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Update on GNSO reform issues 2
by Philip Sheppard May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

ICANN Board member Raimundo Beca confirmed today that the Board's expectation for the seating of the new GNSO Council is now the Seoul meeting in October 2009. This coincides with the BC's normal election cycle. Philip

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BC Members in Sydney
by BC Secretariat May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

Dear Members Please let me know if you plan to attend the ICANN meetings in Sydney. Please reply to the secretariat address. Best wishes Gary

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Update on GNSO reform issues
by Philip Sheppard May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

Colleagues, As you may have seen last week the Board has recently acknowledged a couple of reform relevant issues. 1. The timetable to seat the new GNSO Council has slipped past the June meeting in Sydney. Council has asked for a new date. (The terms of office for current BC Council members extend to October 2009 and beyond so this causes no immediate issue for us). 2. There has been concern about certain proposed stakeholder group (SG) charters and revisions will be proposed by staff. We do not know at this stage more detail but this may include our own Commercial SG charter. More detail has been requested. Changes to the internal BC charter recently discussed were primarily to make it compatible with the seating timetable and the proposed SG charter. Given the events described above the BC officers have decided to wait for further information before proceeding with changes to our BC charter. Philip

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Application Round Opens for Seoul Meeting Fellowships
by BC Secretariat May 25, 2009

May 25, 2009

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22may09-en.htm Application Round Opens for Seoul Meeting Fellowships Program ensures global representation at ICANN's International Public Meetings 22 May 2009 MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched the eighth round of fellowship program applications for its 36th International Public Meeting to be held in Seoul, Korea from 25-30 October 2009. For this meeting, the National Internet Development Agency of Korea ( NIDA) is partnering with ICANN to support the fellowship program and increase participation from the Asia Pacific region. "Just like the Internet, ICANN is global in scope in its operations," said Theresa Swinehart , ICANN's Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships. "Our fellowship program has had a lot of success at our last six meetings in making sure global voices are heard in the wide variety of public forums that it holds." For the Sydney Meeting, there are 33 fellows from 28 countries, chosen from 97 applications received. 15 of the fellows are alumni from at least one of the past six programmes; 12 fellows are first-time attendees to any ICANN meeting and 6 have attended past meetings, but are first time fellows. Priority is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, such as the Governmental Advisory Committee, the Country Code Names Supporting Organization, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization. The fellowship will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes. As always, registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications for the meeting in Seoul will be accepted from now until 1200 PDT ( UTC -7) on 6 July 2009. More information, as well as a link to the application for a fellowship, is available online at: http://www.icann.org/en/fellowships/ About ICANN: ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers such as domain names (.org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security, stability, and interoperability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org. Media Contacts: Brad White Director of Media Affairs Tel: +1 202 429 2710 Email: brad.white(a)icann.org International: Andrew Robertson Edelman (London) Ph: +44 7921 588 770 E: andrew.robertson(a)edelman.com

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Board action on GNSO Restructuring
by BC Secretariat May 22, 2009

May 22, 2009

Dear Community Members: At today's Board meeting, Directors considered the status of Stakeholder Group (SG) formation and acknowledged that the GNSO community has made an effort to comply with the Board's timetable for GNSO restructuring (i.e. seating a new Council in Sydney), that the Board has received proposed SG charters for review, and that the restructuring schedule has slipped past Sydney. The Board approved a resolution that: noted that the proposed SG charters require revisions to ensure equitable participation and representation by new constituencies; directed the Board's Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) and ICANN Staff to propose changes to the SG charters to make them consistent with the Board’s stated objectives; and directed the SIC to post the revised charters, and an explanatory memorandum, for GNSO consultation and public comment. The resolution will be posted by the Board Secretariat shortly at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes , but I wanted to alert you to this development ASAP. Additional information will be posted/distributed as soon as it's available. Regards, Denise Denise Michel ICANN Vice President Policy Development

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ICANN News Alert -- SSAC Review: Public Comment Period to the Independent Reviewers’ Final Report
by BC Secretariat May 22, 2009

May 22, 2009

News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-21may09-en.htm SSAC Review: Public Comment Period to the Independent Reviewers’ Final Report 21 May 2009 ICANN appointed JAS Communications as the consultants for the independent review of SSAC, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee. The consultants released their draft final report [PDF, 673K], which was presented and discussed at the ICANN Mexico City meeting. Slides used during the presentation and transcript of the discussion are available here. External reviewers addressed the comments received during presentation and public comments to their draft report, and released the finalized version of their report [PDF, 745K]. A public comment period is now open until the 28 June 2009, to allow inputs from the community final report of external reviewers [PDF, 745K]. The SSAC review Working Group, considering the report of external reviewers and the inputs that will be received during public comments, will issue its recommendations to the Structural Improvements Committee and the Board for implementation.

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ICANN News Alert -- Plan for Enhanced Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency
by BC Secretariat May 22, 2009

May 22, 2009

News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-21may09-en.htm Plan for Enhanced Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency 21 May 2009 ICANN has developed a plan to enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the Internet's naming and addressing systems as called for in its Strategic Plan and in accordance within its bylaws. The plan notes how the Internet has thrived by engaging many stakeholders who collaborate to foster communication, creativity and commerce in a global commons. The interoperability of the global commons depends on the operation and coordination of the Internet's unique identifier systems. ICANN and the operators of these systems acknowledge that maintaining and enhancing the security, stability and resiliency of these systems is a core element of their collaborative relationship. The plan notes the growing risks to the security, stability and resiliency of the unique identifier systems and the need to collaboratively address these risks. The plan delineates ICANN's specific programs that will address security, stability and resiliency. It also details planned activities that will enhance its contributions through the next operational year. This first version of the plan is intended as a foundation for ICANN and its community to establish a framework for organizing its security, stability and resiliency efforts. The plan does not envision major new roles or programs for ICANN in this area. The programs and initiatives in which ICANN plans to engage during the 2009-2010 operating year include: Improving root zone management through automation; improve authentication of communications with TLD managers and support implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSec) Ensure the maturation of the gTLD registry continuity plan and test the data escrow system Build on the collaborative efforts of the Internet security community efforts to effectively respond to malicious abuses of the Domain Name System (DNS). This Plan is posted for a 30-day public comment and will also be the subject of a public comment forum at the Sydney meeting. The entire ICANN Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency can be reviewed here [PDF, 1,930K].

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Implementation of AGP Restriction Policy
by Philip Sheppard May 18, 2009

May 18, 2009

For information Information from ICANN staff on the implementation of the revised Add Grace Period (AGP) policy. The revision was designed to prevent abuse of the AGP by "taste testers". The original AGP was designed to allow for the correction of bona fide user errors. ------------------------------------------------- - An advisory on the implementation of the AGP Limits Policy was made to the community on 17 December 2008, and called for roll-out of the Policy as soon as possible and no later than 31 March 2009 for an effective date of 1 April 2009. - 15 of the 16 gTLD registries are required to implement the Policy since they offer an AGP to their registrars. - 12 of the 15 gTLD registries reported in February 2009 that they will implement the Policy effective 1 April 2009. - 3 of the 15 gTLD registries (.MOBI, .ASIA and .AERO) requested a one-month extension and have provided notice that they will implement the Policy effective 1 May 2009. - The new reporting requirements of the Policy are due to be reflected for the 12 gTLD registries in the reports they are required to submit by 20 May 2009 for the April reporting period. Monthly registry reports for April 2009 will be publicly available on ICANN's website on or after 1 August 2009 in observance of the three-month confidentiality period for registry reports. The new reporting requirements are: - Number of exemption requests - Number of exemptions granted - Number of names affected by granted exemption request - Number of AGP deletes (domains-deleted-grace) if this information is not currently defined in the Operator's monthly reporting requirement AGP deletes information: - On 13 November 2008, an announcement on the ICANN website reported that AGP deletes had decreased by 84% (17.6 million to 2.8 million) from the period June 2008 to July 2008 following implementation of the ICANN Board approved AGP Budget Provision. This provision called for an assessment of the registrar-level transaction fee, US$0.20 at that time, for all AGP deletes that exceed the threshold defined in provision. The threshold of this provision, and that of the AGP Limits Policy, is 10% of the net adds for the month or 50 whichever is greater. - The AGP Budget Provision is due to expire on 30 June 2009 at the conclusion of ICANN's fiscal year. - For the period July 2008 through January 2009, the average monthly AGP deletes figure is 2.8 million. _______________________ Craig Schwartz Chief gTLD Registry Liaison ICANN

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GNSO Council letter to GAC
by Philip Sheppard May 18, 2009

May 18, 2009

Colleagues, thank you for your input last week. As expected there was a variety of opinion within the BC. Accordingly an abstention has been recorded. Philip -------------------- Attached is the final version of the letter and below the cover note sent from Council to the GAC. -----Original Message----- Dear Janis, Attached please find a letter from the GNSO Council written in response to your open letter of April 24 2009 to the ICANN CEO. This communication has been approved by the GNSO Council with the noted abstention of the Commercial and Business Constituency, of the Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency, and of Kristina Rosette. Thank you for the opportunity to comment and for accepting our comment at this time. The GNSO Council looks forward to discussing the issue with the GAC at our joint meeting in Sydney. Best Regards, Avri Doria Chair, GNSO Council

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Draft GNSO Council letter to the GAC
by Philip Sheppard May 16, 2009

May 16, 2009

Driven by the Registrars, the Council is considering a letter to the GAC (draft attached) in response to the GAC letter to ICANN CEO. http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karklins-to-twomey-24apr09.pdf The Council response raises issues with which the BC may agree and others with which we may not! We have therefore indicated at this stage a BC abstention. The IPC has done the same. Do let me know if you have any views. Philip

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