March 2010 - Bc-gnso - lists.icann.org

Brussels -- BC Hotel Recommendation
by Ron Andruff 13 Mar '10

13 Mar '10

Dear all, I just checked the Brussels meeting website to register and saw that the official hotel has yet to be posted. I have also heard a rumor that the ICANN staff/board have taken up all of the rooms in an undisclosed hotel and in speaking with the Brussels .EU team here, they advised that we select "any hotel near the central station". Andrew Mack suggested Le Meridien Hotel, and I just looked it up to find that it is, in fact, very close to the station, Grande Place and most importantly, Square Brussels Meeting Centre where the meeting will take place. Unless Philip has another recommendation, being that he is 'on the ground' in Brussels, I would suggest that we consider Le Meridien as the 'BC hotel' for the Brussels meeting. Kind regards, RA Ronald N. Andruff President RNA Partners, Inc. 220 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 + 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

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Media report in Kenya on withdrawal of EOI program
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

In Kenya this week, several of you met Harry Hare, publisher of CIO Magazine for East Africa. Thanks to all your conversations, Harry posted several stories on the ICANN meeting, including this one at http://www.cio.co.ke ICANN Board withdraws EOI The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has today withdrawn the Expression of interest for proposals for entities interested in applying for new gTLDs. The expression of interest was published last December for public consideration and was one of the substantive agendas in the Nairobi meeting. The EOI required entities interested in participating in the first round of the new gTLD Program to submit basic information about the participating entity and the requested top-level domain, also referred to as "string". The model was a direct result of community recommendations for such an undertaking. The Board directed that a draft model be constructed based on public comment for additional discussion. A decision on whether and how to proceed with the EOI was to be taken in Nairobi, after considering the public discussion. According to the Board, the withdrawal was due to lack of certainty about the date when the overarching issues would be resolved to the satisfaction of the Board and the consequential difficulty of synchronizing the launch of the new gTLDs Program with the proposed EOI, and preferring to focus ICANN staff resources on resolving the remaining issues. Through out the meeting speakers expressed concern on EOI process with some asserting that its complex and time consuming. "We need to move forward with the implementation of the new gTLDs, a process that has already taken too long already," said one delegate who sort anonymity. Other speakers who were opposed to the EOI complained at the lack of communication and awareness of the EOI process especially in developing counties. According to the EOI, those interested in participating in participating in the first round were required to put up a deposit of US$ 55,000 out of the total US$ 185,000 evaluation fee. Steve DelBianco of NetChoice says, ³the EOI was an interesting idea but became a distraction from the work remaining to ensure that new top level domains will minimize online fraud while helping people around the world to access Internet domains using their own language and script." Bruce Tonkin, one of the Board members said that there was confusion about purpose of EOI which would have otherwise provided data on number and nature of strings. "Would have informed applicants to improve their applications," he said. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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Board votes to include Registry Restrictions Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) in DAGv4
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Resolution regarding dispute mechanism if a party feels a registry operator is violating its contract restrictions for community-based TLDs. Resolved: Staff shall publish a final RRDRP in DAG v4. ICANN shall also consider whether this or a similar dispute resolution procedure could be used when a government withdraws its support for a government-supported TLD. Passed unanimously -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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ICANN Board votes to shut-down the EOI program
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Resolution cited uncertainty about date for resolution of Overarching Issues to satisfaction of the board; difficulty in synchronizing applications program with EOI; preferring to focus staff on remaining issues; Resolve to withdraw EOI; and direct CEO to press on with new gTLD program Discussion: Harald Alstrand: still concerned about risks of many new gTLDs and wants CEO to be attentive to those risks. Bruce Tonkin: confusion about purpose(s) of EOI. Would have given data on # and nature of strings. Would have informed applicants to improve their applications. Staff and community resources are being taken away from underlying problems; so up-or-down vote is the best way to proceed. Crocker: primary purpose of EOI was to give magnitude of demand; Raimundo changed his mind on EOI because there was lack of consensus for it. Resolution Passed: overwhelmingly. Just one No vote from Michael Silber (I think) Michael Silber: EOI had potential benefits and it's a pity its being thrown out. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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ICANN Board delays decision on delegating XXX domain
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Board considered Independent Review Panel decision on xxx TLD Resolution directs CEO to post report of possible process options within 14 days. Will be posted for 45 days of public comment. Board will select processoption no later than Brussels meeting in June. Passed unanimously -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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RE: UPDATE - Brussels -- BC Hotel Recommendation
by Ron Andruff 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Following on from my previous email (below) I just bumped into one of our Brussels meeting hosts and mentioned that I had booked into Le Meridien, and he commented that I had "made the right choice". FYI. RA Ronald N. Andruff President RNA Partners, Inc. 220 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 + 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11 _____ From: Ron Andruff [mailto:randruff@rnapartners.com] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 3:34 AM To: 'bc - GNSO list' Subject: Brussels -- BC Hotel Recommendation Dear all, I just checked the Brussels meeting website to register and saw that the official hotel has yet to be posted. I have also heard a rumor that the ICANN staff/board have taken up all of the rooms in an undisclosed hotel and in speaking with the Brussels .EU team here, they advised that we select "any hotel near the central station". Andrew Mack suggested Le Meridien Hotel, and I just looked it up to find that it is, in fact, very close to the station, Grande Place and most importantly, Square Brussels Meeting Centre where the meeting will take place. Unless Philip has another recommendation, being that he is 'on the ground' in Brussels, I would suggest that we consider Le Meridien as the 'BC hotel' for the Brussels meeting. Kind regards, RA Ronald N. Andruff President RNA Partners, Inc. 220 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 + 1 212 481 2820 ext. 11

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Board votes to include Post-delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDDRP) in DAGv4
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Resolution regarding Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDDRP): Resolve: Staff shall synthesize comments into a final draft procedure and include in the Draft Applicant Guidebook version 4. PDT: resolution calls for ³ensuring various interests of community are considered² to avoid letting a complainer shut-down a registry. Approved unanimously. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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Board votes to include TM Clearinghouse and URS in DAGv4
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Resolution: Staff shall analyze comment and then include TM Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension proposals coming out of STI and include them in the Draft Applicant Guidebook version 4. Passed unanimously -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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ICANN Board votes to maintain Ry-Rr separation in new gTLD round
by Steve DelBianco 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Resolution: Within the new gTLD process, there will be strict separation of Registyr and Registrar services. No cross-ownership allowed. If GNSO puts forth a new policy that¹s approved by the board prior to launch of new gTLD program, it will become part of the program. Passed unanimously, abstention by Bruce Tonkin. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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Acronym Helper
by Chris Chaplow 11 Mar '10

11 Mar '10

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