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Re: [ALAC] RECORDED / CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2023-2024 ALAC Leadership Team
by Justine Chew Oct. 10, 2023

Oct. 10, 2023

Thank you, Claudia. Heidi just reminded me that I needed to send/copy the correct ALAC mailing list which I have now done with this reply. Kind regards, Justine --------- On Tue, 10 Oct 2023, 20:55 Claudia Ruiz, <claudia.ruiz(a)icann.org> wrote: > Dear Justine, > > > > Your nomination acceptance has been noted. > > > > > > Thank you. > > Kind regards, > > Claudia Ruiz > > > > [image: signature_359303034] > > > > > > *From: *Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com> > *Date: *Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM > *To: *Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera(a)gmail.com> > *Cc: *ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org>, ALAC < > alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > *Subject: *[Ext] Re: [ALAC] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2023-2024 ALAC > Leadership Team > > > > Dear Eduardo, > > > > Thank you for the nomination which I humbly accept. > > > Kind regards, > Justine > --------- > > > > On Fri, 6 Oct 2023, 23:18 Eduardo Diaz via ALAC, < > alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I want to nominate the following current and incoming members of ALAC for > the ALT: > > > > - Justine Chew (APAC) > - Claire Craig (LAC) > - Raihanath Gbadamassi (Africa) > - Joanna Kulesza (Europe) > > > > Given my experience with each of them, I know they will provide Jonathan > with excellent leadership support. > > > > I appreciate your consideration. > > > > Best regards, > > > > -ed > > > > On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 5:16 PM ICANN At-Large Staff via ALAC < > alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair, has requested that a call for nominations be issued for the members of the 2023-2024 ALAC Leadership Team (ALT). > > > > Jonathan Zuck, as the ALAC Chair, will automatically take the NARALO ALT slot. > > > > This call is to appoint the ALT slots for the four remaining regions: > > · Africa > > · Asia Australasian and Pacific Islands > > · Europe > > · Latin America and Caribbean Islands > > > > The terms of the 2023-2024 ALT will begin at the end of the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) until the end of the 2024 AGM. > > > > This selection is carried out in accordance with the ALAC Rules of > Procedure (ROPs) Section 17.3 ( ALAC Rules of Procedure > <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/2262672/ALAC%20RoP-Revisio…> (Short > URL https://tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2022-08[tinyurl.com] > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/ALAC-RoP-2022-08__;!!PtGJab4…> > )) > > > > Nominations may be made by any current ALAC Member. Nominees need not be an ALAC Member at the time of the nominations but must have an expectation of being an ALAC Member after the completion of the upcoming virtual ICANN78Meeting. > > > > Requirements for ALT members can be found in Section 6 of the ALAC RoPs. In short, ALT Members are expected to attend all ALAC meetings. Jonathan would also like ALT Members to attend the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group and the At-Large Operations, Finance and Budget Working Group meetings. ALT Members should be very responsive and thoughtful to e-mail requests and discussions. By mutual agreement, ALT members may take on additional roles. Vice-Chairs are expected to take on proportionally larger responsibilities. All ALT activities are carried out solely in English. > > > > Jonathan has indicated that he expects to continue the practice of having two Vice-Chairs. Nominations may (but are not required to) specify > > whether the preference is for a Vice-Chair or a regular ALT position. > > > > *Nomination Schedule: * > > > > · The nomination period is now open and will close on Thursday, 12 October 2023 at 23:59 UTC. > > > > · Nominations need not be seconded. > > > > · Nominations, other than self-nominations, must be accepted by Thursday, 19 October September 2023 at 23:59 UTC. > > > > · Nominations and acceptances should be sent to the ALAC list [alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org} > > > > · Staff will forward all acceptances to the ALAC-Announce list [ alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] > > > > · In accordance with ALAC RoPs 16.3, following the close of the nomination period and the acceptance or rejection of all nominations, Candidates from regions where the position is not contested will be declared to have won by acclamation. If there are multiple candidates from any region, the candidates, in conjunction with the ALAC, will be given the opportunity to resolve the situation. Failing that, a secret vote of the ALAC will decide the winner. > > > Kind regards, > > > > At-Large Staff > > ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community > > Website: atlarge.icann.org [atlarge.icann.org] > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/atlarge.icann.org/__;!!PtGJab4!__W-DI81L…> > > Facebook: facebook.com/icann [facebook.com] > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…> > atlarge [facebook.com] > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.facebook.com/icannatlarge__;!!PtGJab…> > > Twitter: @ [twitter.com] > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!__W…> > ICANNAtLarge [twitter.com] > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge__;!!PtGJab4!__W…> > > > > *Error! 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Summary Report for GNSO Council 21 Sep 2023 meeting
by Justine Chew Sept. 23, 2023

Sept. 23, 2023

Dear all, Here is my summary report of the GNSO Council's 21 Sep 2023 meeting. It's 'relatively' short this time. You can also read this report posted at the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…>, or using the links included below. *Special Summary Report of 21 Sep 2023 Meeting to ALAC <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…>* For brevity, I will just highlight a few things here. For some of the issues, you can glean a wider perspective from GNSO Council Sep 2023 Matters of Interest <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> and/or from GNSO Council Sep 2023 Meeting Records <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> . *1. **GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Recommendations Report on Review of the Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements * - Last month, Council received an overview <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/presentation/present…> of the CCOICI Recommendations Report <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/chen-…>on the SOI Requirements which concluded that no consensus was reached on the *ability to exempt participants from declaring in their GNSO SOI who they represented whenever they participated in a PDP* in case of professional ethical obligations preventing complications. Although it was recommended that the GNSO SOI format be updated to form two parts (see below), *the existing SOI language which allows for the exemption was to remain as is*. - Just prior to this Council meeting, the vote to adopt these CCOICI recommendations was withdrawn as CPH were not prepared to vote on the one recommendation, as written, to retain the exemption. Hence this matter now goes back to the CCOICI for further consideration and, hopefully, resolution. *2. Charter for Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee* - The GNSO Council EPDP Phase 2 Small Team's work has wrapped up - since their final task in guiding the design of the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) (formerly known as the SSAD - System for Standardized Access to Registration Data) has concluded - and ICANN org is slated to launch the RDRS in November. - Given this, the focus moves towards monitoring of ICANN org's implementation of the RDRS and how well it will function. To facilitate this, Council is transitioning the EPDP Phase 2 Small Team into the RDRS Standing Committee, and Council has approved the Charter <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IFmCY1xEtWy7IoyM-uSYiRkzFkc0jLdM/edit?p…> for this Standing Committee. - *Impact for ALAC*: ALAC retains a member seat by virtue of having had a member on the EPDP Phase 2 Small Team, along with an alternate. *3. New gTLD Program Next Round / Subsequent Procedures 38 Pending Recommendations * - As reported at the At-Large CPWG 20 Sep call <https://community.icann.org/x/qwAFE>, the GNSO Council SubPro Small Team had been working towards recommending a Second Clarifying Statement for Council approval. This Second Clarifying Statement was aimed at clarifying and resolving the ICANN Board's concerns on the group of 10 SubPro Outputs associated with the use, and hence, enforceability, of PICs/RVCs (i.e. SubPro Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13, 30.1, 31.16 and 31.17). - At the time Council met, this Second Clarifying Statement is subject to further work by the Small Team and hence required that a Council vote on it be deferred to Council's October meeting. - In parallel, also as reported <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/268763307/20230918%20SubPr…> at the At-Large CPWG 20 Sep call <https://community.icann.org/x/qwAFE>, the ICANN Board held a recent workshop where the Board resolved <https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-r…> to, per its Scorecard <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/scorecard-subpro-pdp-board-acti…> ; - Section A, adopt 7 SubPro Outputs with no further concern; - Section B, adopt 12 SubPro Outputs with the 5 Sep GNSO Council Clarifying Statement (i.e the First Clarifying Statement); - Section C, NOT adopt 7 SubPro Outputs at this this time, with given rationales; and - Section D, consider adopting 10 SubPro Outputs with the provision of the pending GNSO Council Second Clarifying Statement, and to continue discussing a remaining 3 SubPro Outputs with the GNSO Council SubPro Small Team with a goal of resolving them via the clarification mechanism. - Given the above development out of the Board workshop, the Small Team's assignment form (i.e. charter) required a revision to reflect the updated assignment <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yDgWIwKZqKk0WY0q7CS2pf7aD4VupCWV/edit> regarding how the non-adopted recommendations should be handled. Council considered and approved this Small Team updated assignment <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yDgWIwKZqKk0WY0q7CS2pf7aD4VupCWV/edit> form. - The updated assignment form expands participation in the Small Team to each GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency, and each Advisory Committees (mainly ALAC and GAC), to elect to put forward one subject matter expert (SME) plus alternate to help inform the Small Team's final assignment #7 (which is to develop proposed Supplemental Recommendations or develop proposed modifications through GNSO's section 16 process). - *Impact for ALAC*: ALAC will be invited to appoint a SME and an alternate to the Small Team. These appointments may be changed from time to time to facilitate the relevant SME's participation to the different the topics being addressed. For avoidance of doubt, these appointments do not affect my participation as an existing member of the Small Team. *4. ICANN78 Joint Meeting of the At-Large and GNSO* - A call for additions/changes to the proposed topics of SubPro Updates, RDRS and .quebec was made to Councilors. - The plan is to revisit this list of proposed topics <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Questions+for+ICANN78> in a fortnight for finalization. Thanks for reading / considering. Justine Chew ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> ------ On Mon, 18 Sept 2023 at 15:18, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > Just a note to inform you that the agenda for the GNSO Council meeting of > 21 Sep 2023 at 21:00 UTC is out as follows. > > As usual, it's a packed agenda; for a curated version of the highlighted > agenda items, please visit this link > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> > . > > *GNSO Council Meeting #9 of 2023 held on 21 Sep 2023* > > *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/r4XxDg> | Documents > <https://community.icann.org/x/rIXxDg> | Motions > <https://community.icann.org/x/sYXxDg>* > > - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* > - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects List > <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List > <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>. > - Item 3: Consent Agenda (none) > - *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and > Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Recommendations Report on > Review of the Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements* > - *Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Charter for Registration Data Request > Service (RDRS) Standing Committee to help inform the next steps on the SSAD > policy recommendations* > - *Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - SubPro Clarifying Statement on Registry > Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) and Public Interest Commitments (PICs) * > - *Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - SubPro Small Team Updated Assignment > Form* > - *Item 8: ICANN78 Planning * > - Sat, 21 Oct, 13:15-14:30 CEST - Joint At-Large & GNSO meeting (in > planning) > - *Item 9: Cross Community Working Group - Auction Proceeds Response* > - *Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS* > - 10.1 GNSO Prep Week Webinar - Tue, 10 Oct at 13:00 UTC > - 10.5 IGO next steps > > > And as usual, Council meetings are open to observers in listen-only > mode. If you would like to observe the meeting, please check this link > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> for > details. > > Thanks for reading / considering. > > Justine Chew > ALAC Liaison to the GNSO > GNSO Liaison Report Workspace > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> > ------ > >

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GNSO Council 21 Sep 2023 meeting agenda is out
by Justine Chew Sept. 18, 2023

Sept. 18, 2023

Dear all, Just a note to inform you that the agenda for the GNSO Council meeting of 21 Sep 2023 at 21:00 UTC is out as follows. As usual, it's a packed agenda; for a curated version of the highlighted agenda items, please visit this link <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> . *GNSO Council Meeting #9 of 2023 held on 21 Sep 2023* *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/r4XxDg> | Documents <https://community.icann.org/x/rIXxDg> | Motions <https://community.icann.org/x/sYXxDg>* - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects List <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>. - Item 3: Consent Agenda (none) - *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Recommendations Report on Review of the Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements* - *Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Charter for Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) Standing Committee to help inform the next steps on the SSAD policy recommendations* - *Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - SubPro Clarifying Statement on Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs) and Public Interest Commitments (PICs) * - *Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - SubPro Small Team Updated Assignment Form* - *Item 8: ICANN78 Planning * - Sat, 21 Oct, 13:15-14:30 CEST - Joint At-Large & GNSO meeting (in planning) - *Item 9: Cross Community Working Group - Auction Proceeds Response* - *Item 10: ANY OTHER BUSINESS* - 10.1 GNSO Prep Week Webinar - Tue, 10 Oct at 13:00 UTC - 10.5 IGO next steps And as usual, Council meetings are open to observers in listen-only mode. If you would like to observe the meeting, please check this link <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> for details. Thanks for reading / considering. Justine Chew ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> ------

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Shane Tová
by Vanda Scartezini Sept. 13, 2023

Sept. 13, 2023

To any friends celebrating it, my best wishes for this new year. Kisses to all

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Our prays goes to Morocco friends and their families
by Vanda Scartezini Sept. 11, 2023

Sept. 11, 2023

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Summary Report for GNSO Council 24 Aug 2023 meeting
by Justine Chew Aug. 28, 2023

Aug. 28, 2023

Dear all, Here is my summary report of the GNSO Council's 24 Aug 2023 meeting, albeit a pretty long summary. You can also read this report posted at the ALAC Liaison to the GNSO workspace, or using the links included below. *Special Summary Report of 24 Aug 2023 Meeting to ALAC <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…>* For brevity, I will just highlight a few things here. For some of the issues, you can glean a wider perspective from GNSO Council Aug 2023 Matters of Interest <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> and/or from GNSO Council Aug 2023 Meeting Records <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> . *1. Consent Agenda Item - 2023 Customer Standing Committee (CSC)* - Council approved the slate of 2023 CSC Members and Liaison, which include the liaison and alternate appointed by ALAC, *Holly Raiche* and *Ejikeme Egbuogu*, respectively, for the 2023 - 2025 term. *2. Next Round of New gTLDs / Subsequent Procedures 38 Pending Recommendations & "Other Dependencies"* *a. The 38 Pending Recommendations* - Since after ICANN77, the GNSO Council Small Team on SubPro has continued to work with the Board SubPro Caucus co-leads, Avri Doria and Becky Burr, in developing the Council's 2 next sub-deliverables in respect of the 38 Pending Recommendations. This involves bifurcating the 38 recommendations into 2 broad groups: - - *Group (1)* covers Recommendations on the following SubPro Topics which were assessed and are understood to merely require clarifying statements by Council for the Board's consideration in context of the Board's concerns, in order to facilitate adoption by the Board. - Due to a late request by the ICANN Board for more time as "*[t]he Board would like to propose a small tweak to the language* [in the clarifying statements for Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13, 30.1, 31.16 and 31.17 (all regarding the enforceability of PICs and RVCs) *to ensure that it is crystal clear*", the recommendations where there is an expectation that the GNSO Council can resolve the ICANN Board concerns via a Clarifying Statement was amended to cover: - Topic 3: Applications Assessed in Rounds - Recommendations 3.1,3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 - Topic 6: Registry Service Provider Pre-Evaluation - Recommendation 6.8 - Topic 9: Registry Voluntary Commitments / Public Interest Commitments - Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13, 9.15 - Topic 26: Security and Stability - Recommendation 26.9 - Topic 29: Name Collision - Recommendation 29.1 - Topic 30: GAC Consensus Advice and GAC Early Warning - Recommendation 30.7 - Topic 31: Objections - Recommendations 31.16, 31.17 - Topic 34: Community Applications - Recommendation 34.12 - Topic 35: Auctions - Recommendations 35.3, 35.5 - The resulting Clarifying Statement as at 23 Aug which was adopted by Council for Group (1) recommendations is found at this link <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/draft/draft-subpro-p…> . *Action by ALAC Liaison* - - - To continue participating in Small Team to ensure clarifying statement captures existing ALAC positions, as relevant/needed. - - *Group (2)* covers the remaining pending recommendations for which the Council Small Team will continue to work on in light of the clear signal by the Board SubPro Caucus co-leads that the Board will very likely decline to adopt as they currently read. The Small Team's scope of work here includes considering whether such recommendations should be revised, and if so, how - either through the 'GNSO Operating Procedures section 16' path (which would involve reconvening the SubPro PDP WG), or through a 'Supplemental Recommendation' path for which Council will need to determine the mechanism to produce such supplemental recommendation. *Action by ALAC Liaison*To continue participating in Small Team to ensure clarifying statement captures existing ALAC positions, as relevant/needed, or to advocate for the inclusion of input outside of GNSO where Council opts for the 'Supplemental Recommendation' path. *c. Closed Generics Framework* - - Council received a substantive update on the status of the Closed Generics Framework produced by the GAC-GNSO-ALAC Dialogue small team, post a review of community comments received in response to the request for comments on the Draft Closed Generics Framework <https://community.icann.org/x/Io6ZDg> which closed on 15 Jul 2023. - The Chairs of the GAC, GNSO and ALAC convened to discuss what should happen with this Closed Generics Framework, namely whether there was sufficient community consensus for it to move to a GNSO policy development process. They concluded there was not and that there was not sufficient demand to take it further through a policy process. As a result, the GNSO Chair, GAC Chair, and ALAC Chair plan to send a separate communication to the ICANN Board that reflects the decision they took and, as stated in the letter, expressing the collective view that: - (1) closed generic gTLDs should not be viewed as a dependency for the next round; - (2) until there is community-developed policy, the Board should maintain the position from the 2012 round (i.e., any applications seeking to impose exclusive registry access for "generic strings" to a single person or entity and/or that person's or entity's Affiliates (as defined in Section 2.9(c) of the Registry Agreement) should not proceed; and - (3) should the community decide in the future to resume the policy discussions, this should be based on the good work that has been done to date in the facilitated dialogue. - This outcome was pre-empted by ALAC Chair Jonathan Zuck at the CPWG call on 9 August. *3. Next Round of New gTLDs - Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (SPIRT)* - In its Final Report <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/final-rep…>, the Subsequent Procedures Working Group recommended “the formation of a Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (‘SPIRT’) (Pronounced ‘spirit’) to serve as the body responsible for reviewing potential issues related to the Program, to conduct analysis utilizing the framework, and to recommend the process/mechanism that should be followed to address the issue (i.e., utilize the Predictability Framework). The GNSO Council shall be responsible for oversight of the SPIRT and may review all recommendations of the SPIRT in accordance with the procedures outlined in the GNSO Operating Procedures and Annexes thereto.” - Council discussed the task of chartering (not constituting) the SPIRT and concluded that it would be useful to set up a chartering team to include participation from the At-Large/ALAC, GAC and other parts of the community. *Action by ALAC Liaison*To alert the ALAC on timing of the call to form the SPIRT chartering team, in due course. *4. Discussion Paper on .Quebec * - The GNSO Chair led the commentary on this issue which essentially concluded that the issue of .quebec (TLD) not being a variant of “.québec” did not require an immediate resolution and one that did not squarely sit in the remit of the Expedited Policy Development Process on Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP on IDNs). *5. GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Recommendations Report on Review of the Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements * - Council received an overview <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/presentation/present…> of the CCOICI Recommendations Report <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/correspondence/chen-…>on the SOI Requirements which concluded that no consensus was reached on the ability to exempt participants from declaring in their GNSO SOI who they represented whenever they participated in a PDP in case of professional ethical obligations preventing complications - Although it was recommended that the GNSO SOI format be updated to form two parts (see below), *the existing SOI language in relation to exemption is to remain as is.* - a) General Statement of Interest which contains general information about a participant (parent). - b) Activity Specific Statement of Interest which contains information that is provided specific to the activity, for example, motivation for participation (child) Thanks for reading / considering. Justine Chew ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> ------ On Thu, 24 Aug 2023 at 20:00, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I have just been informed that with regards to the agenda item 4 for the > GNSO Council Meeting which will take place in just over an hour today that > the Board has requested more time because "*[t]he Board would like to > propose a small tweak to the language* [to the clarifying statements for > Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13, 30.1, 30.16 and 31.17 > (all regarding the enforceability of PICs and RVCs) *to ensure that it is > crystal clear*". Therefore the update to that agenda item is as follows: > > *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - SubPro Small Team Clarifying Statement* > > - Hence the recommendations where there is an expectation that the > GNSO Council can resolve ICANN Board concerns via a Clarifying Statement > are now > > > - Topic 3: Applications Assessed in Rounds - Recommendations 3.1, 3.2, > 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 > - *The SubPro Final Report recommendation envisions that “the next > application procedure should be processed in the form of a round” and > “Application procedures must take place at predictable, regularly occurring > intervals without indeterminable periods of review”. However, the GNSO > Council confirms its willingness to engage with the ICANN Board to explore > a shared vision for the long-term evolution of the program, which could be > materially different than what is envisioned for the next round of the New > gTLD Program in the Topic 3 recommendations.* > - Topic 6: Registry Service Provider Pre-Evaluation - Recommendation > 6.8 > - *The GNSO Council confirms its understanding of the > Implementation Review Team (IRT) Principles & Guidelines that state that, > “the IRT is convened to assist staff in developing the implementation > details for the policy to ensure that the implementation conforms to the > intent of the policy recommendations.” The Council therefore recognizes > that ICANN org will be responsible for establishing the fees charged for > the RSP pre-evaluation program, in consultation with the IRT, as is > consistent with the roles and responsibilities captured in the IRT > Principles & Guidelines. The language used in Recommendation 6.8 is not > intended to alter the respective roles and responsibilities of staff and > the IRT.* > - *Topic 9: Registry Voluntary Commitments / Public Interest > Commitments* - Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13, > 9.15 > - *Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13 - The GNSO > Council confirms that in respect to any new Public Interest Commitments > (PICs) and Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs), PICs/RVCs entered into > must be contractually enforceable, and in respect of RVCs, enforceability > is determined by both ICANN org and the applicant. And further, the Council > observes that among the purposes of PICs / RVCs is to address public > comments, in addressing strings deemed highly sensitive or related to > regulated industries, objections, whether formal or informal, GAC Early > Warnings, GAC Consensus Advice, and/or other comments from the GAC.* > - *Recommendation 9.15: The GNSO Council confirms that this > recommendation does not require any implementation nor creates any > dependencies for the Next Round of the New gTLD Program.* > - Topic 26: Security and Stability - Recommendation 26.9 > - *The GNSO Council confirms that the “any level” language > referenced in the recommendation should be interpreted to only be in > respect of domain names that are allocated by the registry operator.* > - *Topic 29: Name Collision* - Recommendation 29.1 > - *The GNSO Council believes that Recommendation 29.1 can be > adopted by the Board on the understanding that it does not need to be acted > on until such time any next steps for mitigating name collision risks are > better understood out of the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study > 2.* > - Topic 30: GAC Consensus Advice and GAC Early Warning - > Recommendation 30.7 > - *Please see the Council’s clarifying statement for > Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13.* > - Topic 31: Objections - Recommendations 31.16, 31.17 > - *Please see the Council’s clarifying statement for > Recommendations 9.1, 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.13.* > - *Topic 34: Community Applications *- Recommendation 34.12 > - *The GNSO Council confirms its recommendation that terms included > in the contract between ICANN org and the CPE Provider regarding the CPE > process must be subject to public comment. This recommendation however is > not intended to require ICANN org to disclose any confidential terms of the > agreement between ICANN org and the CPE Provider.* > - *Topic 35: Auctions* - Recommendations 35.3, 35.5 > - *The GNSO Council confirms that the references to private > auctions in Recommendations 35.3 and 35.5 merely acknowledge the existence > of private auctions in 2012 and should NOT be seen as an endorsement or > prohibition of their continued practice in future rounds of the New gTLD > Program. The Council notes that there were extensive discussions on the use > of private auctions in the SubPro working group. To the extent that draft > recommendations were developed as to private auctions, these did not > receive consensus support in the working group but did receive strong > support with significant opposition.* > > > - Council will vote on the clarifying statement to be submitted to the > ICANN Board. > > > > Justine Chew > ALAC Liaison to the GNSO > GNSO Liaison Report Workspace > <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> > ------ > > > > On Tue, 15 Aug 2023 at 17:47, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear all, >> >> Just a note to inform you that the agenda for the GNSO Council meeting of >> 24 Aug 2023 at 13:00 UTC is out as follows: >> >> It's another packed agenda; for a curated version of the highlighted >> agenda items (especially item 4), please visit this link >> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> >> . >> >> *GNSO Council Meeting #8 of 2023 held on 24 Aug 2023* >> >> *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/0IBXDg> | Documents >> <https://community.icann.org/x/yIBXDg> | Motions >> <https://community.icann.org/x/voBXDg>* >> >> - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* >> - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects List >> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List >> <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>. >> - *Item 3: Consent Agenda* >> - Approval of the 2023 Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Slate >> - *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - SubPro Small Team Clarifying Statement* >> - *Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing >> and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Recommendations Report on >> Review of the Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements * >> - *Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Chartering the Standing >> Predictability Implementation Review Team (“SPIRT”)* >> - *Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - SubPro Pending Recommendations - >> Expected Non-Adoption * >> - *Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Closed Generics* >> - *Item 9: AOB* >> - *9.1 Update from NIS2 Outreach Team * >> - 9.2 ICANN78 Planning >> - *9.3 Discussion Paper on .Quebec* >> - *9.4 Grant Program Implementation update to Chartering >> Organizations* >> >> >> As usual, Council meetings are open to observers in listen-only mode. If >> you would like to observe the meeting, please check this link >> <http://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+…> for >> details. >> >> Thanks for reading / considering. >> >> Justine Chew >> ALAC Liaison to the GNSO >> GNSO Liaison Report Workspace >> <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> >> >>

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GNSO Council 24 Aug 2023 meeting agenda is out
by Justine Chew Aug. 24, 2023

Aug. 24, 2023

Dear all, Just a note to inform you that the agenda for the GNSO Council meeting of 24 Aug 2023 at 13:00 UTC is out as follows: It's another packed agenda; for a curated version of the highlighted agenda items (especially item 4), please visit this link <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> . *GNSO Council Meeting #8 of 2023 held on 24 Aug 2023* *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/0IBXDg> | Documents <https://community.icann.org/x/yIBXDg> | Motions <https://community.icann.org/x/voBXDg>* - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects List <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>. - *Item 3: Consent Agenda* - Approval of the 2023 Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Slate - *Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - SubPro Small Team Clarifying Statement* - *Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) Recommendations Report on Review of the Statement of Interest (SOI) Requirements * - *Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Chartering the Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (“SPIRT”)* - *Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - SubPro Pending Recommendations - Expected Non-Adoption * - *Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Closed Generics* - *Item 9: AOB* - *9.1 Update from NIS2 Outreach Team * - 9.2 ICANN78 Planning - *9.3 Discussion Paper on .Quebec* - *9.4 Grant Program Implementation update to Chartering Organizations* As usual, Council meetings are open to observers in listen-only mode. If you would like to observe the meeting, please check this link <http://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct+…> for details. Thanks for reading / considering. Justine Chew ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…>

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GNSO Council 20 Jul 2023 meeting agenda is out
by Justine Chew July 22, 2023

July 22, 2023

Dear all,** Just a note to inform you that the agenda of the GNSO Council meeting of 20 July 2023 at 21:00 is out as follows. For a curated version of the highlighted agenda items, please visit this link <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> . *GNSO Council Meeting #7 of 2023 held on 20 Jul 2023* *Full Agenda <https://community.icann.org/x/zoBXDg> | Documents <https://community.icann.org/x/xYBXDg> | Motions <https://community.icann.org/x/vIBXDg>* - *Item 1: Administrative Matters* - Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects List <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/project> and Action Item List <https://community.icann.org/x/RgZlAg>. - *Item 3: Consent Agenda* - *Registration Data Accuracy Scoping Team Recommendations #1 and #2 – extending deferral of consideration by six months* - GNSO Review of GAC Communiqué - GNSO Non-Registry Liaison to the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) - Milton Mueller; [GNSO Non-Registry Liaison Alternate to the CSC - [candidate under review]] - *Item 4: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Accuracy * - *Item 5: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Operational Design Phase and Operational Design Assessment Liaison & Small Team Survey Feedback* - *Item 6: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - SubPro Small Team Update on Pending Recommendations - Clarifying Statement* - *Item 7: Follow up on IGO Curative Rights IRT and Other Work Necessary to Achieve Release of the IGO Acronyms Under Interim Reservation* - *Item 8: IDNs EPDP Timeline* - *Item 9: ANY OTHER BUSINESS* - 9.1 ccNSO Liaison update - *9.2 Closed Generics Update* As usual, Council meetings are open to observers in listen-only mode. If you would like to observe the meeting, please check this link <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> for details. **Lastly, I take this opportunity to acknowledge that I have been using the incorrect mail-list for my updates / reports. Fortunately, all these are captured and posted at the GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> for easy reference. Thanks for reading / considering. Justine Chew ALAC Liaison to the GNSO GNSO Liaison Report Workspace <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Liaison+Report%2C+post-Oct…> ------

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REMINDER - Draft call for comments on ALAC statement on Pending Rec 17.2
by Heidi Ullrich July 17, 2023

July 17, 2023

Dear All, A friendly reminder of the call for end-user feedback to the ICANN Board’s indicative concerns on the pending Subsequent Procedures PDP Recommendation 17.2, which addresses the scope of financial resources offered to qualified applicants for applicant support. Please refer to the background information in this Google doc [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1fXWzGyf7uI1f…> for more understanding on the issues, and kindly provide comments (in suggest-mode) in the Google doc as prompted, no later than 26 July 2023. Kind regards, Heidi From: Heidi Ullrich <heidi.ullrich(a)icann.org> on behalf of ICANN Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 1:39 PM To: "alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Cc: Jonathan Zuck <JZuck(a)innovatorsnetwork.org>, Justine Chew <justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com>, ICANN Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Subject: Draft call for comments on ALAC statement on Pending Rec 17.2 Dear All, On behalf of the Justine Chew, ALAC Liaison to the GNSO, please respond to this call for end-user input to the ICANN Board’s indicative concerns on the pending Subsequent Procedures PDP Recommendation 17.2. Recommendation 17.2 is the recommendation which addresses the scope of financial resources offered to qualified applicants for applicant support. Please refer to the background information in this Google doc [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1fXWzGyf7uI1f…> for more understanding on the issues, and kindly provide comments (in suggest-mode) in the Google doc as prompted, no later than 26 July 2023. Please feel free to contact Justine directly (justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com<mailto:justine.chew.icann@gmail.com>) should you have questions regarding this call for input. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Draft call for comments on ALAC statement on Pending Rec 17.2
by ICANN At-Large Staff July 6, 2023

July 6, 2023

Dear All, On behalf of the Justine Chew, ALAC Liaison to the GNSO, please respond to this call for end-user input to the ICANN Board’s indicative concerns on the pending Subsequent Procedures PDP Recommendation 17.2. Recommendation 17.2 is the recommendation which addresses the scope of financial resources offered to qualified applicants for applicant support. Please refer to the background information in this Google doc [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1fXWzGyf7uI1f…> for more understanding on the issues, and kindly provide comments (in suggest-mode) in the Google doc as prompted, no later than 26 July 2023. Please feel free to contact Justine directly (justine.chew.icann(a)gmail.com<mailto:justine.chew.icann@gmail.com>) should you have questions regarding this call for input. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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