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WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report Comments Posted
by Elisa Cooper June 10, 2012

June 10, 2012

BC Members, The attached comments were submitted to ICANN today. Best, Elisa Elisa Cooper Director of Product Marketing MarkMonitor 208 389-5779 PH

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Re: [bc-gnso] WCIT Blog
by Marilyn Cade June 8, 2012

June 8, 2012

Thanks for sharing this, Bill. It is welcome! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Smith Bill <bill.smith(a)paypal-inc.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 02:06:12 To: <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: [bc-gnso] WCIT Blog Apologies for the shameless advertising, and no doubt improper use of this list. However since we did discuss the ITU WCIT prep meetings yesterday, I thought my blog on CircleID<http://www.circleid.com/members/5808> might be of interest to some.

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WCIT Blog
by Smith, Bill June 8, 2012

June 8, 2012

Apologies for the shameless advertising, and no doubt improper use of this list. However since we did discuss the ITU WCIT prep meetings yesterday, I thought my blog on CircleID<http://www.circleid.com/members/5808> might be of interest to some.

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Cancellation: BC Members Call Monday June 11th 2012
by Benedetta Rossi June 7, 2012

June 7, 2012

Dear BC Members, This is a message to notify you that the Prague prep call initially scheduled for the upcoming Monday 11th of June has been cancelled. We will post written briefings instead, and the CSG call with Bill Graham on the 13th of June at 10 am EDT will be a priority for the BC. As a reminder, we will host a BC Members Prague Prep call on Monday June 18th at 11 am EDT as previously announced. 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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CSG Call with Bill Graham: Wednesday June 13th 2012 @ 10 am EDT
by Benedetta Rossi June 7, 2012

June 7, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please save the date for the upcoming CSG call with Bill Graham, ICANN Board Member, taking place on *Wednesday June 13th at 10 am EDT (2 pm UTC / 4 pm CET) for 90 minutes. * Agenda topics and dial in details will follow. 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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Draft FY13 Budget - Complaince
by Chris Chaplow June 6, 2012

June 6, 2012

Dear BC members, I mentioned on the call this afternoon activities listed in the FY13 draft Budget under two sections that of interest to BC members. One is Compliance and the other is SSR. In two separate emails I copy the activities below. I request BC members to offer BC comment suggestions on the specific activities listed below to form part of the BC submission on June 9th. This is the Draft Budget <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm Compliance - 60% up to 6.1 m$ in FY13 from 4.8 m$ in FY12 Budget and 3.8 m$ in FY12 Forcast Ie FY12 expenses are significant under budget. Contract Compliance up to 20 for FY13 “It is mainly driven by (i) a Compliance department headcount increase from an average of 9 FTE in FY12 to 15 FTE in FY13 for approximately $1.1 million, (ii) Compliance audit for $0.5 million, (iii) Legal allocated costs increase for $0.4 million, (iv) other overhead increases for $0.3 million.” (cross check 9FTE which is not as previously reported in CR) Contractual Compliance Page 14 In FY13, budget resources for Contractual Compliance are estimated to be $6.1 million, about 60 percent greater than FY12 forecast. It is mainly driven by (i) a Compliance department headcount increase from an average of 9 FTE in FY12 to 15 FTE in FY13 for approximately $1.1 million, (ii) Compliance audit for $0.5 million, (iii) Legal allocated costs increase for $0.4 million, (iv) other overhead increases for $0.3 million. The increase demonstrates ICANN’s continued commitment to “strengthen the Contractual Compliance function and its operations; and to establish clear performance measures and improve communication and reporting to the community”. Work in FY13 will focus in the following areas:  Continue to grow Compliance resources in numbers and expertise to: 1) improve operations with increased monitoring and proactive enforcement of the contracts and policies; 2) proactively engage and collaborate with registrars to improve compliance and reduce complaints; 3) promote a culture of compliance and increase compliance awareness among the contracted parties through global outreach activities  In addition, to support the augmented Contractual Compliance function, resource increases are planned for other ICANN departments, such as the Registrar and Registry Liaison teams, Legal (and external legal services), Information Technology, Finance, Security and Policy  Continue the effort to standardize operations, systems and tools for efficiency and effectiveness. This includes additional automation in complaint processing and tracking, rollout of an internal collaboration tool, enhancements to current systems to reflect the standard Contractual Compliance’s process and templates, launching a program to replace the current complaint intake systems and continue efforts in preparation for new gTLDs  Communicate, develop and implement the plan for a robust risk and audit strategy  Develop performance metrics for core operations and improve and deliver fact-based communications and reporting to the community

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Draft FY13 Budget - SSR Coments
by Chris Chaplow June 6, 2012

June 6, 2012

Dear BC members, I mentioned on the call this afternoon activities listed in the FY13 draft Budget under two sections that of interest to BC members. One is Compliance and the other is SSR. In two separate emails I copy the activities below. I request BC members to offer BC comment suggestions on the specific activities listed below to form part of the BC submission on June 9th. This is the Draft Budget <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy13-01may12-en.htm SSR - 14% up to 9.3 m$ in FY13 from 8.7 m$ in FY12 Budget and 8.0 m$ in FY12 Forcast Security, Stability and Resilience Operations (SSR) Page 13 In FY13, budget resources required to support SSR activities are estimated at $9.1 million, a 14 percent increase over FY12’s forecast. The increase for SSR in FY13 is due to continued collaboration and engagement in the following activities:  Work with ICANN’s IT on improving internal infrastructure, network security improvements and mobile device practices  Implement recommendations of the Security, Stability and Resiliency Review Team  Support root resilience efforts, L-root expansion and contingency exercises with partners  DNS capability training with ccTLD operators, law enforcement and the operational security community (including Interpol, Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative and other community partners)  Conduct DNS Risk Management Framework assessment based on recommendations from Board-level working group and influenced by community-driven DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group (DSSA-WG)  Continued engagement and adoption activities for DNSSEC with TLD operators, registrars, ISPs and enterprises; key ceremonies and support to SSAC work party on key rollover  Support the IDN Program with the next phase of the IDN variant project  Security support to gTLD Operations (TAS, Digital Archery and other system security)  Implement objectives contained in the FY13 SSR Framework after the community and Board of Directors buy-in  Follow best practices for internal Information Security and network operations  Physical security improvements in Los Angeles, Brussels and other ICANN office locations  Conduct 4th Global DNS SSR Symposium in FY13 in collaboration with the Anti-Phishing Working Group  Support to Global Partnerships and Regional Vice Presidents in representing ICANN  Provide thought leadership and expertise as requested by others in the Internet ecosystem, such as in the IT Sector DNS Risk Update, and participate in events such as the Internet Governance Forum

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ATRY and Budget
by Chris Chaplow June 6, 2012

June 6, 2012

Marilyn, On the call you mentioned that ítems such as ATRT relaunch are missing for the budget (as a specific item) Thanks for drawing this to my attention. Additionally there may be recommendation of the ATRT report that will have budget implications in FY13. If you or any BC member is familiar with these items please email them to me. best 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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Alerts from the Secretariat: Reminder: Pre-Prague ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by Benedetta Rossi June 6, 2012

June 6, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below the reminder for the Pre Prague ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation. If you would like to attend this webinar please follow the RSVP instructions below. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-16may12-en.htm REMINDER: Pre-Prague ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation *In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat** *(gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details.** Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Prague remotely or in person, you're invited to an update on the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on: *Thursday 14 June at 12.00 UTC (For other places see: **http://tinyurl.com/cbj6eow**) **a**nd Thursday 14 June at 19.00 UTC*, (For other places see: *http://tinyurl.com/cwx3mkt**)*summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: ·Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy ·WHOIS ·RAA Improvements ·Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation ·Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories ·Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs ·Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group ·Participation and Engagement activities in Prague In addition, staff will provide a briefing on the ALAC's activities related to current policy development issues of the Supporting Organizations. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation 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, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at *12.00 UTC* *(For other places see: **http://tinyurl.com/cbj6eow**) * or Thursday at *19.00 UTC* (For other places see: *http://tinyurl.com/cwx3mkt**)*We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address.

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ALERTS from the Secretariat: Public Comment - ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Independent Expert Report
by Benedetta Rossi June 6, 2012

June 6, 2012

Dear BC Members, Please find below an announcement of the Open Public Comment for ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Independent Expert Report. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org bc-secretariat(a)icann.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/board-coi-review-report-05jun12… ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Independent Expert Report Comment/Reply Periods ^(*) Important Information Links *Comment Open:* 5 June 2012 *Comment Close:* 6 July 2012 *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 UTC Public Comment Announcement <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05jun12-en.htm> *Reply Open:* 7 July 2012 To Submit Your Comments (Forum) <mailto:board-coi-review-report@icann.org> *Reply Close:* 28 July 2012 View Comments Submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/board-coi-review-report/> *Close Time (UTC):* 23:59 UTC Report of Public Comments Brief Overview *Originating Organization:* ICANN Board/Board Governance Committee *Categories/Tags:* ICANN Board/Bylaws *Purpose (Brief):* To receive public comment on the Report prepared by the team of independent international experts as part of their review of ICANN's conflicts of interest and ethics frameworks. *Current Status:* This Report will be discussed at a public session on 25 June 2012 at the Prague Meeting. The Board Governance Committee and the Board are also considering the Report and the adoption of the recommendations within the Report. *Next Steps:* The BGC and the Board will consider the public input to guide further Board action on the Report. *Staff Contact:* Amy Stathos, Deputy General Counsel *Email:* amy.stathos(a)icann.org <mailto:amy.stathos@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20ICANN%20Board%20Conflicts%20of%20Interest%20Review%20-%20Independent%20Expert%20Report%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information *Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose* As a part of ICANN's commitment to enhancing its overall culture of promoting superior ethics, integrity and transparency, ICANN is posting for public comment the Report developed by the team of independent international experts with recommendations on enhancing ICANN's conflicts and ethics frameworks. *Section II: Background* Over the past year, heightened attention and scrutiny has been placed on how the ICANN Board addresses conflicts of interest, and on enhancing ICANN's ethical culture. While ICANN has a robust conflict of interest policy and code of conduct in place, work has been ongoing with the community and experts to determine how these, or implementation of them, can be further enhanced. The work posted for public comment today represents one stage of ICANN's three-stage review. ICANN engaged a team of international ethics experts to provide recommendations for the enhancement of ICANN's ethical culture, drawing on international sources, including practices in other not-for-profit organizations. The team of experts produced the Report posted for public comment that will be discussed during the ICANN meeting in Prague. Other work arising out of this three-stage review has already been presented to the community. ICANN engaged two sets of outside counsel -- one that is familiar with ICANN to perform a holistic review of our policies to identify how they can be refined; and another set that is not familiar with ICANN to provide a review and recommendations for enhancements. The Board has already adopted the recommendations from those two stages of the review. As another facet of this work, the ICANN Board has finalized and announced rules on how Directors with interests in specific New gTLD applications may participate in New gTLD-related discussions and in post-Board service activities. In addition ICANN announced stringent communication rules for its staff regarding communications with potential new gTLD applicants. *Section III: Document and Resource Links* The Report prepared by the team of independent ethics experts is available at: http://prague44.icann.org/meetings/prague2012/presentation-ethics-coi-final…, 570 KB] *Section IV: Additional Information* Information and links to some of the other work arising out of this three-stage review is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-15may12-en.htm /(*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses./ Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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