[IPC-GNSO] Fwd: ​ICANN North America Newsletter.

[Greg Shatan]

FYI.  For all you North Americans, note the reference to a 2016 North
American Stakeholder Survey....

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Dear friends,
First, I would like to thank you for reading! It has been nearly two years
since we launched the North America Regional Newsletter. I hope that you
have found this quarterly update an informative and useful means of keeping
up with the ICANN Community.

You'll notice that the newsletter has undergone a makeover. Along with
aesthetic upgrades, the redesign makes navigation easier, so you can get to
the news you care about faster, whether you're a civil society stakeholder
interested in the latest WHOIS policy development, a business stakeholder
looking for the latest new generic Top-Level-Domains that were delegated,
or an engineer looking for the latest news on security and stability.

Internationalization, diversity, and inclusion have been a key focus of
ICANN over the past several years. Although most of these conversations
center on outreach to countries outside North America, the reality is this
is just as much a regional issue as it is a global one. Though we've been
able to welcome new North America-based organizations to the ICANN
Community, more needs to be done. Too many times we hear that not enough
voices are represented at ICANN, and that a few individuals pull much of
the weight, leading to volunteer burnout. This issue will be front and
center for us as Regional Staff in 2016, and we look forward to your active
participation in helping us make the ICANN Community stronger.

We want to hear from you! *Please take a moment to fill out our brief
Stakeholder Survey
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Also, let us know how we're doing by sending a message to
*northamericaupdate at communications.icann.org
<northamericaupdate at communications.icann.org>* with your story ideas and
feedback. The ICANN North America Team (James Cole, Brad White, Joe
Catapano and myself) wish you a very happy holiday season; see you in 2016!

*Christopher Mondini*
*VP, Stakeholder Engagement, North America*
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Make Your Voice Heard! Take the North America Stakeholder Survey
Are you a regular at ICANN meetings, or just a casual consumer of ICANN
news? Do you prefer to get your ICANN news from emails like these or on
social media? No matter how you engage with ICANN, your opinion is
important. Your response to the North America Stakeholder Survey will help
us serve you best in the coming year. *Take the survey
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My ICANN Journey with Chris Dillon

Everyone is welcome at ICANN! You don't need to be an expert to participate
(hint: most aren't when they start out). See one person's journey from
beginner to Working Group Chair for a look inside this unique
organization. *Watch
the video
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ICANN Community Collaborates to Increase Global Civil Society Engagement

Toward the end of July 2015, we began a new approach to how civil society
engages with ICANN.
While civil society is already firmly anchored within the ICANN community,
this new initiative recognizes the need to strengthen and broaden the
participation and role of global civil society in ICANN's processes and
discussions.

The strategy acknowledges the valuable contributions of the current civil
society community, aims to make their work easier and more rewarding while
encouraging new participants to join and support the work already underway.
This will be achieved, in part, by making information more accessible,
through community-led development of new tailored content and
communications, and through capacity building and skills development.

The strategy is currently being developed in consultation with civil
society organizations and ICANN's multistakeholder community.

Within ICANN, the regional Global Stakeholder Engagement teams and staff
supporting the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) will promote the various
initiatives aimed at bolstering civil society participation. We encourage
you to get involved and reach out to them to learn more. Your region's
local contact is provided below:

   - Yaovi Atohoun (Africa)
   - Fahd Batayneh (Middle-East)
   - Joe Catapano (North America)
   - Rodrigo de la Parra (Latin America and Caribbean)
   - Kelvin Wong (Asia Pacific)
   - Heidi Ullrich (At-Large)
   - Adam Peake (Global Coordinator)
   - Jean-Jacques Sahel (Global lead / Europe)

The current draft strategy is available here: *http://tinyurl.com/npvph6q
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Information about calls and webinars regarding this new strategy will also
be available on the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) site and
ALAC mailing
lists. The initial phase will be finalized by the end of 2015, but the
strategy will continue to evolve and respond to developments within ICANN
and to the changing needs of the global civil society community. For
questions or requests, please email *civilsociety at icann.org
<civilsociety at icann.org>*.

*Update on the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN
Accountability *

The IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) and Cross-Community Working
Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) met in Dublin
during *ICANN54
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to
continue work on their proposals in wake of the feedback received during
the two public comment periods that ended in September. The ICG was
successful in completing its *Consolidated IANA Stewardship Proposal
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is now awaiting the finalization of the CCWG-Accountability's Work Stream 1
Recommendations.

The CCWG-Accountability Third Draft Proposal on Work Stream 1
Recommendations was posted for a 21-day public comment from November 30 to
December 21, 2015. Further to detailing 11 recommendations to enhance
ICANN's accountability, the proposal also outlines how the community
arrived at the recommendations and the options considered, and ultimately
rejected, in development of the proposal.

It is expected that in addition to public comment, the CCWG-Accountability
will gather insightful feedback and consideration from its 6 Chartering
Organizations. Pending no major concerns by the Chartering Organizations,
the group anticipates delivery of its recommendations to the ICANN Board in
mid-late January.

Once the CCWG-Accountability finalizes its Work Stream 1 recommendations
and the Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition
Proposal (CWG-Stewardship) confirms that the recommendations meet its
requirements, the ICG can consider its proposal complete and begin the
process of submitting it to NTIA. Read the *latest blog
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from ICANN's Theresa Swinehart for more information.
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Nominate Your Peers for the Multistakeholder Ethos Award
The award recognizes ICANN participants who have deeply invested in
consensus-based solutions, acknowledged ICANN's multistakeholder model of
Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher
interests of ICANN's organization and community. *Nominate your colleague
today.
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NARALO News: Keeping the Region Informed
The North America Regional At-Large Organization (NARALO) newsletter
contains all of the latest and greatest from the group's At-Large
Structures and individual contributors. *Read the latest edition
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Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions
ICANN's Nominating Committee invites interested individuals to submit
applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership
positions. Apply Today
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GNSO Council Adopts Data and Metrics for Policymaking Working Group
Recommendations

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council unanimously
approved the Data and Metrics for Policymaking Working Group's consensus
recommendations. The Working Group developed final recommendations and
submitted them to the GNSO Council for its consideration, which are
documented in its *Final Report
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after a review of *public comments
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Support staff has begun implementation of the adopted recommendations and
implementation status can be viewed on the *Projects List
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ALAC Activities at ICANN54

The ALAC unanimously passed statements on the *Use of Country and Territory
Names as Top-Level Domains
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on the  *New gTLD Auction Proceeds Discussion Paper
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for
communication to the relevant parties. The ALAC also held a successful
first *Development Session
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on October 23, 2015 to welcome new members.

GAC Public Safety Working Group

Upcoming priorities for the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) *Public
Safety Working Group (PSWG)
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include contributing to the new gTLD Competition, Consumer Choice and
Consumer Trust Review as well as to the GNSO Policy Development Process on
Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services.

The PSWG actively encourages participation from more countries, notably
developing countries, and from additional experts on data protection,
consumer protection, and other relevant specialties, to represent a full
range of governmental public safety actors worldwide.

SSAC Publishes Advisory on Registrant Protection

The Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) recently published *SAC074
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*SSAC Advisory on Registrant Protection: Best Practices for Preserving
Security and Stability in the Credential Management Lifecycle*. The
advisory provides specific best practice guidelines that will help
registrars and registries enhance the security of domain names and the
systems that support them.
Issues Currently Open for Public Comment

Public comment proceedings are currently open on issues of interest to the
ICANN community.

*gTLD Marketplace Health Index Proposal: Call for Comments and Volunteers
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ICANN seeks community input to facilitate the creation of
a gTLD Marketplace Health Index. This Index will analyze the overall health
and diversity of the global gTLD marketplace.
Public Comment Period Closes: 8 January 2016, 23:59 UTC

At any time, the full list of issues open for public comment plus recently
closed and archived public comment proceedings can be found on the * Public
Comment web page.
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ICANN staff also populates a web page to help preview potential upcoming
public comment proceedings. The *Upcoming Public Comment
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page provides information about potential future public comment
opportunities. The page is updated after every ICANN public meeting to help
individuals and the community set priorities and plan future workloads.
News from the Global Domains Division

Universal Acceptance is a foundational requirement for a truly multilingual
Internet, one in which users around the world can navigate entirely in
local languages. It is also the key to unlocking the potential of new
generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to foster competition, consumer choice
and innovation in the domain name industry. To achieve Universal
Acceptance, Internet applications and systems must treat all TLDs in a
consistent manner, including new gTLDs and internationalized TLDs. The
Universal Acceptance Steering Group is a community-based team working to
share this vision for the Internet of the future with those who construct
this space: coders. The group's primary objective is to help system owners
and independent coders understand how Universal Acceptance will enable the
next billion users to interact and build their own spaces online.

Learn more and get involved: *https://www.icann.org/universalacceptance
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Twenty-five new gTLDs were delegated in November

*sfr*
*vip*
*audi*
*verisign*
*bugatti*

*lamborghini*
*playstation*
*rocher*
*xn--qxam*
*Beats*
*bostik*
*boehringer*
*broadway*
*comsec*
*fairwinds*
*tab*
*grainger*
*lifestyle*
*vana*
*creditunion*

*cityeats*
*ferrero*
*Aarp*
*xn--mgbtx2b*
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*Courtney Radsch, Committee to Protect JournalistsPhoto credit: Klaus Stoll*
Stakeholders Convene to Discuss Internet Capacity for Nonprofits
Individuals from ICANN's Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency
and North America Regional At-Large Organization recently joined forces to
host an event on privacy and security in Washington. Watch the full event
video
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A Holiday Message from Fadi Chehadé

*View a year-end message
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from the ICANN President & CEO.
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