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BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business Seat on Nominating Committee Elections: Nominations now open
by Benedetta Rossi Oct. 4, 2013

Oct. 4, 2013

From: BC Secretariat Date: October 4, 2013 CC: Glen De Saint Gery, Returning Officer ,Robert Hoggarth, Verifying Officer, <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com Re: BC GNSO Councilor & Small Business NomCom Seat Elections: Nominations now open Please note that this is the announcement for the BC elections for one of the two BC GNSO Councilor seats and the Small Business Seat on the Nominating Committee . The election process opens today, Oct. 4th, 2013. 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 will go to this email address: <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com 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, Oct. 4th, 2013, and will close in two weeks, on Oct. 18th, 2013. 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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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

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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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BC GNSO Councilor Elections: Nominations now open
by Benedetta Rossi Sept. 30, 2013

Sept. 30, 2013

From: BC Secretariat Date: September 30, 2013 CC: Glen De Saint Gery, Returning Officer ,Robert Hoggarth, Verifying Officer, <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com Re: BC GNSO Councilor Elections: Nominations now open Please note that this is the announcement for the BC elections for one of the two BC GNSO Councilor seats . The election process opens today, Sep. 30, 2013. 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 will go to this email address: <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com 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, Sep. 30th 2013, and will close in two weeks, on Oct. 14th, 2013. 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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Crocker to speak at second gTLD collisions summit | DomainIncite - Domain Name News & Opinion
by Phil Corwin Sept. 28, 2013

Sept. 28, 2013

http://domainincite.com/14569-crocker-to-speak-at-second-gtld-collisions-su… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VLawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey Sent from my iPad

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FOR REVIEW by 6-Oct-2013: Draft BC position on IGO-INGO Protections
by Steve DelBianco Sept. 27, 2013

Sept. 27, 2013

ICANN has asked for public comment on a draft final report (link<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-20sep13-en.pdf>) for protecting the identifiers of certain International Governmental Organizations ("IGOs") and International Non-Governmental Organizations ("INGOs") in all gTLDs. Initial comments are due 11-Oct (link<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/igo-ingo-final-20sep13-en.htm> to comment page) As discussed on last week's member call, the working group for this project asked the BC for its position before they finalized their report. Your executive committee did not believe we had enough time or prior BC positions to respond. So we need to develop a position on these recommendations now. The attached document includes draft BC positions on the WG recommendations, based on an assessment by Elisa Cooper and Steve DelBianco. (shows in grey tex at bottom of each table row. e.g. "CBUC: Support" ) Thru page 9, we reflected "Support" based on our previous work on this topic, and our strong support for TM Clearinghouse improvements to help "brands" like these at the second level. The tricky part is how to protect acronyms for groups other than Red Cross and Olympics, starting on page 10. There are several hundred acronyms to consider (link<http://csonet.org/content/documents/E2011INF4.pdf>). e.g., CAN, ISO, MRC, NIB, ECO The WG proposal is to place all these in the Guidebook as "ineligible for delegation". Elisa and Steve believe that is too hard a line and would prefer these protected organizations use the Rights Objection mechanism to stop a TLD application they oppose. If their objection failed, we have seen how the GAC could exercise its power of Advice to stop a TLD, too. Please review and indicate your agreement or objection to the attached draft positions by 6-October. Then we need a volunteer to draft the text of our comments — based on whatever recommendations are approved. Thank you, Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination Business Constituency

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BC Councilor Election 2013 - Process & Announcement of Election
by Benedetta Rossi Sept. 27, 2013

Sept. 27, 2013

From: Benedetta Rossi, BC Secretariat Date: September 27th, 2013 CC: Glen De Saint Gery Rob Hoggarth <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com Re: BC GNSO Councilor Election - Process Please note that this is the announcement for the BC elections for one of the two seats the BC holds on GNSO Council. The election process opens on Monday, Sep. 30th, 2013. The election will be conducted by the BC Secretariat, who during elections will fulfill the role of Voting Officer. For the election process, all communications regarding elections will go to a separate email - <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com. Glen De Saint Gery, ICANN GNSO Secretariat will serve as Returning Officer to verify the vote count, Rob Hoggarth will serve as Verifying Officer and validate the Election Process. Detailed information regarding the election procedure can be found in the election procedure document attached. Please note that this document was drafted by the BC Secretariat, serving as Voting Officer, in accordance with the BC Charter, and was validated by the Returning Officer. The attached election procedure covers: . time-frames for the three stage process outlined in the BC Charter . description of open seat . who is eligible to nominate, or accept a nomination . how to nominate . how to accept a nomination . candidate statements . when the election will be held . outcomes of election announcement . as exception: ties in any election The BC Charter provides the basis for the election 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 election 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. Dates of Nomination and Election: The 3+ week for this year's GNSO Councilor election will open on Sep. 30th, and close on Oct. 30th, 2013. The phases of the Election process are detailed in the Election Procedure attached. All communications regarding the election is conducted by a separate email, password protected, and available only to the Voting Officer, and to the Verifying Officer at <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com. Elections Process: Questions regarding the Elections process, as of Monday, Sep. 30th, 2013, should be sent to <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com and the Voting Officer/Returning Officer will be able to respond to questions regarding the Elections Process. Once again, please refer to the attachment for the full details regarding this election. Transmitted by the BC Secretariat: Benedetta Rossi to <mailto:bc-private@icann.org> bc-gnso(a)icann.org Copy to: Glen De Saint Gery, GNSO Secretariat, acting as Returning Officer, Rob Hoggarth, acting as Verifying Officer and to <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com -- 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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Minutes, transcript, MP3 recording and policy calendar: BC members call on Sep. 19th, 2013
by Benedetta Rossi Sept. 27, 2013

Sept. 27, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find attached the minutes, transcript and policy calendar drafted by Steve DelBianco - V. Chair Policy Coordination - from the BC Members call which took place on Sep. 19th 2013 at 11 am EDT. The MP3 recording can be found here: <https://icann.box.com/shared/static/w0pjey3dgbwr6bn80er1.mp3> https://icann.box.com/shared/static/w0pjey3dgbwr6bn80er1.mp3 Please note these materials are also available on the BC wiki, here: https://community.icann.org/x/0YHbAQ 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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