November 2014 - Ccnso-council

Sponsors Sought for ccTLD Cocktail Event in Singapore!
by Kristina Nordstrom Dec. 22, 2014

Dec. 22, 2014

Dear all, We are now looking for sponsors for the ccNSO organised ccTLD Community Cocktail on Tuesday night, 10 February 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! Kind regards, Kristina

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Update Selection process CCWG Accountability
by Bart Boswinkel Nov. 29, 2014

Nov. 29, 2014

Dear all, Please find included the updated selection process,taking into account Lesley's and Nigel comments. I suggest we follow the procedure as laid down for this selection process. If need to it will be further refined once this selection process is closed. In a separate I will inform you on the candidates. Kind regards, Bart

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Selection procedure candidates CCWG Accountability
by Bart Boswinkel Nov. 28, 2014

Nov. 28, 2014

Dear all, Please find included the revised selection process for candidates on the cross-community WG Accountability. Please send any comments back as soon as possible, before the secretariat sends out the CV's etc. Thank you , and kind regards, BArt

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Global Commission on internet Governance paper on IANA transition
by Chris Disspain Nov. 26, 2014

Nov. 26, 2014

All, Some more stuff that may be useful. A media release from the Global Commission and the accompanying report authored by Aaron Shull, Paul Twomey and Christopher Yoo. https://www.ourinternet.org/#press/global-commission-on-internet-governance… https://www.ourinternet.org/media/publications/gcig_paper_no3.pdf Cheers, Chris Disspain | Chief Executive Officer .au Domain Administration Ltd T: +61 3 8341 4111 | F: +61 3 8341 4112 E: ceo(a)auda.org.au | W: www.auda.org.au auDA – Australia’s Domain Name Administrator Important Notice - This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Re: [ccnso-council] Council Minutes Los Angeles
by Kristina Nordstrom Nov. 26, 2014

Nov. 26, 2014

Hi again all, I would like to ask everyone to take a special look at item 5.3 of the minutes. We are missing a note of who seconded that resolution, so if anyone remembers who did, or that you did yourself, please let me know. Thanks! Kristina From: Kristina Nordström <kristina.nordstrom(a)icann.org<mailto:kristina.nordstrom@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday 26 November 2014 15:43 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: [ccnso-council] Council Minutes Los Angeles Dear all, Please find attached the Council minutes from the Los Angeles meeting on 15 October. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have any comments or amendments. The minutes from the November meeting will follow shortly. Kind regards, Kristina

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Enhancement of ICANN's Accountability Process: Reminder Call for members CCWG Accountability
by Bart Boswinkel Nov. 26, 2014

Nov. 26, 2014

Dear all, This is a friendly reminder of the call for volunteers as ccNSO appointed member to the CCWG Accountability. The closing date for self-nomination is 28 November 2014, 23.59 UTC. Please note that one of the questions is: " a statement of what the candidate sees as being the main objectives that ccTLD operators should be seeking in an IANA transition proposal.” This should be read as saying: a statement of what the candidate sees as being the main objectives that ccTLD operators should be seeking in Enhancement of ICANN’s Accountability proposal(s). Kind regards, Bart Call for Nominations for ccTLD Managers to Participate in the Cross-Community Working Group Enhancing ICANN Accountability Summary At it’s meeting on 20 November 2014, the ccNSO adopted the charter of the Cross Community Working Group Accountability (https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/49359098/Enhancing%20ICANN…) and will participate as one of the chartering organizations. As chartering organization the ccNSO has been asked to appoint up to five (5) members of the CCWG. The purpose of this email is to seek nominations for these five (5) places. The ccNSO Council will appoint the members to the CCWG at a special meeting on 25 September 2014. Background On 14 March 2014 the US Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the global multistakeholder community. The NTIA asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as the IANA functions contractor and global coordinator for the Domain Name System (DNS), to convene a multistakeholder process to develop a proposal for the transition. IANA also said that the transition proposal must have broad community support and address the following four principles: · Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; · Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; · Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and, · Maintain the openness of the Internet. The NTIA also said that it will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. Full details of IANA’s announcement are available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition…. During discussions around the transition process, the community raised the broader topic of the impact of the change on ICANN's accountability given its historical contractual relationship with the United States and NTIA. Accountability in this context is defined, according to the NETmundial multistakeholder statement<http://netmundial.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial-Multistakeholder…>, as the existence of mechanisms for independent checks and balances as well as for review and redress. Statements made by various stakeholders, including the ccNSO Council, suggest that current accountability mechanisms need to be reviewed and, if need be, improved, amended, replaced, or supplemented with new mechanisms (see for instance ATRT recommendations) in light of the changing historic contractual relationship with the U.S. Government. Considering that the NTIA has stressed that it is expecting community consensus regarding the transition, a failure to meet stakeholder expectations with regards to accountability may create a situation where NTIA does not accept the IANA transition proposal as meeting its conditions. Thus reviewing ICANN’s accountability mechanisms was considered to be crucial for the transition process. The CCWG-Accountability, which charter was adopted by the ccNSO Council, is expected to deliver proposals that would enhance ICANN’s accountability towards all stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the ccTLD community. Given the tight time-frame under which the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposals need to be developed, and the interdependency of the Stewardship Transition Process and Enhancing ICANN’s Accountability Process, the CCWG-Accountability will have to work as expeditiously as possible to identify those mechanisms that must be in place or committed to before the IANA Stewardship Transition in light of the changing historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government (Work Stream 1) and those mechanisms for which a timeline for implementation may extend beyond the IANA Stewardship Transition (Work Stream 2). ccTLD Participation in the Cross-Community Working Group In accordance with the adopted charter of the CCWG Accountability, the ccNSO (as well as each of the other chartering organizations) shall appoint a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 members to the working group. The ccNSO Council decided – as usual- that membership of the CCWG is open to all ccTLDs, both ccNSO members and non-ccNSO members. In addition, the CCWG will be open to any interested person as an Participants, who may be from the ccNSO, from a stakeholder group not represented in the CCWG, or may be self-appointed. Participants will be able to actively participate in and attend all CCWG meetings. A call for participants will be send out at a later stage. However, any consensus calls or decisions that need to be made will be limited to CCWG members appointed by the ccNSO and the other chartering organizations, and members are expected to inform their stakeholder group regularly on progress made and seek engagement in the process. Call for Nominations The ccNSO Council is seeking nominations from ccTLD managers (independent of ccNSO membership), who might wish to serve as one of the five (5) ccTLD members on the CCWG Accountability. Candidates are expected to have: · A thorough understanding and interest in accountability issues, in particular as they relate to ICANN and from a ccTLD manager’s perspective, · Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CCWG on an ongoing and long-term basis; and · Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals from the ccTLD community. · Effective communication skills in order to represent ccTLD interests on the CCWG and to keep the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community abreast of the state of play in the cross-community group. Candidates for this role are requested to provide the ccNSO (ccNSOsecretariat(a)icann.org<mailto:ccNSOsecretariat@icann.org> ) with the following by 28 November 2014, 23.59 UTC). · a recent curriculum vitae summarizing background and experience, including that in ccTLD operations, and · a statement of what the candidate sees as being the main objectives that ccTLD operators should be seeking in an IANA transition proposal. The list of nominations will be made public. The ccNSO Council will select and appoint the five members on the WG, based on the selection criteria mentioned above and taking into account the diversity of the ccTLD community, including geographical diversity. Interviews of shortlisted candidates may be conducted.

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Council Minutes Los Angeles
by Kristina Nordstrom Nov. 26, 2014

Nov. 26, 2014

Dear all, Please find attached the Council minutes from the Los Angeles meeting on 15 October. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have any comments or amendments. The minutes from the November meeting will follow shortly. Kind regards, Kristina

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Call for Volunteers SOP Working Group
by Gabriella Schittek Nov. 25, 2014

Nov. 25, 2014

Dear all, The ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning (SOP) Working Group is now looking for new members. The SOP is a key working group for the ccNSO, which has gained an important role by its regular input provided to ICANN's Strategic and Operational plans (their input is available under the "Documents" heading at http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/sopiwg.htm) The Group has estimated that every member needs to be able to invest at least six days on a yearly basis towards the work of the group. The workload is not spread evenly, but is concentrated around the periods when ICANN launches consultations on its Operating Plan, Budget and Strategy Plan. The SOP WG is just about to kick off its work to provide input to ICANN's Draft Five-year Operating Plan 2016-2020. The group meets through telephone conferences and face-to-face meetings during the ICANN meetings. However, most work is done between the telephone conferences and meetings. If you are interested in dedicating your time and energy towards this group, please, let us know by sending me an email by Tuesday, 2 December 2014. You do not need to be a ccNSO member to participate! See http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/sopiwg.htm for more information on the SOP Working Group. Kind regards, Gabi

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Policy Update November
by Gabriella Schittek Nov. 25, 2014

Nov. 25, 2014

Dear all, The November update from ICANN's Policy Department is now available at https://www.icann.org/resources/newsletter/policy-update-2014-11-21-en Kind regards, Gabi

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Fwd: News Release: Internet access considered human right; multi-stakeholder governance favoured: CIGI-Ipsos survey
by Chris Disspain Nov. 25, 2014

Nov. 25, 2014

All, I thought you would find the below and the attachments to be of interest. Cheers, Chris Disspain | Chief Executive Officer .au Domain Administration Ltd T: +61 3 8341 4111 | F: +61 3 8341 4112 E: ceo(a)auda.org.au | W: www.auda.org.au auDA – Australia’s Domain Name Administrator Important Notice - This email may contain information which is confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is intended for the use of the named addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or copy any part of this email. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >> >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> >> Internet access considered human right; multi-stakeholder governance of online world favoured: CIGI-Ipsos global survey >> >> Ottawa, Canada — November 24, 2014 — A survey of Internet users in 24 countries has found that 83% believe affordable access to the Internet should be a basic human right, according to the “CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust.” >> >> The results of the new survey, commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and conducted by global research company Ipsos, were presented today in Ottawa, Canada. >> >> According to responses, two thirds of Internet users are more concerned today about online privacy than they were compared to one year ago (64%). When given a choice of various governance sources for the Internet, the majority (57%) chose multi-stakeholder model “of technology companies, engineers, non-governmental organizations and institutions that represent the interests and will of ordinary citizens, and governments.” >> >> The survey of 23,326 users was carried out between October 7 and November 12, 2014 in: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States. >> >> Among the top areas of concern for Internet users, criminal hacking into personal bank accounts (78%) ranks highest followed by stolen personal information, such as private messages and photos, through hacking (77%), and further followed by private companies monitoring the activities of Internet users and then selling that information for commercial purposes without explicit consent (74%). >> >> “The remarkable findings of this survey of global attitudes dramatically underscore that fears about human security have moved from the physical world to now include the virtual world. There is a gaping trust deficit in the Internet as people around the globe increasingly worry that their online identities and communications will be compromised or stolen by those who operate in the dark recesses of the Internet,” says Fen Hampson, Director of CIGI’s Global Security & Politics Program. “Unless trust is restored in the Internet through creative governance innovations its real potential to promote human development and global prosperity will be severely compromised.” >> >> Other concerns focused on governments and institutions with a full majority of Internet users worried about important institutions in their country being cyber attacked by a foreign government or terrorist organization. Two-thirds of Internet users are concerned about governments censoring the Internet and government agencies from other countries secretly monitoring their online activities. >> >> “Overwhelming global public support for the idea that access to the Internet should be a human right also shows just how important the Internet has come to freedom of expression, freedom of association, social communication, the generation of new knowledge, and economic opportunity and growth,” says Hampson. “Right now, one third of the world's population is online but two-thirds of the world's population is not. Unless they are brought online, a world of Internet ‘have and have-nots’ will not only contribute to income inequality, but also stifle the world's full potential for prosperity and innovation.” >> >> When it comes to governance, Internet users prefer the broadest form of representation through a multi-stakeholder model that represents the interests and will of ordinary citizens as well as governments. Only 48% of Internet users believe their government does a very good job of making sure the Internet in their country is safe and secure, which underlines the wariness of the role of governments in Internet governance. >> >> The CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust will be presented on November 25 to the Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG). The GCIC, an initiative by CIGI and Chatham House, is meeting from November 24 to 25 in Ottawa, to articulate and advance a strategic vision for the future of Internet governance. >> >> QUICK FACTS ON ATTITUDES OF INTERNET USERS >> >> On access: >> >> 83% believe affordable access to the Internet should be a basic human right. >> 81% say the Internet is important for their own economic future and livelihood. >> On privacy and monitoring: >> >> 64% are concerned about their online privacy compared to one year ago. >> 36% believe private information on the Internet is very secure. >> 74% are concerned about private companies monitoring online activities and selling that information for commercial purposes without explicit consent. >> 62% are concerned about government agencies from other countries secretly monitoring their online activity >> 61% are concerned about their government agencies secretly monitoring their online activity >> On cyber attacks and censorship: >> >> 72% are concerned about important institutions in their country being cyber-attacked by a foreign government or terrorist organization. >> 78% are concerned about a criminal hacking into their personal bank accounts. >> 77% are concerned about someone hacking into their online accounts and stealing personal information like photos and private messages. >> 64% are concerned about governments censoring the Internet. >> On governance: >> >> 57% would trust a combined body of technology companies, engineers, non-governmental organizations and institutions that represent the interests and will or ordinary citizens and governments to play an important role in running the Internet. >> 47% would trust their own government to play an important role in running the Internet. >> >> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: >> For more information and to see additional data collected as part of the CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust, please visit: www.cigionline.org/internet-security. >> >> MEDIA CONTACT: >> Kevin Dias, Communications Specialist, CIGI >> Tel: 519.497.9112 Email: kdias(a)cigionline.org >> >> Tammy Bender, Communications Manager, CIGI >> Tel: 519.885.2444, ext. 7356 Email: tbender(a)cigionline.org >> >> The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by Jim Balsillie, then co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cigionline.org. >> >> -30 >> > >> > >> > >> >

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