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Policy Working Groups
The At-Large Community has working groups active on many issues that concern individual Internet users. You can find out more, and join their work, by visiting their microsites below.
- At-Large Participation in ICANN
- The Future Structure and Governance of ICANN
- Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) Policy
- ICANN Transparency and Accountability
- DNS Security Issues within ICANN's Remit
- IPv4 to IPv6 Migration
- New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)
- Registrant /Registrar Relations
- WHOIS Policy
- At-Large IRT Response WG
Policy Issue Briefs
The Policy Issue Briefs below are basic introductions to important areas of Internet policy development that are being addressed by the ICANN community's bottom-up, consensus based, policymaking structure. They are designed to accommodate newcomers to ICANN, as well as ICANN issue veterans who may desire basic information on an unfamiliar issue.
Whether a newcomer or veteran, we encourage you to go beyond these introductions and learn more about the work of the ICANN community. To facilitate this, links to information on current Policy development activities are provided in the left side-bar of this webpage, and we have included in each Issue Brief URLs to additional information. We also invite you to receive regular updates on ICANN policy development activities via e-mail by subscribing to the monthly ICANN Policy Update. To subscribe, simply visit the ICANN Subscription page, enter your e-mail address, and then click on the ICANN Policy Update.
International participation and collaboration are essential to the success and effectiveness of ICANN's policy development activities today, but success in the future will not be possible without the commitment of volunteers like you from around the world. Whether you represent the Internet interests of a nation, a group of individual Internet users, a company, or an organization that would like to become more involved in the issues, there is a place for you at ICANN where you can help shape the future of the Internet.
Thank you for your interest and participation in ICANN policy development.
Domain Name Monetization - June 2008 | [PDF, 204K]
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) - June 2008 [PDF, 448K]
New gTLDs - June 2008 | [PDF, 440K]
WHOIS - June 2008 | [PDF, 172K]
IPv6 Factsheet - October 2007 | [PDF]
At-Large Issue Briefs
The following documents were created by members of the At-Large community to introduce an Internet end-user focus to certain topical issues:
At-Large Summit Briefing Material
- A Short Summary of At-Large Participation Mechanisms 19 February 2009
- Accountability and Transparency 19 February 2009
- The Improving Institutional Confidence Process 19 February 2009
- Fast Flux Hosting and DNSSec – A Primer 19 February 2009
Audio Briefings
At-Large frequently holds telephonic briefing sessions on current policy issues, which are then added to the online archive for further training.Recordings of the briefings are usually available in English, French and Spanish. The focus of these briefings is to provide you with an introduction to a given policy area and outline the policy framework that governs it. These are the audio briefings currently available:
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget Briefing | Friday, 12 June 2009 |
| Draft FY10 Operating Plan and Budget Briefing | Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
| Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency Plan (SSR) | Wednesday, 10 June 2009 |
| Final Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) Report Discussion | Thursday, 04 June 2009 |
| ICANN Community Travel Support Guidelines | Thursday, 14 May 2009 |
| Operating Plan and Budget Framework 09/10 | Thursday, 30 April 2009 |
| Discussion on the RAA | Monday, 22 December 2008 |
| IANA Introduction | Monday, 29 September 2008 |
| DNS Response Modification | Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
| Registrar Impersonation in Phishing Attacks | Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |