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Adopted FY14 Operating Plan and Budget
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 28, 2013

Aug. 28, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement of interest to BC members stating that the FY14 Operating Plan and Budget has been approved by the ICANN Board and will therefore be adopted. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-27aug13-en.htm Adopted FY14 Operating Plan and Budget 27 August 2013 On 22 August 2013, the ICANN Board approved the <http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/adopted-opplan-budget-fy14-22aug13 -en.pdf> FY14 Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 1.05 MB]. This document describes the planned core operations and project activities, aligned with the required funding, for the 2014 fiscal year. These funded project activities are based on ICANN's strategic priorities as documented in the adopted three year 2013-2015 Strategic Plan, and include input taken from comments and feedback received from the community on the draft Operating Plan and Budget posted on 10 May 2013. Within the adopted Budget are the FY14 Special Budget Requests [ <http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/budget-requests-fy14-22aug13-en.pd f> PDF, 238 KB] [ <http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/budget-requests-spreadsheet-fy14-2 2aug13-en.xlsx> XLSX, 38 KB] from the Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and Stakeholder Groups. Those additional requests will be implemented in conjunction with the appropriate ICANN staff work. Throughout the year, up to date financial information can be found on the <https://community.icann.org/display/projfinadhocws/Community+Group+Workspac e> ICANN Financial Information webpage. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision; Except For Verisign | TheDomains.com
by Phil Corwin Aug. 27, 2013

Aug. 27, 2013

http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/27/registries-stakeholder-group-rysg-supp… 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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FW: Could www.Vote.Republican Be a Porn Site Next Year?
by Phil Corwin Aug. 27, 2013

Aug. 27, 2013

FYI--- Could www.Vote.Republican Be a Porn Site Next Year?<http://nationaljournal.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=acc30b544fa4aa185…> With new domain names opening up on the Internet, the GOP wants the term "Republican" for itself. Problem is, someone else has it. By Ben Terris Monday, August 26, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. The first stage of the Internet gold rush is upon us. This means, of course, that speculators are already quibbling over property rights. And the Republican Party is right in the thick of it. Within the next year, the Internet is set to expand. Instead of just ending website URLs with the 20 or so generic domains (.com, .biz, .net, .org, etc.), or the about 200 country code domains (.us, .uk, .de, .cc), people will have the option of nearly 1,500 new endings (.bible, .tattoo, .WTF, .sucks, .porn). Last year, hundreds of people and businesses (including Google, Amazon, Nike, and many others) applied for these so-called top-level domains for various reasons. Some want to build out their brand; others want to keep competitors from getting their hands on them; and still others just want to make a profit by selling domains to third parties. United TLD Holdco is a group in this last category. It has put in the $185,000 application fee for 26 different top-level domains, including .Ninja, .Actor, .Social, .Democrat, and .Republican. It's only the last one of these that has the Republican Party up in arms. "It's not appropriate for them to run something that is called .Republican," says Chris Jankowski, the president of the Republican State Leadership Committee. "Part of the new Internet is about making sure the people who have the interest in the brand, in this case political parties, not just crass commercial interest." For this reason, the RSLC and the Republican National Committee have filed an objection with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-the California-based nonprofit that is in a lot of ways in charge of the Internet. Their claim is that the term "Republican" is inextricably linked to their party, and that United TLD's ownership of it might imply a connection to the Republican Party that does not exist. If this sounds like a Republican dissing the merits of capitalism and the free market, that's because it might be. But Jankowski doesn't see it that way. "We certainly are free-enterprise and market-capitalist, but we feel like we have the right to run our own political party," he said. "We run it in a nonprofit fashion, so I don't think the market capitalism should be involved with the actual operation of the party." Dave Panos, a director at United TLD, says the challenge is without merit. "They need to prove that they are the sole representative of a well-defined community," he said. "In that definition is where their argument breaks down. There isn't even a well-defined group of Republicans in this country. Not to mention the world." Panos says the point of purchasing the domain is to open it up for anyone to use (for a fee, of course). If he wanted to run for office, for example, he could register the domain DavePanos.Republican or DavePanos.Democrat. An enterprising activist could register Obstructionist.Republican or DontVote.Republican. It's just one more possible problem in the new Internet landscape to contend with (just imagine the possibilities for the domain .Sucks for lawmakers). In fact, it doesn't necessarily have to be related to Republicans at all. If a pornography site felt like it, it could register Bush.Republican. Panos believes that part of the reason the Republicans don't want his site to have the name is because it creates competition for the .GOP domain, one that the Republicans do have control over. "They easily could have applied for both; I'm kind of surprised that they didn't," he said. There certainly is a lot of potential for these sites, says Josh Bourne, the cofounder of Fair Winds Partners, a domain-name consulting firm. "By the time a candidate announces their candidacy, especially when the candidate is older, the good and intuitive names have already been taken," he says. "But now, with new domains opening up, candidates can be a part of something more intuitive that looks new, sleek, and technologically forward." Republicans do have plans for the .GOP domain--plans that they hope can give them an advantage over Democratic groups, none of whom registered a domain. But what exactly these plans are remains unclear. Jankowski's RSLC will be the official owner of the site, but he says it will be working very closely with other Republican groups. With the domain set to launch sometime in the first quarter of 2014, Jankowski says he hopes it can play a big role leading up to the 2016 elections. Candidates can register their own sites. This will not only making it easier to find them, it will also mean the buyer will be donating to the party by paying for the domain (Jankowski says he wants to charge $20.16 per domain). "You aren't just buying your own domain and e-mail, but you are contributing to growing the party," he said. "All money will go into helping fund candidates down-ballot." What's still unclear is whether the RSLC will have control over who can register for a domain. The group says that the site will be open to anyone who identifies as a Republican, but it could not answer whether it has a mechanism in place to make sure this was the case. Plus, according to their application, the domain will be open to anyone. That would mean that cybersquatters could gobble domains before candidates could. Why, the Democratic National Committee could even get them. It could also mean that there could be pornographic sites ending in .GOP. The RSLC says it is working on this problem, that it hasn't quite figured it all out yet. This is some cutting-edge stuff, after all, and Republicans haven't always been the kings of technological advancements. "You have to tip your hats to Democrats at this point on the technology side of things; they are clearly better than us," Jankowski said. "But we are not just going to accept that. We are trying to strengthen our party operation in the digital space. We believe this is a part of that." 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 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6594 - Release Date: 08/20/13

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FW: 47-Durban.xls
by Phil Corwin Aug. 24, 2013

Aug. 24, 2013

Most interesting how many in Durban flew and stayed there on ICANN's dime... http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/travel-support/funded-travel-durban-2… 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6594 - Release Date: 08/20/13

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DNS Security, Stability, and Resiliency Update Added to APWG eCrime 2013 Agenda
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 23, 2013

Aug. 23, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement on the DNS Security, Stability, and Resiliency Update Added to APWG eCrime 2013 Agenda. Thank you, Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22aug13-en.htm> https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22aug13-en.htm DNS Security, Stability, and Resiliency Update Added to APWG eCrime 2013 Agenda 22 August 2013 The Antiphishing Working Group ( <http://www.antiphishing.org/> APWG) will host its 10th anniversary meeting 16-19 September in San Francisco. The <http://ecrimeresearch.org/events/eCrime2013/agenda> working agenda for eCrime 2013 continues a trend of focusing greater attention on abuses or misuses of DNS and registration services. During the two-day eCrime Congress, members and attendees will consider the evolution of crimeware, behavioral vulnerabilities and human factors that faciliate eCrime, the roles of Registrars, Registries and DNS in managing phishing attacks, public health approaches to managing eCrime, and reports of current counter-eCrime efforts and successes. On 19 September, ICANN's Security Team will host a DNS Security, Stability, and Resiliency Update on policies and discussion topics of particular interest to the APWG members, including a review of the 2013 Registration Accreditation Agreement (RAA), a presentation on Abuse Recidivism in Domain Registrations, a report on the <https://www.icann.org/en/news/press/advisories/advisory-25jun13-en.pdf> recommendations [PDF, 92 KB] from the ICANN Expert Working Group on Whois, and a progress report on the IETF working group that is developing a successor Whois protocol ( <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/weirds/charters> WEIRDS). Registration and further information can be found <http://ecrimeresearch.org/events/eCrime2013/register> here. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Call for Volunteers: Advisory Group for Digital Engagement Project
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 23, 2013

Aug. 23, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement for a call for volunteers for the Advisory Group for Digital Engagement Project. Kind regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat > http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22aug13-en.htm > Call for Volunteers: Advisory Group for Digital Engagement Project > > Last Updated: 22 August 2013 > Date: > 22 August 2013 > ICANN is engaged in a strategic development and incubation process for new digital engagement tools and services, which will result in a reconceptualization of ICANN.org. The goal of the strategy is to drive community engagement across a continuum of potential involvement: from the general interest public-facing communication that happens on ICANN.org; to deeper engagement experiences that enable new and existing community members to discuss and educate themselves on a wide variety of governance topics; to experiences in which community members learn more abut working group activity. > > After a number of community discussions in Durban, it seemed that in addition to the online participation which is occurring on ICANNLabs that the project could benefit from more regular community input from a core group of interested people. It was suggested that Staff consider creating a community Advisory Group that would provide additional guidance and support on a regular basis. > > Here's more detail on this potential committee: > > Name: Digital Engagement Advisory Group > > Type: Ad-hoc advisory group to advise the development team working on the Digital Engagement Project > > Timeframe Commitment: Approximately 6 months (or the duration of the Digital Engagement Project) from the date of this email. > > Start Date: The first meeting is tentatively scheduled for August 22nd. > > Administrative Info: > > The group will meet via conference call and Adobe Connect and will have a mailing list. > There may be a face to face meeting in Buenos Aires, schedules permitting (no funded travel). > The calls will not be recorded. > The group will decide on the best means of tracking discussions (wiki page or other). > Objective: To advise and guide the highly strategic digital engagement project; to help ensure that the project achieves the desired goals. > > Roles and Responsibilities: The group would meet every other week (2x per month) for the duration of the project. Meetings are expected to last 1 hour. However, this may change depending on the group and the project. Members will be encouraged to participate in prototype testing and provide feedback, as well as offer input and guidance on project documents, such as metrics for success, problem statement and others. > > Group Membership: For management and efficiency purposes we would like to limit membership to 20 people (or less) but otherwise there are no restrictions on who can participate. People are free to join at anytime during the project. Given the goals of the project an interest in promoting general engagement with ICANN and broadening the breadth and diversity of participants is desirable. I encourage participants from developing regions to join as it's my belief that they will profit most from this project. We also need representation and voices from constituencies as we need to ensure that engagement leads to meaningful participation within a structure or constituency. > > To join this group please send me an email at chris.gift(a)icann.org and I'll add you to an email list. > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org >

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Policy & Implementation Working Group
by svg＠stephanevangelder.com Aug. 22, 2013

Aug. 22, 2013

Congratulations to J Scott on being selected by the above-mentioned WG as one of its two co-chairs! Good to know that the BC's interests will be well represented on this group. Stéphane Van Gelder Chairman and Managing Director/Fondateur STEPHANE VAN GELDER CONSULTING T (FR): +33 (0)6 20 40 55 89 T (UK): +44 (0)7583 457053 Skype: SVANGELDER www.StephaneVanGelder.com ---------------- Follow us on Twitter: @stephvg and "like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/DomainConsultant LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/domainconsultant/

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Minutes, Transcript & MP3 Recording - BC Members Call Aug. 8th 2013
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 22, 2013

Aug. 22, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find attached the minutes and transcript for the BC members call which took place on August 8th 2013 at 11 am EDT. The MP3 recording can be found here: <https://icann.box.com/shared/static/mux1cq8efmxm87wzsnhx.mp3> https://icann.box.com/shared/static/mux1cq8efmxm87wzsnhx.mp3 Please note that this information can also be found directly on the Business Constituency 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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CCT-RT: Call for Volunteer Members: Representing ICANN Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations; and Serving as Independent Experts
by Benedetta Rossi Aug. 21, 2013

Aug. 21, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below the call for volunteers to participate in the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team, in line with the Affirmation of Commitments requirements and as directed by the ICANN Board, either in representation of a Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee, or as an Independent Expert. https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16aug13-en.htm Affirmation of Commitment Reviews Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT) | Call for Volunteer Members: Representing ICANN Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations; and Serving as Independent Experts 16 August 2013 Volunteer applications due by 1 October 2013 Overview In line with the <https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30 sep09-en.htm> Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) requirements, and as <https://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-18jul13-en.htm# 2.b> directed by the ICANN Board, ICANN invites interested individuals to apply for volunteer Review Team Member positions - either in representation of a Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee, or as an Independent Expert - to serve on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCT-RT). The Review Team will work in two phases: * Phase One will occur as soon as the Review Team is appointed, and involves evaluating various metrics to be collected by ICANN as proposed by the GNSO Council, ALAC, and others, as appropriate, and developing recommendations for the set of metrics to be collected by ICANN in preparation for the upcoming review of the New gTLDs, as described in Phase Two. * Phase Two will occur after new gTLDs have been in operation for one year, and involves examining data to assess the extent to which the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice. Additionally, the Review Team will evaluate the effectiveness of the application and evaluation process, as well as the safeguards put in place by ICANN to mitigate issues involved in the introduction or expansion of new gTLDs. * Once the proposed metrics are delivered to the Board at the conclusion of Phase One, the Review Team's work will be suspended until the new gTLDs have been in operation for one year. In the interim, ICANN will develop the systems and collect the metrics approved through this process. * The composition of the Review Team will be confirmed at the start of Phase Two, but is expected to comprise the same members from Phase One. Because of the phased approach and the extended duration of the work for this review, Review Team members may be replaced as appropriate. Candidatures are to be submitted to <mailto:rtcandidatures@icann.org> rtcandidatures(a)icann.org by 1 October 2013 - 23:59 UTC. Schedule for Phase One Announcement and call for volunteers 16 August 2013 Applications due 1 October 2013 SO/AC endorsement of applicants due 4 November 2013 Announcement of Team members 22 November 2013 Phase 1 project kick-off December 2013/January 2014 Submission of recommended metrics (estimated) July 2014 Tentative Schedule for Phase Two <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16aug13-en.htm#foo t1> 1 Phase Two project kick-off ICANN 51 Meeting (October 2014) Review Team work and submission of Initial Report (estimated) October 2014 - ICANN 52 Meeting (June 2015) Final Report submitted (estimated) September 2015 Please read the detailed <https://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/cctrt/call-for-volunteers-16aug13 -en.htm> Call for Applicants for more information and details on the application procedure and the CCT-RT mandate. _____ <https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16aug13-en.htm#not e1> 1 Due to uncertainty about the timing of when new gTLDs will be operational and the availability of the data needed to perform the review, these dates are estimates. Kind Regards, Benedetta Rossi BC Secretariat bc-secretariat(a)icann.org https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home www.bizconst.org

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ICANN Must Now Decide String Similarity Question
by Phil Corwin Aug. 20, 2013

Aug. 20, 2013

Now the lack of any coherent policy has really hit the fan... http://unitedtld.com/icann-must-now-decide-string-similarity-question/ 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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