May 2017 - Bc-gnso - lists.icann.org

New webpages launched - Empowered Community and Empowered Community Administration
by Steve DelBianco May 30, 2017

May 30, 2017

ICANN has just posted a series of new webpages<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-25-en> to describe the "Empowered Community” mechanisms that we (the community) created during the IANA transition. This Empowered Community includes the GNSO, and has powers to: block ICANN bylaws, approve fundamental bylaws, block ICANN budgets, challenge ICANN for actions/inactions in violation of the Bylaws, and remove one or all ICANN directors. No need to do anything now, but these pages are a good resource to understand how we “the community” holds the ICANN corporation accountable. --------------- Dear members of the Empowered Community Administration, We wish to inform you that, as discussed at the first Empowered Community Administration meeting in Copenhagen, ICANN has launched the initial set of web pages that describe the Empowered Community and the Empowered Community Administration, as well as a Correspondence page to house all correspondence and notifications sent to and by the Empowered Community Administration: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-25-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…>. We hope that you and your community groups will find these web pages helpful. We will continue to build out and update these and other informational web pages for each exercise by the Empowered Community of any of its powers under the ICANN Bylaws. You may wish to note that the first update, in respect of the Empowered Community’s Approval Action concerning the proposed Fundamental Bylaw amendment, has already been made:https://www.icann.org/en/ec/proposed-fundamentals-bylaws-changes-move-…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_en_ec_pr…>. In preparation for the upcoming Community Forum at ICANN59 in Johannesburg, ICANN staff will work with you to set up a conference call shortly to discuss logistical and other organizational matters concerning the Empowered Community Administration’s moderation and management of the forum. Mary Wong Senior Policy Director & Special Adviser for Strategic Policy Planning Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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FILED: BC comment on Proposed Renewal of .NET Registry Agreement
by Steve DelBianco May 30, 2017

May 30, 2017

Today we filed the attached comment on the Proposed Renewal of the .NET Registry Agreement. (ICANN comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/net-renewal-2017-04-20-en ) Thanks to Mark Datysgeld and Nivaldo Cleto for drafting, and thanks to Phil Corwin for his edits. It was approved in accord with our charter. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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FILED: BC Comment on Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability.
by Steve DelBianco May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017

Today the BC filed the attached comment on Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability, a Work Stream 2 project of the CCWG-Accountability. (comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/soac-accountability-2017-04-14-en ) This comment was approved in accord with our charter. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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FW: ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Hires First Consumer Safeguards Director
by Steve DelBianco May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017

FYI [ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-23-en ________________________________ ICANN Hires First Consumer Safeguards Director 23 May 2017 LOS ANGELES – 23 May 2017 – ICANN announced today that Bryan Schilling will be joining as the organization's first Consumer Safeguards Director, reporting directly to Jamie Hedlund, SVP Contractual Compliance and Consumer Safeguards. Bryan brings over 15 years of international law and government affairs experience to ICANN, the majority of which is derived from working on data privacy and technology issues in the global law enforcement and security space. [ICANN Hires First Consumer Safeguards Director]<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/bryan-schilling-300x330-23…> Speaking about the role, Schilling commented, "Over the years, I've developed a passion for finding ways to balance the competing rights and needs of individual users, businesses, intellectual property owners and law enforcement." He went on to add, "I'm excited to bring that passion to Jamie's team and to the ICANN community to raise awareness of ICANN's current safeguards, facilitate discussion across stakeholders concerning additional ways ICANN could potentially improve its safeguard mechanisms and help the community formulate other collaborative means to address illegal, infringing, and abusive activity impacting the DNS." A wide array of strong, experienced candidates applied for the role, but Schilling stood out due to his work on Internet public policy issues with industry, civil society and government. "Bryan's experience, energy and passion are a great addition to ICANN," said Hedlund. "He will hit the ground running, meeting with stakeholders in Johannesburg and afterwards to catalyze the community discussion on consumer safeguards. Bryan will apply his strong analytical and engagement skills to facilitate community dialogue on the efficacy of existing consumer safeguards, potential enhancements, limits on ICANN's authority and expertise, and voluntary initiatives to combat abuse." For several years, Bryan served as an Assistant General Counsel with the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Office of General Counsel. Working in the agency's National Security Law Branch, he collaborated with U.S. and international law enforcement officers, prosecutors and analysts on cross-border terrorism matters. He also provided legal support to criminal and cyber investigations including matters impacting the Internet and the Domain Name System. After the FBI, Bryan went on to work for global technology and manufacturing companies, including Microsoft and Google. In those roles, he worked with his colleagues, non-governmental organizations, industry counterparts and government agencies on cross-border regulatory compliance matters, cybersecurity, privacy, transparency, and legal issues surrounding government access to user data. Bryan began his legal career in private practice in Washington, D.C. and he is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Law and the University of Cincinnati's College of Arts and Sciences. Bryan will work out of ICANN's Los Angeles office starting 1 June 2017.

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FILED: BC response to New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Questionnaire
by Steve DelBianco May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017

Today we filed the attached responses to the questionnaire circulated by GNSO Community Comment 2 on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP. (comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cc2-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-20… ) Thanks to those who provided responses: Susan Kawaguchi, Cecilia Smith, Andy Abrams, Isabel Rutherfurd, Andrew Mack, and Lawrence OlaWale-Roberts I did my best to edit our response document and reconcile differences in some responses drafted. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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Pre-ICANN59 Policy Update Webinar | Thursday, 15 June 2017, 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC
by Chantelle Doerksen May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-22-en Please RSVP via this form by 13 June 2017. You will receive remote participation details the week of 12 June 2017. The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will host a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 15 June 2017 at 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in preparation for the upcoming ICANN59 Policy Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the webinar is to summarize policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and to brief the community on the Empowered Community consultation and cross-community sessions taking place in Johannesburg. Briefings on the Empowered Community Consultation and Cross-Community Sessions: · Special session on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws Amendments · Next-Generation Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registration Directory Services (RDS) policy requirements · General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) · Geographic names · Operational side of ICANN's Operating Plan and Budget · Who sets ICANN's priorities? Updates on Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees: · Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and regional Internet registries (RIR) policy development · Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) · Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) · At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and At-Large Community · Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) · Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) · Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs in English for 90 minutes. The webinar will be conducted via Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, participants may submit questions using the chat function in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available here. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo(a)icann.org. Please RSVP via this form by 13 June 2017. You will receive remote participation details the week of 12 June 2017.

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FILED: BC comment on review of Competition, Trust, and Choice from new gTLDs
by Steve DelBianco May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017

Today we filed the attached comment on the Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs. (comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-rt-draft-report-2017-03-07-en ) Thanks to drafters Susan Kawaguchi and Tim Chen, with edits by Waudo Siganga, Andrew Mack, Ellen Blackler, and Steve DelBianco. It was approved in accord with the BC Charter. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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FILED: BC comment on Proposed Bylaws Changes regarding Board Reconsideration Responsibilities
by Steve DelBianco May 11, 2017

May 11, 2017

As discussed on today’s BC member call, we filed a comment on the proposed Bylaws Changes to Move the Board Governance Committee's Reconsideration Process Responsibilities to Another Board Committee. See below and attached. Thanks to Phil Corwin for drafting. From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org<mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org>> Date: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 6:51 PM To: "comments-bylaws-bgc-31mar17(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-bylaws-bgc-31mar17@icann.org>" <comments-bylaws-bgc-31mar17(a)icann.org<mailto:comments-bylaws-bgc-31mar17@icann.org>> Cc: Samantha Eisner <Samantha.Eisner(a)icann.org<mailto:Samantha.Eisner@icann.org>>, Steve Gwon <steve.gwon(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.gwon@icann.org>> Subject: Business Constituency (BC) comment on Proposed Bylaws Changes regarding Reconsideration Responsibilities The ICANN Business Constituency (BC) supports the proposed Bylaws Changes to Move the Board Governance Committee's Reconsideration Process Responsibilities to Another Board Committee. (comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-bgc-2017-03-31-en ) Regarding the proposed charter for the new Board Accountability Mechanisms Committee, the BC has these suggestions and requests: Section 1. Purpose It is proposed that there could be an "Additional purpose to be defined by the Board as appropriate.” The BC believes that the Board should minimize the scope of any additional Committee work so that it can focus on Reconsideration Requests. Section 3. Composition The BC suggests that the Board maintain a 2:1 ratio of voting to non-voting directors on this Committee. The BC requests explanation for why subcommittees might be needed to handle Reconsideration Requests. The BC requests explanation of the anticipated role for consultants and advisors in the handling of Reconsideration Requests. — This comment was drafted by Philip Corwin and Steve DelBianco. It was approved in accord with our charter. Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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FILED: BC comment on ICANN's Draft African DNS Market Study
by Steve DelBianco May 7, 2017

May 7, 2017

Today the BC filed the attached comment on ICANN's Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study. (comment page at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en ) This comment was drafted by Waudo Siganga, Andrew Mack, and Lawrence OlaWale-Roberts, with edits by Jimson Olufuye and Steve DelBianco. It was approved in accord with the BC Charter. — Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination ICANN Business Constituency

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