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ALERTS From the Secretariat: Draft Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting – 12 April 2012 at 11:00 UTC
by Benedetta Rossi April 6, 2012

April 6, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below for your information the draft agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting taking place on the 12 April 2012. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org *Draft Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting – 12 April 2012* This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 22 September 2011 for the GNSO Council and updated. http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-16dec11-en.pdf For convenience: * An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. * An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. Meeting Times 11:00 UTC <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeti…> Coordinated Universal Time 11:00 UTC 04:00 Los Angeles; 07:00 Washington; 12:00 London; 13:00 Paris; 20:00 Tokyo Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed. *GNSO Council meeting audiocast * *http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u* *_Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)_* 1.1Roll Call*_ _* 1.2 Statement of interest updates 1.3 Review/amend agenda 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Draft Minutes of the GNSO Emergency Meeting 26 March 2012 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg12873.html to be approved on 12 April 2012-04-04 Draft Minutes of the GNSO Public meeting 14 March 2012 To be approved on 1.5. GNSO Pending Projects List http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf ·Review main changes. ·Comments and/or questions. *__* *_Item 2: Consent agenda (5 minutes)_* A consent agenda item is being added as a standard agenda item to provide for a simplified process to obtain Council approval on specific tasks. *_Item 3: Thick Whois Policy Development Process (PDP)10 minutes)_* The GNSO Council initiated a PDP at its meeting on 14 March. However, considering other circumstances, the GNSO Council is of the view that the next steps in this PDP (formation of a drafting team to develop a charter) is not timely and that it may be preferable to delay until the .COM negotiations have been completed. This motion provides for that delay. Refer to motion 1: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+12+April+20… 3.2 Reading of the motion (Stéphane van Gelder) 3.3 Discussion 3.3 Vote *_Item 4: Request an Issue Report on the protection of names and acronyms of IGOs_* Refer to motions 2 & 3: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+12+April+20… 4.1 Reading of motion 2 (Thomas Rickert) 4.2 Discussion 4.3 Vote 4.4 Reading of motion 3 (Mary Wong) 4.5 Discussion 4.6 Vote *_Item 5: GNSO Council comment on .COM contract renewal (10 minutes)_* In its announcement on the .COM contract renewal dated 27 March 2012 (http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm) ICANN states that the question of transitioning a large existing registry to thick WHOIS has been recognised by the GNSO as raising operational and other issues that require further discussion and consideration (http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27mar12-en.htm) So Council discussions are being cited as the rationale for the fact that the 2012 .COM contract contains no obligations on the registry operator to switch to a thick WHOIS format. Considering the debate that went on at Council level on this issue, the Council may deem this to be a misrepresentation of the truth. If so, the Council may then wish to draft a statement outlining this and direct the Chair to send it to the Board. 5.1 Discussion 5.2 Next steps *_Item 6: Uniformity of reporting (10 minutes) _*In its meeting on 6 October 2011, the GNSO Council resolved to request ‘the ICANN Compliance Department to report on existing systems, to report and track violations and/or complaints; improvements / changes made since the RAPWG Report or foreseen in the near future, and: identify gaps and any improvements that might be desirable but not foreseen at this stage. Further consideration of this Meta Issue, including the recommendations and considerations of the RAP WG in this regard, is deferred pending receipt of such information from the ICANN Compliance Department’. On 18 March, ICANN's Compliance Department submitted its report (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-un…) The Council is expected to review the report and discuss possible next steps, including the recommendations and considerations of the RAP WG in this regard. Refer to report: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-un… 6.1 Discussion 6.2 Next steps *_Item 7: Update on RAA Final Issue Report and Status of Negotiations (10 minutes)_* Staff will provide a brief overview of the Final Issue Report on the RAA Amendments and the Status Report on the RAA negotiations, and discuss the next steps for the GNSO Council. 7.1 Update (Margie Milam) 7.2 Discussion *_Item 8: Update on the new PDP (10 minutes)_* In December 2011, the ICANN Board adopted, on the recommendation of the GNSO Council, the revised GNSO Policy Development Process. This session is to introduce the revised GNSO PDP and explain its new features in detail. Introduction to Revised Policy Development Process (PDP) http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/intro-revised-gnso-pdp-14mar12-en.pdf 8.1 Update (Marika Konings) 8.2 Discussion *__* *_Item 9: Any Other Business (5 minutes)_* Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House. b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A <http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority. d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House. g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination. h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation. i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority, j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded. k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote. l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House." *Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4 <http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>) * 4.4.1 Applicability Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures. a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP); b. Approve a PDP recommendation; c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; d. Fill a Council position open for election. 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting‟s adjournment. In exceptional circumstances,announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present. 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available. 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html>) UTC-8+1DST 04:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 07:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html>) UTC-3+0DST 08:00 Montevideo, Uruguay (UYT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html>) UTC-3+0DST 08:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 12:00 Abuja,Nigeria (WAT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/africa/wat.html>) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Tunis, Tunisia (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Bonn, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 13:00 Paris, France (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 13:00 Ramat Hasharon, Israel(IST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.…>) UTC+2+0DST 14:00 Karachi, Pakistan (PKT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/pkt.html> ) UTC+5+0DST 16:00 Hong Kong, China _(HKT_) UTC+8+0DST 19:00 Tokyo, Japan (JST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/jst.html>) UTC+9+0DST 20:00 Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/pacific/nzdt.html> ) UTC+12+1DST 23:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2012, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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Re: [bc-gnso] for expedited review: BC comment on ICANN's Roadmap for a new WHOIS Protocol (SAC 051)
by Marilyn Cade April 4, 2012

April 4, 2012

It is great to see the draft. Thanks to Bill, and to you, Steve. I especially like the improvements on the "names" for the new protocol/service, etc. Also, Steve, members could propose small changes that can be incorporated, is that right? And then on reply, the BC can do more detailed comments. Can we add a statement that the new process of initial and reply rounds are helpful, but that the initial round is too short for corporations, businesses, and undoubtedly others. This was raised by various BC members in Costa Rica, and we need to find various places to make that statement. Would you accept that as a "friendly" enhancement? In my view, but not to address here, one additional problem is when ICANN counts the days during an ICANN meeting as part of one of the "allocated days", since we are all even more burdened during those times! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:06:14 To: <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: [bc-gnso] for expedited review: BC comment on ICANN's Roadmap for a new WHOIS Protocol (SAC 051) ICANN has an open public comment on a roadmap for development and adoption of a successor to the Whois protocol. The comment period and documents are described here <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/sac-051-draft-roadmap-18feb12-e…> . BC member Bill Smith (Paypal) circulated his initial thoughts on a BC comment back on 6-Mar. At our Costa Rica meeting we discussed Bill's draft and asked for volunteers to refine into a BC submission. Everyone's been pretty busy lately, so this task fell to me and I've only now turned to it. A 2-page draft BC comment is attached. These comments are due 8-Apr. Bill's comments went to the BC list on 6-Mar, but the attached draft is presented to you with for expedited member review over the next 5 days. If any BC member objects to the BC filing the attached draft comment , please REPLY ALL and indicate your objection and reason. If any member objections are noted before 8-Apr, we will extend the review period. This would mean our comments are submitted late, but might still be considered. If no objections are noted we will post the attached draft to ICANN on the closing date of 8-Apr. Thanks again to Bill Smith for taking the lead on this. Steve DelBianco vice chair for policy coordination, BC

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ALERTS From the Secretariat: Hotel Booking Links Now Open for ICANN's 2012 Meetings in Prague and Toronto
by Benedetta Rossi April 4, 2012

April 4, 2012

Dear BC Members, please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the possibility to book the hotel for the upcoming Prague & Toronto meetings. -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org *Hotel Booking Links Now Open for ICANN's 2012 Meetings in Prague and Toronto* http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03apr12-en.htm 3 April 2012 ICANNrecently opened the hotel booking link and conferenceregistration <http://www.registration123.com/ICANN/PR44/>link for its upcoming 44th public meeting to be held 24-29 June 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic at the Hilton Prague Hotel. Additional information about the meeting, as well asICANNgroup hotel rates is now available on thePrague Meeting Website <http://prague44.icann.org/>. ICANN's 45th public meeting will be held 14-19 October 2012 in Toronto, Canada at The Westin Harbour Castle Toronto Hotel.ICANNgroup hotel rates are available. Reservations can now be made through theICANNMeetings Website <http://meetings.icann.org/icann45>. More information about supporting hotels, transportation, and the meeting agenda for both Prague and Toronto will be posted as it becomes available. ICANNmeetings are held three times each year in different regions of the globe to enable attendees from around the world to participate in person. These meetings are free for anyone who wishes to attend, and offer a variety of sessions such as workshops, open forums, and working meetings on the development and implementation of Internet policies. We also offer several tools for remote participation such as streaming live audio and video, chatrooms, and online question boxes. * Make reservations at The Westin Harbour Castle Toronto Hotel <http://meetings.icann.org/icann45> * Make reservations at The Hilton Prague Hotel <http://prague44.icann.org/venue>

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New appointment on the BC's Credentials Committee
by Benedetta Rossi April 4, 2012

April 4, 2012

Dear BC Members, The BC ExComm has appointed Ron Andruff, RNAPartners, to replace Mikey O'Connor on the BC's Credentials Committee. The Credentials Committee is responsible for reviewing and analyzing all the applications for BC membership against the BC Charter to determine an applicant's eligibility. The BC Excomm also notes with appreciation Mikey O'Connor's service on the Credentials Committee. Thank you, -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org

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Globalization Survey Reminder
by Marilyn Cade April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012

ICANN has asked that the Chairs try again to solicit community participation in the ICANN Globalization Survey, which I distributed earlier. See key points below, and a form of the survey in Word, in case you want to draft out your responses ahead of time. ICANN reports getting a fairly good general response from community members. Noting that reminder notes can improve survey responses; we are asked to send a reminder and encourage all members of business community to review and complete the survey document. Can I ask that you consider reforwarding within your business contacts, as well as completing yourself, if you have not yet participated in the survey? Responses will impact ICANN’s planning efforts going forward. Now is an excellent time to play a role in that planning process. Thus far, nearly 500 community members have viewed or started the survey, and approximately 100 (representing all six UN languages and all five ICANN regions) have completed the document. Attached is a Word Format document of the survey in English that you can forward. Although this allows you to view the survey in full, you still need to go online and complete the on-line survey, which is available in all six UN languages. The survey link at http://questionpro.com/t/AHB7OZM7Lx will remain open through 22 April 2012. Thanks very much for helping promote this effort. It will be helpful to have more responses from business and associations. If you feel I can help in any way to further encourage participation, please let me know. Thanks for your help Marilyn CadeBC Chair

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Re: [bc-gnso] ALERTS from the Secretariat: ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012
by Marilyn Cade April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012

This announcement is about the Nominating Committee appointment process for Leadership positions. It is not related to the new gTLD process. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Hansen Anjali <AHansen(a)council.bbb.org> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 01:12:01 To: <bc-secretariat(a)icann.org>; <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] ALERTS from the Secretariat: ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012 Does this mean that they are extending the deadline for the complete applications beyond April 12? Anjali Karina Hansen | Associate General Counsel Tel: 703-247-9340 Fax: 703-276-0634 Email: ahansen(a)council.bbb.org <mailto:ahansen@council.bbb.org> www.bbb.org <http://www.bbb.org/> | Start With Trust Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600 Arlington, VA 22201 For consumer tips, scams and alerts: Read our blog <http://www.bbb.org/blog/> Find us on: Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/bbb_us> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Better-Business-Bureau-US/25368131403> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1917928&trk=anet_ug_grppro> | YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/user/BBBconsumerTips> | Flickr <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbb_us> <http://www.bbb.org/100-year> This message is a private communication, and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the sender by reply email and then delete the message from your system without printing, copying or forwarding it. Thank you. From: owner-bc-gnso(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Benedetta Rossi Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 1:48 PM To: bc - GNSO list Subject: [bc-gnso] ALERTS from the Secretariat: ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012 Dear BC Members, Please find below an announcement from the ICANN web site. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org <http://www.bizconst.org> bc-secretariat(a)icann.org <mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30mar12-en.htm ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012 30 March 2012 In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN's 2012 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 16 April 2012 at 23:59 UTC. The 2012 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Two At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the European and North American regions) * One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) More information about the positions is available at: http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2012.htm Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply or by contacting nomcom2012(a)icann.org <mailto:nomcom2012@icann.org> . Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 16 April 2012 for full consideration. Selections will be announced by early September 2012. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in October 2012. The 2012 NomCom began its work in October 2011 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, and has since then organized outreach events in multiple locations. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/ Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2012(a)icann.org <mailto:nomcom2012@icann.org> .

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012
by Benedetta Rossi April 3, 2012

April 3, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an announcement from the ICANN web site. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30mar12-en.htm ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012 30 March 2012 In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN's 2012 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until *16 April 2012 at 23:59 UTC*. The 2012 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Two At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from the European and North American regions) * One member of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) More information about the positions is available at: http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2012.htm Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/applyor by contacting nomcom2012(a)icann.org <mailto:nomcom2012@icann.org>. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by *16 April 2012* for full consideration. Selections will be announced by early September 2012. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in October 2012. The 2012 NomCom began its work in October 2011 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, and has since then organized outreach events in multiple locations. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/ Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2012(a)icann.org <mailto:nomcom2012@icann.org>.

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Web War 3.0
by Phil Corwin April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/05/internet-regulation-war-sopa-pipa… There is a war under way for control of the Internet, and every day brings word of new clashes on a shifting and widening battlefront. Governments, corporations, criminals, anarchists-they all have their own war aims. Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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BC Members Pre Council Call - Tuesday April 10th @ 11 am EDT
by Benedetta Rossi April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please save the date for the upcoming BC Members Pre Council call scheduled to take place on*Tuesday April 10th at 11 am EDT (3 pm UTC / 5 pm CEST)*. Agenda and dial in details will follow. Please let me know if you require a dial out for this call. Thank you, -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org

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