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@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
>* 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
>
>* 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
>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@xxxxxxxxx>.
>
>* 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
>
>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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>* 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxx
>www.alac.icann.org
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