April 2012 - Ccnso-council - lists.icann.org

Reminder: ICANN survey on Improving Global Engagement
by Gabriella Schittek April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012

Dear all, This is just to remind you that ICANN currently is conducting a survey on Improving Global Engagement. The feedback received will be a huge help for ICANN to plan its future global engagement strategies, so it would be great if as many as possible of you could contribute by submitting a reply. The survey is available (in all six UN languages) at: http://questionpro.com/t/AHB7OZM7Lx Attached is also a word document (in English only), in case you wish to see the questions before starting to reply. The survey link at will remain open through 22 April 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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Council recording available
by Kristina Nordstrom April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012

Dear all, The recording from the ccNSO Council call yesterday 17 April can now be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar#apr http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-council-20120417-en.mp3 Kind regards, Kristina

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FW: GNSO Liaison Report
by Gabriella Schittek April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012

From: Han Chuan Lee <hanchuan(a)sgnic.sg<mailto:hanchuan@sgnic.sg>> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:15:11 -0700 To: Kristina Nordstrom <kristina.nordstrom(a)icann.org<mailto:kristina.nordstrom@icann.org>>, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org<mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org>> Subject: Liaison Report Hi, 1. The GNSO Council had requested an Issue Report on the protection of names and acronyms of IGOs to look into defining the type of organizations that should receive special protection at the top and second level and the policies for protection. 2. ICANN Contractual Compliance Department submitted a report to the GNSO Council on Uniformity of Reporting. The report can be found here: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/contractual-compliance-report-reporting-un… Regards Han Chuan, Lee

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Dial in details Council Call 17 April 12:00 UTC
by Kristina Nordstrom April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012

Dear all, The next Council call will take place next week on 17 April at 12:00 UTC. Please find the dial in details below: Dial in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 5258 If you need dial out assistance for this call, please let me know as soon as possible. Kind regards, Kristina

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ccNSO Application for Membership (.ps)
by Roelof Meijer April 16, 2012

April 16, 2012

Dear fellow councilors, We have received an application for membership of the ccNSO by .ps, the ccTLD of the Palestinian Territories. The application has been filed by Marwan Radwan, PNINA General Manager, representing the cc's manager, the Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center. You will find the confirmation that Marwan Radwan is authorized to represent the ccs sponsoring organization -both for this application as well as in the ccNSO- immediately below this message. Please see IANA's " all clear" further below. If you have any objections to .ps's membership, please let me know before Wednesday 25 April. Best regards, Roelof A. Meijer CEO From: "psdomain(a)gcc.gov.ps <mailto:psdomain@gcc.gov.ps> " <psdomain(a)gcc.gov.ps <mailto:psdomain@gcc.gov.ps> > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:16:56 -0700 To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org <mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org> > Subject: Marwan Radwan Authorization for ccNSO group Dear Sirs, I would like to confirm that Mr. Marwan Radwan, PNINA General Manager is authorized to represent Palestinian Occupied Territories in the ccNSO group at ICANN and he is entitled to fill the corresponding application form on behalf of the MTIT/GCC as the Palestinian sponsoring organization. Regards Administrative Contact, .PS ccTLD From: Kim Davies <kim.davies(a)icann.org> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 10:41:42 -0700 To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.ps) Hi Gabi, There are no outstanding IANA requests for .PS kim Sent from my iPad On Apr 3, 2012, at 5:02 AM, "Gabriella Schittek" <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> wrote: Kim, Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .ps? Thanks, Gabi From: "applications(a)icann.org" <applications(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 02:19:31 -0700 To: "ccnso-applications(a)icann.org" <ccnso-applications(a)icann.org> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.ps) Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Confirmation E-mail: radwanm(a)pnina.ps cctld: .ps To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 3/4/2012 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------ With this letter, I, MTIT Representative, PNINA Chairman declare that Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .ps 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 Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center. Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center 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. Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center 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 MTIT Representative, PNINA Chairman for and on behalf of Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center: Name of ccTLD Manager: Ministry Of Telecommunications & Information Technology, Government Computer Center Name of Representative: MTIT Representative, PNINA Chairman Name of Primary Contact: Marwan M Radwan Primary Contact Address: PNINA, 4th Floor, Al-Amal Building, Al-Wehda Street, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories Primary Contact Telephone Number: (970) 8 2861617 Primary Contact E-Mail: radwanm(a)pnina.ps *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.

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Extended Deadline for Public Comments to SSR Draft Report
by Gabriella Schittek April 13, 2012

April 13, 2012

Dear all, ICANN's Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) is currently seeking comments on its draft report and recommendations: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ssrt-draft-report-15mar12-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15mar12-en.htm> Translations are also provided. The deadline for public comments has now been extended until 15 April 2012. You can also reply to any comments submitted until 7 May 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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Council Preparation Material Call 17 April 12.00 UTC
by Gabriella Schittek April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012

Agenda available at http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/agenda-council-17apr12-en.pdf 1. Minutes and Actions ccNSO Council meeting 14 March 2012 1.1 Minutes 1.2 Actions Minutes and Actions: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05apr12-en.htm 2. Updates 2.1 Chair 2.2 Vice-Chairs 2.3 Councillors 2.4 Observers 2.5 ccNSO Support Staff New email list to inform SO/ACs of public comments period etc. ICANN staff and other SO/ACs. Proposed subscriptions: Chair of ccNSO (ex-officio), Keith and Vika (assigned role) and staff. 3. GNSO Cross Community Working Group Principles At its meeting in Costa Rica the GNSO supported proposed principles cross community WG’s. Other SO/AC are invited to comment upon these principles until 12 May. The GNSO Drafting Team provided the Draft Principles for Cross-Community Working Groups early January 2012: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-principles-for-cwgs-23dec11-en.pdf Discussion of principles, is comment needed? If so, how to organise (Council, ccNSO Statement, other?) 4. Security and Stability Review Team Draft Report, including draft recommendations The Security and Stability Review Team published its draft Final report during the Costa Rica. Public comment is open until 30 April 2012. The ccNSO members of the SSRT are: Simon McCalla and Ondrej Filip. Is ccNSO input needed? 5. Working Group and Other Updates 5.1 Finance Working Group 5.2 SOP Working Group 5.3 Framework of Interpretation Working Group 5.4 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) Appointment of additional volunteers: Daniel Kalchev, .bg Mirjana Tasic, .rs Ms. Zhou Linlin, .cn Tan Yaling, .cn Minjung Park, .kr Baasansuren Burmaa, .mn 5.5 Joint Security & Stability Working Group (DSSA) 5.6 Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories 5.7 Meetings Programme Working Group Since the San Jose meeting, Programme WG had one teleconference. The WG went through the meeting survey and discussed all the received feedback. We decided to improve the surveys to get better data and we also decided to try to motivate people to participate on surveys. We started to draft popular panel discussion. 5.8 IDN PDP Working Group 1 5.9 IDN PDP Working Group 2 WG met on Thursday in Costa Rica. There still are 2 options with regard to "one vote per ISO-3166" or "per more flexible unit." During its future few conference calls, WG will discuss and decide which kind of document will be submitted to Council 1) 2 options with major support and minor sopport are both described and Council will vote on which is favorable 2) WG will converge to one option before its submission to Council 5.10 Drafting team ccNSO Statement on WHOIS Roadmap 5.11 Informal Study Group on increasing engagement Not included in this overview are: * GAC-ccNSO liaison WG. Until further notice the WG is dormant. * Contact Repository Implementation Working Group 6. Liaison Updates 6.1 ALAC liaison – See attachment 1 6.2 GNSO liaison – Not provided in time for posting 7 . Next ccNSO Council Meetings 8 May 2012, 12.00 UTC 12 June 2012, 12.00 UTC 27 June 2012, 16.00 CET (14.00 UTC) 8 . AOB

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Draft Agenda Council Call 17 April 2012
by Gabriella Schittek April 10, 2012

April 10, 2012

Dear all,, Below and attached is a first draft agenda for the Council call on 17 April. Please, let me know if you wish to add any item as soon as possible. Kind regards, Gabi Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 17 April 2012 1) Minutes and Actions ccNSO Council Meeting 14 March 2012?? 1.1 Minutes? 1.2 Actions ? ? 2) Updates ?? 2.1 Chair ? 2.2 Vice-chairs ? 2.3 Councillors ? 2.4 Observers ? 2.5 ccNSO Support Staff 3) GNSO Cross Community Working Group Principles? 4) Security and Stability Review Team Draft Report, including draft recommendations 5) Working Group and Other Updates?? 5.1 Finance Working Group? 5.2 SOP Working Group ? 5.3 Framework of Interpretation Working Group? 5.4 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG)? 5.5 Joint Security & Stability Working Group (DSSA)? 5.6 Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories? 5.7 Meetings Programme Working Group 5.8 IDN PDP Working Group 1? 5.9 IDN PDP Working Group 2 5.10 Drafting Team ccNSO Statement on WHOIS Roadmap? 5.11 Informal Study Group on Increasing Engagement. 6) Liaison Updates 6.1 ALAC Liaison 6.2 GNSO Liaison 7) Next ccNSO Council Meetings 8) AOB

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Public comment period opened on IDN ccTLD Fast Track
by Gabriella Schittek April 10, 2012

April 10, 2012

Dear all, ICANN is now performing the second annual review of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process. Everyone, but specifically those who were directly involved, are invited to comment and give feedback on their experience: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09apr12-en.htm Comments are welcome until 30 April 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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Attendees Informal Council Call 10 April 2012
by Gabriella Schittek April 10, 2012

April 10, 2012

Attendees: Keith Davidson Chris Disspain Byron Holland Hiro Hotta Cheryl Langdon-Orr Ron Sherwood Mike Silber Dotty Sparks de Blanc Margarita Valdes Peter Van Roste Staff: Kristina Nordström Gabriella Schittek Apologies: Victor Abboud Lesley Cowley Sokol Haxiu Roelof Meijer === Due to some late arrivals to the call, some names might not have been noted. This was an informal council call, with no minutes taken or recording being made. Kind regards, Gabi

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