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Fw: [council] Call for participation in the Affirmation Reviews RequirementsDrafting Team
by Zahid Jamil Jan. 11, 2010

Jan. 11, 2010

FYI Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 5680760 / 5685276 / 5655025 Fax: +92 21 5655026 www.jamilandjamil.com *** This Message Has Been Sent Using BlackBerry Internet Service from Mobilink *** -----Original Message----- From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:38:34 To: Council GNSO<council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Call for participation in the Affirmation Reviews Requirements Drafting Team This is a call for participation in the drafting team to discuss the Affirmation Reviews Requirements. At the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 7 January, it was agreed that the Council provide comments to the discussion draft that addresses the requirements and implementation processes for the reviews called for in the Affirmation of Commitments. http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#affrev (See below for full text) - The drafting team is to select a lead person for coordination purposes - Suggestions to be provided to the Council for discussion at the Council meeting on 28 January 2010 - Drafting team should provide first draft within a week - 14 January 2010 - Mailing list gnso-arr-dt(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-arr-dt@icann.org> (arr = Affirmation Reviews Requirements; dt=drafting team) - Public Archives at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-arr-dt/ Current Volunteers: Olga Cavalli - NCA - GNSO Council vice chair William Drake - NCSG Chuck Gomes - RySG - GNSO Council chair Caroline Greer - RySG Please inform the GNSO Secretariat if you would like to be added to the drafting team mailing list. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201001.htm#affrev Explanation/Background: ICANN is publishing today for public comment a discussion draft that addresses the requirements and implementation processes for the reviews called for in the Affirmation of Commitments The Affirmation of Commitments contains specific provisions for periodic review of ICANN's key objectives. These reviews are to be performed by review teams composed of volunteer community members representative of the relevant ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, as well as independent experts. The paper [PDF, 620K] http://www.icann.org/en/reviews/affirmation/affirmation-reviews-draft-propo… posted for public consultation presents a discussion draft to address the Affirmation review requirements; it describes: *The Affirmation requirements for reviews *The proposed methodology for conducting the reviews *The preliminary activities (such as the establishment of the review Teams and others) *The timeline of the preparatory activities and of the first review *A draft Terms of Reference for the first review Inputs are sought from the community on the full set of proposals contained in this paper. The public consultation will remain open till the end of January, 2010. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Information regarding Executive Committee Elections
by BC Secretariat Jan. 4, 2010

Jan. 4, 2010

Dear Members For your information, below are the relevant sections of the Charter regarding the election of an Executive Committee. A point of clarity regarding clause 5.1 in reference to 'members'. This is an exceptional membership year; the decision has been taken to delay invoicing for 2010 until the newly-elected Executive Committee has drawn up a budget and set fees. For the purpose of these elections, BC members as of 31 December 2009 are eligible to stand for election, to nominate and to vote. Best wishes Gary --------------------------------------------------------- 4.2. Executive Committee The Constituency will have an Executive Committee comprised as follows: a.. A Chair b.. A Vice Chair for policy coordination c.. A Vice Chair for finance and operations d.. A representative to the Commercial Stakeholder Group e.. Any Constituency members selected as Council members. 4.7 Terms and eligibility The terms of office of the Chair, Vice Chairs and CSG representative shall be one year. The terms of the GNSO council representative shall be as specified in the ICANN by-laws. To be eligible to stand for a position on the Executive Committee the candidate must have been a member of the Constituency for at least the immediately preceding 12 months. 5. Elections 5.1. The election process for the Executive Committee will be initiated by a nomination period of two weeks. The Chair, Vice Chairs and CSG representative will be elected at the same time. The timing of elections for GNSO representatives and Nominating Committee delegates will be determined by the ICANN by-laws. Any member of the Business Constituency may nominate one other member. This process (including receiving nominations, communicating nominations and publishing an overview of results) will be initiated and managed by the Secretariat. If at the close of nominations, it would result in all Executive Committee except Council representatives, or all Council representatives, being from the same region, the nomination period may be extended to improve geographic diversity. 5.2. Immediately following the nomination period, and a one week discussion period to talk with the candidates if time allows, the Secretariat will open an election period of one week, during which it will receive votes from members of the Constituency electronically, typically via e-mail. 5.3. Depending on category BC members have 3, 2 or 1 vote(s). Votes are cast as a block and are not divisible. The Secretariat will allocate votes cast according to category. 5.4. Proxy votes are allowed subject to written notification to the Secretariat by the designated representative of the member after the nomination period and before the start of the voting period and subject to the proxy conditions of article 3.6. 5.5. The winner(s) will be candidates receiving the largest number of votes. To ensure geographical diversity the Executive Committee may impose elimination rules based on ICANN geographical regions. Such rules will be made known before the start of voting. 5.6. In case of a tie a new election will be held among the nominees in the tie. 8. Communication Guidelines 8.2.3. Special rules for elections During elections there is a need for special rules in line with Article 5 of the Charter to ensure the integrity of the process and fairness to all candidates. This means inter alia that the returning officer for the election will unless otherwise agreed instruct the list administrator as follows: to open a nomination period but only publish nominations to the list at the close of that period; to open a discussion period (where the external timetable allows) but to monitor air time to ensure fairness to all candidates, and if necessary delete or suspend postings; to open a voting period and suspend all election and candidate related list mail during that period. 8.2.4 Types of list the BC will operate an open list with direct posting facility for BC members which is archived and available to members. This list is intended for dynamic discussions such as on policy. the BC will also operate an internal list for indirect posting via the BC Secretariat. This list is intended for administrative matters such as elections.

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January-February 2010
by BC Secretariat Jan. 4, 2010

Jan. 4, 2010

Dear Members First, I would like to wish all BC members a very happy new year. Here's to an excellent 2010 for the constituency as it moves into a new phase. As you are aware, the Officers have asked me to continue as Secretariat until the end of February. For clarity, I am now working to a new agreement on a consultancy basis. My responsibilities during this period are: - to manage the nominations and elections for the Executive Committee - to effect a handover to the Executive Committee once elected - to assist in defining the role of a new Secretariat for March 2010 onwards I will be announcing the opening of a nomination period for the Executive Committee elections later today. I will also give an outline of the nomination and election processes according to the new BC Charter. Best wishes Gary

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Conference call for those interested with seasoned travelers/visitors to Kenya -- re upcoming ICANN meeting
by Marilyn Cade Jan. 2, 2010

Jan. 2, 2010

In late December, I offered to organize a conference call for those interested in hearing about travel to Kenya, given our upcoming ICANN meeting in early March, 2010. Andrew Mack, AMGlobal principal, has traveled to Kenya numerous times, and has accepted my invitation to participate in a call with interested BC [and other contstituency members] regarding his experiences. My conversations with Andrew who is a regular attendee at ICANN meetings, and with other colleagues from Kenya, are all very positive about the options for travel. This takes into account that, like all countries [including the US inner city locations'], there are cautions to be taken. In fact, India, which ICANN traveled to without incident, later experienced a shocking experience just before the IGF 2008' yet many of us who also attend ICANN meetings, traveled to Hyderabad, even though the Mumbai incidents had just occurred. My point is that we can learn from our experienced colleagues, and that may help in informing your decisions about travel, and about attendance. I propose a call on Wednesday, January 6, at 10 a.m./EST, which will be mid afternoon Europe, and 6 p.m.in Nairobi, and 8 pm in Karachi, Pakistan. To simply this, I can provide a bridge but it isn't toll free in other countries. This isn't intended to complicate the BC list, or to compete with any organized BC activities. I am merely responding to interest from others who are planning to travel to Kenya, or who have concerns, and would like to hear from seasoned Kenyan travelers. If you want to participate in the call, RSVP to me at marilynscade@hotmail. I'll then post a bridge. On Dec 20, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Marilyn Cade wrote: I have been doing more research on the options for travel and hotels in Nairobi, Kenya,for the upcoming ICANN meeting and wanted to share my experiences, for what they are worth, with other BC members. I also looked into the security issues; talked to a couple of folks who travel to Kenya regularly, and got some helpful information and advice. If anyone is interested, I'll volunteer to set up a call with those 'regulars' who travel or who are in country, before we travel. In the meantime, of course, I closely watch the various 'alerts' from US State, Canadian, UK government, and a couple of other sources, since I travel rather frequently to a wide number of countries around the world as part of my business. If there are business constituency members who want to 'get the scoop' and hear about what the advice is from an experienced group of travelers, we can do a small and low profile 'discussion' call. No need to make this a big deal, since only those who are thinking of attending would be interested. Several of you will be booked at the venue hotel, or may be booked by the ICANN staff [e.g. Councilors] so you may not be interested in these additional options, but for some members, who may be considering but haven't finalized travel, this might be useful. Let me know, off list, if you would like to have such a call and I'll coordinate with those friendly advisors I have beneffitted from. . Hotels: for what it is worth: Through various sources, I've learned: There are several 4 star and 5 star hotels within walking distance. The Nairobi Safari Club may not actually be walking distance. It was difficult to get a clear answer on that. Hotels that are within walking distance are the Intercontinental, Hilton, and Stanley. Hilton: I booked at the Hilton, after some review and discussion. It isn't as fancy as some Hilton's in US or Europe, but is a 4 star. I got a rate of $184/plus taxes /USD per night by pre paying at the Hilton. The Intercont. which is always a preferred hotel, was a little more pricey at $295 plus taxes/USD. Pre pay at the Intercont. didn't reduce the price per day. the Stanley, which seems to be lovely, was a bit higher at around $325 USD/+ taxes. Other hotels that are recommended by a number of sources include the NAIROBI SERENA @ ABOUT $250-300 USD. Taxi to venue. Fairmont the Norfolk at around $430 USD. Taxi to venue. I'm not a qualified tour guide, so take all this into account, and assume you should do your own due diligence, but if you want to join a call with me and a few other experts on Kenya travel/because they live there or travel there, let me know atmarilynscade(a)hotmail.com. We might benefit from sharing information informally. Marilyn Cade - - - - - - - - -phone 651-647-6109 fax 866-280-2356 web www.haven2.comhandle OConnorStP (ID for public places like Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc.)

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Election -- Expression of Interest -- Vice Chair, finance & operations
by Mike O'Connor Jan. 1, 2010

Jan. 1, 2010

hi all, January is almost here (happy New Year!) and that means elections are coming soon. here's my statement of interest in standing for the VP Finance & Operations job, in my traditional FAQ format... Why?? partly because i can -- i've done this kind of thing "for real" back when i worked for a living. i've worked for various of the Big-8, er... Big-6 um... Big-4 no... Big-3 accounting/consulting firms (the part of Andersen that turned into Accenture, and the Coopers and Lybrand part of PriceWaterhouseCoopers -- what a ghastly name). i also put in a stint as the crisis-manager AVP Finance, CIO and Controller at the University of Minnesota where i was informally known as the "VP of Stuff That Is Broken" until we got things turned around. so i have a lot of skills/experience in this area. i'm also interested because i like to do this kind of thing -- i'm comfortable with operational and financial issues and enjoy getting them fixed. What's your history with the BC and ICANN? here's a link to my ICANNwiki page -- i try to keep this up to date with all that kinda stuff http://icannwiki.org/Mike_O'Connor Where do you think the BC is headed and how will you help get us there? the BC is my home-base within ICANN and i find it to be a good place to be. i'm quite taken with the "bottom-up" model as well as the value placed on "transparency" and want to help make those things work well within the constituency. i'm interested in broad lively debate on issues and will continue to work on due-process for bearers of inconvenient truths. and finally, i think we need to get more members and want to help with the "customer service" stuff. Are there any issues or concerns with your participation we should know about? yep. i'm a white-guy from the US -- so i am not a great contributor to "diversity" in any leadership group. if anybody would like to stand for this role who makes the group more diverse, i'll cheerfully withdraw my application and help out from the sidelines. i'm hoping that we can grow our way out of the situation we find ourselves in right now -- small membership and limited leadership bench-strength. nothing would please me more than to find myself out of a job in a year or two. - - - - - - - - - phone 651-647-6109 fax 866-280-2356 web www.haven2.com handle OConnorStP (ID for public places like Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc.)

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Excellent news and thank you to Gary!
by Marilyn Cade Dec. 27, 2009

Dec. 27, 2009

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Zahid Jamil <zahid(a)dndrc.com> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:29:45 To: <bc-gnso(a)icann.org> Subject: Members may recall Gary Hills has resigned as our secretariat with effect from 31 December 2009 after many years of service. In January we will hold elections for the new executive committee. That executive committee will be proposing a budget for 2010 including the level of secretariat services required bearing in mind what services may be available from ICANN. This means that a request for a new secretariat with effect from 1 January 2010 is problematic as we may be changing what services we ask for within weeks. Accordingly the BC Officers have agreed with Gary to retain his services on a consultancy basis until 28 February 2010 which will allow the newly elected executive committee to decide on a longer-term request for new secretariat services. We would like to thank Gary for agreeing to do this. Zahid Mike Philip Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 5680760 / 5685276 / 5655025 Fax: +92 21 5655026 www.jamilandjamil.com <http://www.jamilandjamil.com> *** This Message Has Been Sent Using BlackBerry Internet Service from Mobilink ***

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ICANN New gTLD Expression of Interest Train Leaving the Station?
by Michael D. Palage Dec. 19, 2009

Dec. 19, 2009

Hello All: I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention the following excerpt from the ICANN Board minutes, "ICANN staff shall present a proposed EOI process model for approval at the ICANN Board's February 2010 meeting. " See full ICANN Board resolution below, http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-09dec09-en.htm Plan for Expressions of Interest The Board received a presentation from staff outlining the work done in response to the Board's resolution passed in Seoul directing staff to provide a plan for Board consideration regarding a call for "expressions of interest" in the New gTLD program. The Board then discussed the proposed plan and took the following action: Whereas the ICANN Board has passed a resolution in Seoul directing ICANN staff to study the potential impact of a call for formal "expressions of interest", and provide a plan for Board consideration in December 2009, including possible options and a risk analysis relating to a proposed action; Whereas ICANN staff has presented an analysis of the potential benefits of an Expressions of Interest (EOI) process, and has developed a preliminary EOI process model for ICANN Board discussion; Whereas the board discussion has resulted in some preliminary determinations pending formalizing the EOI process model and obtaining public comment on those determinations; Resolved, (2009.12.09.05), ICANN staff is hereby directed to record and publish for public comment the risks and considerations considered by the board and the ICANN Board's determinations on the EOI process model. Staff is also directed to continue undertaking additional analysis on those determinations. Resolved, (2009.12.09.06), ICANN staff shall summarize: a) the public comments resulting from the publication of the risks and considerations considered by the board, b) ICANN Board's determinations on the EOI process model, and c) the additional staff analysis undertaken; and present that summary to the ICANN Board. Further, along with that summary ICANN staff shall present a proposed EOI process model for approval at the ICANN Board's February 2010 meeting. All Board members in attendance unanimously approved of the resolutions

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by Zahid Jamil Dec. 18, 2009

Dec. 18, 2009

Members may recall Gary Hills has resigned as our secretariat with effect from 31 December 2009 after many years of service. In January we will hold elections for the new executive committee. That executive committee will be proposing a budget for 2010 including the level of secretariat services required bearing in mind what services may be available from ICANN. This means that a request for a new secretariat with effect from 1 January 2010 is problematic as we may be changing what services we ask for within weeks. Accordingly the BC Officers have agreed with Gary to retain his services on a consultancy basis until 28 February 2010 which will allow the newly elected executive committee to decide on a longer-term request for new secretariat services. We would like to thank Gary for agreeing to do this. Zahid Mike Philip Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 5680760 / 5685276 / 5655025 Fax: +92 21 5655026 www.jamilandjamil.com *** This Message Has Been Sent Using BlackBerry Internet Service from Mobilink ***

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Registry Agreement Consultation
by BC Secretariat Dec. 17, 2009

Dec. 17, 2009

Dear Community Members, ICANN invites community participation in an open consultation regarding the proposed registry agreement for new gTLDs. This meeting is being organized in response to a commitment made by ICANN at its meetings in Seoul to continue discussions with the community about open issues in the agreement, including the process for amending the agreement, aspects of registry services reviews, and restrictions on registry operators' ability to distribute names through affiliated registrars (e.g., vertical separation). The consultation will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2010, from 14:00 to 20:00 UTC <http://timeanddate.com/s/1gwx>. A conference call bridge and Adobe Connect access will be available for this discussion and all interested parties are encouraged to participate. ICANN will facilitate this discussion from Washington, DC and space will be available to accommodate some in-person participation. The reference materials for the consultation include the Registry Agreement published in Draft Applicant Guidebook v3 viewable at http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-agreement-specs-clean-04oct09-en…, the redline version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook from v2 to v3 viewable at http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-agreement-specs-redline-04oct09-…. If you are interested in participating, please confirm at registry-liaison(a)icann.org by 28 December 2009. Please indicate whether you will attend in-person or remotely. Additional details regarding remote participation will be provided in advance of the consultation. We look forward to your participation in this work. Thank you. Craig Schwartz Chief gTLD Registry Liaison ICANN Please note the announcement 15 December 2009 ICANN Consultation on New gTLD Registry Agreement http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15dec09-en.htm العربية 中文 English Français Español Русский 日本語 Deutsch Português 한국어 Italiano Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Board rejects 3 of the 4 new constituencies
by Philip Sheppard Dec. 16, 2009

Dec. 16, 2009

>From Board summary 9 December 2009 - New GNSO Constituency Applications The Board discussed the fact that work was continuing on one of the four new GNSO Constituency Applications. The Board then took the following action: Whereas, The Board has received four formal petitions for the creation of four new GNSO Constituencies, the first formal requests for new GNSO constituencies in a decade; Whereas, Each petition has been subjected to a two-phase, public process that was instituted as part of the GNSO Improvements effort, and Public Comment Forums for all four petitions have concluded; It is RESOLVED (2009.12.09.07) that: 1. The Board is pleased with the response of the community in organizing these four prospective new Constituencies and in completing the various notifications, petitions, and charter documents designed to formally seek Board recognition and approval; 2. The Board thanks and acknowledges the work of the four Constituency proponents for their perseverance and dedication in attempting to further the evolution and representativeness of the GNSO; 3. The Board appreciates the work done by proponents of the CyberSafety Constituency (CSC), including its most recent response to various Board member and community questions and concerns. The Board, after careful reconsideration, has determined that this petition does not satisfy the standards for a new GNSO Constituency established by the Board; thus, the petition is not approved. Those individuals, groups, and organizations who have been involved with the CyberSafety proposal are encouraged to remain active within ICANN and, where applicable, seek to join other approved Constituencies. 4. The Board appreciates the work done by proponents of the City TLD Constituency; however, that petition is not approved on the basis that the Registries SG will be organized as a grouping of individually contracted Registries rather than as a grouping of Constituencies; as such, each City will be eligible to join the RySG once it signs a formal ICANN contract as a registry operator. In the interim, the proposed RySG Charter provides for "observer" status for any City TLD proponent interested in becoming an ICANN gTLD Registry. 5. The IDNgTLD Constituency petition, as presently formulated does not appear to be focused enough to be eligible for any single Stakeholder Group, is not comprised solely of non-governmental entities, and apparently is not focused on gTLD policies beyond non-Latin script IDNs. The Board acknowledges and thanks the IDNgTLD Constituency petitioners for their interest and effort, and welcomes further input on the structural and membership concerns raised.

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