As IDN Liaison on the behalf of ALAC, I was asked to prepare an ALAC
statement to the ccNSO IDN PDP WG1 Public Comments Requested on Draft
Topic Paper for Policy on the Introduction of IDN ccTLDs.

http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20oct09.htm

Attached is the first cut of the statement I have drafted.

I welcome any inputs or comments.

-James Seng

For your information.

The Board letter can be found at
http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-e....

I have since had at least one confirmation that my questions were appropriate.

Alan

>From: Alan Greenberg
>To: GNSO STI
>Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:58:21 -0500
>Subject: [gnso-sti] Questions regarding the Board letter
>
>
>On reviewing the list of Clearinghouse questions in the Board letter,
>I have a few questions of my own.

The following note and attachment has been submitted to the GNSO STI
Review Team on behalf of Olivier and me and the Names Issues Task Force.

>To: GNSO STI
>From: Alan Greenberg
>Subject: At-Large Position Statement
>
>Please find attached the At-Large Position Statement.
>
>Note that:
>
>- Items 10 an 18 on notices raise the critical issue of language
>which has not as yet been discussed in the STI Review Team.
>
>- Item 17 on the URS response period proposes new URS timing and
>process which should substantially benefit both

Dear All,

The following individuals have been removed from the ALAC-internal and the ALAC working mailing lists due to the end of their terms as ALAC members or liaisons:

Fatimata Seye Sylla
Sivasubramanian Muthusamy
José Ovidio Salueiro
Thu Hue Nguyen
Wendy Seltzer

The incoming members of the 2010 ALAC have already been added to the mailing lists in advance of the ICANN Seoul meeting.

I started out in our ALAC & Regional Leadership Working Session at Seoul
giving reasons why I have grave reservations about this performance
management process.

First, it seems like work. And quite frankly if we're going to make this
"like work", then it disturbs the fundamental framework of our engagement; a
voluntary group giving what they give because of interest.

I know. Some folks think it is the "free" travel that that is honey.

For a long time, I have been advocating not trying to solve all of
the gTLD problems but rather releasing categories of gTLDs where the
problems can be readily addressed (either because of the type of gTLD
or because the applicant is willing to agree to sepecific measures to
address the potential problems.

This has typically been a VERY unpopular position to take in public.

At this meeting, in both public and private discussions, the concept
is receiving wide acceptance.

Is there an interest in quickly putting forth a position that we
advocate such methodology and are will

https://st.icann.org/working-groups/index.cgi?dnssec_education_for_tld_m...

As discussed in yesterday's meeting. I have posted a very first draft
text on the wiki.

My hearty congratulations to  Cheryl, Alan and Carlton on their elections as Chair,
Vice-chair and Rapporteur as well as Patrick, James, Rudi and Alan as SSAC,
IDN, ccNSO and gNSO Liaisons.

 Dr.V.C.Vivekanandan
Professor of Law & Dean
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur
Ph: +91-322282238
Fax: +91-322282238
mail:dean@rgsoipl.iitkgp.ernet.in/vivekvc2001@yahoo.co.in

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No time to format them, but hope they will be useful.

Alan

The ALAC has now adopted the Position Description (PD) for ALAC
members and Liaisons (http://tinyurl.com/ALAC-PD). Despite
satisfaction that it has been approved, I must admit some
disappointment at the low voter turnout.

I now submit the following discussion paper on how to ensure that the
PD is effective.

The document is based on the principles I presented in Sydney and
modified based on the comments received prior to and at that meeting.