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<font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;">August 2007<br><font style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;" size="4"><br><font size="3">In this issue:<br></font></font></span></font><ul><li>
<font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;">Is there a light at the end of the Whois tunnel?<br></font></span></font></li><li><font size="3">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;">Are new top-level rules .censorious or .commonsense?<br></font></span></font></li><li><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<font style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;">See what the Board has decided to do about IPv6<br></font></span></font></li><li><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;">
Get into the heads of the CEO and the GAC chair<br></font></span></font></li><li><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial MT Condensed Light,sans-serif;" size="4"><font size="3">
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<font style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">WHOIS</span></font></span></font><div><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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Background info</a></font> <br><br>Will
the Whois debate ever end? The issue over what contact information for
domain names should appear on the public Internet has been under formal
discussion since June 2003, but despite determined efforts by the GSNO
and ICANN staff, there has so far been no resolution. <br><br>The
latest effort to break the impasse has seen the GNSO experiment with
non-voting working groups. And three of those groups recently reported
on different aspects of the Whois question, namely: natural versus
legal person registrations; access to unpublished data; and development
of OPoC (Operational Point of Contact) requirements.<br><br>The reports were compiled and debated at a <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.qhwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2Fnode%2F71" target="_blank">
special session</a>
at the ICANN San Juan meeting on 24 June, and huge progress was made.
Difficult issues remain however: like how law enforcement from around
the world would get quick access if personal data was shielded.<br> <br>A
report will be finalised by early August and given to the GNSO Council.
The Council will then choose to either make recommendations to the
Board or carry out further work.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Key date: </span><br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Early August:</span> Final report to GNSO Council</li></font></ul><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
ICANN staff contact(s):</font></span><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<a href="mailto:maria.farrell@icann.org" target="_blank">Maria Farrell</a><br><br></font><hr><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">DOMAIN NAME TASTING</span></span></font><br></font><div><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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Background info</a><br><br>One
sure sign of the growing maturity of the domain name system is the
speculative market that has grown up around domains. But is this market
a sign of health, the result of a loophole that needs to be closed, or
somewhere in between?<br><br>An <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.uhwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Fissues%2Fdomain-tasting%2Fgnso-domain-tasting-report-14jun07.pdf" target="_blank">
Issues Report</a> on domain tasting was produced for the San Juan ICANN meeting where it was discussed in a number of sessions - including a <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.whwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2Fnode%2F18" target="_blank">
tutorial</a> on the issue.<br><br>There
is no simple solution however and the GNSO Council declined to launch a
formal policy development process (PDP) into it, delaying a decision
until September in order to provide time for more research to be
carried out. An ad hoc group will draft a focused terms of reference
for the possible PDP.<br><br>A GNSO process isn't the only route
however: ICANN staff pointed out that domain tasting may also be
tackled through the ICANN Budget process; registry contractual changes;
and the approval of new registry services. <br><br>Each change would
be aimed at removing the financial incentive that currently exists for
companies to register and then "drop" tens of thousands of domain names
every day.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Key date:<br></span></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September: </span>GNSO Council discussion on whether to launch domain tasting PDP<br></li></font></ul><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
ICANN staff contact(s):</font></span><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<a href="mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org" target="_blank">Olof Nordling</a> (GNSO); <a href="mailto:karen.lentz@icann.org" target="_blank">Karen Lentz</a> and <a href="mailto:patrick.jones@icann.org" target="_blank">Patrick Jones
</a> (Services).<br><br></font><hr><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><br>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">NEW gTLDs</span></span></font><br></font><div><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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Background info</a><br><br>There
are calls for the registry market to be liberalised from next year. It
that occurs, it will allow for a whole new range of top-level domains
to appear on the global Internet. <br><br>Unsurprisingly, opening up
the Internet in this way has thrown up a few problems: such as what do
you do when someone applies for something someone else may find
offensive? (The commonest example used in the community at the moment
is ".nazi" but it is easy to think of other, equally offensive TLDs.)<br><br>And
then there is the issue of trademarks; of famous cities (bids for
.berlin, .paris and. nyc have already been prepared); and top-level
domains for languages other than English.<br><br>Three reports and six <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.9hwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2Fnode%2F70" target="_blank">
sessions</a> were dedicated to the issue of new gTLDs at the recent San Juan meeting. Significant attention was also given to the topic in <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.7hwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2Fnode%2F80" target="_blank">
public fora</a> and in several joint meetings between the various constituencies.<br><br>But
while much of the debate has been around what rules should be
introduced and how, another part of the community is arguing that <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> rules covering what is allowed would be a restriction on freedom of expression.<br><br>A <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.8fgscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Fdrafts%2Fpdp-dec05-draft-fr.htm" target="_blank">
draft final report</a> on new gTLDs has been combined with the two others covering "reserved names" and "protecting the rights of others" (available <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.7fgscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Fissues%2Fnew-gtlds%2Ffinal-report-rn-wg-23may07.htm" target="_blank">
here</a> and <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.5fgscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fgnso.icann.org%2Fdrafts%2FGNSO-PRO-WG-final-01Jun07.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>). A final report will be produced and considered by the GNSO Council in September with the result sent to the ICANN Board.
<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Key dates: </span><br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<li><span style="font-weight: bold;">August-September:</span> Final report to GNSO Council</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">September:</span> GNSO Council decision on final report<br></li></font></ul><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">
<font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">ICANN staff contact(s):</font></span>
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Liz Williams</a> (GNSO); <a href="mailto:craig.schwartz@icann.org" target="_blank">Craig Schwartz</a> (Services).<br><br></font><hr><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<br><font style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" size="2">To be covered in the next newsletter:</font><br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<li><font style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" size="3">IDNs</font></li><li><font style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" size="3">
Registry/registrar contract review</font></li><li><font style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" size="3">IPv6</font></li></font></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></font>
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<br>Recent Board meetings</font></span><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<br><br>The
Board met on 15 May 2007 to discuss the proposed budget for 2007/2008.
The meeting comprised a presentation by Chief Operating Office Doug
Brent. <br><br>Brent outlined ICANN's expected Net revenue for 2007/8
of $49.4 million, with expenses amounting to $41.6 million. For the
first time in ICANN's history there will be a capital budget of $1.6
million, and the remaining $6.1 million will be a contribution to
reserves. [N.B. the figures presented here are final and vary slightly
from the near-final figures presented at the meeting.] <br><br>Doug Brent's presentation <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.4fgscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fminutes%2Fprelim-15may07-proposed-08-fiscal.pdf" target="_blank">
is available here</a>. The meeting's minutes <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.aggscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fminutes%2Fprelim-report-15may07.htm" target="_blank">can be found here
</a>.<br><br></font><hr><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><br>On 18 June, the Board met and the agenda included:
<br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><li>Discussion of Ombudsman's Report 7-317
</li><li>Review of Board Governance Committee's GNSO Review Process</li><li>Review of Status of ccTLD Redelegation Requests from IANA</li></font></ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
The
Ombudsman report concerned an issue with ALAC membership; the Board
will review the report and get back to the Ombudsman. A move to a
different bank for ICANN was approved as it would prove cheaper and
more effective. A draft report for suggested changes to the GNSO would
be produced for the San Juan meeting. <br><br>Minutes of the meeting <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.aiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fminutes%2Fprelim-report-18jun07.htm" target="_blank">
can be found here</a>.<br><br></font><hr><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<br>On 29 June, the Board held a public meeting on the last day of the San Juan meeting. The agenda included:</font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<li>Approval of the 2007-2008
ICANN Budget</li><li> Election of a new Chief Financial Officer</li><li>Consultation on Operating Principles
and Frameworks for Transparency and Accountability</li><li>.COOP renewal sponsor agreement</li><li>.TEL ICANN fee amendment</li><li> Report: Protections for gTLD registrants</li><li> Global Policy Proposals on IPv4 allocations
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Most
of the discussion revolved around four topics: changes to the registrar
contracts following RegisterFly; Internationalized Domain Names;
accountability and transparency and the progress ICANN is making with
regard to them; and the issue of IPv4 and IPv6 address expansion.<br><br>The adopted resolutions can be <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.diwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fminutes%2Fresolutions-29jun07.htm" target="_blank">
viewed in full here</a>.<br>A full transcript of the meeting <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.fiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2Ffiles%2Fsanjuan%2FSanJuan-ICANNBoardMtg-29June07.txt" target="_blank">
can be found here</a>.<br></font></div><div><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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Future meetings</span><br><br>You can view all past, current and future Board meetings, along with minutes and agenda on one webpage on the ICANN website at <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.liwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fminutes%2F" target="_blank">
http://www.icann.org/minutes/</a>.<br><br></font></div>
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Interview with the CEO<br>
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The
President and CEO of ICANN, Dr Paul Twomey, answers a few questions
about what the organisation has been up to recently and looks forward
to changes coming.</i><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">So what is most on your mind at the moment?</span><br>Two
things, and they inter-connect with one another. There are the rules
liberalising the introduction of new general top-level domains (gTLDs),
and then there is the introduction of internationalized domain names
(IDNs). <br><br>With new gTLDs, it is inherently about choice. We've
had two rounds of new top-level domains and we have learned from those
experiences. The issue is now how to introduce them and what kind of
third-party or arbitration process there can be for strings that might
pose problems.<br><br>There has been an intense set of discussions over
those rules and they are very important for the future of the domain
name system. And that ties in with IDNs. We have accomplished more here
than people realise. We're running a "twin track" of lab tests and
evaluations that have all been successful so far. There is a new set of
guidelines out, and then there is a set of policy questions that we are
waiting for the ccNSO and GAC to get back to us on.<br><br>There is
still some work that we need to do with IDNs though. A lot of people
keep calling for domains to be "in their language" but they need to
know that domains are not in any language, they simply use character
sets and scripts that people then use to represent their languages.
It's an important distinction because at the moment domains are
restricted to a through to z, 0 to 9 and a few symbols. You can't, for
example, use brackets or speech marks. People need to understand that
the same limitations in Roman characters will also apply in other
character sets. <br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">What about RegisterFly?</span><br>Well,
we're currently reviewing a set of questions I posed as President
following the debacle of the RegisterFly implosion. There is some
protection already for registrants but we are looking at how to further
ensure their protection, and how to encourage good practice among
registrars. <br><br>The leading registrars have taken a very positive
approach on this. It is also in their commercial interests since
satisfied customers equals good business. The Regional At Large
Organisations will be a key voice in this, as will the GNSO Council,
but I'm very pleased with the leadership that the registrars themselves
have shown with this.<br><br>[Since this interview occurred, ICANN has <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.niwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-27jul07.htm" target="_blank">
opened a new consultation</a> on reform of the Registrar Accredition Agreement.]<br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">What is ICANN doing to solve its organisational issues?</span><br>Well,
one of the key priorities of the Board following the signing of the
Joint Project Agreement with the United States government has been to
really work on making ICANN an exemplar among international
organisations when it comes to accountability and transparency. <br><br>I
think this is another area where we have achieved much more than people
realise. For example, there are the extended and extensive Board
minutes, the OneWorldTrust report whose recommendations we are already
implementing, we have improved our websites, produced a blog to aid
dialogue with the community. Then we have a public participation
website, a new general manager of public participation. We have the
open budget process, and the complex and multi-sided processes that
form our Strategic Plan and our Operating Plan. <br><br>So there's a lot there - oh, and a new set of principles and frameworks <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.oiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-23jun07.htm" target="_blank">
released recently</a> - and we're continuing to work and improve upon them.<br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">Finally, how is ICANN getting the message out about what it is doing?</span><br>
I
think like many organisations and companies that live in an
information-rich world, one of the challenges we have in ICANN is: how
do we ensure that our community and the people affected by our
decisions understand what is going on?<br><br>One of the most important
things about this magazine is that it should ensure that people get
information in a quick and to-the-point way. Hopefully we will be able
to guide them to things that affect their interests rather than expect
them to track changes on a website. To say: "Here's something new and
here's how it affects you."<br><br>But we are continuing to look for ways to be more effective so any and all feedback is welcomed. <br><br></font></div></td>
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Global Partnerships
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Internet is a global phenonmenon in which ICANN plays a vital role. The
Global Partnerships team and its regional managers are based
internationally and reach out to those interested in the organisation
in order to explain ICANN's processes and involve them in the ICANN
model. <br><br>They also act as ICANN's international face, discussing
with government and business representatives the unique nature of the
Internet and ICANN itself. As a result, the team possesses a unique
insight into the impact that the Internet has on societies across the
world.<br><br>You can learn more about the regional managers <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.siwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.icann.org%2Fglobal-partnerships" target="_blank">here
</a>. Several of the managers also have their own
webpages where they post the latest information from their region, listed below:<br><br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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Oceania (Save Vocea)</a></li><li><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.gggscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.icann.org%2Fglobal-partnerships%2Fcarcan" target="_blank" title="[click to create page]">
Canada and the Caribbean (Jacob Malthouse)</a></li><li><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.hggscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.icann.org%2Fglobal-partnerships%2Flatam" target="_blank" title="(1 month) Latin American Countries and nature of ccTLDs image ccTLDs.jpg 2006 Monthly Reports Bellow are mont...">
Latin America (Pablo Hinojosa)</a></li><li><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.jggscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.icann.org%2Fglobal-partnerships%2Fmiddle-east" target="_blank" title="(6 days) 2007 Monthly Reports file ME-REPORT-MAY07.xls file ME-REPORT-APR07.xls file ME-REPORT-MAR07.xls fil...">
Middle East (Baher Esmat)</a></li><li><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.nggscbcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.icann.org%2Fglobal-partnerships%2Frussia" target="_blank" title="[click to create page]">
Russia and surrounding countries (Veni Markovski)</a></li></font></ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">Recent highlights:</span><br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
<li>An accountability framework was signed with the Netherlands ccTLD <br></li><li>Accountability framework with Puerto Rico</li><li>Accountability framework with Fiji<br></li><li>A public <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.tiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2Fnode%2F22" target="_blank">
preparatory IGF meeting</a> in San Juan<br></li></font></ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
N.B. You can review all the ccTLD agreements graphically at: <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.uiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fmaps%2Fcctld-agreements.htm" target="_blank">
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in making this process work is participation by all those affected by,
or interested in, a particular topic. ICANN has a number of ways in
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Public Participation Site</a>, where open and active discussion on all topics under ICANN's purview is encouraged</li><li>Post your comments on any of the topics that are <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.yiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fpublic_comment%2F" target="_blank">
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new IANA website has seen the old site undergo an entire rewrite and
reorganisation. Information about IANA, its role, domain names, number
resources and protocol assignments are all clearly and simply explained
and an search engine helps make everything easier to find. The site is,
for the moment, <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.9iwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fbeta.iana.org%2F" target="_blank">in beta</a> awaiting feedback. Make your comments <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.8iwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.icann.org%2F%3Fp%3D158" target="_blank">
here</a>.<br></li><li>A new-look public participation site has seen some improvements, and meeting sub-sites have been set up for the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.7iwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsanjuan2007.icann.org%2F" target="_blank">
San Juan meeting</a> and the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.5iwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Flosangeles2007.icann.org%2F" target="_blank">upcoming Los Angeles meeting</a>.<br></li><li>
The ccNSO has a <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.ajwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fccnso.icann.org%2F" target="_blank">new website</a> which improves the layout and provision of information. Further improvements will be introduced over the next few months.
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http://www.icann.org/maps/</a>.
They cover: Accredited Registrars; Board & Staff Representation;
ccTLD Agreements; ccTLD Financial Contributions 05-06; Meetings;
Regional Internet Registries; Root Servers; Root Zone Whois; San Juan
2007 Pre-Registrations; and Support for IDNs at TLD Registries. <br></li><li>A new <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.yiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fpublic_comment%2F" target="_blank">
public comment webpage</a> on the main ICANN site makes it easy to review and respond to issues current out for public review.<br></li></font></ul>
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The Rootzone Management Workflow Automation (RMWA) system has gone into
beta testing. You will probably know it as eIANA. The system will
ultimately mean faster changes to the Internet's base rootzone. It will
also mean people can see the status of requested changes. <br><br>Despite
many people's belief to the contrary, three-week changes in the
rootzone only spend two or three days within IANA's system. That part
at least will get faster. IANA is looking for ccTLD volunteers to test
it out. <br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">ALAC:</span> The last
regional at large organisation (RALO) covering North America was signed
at the San Juan meeting in June, completing all five worldwide RALOs
and finally removing the ALAC from its "interim" status. At the same
time, changes to membership rules will open up the organisations to a
wider range of influences.<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">ICANN:</span> A number of new frameworks and principles have been <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.oiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-23jun07.htm" target="_blank">
released in draft form</a>
for community review. The documents include, for the first time, an
information disclosure policy, a translation framework, code of
conduct, and consultation framework. The documents were specifically
designed to improve ICANN's accountability and transparency.<br>
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<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">27 Jul: </span><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.niwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-27jul07.htm" target="_blank">
Registrant protection consultation opened</a> <br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">19 Jul:</span> <br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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NomCom evaluator asks for public input</a></li></font></ul><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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NARALO public comment opened</a> <br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">9 Jul:</span> <br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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<li><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.gjwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-09jul07.htm" target="_blank">Domain transaction fee drops again</a></li>
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San Juan meeting announcements:</span><br></font><ul><font style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" color="#285685" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="1">
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</li><li><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.ijwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-29jun07.htm" target="_blank">Proposed .NAME renewal registry agreement posted for public comment
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23 Jun:</span> <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.oiwdddcab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-23jun07.htm" target="_blank">Draft Management Operating Principles released
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ccNSO Regions Working Group report posted for comment</a><br><br><br>A full list of announcements is available online at: <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=e68jwbcab.0.kw9yjacab.xrsqb6bab.183&ts=S0263&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fannouncements%2F" target="_blank">
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<td style="color: rgb(40, 86, 133); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 6pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><p>The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is
an internationally organized, non-profit corporation that has
responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation,
protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD)
Top-Level Domain name system management, and root server system
management functions. These services were originally performed under
U.S. Government contract by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
(IANA) and other entities. ICANN now performs the IANA function.</p>
<p>As a private-public partnership, ICANN is dedicated to preserving
the operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to
achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to
developing policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up,
consensus-based processes.</p></td>
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Ambassador
Janis Karklins is chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC).
He is Latvia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.</span><br><br><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">We
asked him about why he took the job, what he sees as the biggest
challenges for GAC and what issues most concern governments at the
moment.</span><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Why did you accept the GAC chairman role?</span><br>I
don't know [laughs]. I got involved in the GAC after WSIS [the United
Nations' world summit on the information society] and, well, people
thought I could do the job. But it is a fascinating job, considering
these issues that we are addressing. I want to contribute to putting in
place successful processes.<br><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">How do you see GAC's role in ICANN?</span><br>We
have managed in the last year or two years to bring the GAC to a new
level of co-operation. GAC is becoming part of ICANN's policy
development process from the beginning: not acting as a standalone
judge that makes up its mind on a standalone project.<br><br>I think
the GAC needs to be involved from the very beginning to bring in a
public policy perspective to the process. For example, the GAC produced
Whois and new gTLDs principles at the last meeting - which other
constituencies have told us were helpful in formulating their policies.<br><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">What would you say to those that fear the GAC is trying to run the show?</span><br>
I
would disagree. The bylaws define the role of the GAC plays in the
decision making process. There is a division of responsibilities and a
division of powers. The role of GAC in an ICANN of the future can only
be decided in consultations and with the approval of other
constituencies. This is a joint exercise.<br><br>The GAC is trying to
stay in touch with ICANN. We have an annual work programme that was
produced in Sao Paulo, and at Los Angeles we will produce the work
programme for 2008 - that programme is public, it is not secret.<br><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">What issues are likely to appear in the next annual work programme?</span><br>IDNs
in cc [country code] spaces is on our radar screen. Then there are
security issues such as the denial of service attacks: what governments
need to do with the potential threat. And recent attacks [a denial of
service attack on Estonia] demonstrate a real need for governmental
awareness.<br><br>Deployment of IPv6 is also something that governments
need to keep an eye on. And then there are the rest of the issues:
Whois, new gTLDs - topics that we view as follow-up issues.<br><br><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">What changes are in the pipeline for GAC?</span><br>I
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biggest challenges. The GAC has limited resources. Recently we got a
government staff liaison and we highly appreciate that, it will be
extremely useful, but there is also a limitation on GAC members. <br><br>I
am going around telling everyone that it is my hobby to be chair of
GAC. I have a lot of other duties, and I'm not an exception. I can
think of only one or two GAC members that have ICANN and the GAC as a
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