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

Minutes, transcript: BC Member call on ACDR Issue, March 28th, 2013 at 9 am EST
by Benedetta Rossi April 2, 2013

April 2, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find attached the minutes and transcript from the BC members call which took place on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 on the ACDR issue. 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 BC & CSG Meeting Agendas + BC Annotated Agenda + Invitation to Cross Constituency Breakfast
by Benedetta Rossi April 2, 2013

April 2, 2013

Dear BC Members, In preparation for the upcoming ICANN Meeting in Beijing, please find attached the following materials: 1. The aggregated agendas for all BC & CSG meetings 2. BC Annotated agenda for ALL meetings 3. Invitation to join the Cross Constituency Breakfast with the GAC Please send your RSVPs for the Cross Constituency Breakfast to me at the following email: bc-secretariat(a)icann.org. Remote participation details for members who will not be attending the Beijing meeting in person will be sent separately. 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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Bi-Weekly Status Report - March 29th, 2013
by Benedetta Rossi April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below the bi-weekly Status Reports submitted by the Executive Committee and myself - BC Secretariat: _/*March 29, 2013*/_ *Elisa Cooper, Chair* * Hosted 3 member calls (1- Beijing Planning, 2 - Arab Center for Dispute Resolution Discussion, and 3 -Survey Results Review) * Sent survey results to all members * Finalized agenda for Beijing meeting and assisted with preparation of draft materials for CSG events o Agreed to participate at ICANN Outreach Event to Business in Beijing on the morning of April 11 *Steve DelBianco, Vice Chair - Policy Coordination * * Breakfast meeting with ICANN CEO and senior staff in Washington DC on 21-Mar. Marilyn and I acknowledged CEO for the public interest specification, RAA requirement, and Strawman implementation decisions. Also raised concern over Singular and Plural TLD string decision, which Fadi agreed was very troubling. * Singular vs plural contention sets: asked US and EC GAC Reps whether they had concerns about this issue. (USG had not yet looked at it) * Comment on new Registry Agreement: drafted comments and circulated for member review; made revisions based on member comment; submitted to ICANN on 20-Mar. * Comment on ACDR's proposal to be a UDRP provider: edited and circulated draft comment by Phil Corwin on 20-Mar; conducted member discussion call on 28-Mar; preparing alternate draft now. *Chris Chaplow, Vice Chair - Finance & Operations* * Prepare BC Newsletter and BC Factsheet for Beijing. * Receive docs from contributors and finalize plan for designer and proof drafts V1 and V2 and V3 with designer and Excom. Planning meeting at printers. * Resource Chinese Translator for Newsletter and Factsheet. * Research ICANN Leadership Team, Global responsibilities , departments and VP for new newsletter chart. Confirm with Head of ICANN HR. * Final drafting of SO/AC Fast Track budget requests for Secretariat Support. Solicit input from Excom and advise members. Submit to controller and confirm receipt. * Attended ICANN outreach webinar and preparing submission of BC @ Chamber of Commerce in Spain May 7th Event to the Outreach Wiki in section for outreach community events. * Attended Beijing Policy Webinar, gLTD update webinar, IRTP-D WG Call. BC Beijing Planning Call. *Marilyn Cade, CSG Representative* * Discussions with CSG excomm members to develop balanced input and collaboration on topics for CSG and Cross Constituency Breakfast * Met with GAC Chair and other governments informally to discuss Cross Constituency Breakfast * Provided article "On the road to Beijing" for Newsletter; review and edits to support Newsletter * Participated in members calls held to listen and understand members views and concerns * Interactions re Thursday breakfast with Chinese Industry with ICANN staff * Interaction with CEO and ICANN staff * Review of CSG Charter and BC Charter/validation of Charter review process with ICANN staff * John Berard, GNSO Councilor* * From the perspective of the GNSO Council, in the course of setting an agenda for the ccNSO Council and GNSO Council meeting in Beijing, there is significant push-back from the cc's with regard to the findings of the reputation research ICANN staff has conducted. The consensus of the ccTLD managers is that they are viewed differently and more favorably than are gTLDs. *Benedetta Rossi, BC Secretariat:* Continued 2013 Membership Invoices procedure & follow up ·Drafted & submitted GNSO Toolkit Services Request to ICANN Staff on behalf of the BC for FY14 oSubmitted to Excomm & full membership ·Scheduled, attended and ensured smooth running of: oBC Members Beijing Planning Call oBC Members ACDR Discussion Call oBC Members Survey Discussion Call oCSG Excomm Beijing Planning Call ·Drafted and submitted minutes for BC Members Beijing Planning Call ·Submitted notes to CSG Excomm from the CSG Excomm Beijing Planning call ·Wiki Updates: oConference call information, transcripts, MP3 recordings ·Beijing Preparation oFinalized invitation to Cross Constituency Breakfast for Beijing oUpdated BC Members attendance list oDrafted tent cards for Cross Constituency Breakfast with GAC and handed them to GNSO Secretariat to bring to Beijing oLiaised with CSG for support regarding Beijing Preparation oDrafted BC annotated agenda ·Assisted with preparation of BC Newsletter for Beijing oResearched different SGs & Constituencies oProofread and submitted edits ·BC Membership Applications: oReceived, checked and submitted one applications to Credentials Committee: Pfizer ·Managed member queries (eg: change in contact, mailing list updates, dial out set up) ·Sent ICANN announcements to the BC list ·Drafted Status Report & aggregated all other reports to submit to members 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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Seeking volunteers for drafting BC comment on RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement)
by Steve DelBianco April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

We discussed this on our last 2 Member calls, and I'm soliciting volunteers to help draft BC comments on the proposed RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement). (link<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm>) Reply comments close 19-Apr-2013. Prior BC comments on the RAA have called for validation of WHOIS information and mandatory use of the amended RAA for any registrar selling new gTLDs. (items 5 and 6 in our Toronto list of 8 improvements): 5. Validate contact information for registrants in WHOIS. 6. All registrars active in new gTLD registrations must adhere to amended RAA for all gTLD registrations they sponsor. Any BC member willing to help draft comments please REPLY ALL (as an inspiration to others!) Thanks, Steve -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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