ICANN participation

On August 8, the At-Large Advisory Committee communicated to the Board of
Directors of ICANN the consensus position of the At-Large community on the
changes that it proposes be made to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement ("RAA").

Introduction

Interim At-Large Advisory Committee Comment on the Fifth Supplemental
Implementation Report of ICANN's Evolution and Reform Committee

The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) supports the formation of a
country code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), and looks forward to
working with members of the ccTLD community within ICANN.

The creation of the ccNSO will provide opportunities for enhancing global
outreach and diversity, and fostering productive exchanges of views and
experiences among Local Internet Communities and with ICANN.

This document represents the contribution of ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) to the “Consultations on the Establishment of the Working Group on Internet Governance” to be held in Geneva on September 20-21, 2004.

Nature and Scope of Internet Governance

In February 2003, the Interim At-Large Advisory Committee issued a formal statement on the issues of WHOIS accuracy and bulk access, <http://alac.icann.org/whois/whois_final_report_accuracy-20feb03.htm>. At the time, we remarked on the privacy concerns raised by the policy mandating that domain name registrants submit accurate and truthful identifying information while giving them no opportunity to protect that information from disclosure or public display.

The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) recommended changes to improve notification and consent for the use of individuals’ contact data in the WHOIS system. Responding to a report issued by the Generic Names Supporting Organization’s (GNSO’s) “WHOIS task forces,” the ALAC suggested ways of making the proposed WHOIS policy more clear, enhancing registrants’ experience, and strengthening mandatory disclosure on how individuals’ information will be used. The ALAC urges interested individuals to review the task forces’ report, and share their views.

In recent weeks, the At Large Advisory Committee ("ALAC") has been pleased to provide comments, both in writing and at the Mar del Plata meeting, to the ICANN Board and staff about the .NET process and the Telcordia report.

Proposed ICANN/VeriSign Settlement Agreement

Background