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

ICANN staff admits concerns about string confusion decisions
by Steve DelBianco Oct. 4, 2013

Oct. 4, 2013

Here's what I just mentioned on the call and in the Chat. Would be helpful for John and Zahid to ask Christine/staff for a progress report on their work on this See ICANN's Christine Willett video interview here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-willett-new-gtld-17sep13-en.h…>. At 1:50 Christine discusses string confusion evaluations. She admits there are concerns over experts' decisions and said, "There isn't an appeal process, but Staff is working diligently with dispute resolution service providers to ensure that all procedures have been followed and to look at the expert determinations — we’re looking at these consistency issues." Also see DomainIncite article here<http://domainincite.com/14512-icann-looking-into-string-confusion-confusion>. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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2014 Nominating Committee Leadership
by Stephane Van Gelder Consulting Oct. 2, 2013

Oct. 2, 2013

All, This is now official. Please see post here: http://www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant Best, Stéphane Van Gelder Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING T (FR): +33 (0)6 20 40 55 89 T (UK): +44 (0)7583 457053 Skype: SVANGELDER www.StephaneVanGelder.com ---------------- Follow us on Twitter: @stephvg and "like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/

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Election announcement: Process for upcoming election
by Benedetta Rossi Oct. 1, 2013

Oct. 1, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please note that the new election process for the GNSO Councilor seat and Small Business seat in the Nominating Committee will open on Friday, Oct. 4th, 2013. Please find the full election procedure attached outlining the procedure and timeline. I will send an official election announcement at the opening of the nomination period, as per procedure. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions about the election process attached. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org

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Election Announcement: GNSO Councilor Election Suspended
by Benedetta Rossi Oct. 1, 2013

Oct. 1, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please note that this is an election announcement regarding the GNSO Councilor Election currently open in the BC. Please note that this election has been temporarily suspended, so please do not submit any nominations for now. Due to the sudden vacancy in the Nominating Committee Small Business Seat, the GNSO Councilor Election has been suspended to allow one election for both the GNSO Councilor position and NomCom seat, rather than running two separate elections for these positions. The election will reopen shortly, and I will submit a new election procedure for the new election. Thank you ever so much for your understanding, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org

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