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Policy calendar for 5-Mar-2012 BC member call
by Steve DelBianco Sept. 10, 2012

Sept. 10, 2012

Here is the latest BC policy calendar, for use during our 5-Mar-2012 BC member call. Channel 1. BC participation in ICANN Public Comment process: ICANN Public Comment page is here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> 1. FY 13 budget framework (reply comments close 26-Mar) Chris Chaplow is managing BC comments. Filed initial comments here<http://forum.icann.org/lists/op-budget-fy2013/msg00003.html>. 2. Defensive Applications for new gTLDs (reply<http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds-defensive-applications/> comments close 20-Mar) BC filed comments here<http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds-defensive-applications/msg00022.html>. 3. Bylaw changes on GNSO policy development process ( reply comments close 23-Mar) 4. Draft roadmap to implement SAC 51 protocol for WHOIS (initial comments close 18-Mar) 5. IDN Variant Issues Project plan (initial comments close 18-Mar) 6. WHOIS Policy Review Team (AoC) Draft Report (comments close 18-Mar) Elisa Cooper is managing BC comments. 7. Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs (initial comments close 23-Mar) 8. IRTP-B PDP on WHOIS status messages (initial comments close 25-Mar) 9. Interim report on ccTLD re-delegation requests (initial comments close 30-Mar) 10. Draft Advice on definitions & targets for Consumer Trust, Choice, and Competition in new gTLD program (initial comments close 3-Apr) (link to advice<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/cctc-draft-advice-letter-22feb12-en.pdf> ) 11. Status report on protecting Red Cross & Olympics at top-level and 2nd-level (link<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-02mar12-en.htm>) (initial comment opens 2-Mar) Note: BC members are encouraged to submit individual / company comments. The BC selects topics on which to submit official positions based on member interest. --- Channel 2. Support for discussion and votes of our representatives on GNSO Council John Berard and Zahid Jamil, BC Councilors GNSO Project Status available here<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf> Agenda for Council meeting in Costa Rica has not yet been published. (link<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-14mar12-en.htm>) John and Zahid can update us on possible motions, including something on UDRP providers. --- Channel 3. Supporting discussion and voting on policy matters before the Commercial Stakeholders Group (CSG) Elisa Cooper, CSG Liaison, and Marilyn Cade (alternate) Messages for meeting with ICANN Board on 13-Mar --- Channel 4. BC statements and responses during public meetings (outreach events, public forum, etc.) Affirmation review team for Whois (Susan Kawaguchi, Lynn Goodendorf, Bill Smith) Affirmation review team for SSR (Security, Stability, & Resilience) (Jeff Brueggeman) Remaining implementation work for gTLD expansion plan, incl BC requests for specific improvements (here<http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds-defensive-applications/msg00022.html>)

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FY13 Operating Plan and Budget Comment
by Chris Chaplow June 11, 2012

June 11, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find attached comments that I have submitted on the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget. We anticipate that the BC and the CSG will submit more detailed comments in the reply round which opens tomorrow until the 15th June. I have asked a lot of clarification questions and drawn on material from our Framework Budget submission as I dont think it was adequately addressed at that time. I think we should focus on the 25 individual project comments in the reply round. Best regards, Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain.

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Draft GNSO Council Agenda 7 June 2012
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below the draft GNSO Council Agenda for the call taking place on June 7th 2012 at 8 pm UTC. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org Dear All, Please find the draft agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 7 June 2012 which is also posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+07+June+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 20:00 UTC <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeti…>_ http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeti… <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GNSO+Council+Meeti…> Coordinated Universal Time 20:00 UTC 13:00 Los Angeles; 16:00 Washington; 21:00 London; 22:00 Paris; 05:00 Tokyo next day 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)_* 1.1 Roll 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 Council meeting 10 May 2012 approved on 28 May 2012. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-10may12-en.htm 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. 2.1GAC/GNSO Issues Related to International Olympic Committee (IOC) & Red Cross (RC) Names Drafting Team. Approve sending of note to GAC. *_Item 3: Best practices for addressing abusive registrations (15 minutes)_* Following the recommendation of the Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) Working Group, the GNSO Council requested a discussion paper on the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries address the abusive registrations of domain names. The discussion paper recommended the creation of two Working Groups, one to establish the framework for best practices and one to propose candidate best practices to address the abusive registration of domain names. The Council must now consider a motion to set up a drafting team to create the charter for these groups. This motion was deferred from the May 10, 2012 meeting. Refer to motion 1 https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+10+May+2012 3.1 Reading of the motion (Zahid Jamil) 3.2 Discussion 3.3 Vote*__* *_Item 4: _**_WHOIS Access recommendation (10 minutes) _* The WHOIS access recommendation was considered as part of the consent agenda at the Council's 16 February 2012 meeting. At that meeting, the ISP constituency requested that the proposal to end this work be removed from the consent agenda and considered as part of the GNSO's main agenda. A further suggestion was suggested that constituency/stakeholder members work with Staff to identify a path forward and that the topic be further discussed at the Costa Rica meetings. A motion has been made to consider next steps. Refer to motion 2 https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+07+June+2012 4.1 Reading of the motion (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben) 4.2 Discussion 4.3 Vote *__* *_Item 5: Outreach Task Force (OTF) (10 minutes)_* The Council has set up a drafting team to develop a charter for an OTF. A motion to approve that charter did not pass when made at the Dakar meeting. A second motion was made at the December 15, 2011 meeting and was not seconded, which meant it was not considered. In Costa Rica, the Council decided to form a group to discuss options on how to proceed. This is an update item on the work of that group. 5.1 Update from (X Y) 5.2 Discussion 5.3 Next steps*__* *_Item 6: Fake Renewal Notices _**_(10 minutes) _* The GNSO Council requested that a small group prepare a request for information concerning Fake Renewal Notices for the RrSG to help inform its deliberations on the RAP WG Recommendation on Fake Renewal Notices (#2). The drafting team submitted its report <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/frn/fake-renewal-notices-report-06mar12-en.pdf> to the GNSO Council on 6 March. Following a presentation of the report to the GNSO Council at the ICANN Meeting in Costa Rica, the GNSO Council decided to put the report out for public comment. A public comment forum was opened (see http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/fake-renewal-notices-report-21m…) and has now closed. The Council is now expected to consider next steps. 6.1 Public comment forum submissions overview (Marika Konings) Report of Public Comments on Fake Renewal Notices <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-fake-renewal-no…> 6.2 Discussion 6.3 Next steps *_Item 7: Uniformity of Reporting _**_(10 minutes) _* *__* To help inform its consideration of the RAPWG Recommendation on Uniformity of Reporting, the GNSO Council requested the ICANN Compliance Department to report on existing systems to report and track violations and/or complaints; improvements 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. The ICANN Compliance Team submitted its report <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-un…> on 18 March and presented it to the GNSO Council at its meeting on 12 April. ICANN Staff also provided a background presentation on the RAP WG Recommendation (see https://gnso.icann.org/node/30809) The GNSO Council is now expected to consider next steps, if any. 7.1 Discussion 7.2 Next steps *__* *_Item 8:_**_Update on_*_*the Joint Supporting Organisations/Advisory Committee on New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) (15 minutes)*_** This item aims to provide the Council with a status update on the JAS WG so that next steps for the group can be determined. This was discussed at the May 10, 2012 Council meeting but as Kurt was unable to attend, the Council felt another discussion point was needed on this subject. Also, a number of questions were asked by the Council during its previous meeting and it was felt that it would be useful to get responses from Kurt to them. 8.1 WG update from Staff, and answers to Council questions (Kurt Pritz) 8.2 Discussion 8.3 Next steps *__* *_Item 9: _**_Update on the Internationalised Registration Data (IRD) Working Group (WG) (10 minutes) _* The IRD submitted its final report to the GNSO Council and SSAC on March 3, 2012 for review and approval. However, SSAC has recommend some substantial changes and more work may now be needed by the IRD before its final report can be considered. This agenda item is to provide an update on these latest developments in the IRD WG's work to the Council. 9.1 WG update from Staff <https://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/status-update-ird-wg-final-report-sli…> (Steve Sheng) 9.2 Discussion *_Item 10: _**_UDRP Domain Locking WG (5 minutes)_* As per the GNSO WG Guidelines, the Chairs of a WG need to be confirmed by the GNSO Council. The Council may wish to note that Michele Neylon (Proposed Chair) and Alan Greenberg (Proposed Vice-Chair) were selected with unanimous support from the Working Group. 10.1 WG update from Staff (Marika Konings) 10.2 Council approval of proposed WG Chair and VC. *_Item 11: _**_Consumer Metrics WG (5 minutes)_* The Consumer Metrics WG has prepared a draft advice document for discussion in Prague in order to finalise the document before sending it to the Council. As part of that process, the WG would like to solicit the GAC's input. A letter http://gnso.icann.org/issues/cci-draft-letter-gnso-to-gac-23may12-en.pdf has been drafted for the Council Chair to send to the GAC Chair. The Council must decide whether to send that letter. 11.1 WG update from Council Liaison (Rosemary Sinclair) 11.2 Council approval of sending proposed letter. *_Item 12: 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 20:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html>) UTC-8+1DST 13:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 16:00 – next day Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html>) UTC-3+0DST 17:00 Montevideo, Uruguay (UYT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html>) UTC-3+0DST 17:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 21:00 Abuja,Nigeria (WAT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/africa/wat.html>) UTC+1+0DST 21:00 Tunis, Tunisia (CET) UTC+1+0DST 21:00 Bonn, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 22:00 Paris, France (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 22:00 Ramat Hasharon, Israel(IST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.…>) UTC+2+0DST 23:00 Karachi, Pakistan (PKT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/pkt.html>) UTC+5+0DST 01:00 – next day Beijing/Hong Kong, China _(HKT_ ) UTC+8+0DST 04:00 – next day Tokyo, Japan (JST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/jst.html>) UTC+9+0DST 05:00 – next day Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/pacific/nzdt.html>) UTC+12+0DST 08:00 – next day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Thank you. Kind regards, Glen 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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Expanding the Internet domain space - Google Anouncement
by Chris Chaplow May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

In 2016, its estimated that almost half of the worlds population will be online, yet <http://www.verisigninc.com/assets/domain-name-brief-march2012.pdf> nearly 50 percent of the websites we visit are found in the .com <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-level_domain> top-level domain(TLD), which was among the first TLDs created in 1984. Despite the great opportunities the web has enabled for people around the world, there is still a lingering question about the diversity of the domain space (given that the number of generic TLDs has only increased by 14 in the last 28 years). In 2008, ICANN announced a program to expand the number of generic TLDs (think .com, .org, .edu), developed through its bottom-up, multi-stakeholder process, in which we participate. Given this expansion process, we decided to submit applications for new TLDs, which generally fall into four categories: · Our trademarks, like .google · Domains related to our core business, like .docs · Domains that will improve user experience, such as .youtube, which can increase the ease with which YouTube channels and genres can be identified · Domains we think have interesting and creative potential, such as .lol We want to make the introduction of new generic TLDs a good experience for web users and site owners. So we will: · Make security and abuse prevention a high priority · Work with all ICANN-accredited registrars · Work with brand owners to develop sensible rights protection mechanisms that build upon ICANNs requirements Were just beginning to explore this potential source of innovation on the web, and we are curious to see how these proposed new TLDs will fare in the existing TLD environment. By opening up more choices for Internet domain names, we hope people will find options for more diverseand perhaps shortersignposts in cyberspace. Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist <http://googleblog.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.h tml> http://googleblog.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/expanding-internet-domain-space.ht ml Chris Chaplow Managing Director Andalucia.com S.L. Avenida del Carmen 9 Ed. Puertosol, Puerto Deportivo 1ª Planta, Oficina 30 Estepona, 29680 Malaga, Spain Tel: + (34) 952 897 865 Fax: + (34) 952 897 874 E-mail: <mailto:chris@andalucia.com> chris(a)andalucia.com Web: <http://www.andalucia.com/> www.andalucia.com Information about Andalucia, Spain.

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ALERTS: Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period: ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget until 8 June 2012, with the reply period closing on June 15th 2012
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below the notice of extension od ICANN's Comment Period for the ICANN draft FY13 Op Plan & Budget until 8th of June 2012, with a reply closing date on June 15th 2012. 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-29may12-en.htm Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period: ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget 29 May 2012 * Français <http://www.icann.org/fr/news/announcements/announcement-01may12-fr.htm> * Español <http://www.icann.org/es/news/announcements/announcement-01may12-es.htm> * Русский <http://www.icann.org/ru/news/announcements/announcement-01may12-ru.htm> * 简体中文 <http://www.icann.org/zh/news/announcements/announcement-01may12-zh.htm> * العربية <http://www.icann.org/ar/news/announcements/announcement-01may12-ar.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm In response to comments made by community members regarding time required to complete quantitative comments on the ICANN draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget, ICANN has extended this public comment period until 8 June 2012, with the reply period closing on June 15th 2012. 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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ALERTS from the Secretariat: The TLD Application System, or TAS, has now closed.
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below the ICANN announcement regarding the the TAS closing. 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-2-30may12-en.htm New gTLD Update by Akram Atallah, COO 30 May 2012 The TLD Application System, or TAS, has now closed. As of 23.00 GMT/UTC today, with one hour remaining before the system closed, just over 1900 applications had been submitted in TAS. We will reconcile all payments and submitted applications, and will release the final numbers when the applied-for domain names are published. As we said yesterday, our target date for publishing the list of applied-for domain names is 13 June 2012. We thank all applicants and the ICANN community for their support throughout the application process.

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ALERTS From the Secretariat: REMINDER: WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar 1 June 2012, at 13:00 & 20:00 UTC
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below the ICANN announcement regarding the upcoming WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar, taking place tomorrow June 1st 2012 @ 1 pm UTC & 8 pm UTC. If you wish to participate in this webinar, please follow the RSVP instructions marked in the announcement below. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org *WHOIS Technical Requirements **Survey Webinar*** 23 May 2012 *In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat** *(***gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>**) to receive the call details.* The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on a draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey, to assess the content of the survey before releasing it for public solicitation. In parallel with the Public Comment period, the Working Group is hosting two webinar sessions to brief the community on the background of this effort and to solicit input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit useful and clear technical feedback. The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete. Members of the Working Group will provide a briefing on *Friday 1 June at 13.00 UTC **and**Friday 1 June at 20.00 UTC*, summarizing the purpose of this effort and reviewing the work called for in the Working Group's charter. *13:00 UTC click on this link*: *http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou* *20:00 UTC click on this link* *http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm* The webinars will also review the sections of the survey as they relate to the proposed technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-… that was prepared by Staff at the GNSO Council's request in July 2010. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 60 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Friday at 13.00 UTC or Friday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. 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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ALERTS from the Secretariat: WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey - Draft - Request for community input
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below the ICANN announcement regarding the WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Draft. The comment period opened yesterday (May 30th 2012) and will close on June 20th 2012, as per the announcement below. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org *Public Comment Box Link:* http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-whois-requirements-survey… WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey - Draft Comment/Reply Periods ^(*) Important Information Links *Comment Open:* 30 May 2012 *Comment Close:* 20 June 2012 *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 Public Comment Announcement <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30may12-en.htm> *Reply Open:* 20 June 2012 To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <mailto:draft-whois-requirements-survey@icann.org> *Reply Close:* 16 July 2012 View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/draft-whois-requirements-survey/> *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 Report of Public Comments Brief Overview *Originating Organization:* GNSO Council – WHOIS Survey Working Group *Categories/Tags:* Policy Processes *Purpose (Brief):* The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on the draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey. The Working Group is soliciting input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit technical feedback. The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete. *Current Status:* This Public Comment solicitation represents an opportunity for the community to share perspectives on the proposed draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey. In parallel, the WSWG will conduct a Webinar to promote the survey and solicit additional feedback. *Next Steps:* The WSWG will consider the comments received as part of their deliberations and creation of the final version of the WHOIS Requirements Survey. Upon submission to the GNSO Council, the survey will be announced and released for community participation. The survey will be available for 30 days. Afterwards, the WSWG will compile, analyze and report on the survey results to produce a final report outlining possible WHOIS Technical requirements. *Staff Contact:* Liz Gasster *Email:* policy.staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy.staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20WHOIS%20Technical%20Requirements%20Survey%20-%20Draft%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information *Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose* The WHOIS Survey Working Group produced a draft survey of WHOIS Technical Requirements at the request of the GNSO Council Resolution (http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions#20111006-1) The Working Group is seeking community feedback on the draft, which will be considered by GNSO Council and later released to the community for participation in the WHOIS survey. The Survey can be accessed here: http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483 The Working Group will accept community feedback via the public comment forum. Additionally, users of the survey will see a free-form text dialogue box at the bottom of each section of the survey. Users may use this space to provide specific feedback with respect to the questions loaded for that section. If you use this feature, be sure to include your identity so that we may relate your response to the public comment review process. *Section II: Background* The Working Group aims to draft, implement, and analyze the results of a survey measuring the level of support for various technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-…, 633 KB]). The WHOIS Survey Working Group will produce a Report to be delivered to the GNSO Council describing the results of the survey and recommendations for next steps for the GNSO Council's consideration concerning the WHOIS service requirements. *Section III: Document and Resource Links* 1.WHOIS Requirements Survey - http://icann.isoc.ug/whoissurvey/?sid=71483 2.WSWG Charter - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/charter-wswg-06oct11-en.pdf[PDF, 476 KB] 3.WSWG Wiki - https://community.icann.org/display/WSDT/WHOIS+Survey+Working+Group+-+Home 4.GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-…, 633 KB] *Section IV: Additional Information* None /(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses./

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Motions upcoming GNSO Council Call - June 7th 2012
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear Members, As previously mentioned the Council agenda has not yet been released, but please find below the motions for the call. Once the agenda is released I will forward it to BC Members for your convenience. Thank you, -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+07+June+2012 Motions 07 June 2012 * * Ajouté parde saint gery <https://community.icann.org/display/%7Eglen>, modifié parde saint gery <https://community.icann.org/display/%7Eglen>le mai 31, 2012 (afficher les modifications <https://community.icann.org/pages/diffpages.action?pageId=30345100&original…>)Translate <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+07+June+201…> * 1. Motion to create a drafting team to develop the charters for two Working Groups on the Creation of non-binding Best Practices to help Registrars and Registries address the Abusive Registrations of Domain Names *Made by: Zahid Jamil* *Seconded by: Carlos Aguirre* *Deferred from the 10 May 2012 GNSO Council meeting to the next Council meeting on 7 June 2012, by Yoav Keren on request of the Registrar Stakeholder Group for the reason that the Registrar**Stakeholder Group needed more time to discuss the motion.* Whereas, following the recommendation of the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group, the GNSO Council requested 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; Whereas, ICANN Staff submitted the discussion paper to the GNSO Council on 28 September 2011 (see http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/discussion-paper-rap-best-practices-28sep1…) Whereas the GNSO Council discussed the discussion paper at its working session at the ICANN meeting in Dakar and a public workshop was organized; Whereas the GNSO Council identified the issue as a priority topic at its wrap up session at the ICANN meeting in Dakar; Whereas, the discussion paper recommended the creation of two Working Groups, namely one GNSO Working Group to establish the framework for best practices and one Cross-Community Technical Group to propose candidate best practices to address the abusive registration of domain names. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: Resolved, that the GNSO Council hereby approves the formation of a GNSO drafting team which will be responsible for developing the Charters for the two Working Groups to address the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars and registries address the Abusive Registrations of Domain Names as identified above; Resolved, the drafting team will consider the discussion paper prepared by ICANN Staff well as the discussions of the GNSO Council on the discussion paper and the public workshops on this topic as part of its deliberations and development of the Charters; Resolved further, that [Name] shall serve as the GNSO Council Liaison for this drafting team. 2*Motion to Address Whois Access as Recommended by the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Made by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben* *Seconded by: John Berard * Whereas the Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) Working Group submitted its report to the GNSO Council on 29 May 2010 (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf) Whereas the GNSO Council reviewed the report and its recommendations and formed an Implementation Drafting Team to draft a proposed approach with regard to the recommendations contained in the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report; Whereas the Registration Abuse Policies Implementation Drafting Team submitted its proposed response to the GNSO Council on 15 November 2010 (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/rap-idt-to-gnso-council-15nov10-en.…) Whereas on 3 February 2011 (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201102) the GNSO Council requested feedback from ICANN Compliance in relation to WHOIS Access recommendation #2 and a response was received on 23 February 2011 (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg10766.html) In addition, a discussion with Compliance Staff was held at the ICANN meeting in San Francisco. Whereas the GNSO Council thanked the ICANN Compliance Department for its feedback in relation to WHOIS Access recommendation #2 and determined that no further work on this recommendation was needed. The GNSO Council welcomed the commitment of the ICANN Compliance Department 'to report on compliance activities and publish data about WHOIS accessibility, on at least an annual basis' (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg10766.html) Whereas in response to WHOIS Access recommendation #1, the GNSO Council asked the WHOIS Survey Working Group to consider including the issue of WHOIS Access as part of the survey it has been tasked to develop, and the Working Group informed the GNSO Council on 11 January that 'the issue does not fall within the remit of its current charter and recommends that the item not be included in their upcoming survey'. Whereas the GNSO Council recognizes that the issue of WHOIS access is also covered in the Final Issue Report on the RAA (seehttp://gnso.icann.org/issues/raa/fInal-issue-report-raa-06mar12-en.pdf) THEREFORE BE IT, Resolved, the GNSO Council recommends that the issue of WHOIS access (to ensure that WHOIS data is accessible in an appropriately reliable, enforceable, and consistent fashion) is included in the RAA Policy Development Process when it commences. Resolved, the GNSO Council will review by end of September, 2012, whether the RAA PDP has commenced and included this issue or whether alternative approaches should be pursued.

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Urgent Reminder: WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report
by Benedetta Rossi May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear BC Members, Youwill recall that the BC rapporteur for WHOIS submitted comments on the WHOIS Policy Review Team's report (http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-rt-draft-final-report/msg00018.html) The final report is now posted for public comments, as noted in the announcement below. The BC rapporteur on WHOIS after discussion with the Excomm will announce a process for further BC comments. The BC Chair advises that WHOIS will be a topic of discussion with the Board in its community interaction & during the public forum in Prague and the bc strategy will be a major topic of discussion in the upcoming BC call. -- Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report 3 <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11may12-en.htm#> 11 May 2012 *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 11 May 2012 *Categories/Tags:* Reviews/Improvements WHOIS Policy Transparency/Accountability *Purpose (Brief):* The WHOIS Policy Review Team, constituted underICANN's Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, submitted its*Final Report and Recommendations* <http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf>[PDF, 1.44 MB] to theICANNBoard and this document has been posted for public comment. A redline version comparing the posted draft and final report is available at:http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-redline-11ma…, 2.93 MB]. *Public Comment Box Link:* http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-e…

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