January 2014 - Bc-gnso - lists.icann.org

RV: BC comment on ICANN's Vision, Mission & Focus for 5-year Strategic Plan.
by Chris Chaplow Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Dear Members, Thanks for your contributions to the draft BC comment on ICANNs Vision, Mission & Focus for 5-year Strategic Plan. I have incorporated the comments by members Aparna Sridhar, David Fares, Nat Cohen, and Marilyn Cade. Please find attached the individual documents that I will submit to ICANN in a few hours time ahead of the deadline. (I notice that no other comments have been submitted at all yet.) In particular with regard to the Vision I believe I have incorporated the comments of Aparna Sridhar, David Fares, and Marilyn Cade. The BC suggested version of the Vision is the shortened version (not including public interest) whilst the BC statement request How this is incorporated .. deserves more discussion with the ICANN community. I also have added a point I made on the BC call in the Focus Area: IV. Striving towards technical and operational excellence being BC also notes that IANA has been dropped from the title of the focus area but management of IANA function should remain a key strategic objective. With 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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FILED: Business Constituency comment on Proposed Spec 13 for .Brand Registry Agreement
by Steve DelBianco Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Today we filed comments on the proposed Spec 13 for Registry Agreements with “.Brand” TLDs See posted comment here<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-spec13-06dec13/msg00034.html> Thanks to Andy Abrams and Stephanie Duchesneau for drafting these comments. -- Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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FOR REVIEW: BC comment on ICANN's focus for 5-year strategic plan
by Steve DelBianco Jan. 30, 2014

Jan. 30, 2014

Attached is the current draft BC comment on ICANN’s Vision, Mission & Focus for 5-year Strategic Plan, which came out of last summer’s "brainstorming" by board, community and staff. (link<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/focus-areas-29o…>) Tim Chen and Chris Chaplow led drafting of the BC comment, with help from Martin Sutton, Marilyn Cade, and Andrew Mack. Comments close 31-Jan, so today begins our 14-day review period. We need draft comments for Focus Area V: Defining role clarity for ICANN in the Internet governance ecosystem. Yesterday I shared my views about ICANN limiting its mission and avoiding entanglements in the broader I-Gov debate. If no BC members contribute text for Area V, then I can draft something next week. Please REPLY ALL with edits (TRACK CHANGES)as soon as possible, since the comment deadline is 31-Jan-2014. Thanks again to Tim and Chris for taking the lead on this. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination

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BC Officer Elections: Nominations now open
by Benedetta Rossi Jan. 30, 2014

Jan. 30, 2014

Dear BC Members, Please note that this is the announcement for the BC Officer elections 2014. The election process opens today, Jan. 30th, 2014. The election will be conducted by myself, BC Secretariat, fulfilling the role of Voting Officer for the duration of the election process. For the election process, all communications regarding elections and nominations will go to this email address: <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com. If members wish to nominate a member to stand for a position on the BC list, please ensure you also copy the BC Votes email address to ensure the nomination is valid. Any questions about the elections, eligibility or the process can be sent to the Secretariat: <mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org> bc-secretariat(a)icann.org The attached election procedure covers: . time-frames for the three stage process outlined in the BC Charter . who is eligible to nominate, or accept a nomination . candidate statements . when the elections will be held, . as exception: ties in any election Please note that the nomination period opens today, Jan. 30th, 2014, and will close in two weeks, on Feb. 13th, 2014. The detailed description of the Elections and Voting process is provided in the attached document so that all members are fully informed of the Elections Process and can avail themselves fully of the opportunity to nominate or stand for office, and vote, if eligible. Once again, please refer to the attachment for the full details regarding this election. Transmitted by the BC Secretariat: Benedetta Rossi, serving as Voting Officer -- 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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LAST CALL FOR REVIEW: BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to Registry Agreement for .Brand gTLDs
by Steve DelBianco Jan. 29, 2014

Jan. 29, 2014

Just 2 days left before we finalize and post this comment to ICANN. Mike Rodenbaugh signaled his agreement. Any other comments from members? From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org<mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org>> Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 9:03 PM To: "'bc-GNSO(a)icann.org<mailto:'bc-GNSO(a)icann.org> GNSO list'" <bc-gnso(a)icann.org<mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org>> Cc: Andy Abrams <abrams(a)google.com<mailto:abrams@google.com>>, Stephanie Duchesneau <stephanie.duchesneau(a)fairwindspartners.com<mailto:stephanie.duchesneau@fairwindspartners.com>> Subject: FOR REVIEW: BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to Registry Agreement for .Brand gTLDs Attached is the draft BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement for ".Brand" new gTLDs. The Brand Registry Group (link<http://brandregistrygroup.org>) has proposed a new Spec 13 for .brand registries (link<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/spec13-06dec13-en.htm>). On our 9-Jan call, Andy Abrams and Stephanie Duchesneau volunteered to draft a BC comment. Their draft was discussed on our 16-Jan call. Andy and Stephanie suggest 2 amendments for benefit of business users, regarding affiliates and sunrise periods. They also note that the BC addressed several dot-brand registry issues in pages 9-12 of our 2010 Comments (link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20on%20Final%20App%20Guideb…>). Comments close 31-Jan, and last Thursday’s call began our 14-day review period. Please REPLY ALL with edits (TRACK CHANGES) as soon as possible, since the comment deadline is 31-Jan-2014. Thanks again to Andy and Stephanie for taking the lead on this. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination

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Re: [bc-gnso] LAST CALL FOR REVIEW: BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to Registry Agreement for .Brand gTLDs
by martinsutton＠hsbc.com Jan. 29, 2014

Jan. 29, 2014

No additional comments - I support. Thanks to andy and Stephanie for the drafting. Kind regards, Martin Martin Sutton Manager, Group Fraud Risk and Intelligence Ph: ++44 (0)20 7991 8074 Mob: ++44 (0)777 4556680 Sent from my BlackBerry ********************************* HSBC Holdings plc Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom Registered in England number 617987 ********************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve DelBianco [sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org] Sent: 29/01/2014 17:53 GMT To: "'bc-GNSO(a)icann.org GNSO list'" <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Cc: Andy Abrams <abrams(a)google.com>; Stephanie Duchesneau <stephanie.duchesneau(a)fairwindspartners.com> Subject: [bc-gnso] LAST CALL FOR REVIEW: BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to Registry Agreement for .Brand gTLDs Just 2 days left before we finalize and post this comment to ICANN. Mike Rodenbaugh signaled his agreement. Any other comments from members? From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org<mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org>> Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 9:03 PM To: "'bc-GNSO(a)icann.org<mailto:'bc-GNSO(a)icann.org> GNSO list'" <bc-gnso(a)icann.org<mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org>> Cc: Andy Abrams <abrams(a)google.com<mailto:abrams@google.com>>, Stephanie Duchesneau <stephanie.duchesneau(a)fairwindspartners.com<mailto:stephanie.duchesneau@fairwindspartners.com>> Subject: FOR REVIEW: BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to Registry Agreement for .Brand gTLDs Attached is the draft BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement for ".Brand" new gTLDs. The Brand Registry Group (link<http://brandregistrygroup.org>) has proposed a new Spec 13 for .brand registries (link<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/spec13-06dec13-en.htm>). On our 9-Jan call, Andy Abrams and Stephanie Duchesneau volunteered to draft a BC comment. Their draft was discussed on our 16-Jan call. Andy and Stephanie suggest 2 amendments for benefit of business users, regarding affiliates and sunrise periods. They also note that the BC addressed several dot-brand registry issues in pages 9-12 of our 2010 Comments (link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20on%20Final%20App%20Guideb…>). Comments close 31-Jan, and last Thursday’s call began our 14-day review period. Please REPLY ALL with edits (TRACK CHANGES) as soon as possible, since the comment deadline is 31-Jan-2014. Thanks again to Andy and Stephanie for taking the lead on this. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ----------------------------------------- SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions.

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FOR REVIEW: BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to Registry Agreement for .Brand gTLDs
by Steve DelBianco Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Attached is the draft BC comment on Proposed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement for ".Brand" new gTLDs. The Brand Registry Group (link<http://brandregistrygroup.org>) has proposed a new Spec 13 for .brand registries (link<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/spec13-06dec13-en.htm>). On our 9-Jan call, Andy Abrams and Stephanie Duchesneau volunteered to draft a BC comment. Their draft was discussed on our 16-Jan call. Andy and Stephanie suggest 2 amendments for benefit of business users, regarding affiliates and sunrise periods. They also note that the BC addressed several dot-brand registry issues in pages 9-12 of our 2010 Comments (link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20on%20Final%20App%20Guideb…>). Comments close 31-Jan, and last Thursday’s call began our 14-day review period. Please REPLY ALL with edits (TRACK CHANGES) as soon as possible, since the comment deadline is 31-Jan-2014. Thanks again to Andy and Stephanie for taking the lead on this. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination

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Election Procedure: BC Officer Elections 2014
by Benedetta Rossi Jan. 21, 2014

Jan. 21, 2014

Dear BC Members, Please find attached the election procedure for the upcoming BC Officer elections which will open on Jan. 30th, 2014. The attached election procedure covers: . time-frames for the three stage process outlined in the BC Charter . description of open seats; . who is eligible to nominate, or accept a nomination . how to nominate; . how to accept a nomination, . candidate statements . when the elections will be held, . outcomes of election announcement . as exception: ties in any election The BC Charter provides the basis for the elections and is referenced in the relevant sections of the Elections Process, in particular Sections 4.2-4.7, 5, and 8.2.3. Eligibility for participation in the elections process is referenced in Section 11, regarding payment of Membership fees. Eligibility to stand for election is referenced in section 4.7 of the Charter. Questions about status of payment of dues should be sent to <mailto:bc-secretariat@icann.org> bc-secretariat(a)icann.org, but final status is determined by the BC ExComm who will make final determinations based on payments received. The detailed description of the Elections and Voting process is provided in the attached document so that all members are fully informed of the Elections Process and can avail themselves fully of the opportunity to nominate or stand for office, and vote, if eligible. 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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Policy calendar for 16-Jan-2014 BC member call
by Steve DelBianco Jan. 15, 2014

Jan. 15, 2014

Here's a Policy Calendar for Tomorrow's BC call. (16-Jan-2014) 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>. Selected comment opportunities below: 1. Study<http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/cmu-misuse-study-26nov13-e…> on Whois Misuse (comments close 18-Jan) In 2009, the BC prompted this study of whether "Public access to WHOIS data leads to a measurable degree of misuse – that is, to actions that cause actual harm, are illegal or illegitimate, or otherwise contrary to the stated legitimate purpose." BC members Jimson Olufuye, Susan Kawaguchi, and John Berard drafted a comment that we circulated on 9-Jan. Yesterday, David Fares suggested that measures to address misuse should not jeopardize access to Whois data, prompting Steve D to add a sentence to the attached draft (1st attachment). 2. Proposed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement for certain aspects of ".Brand" new gTLDs (comments close 31-Jan). The Brand Registry Group proposed a new Spec 13 for .brand registries (link<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/spec13-06dec13-en.htm>). On our last call, Andy Abrams and Stephanie Duchesneau volunteered to draft a BC comment. They suggest 2 amendments for benefit of business users, regarding affiliates and sunrise periods (2nd attachment). Let’s discuss on today’s call, keeping in mind that the BC addressed several dot-brand registry issues in pages 9-12 of our 2010 Comments (link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/BC%20on%20Final%20App%20Guideb…>). 3. ICANN draft for Vision, Mission & Focus for 5-year Strategic Plan (comments close 31-Jan) This draft is output of April-September "brainstorming" by board, community and staff. (link<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/focus-areas-29o…>) Tim Chen and Chris Chaplow are drafting comments for the BC, with help from Martin Sutton, Marilyn Cade, and Andrew Mack. This group will give an update on our call and expects to circulate a draft this week. 4. Status update from expert working group on gTLD Directory Services (comments close 28-Feb) The EWG status update is here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.icann.org/en/groups/o…>, and described on this page (link<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.icann.org/en/news/ann…>). Last week, Jimson Olufuye and Tim Chen volunteered to draft BC comments. EWG member Susan Kawaguchi is also available for guidance and questions. 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 Gabi Szlak, Councilors. Next Council meeting is 23-Jan-2014, 18:00 UTC. See full Agenda<http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-23jan14-en.htm>. Highlights below. Item 4: motion to approve charter for Metrics and Reporting working group, to address the "need for more uniformity in mechanisms to initiate, track, and analyze policy-violation reports.” Item 5: discussion of improvements to policy development process Item 6: Update on work of joint GAC-GNSO consultation group Item 7: update on upcoming review of the GNSO Item 8: planning for Singapore meeting John Berard wrote to Council asking for discussion of Internet Governance: There has been quite a lot of discussion inside the BC about ongoing initiatives wrapped around the issue of Internet Governance. Normally, I would not seek to raise such a seemingly parochial matter, but a report from the BC Chair about a recent meeting Fadi had with SO and AC leaders suggests there is reason for us to take up the matter. According to the report, there is concern that the representation is not international enough; that the volunteer base is too U.S. and/or European. --- Channel 3. Supporting discussion/voting on matters before the Commercial Stakeholders Group (CSG) Marilyn Cade, CSG Liaison Developments in global internet governance and implications for ICANN and for private sector role. --- Channel 4. BC statements and responses during public meetings (outreach events, public forum, etc.) ICANN plans to delegate Singular and Plural forms of same string, despite GAC advice and community concerns. The BC sent a letter to ICANN CEO and Board on 22-Oct (link<http://www.bizconst.org/Positions-Statements/Singular-Plural%20TLDs.pdf>). Steve re-iterated those requests at the Public Forum in BA, asking if the Board shared the BC concerns. NGPC member Mike Silber replied, "Yes, several of us are very concerned about this." This topic was on NGPC’s 20-Nov agenda (Report on String Confusion Objection Expert Determinations), , but minutes<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-new-gtld-20nov…> indicate they postponed this item. On 20-Dec, Steve and Andy Abrams circulated a second draft letter to the New gLTD Program Committee, citing an appeal process the Board recently approved for ccTLD IDN String Confusion. We gave 10 days of review by members, during which 6 members indicated support and none of our members disagreed or objected. Elis submitted the attached letter on 5-Jan-2014. (second attachment) State of the Net Conference, Washington DC 28-Jan-2014 (link<http://www.stateofthenet.org/agenda/>) One panel is called "If the Multistakeholder Model is the Past, Present and Future of Internet Governance, Can Someone Please Define It?" Steve DelBianco is on a panel with Fadi Chehade: “Will the Brazilian Reboot Turn the Internet into a BRIC?" ICANN’s latest plan to manage collisions between new gTLD strings and domains used in private networks. (link<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-annex-1…>) To develop the framework for new TLDs, ICANN hired JAS Advisors. JAS posted initial thoughts on detection & response at DomainIncite (link<http://domainincite.com/15205-dns-namespace-collisions-detection-and-respon…>), where BC members can reply with suggestions.

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Minutes, transcript & MP3 Recording: BC Call on Jan. 9th, 2014
by Benedetta Rossi Jan. 15, 2014

Jan. 15, 2014

Dear BC Members, Please find attached the minutes and transcript for the BC call which took place on Thursday, Jan. 9th, 2014 at 11 a.m. EST. . The MP3 Recording of the meeting can be found here: <https://icann.box.com/shared/static/xpuz40szzgwyiscjkw3l.mp3> https://icann.box.com/shared/static/xpuz40szzgwyiscjkw3l.mp3 . All materials are also available on the BC Wiki: https://community.icann.org/x/0YHbAQ Please note that the BC Call schedule for 2014 is also available on the Wiki, and can also be seen below: Upcoming BC Conference Calls: BC Pre Council Call: Thursday, Jan. 16th, 2014 - 11 a.m. EST BC Members Call: Thursday, 6 Feb. 2013 - 11 a.m. EST BC Pre Council Call: Thursday, 20 Feb. 2014 - 11 a.m. EST BC Pre Singapore Meeting: Thursday, 6 Mar. 2014 - 11 a.m. EST BC Pre Council Call: Thursday, 13 Mar. 2014, 11 a.m. EDT BC Members Call: Thursday 3 Apr. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Members Call: Thursday, 17 Apr. 2013 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Call: Wednesday, 30 Apr. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Call: Thursday, 22 May 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre London Meeting: Thursday 5 Jun. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Call: Thursday 12 Jun 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Members Call: Thursday 3 Jul. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Call: Thursday, 17 Jul 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Members Call: Thursday 7 Aug. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Call: Thursday 28 Aug. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Call: Thursday 18 Sep 2014, 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre London Meeting: Monday 6 Oct. 2014 - 11 a.m. EDT BC Pre Council Meeting: Thursday 6 Nov. 2014 - 11 a.m. EST BC Members Call: Thursday 20 Nov. 2014 - 11 a.m. EST BC Pre Council Call: Thursday 4 Dec. 2014 - 11 a.m. EST BC Members Call: Thursday 18 Dec. 2014 - 11 a.m. EST 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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