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TechDay ICANN 52 Final Agenda
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 7, 2015

Kristina, please find enclosed the agenda, as promised. All, please distribute widely. We are particularly grateful for ICANN IT staff to be available for an Adobe Connect Hands-On training. Anyone who has telephone issues when participating in conferences using Adobe Connect might benefit from learning how to use Adobe Connect's Audio facilities (two-ways). greetings, el

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U.S. Senate Resolution 71
by Drazek, Keith Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 7, 2015

Hi all, FYI, the U.S. Senate passed the following resolution on February 5. This is relevant to the work of the Accountability CCWG. The “Designation” section is particularly note-worthy. Best, Keith https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-resolution/71/text [Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] [S. Res. 71 Agreed to Senate (ATS)] 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 71 Designating the week of February 8 through February 14, 2015, as ``Internet Governance Awareness Week''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 5, 2015 Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Warner, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Designating the week of February 8 through February 14, 2015, as ``Internet Governance Awareness Week''. Whereas the United States remains committed to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, in which the private sector works in collaboration with civil society, governments, and technical experts in a consensus fashion; Whereas the United States has, through its stewardship of key Internet domain name functions, maintained an important role in the protection of the Internet as presently constituted; Whereas on March 14, 2014, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (referred to in this preamble as the ``NTIA'') announced its intent to transition these key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community; Whereas the transition process demonstrates that the United States supports and is committed to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance; Whereas the NTIA has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (referred to in this preamble as ``ICANN'') to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by the NTIA in the coordination of the Internet's domain name system (referred to in this preamble as the ``DNS''); Whereas the NTIA has stated that there is no deadline for the transition, and that the transition proposal must have broad community support and must-- (1) support and enhance the multistakeholder model; (2) maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; (3) meet the needs and expectations of the global customers and partners of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority; and (4) maintain the openness of the Internet; Whereas the NTIA has also stated that it will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization, a position that is consistent with S. Con. Res. 50 (112\th\ Congress), a concurrent resolution that was unanimously passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives in 2012 and supported ``the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet today''; Whereas ICANN will be holding its next global meeting, ICANN 52, in Singapore between February 8 and February 12, 2015; and Whereas designating the week of February 8 through February 14, 2015, as ``Internet Governance Awareness Week'' will encourage the participants at ICANN 52 to focus on developing key ICANN accountability principles for the protection of the global Internet: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. The Senate designates the week of February 8 through February 14, 2015, as ``Internet Governance Awareness Week'' to-- (1) increase public awareness regarding the March 14, 2014 announcement by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (referred to in this resolving clause as the ``NTIA'') declaring the intention of the NTIA to transition the stewardship of the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority to the global multistakeholder community; (2) encourage public education about the importance of this transition process; and (3) call the attention of the participants at the next global meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (referred to in this resolving clause as ``ICANN'') to the importance of designing accountability and governance reforms to best prepare ICANN for executing the responsibilities that it may receive under any transition of the stewardship of the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, including reforms that would-- (A) insist that the domain name system continues to function as part of a secure, stable, resilient, single, decentralized, open, and interoperable Internet; (B) ensure a form of stewardship and accountability that is based on the separation of the functions of policy-making, policy implementation, and, as needed, independent adjudication or arbitration for dispute resolution; (C) limit and maintain ICANN authority to matters that pertain to the coordination of Internet unique identifiers, and limit each function to those rights, responsibilities, and authorities that have been explicitly assigned; (D) protect ICANN from undue influence or capture by one or more governments or multilateral or intergovernmental organizations, or a single set of other commercial or noncommercial stakeholders; (E) maintain the commitment of ICANN for final action regarding key policy decisions to demonstrate broad support by the community of ICANN stakeholders; (F) reinforce and expand transparency and accountability measures to ensure community access to ICANN documents and records; and (G) ensure that, prior to the execution of the transition of the stewardship of the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, each of the foregoing elements of such proposal is adopted and made effective by ICANN through incorporation in its articles of incorporation and by-laws, as needed, and subject to independent adjudication or arbitration for dispute resolution, as appropriate. SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as congressional approval of any proposal by ICANN to transition the stewardship of the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority to the global multistakeholder community. “This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may be constituted as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, notify sender immediately and delete this message immediately.”

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Re: [CCWG-ACCT] [ccnso-foiwg] GAC discussion about FOIWG report
by Dr Eberhard W Lisse Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 7, 2015

Patricio, Fortunately this is simple to solve, the GAC members on the FoI Wg (Heather Dryden, Jayantha Fernando, Frank March, Alice Munyua, Suzanne Radell) can explain to them what we actually did. And, as far as I read this we did NOT interpret the GAC Principles. The DRD Wg (its predecessor) analyzed it (and RFC-1591 and "ICP-1") and compared it with actual practices. The FoI Wg interpreted RFC-1591 and clearly stated: • Recognising that ultimate authority on public policy for any country is its government and legislature, nothing in the FOIWG's report is intended to, or should be taken to, constrain or limit applicable law in respect of matters relating to country-code top-level domain names in the country or territory represented by the particular two-letter code or IDN string, or in the state of incorporation/place of business of the IANA operator. • Nothing in the Framework of Interpretation limits or constrains the applicability of the 2005 GAC "Principles and Guidelines for the Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top Level Domains". My understanding is also that the Charter was considered by the GAC, resulting in the appointment of said GAC members to the FoI Wg and their significant contributions to the work of the FoI Wg). I think we need to require clarification with regards to predictability of the GAC (which is an ICCAN accountability issue), as there are some other working groups where GAC has appointed members or liaisons, and if their participation is unsanctioned (for the lack of a better word) we need to review their presence. I am a member of the CCWG-Accountability, the mailing list of which "reads" in copy. el Sent from Dr Lisse's iPad mini > On Feb 7, 2015, at 20:03, Patricio Poblete <ppoblete(a)nic.cl> wrote: > > There seems to be people in the GAC objecting to the FOIWG providing an "interpretation" of existing policy: > > https://twitter.com/sgdickinson/status/563996893651275778 > https://twitter.com/sgdickinson/status/563997005848920064 > https://twitter.com/sgdickinson/status/563997332618739712 > > Given that the word is in the name of the WG and also in its charter, one would have expected the issue to be raised sometime before, during the zillion times we bored them to death with our updates... > > Patricio > [...]

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CCWG working session Monday, change of venue (Collyer)
by Adam Peake Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 7, 2015

Hi everyone. For members and participants in Singapore, Monday's CCWG working session has been moved to the Collyer Room. Collyer is the room the GAC uses and you will see signs for GAC sessions posted around the venue. Collyer is next to the Pedang Room, where the opening session will be held. 9 February 2015 - 16:45 to 19:45 SGT, location Collyer. (08:45 - 11:45 UTC) Remote access etc will be the same. Collyer is set-up with desks and mics in the center block, ordinary seating in the side wings. The desks will be reserved for CCWG members and participants. Try to get there early and take the seat you need. Thanks, Adam

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request for equality of treatment in proposals for community empowerment
by Robin Gross Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 7, 2015

Dear Steve, Can you please include the text that I drafted last week on the proposal for a community veto for community empowerment as has been done with the other proposals? I don't think a link to an email really does the proposal justice. Any chance for equality in treatment between the different proposals in the documents? Thanks, Robin

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Reconsideration and Ombudsman Processes
by León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Feb. 7, 2015

Feb. 7, 2015

Dear all, I think you might be interested, if your agenda allows it, in attending this session of the Board Governance Committee: http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-reconsideration-ombudsman <http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-reconsideration-ombudsman> It might be useful for our work too. Best regards, León

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Larry Strickling's remarks
by Thomas Rickert Feb. 6, 2015

Feb. 6, 2015

All, just to add to your workload: We plan to discuss and analyze the remarks recently made by Larry Strickling during our first meeting (session1). Below, I have added a link to the text of the remarks by Mr. Strickling. Kind regards, Thomas http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secretary-st…

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Strickling
by Thomas Rickert Feb. 6, 2015

Feb. 6, 2015

All, just to add to your workload: We plan to discuss and analyze the remarks recently made by Larry Strickling during our first meeting (session1). Kind regards, Thomas

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slide-deck, information for Singapore
by Adam Peake Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

HI everyone, Slides attached with background information on the work of CCWG. Hope useful for any presentations members might give in Singapore. Best, Adam

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Reading List - Singapore
by Alice Jansen Feb. 5, 2015

Feb. 5, 2015

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