March 2013 - Ccnso-council - lists.icann.org

Initial Evaluation Results Released for First Set of new gTLD Applications
by Gabriella Schittek March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Dear all, The initial Evaluation results for the first set of new gTLD applications have now been released to applicants and the general public: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22mar13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Invitation to join APRALO Multistakeholder Roundtable
by Gabriella Schittek March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Dear all, The Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) is organising a Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable during the Beijing meeting and is inviting the ccTLD community to attend. Please, see below and attached for further information. Kind regards, Gabi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim Date: 20 March 2013 21:58 Subject: APRALO Multistakeholder Roundtable Program Dear Julie, Alan and Cheryl, I am pleased to say that the program for the APRALO Multistakeholder Roundtable has been finalized (see attached and pasted below). I am requesting that you circulate this program to the SSAC, GNSO and ccNSO respectively and extend the APRALO's invitation for members of the community to participate. Thank you! Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim Co-Chair, APRALO Beijing Organizing Committee ----- APRALO Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable @ ICANN 46 [Beijing, PRC] Date: 8 April 2013 (Monday) Time: 17:00-19:00 Meeting Room: Function Room 6 ICANN’s new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Program will bring a dramatic expansion of the Top Level Domain Space where 1930 new gTLD applications have been received. 303 (15.7%) of the new gTLD applications are from the Asia Pacific region and 100 (86%) of the new gTLD applications for Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) are for the languages of the Asia Pacific region. The APRALO Multistakeholder Policy Roundtable in Beijing will feature discussions on two thematic areas related to the new gTLDs with an emphasis on issues of concern to the end user and the public interest. [17:00-18:00] Policy Roundtable I - End User Protection with New gTLDs [18:00-19:00] Policy Roundtable II - Community Readiness for IDN Variant TLDs Policy Roundtable I [17:00-18:00] Theme: New gTLDs and Implications for the Asian-Australasian-Pacific Region Topic: End User Protection with New gTLDs Discussion Questions: 1. How can end users be best protected in the event that new gTLDs fail or are unsustainable? 2. What are the issues associated with turning applicant commitments into contractual obligations? 3. What are the issues related to the enforceability of contractual obligations and what recommendations should be made regarding the scaling up of ICANN compliance? Co-Chair: Rinalia Abdul Rahim (ALAC Executive Committee Member, Asia Pacific Region) & Holly Raiche (Chair, APRALO) Lead Discussants: 1. End User – Jeremy Malcolm (Senior Policy Officer, Consumers International) 2. Government – Peter Nettlefold (Vice Chair, ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee & GAC Lead on New gTLDs) 3. Business – Zahid Jamil (Executive Committee Member, ICANN Business Constituency & Member, GNSO Council) 4. ICANN Compliance - Maguy Serad (Vice President, ICANN Contractual Compliance Services) Participation: This roundtable is open. Members of the following ICANN community are especially invited to attend - ICANN At-Large community, ICANN Advisory Committees, ICANN Supporting Organizations, ICANN Board, ICANN Legal & Law Enforcement. Policy Roundtable II [18:00-19:00] Theme: Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and Implications for the Asian-Australasian-Pacific region. Topic: Community Readiness for IDN Variant Top Level Domains (TLDs) Discussion Questions: 1. Will the introduction of IDN Variant TLDs de-stabilize the Internet and undermine its security? 2. What is the level of readiness among language communities already active in ICANN in forming “Generation Panels” to propose script character repertoires and variant rules for the Root Zone that will enable variant IDN TLDs? What are the key issues in moving forward? 3. How can the readiness of language communities not yet active in ICANN be supported? Co-Chair: Rinalia Abdul Rahim (ALAC Executive Committee Member, Asia Pacific Region) & Holly Raiche (Chair, APRALO) Moderator: Edmon Chung (Chair, At-Large IDN Working Group & At-Large IDN Policy Liaison) Discussants: · Arabic Script - Sarmad Hussain (Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science, Pakistan) · Chinese Script – Wang Wei (China Domain Name Consortium) · Indic Script - Ram Mohan (Afilias) · Japanese Script – Hiro Hotta / Yoshiro Yonaya (Japan Registry Services) · Khmer Script - Norbert Klein (Internet Society Cambodia) · Korean Script - Young-eum Lee (Korea National Open University) · Sinhala Script - Harsha Wijayawardhana (Internet Society Sri Lanka) · ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee - Jim Galvin (Deputy Chair, SSAC) Participation: This roundtable is open. Members of the following ICANN community are especially invited to attend - ICANN At-Large community, ICANN Variant Implementation Program Team, ICANN IDNA Root Label Generation Project Team Members, ICANN Advisory Committees, ICANN Supporting Organizations, ICANN Board.

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New gTLD related sessions in Beijing
by Gabriella Schittek March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Dear all, For those of you interested in New gTLDs – ICANN has summarised all New gTLD related sessions that will be held in Beijing: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-21mar13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Variant TLD Programme publishes two reports
by Gabriella Schittek March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Dear all, ICANN's Variant TLD Programme has announced the conclusion of its third (out of four) phase, by the publication of two reports: the IDN Root Label Generation Rules (LGR) Procedure, and the User Experience Study for Active Variant TLDs. Read more at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-21mar13-en.htm A public session will also be held at the ICANN Beijing meeting on the IDN Variant TLD Program to explain the Procedure and the results from the Study. Kind regards, Gabi

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Volunteer sought for shaping agenda for Joint GNSO Council Meetings
by Gabriella Schittek March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

Dear Councillors, As mentioned during our last Council call, we are now looking for a volunteer to help out Roelof to shape the agenda for our joint meetings with the GNSO (which usually take place on Mondays during the ICANN meetings). Mary Wong has indicated that she would be willing to take up this position. Please, can you let me know if there is further interest in this position, or any objection against appointing Mary Wong by Thursday, 21 March. If I don't receive any further volunteers or objections by this date, Mary Wong will be appointed. Kind regards, Gabi

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NomCom seeks candidates for leadership positions within ICANN
by Gabriella Schittek March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

Dear all, ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) is seeking candidates for following leadership positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Three members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean regions) * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Applications should be submitted at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply by 1 May 2013. See more at http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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New subscribers to Council email list
by Gabriella Schittek March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below is an updated list of current subscribers to the ccNSO Council email list. Our three new Councillors, which are taking seat straight after the Council meeting in Beijing, have now been subscribed: Becky Burr, Demi Getschko and Abibu Ntahigiye. Kind regards, Gabi == Councillors Victor Abboud, .ec Becky Burr, .us Lesley Cowley, uk Keith Davidson, .nz Fernando Espana, .us Demi Getschko, .br Sokol Haxhiu, NomCom appointee Byron Holland, .ca Hiro Hotta, jp Young-Eum Lee, .kr Roelof Meijer, .nl Vika Mpisane, .za Abibu Ntahigiye, .tz Paulos Nyirenda, .mw Souleymane Oumtanaga, .ci Katrina Sataki, .lv Dotty Sparks de Blanc, .vi Rolando Toledo, .pe Margarita Valdes, ci Mary Wong, NomCom appointee Hong Xue, NomCom appointee ICANN Board Appointees Chris Disspain, au Mike Silber, .za Regional Organisations Carolina Aguerre, LACTLD Barrak Otieno, AfTLD Peter Van Roste, CENTR Jian Zhang, APTLD Liaisons John Berard, GNSO liaison to ccNSO Cheryl Langdon-Orr, ALAC liaison to ccNSO Han Chuan Lee, ccNSO liaison to GNSO Ron Sherwood, ccNSO liaison to ALAC Personal Assistants Jill Ettlinger, PA to Lesley Cowley Lynn Gravel, PA to Byron Holland Nelly Konesha, PA to Vika Mpisane Staff Bart Boswinkel, ccNSO David Olive, ICANN Kristina Nordström, ccNSO Gabriella Schittek, ccNSO

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Council Minutes 12 March
by Kristina Nordstrom March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

Dear all, Please find attached the Council minutes from 12 March and let me know as soon as possible if you would like to make any amendments. Kind regards, Kristina

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Blog post on ccTLD Roundtable
by Gabriella Schittek March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

Dear all, ICANN's CEO Fadi Chehadé has posted a blog entry on his III Roundtable - ccTLDs and the DNS Sector: http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/ceo-roundtable-iii-cctlds-and-the-dns-sector/ Kind regards, Gabi

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Confirmation of Council Meetings in Beijing / Remote Participation
by Kristina Nordstrom March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

Dear all, Please find below a confirmation of the Council meetings in Beijing. The Workshop, the joint ccNSO/GNSO Council meeting and the regular ccNSO Council meeting will all have phone bridges for remote participation. Please let me know as soon as possible if you wish to attend any of these meetings remotely. Sunday 7 April 10:00-14:00 CST (02:00-06:00 UTC) ccNSO Council Workshop; Function 2AB – Phone bridge available Monday 8 April 11:00-12:00 CST (03:00-04:00 UTC) Council Preparatory Meeting; Function 9 Monday 8 April 12:30-14:00 CST (04:30-06:00 UTC) Joint ccNSO/GNSO Council Meeting; Function 8AB – Phone bridge available Wednesday 10 April 16:00-17:00 CST (08:00-09:00 UTC) ccNSO Council Meeting; Function 2AB – Phone bridge available Since it happens on occasion that the rooms change I would advise to double check the schedule right before each meeting. All ccNSO related meetings for Beijing will be listed at http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar Kind regards, Kristina

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