the At-Large calendar at
<http://www.alac.icann.org/calendar.htm> for links to events of interest to
At-Large.
* AT-LARGE CONTINUES TO GROW - On 7 September 2004, the ALAC certified as
"At-Large Structures" the Internet Society Congo (based in DRC, in the
Africa region) and the Internet Users Network (based in Japan, in the
Asia/Australia/Pacific region). In addition, the ALAC is conducting due
diligence on two groups from North America that have applied for ALS
certification -- America@Large (based in USA), and the Intellectual=
Property
& Technology (IPT) Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association (based in
USA), a group from Asia/Australia/Pacific -- Communications and Multimedia
Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CfM), and ISOC Belgium (in the European=
region).
Join a group or form a new one. Information is posted at
<www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24sep03.htm> and
<www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* STRATEGY FOR NEW TLDs - ICANN recently posted an "Initial Version of New
gTLD Implementation Strategy" for public comment. The report states that
ICANN "is committed to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for
selecting new gTLDs using predictable, straightforward, transparent, and
objective procedures that preserve the stability and security of the
Internet." It has been posted for 15 days of public comment closing at=
17:00
PDT on 15 October. You are encouraged to email comments to
<gtld-strategy-draft@icann.org>.
According to ICANN, "implementation of this strategy will introduce
competition and choice to the market for domain registration services" and
it expects the implementation of new gTLDs to be a "transparent and
straightforward allocation process" that will "ensure the stability and
security of the Internet." ICANN also states that its strategy will have=
the
flexibility to address issues raised through DNS evolution, changes in the
marketplace, new industry standards, and other developments. Incorporating
relevant community guidance on each of the issues identified in this=
initial
strategy also is listed as an objective. If you have a relevant comment,
please email it to <gtld-strategy-draft@icann.org>.
* AUCTIONING EXPIRED DOMAIN NAMES - GOOD OR BAD FOR CONSUMERS? - ICANN also
recently posted an "advisory" to raise awareness of plans by two registrars
to begin directly selling or auctioning expired domain registrations. If
registrants fail to renew their domain names at the conclusion of an
expiration grace period, NSI and Tucows plan to auction the rights to these
domain names, instead of allowing them to "drop back into the pool" of=
names
available for re-registration on a first-come, first-served basis, as is
currently the process. Both registrars plan to give part of the auction
price to the prior registrant (NSI plans to give 20% or less, Tucows plans
to give about 80%). Is this good for registrants? Should registrars have
the right to control and auction these names and, if so, what is ICANN's
role? What might this mean for ICANN's delete policy and Verisign's
proposed wait list service? Do you have an opinion? Post your views via
email to <forum@alac.icann.org>.
On 20 September 2004, Network Solutions announced the introduction of a
"New, Enhanced Backorder Service that Provides Preferred Access to
Expired Domain Names," (See link at
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21sep04-1.htm>). This
followed Tucows' announcement on 7 September 2004 of a similar, new
"Auction Service for Expiring Domain Names," (see link at
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-21sep04-1.htm>). ALAC
members would like to explore how this might effect implementation of
the current ICANN "Expired Domain Deletion Policy"
<http://www.icann.org/registrars/eddp.htm> and Verisign's proposed
"Wait List Service"
<http://www.icann.org/minutes/report-vgrs-wls-22aug02.htm>, as well as
basic questions about registrars' "rights" to domain names, and ICANN's
role regarding these auctions. Please share your views via email to
forum@alac.icann.org.
* AT-LARGE COMING TO A COUNTRY NEAR YOU - ALAC members and At-Large
community leaders invite you to meet them at, and/or participate in, events
scheduled this fall to share information and expand user involvement in
ICANN. In the Latin America and Caribbean region, all interested
individuals are invited to attend the Latin-American Workshop on Internet
Governance in Cuzco, Peru 13-15 October, co-sponsored by the ALAC and the
UNICT (see <http://www.alac.icann.org/latin/>). A similar workshop is=
being
planned in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the end of this month.
Look for ALAC members Tadao Takahashi and Erick Iriarte at these workshops,
as well as at the IV Congr=E8s Mondial de droit de l'informatique=
Alfa-Redi,
Cuzco on 11-15 October. In the Asia/Australia/Pacific region, Hong Xue,
Tommy Matsumoto, and Izumi Aizu will participate in: the International
Symposium on Public Participation in Internet Governance in Seoul, Korea,=
on
October 26, 2004; the AP At-Large Meeting, Seoul, Korea, on October 27,
2004; and more meetings of AP At-Large groups will be scheduled soon (see
<http://www.alac.icann.org/asia/>). To meet-up with an ALAC member, send=
an
email to committee@alac.icann.org. See the At-Large calendar at
<http://www.alac.icann.org/calendar.htm> for links to events of interest to
At-Large.
* AT-LARGE CONTINUES TO GROW - On 7 September 2004, the ALAC certified as
"At-Large Structures" the Internet Society Congo (based in DRC, in the
Africa region) and the Internet Users Network (based in Japan, in the
Asia/Australia/Pacific region). In addition, the ALAC is conducting due
diligence on two groups from North America that have applied for ALS
certification -- America@Large (based in USA), and the Intellectual=
Property
& Technology (IPT) Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association (based in
USA), a group from Asia/Australia/Pacific -- Communications and Multimedia
Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CfM), and ISOC Belgium (in the European=
region).
Join a group or form a new one. Information is posted at
<www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24sep03.htm> and
<www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
This brings the total number of groups certified as At-Large Structures to
18. These organizations intend to help individual Internet user=
communities
throughout the world participate in ICANN activities and decision-making
that affect them. These groups represent a variety of individual users, and
are wholly independent from ICANN. Certification simply recognizes that
these groups meet ICANN's criteria for involving individual Internet users
at the local or issue level in ICANN and for promoting individuals'
understanding of, and participation in, ICANN.
The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
alac@icann.org
www.alac.icann.org
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