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Triage Recommendation on Call for Volunteers to GNSO Drafting Team
by Gabriella Schittek June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below is a request for volunteers to a GNSO Working Group with the Triage team's recommendation not to take any action. If you object to this recommendation, please, send your objection to the Council email list by the end of 11 June 2013. Thanks, Gabi > > >== > >Topic: Call for Volunteers, Drafting Team to Develop Charter for a GNSO >Working Group on GNSO Metrics & Reporting > >Originator: GNSO > >Summary of request: >http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04jun13-en.htm >The GNSO Council seeks volunteers to serve on a Drafting Team that will >develop a charter for a new Working Group. The GNSO Metrics & Reporting WG >will be tasked with exploring opportunities with respect to reporting and >metrics recommendations that could better inform policy development via >fact-based decision making, where applicable. The Drafting Team is >expected to submit the proposed Charter to the GNSO Council for approval. > >Date received: 5 June > >Last day for Comments/ input/response, if any: Not mentioned > >Recommended action, if any: None > >Expertise needed, if any: Administrative > >Date of submission to Council: 10 June 2013 > >Last date of Council decision: End of Business day 11 June 2013 > >Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low > > > >

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FW: GNSO Liaison Updates
by Gabriella Schittek June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Forwarded on behalf of Han Chuan Lee On 6/10/13 10:39 AM, "hanchuan(a)sgnic.sg" <hanchuan(a)sgnic.sg> wrote: >Hi Gabriella, > >1. The GNSO is forming a working group to look at the issues pertaining to >"Policy Vs Implementation". Other SO/ACs will be invited to join if there >is keen interest. > >2. Pertaining to the "Report on User Experience Implications of Active >Variant TLDs", a draft letter is being prepared to the ICANN Board on >operational transparency, registrant protection and security as well as >collating data and experiences learned in preparation for any AGB >revision. > >3. There is strong motivation to initiate a PDP on the "Translation and >Transliteration of Contact Information". The Intellectual Property >Constituency (IPC) has requested a delay to allow discussion among IPC >members. > >Regards >Han Chuan, Lee >

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RE: [ccnso-members] Reminder: Voting on IDN ccPDP
by Roelof Meijer June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

stul·ti·fy (stlt-f) tr.v. stul·ti·fied, stul·ti·fy·ing, stul·ti·fies 1. To render useless or ineffectual; cripple. 2. To cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous. 3. Law To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible. Thanks, Nigel, learning every day! ; ) awe (ô) n. 1. A mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder inspired by authority, genius, great beauty, sublimity, or might From: Nigel Roberts [mailto:nigel@channelisles.net] Sent: vrijdag 7 juni 2013 17:14 To: Roelof Meijer Cc: Katrina Sataki; Nigel Roberts; ccnso-council(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [ccnso-members] Reminder: Voting on IDN ccPDP A quorum rule aims at assuring inclusion, preventing capture and stimulates active participation in decision making. Indeed it does! And I am certainly not arguing for the removal of the quorum rule. The contrary, in fact. Generally speaking I would expect a vote which does not reach quorum to fail -- this rule would mean that change can only happen with the positive involvement of a certain, preset, percentage of the electorate. (Of course, a quorum should be set at such a level as not to stultify decision making!)

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Triage Recommendation on .INFO Registry Agreement Renewal
by Gabriella Schittek June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below is a recommendation from the Triage Committee regarding the request for input on of the Registry agreement for .INFO. The Triage Committee recommends no action. If you object and wish to change the recommendation, please, let us know by the end of business day 10 June. Kind regards, Gabi == Topic: Proposed Agreement for Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .INFO Originator: ICANN Summary of request: ICANN is posting for public comment a proposed agreement for renewal of the Registry Agreement for .INFO. This proposal is a result of discussions between ICANN and Afilias Limited, and will be considered by the ICANN Board after public comment. Date received: 4 June Last day for Comments/ input/response, if any: 24 June 2013 Recommended action, if any: Has been forwarded to the ccTLD Community for their information. No further action recommended. Expertise needed, if any: Managerial Date of submission to Council: 7 June 2013 Last date of Council decision: End of Business day 10 June 2013 Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low

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Triage recommendation .BIZ Registry Agreement Renewal
by Gabriella Schittek June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below is a recommendation from the Triage Committee regarding the request for input on the renewal of the Registry agreement for .BIZ. The Triage Committee recommends no action. If you object and wish to change the recommendation, please, let us know by the end of business day 10 June. Kind regards, Gabi == Topic: Proposed Agreement for Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .BIZ Originator: ICANN Summary of request: ICANN is posting for public comment a proposed agreement for renewal of the Registry Agreement for .BIZ. This proposal is a result of discussions between ICANN and Neustar, Inc., and will be considered by the ICANN Board after public comment. Date received: 4 June Last day for Comments/ input/response, if any: 24 June 2013 Recommended action, if any: Has been forwarded to the ccTLD Community for their information. No further action recommended. Expertise needed, if any: Managerial Date of submission to Council: 7 June 2013 Last date of Council decision: End of Business day 10 June 2013 Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low

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First draft ccNSO Agenda Durban published
by Gabriella Schittek June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Dear all, The first draft agenda for the ccNSO Meetings in Durban on 16-17 July is now posted: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/durban/agenda.htm It will be updated continuously. Kind regards, Gabi

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Re: [ccnso-members] Reminder: Voting on IDN ccPDP
by Katrina Sataki June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Nigel, You are, of course, right! And the question is not stupid at all. However, the answer is not simple. The Council established a group to review the election process and to identify issues related to the current voting scheme. I am chairing the group. During our discussions we also identified several related issues (which are not directly relevant to the main task of our group but which we thought are worth exploring). One of the issues concerns the current quorum rule. In Beijing we presented our finding to the Council and the Council agreed that the quorum rule should be discussed by a larger group. I will keep you informed! Kind regards, ]{atrina -- Katrina Sataki, CEO NIC.LV – The Registry of ccTLD .lv Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia Raina bulvaris 29, Riga LV-1459 Tel: +371 67085858 | Fax: +371 67225072 | Mobile: +371 29249666 E-mail: katrina(a)nic.lv | Skype: kat..s | Web: www.nic.lv <http://www.nic.lv/> -- € From: Nigel Roberts <nigel(a)channelisles.net> Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 1:38 PM To: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> Cc: "ccnso-members(a)icann.org" <ccnso-members(a)icann.org>, "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org>, <nigel(a)channelisles.net> Subject: Re: [ccnso-members] Reminder: Voting on IDN ccPDP Can someone please explain the logic of the voting procedure. If all we do if the quorum is not reached, is have another vote where the quorum doesn't apply, then I fail to see the point of having a quorum. (Forgive me for asking such a stupid question, but we weren't members when these rules were adopted). On 06/04/2013 11:22 AM, Gabriella Schittek wrote: > > Dear ccNSO members, > > > > > Again, this is a reminder that the voting on the IDN ccPDP is closing in one > week, 11 June 23:59 UTC. To date, we have received 41 votes – many thanks to > all of you who have voted! – however, we need to reach at least 68 votes so > that the voting is valid. I would therefore be grateful if you could take some > time to cast your vote. > > > > > > > All of our primary contacts should have received a ballot on Tuesday, 21 May > from tally(a)tally.icann.org – if you can't find this, please, check your spam > filter. If you can't find it there, please, contact me! > > > > > For those of you who feel you wish to learn more what the voting is about, > please see our recording from the two webinars that were held on this topic: > http://icann.adobeconnect.com/p9b0ox2ifdb/ and > http://icann.adobeconnect.com/p9q9eux8m27/ > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > Gabi > > >

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Call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration Panel and Advisors to All Panels
by Gabriella Schittek June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Dear all, ICANN has published a call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) Integration Panel and for Advisors to the IDN Root Zone LGR Panels: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-06jun13-en.htm Call for Subject Matter Experts for the IDN Root Zone LGR Integration Panel: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/experts-lgr-integration- panel-06jun13-en.pdf Call for Advisors to the IDN Root Zone LGR Panels http://www.icann.org/en/resources/idn/variant-tlds/advisors-lgr-panels-06ju n13-en.pdf Expressions of Interests for both calls should be sent to idnvarianttlds(a)icann.org by 27 June 2013. Kind regards, Gabi

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Nine Items of GAC Beijing Advice Accepted
by Gabriella Schittek June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Dear all, The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) adopted a resolution accepting nine items of the GAC's Beijing advice with respect to New gTLD applications. This Resolution represents only the first of what will be a series of NGPC decisions addressing the GAC's Beijing advice: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-06jun13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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ICANN Organisational Changes
by Gabriella Schittek June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

Dear all, ICANN is announcing some organisational changes - a new division, the Generic Domains Division (GDD) has been created and will be lead by Akram Atallah. New ICANN COO is Susanna Bennett. For more information, see: http://blog.icann.org/2013/06/new-organizational-changes/ Kind regards, Gabi

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ALAC Liaison Updates
by Gabriella Schittek June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

Dear Councillors, The ALAC Liaison report is attached, to agenda point 10.2 More Council preparation material will follow separately I am still waiting to receive more. Gabi Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 11 June 2013 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions 3) Updates 3.1 Chair Update 3.2 Vice-Chair Update 3.3 Councillor Update 3.4 Regional Organisations Update 3.4 Staff Update 4) Progress IDN ccPDP Vote 5) Update Work Plan 6) Suggest Modifications GNSO ccWorking Group Principles 7) Appointment Volunteers Study Group Quorum 8) Appointment Volunteers ALAC-ccNSO Liaison Group 9) Working Group and Other Updates 9.1 SOP Working Group (Roelof Meijer) 9.2 Framework of Interpretation Working Group (Keith Davidson) 9.3 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) (Jian Zhang) 9.4 Finance Working Group (Byrona Holland) 9.5 Meetings Programme Working Group (Vika Mpisane) 9.6 Study Group on Use Country Names (Young Eum Lee) 9.7 Election Guidelines Review Study Group (Katrina Sataki) Other Updates: 9.8 Triage Committee (Gabriella Schittek) 9.9 ICANN Outreach Programme (Sokol Haxhiu) 9.10 ICANN Academy (Hong Xue) 9.11 10 Years Anniversary Celebration Committee (Vika Mpisane) 10) Liaison Updates 10.1 GNSO Liaison (Han Chuan Lee) 10.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 11) Date of Next Meetings 17 July 14.00 UTC (16.00 Local Durban time) 20 August 12.00 UTC 10 September 12.00 UTC 12) AOB

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NomCom Chair & Chair-Elect candidates sought
by Gabriella Schittek June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

Dear all, ICANN calls for Expressions of Interest for the 2014 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect position: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05jun13-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Pre-Durban ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 27 June 2013
by Gabriella Schittek June 5, 2013

June 5, 2013

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jun13-en.htm Pre-Durban ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 27 June 2013 3 June 2013 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Durban remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 27 June at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 27 June at 19.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Among other topics, updates will be provided on: * Protection of IGO/INGO names in gTLDs PDP * 'Thick' Whois Policy Development Process * Locking of a Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings PDP * 10th Anniversary of the ccNSO * IDN ccPDP * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group * Update on RSSAC Reorganization The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 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 each 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 <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html <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. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Public comments sought on renewal of .info and .biz registry agreements
by Gabriella Schittek June 4, 2013

June 4, 2013

Dear all, ICANN has posted two proposals on the renewal of the .info and .biz registry agreements for public comments: .biz: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-03jun13-en.htm .info: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03jun13-en.htm Both public comment periods are open until 24 June 2013. Kind regards, Gabi

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Draft Agenda Council Call 11 June 2013
by Gabriella Schittek June 4, 2013

June 4, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below is the first draft agenda for next week's Council call. Please, let me know as soon as possible if you wish to add any item. Kind regards, Gabi Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 11 June 2013 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions 3) Updates 3.1 Chair Update 3.2 Vice-Chair Update 3.3 Councillor Update 3.4 Regional Organisations Update 3.4 Staff Update 4) Progress IDN ccPDP Vote 5) Update Work Plan 6) Suggest Modifications GNSO ccWorking Group Principles 7) Appointment Volunteers Study Group Quorum 8) Appointment Volunteers ALAC-ccNSO Liaison Group 9) Working Group and Other Updates 9.1 SOP Working Group (Roelof Meijer) 9.2 Framework of Interpretation Working Group (Keith Davidson) 9.3 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG) (Jian Zhang) 9.4 Finance Working Group (Byrona Holland) 9.5 Meetings Programme Working Group (Vika Mpisane) 9.6 Study Group on Use Country Names (Young Eum Lee) 9.7 Election Guidelines Review Study Group (Katrina Sataki) Other Updates: 9.8 Triage Committee (Gabriella Schittek) 9.9 ICANN Outreach Programme (Sokol Haxhiu) 9.10 ICANN Academy (Hong Xue) 9.11 10 Years Anniversary Celebration Committee (Vika Mpisane) 10) Liaison Updates 10.1 GNSO Liaison (Han Chuan Lee) 10.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 11) Date of Next Meetings 17 July 14.00 UTC (16.00 Local Durban time) 20 August 12.00 UTC 10 September 12.00 UTC 12) AOB

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CENTR Domain Wire report
by Gabriella Schittek June 4, 2013

June 4, 2013

Dear all, CENTR is kindly sharing their bi-annual stat report on domain names with European ccTLD focus see http://centr.org/news/domainwire-stat-report-available Kind regards, Gabi

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New Vice President Asia Region appointed
by Gabriella Schittek June 3, 2013

June 3, 2013

Dear all, Kuek Yu-Chuang has been appointed as ICANN new Vice President for Global Stakeholder Engagement for the Asia Region. He will assume the role on 1 August 2013: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10787052.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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First draft agenda Durban
by Gabriella Schittek June 3, 2013

June 3, 2013

Dear Councillors, Attached is the first draft agenda for the Durban meeting. As we would like to publish it during this week, I would be grateful if you could let me have any comments by Wednesday, 5 June. Thanks! Gabi

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