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Invitation to ccNSO Webinar 27 March 08:00/19:00 UTC
by Kristina Nordstrom Nov. 6, 2013

Nov. 6, 2013

Dear all, The suggestion to have a ccNSO newcomer webinar was met with positive reactions and we have decided to move forward. The webinar will be held on Wednesday 27 March on two occasions: 08:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC. If you wish to participate, just join the session most convenient for your timezone. Adigo numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 6565 Adobe Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ccnso2013/ If you need a dial out for the session please let me know as soon as possible. Two-way audio will be available in the Adobe room. The webinar is open to anyone interested in the function of the ccNSO and its role within ICANN and we will also touch on ccNSO activities at ICANN meetings. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who might find it useful. You do not need to rsvp, just show up! Kind regards, Kristina

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Lunch Sponsors Sought for Beijing!
by Kristina Nordstrom June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013

Dear all, We are now looking for lunch sponsors for following ccNSO related ICANN Beijing events: Tech Day Monday 8 April ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1 Tuesday 9 April ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2 Wednesday 10 April Should your registry/organisation be interested in sponsoring any of these event, please let me know! Thanks and kind regards, Kristina

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Your skills and expertise needed!
by Gabriella Schittek April 2, 2013

April 2, 2013

Dear Councillors, As you know, the Capacity Building Study Group has drafted a final report (attached), which will be presented to you during the Council Workshop in Beijing and will then be submitted for your adoption during the Council meeting later that week. You might recall that we asked for your comments/feedback by last Friday (22 March). Since we didn't receive any, we understand that the Council doesn't see any major issues with it. In the report, you can read that the Capacity Building Study Group is suggesting to define standing "task forces" within the Council and the Community, to be able to ensure a competent and timely response on requests that the ccNSO is receiving. First of all, we would like to define what pools of expertise there is within the Council, which we can then build upon with skills from further community members. Therefore, I would be grateful if you could let me know what kind of areas you think you would like to be involved in and which areas you would NOT want to deal with. Suggested areas are: Legal Financial Technical Administrative Strategy Internet Governance Other? (You are most welcome to add any further areas!) I would be grateful if you could let me know by Friday, 29 March which area you think would be most suitable for you. Kind regards, Gabi

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Re: [ccnso-council] Your skills and expertise needed!
by Dr Paulos Nyirenda March 30, 2013

March 30, 2013

I would like to move to Technical from the community. Regards, Paulos ====================== Dr Paulos B Nyirenda NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD http://www.registrar.mw On 28 Mar 2013 at 22:32, HiroHOTTA wrote: > > Mine may be about 'Administrative'. > Hiro > > On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:57:48 -0700 > Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> wrote: > > Dear Councillors, > > > > As you know, the Capacity Building Study Group has drafted a final > > report (attached), which will be presented to you during the Council > > Workshop in Beijing and will then be submitted for your adoption during > > the Council meeting later that week. You might recall that we asked for > > your comments/feedback by last Friday (22 March). Since we didn't > > receive any, we understand that the Council doesn't see any major issues > > with it. > > > > In the report, you can read that the Capacity Building Study Group is > > suggesting to define standing "task forces" within the Council and the > > Community, to be able to ensure a competent and timely response on > > requests that the ccNSO is receiving. > > > > First of all, we would like to define what pools of expertise there is > > within the Council, which we can then build upon with skills from > > further community members. > > > > Therefore, I would be grateful if you could let me know what kind of > > areas you think you would like to be involved in and which areas you > > would NOT want to deal with. > > > > Suggested areas are: > > > > Legal > > Financial > > Technical > > Administrative > > Strategy > > Internet Governance > > Other? > > > > (You are most welcome to add any further areas!) > > > > I would be grateful if you could let me know by Friday, 29 March which > > area you think would be most suitable for you. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Gabi > > > > > > >

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Useful links for Beijing Meeting
by Gabriella Schittek March 29, 2013

March 29, 2013

Dear all, Here are some links that might be useful for those of you going to the Beijing meeting: ICANN Beijing Meetings page: http://beijing46.icann.org/ ICANN Beijing full meeting agenda: http://beijing46.icann.org/full-schedule Beijing Meeting guide: http://beijing46.icann.org/meetings/beijing2013/meeting-guide-18mar13-en.pd f ccNSO Meetings page: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/beijing ccNSO Members Meetings Agenda: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/beijing/agenda.htm ccNSO Meetings Time & Room information: https://ccnso.icann.org/calendar ccNSO Presentation Summaries: https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/beijing/presentations.htm Pre-registered ccNSO Meeting attendees: https://registration.icann.org/reg_ccnso_disp.php?id=beijing46 Kind regards, Gabi

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Survey on need of Translation
by Gabriella Schittek March 28, 2013

March 28, 2013

Dear all, In 2011, the ICANN Board ccNSO Review Working Group suggested in their final Implementation report (http://www.icann.org/en/groups/reviews/ccnso/ccnso-review-wg-final-report-0…, recommendations 2 and 3) that the ccNSO should consider the translation of ccNSO related documents. This recommendation was the result of the Independent review of the ccNSO. As part of the implementation process and following the Implementation Plan, the ccNSO Council decided to launch a survey to get a better understanding from the ccTLD community on the current needs for translations as well as associated costs and benefits (http://toronto45.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/minutes-ccnso-council-17oct…) We would therefore be really grateful if you could take some time and fill in the following survey to let us know your thoughts around this. The survey takes maximum 1-2 minutes to complete: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H38962C Please, be aware that you can only reply once. The survey is open until Friday, 29 March 2013. Kind regards, Gabi

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April Update from ICANN Policy Department
by Gabriella Schittek March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013

Dear all, The April Update from ICANN's Policy Update is now available at http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-apr13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Lunch sponsors sought for Council Workshop in Beijing
by Kristina Nordstrom March 26, 2013

March 26, 2013

Dear all, As you know, the ccNSO Council will have a workshop in Beijing from 10:00-14:00 local time on Sunday 7 April. The idea is to have lunch boxes delivered to the room at lunch time. Please let me know as soon as possible if any of you would be interested in sponsoring the workshop lunch. Thanks and kind regards, Kristina

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Re: [ccnso-council] Your skills and expertise needed!
by Barrack Ong'ondo Otieno March 26, 2013

March 26, 2013

Hi Gabi, I am skilled in strategy and Internet Governance issues even though i am an observer :-) and would be willing to offer my expertise to the ccNSO. Best Regards On Mon, March 25, 2013 12:57 pm, Gabriella Schittek wrote: > Dear Councillors, > > As you know, the Capacity Building Study Group has drafted a final report > (attached), which will be presented to you during the Council Workshop in > Beijing and will then be submitted for your adoption during the Council > meeting later that week. You might recall that we asked for your > comments/feedback by last Friday (22 March). Since we didn't receive any, > we understand that the Council doesn't see any major issues with it. > > In the report, you can read that the Capacity Building Study Group is > suggesting to define standing "task forces" within the Council and the > Community, to be able to ensure a competent and timely response on > requests that the ccNSO is receiving. > > First of all, we would like to define what pools of expertise there is > within the Council, which we can then build upon with skills from further > community members. > > Therefore, I would be grateful if you could let me know what kind of areas > you think you would like to be involved in and which areas you would NOT > want to deal with. > > Suggested areas are: > > Legal > Financial > Technical > Administrative > Strategy > Internet Governance > Other? > > (You are most welcome to add any further areas!) > > I would be grateful if you could let me know by Friday, 29 March which > area you think would be most suitable for you. > > Kind regards, > > Gabi > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC) > > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)

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Final Issue Report on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information
by Han Chuan Lee March 25, 2013

March 25, 2013

Hi all, Please see the Final Issue Report on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information. The information would be useful to those registries that have IDN. This could be one of the topics during the Joint Meeting. Regards Han Chuan, Lee

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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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FW: Clearing Up the Logjam: [Blog Piece on Unilateral Right to Amend]
by Gabriella Schittek March 17, 2013

March 17, 2013

Forwarded on behalf of Ron Sherwood. --------------------- To: ccNSO Councillors posted by Ron Sherwood ccNSO / ALAC Liaison ------------------------- Courtesy of ALAC ------------------------- >From: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us<mailto:Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us>> > To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> > Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:31:57 -0400 > Subject: [council] FW: Blog Piece on Unilateral Right to Amend Given the conversation we had during the GNSO Council call, I thought you may find this blog post we drafted on the Unilateral Right to Amend: <http://blog.neustar.biz/neustar-insights/clearing-up-the-logjam-time-for-ic…>http://blog.neustar.biz/neustar-insights/clearing-up-the-logjam-time-for-ic… Full version printed below: Clearing Up the Logjam: Time for ICANN to Drop Request for a Unilateral Right to Amend the Agreements By: Jeff Neuman A very rare thing happened in the GNSO Council meeting this weekthe ICANN community spoke with one voice. Registries, registrars, non-commercial interests, new TLD applicants, IP owners and businesses unanimously and unambiguously agreed that giving ICANN a "unilateral right to amend" the registry and registrar agreements is not compatible with ICANN’s bottom-up processes and poses a fundamental threat to the multi-stakeholder model. There is true consensus that this change should be rejected. On February 5, 2013, ICANN surprised the community by re-introducing its demand for a unilateral right to amend the gTLD Registry Agreement. ICANN made the same change in the Registrar Accreditation Agreements. (This was posted for public comment on March 7, 2013. See: <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm>http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm) This move came without consultation, nearly five years after the new gTLD Program moved into the implementation phase, and three years after the community and ICANN, through a bottom-up process, rejected this approach and reached a compromise on similar language. During the GNSO Council's monthly teleconference on March 14, 2013, while discussing the recent changes to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, Council members raised the topic of ICANN's proposed unilateral right to amend the registry and registrar agreements. ICANN staff present on the call explained its position, saying, "the amendment clause is actually intended to be last resort for when there is agreement that something needs to be done, but there is a logjam within the processes that we have that don’t allow us to move forward." Essentially, ICANN is asking, "what happens when everyone agrees that a particular change is needed, but the multi-stakeholder processes – or someone manipulating those processes - prevents the community from moving forward with what the community wants." Taken in isolation and without any other context, this is a perfectly reasonable question. If there truly were no mechanisms in the registry or registrar agreements to make necessary changes when the community demands action, then ICANN staff's concerns would be justified. It would be a good question to ask if someone could use ICANN processes to block a change that everyone else supported. The fact is, however, that there already are a number of mechanisms ICANN can take to implement community supported changes. First, of course, contracted-parties can agree to make a change they support. Second, there is a bottom-up Consensus Policy mechanism for critical changes that ensures that any implementation is appropriately balanced across multiple constituencies and stakeholder groups. Truly important and time-sensitive issues can be addressed via Temporary Policies that remain in place for up to a year and, during that year, can be adopted as Consensus Policies. Finally, the new gTLD agreement contains a new mechanism that gives ICANN authority to make amendments supported by a specific percentage of the registry operators effective across the entire registry group. This is the compromise that was developed through a bottom-up process in 2009-2010 when the community rejected the unilateral change provision. ICANN agreed in 2010 that these three mechanisms gave it the necessary tools to amend the registry contract to implement changes demanded by the community. Apparently, it has had a change of heart and now wants the authority to unilaterally impose changes to the agreements. To date, ICANN’s explanation is that the introduction of new gTLDs will change things in ways that cannot be anticipated. ICANN has not responded to community requests for a concrete example of when this right would actually be needed. Of course, the ICANN world is not unique – the future is inherently unknown, but parties enter into long-term contracts with high stakes all the time without introducing the kind of uncertainty that a unilateral amendment right would create. To borrow from the gTLD Registries comment made on February 26, 2013: "we are in the midst of dramatic change in the administration of the top-level domain name system. All businesses – whether for profit or nonprofit - require a measure of predictability, stability and certainty of contracts. Public and multi-national company applicants are subject to regulatory regimes that cannot be reconciled with the expanded unilateral authority ICANN is seeking. In deciding whether or not to utilize new gTLDs for their critical infrastructure assets, a key goal of the new gTLD program, registries cannot be subject to the whim of one private entity, even those acting under the guise of public interest, regardless of how well-intentioned that private entity purports to be." ICANN's proposal for this new mechanism, however, has been met with opposition not only from the new gTLD Applicants and existing registries, but also the registrars, non-commercial interests, businesses and IP owners. In fact, every single comment on ICANN’s last minute changes to the new gTLD registry agreement called for its removal. EVERYONE is in agreement that this is a bad idea and should be withdrawn. The fact that the entire community has never been so aligned about a particular subject speaks volumes, but despite this clarity ICANN continues to insist on a unilateral right to amend the registry and registrar agreements. Ironically, in this case ICANN itself is creating a logjam that is preventing forward movement. By walking away from the version of the legal agreement contained in the final Applicant Guidebook, ICANN is preventing the new gTLD Program from going forward. This same issue is also the logjam preventing the roll out of a new registrar accreditation agreement containing enormous changes that would benefit registrants, law enforcement, intellectual property owners and Internet users in general. So in response to ICANN’s question about clearing logjams, we think they are asking the wrong question. ICANN should stop worrying about the theoretical logjams of the future. It’s time to take this request for extraordinary, unilateral power off the table in order to clear away today’s very real logjam. Once this request is withdrawn, the new gTLD program can move forward and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement can be finalized.

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Applicants ICANN Board Meeting Strategy WG
by Gabriella Schittek March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013

Dear Councillors, To agenda point 8) Endorsement Candidates ICANN Board Meeting Strategy Working Group Following applicants have applied and need ccNSO endorsement: Keith Davidson Han Chuan Lee Kind regards, Gabi

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Unsubscribing Programme WG member
by Gabriella Schittek March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013

Dear Programme WG members, As Luis Diego Espinoza has left .cr and membership of the Programme Working Group only is open for Membership for ccTLD members (and Regional Organisation representatives), we have now unsubscribed Luis from the Programme WG email list. The Council is copied for their information. Kind regards, Gabi

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Reminder: Call for ccNSO Travel Funding Applications Durban
by Gabriella Schittek March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013

Dear all, This is just a reminder that the ccNSO Travel Fund Committee currently is accepting applications for travel funding to the ICANN meeting in Durban. See below for more details. Please, note that the key criteria to receive funding is to contribute to the work of the ccNSO. Applications which do not specify any contributions do not qualify for funding. Kind regards, Gabi On 3/1/13 10:34 AM, "Gabriella Schittek" <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> wrote: >Dear all, > >The ccNSO travel funding committee is now accepting applications to the >ICANN meeting in Durban, South Africa 14 18 July 2013. > >Funding is made available for those who actively participate in the work >of the ccNSO and make a special contribution to its projects and >meetings. However, you do not need to be a ccNSO member to receive >funding! > >The funding covers an economy class ticket to the travel destination, the >hotel costs for the time of the meeting and a per diem. > >A document with background information and explanations on how the >funding shall be distributed is available at: >http://ccnso.icann.org/about/travel-funding-12feb13-en.pdf<http://www.ccns >o.icann.org/about/travel-funding-12feb13-en.pdf> please, note that the >Travel Funding Guidelines have been updated! > >If you think you are eligible to receive funding for the Durban meeting, >please fill in and submit the travel funding application form >http://www.ccnso.icann.org/about/travel-funding by 12.00 noon UTC on 22 >March 2013, 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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Webinar on New gTLDs
by Gabriella Schittek March 13, 2013

March 13, 2013

Dear all, For those of you interested in New gTLDs, ICANN is providing an Update webinar on 26 March 2013: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12mar13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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