September 2011 - Ccnso-council

Council email list subscribers
by Gabriella Schittek Nov. 4, 2011

Nov. 4, 2011

Dear Councillors, Below is an updated list of everyone who is currently subscribed to the Council email list. Kind regards, Gabi Councillors Victor Abboud Becky Burr Lesley Cowley Keith Davidson Fernando Espana Sokol Haxhiu Byron Holland Hiro Hotta Juhani Juselius Young-Eum Lee Roelof Meijer Vika Mpisane Paulos Nyirenda Souleymane Oumtanaga Patricio Poblete Dotty Sparks de Blanc Rolando Toledo Jian Zhang ICANN Board Members Chris Disspain Mike Silber Liaisons Olga Cavalli, GNSO Liaison to the ccNSO Cheryl Langdon-Orr, At-Large liaison to the ccNSO Han Chuan Lee, ccNSO Liaison to the GNSO Ron Sherwood, ccNSO Liaison to the At-Large Assistants Jacqueline Campbell (assistant to Lesley Cowley) Lynn Gravel (assistant to Byron Holland) Nelly Konesha (assistant to Vika Mpisane) Regional Organisations Carolina Aguerre, LACTLD Eric Akumiah, AFTLD Peter Van Roste, CENTR Jian Zhang, APTLD ICANN Staff Bart Boswinkel Kristina Nordström David Olive Gabriella Schittek

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Dial in details Council Call 4 October
by Kristina Nordstrom Oct. 4, 2011

Oct. 4, 2011

Dear all, Please find below the dial in details for the Council Call on 4 October at 12:00 UTC and let me know as soon as possible if you require dial out assistance for the call. Dial in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 5258 Kind regards, Kristina

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Presentations sought for ccTLD News Session Dakar!
by Gabriella Schittek Oct. 4, 2011

Oct. 4, 2011

Dear all, We would like to invite all ccTLD registries that have any news to report to present at our ccTLD News session at the Dakar meeting. Please, let me know if you think that there are any developments within your registry which you would like to share with the community! I would be grateful if you could let me know if you wish to present by the 7th October at the latest. Kind regards, Gabi

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ICANN Fellowship Programme opens for applications to San Jose' meting
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 30, 2011

Sept. 30, 2011

Dear all, ICANN’s Fellowship Programme is now accepting applications to the ICANN Meeting in San Jose’: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-30sep11-en.htm Applications are welcome until 14 November 2011. Please, note that ICANN’s Fellowship programme differs from the ccNSO Travel Funding Scheme. You can read more about both programmes at http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/ccnso-travel-funding-04dec08.htm The call for applications to the ccNSO Travel Funding scheme will open at the end of October. Kind regards, Gabi

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Lunch sponsors sought ccNSO meeting Cartagena
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 30, 2011

Sept. 30, 2011

Dear all, We are looking for lunch sponsors for the ccNSO members meeting on the 7 and 8 December in Cartagena. If your registry would be interested in sponsoring one of the two ccNSO meeting day lunches, please, let me know! Kind regards, Gabi

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Youtube contribution from .rs
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 29, 2011

Sept. 29, 2011

Dear all, .rs, the Serbian registry, has posted a contribution on the ccNSO Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/ccnso#p/a/u/0/izxC7QIp3aA Thank you .rs! Kind regards, Gabi

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Council Preparation Material
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 29, 2011

Sept. 29, 2011

Draft Agenda Council Telephone Conference (including links and materials) 4 October 2011 Draft agenda: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/agenda-council-20111004-en.pdf 1. Confirmation of Approval of Minutes and Actions council meeting 23 August 2011 Council minutes 23 August: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/node/26455 2. Geographic Regions (guests attending: Dave Archbold and Rob Hoggarth, (ICANN staff) Informational. Document: Summary of Draft Final Report – See attachment 1 3. High-level de-Briefing on ccNSO Related Activities Informational - Chair - Vice-Chairs - Councillors 4. Nominations/Elections Update (Gabriella Schittek) Informational 4.1 Council Nominations/Elections Nominees: African Region: Vika Mpisane, .za and Mohamed Ibrahim, .so Asia-Pacific Region: Young-Eum Lee, .kr European Region: Juhani Juselius, .fi Latin-American & Caribbean Region: Margarita Valdes, .cl North American Region: Byron Holland, .ca Nomination archive: http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations 4.2 Board Nominations Nomination archive: http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-boardnominations 5. Working Group and Other Group Updates See attachment 2 and 3 5.1 Finance Working Group (Chair: Byron Holland) 5.2 SOP Working Group (Chair: Roelof Meijer) 5.3 Framework of Interpretation Working Group (Chair: Keith Davidson) 5.4 IDN PDP Working Group 1 (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.5 IDN PDP Working Group 2 (Chair: Hiro Hotta) 5.6 Incident Repository Implementation Working Group (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.7 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) (co-Chair: Jian Zhang, APTLD) 5.8 Joint Security & Stability Working Group (DSSA) (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.9 Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.10 GAC-ccNSO Liaison (Chair: Keith Davidson). 5.11 PPC Focus Group update (Sokol) 6. Post Board Membership Conflict of Interest Discussion Document: Overview of rules and viewpoints. - See attachment 4 Options or combination of options for (further) action: 1. No action; 2. Request further clarification from the ICANN Board and/or ICANN legal staff; 3. Item for the Board – ccTLD community discussion 4. item for further discussion with ccNSO membership at the ccNSO meeting in Dakar 5. Item for discussion with other SO and AC’s 6. Council and or ccNSO statement and letter to the Board, expressing concern. 7. Closed Wiki Section ccTLD community Document: Briefing paper – See attachment 5 Decision needed: Initiate experiment closed wiki space. Review of need closed wiki space during June 2012 meeting ( Prague) 8. Dakar Preparations Draft ccNSO Agenda Dakar: http://www.ccnso.icann.org/node/26627 8.1 ccNSO- ICANN Board meeting · ccnso board meeting update · ideas for topics? 8.2 Follow up from EAG discussion Singapore with Board. 8.3 Topics for Public Forum Document: Email on behalf of Steve Crocker below – See attachment 6 Suggestions for topics 9. Liaison Updates 9.1 At-Large Liaison 9.2 GNSO Liaison No updates received in time for posting 10. AOB

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Draft Agenda Council Call 4 October 2011
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 27, 2011

Sept. 27, 2011

Dear all, Please, find the draft agenda for the upcoming Council call below. The call will be held on 4 October, 12.00 UTC; dial in information will follow closer to the meeting. Please, let me know as soon as possible if you wish to add any item to the agenda. Kind regards, Gabi Draft Agenda Council Telephone Conference 4 October 2011 1. Confirmation of Approval of Minutes and Actions Council meeting 23 August 2011 2. Geographic Regions (guests attending: Dave Archbold and Rob Hoggarth, (ICANN staff) 3. High-level de-Briefing on ccNSO Related Activities - Chair - Vice Chairs - Councillors 4. Nominations/Elections Update (Gabriella Schittek) 4.1 Council Nominations/Elections 4.2 Board Nominations 5. Working Group and Other Group Updates 5.1 Finance Working Group (Chair: Byron Holland) 5.2 SOP Working Group (Chair: Roelof Meijer) 5.3 Framework of Interpretation Working Group (Chair: Keith Davidson) 5.4 IDN PDP Working Group 1 (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.5 IDN PDP Working Group 2 (Chair: Hiro Hotta) 5.6 Incident Repository Implementation Working Group (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.7 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) (co-Chair: Jian Zhang, APTLD) 5.8 Joint Security & Stability Working Group (DSSA) (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.9 Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories (Update: Bart Boswinkel) 5.10 GAC-ccNSO Liaison (Chair: Keith Davidson). 5.11 PPC Focus Group update (Sokol Haxhiu) 6. Post Board Membership Conflict of Interest Discussion Options or combination of options for (further) action: 1. No action; 2. Request further clarification from the ICANN Board and/or ICANN legal staff; 3. Item for the Board – ccTLD community discussion 4. item for further discussion with ccNSO membership at the ccNSO meeting in Dakar 5. Item for discussion with other SO and AC’s 6. Council and or ccNSO statement and letter to the Board, expressing concern. 7. Closed Wiki Section ccTLD community Decision needed: Initiate experiment closed wiki space. Review of need closed wiki space during June 2012 meeting ( Prague) 8. Dakar Preparations 8.1 ccNSO- ICANN Board Meeting · ccNSO Board Meeting Update • Ideas for topics 8.2 Follow up from EAG discussion Singapore with Board 8.3 Topics for Public Forum 9. Liaison Updates 9.1 At-Large Liaison 9.2 GNSO Liaison 10. AOB

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ccNSO Council nominees
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 27, 2011

Sept. 27, 2011

Dear all, Following people were nominated and seconded to the ccNSO Council during the nomination period: African Region: Vika Mpisane, .za and Mohamed Ibrahim, .so Asia-Pacific Region: Young-Eum Lee, .kr European Region: Juhani Juselius, .fi Latin-American & Caribbean Region: Margarita Valdes, .cl North American Region: Byron Holland, .ca (please, also see archives at http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations/) All nominees have accepted their nomination. As there are two candidates for the African region, elections need to be held in this region. The elections will start on the 7th October and will end on the 21st October. Electronic ballots will be sent to the primary contacts of our African members. More information will follow closer to the start of the voting. Congratulations to all other Councillors, who will take their seat straight after the end of the San Jose’ meeting in March 2012! Kind regards, Gabi

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ccNSO Application for Membership by .ir
by Roelof Meijer Sept. 27, 2011

Sept. 27, 2011

Dear fellow councillors, We have received an application for ccNSO membership from .ir, the cc for Iran.the application was filed by Alireza Saleh, representing the manager for .ir, the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences. I refer to IANA's "all clear" below and request you to inform me of any objections to .ir's membership before Saturday 8 October 2011. Best regards, Roelof Meijer CEO SIDN | Utrechtseweg 310 | 6812 AR | P.O.Box 5022 | 6802 EA - Arnhem | The Netherlands T +31 26 352 55 00 | M +31 611 39 57 75 Sent through my mobile device Op 26 sep. 2011 om 22:29 heeft "Gabriella Schittek" <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> het volgende geschreven: > Roelof, > > Ready to go to the Council! > > Gabi > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: Kim Davies <kim.davies(a)icann.org> > Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:08:05 -0700 > To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> > Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.ir) > > Hi Gabi, > > There are no outstanding IANA requests for .IR. > > cheers, > > kim > > On Sep 26, 2011, at 3:59 AM, Gabriella Schittek wrote: > >> Hi Kim, >> >> Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .ir? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Gabi >> >> On 9/24/11 7:17 AM, "applications(a)icann.org" <applications(a)icann.org> wrote: >> >>> Application for Membership >>> Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) >>> >>> Confirmation E-mail: alireza(a)irnic.ir >>> cctld: .ir >>> >>> To: ccNSO Membership >>> c/o ICANN Secretary >>> Date: 23/9/2011 >>> Regarding: ccNSO Membership >>> ------------ >>> >>> With this letter, I, Alireza Saleh declare that Institute for Research in >>> Fundamental Sciences is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, >>> (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .ir and wishes to apply for membership of >>> the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and sign this application for >>> membership on behalf of Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences. >>> >>> Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences hereby recognizes the role of >>> the ccNSO within the ICANN >>> structure, and agrees, for the duration of its membership in the ccNSO to: >>> >>> (a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and >>> (b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and >>> Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws. >>> >>> Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences understands that: >>> >>> (i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual >>> relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's receipt >>> of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and >>> >>> (ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. However, >>> under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could in the >>> future, subject to members approval, establish membership fees. >>> >>> Signed by Alireza Saleh for and on behalf of Institute for Research in >>> Fundamental Sciences: >>> >>> Name of ccTLD Manager: Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences >>> Name of Representative: Alireza Saleh >>> Name of Primary Contact: Alireza Saleh >>> Primary Contact Address: >>> Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences >>> Shahid Bahonar (Niavaran) Square, >>> Tehran 1954851167, Iran >>> Primary Contact Telephone Number: +982122828080 >>> Primary Contact E-Mail: alireza(a)irnic.ir >>> >>> *DEFINITION: >>> >>> 1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the IANA >>> database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring >>> Organisation". >>> >>> 2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an >>> individual person then that person is the Representative. Where the > Sponsoring >>> Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an organisation then the >>> Representative is the individual person who is completing the application > form >>> for the organisation and is authorised to do so by the organisation. >>> >>> 3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and should be >>> either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact listed in the IANA >>> database for the ccTLD. >>> >> >> >> ------ End of Forwarded Message >> > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message >

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