[ga] Re: ICANN AT-LARGE MONTHLY ANNOUNCEMENT

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear ALAC committee, all former DNSO GA members or other interested
stakeholders/users,

  The so called ALAC does not and never has represented the view
of our members, stakeholder/users and domain name holders all.  And
has been informed frequently by many stakeholders/users other than
INEGroup members as not representing them either.  Hence such
opinions espoused by the ALAC cannot reflect an accurate representation
of even a small minority of all or the stakeholders/users.

alac-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> In this issue:
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> * WHOIS - The public comment period for the Preliminary Reports of three
> WHOIS Task Forces has been extended to 5 July.  According to ICANN policy,
> registrars and gTLD registries must publish domain name registrants' names
> and addresses online, through the WHOIS service.  Three task forces formed by
> ICANN's GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization), which include At-Large
> liaisons, posted preliminary findings on how to address privacy, accuracy,
> access, and use of WHOIS at
> <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/index.shtml>.  Detailed comments
> were contributed by the At-Large liaisons and are posted at
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/whois/>, along with background information on the
> Task Forces' efforts.  Please share your views.
>
> * ICANN KUALA LUMPUR MEETING - ICANN's meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
> 19-23 July 2004 will feature an At-Large meeting with end-users from the
> Asia/Australia/Pacific region on Tuesday, 20 July, 11:00 - 12:30 at the
> Shangri-La Hotel.  Policy discussions and workshops of interest to the
> At-Large community also have been added to the schedule: a Workshop on WSIS
> will be held on 20 July, 08:30 - 10:00, and a Workshop on Internationalized
> Domain Names has been scheduled for 21 July (all day) - both at the
> Shangri-La Hotel.  All of these events are open to the public and interested
> individuals are encouraged to attend.  The full Kuala Lumpur schedule is
> posted at <http://icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/#ScheduleandAgenda>.
>
> * MORE GROUPS JOIN AT-LARGE IN ASIA/AUST/PAC REGION - Four organizations in
> the Asia/Australia/Pacific region have been certified as At-Large Structures:
> Internet Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (based in in India); ISOC Taiwan Chapter
> (based in Taiwan); At Large@China (based in P.R.  China); and National
> Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (based in
> Taiwan).  This brings the total number of groups certified as At-Large
> Structures to 16, and ALS applications are pending from organizations in
> Asia, Africa and North America.  Join a group or form a new one.  Information
> is posted at
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24sep03.htm> and
> <www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
>
> * PUBLIC COMMENTS SOUGHT ON .NET - The GNSO issued a "new version" of an
> initial draft report on establishing an open and transparent procedure for
> designating a successor operator for the .net registry (the current .net
> registry operator is VeriSign, Inc.).  More information is posted at
> <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-25jun04.htm>.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
> * WHOIS - The public comment period for the Preliminary Reports of three
> WHOIS Task Forces has been extended to 5 July.  According to ICANN policy,
> registrars and gTLD registries must publish domain name registrants' names
> and addresses online, through the WHOIS service.  Three task forces formed by
> ICANN's GNSO (Generic Names Supporting Organization), which include At-Large
> liaisons, posted preliminary findings on how to address privacy, accuracy,
> access, and use of WHOIS at
> <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/index.shtml>.  Detailed comments
> were contributed by the At-Large liaisons and are posted at
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/whois/> along with background information on the
> Task Forces' efforts.  Please share your views.
>
> ICANN's GNSO initiated a policy development process in October 2003 to
> address three issue areas relating to the WHOIS database.  Three separate
> task forces - each with a liaison from the ALAC - are addressing these
> issues, and the ALAC has provided advice on: Restricting Access to WHOIS Data
> For Marketing Purposes (WHOIS Task Force 1); Review of Data Collected and
> Displayed (WHOIS Task Force 2); and Improving Accuracy of Collected Data
> (WHOIS Task Force 3).  ALAC advice submitted to the task forces is available
> at <http://www.alac.icann.org/whois/>.
>
> On 28 May, the three GNSO WHOIS Task Forces submitted Preliminary Reports on
> their findings, and extended the comment period to 5 July.  The reports,
> e-mail archive of comments, and additional information is posted at
> <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/index.shtml>: A recording of a
> public forum held by Task Force 3 is posted at
> <http://gnso-audio.icann.org/WHOIS-20040623-tf3.mp3>
>
> * ICANN KUALA LUMPUR MEETING - ICANN's meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
> 19-23 July 2004 will feature an At-Large meeting with end-users from the
> Asia/Australia/Pacific region on Tuesday, 20 July, 11:00 - 12:30 at the
> Shangri-La Hotel.  Policy discussions and workshops of interest to the
> At-Large community also have been added to the schedule: a Workshop on WSIS
> will be held on 20 July, 08:30 - 10:00, and a Workshop on Internationalized
> Domain Names has been scheduled for 21 July (all day) - both at the
> Shangri-La Hotel.  All of these events are open to the public and interested
> individuals are encouraged to attend.  The full Kuala Lumpur schedule is
> posted at <http://icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/#ScheduleandAgenda>.
>
> Other meetings and events in Kuala Lumpur that may be of interest to
> individual Internet users include a GAC Regional Forum on 18 July, a series
> of ICANN constituency meetings on 19 July, an ICANN Orientation and a meeting
> of the new ccNSO (Country Code Names Supporting Organization) on 20 July, a
> public forum on 22 July and an ICANN Board meeting on 23 July.  Information
> on these meetings is posted at <http://www.icann.org/meetings/kualalumpur/>
>
> * MORE GROUPS JOIN AT-LARGE IN ASIA/AUST/PAC REGION - Four organizations in
> the Asia/Australia/Pacific region have been certified as At-Large Structures:
> Internet Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (based in in India); ISOC Taiwan Chapter
> (based in Taiwan); At Large@China (based in P.R.  China); and National
> Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association (based in
> Taiwan).  This brings the total number of groups certified as At-Large
> Structures to 16, and ALS applications are pending from organizations in
> Asia, Africa and North America.  Join a group or form a new one.  Information
> is posted at
> <http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-24sep03.htm> and
> <www.alac.icann.org/applications/>.
>
> The following organizations have been certified as At-Large Structures (ALSs)
> to help individual Internet user communities throughout the world participate
> in ICANN activities and decision-making that effect them:
>
>     - Societe Internet (based in Italy; Europe region)
>     - Arab Knowledge Management Society (based in Jordan;
>         Asia/Australia/Pacific region)
>     - Alfa-Redi (based in Peru; Latin America/Caribbean Islands region)
>     - FITUG (based in Germany; Europe region)
>     - Internet Society Luxembourg A.S.B.L. (based in Luxembourg;
>         Europe region)
>     - Internet Society Bulgaria (based in Bulgaria; Europe region)
>     - Moroccan Internet Society (based in Morocco; Africa region)
>     - Anais.AC (based in Cameroon; Africa region)
>     - Sudan Internet Society (based in Sudan; Africa region)
>     - Internet Society - Finland (based in Finland; Europe region)
>     - Catalan Chapter of the Internet Society - (based in Spain;
>         Europe region)
>     - Asociacion Costarricense de Derecho Informatico (based in
>         Costa Rica; LatinAmerica/Caribbean Islands region)
>     - Internet Society Vasudhay Kutumbhkum (based in India);
>     - ISOC Taiwan Chapter (based in Taiwan);
>     - At Large@China (based in P.R. China); and
>     - National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion
>         Association (based in Taiwan)
>
> These organizations represent a variety of individual users, and are wholly
> independent from ICANN.  Certification simply recognizes that these groups
> meet ICANN's criteria for involving individual Internet users at the local or
> issue level in ICANN activities, and for promoting individuals' understanding
> of, and participation in, ICANN.  Organizations interested in promoting
> individuals' informed, structured participation in ICANN efforts that effect
> end-users are encouraged to apply for ALS certification.  Ultimately, the
> ALSs in each of the five geographic regions are expected to work together in
> a Regional At-Large Organization (RALO).
>
> * PUBLIC COMMENTS SOUGHT ON .NET - The GNSO issued a "new version" of an
> initial draft report on establishing an open and transparent procedure for
> designating a successor operator for the .net registry (the current .net
> registry operator is VeriSign, Inc.).  More information is posted at
> <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-25jun04.htm>.
>
> The Interim At-Large Advisory Committee
> alac@xxxxxxxxx
> www.alac.icann.org

Regards,

--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!)
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