Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 26, 2010 3:27:21 AM PST > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] ICANN February 2010 Magazine > > > February 2010 — Volume 3 | Issue 2 > In this issue: > > Staff Focus > Nairobi Remote Participation > One World. One Internet. Everyone Connected > Interview with David Olive > Policy Update > Currently Open for Public Comment > Fellowship Update > Staff Focus > By Geoff Bickers, Director of Security > The “Staff Focus” is a monthly report about what is on the minds > of ICANN staff. Each month will be written by a different ICANN > staff member. > > Many in the ICANN community have expressed their concerns regarding > security following the violent protests in downtown Nairobi on 15 > January and the threat against the Kenyatta International > Conference Center (KICC) received by US Embassy staff on 10 > February. Following those events, ICANN staff and Board reexamined > the security situation in Nairobi and worked with our local host > and the Kenyan Government to take additional security measures for > the meeting. > > Our Kenyan host, KENIC, is providing hospitality desks to assist > arriving attendees at the Kenyatta Airport, organizing a laptop > tagging system to reduce the risk of property theft within the KICC > and arranging shuttle bus services to connect the KICC and the > recommended downtown hotels. The Kenyan Government has increased > the involvement of their national security agencies such as the > National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS), the Anti-terrorist > Police Unit (ATPU) and the Kenyan Diplomatic Protection Unit (DPU) > in planning and protection for the meeting. The Kenyan Police and > KICC security unit are taking increased steps to ensure safety > through increased screening procedures at the KICC, increased > personnel deployed within the KICC, hotels, and official venues, > and increased patrols along the road from the airport to the > central business district. > > Staff have engaged with various international and regional security > consultants to obtain up to date assessments of the security > threats and best available measures to mitigate them. Additional > experts in event security and crisis management are working with > staff and the Kenyan Government to help provide a secure > environment for all delegates to the meeting. > > The most important factor in ensuring your safety and security > while in Nairobi will be taking personal responsibility for your > actions and observing commonsense precautions, such as: > > Use hotel arranged taxis rather than walking. Vehicle traffic in > the central business district is frequently congested and walking > may seem safe but you should avoid walking the streets of Nairobi > anywhere at night even for short distances. > If approached on the street by an individual or a group, be polite, > but wary and exercise caution. There has been an increase of con > men on the streets. They are normally very polite and well dressed > and might ask you to change money, split a bill, or offer services. > Some con men may claim to be plainclothes police officers or NGO > workers and want information, etc. > Always be vigilant and alert for muggers/robbers/gangs and rioters. > Do not carry or display large sums of money, especially while > shopping. Use credit cards where possible. > When in public places, do not display cash, expensive watches or > jewelry, do not leave mobile phones unattended, and do not leave > your handbag or briefcase hung on restaurant chairs or under the > table. > Be prepared for power blackouts, which may occur at any time. Be > aware that crime may increase during these periods. > Exercise caution at ATM machines or when withdrawing money from > banks. Be cautious about who sees you withdrawing cash and where > you withdraw it. > Credit card fraud is common in Nairobi as in many other large > cities, so follow commonsense rules. Try to ensure that credit card > slips are endorsed in your presence. If you have to use a slip as a > deposit, always fill the amount in and check that you get the slip > back. > Taxis - Jatco, Kenatco, and Jim Cab provide reliable taxi service. > Unlicensed taxis are often unreliable or unsafe and should be > avoided. Always confirm the fare in advance. Do not use the Matatu > buses or accept offers of a lift from a stranger. > Never give out your hotel room number or invite strangers to your > room. > Avoid leaving valuables lying around in your room while you are > out, even for the shortest of moments. > Never leave a bag or valuables unattended in restaurants, swimming > pool area, etc. > Always use the safety lock on your hotel room door, even during > daytime. > Always use room safe for valuables, or use lockable storage for > valuables at the front desk, but make sure they issue a receipt for > your items. > ICANN security staff will continue to monitor the preparations for > the meeting and changes to the overall security situation in > Nairobi. We will continue to communicate relevant information and > changes on an ongoing basis. Those wishing to familiarize > themselves with Nairobi and monitor political and social news will > find many resources available. Here are a few that may be of use: > > http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ > http://www.nation.co.ke/ > http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/ > http://www.africanews.com/site/page/kenya > See you in Nairobi! > > Geoff Bickers, ICANN Director of Security Operations > > One World. One Internet. Everyone Connected. > In this area we will be reporting on the activities of our > President and CEO, Rod Beckstrom, as he travels around the world > representing one unified, interoperable, Internet. > >  > I spent the last week of January in Washington, DC, meeting with > government officials, speaking on ICANN, the Internet, and > cybersecurity, and mingling with the community during a couple > ICANN sponsored events. It was a busy week to say the least as I > managed to pack more than 40 meetings and speaking engagements in > the span of a brief five days. > > My agenda kicked off with an extensive television interview with > Toufic Gebran of Alhurra TV for Alhurras weekly I-Tech program. > Immediately following that interview I had the opportunity to turn > the tables a bit and interview Toufic, discussing with him the > launch of internationalized domain names (IDNs) and what that means > for people in the Middle East. I encourage you to take a few > minutes and check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch? > v=jEKOxX4CKoE. > > I also had the opportunity to give a lecture at Georgetown > University on what is ICANN. The graduate studies class, led by > Professor Matthew G. Devost, is assigned my best-selling book, The > Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless > Organizationsas required reading. It really was a great opportunity > to share with the students information about ICANN and explain the > importance of ICANN’s role in keeping the Internet unified. You > can view my lecture here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPW9LU2pp4o. > > Moving on in the week I had several meetings with prominent members > of the United States Congress, including Patrick Leahy (D-VT), > Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Olympia Snowe (R-ME), > who sits on the Senate Commerce and Intel Committees, Henry Waxman, > Chairman of the House Commerce Committee, and Darrell Issa, Ranking > Member of the House Government Oversight Committee and member of > the House Judiciary Committee. These meetings provided the perfect > opportunity for me to introduce myself to members who have an > abiding interest in ICANN. Plenty of lively discussions were had > about ICANN’s mandate, its new relationship with the U.S. > Government following the execution of the Affirmation of > Commitments, the new gTLD program, and securing the DNS root. > Overall, it was a very productive series of meetings that > positioned ICANN well for success as an independent, global > organization. > > Other productive meetings were with Larry Strickling, Assistant > Secretary Department of Commerce and Administrator of the National > Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) and with > Ambassador Philip Verveer, the U.S. State Department’s Coordinator > for International Communications and Information Policy. > > I had previously worked closely with Secretary Strickling in > developing the “Affirmation of Commitments” and securing > ICANN’s independence from U.S. Government. ICANN will continue to > work closely with NTIA in carrying out the Reviews called for by > the Affirmation and in ICANN’s capacity as the contractor for the > IANA function. > > In my meeting with Ambassador Verveer much of my discussion focused > on the importance of maintaining the ICANN model of private-sector > led, multi-stakeholder, bottom-up, policy development. As the > meeting occurred about a week after Secretary of State Hillary > Clinton’s speech on Internet Freedom, we also spoke a great deal > about ICANN’s role in ensuring the security, stability, and > resiliency of the Internet’s Domain Name System. > > I also had the honor of speaking before three different audiences > about ICANN and cybersecurity. A highlight was being included on a > panel hosted by the Public Interest Registry (.org) that addressed > ICANN generally and its role in cybsersecurity (see article athttp:/ > www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/article.php/3861521). Here > I was able to talk about the future of ICANN and the importance of > remaining open, transparent, and multi-stakeholder led. I gave a > similar talk at the Center of Strategic and International Studies. > I also participated in a roundtable discussion held at the Aspen > Institute’s DC offices in which government officials, economists, > industry government affairs representatives and others discussed > U.S. and international ICT policy. And lastly, I spoke before the > Council on Foreign Relations where I shared my views on today’s > cybersecurity challenges and offered some possible approaches to > combat the gravest threats without undermining the Internet’s > enormous value as an engine of economic and social innovation. > > As many of you may already know, I believe it is very important to > make myself available and accessible to the members of our > community. I like to do this in social settings which allow me an > opportunity to connect with people informally and discuss issues of > common interest. Approximately 125 people attended an ICANN hosted > cocktail reception at the W Hotel. You can check out a video of > some of the event’s highlights, including an introduction of > ICANN’s new VP of Government Affairs at http://www.youtube.com/ > watch?v=CeKB67hJFYY. I also caught up with a good crowd at the > first ever “meet up” at which members of the community mingled > over beer and billiards. I find these types of gatherings extremely > beneficial and look forward to more on my travels. > > I was very pleased to be able to use this week to introduce Jamie > Hedlund, our new VP of Government Affairs – Americas. Jamie > accompanied me for most of the week and I believe Jamie will be an > invaluable addition to the ICANN team and we are extremely happy to > have him on board. > > ICANN’s New Vice President, Policy Development Support—David Olive >  > Welcome David Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support, to > the ICANN staff. Keep reading to learn a bit more about David, his > background and vision for policy development at ICANN. > > ICANN: Tell us a little bit about yourself, what is your background? > > David: I come to ICANN via Chicago, Brussels, Rome, Tokyo, and now > Washington, D.C. > > I was born and raised in Chicago, a city with a large multi-ethnic > population where many languages are spoken. This rich environment > undoubtedly helped to foster my international interests and > perspective. > > Next, with 15 years as a United States diplomat, I served in > Brussels and Rome and also participated in negotiations and policy > dialogues relating to high technology with the European Union, > Japan, and Italy. > > My next stop was in Washington, D.C. where I was tasked with > opening the corporate representative office of a global information > technology company in 1990. I worked with various international > business groups to help design national and international public > policies that facilitate the development and use of information and > communications technology, greater utilization of the Internet, > online business, protection of intellectual property, and workforce > issues. > > During this process, my wife and I raised two boys as the > information technology and the Internet era emerged both at home > and at school. As both the boys and the Internet grew, I served as > tech support and e-Dad for the family’s Internet and computer > needs. Of course, I began to adopt and adjust to new applications > and focus on privacy and security concerns, as my sons became more > active Internet users. > > Now, I look to Nairobi and Brussels for the ICANN meetings there as > well as other locations to promote our policy development process > and to encourage greater participation and involvement. > > ICANN: What attracted you to ICANN? > > David: In 1996, I was involved in the work of the Global Internet > Project (GIP), an international group of senior executives > committed to fostering the continued rapid growth of the Internet > worldwide. GIP participants included well-known leaders > representing Internet-centric companies based in Australia, East > and South Asia, Europe, and North America. Dr. James Clark, former > Chairman of Netscape, founded the group. The GIP was an early > supporter of ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model for coordinating and > managing the global Internet’s unique identifiers. > > Furthermore, I was also involved in ICANN matters when I served as > the Public Policy Chairman for the World Information Technology and > Services Alliance (WITSA). WITSA supported ICANN’s role and > activities. > > ICANN: What is your vision for Policy Development within ICANN/what > do you want to accomplish? > > David: It is my pleasure to be working with ICANN’s Policy Team > and to build upon its existing foundation and policy expertise > (with special thanks to the leadership of Denise Michel). > > I was impressed by ICANN’s bottom up coordination and consensus > based policy development during my corporate and WITSA involvement. > It would be my goal to improve further that process while reaching > out to incorporate new organizations, emerging international > communities, and individuals worldwide. Through our globally minded > efforts, I would like to see ICANN continue to evolve as a trusted, > transparent and accountable steward for the technical management > and coordination of the unique indicators of the Internet and > associated policies. > > ICANN: What challenges do you see? > > David: The evolution and acceptance of ICANN to date within the > international community can be seen as a result of the good will, > hard work, and collaboration of the stakeholders involved. As the > Internet grows, ICANN’s informational resources to facilitate > informed and meaningful participation must continue to improve and > be easily accessible to the diverse range of interested > stakeholders. I know ICANN provides a number of mechanisms by which > an organization, business, NGO, government or individual can be > involved, and we must constantly seek new and innovative ways to > reach out to these communities. > > “I would like to see ICANN continue to evolve as a trusted, > transparent and accountable steward for the technical management > and coordination of the unique identifiers of the Internet and > associated policies.” > > ICANN: What is your first priority in your new position? > > David: The Policy Team is briefing me on the details of ongoing > policy issues and activities of the supporting organizations and > advisory committees. My first priority is to meet in person with > the leadership of these supporting organizations and advisory > committees to listen and learn about their policy priorities and > workload matters. The ICANN meeting in Nairobi will provide me with > that opportunity in early March. > > ICANN: Is there anything else you’d like us to know about you or > what you’d like to accomplish? > > David: I have had satisfying careers in government and in the > private sector dealing with technology, Internet issues, > international trade and investment, international business, and > economic issues. I look forward to bringing my experience to bear > on the challenging issues facing ICANN and its policy development > process today. The goal should be to facilitate thoughtful, > innovative, and effective approaches supported by our community. > > Policy Update > For an in-depth look at the following Policy topics, go to the > January Policy Update at: > http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-feb10-en.htm > > Transitions > > Denise Michel, ICANN Vice President of Policy, has accepted the new > position of Advisor to the CEO, effective 15 February. David Olive > assumes Denise’s former role. > > ccNSO > > Belize Joins ccNSO > > On 8 February, the country code Name Supporting Organization > (ccNSO) accepted the membership application of Belize (.bz). > > ccNSO Prepares for Members Meeting in Nairobi > > The ccNSO will convene on a full agenda of topics in Nairobi, > Kenya. Members will share tips on operating and marketing a country > code top-level domain (ccTLD), and exchange views on topics such as > wildcarding, data escrow, and incident response. > > GNSO > > Council Decides to Take On Vertical Integration > > The GNSO Council has initiated a policy development process (PDP) > on the issue of vertical integration between registrars and > registries. A work team is being assembled from the community to > explore whether policies should be adopted that allow or restrict > vertical integration and cross-ownership between registrars and > registries. > > New gTLD Program: STI Recommendations on Trademark Protections Go > to the Board > > The GNSO Council has responded to a Board request with a series of > recommendations developed by the Special Trademark Issues (STI) > drafting team. The team recommended creating a Trademark > Clearinghouse and a Uniform Rapid Suspension Procedure to protect > trademarks in new generic Top Level Domains (new gTLDs). > > Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy WG Analyzes Complaints, Comments > > The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) aims to provide a > straightforward procedure for domain name holders to transfer their > names from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another. The GNSO is > reviewing and considering revisions to this policy. > > Registration Abuse Policies Group Publishes Initial Report > > Registries and registrars seem to lack uniform approaches for > dealing with domain name registration abuse, and questions persist > as to what actions "registration abuse" refers. The GNSO Council > has launched a Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) Working Group to > examine registration abuse policies. > > Analysis Continues on Potential Studies of Whois > > Whois is the data repository containing registered domain names, > registrant contacts and other critical information. Questions > persist concerning the use and misuse of this important public > resource. The GNSO Council continues its inquiries into the > suitability of Whois as the Internet evolves. Whois has global > scale and critical importance, so adjustments to Whois must be > handled with great care. Evaluating Whois will take years, but the > process has begun. > > GNSO Improvements: Work Teams Progress; Council Refines New Procedures > > Members of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) > community are working to implement a comprehensive series of > organizational changes designed to improve the effectiveness and > accessibility of the organization. The GNSO Improvements fall into > five main areas; > > Restructuring the GNSO Council; > > Revising the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP); > > Adopting a New Working Group Model for Policy Development; > > Enhancing Constituencies; and > > Improving Communication and Coordination with ICANN Structures. > > To understand the GNSO's new structure and organization, please see > the discussion and diagrams on the GNSO Improvements webpage. For > the reasons and history motivating the improvements, see the > Background page. > > ASO > > Adoption of Proposal for Recovered IPv4 Addresses Seems Imminent – > in Two Flavors > > Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are discussing a proposed > global policy for handling IPv4 address space returned from the > RIRs to IANA. According to the proposal, IANA would act as a > repository of returned address space and, once the free pool of > IANA IPv4 address space has been depleted, allocate such space to > the RIRs in smaller blocks than it currently does. > > Three of Five RIRs Approve 2011 for Transition to 32-Bit ASN > > Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are discussing a proposed > global policy for Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). The proposal > would change the date for a full transition from 16-bit to 32-bit > ASNs from the beginning of 2010 to the beginning of 2011, in order > to allow more time for necessary upgrades of the systems involved. > > At-Large > > Comments Sought on Selecting an At-Large ICANN Board Member > > On 5 February, 2010, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), in > collaboration with the At-Large Community, posted its first-ever > public consultation by opening a 30 day public comment period on a > proposal for how At-Large should select a voting member of the > ICANN Board. > > AFRALO Publishes Outreach Brochure > > Members of the At-Large African Regional Organization (AFRALO) > worked collaboratively to create a brochure, which they will use > for outreach activities and information dissemination. > > SSAC > > Issues Active with the SSAC > > The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) is considering > several security related issues, including the Report of the Root > Scaling Study Team, display and usage of Internationalized > registration data (Whois data), and domain name history. > > Issues Currently Open for Public Comment > For an in-depth look at the following Policy topics, go to the > January Policy Update at: > http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-jan10-en.htm > > Numerous public comment periods are open on issues of interest to > the ICANN community. Act now for the opportunity to share your > views on such items as: > > Proposed Process for the 2010 Selection of an ICANN At-Large Board > Member > > On 27 August 2009, the ICANN Board of Directors resolved, in > principle, “to add one voting director appointed from the At-Large > Community to the ICANN Board of Directors, and removing the present > ALAC Liaison to the Board (…).” This paper outlines how the At- > Large community proposes to select their new Board member. Comment > by 6 March 2010. > > Working Group Guidelines > > As part of the GNSO Improvements Process, which aims to improve the > structure and operations of the Generic Names Supporting > Organization (GNSO), a Work Team was tasked with developing a > Working Group Model. This Working Group Model should become the > focal point for policy > development, and make it more inclusive and representative. Are > these Guidelines complete? Comments accepted through 22 March 2010. > > Registration Abuse Policies Initial Report > > The GNSO Registration Abuse Policies Working Group has published > its Initial Report, including concrete recommendations to address > domain name registration abuse in gTLDs. Comment by 28 March 2010. > > Proposed Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS Security, > Stability, and Resiliency > > This paper presents the rationale, key features and projected costs > of two strategic initiatives that ICANN believes are necessary to > fulfill its obligations under its Bylaws, the 2009 Affirmation of > Commitments, and the 2010-2013 ICANN Strategic Plan. Comment by 29 > March 2010. > > Global DNS-CERT Business Case > > This paper describes the case for the creation of a Domain Name > System-Computer Emergency Response Team devoted to both proactive > and reactive measures related to DNS security, stability and > resiliency. The paper includes a description of the operational > concept, services analysis, and suggested governance and funding > models. Comment by 29 March 2010. > > July 2010 – June 2013 Strategic Plan Posted > > After extensive consultation with the community, including a > workshop in Seoul as well as a first time ever survey conducted > last Fall, the Strategic Plan is being posted following its > approval by the ICANN Board at its February meeting. In the joint > communication from ICANN's Chairman and CEO, it is noted that the > Strategic Plan sets out ICANN's priorities for the next three years > and is used as the basis for shaping ICANN's annual operating plan > and budget. Details of the annual planning cycle can be found > athttp://www.icann.org/en/planning/ > > Fellowship Update > by two-time fellow Naveed Ul-Haq > An ‘always on’ Experience > > My name is Naveed Ul-Haq, and I am a two-time ICANN fellowship > alumni, who, like others before me, would like to share my story of > becoming a member of the ICANN community. I have been learning > through Internet-related technologies since the start of my career; > initially as a network engineer configuring, running and managing > local DNS, e-mail and Internet services for my organization, > Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). More recently, over the > last three years, I have been involved with research, policy and > regulatory work on various information and > communication technologies (ICTs). > > Though I did have some basic knowledge about IANA, ICANN and RIRs, > the details about the Internet’s unique identifiers policy > management were revealed to me during a presentation at “APT IPv6 > workshop” Langkawi, Malaysia (Feb 2006). This workshop allowed me > to develop a comprehensive wiki regarding ICANN and its functions > while preparing an in-house presentation on ‘Internet’, which > was delivered to PTA officers. > > In order to explore more about ICANN policy issues, my best > resource was the ICANN website. The most significant part for me > was the public comments section, which really kick started my > interest in reading ICANN documents and putting forth my thoughts > on them. The way ICANN has provided various open platforms for > anyone around the globe to contribute into the policy development > process of these identifiers is commendable. I still remember that > Improving Institutional Confidence, the Operating and Budget plan > 2009 and IDN Fast track process were among the first ever ICANN > policy documents that were read and commented on by me. > > In 2007, I was placed as a member of PTA’s resource person group > on the role of APNIC, ICANN, ISOC, IETF, etc …and their impact on > national regulations. My first official assignment as a resource > person was to act in response to an e-mail forwarded by the > International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) regarding ICANN JPA. The > information was to be circulated among the Internet stakeholders of > Pakistan. While preparing the response, ICANN’s relevant documents > really helped in my information gathering, and I submitted a > response to the open consultation process undertaken by NTIA during > February 2008. > > My fellowship journey started with a click on the ‘fellowship > office’ link on the ICANN website. While going through the > fellowship details, I found myself eligible to apply and was > impressed by ICANN’s support for citizens of developing countries > to attend an ICANN meeting as it is almost impossible for us to > acquire funding from our limited ICT training budgets. I still > remember the excitement brought to me when I saw the fellowship > selection results for the ICANN meeting in Cairo. My first ICANN > meeting! >  > The Cairo meeting was a lifetime experience, from the time I > arrived at the Cairo Airport to the time I was at the departure > lounge. I felt like I was in a family of diverse professionals from > around the world: discussing, deliberating and sharing a bunch of > words about Internet Nirvana. I learned and learned and learned! > DNSSEC, Internet Governance, Cyber squatting, etc were a few of the > terminologies that were heard for the first time by my ears. > > Since my participation at Cairo and subsequently at the Sydney > meeting, I have grown professionally on Internet issues, have made > excellent global networking connections, contributed towards ICANN > policy process through public comments, and most importantly, have > had the opportunity to do something for my community. > > With regards to opening new windows of learning for me, I have > undertaken Diplo online Internet Governance Capacity building > program 2009 (told to me by an ICANN fellow), and am presently > enrolled in the research phase. I also earned an ISOC > ambassadorship to the IGF meeting > at Sharm El Sheikh. > > The fellowship assisted me in carrying out several official > assignments, including the Establishment of Local Internet Peering > points and transition of .pk ccTLD. Moreover, while gaining > knowledge during ICANN meetings about IDNs and IPv6, I have been > encouraged to initiate new projects like the creation of an IPv6 > monitory group and development of a local version of my > organization, PTA’s website. > > I believe that IDNs will be an excellent platform for increasing > Internet usage and growth in developing regions where language is > rated as one of the barriers behind Internet proliferation. I think > it is very important to develop local language versions of our > websites in order to give a complete post-IDN experience to end-users. > > I have also delivered presentations on ICANN to university > students, wrote an article on IDNs and new gTLDs and in the near > future, plan to hold a one-day workshop on ICANN, IGF and their > issues. General awareness about ICANN is very limited in my part of > the world and it is imperative to bridge the gap as much as > possible. However, my journey has just started, and there is a long > way to go! > > I would like to encourage eligible citizens of the developing world > to avail themselves of this amazing fellowship opportunity and be a > part of the ICANN community. The future of the Internet is > transforming and ICANN is a major stakeholder in this change. The > door is open for you to come via public > comments, blog, mailing lists, newsletters, etc to put your > thoughts in it. > > For those who are new to ICANN fellowship program, I would like to > suggest that you try to collaborate with each other and of course > the alumni. Speak out, ask questions and become involved with the > ICANN community during the meeting. ICANN is an open organization > so don’t hesitate to ask questions when you come across a > Constituency member; they do embrace the fellows!. Whenever I close > my eyes and try to visualize ICANN meetings, I feel an ‘Always > On’ experience. Thank you ICANN for this! > > Links > Policy update: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/ > > Monthly magazine: http://www.icann.org/en/magazine/ > > Blog: http://blog.icann.org/ > > Announcements: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/ > > Public Participation: http://public.icann.org/ > > Participate > HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD > > Visit the Public Participation Site and let us know what you think > about the current issues. > > If you care about the Internet and how it evolves, your voice will > only be heard if you get involved. > > http://public.icann.org/ > > > Remote Participation Options for Nairobi > The Nairobi meeting has provided us with the opportunity to enhance > our remote participation. Some of the remote participation services > on offer for the Nairobi meeting are as follows: > > Adobe Connect > Video Streaming > Scribing > Audio Streaming (listen-only) > Chat > 'Remote Interventions' During Attended Chat Sessions > Audio (bidirectional) > Video Presentations > We are also offering, for the first time, a special 'remote > participant view' of the entire schedule. You can find this > at:http://nbo.icann.org/remote-schedule. This view is a condensed > view of the schedule showing all the remote participant options in > one place. > > We have made many improvements to remote participant services for > this meeting and we're very interested in your thoughts and hope > you'll take the time to talk to us about your remote participation > experience by sending a note to us at: [log in to unmask] > > To learn all about what is being offered, including our objectives > and principals, service matrix, standard services, and records and > recordings please go to: > http://nbo.icann.org/remote-participation > > To sign up to this and other newsletters, follow this link > > An archive of magazines can be found here > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]