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Meeting Invitation: At-Large Technology Task Force Call on Monday, 07 August 2017 at 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 7, 2017

Aug. 7, 2017

Dear All, The next the At-Large Technology Task Force Call is scheduled on Monday, 07 August 2017 at 15:00 UTC for 60 mins. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/ybhaagcj The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/EwghB Conference Bridge: 1638 English 1738 Spanish Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/atlargetechtaskforce/ Main Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icann<facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<@ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<@ICANNAtLarge> [known.png]

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Re: [technology taskforce] Facebook Issues and Fellowship
by thomascovenant July 28, 2017

July 28, 2017

Hi, I switched away from Digest a moment ago, so replying out of thread. I have requested to join ttf yesterday - I humbly hope you will have me and I can be of use. I am resending my NCUC post for context. I hope it clarifies my earlier request. As you see, it was mainly a request for inclusion. After active NCUC engagement, Fellowship FB issue has been resolved. The conversation I had with Fellowship program about the right to opt out of FB shows the lack of awareness over privacy issue. There's strong support and understanding in NCUC, however. In TTF advisory role, I say both Fellowship and other ICANN parts could possibly benefit from short informative sessions: - on secure communication - privacy - (briefly) on being accepting of prerequisites to ICANN volunteer engagement for FOSS, ethical hacking or privacy activists in working groups I see many potential benefits: - raised awareness of FOSS, handling data and Open Standards (Tallinn egov declaration is believed to confirm this direction for the whole of EU this fall, thanks to Estonian leadership) - more private and secure communication when handling sensitive issues within ICANN - being more inclusive towards volunteers from FOSS etc. communities - possibly gaining more qualified volunteers in the distant future - someone being genuinely surprised by some of the fun FB or Google facts :) And the main and most realistic benefit I see: - changing the ICANN awareness climate a little bit Would it be possible for ttf to suggest, and if acceptable even hold such brief session for the Fellowship? (or any interested group within ICANN) If this is out of TTF scope, what would be the appropriate channel for this suggestion? * I kindly request to be included in the next ttf group call where alternatives tools will be discussed - I hope I can contribute to this important discussion. BR, Dina Solveig -- * * * Dina Solveig Jalkanen, thomascovenant on Freenode Friendly geek in Amsterdam chaos, ICANN NCSG, FSFE Fellow https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant Hello, I am writing about a general matter that can still be quite important to some. I respectfully disagree with making Facebook obligatory for ICANN Fellowship program participation, yet it doesn't seem possible to question this decision. Further, the decision to deny fellowship to those who do not comply with Facebook demand makes no sense to me. I would welcome diverse participation of FOSS community, privacy activists and ethical hacking communities in ICANN work. It can be very valuable. I don't want any single fellow be forced to compromise their principles in order to make volunteer contribution to ICANN work (please read the links below). At the moment this is solved by forcing to register under a false name, which is not the right thing to do on behalf of a large organization. Alternative means of communication should be easily available to those who ask for them, minor detail of communication platform should not be the reason to discourage volunteer work. We also have Chinese and Iranian fellows. Some countries impose FB cencorship (wiki link below), which can also be an issue... What are your thoughts on this general subject? And how a good solution can be found? Best regards, Dina Solveig Jalkanen, grateful for technical fellowship to ICANN60 Resources: FB Censorship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Facebook Some information about Facebook from Richard Stallman: https://stallman.org/facebook.htm http://www.salimvirani.com/facebook >From public Fellowship emails by Siranush Vardanyan Fellowship Program Manager, Public Responsibility Support, ICANN: "Last but not least: Social Media I will be creating an ICANN60 Facebook page which is a required participation for this program. Those who do not have Facebook page, please, create one, as you will be asked to join ICANN60 Facebook page." -- * * * Friendly geek in Amsterdam, FSFE Fellow https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/User:Thomascovenant _______________________________________________ Ncuc-discuss mailing list Ncuc-discuss(a)lists.ncuc.org http://lists.ncuc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ncuc-discuss

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Facebook Issues and Fellowship
by Glenn McKnight July 28, 2017

July 28, 2017

Hi Folks In a recent discussion on the NCUC list we saw a serious backlash to the arbitrary use of FACEBOOK for the ICANN Fellows. This was retracted but its illustrative of the lack of awareness of issues facing many folks that don't have access to Facebook or have serious concerns about Facebook rules I am adding to this discussion an article on THE VERGE on Facebook issues https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/27/16050446/facebook-net-neutrality-digital… Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight 289-830 6259 .

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TTF Action Items
by Glenn McKnight July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017

HI I reviewed the Action items for the next TTF call. I have seen two cycles of TTF face to face meetings which promised followup on the funded initiative on Policy Tracking. I don't see it on the list and do we expect an update on this issue? Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight 289-830 6259 .

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Re: [technology taskforce] Meeting Invitation: At-Large Technology Task Force Call on Monday, 07 August 2017 at 15:00 UTC
by Satish Babu July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017

Hi My apologies for being unable to join this call, as I'll be en route Seoul on 7th Aug for the Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA 2017). satish On Jul 27, 2017 15:45, "ICANN At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: Dear All, The next the *At-Large Technology Task Force Call* is scheduled on *Monday, 07 August 2017 at 15:00 UTC *for 60 mins. For other times: *http://tinyurl.com/ybhaagcj <http://tinyurl.com/ybhaagcj>* The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: *https://community.icann.org/x/EwghB <https://community.icann.org/x/EwghB>* Conference Bridge: 1638 English 1738 Spanish Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: *http://adigo.com/icann/* <http://adigo.com/icann/> Adobe Connect Room: https://participate.icann.org/atlargetechtaskforce/ Main Wiki Space: *https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ* <https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ> If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: *staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <http://staff@atlarge.icann.org>* Thank you. Kind Regards, ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Website: atlarge.icann.org Facebook: facebook.com/icann <http://facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge <http://facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @ <http://@ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge <http://@ICANNAtLarge> [image: known.png] _______________________________________________ ttf mailing list ttf(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf

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Adobe Connect 9.7 announced - Improved Meeting Entry and Increased Adoption of Web Standards
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh July 25, 2017

July 25, 2017

http://blogs.adobe.com/adobeconnect/2017/07/announcing-adobe-connect-9-7.ht… Customers can expect the rollout of Adobe Connect 9.7 to begin late August and last through September, 2017.

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Adobe Connect On Web Conferencing, Open Standards, and the End of the Flash Player
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh July 25, 2017

July 25, 2017

"...Today we announced, with the support of many of our technology partners including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, that Adobe plans to end-of-life the Flash Player by the end of 2020. The significant progress that has been made on the open web in terms of standards, capabilities, and maturity makes us feel confident that they will ultimately provide a viable alternative for Flash content in the browser moving forward. .....In order to navigate the sea change currently at hand, we are releasing Adobe Connect 9.7, which will offer users a standalone executable desktop application completely independent from the Flash Player in the browser. We are also pursuing the creation of a full-fledged web-application, currently being developed and tested in a private beta environment, that will take advantage of the rapidly evolving open standards of tomorrow. This two-pronged approach will ensure users are able to enjoy the rich features of Adobe Connect with seamless entry to meeting rooms through the 9.7 desktop application while we simultaneously move the product, and the necessary underlying web standards, towards supporting browser-based web conferencing with full feature parity to today’s product." http://blogs.adobe.com/adobeconnect/2017/07/adobe-connect-on-web-conferenci… There's also a FAQ for Adobe Connect and Flash : http://trainstation.adobeconnect.com/flash-eol-faq/

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Adobe to stop updating & distributing Flash Player by the end of 2020
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh July 25, 2017

July 25, 2017

"...as open standards like HTML5, WebGL and WebAssembly have matured over the past several years, most now provide many of the capabilities and functionalities that plugins pioneered and have become a viable alternative for content on the web. Over time, we’ve seen helper apps evolve to become plugins, and more recently, have seen many of these plugin capabilities get incorporated into open web standards. Today, most browser vendors are integrating capabilities once provided by plugins directly into browsers and deprecating plugins. Given this progress, and in collaboration with several of our technology partners – including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla – Adobe is planning to end-of-life Flash. Specifically, we will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player at the end of 2020 and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to these new open formats." https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2017/07/adobe-flash-update.html

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Mobile application for ICANN Learn?
by Satish Babu July 10, 2017

July 10, 2017

Hi Dev Not sure if this falls within the purview of TTF, but there is a requirement from some of members from Afghanistan if we can provide a mobile front-end to ICANN Learn courseware. Forwarding it for your consideration... satish

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