January 2014 - Ccnso-council

Agenda and Draft Resolutions Council call 23 January 2014
by Bart Boswinkel Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Dear all, Please find included the agenda and associated draft resolutions, if any. Kind regards, Bart Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Telephone Conference 23 January 2014 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions 3) Internet Governance Fora Update 3.1 1 Net initiative (Mathieu Weill) 3.2 Brazil Meeting (Carolina Aguerre) 3.3 Fifth Panel (Byron Holland) 3.4 ccWG Internet Governance (Keith Davidson), 3.5 Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Organizations' Ecosystem (Debbie Monahan) 4) Appointment Co-Chair GNSO Working Group drafting charter for WG on Cross-Community Working Group Principles Background The ccNSO was invited (see letter from GNSO to ccNSO chair, 13 December 2013), to participate in a cross community effortto create a framework for ccWG’s and provide a co-chair of the WG. Draft Resolution The ccNSO Council resolves: 1. To participate in the new GNSO initiated cross-community drafting team as suggested, 2. To appoint Becky Burr as co-chair of this WG 3. To call for volunteers once the WG has been formally established The secretariat is requested to provide the appropriate assistance to this WG 5) ccNSO Travel Funding Background During the previous call some issues pertaining to the travel funding were raised, in particular whether the ccNSO liaisons (to ALAC and GNSO), should always be eligible for travel funding to ICANN meetings. To date the ccNSO is eligible for 12 slots per meeting, ALAC 27 slots and the GNSO at least 18 slots. In general, the ccNSO travel funding committee allocates a limited number of slots(on average 4 out of 12: 5 slots for members appointed Councilors, 3 NomCom appointed councillors), in accordance with the travel funding guideline as recently, 12 February 2013, amended (http://ccnso.icann.org/about/travel-funding-12feb13-en.pdf) To date attendance of the f-2-f meetings of ALAC and the GNSO in person is not considered to be requirement (see http://ccnso.icann.org/about/guidelines-liaisons-observers-13may08-en.pdf) Proposed next steps Revisit requirements of ccNSO appointed liaisons at the Council workshop as part of a general review of Guidelines adopted in 2008, and continue discussion on travel funding, after this has been clarified. 6) Implementations Recommendations Study Group Quorum Rule Background See preparatory material. Draft resolution Staff is requested to provide a schedule for implementation of the recommendations on the quorum rule changes as adopted earlier by the Council in the Bylaws (Article IX) and Rules and Guidelines of the ccNSO . This schedule should also take into account changes to the Rules and Guidelines resulting from required changes to the ICANN Bylaws, Article IX and Annex B (ccNSO Policy development Process) to implement the IDN ccPDP Recommendation (on inclusion of IDN ccTLD in the ccNSO). 7) Election Review Committee Final Report Background See Report included in Preparatory Materials Draft Resolution The ccNSO Council adopts the recommendations of its Election Review Committee: 1. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to look into possibilities od developing a new voting system, which allows ach member to handle and update their own data and which is linked to a voting tool making it the voting much easier to handle. 2. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to update the ccNSO Election Guidelines with the additional wording: “ Only ccNSO Primary or Secondary Contacts, as listed in the ccNSO Database, are eligle to nominate or second a candidate” in the appropriate section. 3. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to update the ccNSO Election Guidelines with the additional wording: Self-Nominations or Secondments are not allowed” in the appropriate section. 4. The ccNSO Secretariat is requested to continue its activities on awareness raising campaigns, when necessary. The Council wholeheartedly thanks all members of the committee and in particular it chair Katrina Sataki, for its hard work in this area and closes the Election review Committee. 8) Council Updates 8.1 Chair Update 8.2 Vice-Chair Update 8.3 Councilors Update 8.4 Regional Organisations Update 8.5 Staff Update 9) Working Group and Other Updates 9.1 SOP Working Group (Roelof Meijer) 9.2 CRI Working Group (Survey results) 9.3 FoI Working Group (Keith Davidson) 9.4 ICANN Academy (Hong Xue) 10) Liaison Updates FYI 10.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myles) 10.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 11) Update Work Plan FYI See preparatory material. 12) Date of Next Meetings FYI 20 February 2014 12.00 UTC 19 March 2014 16.00 Local Singapore time 17 April 2014 12.00 UTC 13) Singapore Meetings FYI 12.1 Council Workshop Sunday 22 March 2014 (tentatively 10.00-14.00, agenda TBD) 12.2 Council preparatory meeting, Monday 23 March, 11.00- 12.00 local time. 12.3 ALAC-ccNSO Council Meeting, Monday 23 March 12.30-14.00 12.4 ccNSO-GNSO Council Meeting (tentatively) Monday 23 March 16.30-18.00 14) AOB

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FYI: Updated list on action items from 10 December
by Kristina Nordstrom Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Dear all, Please find below an updated list of the action items from the Council call on 10 December. Action 90-01: The Chair to inform the ICANN Secretary about the appointment of Chris Disspain for Board seat nr 11. Completed Action 90-02: The Secretariat to share the strawman for a cross-community working group on the use of names for countries and territories with the ALAC, GNSO and GAC. Completed Action 90-03: Katrina Sataki and the Secretariat to explain further on what the suggested changes to the bylaws would mean according to the Quorum Study Group recommendations Completed Action 90-04: The Secretariat to confirm the dates for future Council calls on the email list. Completed Action 90-05: The Secretariat to distribute the request for individual ccTLD input on the WHOIS expert study on the community email lists. Completed Action 90-06: The Secretariat to prepare a template to express support for the Geographic Regions Working Group Report and send out to the Council for approval and further submission. Completed Kind regards, Kristina

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Paper to Action 90-03
by Gabriella Schittek Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Dear Councillors, Attached is a paper, which corresponds to Action 90-03 "Katrina and the Secretariat to explain further on what the suggested changes to the bylaws would mean according to the Quorum Study Group recommendations." You will see that the two first items listed directly relate to the action. Below these, we have also added further items, which we think need to be updated. We have listed what the issues are and which documents (Bylaws, Rules or Guidelines) need to be updated and how this needs to be done. You can find the Bylaws at http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#IX The Rules at http://ccnso.icann.org/about/guidelines.htm All Guidelines are listed at http://ccnso.icann.org/about/guidelines.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Request for input on Trusted Community Representatives in Root Zone Key Signing Ceremonies
by Gabriella Schittek Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Dear all, ICANN is reviewing what changes, if any, should be made to the current model of Trusted Community Representative participation in Root Zone DNSSEC Key Signing Ceremonies: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/tcr-dnssec-key-signing-21jan14-e n.htm Last day for input is 11 February 2014. Kind regards, Gabi

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Survey gTLD Expert Working Group (EWG) on Next Generation Directory Services on verification/validation practices
by Bart Boswinkel Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Dear all, In December 2013 the ICANN Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) requested you to share your experiences with Directory services/WHOIS (see email 11 December 2013). The EWG is now seeking your input on existing ccTLD WHOIS data verification/validation practices to help them to more fully understand what practices might be commercially reasonable and feasible for gTLD domain names and , hence, invites you to respond to this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccTLD_WHOIS_Data_Verification_Validation_Que… about WHOIS data verification/validation practices used for domain names registered within your ccTLD. Further details are available at the above link. Survey questions can be viewed and answered on-line or downloaded in PDF form for offline review/submission via email. Responses are requested by 21 February 2014. The EWG plans to publish a summary of responses for ICANN community use in considering gTLD WHOIS data validation/verification policy recommendations. Thank you in advance for your consideration; the EWG sincerely appreciates any insights you are able share with us through this survey. Thank you and kind regards, Bart

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Sponsors sought for cocktail event and lunches in Singapore!
by Kristina Nordstrom Jan. 22, 2014

Jan. 22, 2014

Dear all, We are now looking for sponsors for the ccTLD Cocktail event on Tuesday 25 March in Singapore! Should your registry be interested in sponsoring this event, please let me know as soon as possible. Any amount is welcome and appreciated! We are also looking for sponsors for following lunches in Singapore: Tech Day – Monday 24 March (80 people boxed lunch) ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1 – Tuesday 25 March (100 people buffet lunch) ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2 – Wednesday 26 March (100 people buffet lunch) Please let me know before 21 February if you would like to sponsor a lunch. Kind regards, Kristina

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Dial in details Council Call 23 January 12:00 UTC
by Kristina Nordstrom Jan. 20, 2014

Jan. 20, 2014

Dear all, The next Council Call will take place this week on Thursday 23 January at 12:00 UTC. Please find the dial in details below and let me know as soon as possible if you need dial out assistance for this call. Dial in numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 5258 Adobe Room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/ccnsocouncil/ Two-way audio will be available in the Adobe Room. Kind regards, Kristina

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January Update from ICANN's Policy Department
by Gabriella Schittek Jan. 17, 2014

Jan. 17, 2014

Dear all, The January policy update is now available at: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/update/update-jan14-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi

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Council Preparation Material Telephone Conference 23 January 2014
by Gabriella Schittek Jan. 17, 2014

Jan. 17, 2014

Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Telephone Conference 23 January 2014 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions Minutes: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/43421 Actions: Action 90-01: The Chair to inform the ICANN Secretary about the appointment of Chris Disspain for Board seat nr 11. Action 90-02: The Secretariat to share the strawman for a cross-community working group on the use of names for countries and territories with the ALAC, GNSO and GAC. Action 90-03: Katrina Sataki and the Secretariat to explain further on what the suggested changes to the bylaws would mean according to the Quorum Study Group recommendations Action 90-04: The Secretariat to confirm the dates for future Council calls on the email list. Action 90-05: The Secretariat to distribute the request for individual ccTLD input on the WHOIS expert study on the community email lists. Action 90-06: The Secretariat to prepare a template to express support for the Geographic Regions Working Group Report and send out to the Council for approval and further submission. 3) Internet Governance Fora 3.1 1 Net initiative (Mathieu Weill) 3.2 Brazil Meeting (Carolina Aguerre) 3.3 Fifth Panel (Byron Holland) 3.4 ccWG Internet Governance (Debbie Monahan) 3.5 Other Panels (Keith Davidson, Patricio Poblete, Jordan Carter) 4) Appointment Co-Chair GNSO Working Group on Cross-Community Working Group Principles 5) ccNSO Travel Funding 6) Implementations Recommendations Study Group Quorum Rule 7) Election Review Committee Final Report See attachment 1 8) Council Updates 8.1 Chair Update 8.2 Vice-Chair Update 8.3 Councillors Update 8.4 Regional Organisations Update 8.5 Staff Update 9) Working Group and Other Updates 9.1 SOP Working Group (Roelof Meijer) 9.2 CRI Working Group (Survey results) 9.3 FoI Working Group (Keith Davidson) 9.4 ICANN Academy (Hong Xue) 10) Liaison Updates 10.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myles) See attachment 2 10.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) See attachment 3 11) Update Work Plan 12) Date of Next Meetings 20 February 2014 12.00 UTC 19 March 2014 16.00 Local Singapore time 17 April 2014 12.00 UTC 13) Singapore Meetings 13.1 Council Workshop Sunday 22 March 2014 13.2 ALAC-ccNSO Council Meeting, Monday 23 March 12.30-14.00 13.3 ccNSO-GNSO Council Meeting (tentatively) Monday 23 March 16.30-18.00 14) AOB

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Draft Agenda Council Call 23 January 2014
by Gabriella Schittek Jan. 16, 2014

Jan. 16, 2014

Dear all, Please, find the draft agenda for next week's Council call below. Please, let me know as soon as possible if you wish to add any item. Kind regards, Gabi == Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Telephone Conference 23 January 2014 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions 3) Internet Governance Fora 3.1 1 Net initiative (Mathieu Weill) 3.2 Brazil Meeting (Carolina Aguerre) 3.3 Fifth Panel (Byron Holland) 3.4 ccWG Internet Governance (Debbie Monahan) 3.5 Other Panels (Keith Davidson, Patricio Poblete, Jordan Carter) 4) Appointment Co-Chair GNSO Working Group on Cross-Community Working Group Principles 5) ccNSO Travel Funding 6) Implementations Recommendations Study Group Quorum Rule 7) Election Review Committee Final Report 8) Council Updates 8.1 Chair Update 8.2 Vice-Chair Update 8.3 Councillors Update 8.4 Regional Organisations Update 8.5 Staff Update 9) Working Group and Other Updates 9.1 SOP Working Group (Roelof Meijer) 9.2 CRI Working Group (Survey results) 9.3 FoI Working Group (Keith Davidson) 9.4 ICANN Academy (Hong Xue) 10) Liaison Updates 10.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myles) 10.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 11) Update Work Plan 12) Date of Next Meetings 20 February 2014 12.00 UTC 19 March 2014 16.00 Local Singapore time 17 April 2014 12.00 UTC 13) Singapore Meetings 12.1 Council Workshop Sunday 22 March 2014 12.2 ALAC-ccNSO Council Meeting, Monday 23 March 12.30-14.00 12.3 ccNSO-GNSO Council Meeting (tentatively) Monday 23 March 16.30-18.00 14) AOB

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