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Elections announcement: results of nominations for V. Chair, Finance & Operations
by Benedetta Rossi May 21, 2013

May 21, 2013

Dear BC Members, This is an election announcement for the election process for the position of V. Chair for Finance & Operations in the BC. The nomination period closed yesterday, May 20, 2013 at Midnight PST. The result of the nomination process was the following: no nominations were received. Following this result I will follow up with the BCs Executive Committee as per the BC Charter to decide how to proceed. 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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Re: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs
by Marilyn Cade May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013

I have some serious concerns with some of the positions that the BC initial draft implied. The GAC principles of 2007, and several subsequent positions, which we supported led to the GAC advice. See my edits on both introduction, and several other spots. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Deutsch Sarah B <sarah.b.deutsch(a)verizon.com> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:31 To: <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org>; <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: [bc-gnso] RE: FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs Steve, All, Thanks for your work on this draft. My comments are attached. One big issue I would flag for members is the paragraph dealing with closed generics. Various BC members have grave concerns about certain closed generics and formal objections have been filed. The focus on applying for an exemption in the Final Guidebook does not fix these fundamental concerns for the reasons outlined in the attached. I'd suggest that the BC either (a) refrain from taking a position on the closed generic issue altogether or (b) support the GAC's concerns about closed generics and the need to show that an award of an exclusive right in a generic term is in the larger public interest. Sarah From: owner-bc-gnso(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] On Behalf Of Steve DelBianco Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:40 PM To: bc-gnso(a)icann.org Subject: [bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs ICANN's new gTLD Board Committee has requested public comment on how it should address GAC advice to establish safeguards for categories of new gTLDs. (link <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13-en…> ) The BC has have held 3 conference calls on this topic (see minutes and transcripts on the BC Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> ). Several BC members provided input, including text from Ron Andruff, Marilyn Cade, and Andrew Mack. Comment period closes 4-Jun. That allows our regular 14-day review and approval period. So, please REPLY ALL with your suggested edits and comments regarding this draft, before 29-May-2013. Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination Business Constituency

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Reminder - BC 2013 V. Chair Finance & Operations - Nomination Period closes Tomorrow, Monday, May 20th, 2013
by Benedetta Rossi May 19, 2013

May 19, 2013

From: BC Secretariat Date: May 19, 2013 CC: ICANN GNSO Secretariat <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com Re: Reminder - BC 2013 V. Chair Finance & Operations Nomination Period closes Tomorrow, Monday, May 20th, 2013 Dear BC Members, This is an election reminder for the currently open election process for the extraordinary election for the BC seat of Vice Chair of Finance & Operations. Please note that the nomination period will close tomorrow, Monday, May 20th. Eligibility: In order to be eligible to nominate, stand for office or vote, members are required to have paid their full BC dues for 2013, by the close of the nomination period on May 20th. Only paid up members will receive the ballots prior to the opening of the vote, and only paid up members can accept a nomination and vote in the elections. If you have any questions regarding eligibility to vote, please email the BC Secretariat: bc-secretariat(a)icann.org. All other election questions should be sent to the election email address: bcvotes(a)hotmail.com. Thank you, -- 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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Re: [bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs
by Marilyn Cade May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013

Am traveling to Geneva. Will review over week end and provide comments. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Gabriela Szlak <gabrielaszlak(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 21:11:41 To: <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org> Cc: <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] FOR REVIEW: draft BC comment on GAC Advice on safeguards for new gTLDs Thank you Steve for all the hard work and thanks to all BC members that contributed to the calls and the draft. We will review and send our comments. Gabi eInstituto -- Dra. Gabriela Szlak Abogada & Mediadora en Estudio ROSZ Directora Regional en eInstituto Consultora en Derecho y Nuevas Tecnologías www.estudiorosz.com.ar <http://www.estudiorosz.com.ar/> www.einstituto.org <http://www.einstituto.com.ar/> www.gabrielaszlak.com.ar <http://www.gabrielaszlak.com.ar/> Skype: gabrielaszlak Twitter: @GabiSzlak La información contenida en este e-mail es confidencial. The information in this e-mail is confidential. 2013/5/15 Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco(a)netchoice.org <mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org> > ICANN's new gTLD Board Committee has requested public comment on how it should address GAC advice to establish safeguards for categories of new gTLDs. (link <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13-en…> ) The BC has have held 3 conference calls on this topic (see minutes and transcripts on the BC Wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home> ). Several BC members provided input, including text from Ron Andruff, Marilyn Cade, and Andrew Mack. Comment period closes 4-Jun. That allows our regular 14-day review and approval period. So, please REPLY ALL with your suggested edits and comments regarding this draft, before 29-May-2013. Steve DelBianco Vice chair for policy coordination Business Constituency

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Reminder - BC 2013 V. Chair Finance & Operations - Nomination Period closes on Monday, May 20th, 2013
by Benedetta Rossi May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013

From: BC Secretariat Date: May 15, 2013 CC: ICANN GNSO Secretariat <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com Re: Reminder - BC 2013 V. Chair Finance & Operations Nomination Period closes on Monday, May 20th, 2013 Dear BC Members, This is an election reminder for the currently open election process for the extraordinary election for the BC seat of Vice Chair of Finance & Operations. Please note that the nomination period opened last week and will close on Monday, May 20th. Eligibility: In order to be eligible to nominate, stand for office or vote, members are required to have paid their full BC dues for 2013, by the close of the nomination period on May 20th. Only paid up members will receive the ballots prior to the opening of the vote, and only paid up members can accept a nomination and vote in the elections. If you have any questions regarding eligibility to vote, please email the BC Secretariat: bc-secretariat(a)icann.org. All other election questions should be sent to the election email address: bcvotes(a)hotmail.com. 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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ALERTS: New Expired Registration Recovery Policy will go into effect on 31 August 2013.
by Benedetta Rossi May 14, 2013

May 14, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the New Expired Registration Recovery Policy which will go into effect on 31 August 2013. -- 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 Dear GNSO Members, The new Expired Registration Recovery Policy ( <https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp> https://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/errp) will go into effect on 31 August 2013. For background information, the proposed Expired Registration Recovery Policy ("ERRP") is intended to help align registrant expectations with registrar practices by establishing certain minimum communications requirements and making renewal and redemption of registrations uniformly available in prescribed circumstances. Following implementation of the policy, ICANN is instructed to create educational materials in consultation with interested stakeholders to help registrants properly manage their registrations. Additional background material can be found here: <https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Expired+Registra tion+Recovery+Policy+Workspace> https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Expired+Registrat ion+Recovery+Policy+Workspace. As part of the above-mentioned educational materials, ICANN staff, in consultation with interested community members, will be updating the Beginner's Guide to Domain Names to include relevant ERRP updates. In addition, ICANN staff thought a video tutorial on the proper stewardship of a domain name could be an additional resource for Internet users. I will be organizing a brief phone conference to discuss a proposed outline to the video tutorial in the next two weeks. Any GNSO members that would be interested in participating in this video tutorial initiative should send an email to <mailto:caitlin.tubergen@icann.org> caitlin.tubergen(a)icann.org by Friday, 17 May, and I will be sure to include them in future communications. I look forward to working with interested stakeholders. Best regards, Caitlin Tubergen Registrar Relations and Contracts Manager ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 <mailto:caitlin.tubergen@icann.org> caitlin.tubergen(a)icann.o

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ALERTS: Call for Volunteers: Drafting Team to Develop Charter for GNSO Working Group on Policy & Implementation
by Benedetta Rossi May 14, 2013

May 14, 2013

Dear BC Members, Please find below an ICANN announcement with the call for volunteers for the Drafting Team to develop the Charter for the GNSO WG on Policy & Implementation. -- 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 http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09may13-en.htm 9 May 2013 In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a Drafting Team that will be tasked to develop a charter for a Working Group to address issues that have been raised in the context of the recent discussions on policy & implementation that affect the GNSO (see <http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation-framework-08j an13-en.pdf> Staff Discussion Paper and <http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37133> session in Beijing). The Drafting Team is expected to submit the proposed Charter to the GNSO Council for approval. What This Team Will Do The Drafting Team is expected to develop a Charter on the basis of the <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> GNSO Working Group Guidelines taking into account the Staff Discussion Paper as well as the discussions that took place in Beijing. At a minimum, the GNSO Council expects that the subsequent Working Group would provide recommendations on the following: 1. A set of principles that would underpin any GNSO policy / implementation related discussions 2. Recommendations on a process for providing GNSO "Policy Guidance" 3. A framework for implementation related discussions related to GNSO Policy Recommendations and 4. Further guidance on how GNSO Implementation Review Teams are expected to function and operate. How This Team Will Work ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this DT will be recorded, and the recordings will be available to the public. The mailing list for the Drafting Team will be archived publicly. Drafting Team members are expected to submit Statements of Interest (SOI). The group will collaborate using a public workspace. The Drafting Team is expected to follow the <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> GNSO Working Group Guidelines. How to Join The GNSO Council invites interested parties to provide names of expected participants who can then be added to the DT mailing list. The DT will be open to anyone interested to join. Community members who wish to be invited to join the group should contact the <mailto:gnso.secretariat@icann.org?subject=Application%20to%20Join%20Policy% 20%26%20Implementation%20DT> GNSO secretariat ( <mailto:gnso.secretariat@icann.org> gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org) Background Mainly as a result of discussions stemming from implementation related issues of the new gTLD program, there is increased focus on which topics call for policy and which call for implementation work, including which processes should be used, at what time and how diverging opinions should be acted upon. In order to facilitate these discussions, ICANN Staff developed a draft framework for community discussion that identifies a number of steps and criteria that might facilitate dealing with similar questions in the future. The paper identifies a number of questions that the community may want to consider further in this context, as well as a couple of suggested improvements that could be considered in the short term. While developing a bright-line rule as to what is policy or implementation may not be possible, the hope is that by developing clear processes and identifying clear roles and responsibilities for the different stakeholders, it will become easier to deal with these issues going forward and allow for broad participation and involvement. Following several discussions by the GNSO Council on this topic, the GNSO Council has now decided to form a drafting team to draft a Charter for a Working Group which will be tasked to provide concrete recommendations on how to address some of these issues from a GNSO perspective. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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responding to GAC Advice on new gTLD Safeguards
by Steve DelBianco May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

For many of the safeguards requested by the GAC, the BC might recommend industry self-regulation via IFFOR (The International Foundation for Online Responsibility). (link<http://iffor.org/safeguard>) See Kieren McCarthy's article on CircleID (link<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130510_what_new_gtld_applicants_need_is_a_q…>) note: Kieren serves on IFFOR's Policy Council. Since we are currently drafting BC comments on GAC advice, it would be helpful to hear BC member feedback on whether we should recommend IFFOR This may have been what Marilyn and Ron were getting at during the last two conference calls. -- Steve DelBianco Executive Director NetChoice http://www.NetChoice.org and http://blog.netchoice.org +1.202.420.7482

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Election Announcement: Nominations Reminder & Updated Election Timeline
by Benedetta Rossi May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

From: BC Secretariat Date: May 13, 2013 CC: ICANN GNSO Secretariat <mailto:bcvotes@hotmail.com> bcvotes(a)hotmail.com Re: Reminder - BC 2013 V. Chair Finance & Operations Election Process Dear BC Members, This is an election reminder for the currently open election process for the extraordinary election for the BC seat of Vice Chair of Finance & Operations. Please note that the nomination period opened last week and will close on Monday, May 20th. Please find the election procedure document attached, and note that it has been updated: there has been a change in the date of the opening of the vote. Voting will now open on Wednesday, May 29th and will close on Wednesday, June 5th. Eligibility: In order to be eligible to nominate, stand for office or vote, members are required to have paid their full BC dues for 2013, by the close of the nomination period on May 20th. Only paid up members will receive the ballots prior to the opening of the vote, and only paid up members can accept a nomination and vote in the elections. The attached election procedure covers: time-frames for the three stage process outlined in the BC Charter description of the open seat; 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 If you have any questions regarding eligibility to vote, please email the BC Secretariat: bc-secretariat(a)icann.org. All other election questions should be sent to the election email address: bcvotes(a)hotmail.com. 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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FW: GAC Chair Heather Dryden on the Beijing Communiqué and New gTLD Advice | 10 May 2013 - YouTube
by Phil Corwin May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

BC members considering the GAC Communique should watch this. 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 -----Original Message----- From: Phil Corwin Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:18 PM To: Phil Corwin Subject: GAC Chair Heather Dryden on the Beijing Communiqué and New gTLD Advice | 10 May 2013 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9hZCGnRh0I 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: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6308 - Release Date: 05/08/13

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