Public participation site

Por Alexandra Dans

Del 27 al 29 de agosto de 2013, tuvo lugar la Reunión Preparatoria de Latinoamérica y el Caribe para el Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (LACIGF), un espacio de encuentro regional para el diálogo político multisectorial en el que actores de gobiernos, sector privado, comunidad técnica, academia y organizaciones de la sociedad civil presentan y discuten sus perspectivas.

Con el apoyo de APC, LACNIC, NIC.br, Internet Society, Google e ICANN, el anfitrión local Ageia Densi, parte de la estructura de ICANN como ALS (At Large Structure) en el LACRALO, estuvo a cargo de esta sexta edición que reunió autoridades y profesionales del sector para abordar 5 sesiones temáticas organizadas en torno a los temas identificados como prioritarios por la comunidad. Y es que vale la pena destacar que desde el año pasado, el comité del programa del LACIGF lanza un llamado para elaborar una agenda colaborativa en la que todos tienen una voz.

Algunos cuestionaron los resultados esperados del LACIGF señalando que al no ser un foro de decisión, su influencia es menor. No obstante, el hecho que los temas sean identificados por la propia comunidad legitimiza el ejercicio y ofrece concretamente la posibilidad de poner los temas en la agenda. La multiplicidad de actores que participaron en esta edición convirtió este encuentro en un lugar ideal para tratar cuestiones políticamente delicadas y complejas al tiempo que favoreció la formación de grupos de interés.

APC: Frank La Rue

Esta reunión es clave para ICANN que trabaja para asegurar que Internet sea segura y estable a la vez que promueve un sistema de gobernanza multisectorial, temas discutidos principalmente en el segundo día del LACIGF. Nuestro equipo regional tuvo una presencia importante con Albert Daniels como persona recurso para la sesión sobre “Cooperación reforzada” y Rodrigo de la Parra como moderador de la sesión sobre “Principios de participación multisectorial”. Justamente, en relación a los temas de Cooperación reforzada y Participación multisectorial, una de las inquietudes centrales fue el uso de una Definición compartida por todos. Rodrigo de la Parra destacó que el concepto de Multistakeholderism supone una participación sistémica y endémica de diversos actores y una toma de decisiones en consenso, y no únicamente consultas a la comunidad. Albert Daniels por su parte, subrayó que si el multisectorialismo funciona bien, resulta en una buena cooperación Reforzada.

Con temas como Derechos Humanos, libertad de expresión, seguridad, privacidad y frente a los últimos sucesos (casos PRISM/Snowden), no es de extrañar que esta edición fuera la más exitosa en términos de participación, con 200 personas en la sala provenientes de 26 países y más de 2000 personas conectadas remotamente en la primera jornada. Se destaca sobre estos temas, la participación de Frank La Rue, Relator especial sobre la promoción y protección del derecho a la libertad de opinión y expresión del Consejo de los Derechos Humanos de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).

Lejos de generar un clima derrotista, los últimos sucesos hicieron que el Internet estuviera más vivo que nunca, sumando nuevos actores al debate y multiplicando los ojos que ahora miran con sumo interés las discusiones en torno a la Gobernanza de Internet.

La reunión preparatoria regional para el Foro de Gobernanza de Internet es un esfuerzo de varias organizaciones a las que ICANN suma su apoyo desde la primera edición en el año 2008.

Rodrigo de la Parra, VP de ICANN para América Latina y Caribe y Andrés Piazza, Public Affairs Officer de LACNIC, en entrevista con la televisión

Nuestro esfuerzos en términos de comunicaciones también se vieron recompensados por la participación continua de cerca de 10 periodistas locales a quienes les informamos que ICANN y la comunidad de Internet mundial, regresará a la Argentina en noviembre de este año, esta vez a Buenos-Aires, para organizar su reunión 48.

2 September 2013

The 2013 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for nine leadership positions within ICANN, listed below for each ICANN body, in alphabetical order by family name:

ICANN Board of Directors

Cherine Chalaby, Africa

Bruno Lanvin, Europe

Erika Mann, Europe

ALAC

Rafid Fatani, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands

Beran Dondeh Gillen, Africa

Leon Sanchez, Latin America/Caribbean Islands

GNSO Council

Daniel Reed (Non-Contracted Party House)

Thomas Rickert (Contracted Party House)

ccNSO Council

Celia Lerman – Latin America/Caribbean Islands

Those selected will take up their positions after the end of ICANN's Annual General Meeting, which will take place during the ICANN Public meeting scheduled for November 17-21, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The NomCom is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN's leadership. The NomCom is mandated to ensure that overall ICANN's leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. The basic criteria is that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity and sound judgment, can support decision-making within groups, can work effectively in English, have an understanding of ICANN's mission and operation, are committed to its success, experienced in world affairs, contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise, and can work long and hard as volunteers in the global public trust.

Balancing Confidentiality with Transparency

Discussing the 2013 Nominating Committee results, Yrjö Länsipuro, the Chair of the 2013 NomCom, shared the following:

I am very happy to report that the 2013 NomCom reached a unanimous decision about the entire slate of selectees at our meeting in Durban, South Africa, immediately after the 47th ICANN meeting in that city.

There were 110 candidates, a record number reached only once before (2003). This number reflects a growing interest for ICANN leadership positions, and also the strong outreach efforts by the 2013 NomCom.  I want to thank all candidates and encourage those whom we could not select this time, to keep up their interest in ICANN.

The 2013 NomCom was committed to striking a new balance between the imperative for confidentiality and protecting the privacy of the candidates, with the need to ensure that the NomCom processes are up to ICANN standards of openness and transparency. Accordingly, while maintaining strict confidentiality of candidate specific information, we held NomCom meetings in Beijing and Durban that were open to all community members, both in person and online. We also issued monthly progress report cards of our work to all constituencies and stakeholder groups represented on the committee.

Last but not least, I want to thank all NomCom members, and ICANN staff supporting the NomCom, for their commitment to a year of very hard work and carrying it through with persistence, in a cooperative, constructive and collegial spirit.

Regional Breakdown

As noted above, the 2013 NomCom received 110 Statements of Interest from candidates all over the world (27 female and 83 male), during its open nomination period from 7 November 2012 to 15 May 2013. The regional breakdown of this year's candidates is:

• 12 from Africa
• 29 from Asia/Australia/Pacific
• 33 from Europe
• 18 from Latin America/Caribbean
• 18 from North America

For more information about the NomCom, please visit http://nomcom.icann.org/

By Albert Daniels and Alexandra Dans

On August 12, 2013 in Port au Prince, we had the opportunity to participate in AYITIC, a capacity building project specifically designed for Haiti and geared to the country’s needs. LACNIC, the Internet Address Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean, launched this activity that was sponsored by ICANN, among other supporters.

The smiles and the warmth with which we were received in Haiti contrasted the harsh reality of life in Port-au-Prince which is still facing serious challenges, three years after the earthquake that hit the capital with such force.

Foreground: Raul Echeberría, LACNIC CEO and Harry Lindor, Technical Advisor of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications.
Background: Albert Daniels, ICANN and Shernon Osepa, Internet Society

Haiti, with a population of 10 million people whose life expectancy at birth is less than 65 years, is the poorest country in the Americas. ICANN’s commitment to this initiative whose aim is to train every year more than 100 young Haitians in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), falls into our organization’s social responsibility policy.

At the first dinner after our arrival in Port au Prince, we found that this involvement of ICANN made an impact far beyond the words spoken during the opening, the presentations of the Internet ecosystem or even the sponsorship of the activity, since two of the six instructors had a strong relationship with our organization. We are talking about Joe Abley, Director of DNS Operations for ICANN, and Alain Aina, Member of ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC). Symbolically, ICANN’s efforts to internationalize its operations resulted in those informal meetings, in which at the same time, a Canadian, a Saint Lucian, a Togolese and an Uruguayan conversed in three different languages.

Many will wonder what is the urgency of this type of activity considering the obvious and pressing basic needs of the people in that country. Jean-Marie Guillaume, Director of the National Telecommunications Council (CONATEL) gave the answer during the Opening Ceremony. According to him, these initiatives are essentials in a country where nearly half the population is under 14 years old. He stressed the urgency of establishing a plan so that Internet becomes much more than a search tool. He sees technology as a way of empowerment for young people who may someday become entrepreneurs, as well as a way of promoting local job creation.

Hérissé Guirand, Board member of the University of the State Faculty of Science, considered for its part that this type of training is an essential tool that will allow the Haitian State to respond to the growing need for higher education. Currently, there are approximately 70,000 young people who abandoned secondary education.

Instructors: Joe Abley, Director of DNS Operations for ICANN, Carlos Armas, NSRC, Max Larson Henry, CEO Transversal

As we left, one of the participants told us that there was a proverb in Haiti that says it all: “until your head is not cut off, you have the hope of using the hat”. We will still have much more work to do on our return and we hope to continue working and supporting this initiative that is part of the “Action Plan for the National Recovery and Development of Haiti” promoted by the government with the collaboration of the international community.  That is what the beneficiaries of this training asked us to do, between congratulations and thanks which will not be easily forgotten.

We want to end by thanking LACNIC for giving us the opportunity to become part of this great experience.

Ayitic Participants making antennas

Por Albert Daniels y Alexandra Dans

El pasado 12 de agosto 2013 en Puerto Príncipe, tuvimos la oportunidad de participar del lanzamiento de AYITIC, un proyecto de fortalecimiento de capacidades digitales elaborado especialmente para Haití y orientado a sus necesidades. LACNIC, el Registro de Direcciones de Internet para América Latina y el Caribe, impulsó esta actividad que contó con el patrocinio de ICANN, entre otros apoyos.

Las sonrisas y la calidez con las que nos recibieron en Haití contrastaban con la dura realidad de la vida en Puerto-Príncipe que aún enfrenta serios desafíos, tres años después del terremoto que golpeara tan fuertemente la capital.

En primer plano: Raúl Echeberría, CEO LACNIC y Harry Lindor, Consejero Técnico del Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Transporte y Comunicaciones.
Segundo plano: Albert Daniels, ICANN y Shernon Osepa, Internet Society

Haití, que cuenta con una población de 10 millones de habitantes cuya esperanza de vida al nacer no supera los 65 años, es el país más pobre del continente Americano. El compromiso de ICANN con esta iniciativa que busca capacitar cada año a más de 100 jóvenes haitianos en las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TICs), se enmarca entonces en una política de responsabilidad social.

En la primera cena luego de nuestra llegada a Puerto Príncipe, constatamos que este involucramiento de ICANN fue mucho más allá de las palabras en la Apertura, las presentaciones del ecosistema de Internet o incluso del patrocinio de la actividad, ya que dos de los seis instructores tenían una fuerte vinculación con nuestra organización. Se trata de Joe Abley, Director de las Operaciones DNS para ICANN, y de Alain Aina, miembro de Comité de Seguridad y Estabilidad de ICANN (SSAC). Simbólicamente, los esfuerzos de ICANN por internacionalizar sus operaciones, se tradujeron en aquellos encuentros informales, en los que en un mismo instante dialogaban un Canadiense, un Santaluciano, un Tongolés y una Uruguaya en tres idiomas diferentes.

Muchos se preguntarán cuál es la urgencia de este tipo de actividad considerando las obvias e imperiosas necesidades básicas de los habitantes en ese país. Jean-Marie Guillaume, Director del Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), nos dio la respuesta durante la Ceremonia de Apertura. Según él, es indispensable este tipo de iniciativas en un país donde casi la mitad de la población tiene menos de 14 años. Subrayó la urgencia de instaurar un plan para que Internet no sea únicamente una herramienta de búsqueda sino también un modo de empoderamiento para que esos jóvenes puedan algún día convertirse en emprendedores además de potenciar la creación de empleos locales.

Hérissé Guirand, miembro del Consejo de Dirección de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad del Estado, consideró por su parte que este tipo de entrenamientos son una herramienta fundamental que le permitirá al Estado Haitiano responder a la necesidad creciente de formación superior. Actualmente, son aproximadamente 70 mil los jóvenes que han abandonado la formación secundaria.

Instructores: Joe Abley, Director de las Operaciones DNS para ICANN; Carlos Armas, NSRC; Max Larson Henry, CEO Transversal

Al irnos, uno de los participantes nos dijo que existía un dicho en Haití que lo expresa todo: “mientras no te corten la cabeza, tienes la esperanza de ponerte el sombrero”. Quedará mucho trabajo por hacer a nuestro regreso y esperamos poder seguir colaborando con este tipo de iniciativa que se enmarca en el “Plan de Acción para la recuperación y el desarrollo de Haití” impulsado por el gobierno de ese país junto a la comunidad internacional. Así nos lo pidieron los beneficiaros de este entrenamiento, entre felicitaciones y agradecimientos que no serán fáciles de olvidar.

Queremos terminar dándole las gracias a LACNIC por darnos la oportunidad de hacer parte de esta gran experiencia.

Participantes de Ayitic elaborando antenas

30 August 2013

At its meeting on 13 August 2013, the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) adopted a resolution affirming that "dotless domain names" are prohibited. Dotless domain names are those that consist of a single label (e.g., http://example, or mail@example). Dotless names would require the inclusion of, for example, an A, AAAA, or MX, record in the apex of a TLD zone in the DNS (i.e., the record relates to the TLD-string itself).

In addition to public comments on dotless domain names, the NGPC considered the security and stability risks associated with dotless domain names highlighted in the following papers:

• On 23 February 2012, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published SAC 053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains [PDF, 183 KB]. In this report, the SSAC stated that dotless domains would not be universally reachable and recommended strongly against their use. As a result, the SSAC recommended that the use of DNS resource records such as A, AAAA, and MX in the apex of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) should be contractually prohibited where appropriate, and strongly discouraged in all cases.
• On 10 July 2013 the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) released a statement on dotless domain names, recommending against the use of dotless domain names for TLDs.
• On 29 July 2013 Carve Systems delivered a report on dotless domain names, which was commissioned by ICANN. Consistent with the SSAC report, Carve's report on dotless domain names [PDF, 1.02 MB] identifies security and stability issues.

When adopting its resolution, the NGPC considered the security and stability risks identified in these papers, as well as the impracticality of mitigating these risks. Based on the NGPC resolution, ICANN does not plan to pursue any additional studies on the subject.

29 August 2013 Webinar Details

Date: Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 UTC
Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ocs/
Adigo phone information:

• US Access Number: 213 233 3193
• US Toll Free Access Number: 800 550 6865

Conference ID: 40-60-14-86
International Adigo phone numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/

ICANN is engaged in a strategic development and incubation process for new digital engagement tools and services that will result in a reconceptualization of ICANN.org. The goal of the strategy is to drive community engagement across a continuum of potential involvement ranging from the general interest, public-facing communication that happens on ICANN.org, to deeper engagement experiences that enable new and existing community members to discuss and educate themselves on a wide variety of governance topics, to experiences in which community members learn more about working group activity.

Please join us for a webinar on Wednesday, 4 September 2013 at 14:00 – 15:00 UTC during which we will update the community on the project background and status. The meeting will be occur in an Adobe Connect room with a slide presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to offer comments and ask questions. During the course of the webinar, questions can be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you cannot join the live session, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting.

La semana pasada se llevó a cabo en Montevideo, Uruguay la reunión regional preparatoria de las Américas para la Conferencia Mundial de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones de la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT).

Hay mucho de positivo que contar de esta reunión, pero quizás valga la pena destacar la iniciativa de LACNIC de invitar a las autoridades de UIT y a los delegados de las diversas administraciones que participaron a la reunión a un coctel en la Casa de Internet de Latinoamérica y el Caribe.

Raúl Echeberría, Director Ejecutivo de LACNIC, dio la bienvenida a los invitados destacando tres particularidades de La Casa de Internet que son reflejo de las características propias del ecosistema en el que se desarrolla el Internet.

Primero, una casa sin rejas y de fácil acceso, símbolo de su apertura. Segundo, unas paredes y puertas de cristal, destacando la transparencia. Tercero, Raúl destacó que el inmueble se construyó con base en dos casas que ya existían, y aún cuando quizás desde el punto de vista arquitectónico hubiera tenido sentido derribarlas y construir una nueva, la obra se enfocó en construir sobre lo ya construido. Aquí se destaca el elemento de cooperación y de suma de esfuerzos.

Las risas entre los invitados se detonaron cuando Raúl, en tono de broma invitó a la UIT a unirse a la Casa.

Acto seguido, Houlin Zhao, Vicesecretario General de la UIT, agradeció la invitación de Raúl y aplaudió  la iniciativa respondiendo en tono también de broma -haciendo gala de su uso del español- “Tu Casa es Mi Casa”, ante el regocijo de todos los presentes.

Después de los discursos, el personal de LACNIC guío a los invitados por la Casa visitando las distintas oficinas de las organizaciones que tenemos presencia ahí. Desde luego, visitaron nuestro centro de relacionamiento y las representaciones de otras organizaciones hermanas como ISOC, LACTLD, AHCIET y la RED CLARA.

Los delegados, representantes de los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe, Miembros Sectoriales de la UIT, autoridades de UIT y los compañeros de la comunidad técnica de Internet compartimos una magnifica velada caracterizada por un ambiente festivo de cooperación, entendimiento y respeto.

Justamente estos elementos fueron los que marcaron la pauta en esta importante reunión preparatoria y deseablemente el ambiente que debe permear entre los actores que participamos de la gobernanza de Internet.

En la foto, de izquierda a derecha:

• Mark Urban, Gerente de Administración y Finanzas (RedCLARA)
• Sergio de Cola, Director Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (DINATEL, MIEM, Uruguay)
• Rodrigo de la Parra, Vicepresidente para América Latina y el Caribe (ICANN)
• Houhlin Zhao, Secretario General Adjunto (UIT)
• Raúl Echeberría, Director Ejecutivo (LACNIC)
• Brahima Sanou, Director de la Oficina de Desarrollo (UIT)
• Sebastián Bellagamba, Director Regional para América Latina y el Caribe (Internet Society)
• Bruno Ramos, Director de la Región Américas (UIT)

27 August 2013

On 22 August 2013, the ICANN Board approved the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 1.05 MB]. This document describes the planned core operations and project activities, aligned with the required funding, for the 2014 fiscal year. These funded project activities are based on ICANN's strategic priorities as documented in the adopted three year 2013-2015 Strategic Plan, and include input taken from comments and feedback received from the community on the draft Operating Plan and Budget posted on 10 May 2013.

Within the adopted Budget are the FY14 Special Budget Requests [PDF, 238 KB] [XLSX, 38 KB] from the Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and Stakeholder Groups. Those additional requests will be implemented in conjunction with the appropriate ICANN staff work.

Throughout the year, up to date financial information can be found on the ICANN Financial Information webpage.

23 August 2013 Forum Announcement: Public comment has been opened on the DNS Risk Management Framework Report Date: 23 August 2013 Categories/Tags:

• DNS
• Security/Stability

Purpose (Brief): The Board-level DNS Risk Management Framework Working Group (DNS RMF WG) has received a final report from Westlake Governance following the ICANN Durban meeting. The Working Group is initiating a public comment cycle on the DNS Risk Management Framework report prior to sending the Framework to the ICANN Board and staff for implementation. Public comments are welcomed on the document and proposed approach to risk management for the areas described in the report. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-rmf-final-23aug13-en.htm

In two weeks, Central and East European registries and registrars will get together in Greece at their 6th annual meeting. We thought you might be interested in reading this article (in Russian) explaining what the regional meeting is all about, who participates and why. We republish this with the kind agreement of nic.ua.

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22 August 2013

The Antiphishing Working Group (APWG) will host its 10th anniversary meeting 16-19 September in San Francisco. The working agenda for eCrime 2013 continues a trend of focusing greater attention on abuses or misuses of DNS and registration services. During the two-day eCrime Congress, members and attendees will consider the evolution of crimeware, behavioral vulnerabilities and human factors that faciliate eCrime, the roles of Registrars, Registries and DNS in managing phishing attacks, public health approaches to managing eCrime, and reports of current counter-eCrime efforts and successes.

On 19 September, ICANN's Security Team will host a DNS Security, Stability, and Resiliency Update on policies and discussion topics of particular interest to the APWG members, including a review of the 2013 Registration Accreditation Agreement (RAA), a presentation on Abuse Recidivism in Domain Registrations, a report on the recommendations [PDF, 92 KB] from the ICANN Expert Working Group on Whois, and a progress report on the IETF working group that is developing a successor Whois protocol (WEIRDS).

Registration and further information can be found here.

16 August 2013

The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) met on 13 August 2013 to begin consideration of the GAC's further advice regarding new gTLD applications in the GAC Durban Communiqué [PDF, 103 KB], issued on 18 July 2013.

The NGPC is developing a GAC scorecard similar to the one used to address the Beijing Advice as well as during the GAC and the Board meetings in Brussels on 28 February and 1 March 2011.

Each GAC scorecard item will be noted with a "1A", "1B", or "2":

• "1A" indicates that the NGPC's proposed position is consistent with GAC advice as described in the Scorecard.
• "1B" indicates that the NGPC's proposed position is consistent with GAC advice as described in the Scorecard in principle, with some revisions to be made.
• "2" indicates that the NGPC's current position is not consistent with GAC advice as described in the Scorecard, and further discussion with the GAC is required following relevant procedures in the ICANN Bylaws.

The Durban scorecard is not yet finalized and, with respect to some of the items, cannot be finalized until after the review of applicant responses due on 23 August 2013.

At its most recent meeting, the NGPC also adopted resolutions prohibiting Dotless Domains in new gTLDs and adopting the BGC's Recommendation to deny Reconsideration Request 13-4.

The NGPC will next meet on or about 10 September 2013 and will provide a further update following that meeting.

The New gTLD evaluation and objection processes remain on track while the NGPC continues its deliberations on GAC Advice. The NGPC is prioritizing its work in order to allow the greatest number of applications to move forward as soon as possible. We will continue to provide updates on the NGPC's progress in responding to the GAC Beijing and Durban Advice.

16 August 2013

Volunteer applications due by 1 October 2013

Overview

In line with the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) requirements, and as directed by the ICANN Board, ICANN invites interested individuals to apply for volunteer Review Team Member positions – either in representation of a Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee, or as an Independent Expert – to serve on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT). The Review Team will work in two phases:

• Phase One will occur as soon as the Review Team is appointed, and involves evaluating various metrics to be collected by ICANN as proposed by the GNSO Council, ALAC, and others, as appropriate, and developing recommendations for the set of metrics to be collected by ICANN in preparation for the upcoming review of the New gTLDs, as described in Phase Two.
• Phase Two will occur after new gTLDs have been in operation for one year, and involves examining data to assess the extent to which the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice. Additionally, the Review Team will evaluate the effectiveness of the application and evaluation process, as well as the safeguards put in place by ICANN to mitigate issues involved in the introduction or expansion of new gTLDs.
• Once the proposed metrics are delivered to the Board at the conclusion of Phase One, the Review Team's work will be suspended until the new gTLDs have been in operation for one year. In the interim, ICANN will develop the systems and collect the metrics approved through this process.
• The composition of the Review Team will be confirmed at the start of Phase Two, but is expected to comprise the same members from Phase One. Because of the phased approach and the extended duration of the work for this review, Review Team members may be replaced as appropriate.

Candidatures are to be submitted to rtcandidatures@icann.org by 1 October 2013 – 23:59 UTC.

Schedule for Phase One Announcement and call for volunteers 16 August 2013 Applications due 1 October 2013 SO/AC endorsement of applicants due 4 November 2013 Announcement of Team members 22 November 2013 Phase 1 project kick-off December 2013/January 2014 Submission of recommended metrics (estimated) July 2014 Tentative Schedule for Phase Two 1 Phase Two project kick-off ICANN 51 Meeting (October 2014) Review Team work and submission of Initial Report (estimated) October 2014 – ICANN 52 Meeting (June 2015) Final Report submitted (estimated) September 2015

Please read the detailed Call for Applicants for more information and details on the application procedure and the CCT-RT mandate.

1 Due to uncertainty about the timing of when new gTLDs will be operational and the availability of the data needed to perform the review, these dates are estimates.

The future of the Internet in Africa is being shepherded by the pioneers and visionaries who grab opportunity and mold it into reality. It is crafted by those with the desire to shape the continent for the better and see their ideals come to life. It is these luminaries, some well-known and some not, that have allowed for the Internet to grow so vibrantly throughout Africa.

During the recent ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa, the Africa Top Level Domain name Association (AFTLD), the Internet Society , the DNS community and ICANN came together to honor outstanding African registrars and registries during the first African DNS Industry Award ceremony. These organizations are exemplars of their class and leaders within their community. The Africa Domain Name Industry Award is part of the Africa strategy being rolled out by ICANN in Africa.

The winners of this year’s award went to Kheweul, a Senegal-based registrar, and .Zadna, registry for South Africa’s .za ccTLD. The two winners set the standard for what it means to be a model business within the DNS industry.

Kheweul and .Zadna both demonstrate how enterprises in this industry can provide excellent service and leadership, but they are not alone in doing so. The ten organizations nominated for this award are all examples of what it takes to excel. Aspiring community members can look to them for guidance and leadership as they strive to grow within the industry.

As the Internet continues to develop across the Continent, it is my hope that these nominees will continue to lead the way. It is their hard work and determination to conquer adversity that allows the Internet to not only expand, but prosper.

I extend my deepest congratulations to both the winners and nominees of this year’s Africa Domain Name Industry Award. I would also like to thank all of those who contributed to making this a possibility, including the Awards Committee, ISOC and my ICANN colleagues.

For more photos of the ceremony, please visit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/icann/sets/72157634647588457/

12 August 2013

35 fellows from 26 countries have been selected to participate in ICANN's Fellowship program at the 48th Public Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 November 2013. Twelve of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past 19 programs, 15 are first-time attendees to an ICANN meeting, and 8 have attended meetings in past but are fellows for the first time. The fellows represent all sectors of society including civil, government, academia, business, not-for-profit and user groups. The country code supporting groups are also represented.

Here is the list of selected fellows:

• Adrian Quesada Rodriguez – Costa Rica – Academic
• Ahmed Bakhat Masood – Pakistan – Gov't
• Ali Almeshal – Bahrain – Civil
• Andreas Sifiso Diamini – Swaziland – Gov't
• Ann Ibrahim – Egypt – Gov't
• Beatriz Rodriguez – Uruguay –  Academic
• Bikram Shrestha – Nepal – Not For Profit
• Bryton Focus – United Republic of Tanzania – Not For Profit
• Claudia Giuliana Silva Jauregui – Peru – Gov't
• Craig Nesty – Dominica –  Business
• Edwin Opare – Ghana – Gov't
• Emani Fakaotimanava-Lui – Niue – Not For Profit
• Hassan Zaheer – Pakistan – Business
• Hossam Hassan – Egypt – Business
• Hugo Alexander Cuenca Espinosa – Ecuador – Academic
• Kinfemicheal Yilma Desta – Ethiopia – Academic
• Leon Felipe Sanchez Ambia – Mexico – Academic
• Lianna Galstyan – Armenia – Not For Profit
• Maria Sofia Zerbino Rachetti – Uruguay – Not For Profit
• Marilia Maciel – Brazil – Academic
• Mauricio Oviedo Calderon – Costa Rica – Not For Profit
• Mohamed Adas – West Bank and Gaza – End User
• Mohamed Elshaikh – Sudan – Academic
• Natalie Rose – Jamaica – Academic
• Noha Fathy – Egypt – Not For Profit
• Ping Yang – People's Republic of China – End User
• Roxana Radu – Romania – Academic
• Samson Yoseph Esayas – Ethiopia – Academic
• Sequera Maricarmen – Paraguay – End User
• Shahzad Ahmad – Pakistan – Not For Profit
• Victoria Rosca – Moldova – Gov't
• Vivek Goyal – India – Business
• Walid Al-Saqaf – Yemen – Academic
• Yusif Amadu – Ghana – Academic
• Zheng Wang – People's Republic of China – Academic

ICANN received 132 fellowship applications for the Buenos Aires meeting. Applications for each meeting are assessed by an independent selection committee. Priority is given to applicants who meet minimum program requirements, are current residents of developing and least developed nations in the five ICANN regions, and who are interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, advisory committees or stakeholder groups.

Click here to find out more about the fellowship program and how to apply: http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships

8 August 2013

ICANN has embarked on an effort to reinvent today's WHOIS system. Be part of the solution and join the discussion online.

FAQs Share Your Thoughts

At the request of ICANN Community Members, the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services has extended its open consultation period until 6 September 2013 – 23:59 UTC in order to provide the Community with additional time to comment on the proposed model and recommendations.

Please note that the EWG is meeting in late August to begin revising the initial report [PDF, 1.7 MB]. Comments received by 23 August 2013 – 23:59 UTC will be most useful.

The Community is also invited to read the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services' frequently asked questions which the EWG developed and assembled in Durban to help answer commonly asked questions regarding the EWG's draft recommendations.

Where may I submit my comments?

There are different avenues through which you may submit comments:

• Online questionaire – To help focus attention, the EWG requests your feedback on a set of questions but welcomes comments on any aspect of the Initial Report.
• Public Email address: input-to-ewg@icann.org

Input is publicly archived. To read the responses and input received to date, please refer to: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/gtld-directory-services/share-24jun13-en.htm

Background

ICANN has embarked on an effort to reinvent today's WHOIS system. A significant milestone was reached on 24 June 2013 with the publication of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG)'s initial report for community input and comment. The initial report [PDF, 1.7 MB] proposes a paradigm shift – a new system in which gTLD registration data is collected, validated and disclosed for permissible purposes only, with some data elements being accessible only to authenticated requestors that are then held accountable for appropriate use. The EWG has identified the design features and principles that they believe are essential in this new system, and a proposed Model for the next generation data directory services to replace WHOIS.

What's Next?

The Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services aims to publish its final report in October for discussion at the Buenos Aires meeting and is scheduled to meet in-person in Washington, DC in late August 2013. The suggested model will be submitted to ICANN's CEO and Board when the work is concluded. The output will feed into a Board-initiated GNSO policy development process to serve as a foundation for the GNSO's creation of new consensus policy, and contractual negotiations, as appropriate.

More Information

The EWG work stems from the Board's directive to redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data, while balancing data accuracy and access issues with safeguards for protecting data. The EWG considered the important community work done over the last decade by the GNSO, the SSAC, the WHOIS Review Team, the GAC and others. The Initial Report [PDF, 1.7 MB] reflects the EWG's consensus view of the design principles and features needed for a new system. The proposed Model highlights how these design principles and features could be fulfilled in the ICANN domain ecosystem.

For more information, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions prepared by the EWG related to its Initial Report.

Initial Report Executive Summary

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Consultation Archives

• A webinar on Monday, 8 July – webinar archives
• A consultation in Durban on Monday, 15 July – session archives.

To view the Expert Working Group's activities, please refer to the EWG wiki.

6 August 2013 Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 6 August 2013 Categories/Tags:

• Top-Level Domains
• Intellectual Property
• Contracted Party Agreements

Purpose (Brief): The operational requirements for implementation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims processes in new gTLDs, and a set of community-proposed revisions, are being posted for comment to give an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on these requirements. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/rpm-requirements-06aug13-en.htm

ICANN invites interested individuals and experts from its stakeholder groups to volunteer for the Task Force on Arabic Script Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). An action item on the implementation plan of ICANN’s Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG), the Task Force will look into technical issues and explore solutions related to the secure deployment and use of Arabic script IDNs. Among the issues the Task Force will be considering are:

• Arabic Script Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) for the Root Zone
• Second level LGRs for the Arabic script
• Arabic script Internationalized Registration Data Protocol and Practice
• Universal acceptability of Arabic script IDNs and variants
• Technical challenges around registration of Arabic IDNs and variants
• Operational software for Arabic script IDN registry and registrar operations
• DNS security matters specifically related to Arabic IDNs and variants
• Technical training material around Arabic script IDNs

The Task Force is open to interested individuals and experts from all stakeholder groups, including but not limited to Registries, Registrars, technical community, academia, policy makers, and law enforcement. All the materials prepared through the Task Force will be openly available for use by the public.

Interested individuals are invited to join the Task Force on voluntary basis by emailing their CV and Statement of Interest (SOI) to tf-aidn-admin@meswg.org, which will be publicly archived for information purposes, and then signing up at http://lists.meswg.org/mailman/listinfo/tf-aidn.

Key dates in the context of the Task Force formation:

• 5 August 2013: Open Call for membership
• 20 August 2013: MESWG to announce Task Force of Arabic Script IDNs (TF-AIDN)
• 1 Sept 2013: Initiate work item(s)

The full text of the Open Call for Participation in the Task Force is available here [PDF, 78 KB].

The evolution of the New gTLD Program over the last several years has brought with it a unique and diverse set of ideas, proposals and challenges – all of them aimed at improving the program. While the ensuing community discussions may have slowed the development and launch of the New gTLD Program beyond what many of us anticipated, they have only served to make the program better.

Two examples of that are highlighted today with the release of two reports that should shape the New gTLD Program for years to come.

First, we announced the results of an independent report [PDF, 3.34 MB] prepared by the Interisle Consulting Group on the impact of “name collisions” within the Domain Name System space. Along with our colleagues in the technical community, specifically those from the Security and Stability Advisory Committee we recognize that many of the applied-for names in the program already were in some use in some private networks.

The possibility of confusion is real although low for about 80 percent of the applied-for names but high for two strings, .corp and .home. As for the other remaining 20 percent, further study must be done to assess their impact. We already are moving ahead with plans to mitigate [PDF, 166 KB] the risks but we want your input before we do.

We also announced the results of another independent study [PDF, 1.02 MB] by Carve Systems, this one concerning the proposed concept of “dotless domains” – domain names that wouldn’t require inclusion of a “dot.” This idea has triggered a healthy debate that has lasted nearly two years. Once again, SSAC and IAB weighed in and identified potential risks, and now Carve Systems has as well. The Board’s New gTLD Program Committee will consider steps to be taken to mitigate the risks of dotless domains later this month.

One consistency you will see in how we approached both of these issues – name collisions and dotless domains – as well as with all issues related to the New gTLD Program, is that the security and stability of the Domain Name System is our first priority. Be assured it will remain so.

5 August 2013

As directed by the ICANN Board of Directors on 18 May 2013, ICANN commissioned and today releases the results of a study that considers the likelihood and impact of name space collisions between applied-for new gTLD strings and non-delegated TLDs. Additionally, the study also reviewed the possibility of collisions arising from the use of X.509 digital certificates.

Background: In a study published in January 2013, ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) identified fact that some certificate authorities issue X.509 certificates for domain names that are not resolvable in the public DNS. Such issues identified in SAC 057, as well as in SAC 045, are symptoms of entities that have local environments that include strong assumptions about the number of top-level domains and/or have introduced local top-level domains in private namespaces that may conflict with names yet to be allocated. These private namespaces sometimes "leak" into the public DNS (either through misconfiguration or the use of old software), meaning that requests for resources on private networks could end up querying the public-facing DNS Root Servers and hence "colliding" with the delegated new gTLD.

The Study: On 18 May 2013, the ICANN Board approved a resolution calling for a detailed study of the name collision issue. ICANN contracted with Interisle Consulting Group, LLC to collect and analyze the necessary data on all applied-for strings.

The resulting study, Name Collision in the DNS [PDF, 3.34 MB], identifies three categories of strings by the potential risk of name space collision:

• Low Risk: 80% of applied-for strings.
• Uncalculated Risk: 20% of applied-for strings.
• High Risk: 2 strings (.home, .corp).

To minimize the likelihood of any impact, ICANN proposes to the community several mitigation measures to be taken as described in an accompanying staff recommendation paper, New gTLD Collision Risk Management [PDF, 166 KB]. They include:

• Proceeding with contracting and delegation of those strings categorized as "low risk" (80%) but recommending additional mitigation measures which should not materially impact their timeline for delegation.
• Conducting further study on those strings categorized as "uncalculated risk" (20%) anticipated to take 3-6 months to complete.
• Delaying contracting and delegation of the two "high risk" strings until mitigation efforts can place them in the "low risk" category.

New gTLD Security and Stability: Throughout the development of the New gTLD program, the security and stability of the Domain Name System has remained the paramount concern of the ICANN community. ICANN staff has prepared an information sheet, Secure and Stable Introduction of new gTLDs [PDF, 102 KB], that describes the measures ICANN has taken to ensure the introduction of new gTLDs will not jeopardize that commitment.

Public Comment: At this time, the mitigation steps outlined in the staff recommendation paper are proposals only and community input is strongly suggested. As a result, ICANN has opened a formal process for soliciting public comment. The form for submitting public comment and the calendar for doing so is available here.

Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Process: ICANN takes this opportunity to inform the community that it has updated its risk management procedures for improved reporting and response to any unforeseen issues arising from the delegation of new gTLDs. Members of the community are urged to familiarize themselves with the process available for review here [PDF, 628 KB].