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Business Constituency response to WHOIS Review Team questions
by Steve DelBianco Feb. 9, 2012

Feb. 9, 2012

Attached is the response of the Business Constituency (BC) to questions from The WHOIS Policy Review Team. This document was reviewed and approved by BC members in accordance with our charter. Sarah Deutsch served as Rapporteur for this response. -- Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency http://Www.bizconst.org <http://Www.bizconst.org/>

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Policy Calendar for 17-Feb-2011 BC Member call
by Steve DelBianco Sept. 16, 2011

Sept. 16, 2011

To: Business Constituency Members From: Steve DelBianco, vice chair for policy coordination Below is the latest BC policy calendar, for use during 17-Feb member call. (attachments are provided for Channel 4 below) Channel 1. BC participation in ICANN Public Comment processes: ICANN Public Comment page is at http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/ Selected Public Comments open at this time: (in order of comment closing dates) 1: Accountability & Transparency Review Team FINAL recommendations (14-Feb) http://forum.icann.org/lists/atrt-final-recommendations/index.html#00010 2: Proposed process for recognizing new Constituencies (4-Mar) 3: Interim report on internationalized registration data (14-Mar) Note: BC members are encouraged to submit individual or company comments on any topic. Based on member interest, the BC selects topics on which to submit official positions. Channel 2. Support for discussion and votes of our representatives on GNSO Council Upcoming discussions & votes at 24-Feb GNSO Council meeting (15:00 UTC) Full agenda at http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-24feb11-en.htm Item 4: proposed guidelines for working groups. Should they be adopted or posted for further comment? Item 5: Responding to Board resolution asking GNSO for definitions & metrics for AOC terms (consumer choice, consumer trust, and competition). Several BC members have volunteered. No outreach yet from Rosemary Sinclair. Item 6: WHOIS studies. Staff posted an analysis of "Privacy & Proxy Relay & Reveal". Council must decide which of remaining 3 studies (Registrant Identification, Proxy and Privacy "abuse" and this Relay and Reveal study) staff should initiate. (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-chart-11feb11-en.pdf) Item 7: update on Joint DNS security and stability analysis working group. Draft charter at http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/dssa-draft-charter-12nov10-en.pdf Item 8: discussion of cross-community working groups Item 9: Staff feedback regarding Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) motion passed at 3-Feb meeting (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201102 ) RESOLVED #1, the GNSO Council instructs ICANN Policy Staff to forward the two issues identified by the RAP IDT as having low resource requirements, WHOIS Access recommendation #2 and Fake Renewal Notices recommendation #1, to ICANN Compliance Staff for resolution. ICANN? Compliance Staff is requested to provide the GNSO Council with its feedback on the two recommendations and proposed implementation in a timely manner. RESOLVED #2, the GNSO Council requests an Issues Report on the current state of the UDRP. RESOLVED #3, the GNSO Council requests a discussion paper on the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries address the abusive registrations of domain names in accordance with the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report. Council Working Groups: (see GNSO Project Status List as of 27-Jan-2011, at http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf Channel 3. Supporting discussion and voting on policy matters before the Commercial Stakeholders Group (CSG) (SarahDeutsch ) Channel 4. BC statements and responses during public meetings (Board meetings, outreach events, public forum, etc.) Upcoming Board/GAC Intercessional meeting in Brussels, 28-Feb to 1-Mar GAC 'scorecard' expected before 22-Feb. Selected previous BC positions on GAC-Board topics (attached) Affirmation review team for Whois (Susan Kawaguchi, Bill Smith) Affirmation reviewteam for SSR (Security, Stability, & Reslience) (Jeff Brueggeman)

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FYI - ICANN Announcement, Aug 30 2011: Safe, Stable and Secure New gTLDs: ICANN Seeks Global Background Screening Services Provider
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 31, 2011

Aug. 31, 2011

Dear BC Members, Please find below an announcement by ICANN, which can also be found on the icann web site: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-30aug11-en.htm Kindest Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat Safe, Stable and Secure New gTLDs:ICANN Seeks Global Background Screening Services Provider30 August 2011ICANN is issuing today a Request for Proposal (RFP) [PDF, 104 KB] to identify a Global Background Screening Service Provider capable of generating a thorough and timely background check for all new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Applicants.After extensive discussion, debates, and deliberations over the past several years with the business groups, trademark owners, governments, and the Internet community at-large, ICANN’s Board of Directors have approved the plan to allow entities to apply for new top-level domains through the new gTLD program. The number of generic top-level domains, (there are 22 in existence today and include familiar names such as .com, .net, and .org), are expected to dramatically expand over the next several years.Based on extensive community feedback regarding a safe and stable new gTLD launch, ICANN has committed to conducting an extensive background screening of each applicant. The new gTLD program is designed with multiple stakeholder protection mechanisms. Background screening, features of the gTLD Registry Agreement, easy access to zone file data, and data and financial escrow mechanisms are all intended to provide registrant and user protections. The scope of the background screening is expected to cover, at a minimum, the entity applying, key directors, officers, partners, and major shareholders of that entity. The new gTLD program is expected start accepting applications in January 2012, and receive a diverse set of applications from all over the world. Ensuring that applicants have the intention to operate the new gTLDs in the public interest and in compliance with the program requirements is of utmost concern. Conducting a thorough and timely background check on each applicant is an important component of the ICANN’s application approval process.Respondents are requested to respond to this RFP by replying to: BackgroundScreeningRFP(a)icann.org. The period to submit questions about the RFP will close on 13 September 2011. ICANN will provide answers to all questions submitted to all respondents by 22 September 2011. The final response to the RFP is due on 4 October 2011.

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Accountability & Transparency - "ATRT" Activities Webinar - Update Dial-in details -31 August, 2011 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC
by Marilyn Cade Aug. 31, 2011

Aug. 31, 2011

Just in case you are searching for this information in your inbox, and can't find it: I will be on the call. As all of you know, ATRT is one of three Review Teams established to date, in conformance with Affirmation of Commitments. It has 27 areas of improvements, many of which are based on the President's Strategy Committee recommendations. One area not addressed fully is an independent appeals process. Given recent questions about integrity and ethical safeguards within ICANN related to Board member decisions internal to their responsibilities when a Board member, and upon leaving, it is highly likely that this will be a 'hot' topic in Dakar, within the community, and within the GAC. I hope to see some of you on the webinar, if your schedules can permit. Marilyn Cade BC Chair +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25aug11-en.htmAccountabi… & Transparency – "ATRT" Activities Webinar – Update31 August, 2011 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC 25 August 2011 Are you wondering how ICANN is progressing on its commitments to improve transparency and accountability, and how ATRT improvements will help you? Do you have an opinion to share on the changes made to date by ICANN's Board of Directors, Governmental Advisory Committee, Nominating Committee, and Staff? If so, join the ATRT Activities Webinar on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 from 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC. The webinar is open to all, and will be conducted in English. If participants find it useful, more sessions will be scheduled. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. No RSVPs are needed. Here's how to connect: * From the US dial Toll Free – 800-550-6865 and enter Participant Code 8752 * From other countries see a list of international numbers posted at http://www.adigo.com/icann/ * To join the Adobe Connect online "room" go to this URL: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/atrtimplementation/ Participants will have opportunities to ask questions after each agenda item presentation. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect (in addition to joining the discussion queue on the conference bridge). The session will be recorded, and the slides and an MP3 will be publicly posted. The webinar agenda is included below. Staff will brief you on 27 ATRT implementation plans [PDF, 1.31 MB] that involve a wide cross-section of ICANN's community, and will discuss key deliverables, schedules, opportunities for public input, and end-goals. ICANN's Board directed that implementation move forward on the Accountability and Transparency Review Team's broad-ranging recommendations. Much has been accomplished and much work lies ahead. This webinar will help you get-up-to-speed on all of these efforts, and will enable you to share your input on completed and planned improvements. For example: * To provide better access to, and insight into, Board decisions, ICANN provides a wealth of Board meeting information online, including briefing materials, expanded minutes, and rationale statements for Board resolutions, as well as conditions for redaction of posted material. Are you finding these useful? * To help advance the effectiveness of the Governmental Advisory Committee and its interaction with the Board, ICANN increased funding to support government participation in the GAC and multilingual access, and the Board-GAC Joint Working Group recently issued proposed improvements for public comment. Do you have additional suggestions? * To improve the processes ICANN uses to gain public input and develop policy, ICANN's Bylaws have been translated into multiple languages, and ICANN's Public Comment Webpage has been redesigned. Is the new structure easier to use and more effective? These are just some examples of ATRT-related activities. You can find more detailed information on ICANN's Accountability & Transparency web page.Accountability & Transparency – "ATRT" Activities Webinar Agenda 1. Introduction and Overview – Denise Michel, Advisor to the President & CEO 2. Board Operations, Composition & Review of Decisions – Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel Questions & Comments from participants 3. Governmental Advisory Committee Operations, Engagement, Interaction with Board – Jeannie Ellers, Executive Assistant Questions & Comments from participants 4. Public Input & Multi-lingual Access – Filiz Yilmaz, Senior Director, Participation & Engagement and Christina Rodriguez, Language Services Manager Questions & Comments from participants 5. Misc., and Measuring Success & Upcoming Activities – Denise Michel 6. General Comments & Questions From Participants

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Reminders: Two calls: : Accountability & Transparency - "ATRT" - Activities Webinar - Hold the Date - 31August 2011 and BC Members call, Sept 1
by Marilyn Cade Aug. 29, 2011

Aug. 29, 2011

Just another friendly reminder of the importance of this Webinar and also a reminder of that the BC Members call is scheduled for Sept 1 and so I want to be sure members are aware of both events. The Webinar will be transcribed. We will provide for a 15 minute discussion on the Webinar in the BC Members meeting. I realize that not all members will be able to participate in it, but wanted to remind you. .. I expect the details to be sent out shortly.... so this is just a reminder. Bene will separately notify you of the BC members call details which will be on bcprivate. Marilyn http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17aug11-en.htm > > > > > > > > Accountability & Transparency – "ATRT" – Activities Webinar > > > > Hold the Date > > > > > > You are invited to participate in a webinar on changes ICANN is implementing > > to enhance its accountability and transparency (also known as the > > Accountability & Transparency Review Team recommendations). The Webinar will > > be held Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 from 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC and is open to > > all. > > > > > > > > You will receive an update on how ICANN's Board, Governmental Advisory > > Committee, Nominating Committee, our volunteer community, and Staff are > > addressing the numerous recommendations developed by the Accountability and > > Transparency Review Team (ATRT) and accepted by the Board. > > > > > > > > Progress and plans will be discussed, and your questions and comments will > > be welcomed on enhancements to: > > > > > > > > The Board's governance, operations, and composition, including the > > Nominating Committee processes for filling Board seats; > > > > The Governmental Advisory Committee's (GAC's) role, effectiveness and > > Interaction with the Board; > > > > Public input and policy processes; and > > > > Review mechanisms for Board decisions. > > > > More details, along with dial-in and Adobe connect information, will be > > issued shortly. > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Agenda, BC Members Call: Thursday Sep. 1st 2011, 10am EST (2pm UTC)
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 29, 2011

Aug. 29, 2011

Dear BC Members, Please find below the agenda for the upcoming BC Members call taking place on Thursday, September 1st 2011 at 10am EST (2pm UTC). Dial in details will follow. Please let me know if you require a dial out. Thank you, Kindest Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat Agenda for BC members call, Thursday Sep 1st 2011 1. Round-up of relevant events/activities a. .NEX feedback from BC attendees b. IGF USA Workshop re “changes to DNS landscape” – Fred Felman/Sarah Deutsch/Ron Andruff/Jon Nevett c. IGF Workshop of Relevance d. Other? 2. Budget Update – Chris Chaplow, Vice Chair Finance & Operations a. Secretariat update – status reminder of election dates 3. Updates on Council gTLD Policy Activities – Steve DelBianco, Zahid Jamil, John Berard a. Discussion of any other council topics b. Chair election, Vice chair election (CSG outcome discussions provided by csg rep) 4. Preparation for Dakar – Marilyn Cade 5. AOB

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Fw: [council] Final Issue Report - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C
by Zahid Jamil Aug. 29, 2011

Aug. 29, 2011

Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 5680760 / 5685276 / 5655025 Fax: +92 21 5655026 www.jamilandjamil.com *** This Message Has Been Sent Using BlackBerry Internet Service from Mobilink *** -----Original Message----- From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Sender: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:01:36 To: council(a)gnso.icann.org<council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Final Issue Report - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C Dear All, Please find attached the Final Issue Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C. For your information, the report of public comments received on the Preliminary Issue Report can be found in Annex A. Based on the public comments, a minor addition to the information provided for Issue C has been included in the report. If you are interested in seeing the redline version to compare the Preliminary and Final Issue Report, please let me know. With best regards, Marika

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Fw: [council] Final Issue Report - Inter-Registrar Transfer PolicyPart C
by Zahid Jamil Aug. 29, 2011

Aug. 29, 2011

Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 5680760 / 5685276 / 5655025 Fax: +92 21 5655026 www.jamilandjamil.com *** This Message Has Been Sent Using BlackBerry Internet Service from Mobilink *** -----Original Message----- From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Sender: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:13:59 To: StÃ©phane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> Cc: council(a)gnso.icann.org<council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Final Issue Report - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C Please find the redline version attached. With best regards, Marika From: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com<mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com>> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:00:52 -0700 To: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org>> Cc: "council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Final Issue Report - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C Thanks Marika, The report does indeed look very similar to the preliminary report we saw previously, but perhaps a redline might be helpful to make it easier to identify the small differences. Thanks, Stéphane Le 29 août 2011 à 12:01, Marika Konings a écrit : Dear All, Please find attached the Final Issue Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C. For your information, the report of public comments received on the Preliminary Issue Report can be found in Annex A. Based on the public comments, a minor addition to the information provided for Issue C has been included in the report. If you are interested in seeing the redline version to compare the Preliminary and Final Issue Report, please let me know. With best regards, Marika <Final Issue Report - IRTP Part C - 29 August 2011.pdf>

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BC Members Call, September 1st 2011, 10am EST (2pm UTC)
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 27, 2011

Aug. 27, 2011

Dear BC Members, Please hold the date for the upcoming BC Members call which will take place on Thursday, September 1st 2011 at 10am EST (2pm UTC). Dial in details and agenda will follow. Please let me know if you require a dial out. Thank you, Kindest Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat

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Response from Liz - FW: Draft RAP Motion - WHOIS Access Recommendation #1
by Zahid Jamil Aug. 24, 2011

Aug. 24, 2011

Dear All, Please find below some suggested options to deal with the Resolved clause of the WHOIS Access Recommendation #1 in the Draft RAP Motion. Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 35680760 / 35685276 / 35655025 Fax: +92 21 35655026 <http://www.jamilandjamil.com/> www.jamilandjamil.com Notice / Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and its contents are being communicated only for the intended recipients . If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete it from your system. The contents above may contain/are the intellectual property of DNDRC, and constitute privileged information protected by attorney client privilege. The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally or some other use of this communication) without prior written permission and consent of DNDRC is prohibited. From: Liz Gasster [mailto:liz.gasster@icann.org] Sent: 25 August 2011 00:39 To: Marika Konings; Zahid Jamil (zahid(a)dndrc.com) Subject: FW: Draft RAP Motion - WHOIS Access Recommendation #1 Hi Zahid, Marika and I have been discussing your comment on the Whois access recommendation, so I thought I'd send a note directly to you. None of the pending Whois studies really deal with the issue of access or availability of Whois. So if you would like to see the issue get addressed on a faster track than waiting for some future potential debate on Whois following completion of the studies (clearly not optimal...J), I can think of 3 possible avenues to raise it sooner: 1. There is reference to "access" in the technical inventory of Whois survey requirements that staff prepared in 2010, see: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-2 9jul10-en.pdf. The report notes that this could be improved (and made auditable) in the future. The exact text says: Define a framework and baseline set of metrics that can accommodate future policy development for auditing of WHOIS access. Recently the GNSO formed a WG to survey the community about this report (you may recall Chuck Gomes and Avri Doria suggesting this several meetings ago). At minimum we could make sure there is a question on this in the survey, as a way of determining community interest in this potential requirement. The survey development work is underway, Michael Young is the Chair of the WG, and I am staffing it. 2. The Proposed amendments to the RAA that were included in the RAA Amendments Final Report - includes as a "Medium Priority" -- Service Level Agreement on Whois availability (Matrix item 6.7), see: p. 22 of http://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/raa-improvements-proposal-final-report-18oc t10-en.pdf . You could work with other CSG and NCSG members to develop a strategy for continuing GNSO work on those proposed amendments. 3. You could take some first steps, leading potentially to initiate a PDP on this specific issue. For example -- You could suggest laying a foundation by suggesting a workshop in Costa Rica on the topic of access and availability, with speakers from Compliance (what are our current requirements) and from users who have concerns, etc. Staff could help you get space and pull together panelists, etc.. IT's good to begin to build a public record of the problem, with documentation if possible, before suggesting an Issue Report. Following a workshop or maybe a statement of concern that you circulate among potentially interested stakeholders, your constituency could move to request an Issue Report. We can talk more about these options but if it is a big issue of concern to you I do not think it would make sense to wait for the studies. And I strongly suggest some community "fact finding/workshop" before requesting an Issue Report. Of course you can take options 2 or 3 at any time separate from Registration Abuse recommendation. But the fact that the recommendation was made also helps leverage pursuing either 2 or 3 above. Make sense? Hope this helps. Best, Liz From: Marika Konings Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:08 AM To: Liz Gasster Subject: Re: Draft RAP Motion - WHOIS Access Recommendation #1 Zahid's comment is: 'I wonder if there is some more formal exchange to direct which ever groups responsible for the studies to consider the RAPWG final report on this recommendation and said group specifically advise the GNSO as to whether the recommendations should be implemented or dropped. I guess I'm looking for more of a warm hand-off instead of remain idle for studies to be completed 6+ months down the road'. My response to Zahid was that at this stage there is no group responsible for the studies to whom the recommendation could be directed, but that I would check with you to confirm or whether you would have any other suggestions on how to make sure this recommendation is not forgotten by the time the Council starts looking at the studies. I mentioned that it would be kept in the project list under outstanding recommendations, so that it hopefully wouldn't get lost or forgotten. Best regards, Marika

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