2018-10-02 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Monthly Call

Reference: 2018 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice

Statements ratified by the ALAC

Recommendations for Managing IDN Variant Top-Level Domains
The ALAC believes the main challenge while integrating IDN variant top-level domains is to balance positive user experience while ensuring the security, stability and manageability of the DNS. The ALAC provided advice on (4) questions posed by ICANN regarding the issue, and in general believes strict adherence to the Root Zone LGRs are the most appropriate way of arriving at IDN variant labels.

IPC/BC Accreditation & Access Model for Non-Public Data v1.7 Note: Not a formal ICANN Public Comment.
The ALAC understands that tiered access is the most probable solution to ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), yet it has serious concerns as to the structure of this proposed model. The ALAC recommends a three-dimensional access model of accreditation: 1) identity of the petitioner; 2) determining the petitioner’s purpose; and 3) requesting information on how they will use that data. The ALAC feels these considerations towards the access model will propel the ICANN community further towards a reliable and trusted domain name system (DNS).

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

Vote Initial Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (Overarching Issues & Work Tracks 1-4) Sep 26, 2018 
Penholder(s):  @Jonathan Zuck

Comment ICANN Seeking Community Feedback on Proposed Unified Access Model  
Penholder(s): @gregory.shatan (Unlicensed)

Comment Next Steps on Reviews Oct 5, 2018 
Penholder(s):  @Alan Greenberg

Drafting Proposed gTLD-Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Profile Oct 13, 2018
Penholder(s): @joanna.kulesza, @Jonathan Zuck  

Statements that seem to be stalled

Public Comment requests to which the ALAC decided not to submit Statements

New Public Comment requests to which the ALAC needs to make decisions

Upcoming Public Comment Requests

October

November

a. ccNSO - Barrack Otieno

b. GAC - Yrjö Länsipuro

c. GNSO - Cheryl Langdon-Orr

d. SSAC - Andrei Kolesnikov