Date: Thursday, 20 September 2018
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Call Management: Yeşim Nazlar
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Agenda
1. Roll call - Staff (2 min)
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| Newly Certified | #287 Cyber Peace FoundationNone | None |
| Pending ALAC Vote | None | None |
| Awaiting RALO Feedback | None | None |
| Processing Due Diligence | None | None |
| On Hold | #267 Surabhi Softwares #112 Arab Regional ISPs & DSPs Association (ARISPA) | None |
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3. ALAC Policy Update - Maureen/Holly/Kaili (30 min)
See: Policy Advice Development Page
See : ICANN Public Comment page
Statements approved by the ALAC
Initial Report on the Protections for Certain Red Cross Names in all gTLDs – Policy Amendment Process
The ALAC has always taken the position that as a humanitarian organization, and one that has been regularly the target of those seeking to fraudulently attract donations, the Red Cross should be afforded the courtesy of having its various identifiers protected at the second level in gTLD domain names.
Short-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews
Of the three options presented on the public comment, the ALAC prefers the option to commence RT work upon Board action on CCWG-WS2 recommendations, to be started no later than end of June 2019. With this option, the review team will be in charge of the evaluation of implementation of prior review recommendations and other topics, with no duplication or overlap with CCWG-WS2 implementation.
Long-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Reviews
The ALAC approached the comment by separating it into two issues: (1) Organizational Reviews and (2) Specific Reviews. The ALAC recommended ICANN Org stop initiating Organizational Reviews until its is assessed how effective they have been and develop a methodology to allow them to be cost effective and effective overall. The ALAC also recommends changing the Bylaws to give the Board more flexibility with the timing of Specific Reviews going forward.
Open Data Initiative Datasets and Metadata
The ALAC made specific comments in relation to: (1) Centralized, easy access to properly organized data repository, (2) Types and value of data collected, lack of discernable information; (3) Uniformity of and responsibility for data; and (4) Privacy rights. Overall, the ALAC believes it would be useful if ICANN Org could assist in re-generating a list of datasets with suggestions on what downstream or upstream information can possibly be gleaned from each dataset. Draft ICANN Africa Strategic Plan 2016-2020 Version 3.0
The ALAC recommended (1) an increased number of African ICANN staff to be seriously considered in the Draft Africa Strategic Plan; (2) involving more African participation in strategy planning and implementation; (3) local capacity building; (4) increased representation of African stakeholders in the SOs and ACs in addition to the ALAC and GAC. The ALAC also noted criteria for implementation should be further developed, and offered collaboration with the African community in At-Large.
Statements in process - Drafting, Comment or Vote
Drafting ICANN Seeking Community Feedback on Proposed Unified Access Model Requested ASAP
Penholder(s): TBC
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Statements that seem to be stalled
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New Public Comment requests to which the ALAC needs to make decisions
Upcoming Public Comment Requests
August
- Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Work Track 5 – Geographic Names at the Top-Level)
- Competition, Consumer Trust & Consumer Choice Review Team – Final Report
- Proposals for Bengali, Malayalam, and Tamil Scripts Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
- Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) 2 Review: Draft Report and Recommendations
- Proposal for Sinhala Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
- Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Work Track 5 – Geographic Names at the Top-Level)
Upcoming Public Comment Requests
September
- Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2) Draft Report
- Implementation of Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Program
- Recommendations on the Technical Use of the Root Zone Label the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
- Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Policy Status Report
- Registration Directory Service Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2) Draft Report
October
- Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Draft
- New gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) – Initial Report
- Final Recommendations for Managing the IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
- Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) Initial Report
4. At-Large/ALAC Working Group Updates (20 min)
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