January 2013 - Bc-gnso - lists.icann.org

Material for today's BC Call - updated
by Benedetta Rossi 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

Dear BC Members, Please find attached an updated document for today's BC call - the BC call schedule for 2013 which now also includes ICANN public meetings for 2013 and 2014, as published on the BC wiki. 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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Policy calendar for 2-Oct-2012 BC member call
by Steve DelBianco 13 Jan '13

13 Jan '13

Here is the latest BC policy calendar, for use during our 2-Oct-2012 member call. Channel 1. BC participation in ICANN Public Comment process: ICANN Public Comment page is <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> here<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment><http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> <https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment> 1. DSSA Working Group Phase 1 report (reply comments close 21-Oct) 2. SSAC report on dot-less domains (reply comments close 5-Nov) 3. TM Clearinghouse rules for matching names / verifying proof of use (initial comments close 15-Oct) 4.. Draft policy recommendations for selection of IDN ccTLDs (initial comments close 18-Oct) 5. Protection of Olympics / Red Cross names — drafting team recommendations (initial comments close 19-Oct) 6. Community input and advice process (initial comments close 25-Oct) 7. Community input on draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan (initial comments close 13-Nov) 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 Council work sessions in Toronto on 13-Oct (agenda<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Working+Sessio…>) and 14-Oct (agenda<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Working+Sessio…>). Council meeting on 17-Oct-2012, 15:00 Eastern. Agenda not yet published; two motions<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+17+October+…> are noticed: 1. BC motion to request an Issue Report on the current state of uniformity in the mechanisms to initiate, track, and analyze policy-violation reports 2. BC motion to Initiate PDP on Uniformity of Contracts to Address Registration Abuse GNSO Project Status available <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf> <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf> here<http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf> <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf> --- Channel 3. Supporting discussion/voting on matters before the Commercial Stakeholders Group (CSG) Elisa Cooper, CSG Liaison, and Marilyn Cade (alternate) Upcoming elections for GNSO Council Chair and Vice-Chair --- Channel 4. BC statements and responses during public meetings (outreach events, public forum, etc.) Non-Commercial Users Group (NCUC) is hosting a day-long ICANN policy conference on 12-Oct at Fairmont Royal York Hotel (agenda<http://www.amiando.com/NCUC-ICANN45.html?page=838202>). Phil Corwin is on a panel. Thick Whois PDP drafting team (Susan Kawaguchi, Elisa Cooper) Final report from the WG on definitions and metrics for Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice, and Competition in the new gTLD program. (Link<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/cctc/cctc-final-advice-letter-17aug12-en.pdf>) Remaining implementation work for gTLD expansion plan, incl BC requests for specific improvements (here<http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds-defensive-applications/msg00022.html>). These previously-approved recommendations were discussed at US Govt meeting on 5-Sep. Implementing Affirmation review recommendations for Whois (Susan Kawaguchi, Lynn Goodendorf, Bill Smith) Implementing Affirmation review recommendations for SSR (Security, Stability, & Resilience) (Jeff Brueggeman)

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BC Conference Call information: updated information on BC wiki
by Benedetta Rossi 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Dear BC Members, Please find attached the draft BC call calendar for 2013 through to the ICANN meeting in Beijing (April 2013). This information, along with transcripts and recordings for previous calls, can be found on the updated BC wiki page here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/BC+Conference+Call+Information 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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Beijing Preparation - VISAS, Hotel, Meeting information
by Benedetta Rossi 10 Jan '13

10 Jan '13

Dear BC Members, In preparation for the upcoming ICANN Meeting in Beijing, China, please find below some useful information for your convenience: * For information regarding the meeting, please go on the meeting website: *http://beijing46.icann.org/* * For travel information & for VISA applications: *http://beijing46.icann.org/travel * * _Please remember to apply for your VISA early_, to ensure you receive it on time for the meeting. All information regarding applications for VISAS, how to request an invitation letter, websites and details of Chinese embassies worldwide, is found on the ICANN Beijing Travel section: *http://beijing46.icann.org/travel* * For information regarding the venue hotel or other hotels in the area, please visit the ICANN venue & hotel website: *http://beijing46.icann.org/venue* Please let me know if you have any questions, -- 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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Draft Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 17 January 2013 at 8 pm UTC
by Benedetta Rossi 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

Dear BC Members, Please find below the draft agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting taking place on 17 January 2013 at 8 pm UTC, which is posted at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/calendar#jan http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-17jan13-en.htm And on the Wiki (where you will find the latest updates) https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda-17+January+2… *Tomorrow, 9 January 2013 is the deadline for motions and they will be **posted on page:*** https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+-+17+Januar… * Draft **Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 17 January 2013*** This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated. http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-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://tinyurl.com/bojlrbx>__ _*http://tinyurl.com/ado9n7t* Coordinated Universal Time 20:00 UTC 12:00 Los Angeles; 15:00 Washington; 20:00 London; 21:00 Paris; 09:00 Wellington (next day 14 January 2013) 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 audio cast * *http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u* *_Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes)_* 1.1 Roll Call 1.2 Statement of interest updates General updates and/or for specific current agenda items. 1.3 Review main changes. 1.4 Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 20 December 2012 <http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-20dec12-en.htm>were approved effective 2 January 2013. 1.5 GNSO Pending Projects List http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf * Review main changes. * Comments and/or questions. *_Item 2: Opening Remarks from Chair (5 minutes)_* Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics *_Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes)_* *__* *_Item 4: MOTION -- Any motion submitted by 09 January 2013 (10 minutes)_* *__* Description of motion Link to motion <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+-+17+Januar…> * *4.1 Reading of the motion (Proposer). 4.2 Discussion of motion and next steps. 4.3 Vote (Standard threshold: simple majority of each house). *_Item 5: MOTION -- Any additional motion submitted by 09 January 2013 (10 minutes)_* *__* Description of motion Link to motion <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+-+17+Januar…> ** 5.1 Reading of the motion (Proposer). 5.2 Discussion of motion and next steps. 5.3 Vote (Standard threshold: simple majority of each house). *_Item 6: INFORMATION - GNSO Council Review and SIC Update (15 minutes)_* In Toronto, the Chair of the SIC provided an overview of a new framework for future independent review efforts at ICANN. The GNSO was used as a case study to describe the effort because it is the first Supporting Organization lined-up in the next review cycle. Staff will brief the Council on the set of criteria metrics for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, and the work underway to develop metrics for the Council and the Working Group Model of policy. 6.1 Update from Staff (Rob Hogarth) 6.2 Discussion 6.3 Next Steps *_Item 7: UPDATE - Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Strawman Proposal and Defensive Registrations Discussion (20 Minutes) _* *__* ICANN's CEO has requested GNSO Council input on the _Strawman Proposal <http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chehade-to-robinson-04dec12-en.pdf>_ recently developed through the TMCH related implementation discussions, which has been posted for public comment. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30nov12-en.htm. ICANN's CEO additionally requested Council input on the joint proposal from the Business Constituency/Intellectual Property Constituency (BC/IPC) for a "limited preventative registration mechanism" which is also currently available for public comment. A subsequent note (19 December 2012) from ICANN's CEO clarified the desired deadline for input to be no later than 22 February 2013. Related to this discussion is the Staff briefing paper (http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/32287) to the GNSO Council on the topic of defensive registrations at the second level, in response to a previous request from the New GLTD Committee (2012.04.10.NG2). The New GTLD Committee requested the GNSO to consider whether additional work on defensive registrations at the second level should be undertaken. The Council is to continue to discuss: (i) a response to the ICANN CEOs request, and (ii) to consider whether to undertake any additional work related to the BC/IPC proposal and/or the Staff briefing paper, on the topic of second level defensive registrations. 7.1 Update 7.2 Discussion 7.3 Next Steps *_Item 8: UPDATE - Response to the GAC Letter (20 minutes)_* The GAC has sent a letter <http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/dryden-to-robinson-28nov12-en.pdf> to the GNSO Council with regard to the initiation of a PDP on the IGO/INGO issue, and specifically requesting a rationale for undertaking a PDP i.e. an explanation as to why GNSO believes this issue should be evaluated through a PDP rather than simply executed as an implementation process. The Council has sent an initial response and now needs to move ahead with developing a full response. This is a discussion item. 8.1 Update 8.2 Discussion 8.3 Next steps *_Item 9: INFORMATION & DISCUSION_*_-- *Policy vs. Implementation (20 minutes)*_ The recent letter from the GAC as well as activities relating to work on the Trademark Clearinghouse, highlights a broader issue regarding the boundary between policy development and implementation work as well as the effective integration of policy development and integration work from the outset. Recent discussions on the Council mailing list indicate that there is an interest to undertake further work on this issue. At the same time, ICANN Staff has published a paper (include link when available) that is intended to facilitate further community discussions on this topic. 9.1 Update from Staff (Marika Konings) 9.2 Discussion 9.3 Next steps *__* *_Item 10: UPDATE - ATRT2 Developments (5 minutes) _* The call for applicants to serve on the next Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) has been extended until 14 January 2013. (See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03dec12-en.htm) An update on the process and next steps to provide GNSO Council endorsements of applicants will be provided. This is a discussion item. 10.1 Update (Wolfe-Ulrich Knoben) 10.2 Discussion 10.3 Next steps *_Item 11: 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 October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 20:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html>) UTC-8+0DST 12:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 15:00 Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+1DST 18:00 Montevideo, Uruguay (UYST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html>) UTC-3+1DST 18:00 Edinburgh, Scotland (BST) UTC+0DST 20:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 20:00 Abuja, Nigeria (WAT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/africa/wat.html>) UTC+1+0DST 21:00 Bonn, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 21:00 Stockholm, Sweden (CET) UTC+1+0DST 21:00 Ramat Hasharon, Israel (IST <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.…>) UTC+2+0DST 22:00 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 Perth, Australia (WST <http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html>) UTC+8+0DST 04:00 -- next day Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT <http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/pacific/nzdt.html>) UTC+12+1DST 09:00 -- next day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2013, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see: http://www.timeanddate.com http://tinyurl.com/ado9n7t 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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Save the date: BC Members Pre Council call: Monday, Jan. 14th, 2013 @ 11 am EST
by Benedetta Rossi 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

Dear BC Members, Please save the date for the upcoming BC members Pre-Council call taking place on *Monday, January 14th, 2013 at 11 am EST (4 pm UTC / 3 pm CET) for 90 minutes. * Dial in details, agenda and calendar invitation will follow as soon as possible. Please let me know if you need a dial out. 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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