ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:37:47 -0800
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ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT
In this issue:
* INTERNET USERS WELCOME AT ICANN/AT-LARGE LATIN AMERICA MEETING -
ICANN's meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, will commence on Sunday 3
April 2005 with an ICANN Orientation and Luncheon 9:00 - 13:30,
immediately followed by an At-Large meeting with end-users from the
Latin America/Caribbean region 14:00 - 17:00. Several policy
discussions and workshops of interest to the At-Large community have
been scheduled during the week-long ICANN meeting, 3-8 April 2005. All
of the events are open to the public and interested individuals are
encouraged to attend. The full Mar del Plata schedule is posted at
<http://www.icann.org/meetings/mardelplata/>.
* PUBLIC'S HELP NEEDED ON IDN SPOOFING - In response to recently
publicised concerns regarding Internationalised Domain Name (IDN)
homographs (domain names that intentionally look like other names but
are not the same), ICANN has asked the community to participate in an
online public comment forum to help improve public protection from
abusive use of domain names. Additional information and links to the
public comment forum can be found at
<http://www.icann.org/topics/idn.html>
* COMMENTS SOUGHT ON IPV4 ALLOCATION - ICANN's Board recently gave
preliminary approval to the first policy adopted by ICANN's Address
Supporting Organization (ASO) governing the allocation of IPv4 address
space from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to the
Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). ICANN has asked public for input
on this policy by the end of March. See
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09mar05.htm> for more
information and to post comments.
* SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF ICANN - Opportunities for
input and consultation on ICANN's proposed operational and strategic
plans will continue through ICANN's meeting in Mar del Plata,
Argentina, 3-8 April. Interested individuals are encouraged to email
comments (for public posting) on the strategic plan to
<strategic-plan-comments@xxxxxxxxx> and check ICANN's homepage for
additional opportunities for online input.
* 2005 NOMCOM DELEGATES SELECTED - The At-Large Advisory Committee
selected five volunteers to serve as members of ICANN's 2005 Nominating
Committee (NomCom), which will fill numerous ICANN leadership
positions: Adam Peake, Asia/Australia/Pacific region delegate; Jeanette
Hofmann, Europe region delegate; Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Latin
America/Caribbean region delegate; Alan Davidson, North America region
delegate; and Simbo Ntiro, Africa region delegate. More information is
posted at
<http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-25feb05.htm>.
* NEW FACES ON THE AT-LARGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - ICANN's Board of
Directors appointed Annette Muehlberg from Germany and John Levine from
the U.S.A to the ALAC to fill European and North American region
vacancies. Concurrently, the ALAC appointed Bret Fausett as the
At-Large liaison to the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
Council. Additional information is available at
<http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-25feb05.htm>.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* INTERNET USERS WELCOME AT ICANN/AT-LARGE LATIN AMERICA MEETING -
ICANN's meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, will commence on Sunday 3
April 2005 with an ICANN Orientation and Luncheon 9:00 - 13:30,
immediately followed by an At-Large meeting with end-users from the
Latin America/Caribbean region, 14:00 - 17:00. Several policy
discussions and workshops of interest to the At-Large community have
been scheduled during the week-long ICANN meeting, 3-8 April 2005. All
of the events are open to the public and interested individuals are
encouraged to attend. The full Mar del Plata schedule is posted at
<http://www.icann.org/meetings/mardelplata/>.
Additional discussions and workshops of interest to the At-Large
community scheduled during the ICANN Mar del Plata meeting include: a
Workshop on the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS); a
Workshop on DNS Security; public forums on ICANN's strategic and
operational plans; and meetings of the At-Large Advisory Committee.
Check the URL above for detailed agendas and opportunities for online
input. Travel information is posted at
<http://www.icannmardelplata.com/eng/visa.htm>.
* PUBLIC'S HELP NEEDED ON IDN SPOOFING - In response to recently
publicised concerns regarding Internationalised Domain Name (IDN)
homographs (domain names that intentionally look like other names but
are not the same), ICANN has asked the community to participate in an
online public comment forum to help improve public protection from
abusive use of domain names. Additional information and links to the
public comment forum can be found at
<http://www.icann.org/topics/idn.html>.
Certain web browsers reportedly are vulnerable to URI and domain name
spoofing that relies on the use of IDN resolution. Homograph domain
name spoofing works by exploiting the visual resemblance of certain
characters and symbols in the standard ASCII character set or in
characters taken from different languages. An advisory on this
vulnerability recently was published at
<http://www.shmoo.com/idn/homograph.txt> and focused on how standard
punycode-based IDNs offer additional opportunities for homograph
attacks. The potential for increased homograph exploits has been a
topic of research and discussion within the ICANN community since
before the adoption of IDN standards. The global Internet community
has done significant work on implementation practices and best practice
guidelines to enable the successful use of IDNs.
ICANN has issued an open call for views and positions regarding both
homograph vulnerability (which is not unique to IDNs) and the proposed
countermeasures, as part of an effort to improve public protection from
abusive use of domain names while advancing IDNs.
* COMMENTS SOUGHT ON IPV4 ALLOCATION - ICANN's Board recently gave
preliminary approval to the first policy adopted by ICANN's new Address
Supporting Organization (ASO) governing the allocation of IPv4 address
space from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to the Regional
Internet Registries (RIRs). ICANN has asked public for input on this
policy by the end of March. See
<http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09mar05.htm> for more
information and to post comments.
On 3 September 2004 the ASO Address Council forwarded to ICANN's Board
a new IPv4 policy concerning IANA allocations of IPv4 address to RIRs.
On 18 February 2005 the Board preliminarily adopted the proposed policy
as a valid codification of current procedures, and directed staff to
continue to follow the policy in the performance of the IANA function,
pending final approval by the Board after a public comment period.
This policy is now available for a 21 day public comment period at
<http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-001-2.pdf>.
* SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF ICANN - Opportunities for
input and consultation on ICANN's proposed operational and strategic
plans will continue through ICANN's meeting in Mar del Plata,
Argentina, 3-8 April. Interested individuals are encouraged to email
comments (for public posting) on the strategic plan to
<strategic-plan-comments@xxxxxxxxx> and check ICANN's homepage for
additional opportunities for online input.
In November 2004, ICANN released for public comment a draft three-year
"ICANN Strategic Plan" (see
<http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/strategic-plan.html>). A revised
plan will be publicly released and discussed at the ICANN Mar del
Platta meeting 3-8 April 2005. ICANN proposed this three year plan
covering fiscal years 2004-2007 as a tool for guiding ICANN's use of
its resources to best enable ICANN's mission. ICANN continues to
encourage public comment to help ensure that community concerns are
addressed.
The plan proposes a variety of initiatives to fulfill ICANN's
"strategic and operational priorities," including, for example: a new
special restricted fund to advance Internet security; a new plan to
respond more effectively to domain name registrant needs (as they
relate to ICANN's mission); establishing ICANN regional presences to
better support countries and local stakeholders on ICANN issues and
ensure participation by all stakeholders in all regions; and a new
special restricted fund for developing country Internet communities.
* 2005 NOMCOM DELEGATES SELECTED - The At-Large Advisory Committee
selected five volunteers to serve as members of ICANN's 2005 Nominating
Committee (NomCom), which will fill numerous ICANN leadership
positions: Adam Peake, Asia/Australia/Pacific region delegate; Jeanette
Hofmann, Europe region delegate; Jose Ovidio Salgueiro, Latin
America/Caribbean region delegate; Alan Davidson, North America region
delegate; and Simbo Ntiro, Africa region delegate. More information is
posted at
<http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-25feb05.htm>.
The ALAC widely solicited volunteers and relied on the user groups
designated as "At-Large Structures" in each region for recommendations.
The ALAC selected these five delegates from several diverse,
accomplished volunteers. The NomCom's members, including 12 voting
delegates in addition to the 5 appointed by the ALAC, will serve
one-year terms and will appoint members of ICANN's Board of Directors,
the GNSO Council, the ccNSO Council, and the ALAC. Information on the
At-Large delegates is posted at <
http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-25feb05.htm>.
* NEW FACES ON THE AT-LARGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - ICANN's Board of
Directors appointed Annette Muehlberg from Germany and John Levine from
the U.S.A to the ALAC to fill European and North American region
vacancies. Concurrently, the ALAC appointed Bret Fausett as the
At-Large liaison to the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
Council. Additional information is available at
<http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-1-25feb05.htm>.
ICANN's Board appointed Muehlberg and Levine to the ALAC to fill
vacancies created by the departure of Thomas Roessler and Esther Dyson.
The ALAC recommended that the Board appoint Muehlberg and Levine after
undertaking a lengthy process of calling for volunteers and considering
candidates. The ALAC solicited volunteers and public input, reviewed
volunteers' backgrounds and statements of interest, conducted due
diligence, selected finalists for additional questioning and, after
extensive deliberations, selected the recommended candidates.
Former ALAC member Roessler also served as the At-Large liaison to the
GNSO Council. The ALAC appointed Fausett to fill this position after
careful consideration of potential candidates, including the skills and
experience needed to fill At-Large's most critical policy position.
The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
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