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Confirmation of Council meetings in Prague - remote participation
by Kristina Nordstrom June 12, 2012

June 12, 2012

Dear Councillors, Please find below a list of the Council meetings in Prague. The Joint ccNSO-GNSO Council meeting on 25 June and the regular ccNSO Council meeting on 27 June will both have phone bridges available (BA), and I would like to ask you to please let me know as soon as possible if you wish to attend either of these two meetings remotely. 25 June - ccNSO Council Preparatory Meeting (CLOSED); Room Barcelona 11:00-12:00 CET 25 June - Joint ccNSO-GNSO Council Meeting; Room Palmovka/Rokoska 12:30-14:00 CET (10:30-12:00 UTC) BA 25 June - ICANN Board/ccNSO Council Networking Event (CLOSED); Room TBD 19:30-20:30 CET 27 June - ccNSO Council Meeting; Room Chez Louis 16:00-17:00 CET (14:00-15:00 UTC) BA All ccNSO related meetings for Prague will be listed at http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar#jun. Kind regards, Kristina

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New gTLD/TAS Update
by Gabriella Schittek May 31, 2012

May 31, 2012

Dear all, The TAS has now closed. One hour before closing over 1900 applications had been submitted: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-30may12-en.htm The target date for publishing the list of applied-for domain names is 13 June 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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Input sought on draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey
by Gabriella Schittek May 30, 2012

May 30, 2012

Dear all, The GNSO WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on their draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey. Especially people with a technical background are requested to deliver input on whether the right questions are asked in the right style: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-whois-requirements-survey -30may12-en.htm Comments are welcome until 20 June 2012. As mentioned in earlier communication, the WSWG will also conduct a webinar on Friday 1 June at 13.00 UTC and 20.00 UTC where the survey will be presented and feedback sought. If you are interested in participating, please email the GNSO Secretariat: gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org. Kind regards, Gabi

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TAS Update
by Gabriella Schittek May 30, 2012

May 30, 2012

Dear all, The latest TAS Update: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-29may12-en.htm The TAS will close today, 30 May 2012 at 23:59 UTC. Kind regards, Gabi

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Extended public comment period on Draft FY13 Operating Plan & Budget
by Gabriella Schittek May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012

Dear all, ICANN has extended its public comment period on the draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget until 8 June 2012: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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ccTLD Wiki Survey - Please respond!
by Kristina Nordstrom May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012

Dear all, The ccTLD Community Wikispace has now been up and running for 6 months and we have therefore put together a few questions so you can let us know what you think about it so far. Please take a few minutes to fill in the survey following the link below. Even if you do not use the wiki your response is most welcome. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22FQ2SU6ZPJ We kindly ask you to submit your response before 28 May. Thank you! Kristina

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Re: [ccnso-council] Re: [ccnso-members] RE: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board
by Byron Holland May 28, 2012

May 28, 2012

Agreed Byron --- This email and any attachments are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the named addressee(s). If you received this email in error then please contact the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. ----- Original Message ----- From: owner-ccnso-council(a)icann.org <owner-ccnso-council(a)icann.org> To: Peter Van Roste <peter(a)centr.org> Cc: 'Gabriella Schittek' <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org>; ccnso-members(a)icann.org <ccnso-members(a)icann.org>; cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org <cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org>; ccnso-council(a)icann.org <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Sent: Thu May 24 09:45:31 2012 Subject: [ccnso-council] Re: [ccnso-members] RE: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board Hi Everyone, I also support Peter's request. Best, Carolina On 5/24/2012 6:09 AM, Peter Van Roste wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Unless already planned in another session I'd like to hear the board's > views on (and ICANN's strategy for) WCIT. > > Peter > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cctldcommunity-bounces(a)cctld-managers.org [mailto:cctldcommunity- >> bounces(a)cctld-managers.org] On Behalf Of Gabriella Schittek >> Sent: woensdag 23 mei 2012 22:28 >> To: ccnso-members(a)icann.org; cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >> Cc: ccnso-council(a)icann.org >> Subject: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board >> >> Dear all, >> >> At the Prague meeting, the ccNSO will meet with the ICANN Board members >> on Tuesday, 26 June. We have been asked to deliver a list of topics >> that we wish to raise during this meeting. The ccNSO Council has >> suggested following items: >> >> * The top priorities that the Board will give the new CEO for FY13 >> * FY13 Ops Plan and Budget >> * New gTLD program: highlights of past months, trends, looking forward >> * IANA contract >> >> Please, let me know if you wish to add any other item to this list by >> Thursday, 31 May at the latest. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Gabi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ccTLDcommunity mailing list >> ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >> http://www.lists.cctld-managers.org/mailman/listinfo/cctldcommunity >> >> To unsubscribe please send a blank email to ccTLDcommunity- >> unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org > -- Carolina Aguerre General Manager LACTLD

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WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar 1 June 2012, at 13:00 & 20:00 UTC
by Kristina Nordstrom May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012

Dear all, Please see below information on the upcoming GNSO WHOIS Survey Webinar. Kristina ---------------- WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Webinar 23 May 2012 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org to receive the call details. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on a draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey, to assess the content of the survey before releasing it for public solicitation. In parallel with the Public Comment period, the Working Group is hosting two webinar sessions to brief the community on the background of this effort and to solicit input from experts on technical requirements for a new WHOIS protocol, in particular people knowledgeable about technical aspects of WHOIS who can help assess if the survey asks the right questions and in the right style to elicit useful and clear technical feedback. The Working Group seeks specific suggestions on changes to language and questions that will make it clearer for experts to complete. Members of the Working Group will provide a briefing on Friday 1 June at 13.00 UTC and Friday 1 June at 20.00 UTC, summarizing the purpose of this effort and reviewing the work called for in the Working Group’s charter. 13:00 UTC click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/85s8fou 20:00 UTC click on this link http://tinyurl.com/7qydxhm The webinars will also review the sections of the survey as they relate to the proposed technical requirements outlined in the GNSO WHOIS Service Requirement Report - http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-service-requirements-final-report-… that was prepared by Staff at the GNSO Council’s request in July 2010. The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 60 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org <mailto:policy-staff@icann.org> . In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Friday at 13.00 UTC or Friday at 20.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html. We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. ----------------

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Items for discussion with ICANN Board
by Gabriella Schittek May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012

Dear all, At the Prague meeting, the ccNSO will meet with the ICANN Board members on Tuesday, 26 June. We have been asked to deliver a list of topics that we wish to raise during this meeting. The ccNSO Council has suggested following items: * The top priorities that the Board will give the new CEO for FY13 * FY13 Ops Plan and Budget * New gTLD program: highlights of past months, trends, looking forward * IANA contract Please, let me know if you wish to add any other item to this list by Thursday, 31 May at the latest. Kind regards, Gabi

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Re: [ccnso-members] RE: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board
by Vika Mpisane May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

While batching is of primary interest to the gNSO, it is of (secondary) interest to the wider ICANN community. ICANN has not been clear enough how this batching process will work, and this appears to me as a recipe for another unwanted controversy that ICANN may stumble into. The TAS fiasco has forced some of us to explain ICANN to different partiesregardless of the fact that we're not in the gNSO. If ICANN opens itself to criticism, the entire ICANN community is affected. Thus, the ccNSO is well within its right to discuss batching with the ICANN Board because if batching proves disastrous (and it has a potential to be so), we all will be affected by the negative publicity, and some of us in the ccTLD community may have to explain many things to our governments. Regards, Vika Mpisane ZADNA Tel: +27 11 314 0077 On 2012/05/24 2:03 PM, "Peter Vergote" <peter.vergote(a)dns.be> wrote: > >Dear all, > >I would like to support Andrei's proposition. It is far from obvious that >the current working method is in the best interest of the community. I >personally feel that it is more a way to facilitate certain intermediaries >in order to get even more money out of the pockets of gTLD applicants than >an objective division of applications in an orderly fashion. > >I only wonder whether the ccNSO can afford to debate this with the ICANN >Board while it is more relevant to the gTLD's than to us cc's. But if this >would be the case, I'm very much in favor off Andrei's suggestion. > >Best regs, > >Peter > > >Peter Vergote >Legal & Admin. Manager >+32 16 29 89 28 > >DNS Belgium vzw/asbl >Ubicenter . Philipssite 5, bus 13 . B-3001 Leuven >www.dns.be > > > > > >-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >Van: owner-ccnso-members(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-ccnso-members@icann.org] >Namens Andrei Kolesnikov >Verzonden: donderdag 24 mei 2012 7:42 >Aan: 'Gabriella Schittek'; ccnso-members(a)icann.org; >cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >CC: ccnso-council(a)icann.org >Onderwerp: [ccnso-members] RE: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with >ICANN Board > > >I would like to propose a focused discussion regarding the proposed method >of batching. > >--andrei > >-----Original Message----- >From: cctldcommunity-bounces(a)cctld-managers.org >[mailto:cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org] On Behalf Of Gabriella >Schittek >Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:28 AM >To: ccnso-members(a)icann.org; cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >Cc: ccnso-council(a)icann.org >Subject: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board > >Dear all, > >At the Prague meeting, the ccNSO will meet with the ICANN Board members on >Tuesday, 26 June. We have been asked to deliver a list of topics that we >wish to raise during this meeting. The ccNSO Council has suggested >following >items: > >* The top priorities that the Board will give the new CEO for FY13 >* FY13 Ops Plan and Budget >* New gTLD program: highlights of past months, trends, looking forward >* IANA contract > >Please, let me know if you wish to add any other item to this list by >Thursday, 31 May at the latest. > >Kind regards, > >Gabi > > >_______________________________________________ >ccTLDcommunity mailing list >ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >http://www.lists.cctld-managers.org/mailman/listinfo/cctldcommunity > >To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org > >

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Re: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board
by Lesley Cowley May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

Hi Andrei, This is an issue of high interest to many, but I am not clear how it would come under the ccNSO remit. Will it not arise via the GNSO discussion with the Board? Kind regards, Lesley Lesley Cowley, OBE CEO Nominet Minerva House Edmund Halley Road Oxford Science Park Oxford, OX4 4DQ UK Tel: +44-(0)-1865-332211 http://www.nominet.org.uk/ On 24/05/2012 06:42, "Andrei Kolesnikov" <andrei(a)cctld.ru> wrote: >I would like to propose a focused discussion regarding the proposed method >of batching. > >--andrei > >-----Original Message----- >From: cctldcommunity-bounces(a)cctld-managers.org >[mailto:cctldcommunity-bounces@cctld-managers.org] On Behalf Of Gabriella >Schittek >Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:28 AM >To: ccnso-members(a)icann.org; cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >Cc: ccnso-council(a)icann.org >Subject: [ccTLDcommunity] Items for discussion with ICANN Board > >Dear all, > >At the Prague meeting, the ccNSO will meet with the ICANN Board members on >Tuesday, 26 June. We have been asked to deliver a list of topics that we >wish to raise during this meeting. The ccNSO Council has suggested >following >items: > >* The top priorities that the Board will give the new CEO for FY13 >* FY13 Ops Plan and Budget >* New gTLD program: highlights of past months, trends, looking forward >* IANA contract > >Please, let me know if you wish to add any other item to this list by >Thursday, 31 May at the latest. > >Kind regards, > >Gabi > > >_______________________________________________ >ccTLDcommunity mailing list >ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >http://www.lists.cctld-managers.org/mailman/listinfo/cctldcommunity > >To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org > >_______________________________________________ >ccTLDcommunity mailing list >ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >http://www.lists.cctld-managers.org/mailman/listinfo/cctldcommunity > >To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org

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ICANN Fellowship Programme opens for applications to Toronto meeting
by Gabriella Schittek May 24, 2012

May 24, 2012

Dear all, ICANN's Fellowship programme has now opened for applications for travel funding to the Toronto meeting: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23may12-en.htm Applications are welcome until 8 July. Please, note that there is a difference between the ccNSO Travel Funding scheme and the ICANN Fellowship Programme. You can read more about the difference here: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/ccnso-travel-funding-04dec08.htm The ccNSO call for applications for travel funding to the Toronto meeting will open shortly. Kind regards, Gabi

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Items for discussion with the ICANN Board Prague
by Gabriella Schittek May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012

Dear Councillors, We have been asked to submit a list of items to discuss with the ICANN Board by the 1 June. So I wanted to check first with you what items you would like to suggest (to be followed-up by a similar question to the community, however, it would be good to have a list from you first). I would be grateful if you could let me know of any items you think would be worth raising with the ICANN board by 23 May. Thanks! Gabi

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TAS reopened
by Gabriella Schittek May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012

Dear all, The TAS has now reopened and will stay open until 30 May 2012 23:59 UTC: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21may12-en.htm Applicants are also encouraged to read "Top Things Users Should Know When TAS Reopens": http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/tas/top-ten Kind regards, Gabi

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Update from ICANN's Policy Department
by Gabriella Schittek May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear all, The May Update from ICANN's Policy Department is now available at http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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ccNSO Application for Membership (.km)
by Roelof Meijer May 21, 2012

May 21, 2012

Dear fellow councilors, And yet again, we received an application for membership of the ccNSO. The application for membership of .km, the ccTLD of the Comores, has been filed by ALI Hadji Mmadi , representing the cc's manager Comores Telecom. Please see IANA's " all clear" below. If you have any objections to .km's membership, please let me know before Wednesday 30 May. .km will be member 132... Best regards Roelof Meijer From: Kim Davies <kim.davies(a)icann.org<mailto:kim.davies@icann.org>> To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org<mailto:gabriella.schittek@icann.org>> Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.km) Hi Gabi, No outstanding IANA requests for .KM kim On May 18, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Gabriella Schittek wrote: Hi Kim, Do you have any outstanding issues with .km? Thanks, Gabi From: "applications(a)icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>" <applications(a)icann.org<mailto:applications@icann.org>> To: "ccnso-applications(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>" <ccnso-applications(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-applications@icann.org>> Subject: ccNSO Application for Membership (.km) Application for Membership Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Confirmation E-mail: alihadji(a)comorestelecom.km<mailto:alihadji@comorestelecom.km> cctld: .km To: ccNSO Membership c/o ICANN Secretary Date: 18/5/2012 Regarding: ccNSO Membership ------------ With this letter, I, ALI Hadji Mmadi declare that Comores Telecom is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .km 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 Comores Telecom. Comores Telecom 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. Comores Telecom 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 ALI Hadji Mmadi for and on behalf of Comores Telecom: Name of ccTLD Manager: Comores Telecom Name of Representative: ALI Hadji Mmadi Name of Primary Contact: ALI Hadji Mmadi Primary Contact Address: Comores Telecom BP 7000 Place de France Moroni 98123 Comoros (KM) Primary Contact Telephone Number: +2693323001 Primary Contact E-Mail: alihadji(a)comorestelecom.km<mailto:alihadji@comorestelecom.km> *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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Approved ICANN strategic Plan posted
by Gabriella Schittek May 19, 2012

May 19, 2012

Dear all, The Approved July 2012 - June 2015 ICANN Strategic Plan is now Posted: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-18may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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New L-root instance installed
by Gabriella Schittek May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012

Dear all, A new L-root instance has been installed in Odessa, Ukraine: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-18may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Feedback sought on ICANN's Role in Security, Stability & Resiliency
by Gabriella Schittek May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012

Dear all, ICANN is seeking community feedback on a draft statement of ICANN’s Role and Remit in Security, Stability & Resiliency of the Internet’s Unique Identifier Systems: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-17may12-en.htm Comments are welcome until 16 June 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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Latest TAS Update
by Gabriella Schittek May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012

Dear all, The latest TAS Update: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-17may12-en.htm The system is anticipated to be up and running at 19.00 UTC on 22 May 2012 and to close at 23.59 UTC on 30 May 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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NomCom call for Chair-Elect position
by Gabriella Schittek May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012

Dear all, The Nomcom has posted a Call for Expressions of Interest for the 2012-2013 Nominating Committee Chair-Elect. The Chair-Elect will receive training while serving alongside the Chair, gaining skills and knowledge to be applied for the Chair-Elect's anticipated succession into the role of the Chair. For more information on the position and call for expression, see announcement at http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-4-16may12-en.htm Expressions of Interest should be sent to NomComChairElect2013(a)icann.org by 20 June 2012. Kind regards, Gabi

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Request for Proposal Open-Source Reference Implementation Domain Name RESTful Whois Server
by Gabriella Schittek May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012

Dear all, ICANN has issued a Request for Proposal to identify a provider capable of providing an open source reference implementation of a Domain Name RESTful Whois server: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-16may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Policy Webinar
by Gabriella Schittek May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012

Dear all, ICANN's Policy Department is inviting to to join a pre-Prague webinar, where current policy issues will be summarised. The webinar takes place on Thursday 14 June at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 14 June at 19.00 UTC If you wish to participate, please send an email to gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org. Please, also indicate which of the two webinars you wish to attend. For more information, see: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-16may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Ratification of Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA
by Gabriella Schittek May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

Dear all, The ICANN Board has ratified the Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA. ICANN will now be taking all necessary steps to implement the Global Policy: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Revised ICANN Governance Documents
by Gabriella Schittek May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

Dear all, The ICANN Board has approved revisions to the Board Conflicts of Interest Policy, the Code of Conduct and Expected Standards of Behavior. It also approved new Corporate Governance Guidelines: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-15may12-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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