September 2015 - Ccnso-council

Call for volunteers, ICANN's IDN Review Committee
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 30, 2015

Sept. 30, 2015

Dear all, ICANN has requested the ccNSO to seek and appoint two volunteers on the IDN Implementation Guidelines review team. Purpose of the group is to update the IDN Guidelines 2011 to take into account the changes in for example the terminology around IDN's and language tables. Those interested in participating should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: * DNS and IDNA protocols * IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level rules * IDN policy * IDN implementation * IDN label registration process and registration data * IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity * IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance You can view the ICANN announcement/call for volunteers here<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>. If you are interested in joining this working group, please let us know by 9 October 2015. In the event more than two volunteers put their name forward during the call for volunteers, the ccNSO Council will select the two members by an email decision making process. Background The IDN Implementation Guidelines address the IDN registration policies and practices, designed to minimize the risk of cybersquatting and consumer confusion, and respect the interests of communities using local languages and scripts. These Guidelines are for registry operators to implement IDNs at the second level. An overview of the Guidelines can be found at: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-… The Guidelines may be relevant for relevant for all ccTLD who allow IDN's and in particular IDN ccTLDs who are encouraged to follow the Guidelines through the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process, but are not obliged to do so. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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ICANN Policy Update September
by Kristina Nordstrom Sept. 29, 2015

Sept. 29, 2015

Dear all, ICANN's Policy Update for September is now available here: https://www.icann.org/resources/newsletter/policy-update-2015-09-28-en Kind regards, Kristina

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ccNSO Council in Dublin / Remote Participation
by Kristina Nordstrom Sept. 29, 2015

Sept. 29, 2015

Dear all, The ccNSO Council will meet in Dublin on following occasions. Should you wish to participate in any of these meetings remotely, please let me know as soon as possible (and in that case don't forget to specify which meeting you want to attend). Sunday 18 October ccNSO Council Preparatory Meeting 11:00-12:00 IST local time (10:00-11:00 UTC) Sunday 18 October ccNSO Council Workshop 12:00-13:00 IST local time (11:00-12:00 UTC) Sunday 18 October Joint ccNSO/ALAC Meeting 16:45-17:30 IST local time (17:45-16:30 UTC) Monday 19 October Joint ccNSO/GNSO Council Meeting 17:00-18:30 IST local time (16:00-17:30 UTC) Wednesday 21 October ccNSO Council Meeting 16:00-18:00 IST local time (15:00-17:00 UTC) All ccNSO related meetings for Dublin will be posted here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar#oct. Kind regards, Kristina

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Phase One results from Economic Study Evaluating Competition in Domain Name Space
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 29, 2015

Sept. 29, 2015

Dear all, On 28 September ICANN published the findings from the study "Phase 1 Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the new gTLD Program". This study is intended to set a baseline for measuring competition in the domain name marketplace to be compared against changes that may be found a year later. The full report can be found at: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct/competitive-effects-phase-one-asse…. The study was conducted by Analysis Group, which was retained by ICANN, and is in response to three recommended metrics that the ICANN Board has adopted for inclusion in the competition, consumer choice and consumer trust review of the New gTLDProgram, as mandated by the Affirmation of Commitments. The complete announcement on the report can be found at: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-09-28-en ICANN also invites public comment on the report (see: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/competitive-effects-assessment-2015-0…) The comments will be used to guide Phase 2, which will be conducted in approximately a year's time to determine if there are changes or trends in the marketplace.That assessment will further consider how the New gTLDProgram has impacted competition in the DNS. Kind regards, Bart

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Dublin Agenda
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 28, 2015

Sept. 28, 2015

Dear all, The first draft of the ccNSO Meetings Agenda for Dublin has now been published: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/dublin54/agenda.htm Please, revisit it regularly, as it will be continuously updated closer to the meeting. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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Announcement NomCom appointees to: ICANN Board and ccNSO Council
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 28, 2015

Sept. 28, 2015

Dear all, ICANn's 2015 Nominating Committee has announced its selections for nine leadership positions, including the appointment of Christelle Vaval from Haiti to the ccNSO Council, and Rafael Ibarra, George Sadowski and Lousewies van der Laan to the ICANN Board of directors. The announcement can be viewed here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-09-25-en Christelle Vaval will take the seat of Jordi Iparraguirre at eh end of the ICANN Dublin meeting. Christelle's biography can be found here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nomcom-bios-2015-09-25-en#christelle-… Kind regards, Bart Boswinkel

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Please confirm your attendance - Council call 24 September
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 26, 2015

Sept. 26, 2015

Dear all, As a reminder, the Council call is scheduled on 24 September @ 12:00 UTC - details below. We have received three apologies so far and we need to get an idea of how many Councilors will be in attendance. If you require a dial out, please let us know as soon as possible. Kind regards, Kim Carlson 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. To join toll free via Skype use the number 800 550 6865 and follow the instructions.

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Complete set of questions from ICG to CWG-IANA
by Keith Davidson Sept. 26, 2015

Sept. 26, 2015

Apologies for length of message and multiple postings... The following is the complete set of questions / clarifications sought by the ICG from the CWG-IANA, primarily on the Names Proposal. Cheers Keith --------------------- RZM 1) Due to concerns expressed in the public comment period, the ICG asks the CWG-Stewardship to inform us whether or not the Verisign/ICANN proposal (available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/root_zone_administrator_pro…) for revising Root Zone Management arrangements after the elimination of NTIA's authorization role meets the CWG's requirements as expressed in paragraph 1150 (sections 2 and 3) and multiple Annexes of Part 1 of the transition proposal. 2) The names part of the proposal contains subtle but significant discrepancies in the way it describes the roles of the IANA Functions Operator (IFO) and the Root Zone Maintainer (RZM). It also seems to contain different requirements for a process to change those roles. Paragraph 1158 in Part 1 of the transition proposal describes the RZM and the IANA functions operator as separate “roles” with distinct functions, and says "should there be proposals to make changes in the roles associated with Root Zone modification, that such proposals should be subject to wide community consultation." On the other hand Annex S, the Draft Proposed Term Sheet (page 136), describe the IFO and RZM as "two roles that are performed by two different entities," and adds "any amendment to the roles and responsibilities of PTI and the RZM ... will require approval of the ICANN board [and the members of ICANN or a special IFR].” Which of these two approaches better reflects the consensus of the names operational community: the one embodied in Annex S or the one embodied in paragraph 1158? Paragraph 1158 does not clearly rule out having the RZM and IFO in the same organization, as long as the "roles" and "functions" are distinct. Whereas Annex S suggests (in bracketed language) that any change or merger in the roles would be subject to community accountability, 1158 suggests only a “wide community consultation.” The ICG would like to know what is meant by a wide community consultation. Is it the same as a public comment period? Does it also imply that wide community consensus would be necessary before making the change? The CWG is requested to provide comment or clarification for any further action, as appropriate. ccTLDs 3) We received comments on Section P1.II.A.i., “Affected IANA Service (ccTLDs)” about the references to Internet Coordination Policy 1 (ICP-1) and the work of the Framework of interpretation Working Group (FOIWG). The ICANN Board has adopted the recommendations in the report of the FOIWG and so paragraph 1027 could usefully be amended to reflect this, replacing the last sentence with “The ICANN Board adopted the FOIWG recommendations in June 2015.” Please let us know if you agree to this amendment. 4) The ccNSO Council has requested an editorial change, which can be achieved by removing the reference to ICP-1 in section 1036 and including a footnote referencing the removal clearly indicating the non-status of ICP-1 as well as News Memo 1 and GAC Principles from 2000 (the last of these having been formally superseded by the GAC Principles 2005). This appears to be a friendly drafting amendment, bringing the document into line with recently updated policy and we would therefore ask the CWG whether Part 1 of the combined proposal could be adapted accordingly. If the CWG agrees to adapt its proposal, please send us verbatim text for paragraph 1036 and any associated footnotes so that we know precisely how to edit the text in the combined proposal. 5) We have also received a comment on the composition of IANA Function Review Teams (paragraph 1283). This recommends that two ccNSO members and one non-ccNSO ccTLD member be appointed to the IFRT. While the input supported the objective of encouraging the participation of non-ccNSO ccTLDs, it recognised that it could be difficult to ensure rotation of the non-ccNSO ccTLD member. In particular, the commentator stressed that regional balance should be considered an important criterion and suggested that the recommendation be changed to make the one non-ccNSO ccTLD member recommendation a target, rather than a requirement. If the CWG agrees with this suggestion and wishes to amend its proposal, please send us verbatim text to reflect the associated amendment. PTI 6) The three operational communities have a long history of cooperation as needed to help ensure the smooth functioning of the DNS and the Internet. A number of comments were concerned that the three IANA functions could end up being carried out by different operators and suggested that there was a need for some information exchange and coordination between the operational communities to ensure a proper understanding of the impact a change might have on the operation of the other functions (perhaps because of interdependencies between the functions or because of shared resources or key staff). This information exchange might also help in coordinating action in the case of remedying operational difficulties. For this to work, the three operational communities need to commit to coordinating and cooperating as necessary when changing operator, whether by leveraging existing coordination mechanisms or new ones. Can the names operational community provide such a commitment? If so, the ICG intends to reflect that and the commitments of the other communities in Part 0 of the transition proposal. 7) Please could you clarify whether or not compliance by ICANN and/or PTI is mandatory when decisions or recommendations are made by an IFR or Special IFR process. 8) Comments regarding the PTI board fall in two broad categories, one about the boardâs powers and another one about which members get selected to the board and how. Some of the comments have differing suggestions as to what the actual member selection process should be. We note that the board composition and selection procedures have been extensively discussed within the CWG and should be elaborated in detail during the implementation phase. Paragraph 1112 of the proposal says: âAs a separate legal entity, PTI will have a board of directors and have the minimum statutorily required responsibilities and powers.â This phrasing implies that it is the PTI itself rather than the PTI board that will have "the minimum statutorily required responsibilities and powers.â However, from the underlying legal expertise (from Sidley) we read the minimum statutorily required responsibilities and powers as being applied to the PTI board. Weâd like to ask the CWG whether this interpretation is correct. If so, we would propose amending the sentence by replacing âandâ with âwhoâ as follows: âAs a separate legal entity, PTI will have a board of directors who have the minimum statutorily required responsibilities and powers.â 9) Some comments raise concerns in the context of the proposed PTI board composition (mix of ICANN employees and independent directors) that the ICANN board and the PTI board could attempt to avoid responsibility for any operational shortcomings by each seeking to hold the other board responsible. Paragraph 1113 in Part 1 indicates that the PTI board will be responsible for ensuring that the PTI "fulfills its responsibilities under the IANA functions contract with ICANN.â Could the CWG provide an unambiguous statement as to which of the two boards will ultimately be held accountable for ensuring that the IANA functions are carried out appropriately? Please include verbatim text amendments to Part 1 if you believe that would be appropriate to clarify this point. Scope 10) The CWG-Stewardship proposal uses the terms "IANA Functions Operator" and "IFO" in a way that appears to refer to the operator of the IANA Naming Functions, and not necessarily to the operator of other IANA functions, such as the IANA Numbering Functions or the IANA Protocol Parameters Functions. Please could you clarify whether or not these terms, in the CWG-Stewardship proposal, are intended to refer only to the names portion of the IANA functions. 11) Please could you clarify whether or not the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) applies only to the names portion of the IANA functions. 12) Please could you clarify whether or not the IANA Functions Review (IFR) and Special IFR apply only to the names portion of the IANA functions. 13) The .ARPA domain is used for special purposes. Please could you clarify whether or not the .ARPA domain will be included in the CSC and IFR processes. <end>

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Update CCWG Country and territory names
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 25, 2015

Sept. 25, 2015

Dear all, Please find included the written update from the ccNSO appointed co-chairs of the CCWG Use of Country and Territory Names, Annebeth Lange and Paul Szyndler Kind regards, Bart ---------------- Update on Cross-Community Working Group on Country and Territory Names At ICANN Buenos Aires, the C&TN Working Group concluded its initial deliberations on the first significant element of its work - the current and future use of two-letter codes as TLDs. Although all elements of the group's work are subject to ongoing revision until it delivers a Final Report, there was a pleasing level of preliminary agreement on maintaining the status quo. That is, 2-letter codes should be reserved for current, and possibly future, ccTLDs, according the ISO3166 list. This preliminary outcome was based not only on the WG's discussions, but also the feedback received from the community in response to a questionnaire issued by the group. The WG also provided updates to the GAC and other community stakeholders, in order to minimise confusion between our work and other initiatives relating to geographic terms. In order to maintain the momentum of its work, the WG has convened a regular schedule of (approximately fortnightly) teleconferences since Buenos Aires. In early August, the WG released a second questionnaire, addressing the use of 3-letter codes as TLDs. It was transmitted to Chairs of all SOs and ACs. The use of 3-letter codes as TLDs (and implications for country names) is a far more complicated issue than 2-letter codes. The WG expects to release both an explanatory note on historical uses of these codes, and an updated overall progress report, in advance of the Dublin meeting. The group will also focus on a preliminary discussion of 3-letter code use at that meeting. As a procedural aside, it is useful for Council to note that the "questionnaire" style of consultation of the WG has been only moderately successful. Although the WG is not formally issuing a "call for public comment" at each stage of its work, it is attempting to be as consultative as possible. However, these consultations have been slowed considerably by the differing engagement and approval processes of each SO and AC - which are only calibrated to cope with slower, formal consultation processes.

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Chat notes and recording - ccNSO Council Call 24 September
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 24, 2015

Sept. 24, 2015

Dear all, Here is the recording from today's Council Call: http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-council-24sep15-en.mp3 A copy of the chat notes can be found below. Kind regards, Kim Carlson Kimberly Carlson:Hello, and welcome to today's Council Call Ron Sherwood:Good morning, Kimberly Kimberly Carlson:Good morning Barrack Otieno AfTLD:Hi Kim Barrack Otieno AfTLD:Hello Ron Maureen Hilyard:Good morning all Barrack Otieno AfTLD:Morning Maureen soule:Good morning all Jordi Iparraguirre:hello! soule:hello barrack Kimberly Carlson:Peter, glad you could join after all Peter Van Roste:Hi EVeryone! I won't be able to speak, but will use the chat when relevant. 5258:hello, acnnot hear anoyone... 5258:that's leonid Kristina Nordstrom:Hi Leonid, did you lose audio on adobe connect or on the phone line? 5258:adobe Lesley:Good afternoon everyone Kristina Nordstrom:It is working for me. Please try to close AC and restart Barrack Otieno AfTLD:Hello Soule Kristina Nordstrom:Hi Lesley! 5258:this is leonid. I am fine now.. Kristina Nordstrom:Super Celia Lerman:Hi to everyone young-eum:Hi. apoligies for joining late young-eum:I just e-mailed my report to the council list young-eum:I don't have audio access yet abibu (.tz):Hi all, sorry for being late. soule:hello abibu young-eum:I now have audio access. Keith:Hi all - even though I apologiswd, I am in here for a few minutes margarita:bello margarita:hello Peter Van Roste:NTIA has a funny way of sharing an opinion while underlining that they won't comment... Lesley:I have also encouraged people Peter Van Roste:No updates from CENTR. Thanks. Barrack Otieno AfTLD:No updates from AfTLD Lesley:thanks all! young-eum:Thanks everyone! abibu (.tz):thank u all. Jordi Iparraguirre:thank you, bye! soule:thanks all Ron Sherwood:Thank you all, Bye Katrina Sataki:thank you! bye! soule:bye soule:aurevoir Byron:Bye all, see you in dublin Leonid:Bye!

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Notes taken during the ccNSO Council meeting 24 September 2015
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 24, 2015

Sept. 24, 2015

ccNSO Council Meeting - 24 September @12:00 UTC Agenda 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions All actions are completed 3) Internet Governance 4) Update Stewardship Transition and Accountability Processes 5) WG EPSRP 6) TLD-Ops Oversight Committee: Appointment of volunteers 7) Appointment NomCom 8) ccNSO Council Elections 9) Leadership training (ICANN) Dublin 10) Selection IDN ccTLD representatives ICANN's IDN Guideline review team 11) Council Updates 12) WG updates 13) Liaison Updates 14) Work plan NOTES: Apologies: * Dotty Sparks-Leblanc * Hiro Hotta * Vika Mpisane * Peter Van Roste * Demi Getschko * Ching Chiao Keith Davidson and Nigel Roberts attended, despite apologies prior to the call Meeting is quorate ( at a minimum 9 Councillors and 1 from every ICANN region) Minutes approved 3. Internet Governance Young Eum Lee mailed report 4. IANA Stewardship Transition and Accountability Processes 4. 1 ICG See Note to Council by Keith 4.2. CCWG Accountability Becky: CCWG 2nd report pc closed. 81 comments. Substantive comment. Lenghtty comment from the Board. Meeting in LA coming Friday and Saturday. See also notes ISTACC Byron: notes blog Larry Strickling, just published Nigel Robert: Concerned board is more then commenting, but sending its own proposal. Becky: Charter has a process in place. Nigel: reservations about process 4.3 CWG Stewardship ISTACC call, coordination call, see notes CWG is mostly behind, however there is conditionality between CWG Proposal and CCWG . Open issue was SLE. However this now closed. Discussion on implementation. 4.4. Overview of sessions Will be shared with Council Issue could be if no proposal In planning of the meeting: working on the basis of two scenarios. Comments: sensible plan. For a remote participants very difficult to note where we are in the process At start of each block, do a summary of previous Suggestion taken on board. 5. WG EPSRP Only one addtional volunteers Motion KAtrina Seconder: Becky Discussion: Katrina Giovanni appointed as chair Approved unanimous 6. Appointment TLD-Ops oversight committee At MArrakesh appoint Oversight Committee Also includes new person Motion: KAtrina Seconder: Abibu Carried Unanimously 7. Appointment NomCom member Council Motion: Young Eum Lee Seconder: Becky Carried unanomously Chair will inform Joerg Schweiger personally 8. Council Elections update Europe still needs to nominate LAC needs to nominate two candidates Nigel will encourage candidates to put their names forward 9. Leadership training Dublin Resolution to adopt report Motion: Young eum Seconder: Becky Discussion: None Carried uanimously 10. IDN Guideline review team Resolution is call for volunteers. Motion: Katrina Seconder: Young Eum No discussion Carried unanimously 11. Council updates Chair update: working towards Dublin meeting ISTACC call: see notes No Questions Vice chair updates: None Councillor updates: None RO update: None Staff update: None 12 WG updates GRC Katrina. Work on Guidelines continues. Two Guidelines ready. New members have a look at the Guidelines Meeting Guidelines. Work is progressing CCWG Country names update written update, to be send after Council meeting Program WG update Lot of time on CCWG and related topics. Legal and MArketing session. ccTLD new session. Session on Meting B strategy and general meting with two appointed Board members FOI Advisory team update: written update by Keith Becky: prelimenary call. IANA people asking good questions 13 Liaison updates : written update 14. Workplan No discussion 15. Next Meetings 16 Council meeting in Dublin Council meeting Sunday two hour block No additional topics raised for meetings with Board, GAC and GNSO Katrina: Suggestions for meeting with ALAC. 17 AOB Katrina: ccNSO coktail Need for addtional sponsors How much money do we need estimate: between 8-10.000 USD Community calls are getting more and more difficult .ie assiting locally 18. Adjourn closure 12.52 UTC

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Draft Resolution Council
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 24, 2015

Sept. 24, 2015

Dear all, Please find included the draft resolutions for tomorrows call. Due to late closure of some of the call for volunteers etc. you receive the resolution at such late notice. Kind regards, Bart

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FW: [ISTACC] Adobe Connect - Note Pod Content from ISTACC
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 23, 2015

Sept. 23, 2015

Dear all, Please find included the notes from todays ISTACC call This is background material for item nr 4 on the agenda Kind regards, Bart ISTACC - 23 September @20:00 UTC Agenda 1. Welcome and roll call 2. Update ICG * Current status * Result of public comment outcome of ICG f-2-f meeting 3. Update CWG * SLE * IP * Submission CWG on Conditionality 4. Update CCWG * Public comment * Anticipated outcome f-2-f meeting LA * Expected date Final Report WS 1 5. Session on ICG, CWG and CCWG at the Dublin meeting 6. AOB Apologies: Keith Davidson, Giovanni Seppia, Mathieu Weill, Peter van Roste * NOTES: 2. Update ICG Current status Result of public comment outcome of ICG f-2-f meeting Overview of comments received. Members ICG read through comments If reach-out needed, then to specific community - PTI came out strongly as a concern, need to referred to all communities - non-ccNSO ccTLD should not be made compulsary - Question removal of ICP-1 as policy refefence: - Agreement on terms of IPR Tomorrow call for ICG Suggestion to read Blog post from ICG: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-full-steam-ahead Paul Kane: Welcome comment on non-ccNSO ccTLD. Composition of CSC: according CWG, proposes non-ccNSO ccTLD be made member of CSC. One commment: should not be made mandatory. Paul K comment: non-ccNSO member should be part of CSC Mary: Names community should clarify. Byron: Provide claririty around ICP-1 Mary: question goes back to NAming community to provide clarification, not role of ICG. Mary: Nothing said on delegation and redelgation in names proposals. Comment: it is part of dicussion in Dublin * 2. Update CWG SLE IP Submission CWG on Conditionality Update Lise: SLE finalised at last call, submitted to ICG, and one follow-up where ICANN/IANA is with regard with scoping document. Document needs to be approved by NTIA. Staff to get update where IACAN/IANA is. SLE does improve service. Lot of bureacracy to run Feed-back that must be weigh CWG awaiting from ICG. co-chairs are scheduling call to coordinate how to deal with questions IPR: dealt with under implementation phase. CWG is supporting transfer IPR to a trust. Sidley draft submission on requirements CWG requirements. - IANA budget, apporve or veto -> changed to veto - Appeals mechanism: Clarity around IANA decisions is needed * Submission CWG into public comment Call with CCWG co-chairs: Board has submitted comment that would change substantial parts of proposals * Call with CWG tomorrow with Sidley to check whether Board "proposal" would meet the requriements of the CWG. Porposal CCWG to date meets requiements with minor additionas. If proposal Implementation process: Need to discuss with CCWG. Not scheduled a conversation on implementation. Role of CWG in implementation needs to be discussed. * Question Mary: Does CWG foresee requirement CWG ar enot met by CCWG? If so would this derail transition Paul Kane: work item is ongoing. The CWG has not considered the CCWG Question: Where does CWG go from here, looking at the isues raised. Personally: It would make sense if the CWG would continue during implementation. Input members needed. If group agrees to get involved in implementation go back to chartering organisation. Also question of ICG and how they see there role in implmentation * 4. Update CCWG Public comment Anticipated outcome f-2-f meeting LA Expected date Final Report WS 1 Becky: Public comment closed Broad range of substantive comments Board comments: too much change and therfore de-stabilises. However, comments do not provide clarity. - Process recall Board - Community powers Community review Principle objection on Single member model. Personal Interpretation: affects the balance of powers too much Proposal may have enforcibality issues * CCWG meeting in LA. Not a meeting with the Board, but a lot of Board members will be present. Focus of meeting is to go over comments received, including Board comments * If Board recommendations were to be adopted, significant re-write of Proposal would be needed. Comment: Difficult conversation will be if submission from one stakeholder will be followed? Another point: if Board proposals were to be follooed there may be issue with requirements CWG. Expectation: it will be very difficult to ask adoption by chartering in Dublin * Questions: Any sense of when there is a revised document? Depends on what happens in LA, in context of all and taking into account all comments Because of impact on workload of CCWG members it amy be unreasonable to expect to meet 9 October deadline. In best case just a few days before the meeting Comment/Question: Strong external signals about complexity etc. How does it impact decision making of CCWG? Comment: Ira's messaging more positive. Core of leadership in conversation with community, is support of solid proposal that not gives it away to GAC. Diificult to walk back from voting structure. Need to have enough consensus. * Issue of Complexity of 2nd Proposal is non-sensical. It applies as well as to Board proposal Issue is writing, the style and way the proposals are presented makes it complex due to time pressures * Paul K: Better getting it right. Focus in Congress is on Accountability. and not so much on IANA Transition. Transition can happen once Accountability is in palce. Messaging needs to be significantly simplified. Comment: Process timeline is hard and fast looking. Question: around Bush campaign. Answer: do not read too much into it. In election year anything can happen. Congressional leadership is stil comfortable. Paul K: emphasize IAAN contract could be extended. Important tha teverything is in place to avoid capture. 5. Session on ICG, CWG and CCWG at the Dublin meeting Presentation of rough session proposals ( Included) Co-chairs and team leads CWG and CCWG will be contacted to discuss sessions in more detail * 6. AOB Nothing raised * Next call in two weeks: 7 October 20.00 UTC

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Reminder: Dial in details Council Call 24 September @12:00 UTC
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 23, 2015

Sept. 23, 2015

Dear all, Thank you for indicating your availability for the call. Please find the dial in details below: The Council Call will take place on 24 September at 12:00 UTC. 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. If you need a dial out, please let me know as soon as possible. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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Outcome NomCom Delegate selection
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 23, 2015

Sept. 23, 2015

Dear all, As I was in transit yesterday I have included all votes I have received until noon UTC today (Thursday 23 September). I have received the votes from 13 Councillors. Based on the votes submitted Joerg Schweiger (.de) is the selected candidate Kind regards, Bart Overview of expressed preferences: Preferences Candidates NomCom position Ballot number Date Name candidate Staffan Paulos Joerg 201501 15-Sep-15 Staffan 1 201502 15-Sep-15 Paulos 1 201503 15-Sep Joerg 1 201504 16-Sep Paulos 1 201505 17-Sep Paulos 1 201506 21-Sep Staffan 1 201507 21-Sep Staffan 1 201508 21-Sep Staffan 1 201509 21-Sep Joerg 1 201510 22-Sep Paulos 1 201511 22-Sep Joerg 1 201512 23-Sep Joerg 1 201513 23-Sep Joerg 1 13 4 4 5

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Status of Action Items from 20 August Council Call
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 23, 2015

Sept. 23, 2015

Dear all, Please find the Action Items from the last Council call. All Action Items are completed. Action 109-01: Keith Davidson, Becky Burr, Nigel Roberts and the Secretariat to draft a note to the ICG regarding the Framework of Interpretation and ICP1. - Draft has been prepared, circulated to Council and submitted Action 109-02: The Secretariat to draft a resolution to add another week and re-issue a call for volunteers for appointment to ICANN Nominating Committee. - Draft has been circulated, and adopted by Council, Call for Nominations has been send out. Action 109-03: The Secretariat is to present a draft list of criteria for appointment to the ICANN Leadership training in Dublin - Selection committee was established (Lesley , Jordi volunteers, Byron as chair of the ccNSO). Candidates have been selected and informed. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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Council minutes - 20 August
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Dear all, Please find attached the Council minutes from the 20 August call. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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REMINDER: Call for volunteers - WG EPSRP
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Dear all, As a reminder, we are still looking for volunteers to serve on this Working Group. In order for us to present names to the Council for formal appointment, we need to hear back by 23 September. Thank you again. Kind regards, Kim Carlson From: Kimberly Carlson Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:36 AM To: 'ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org' <ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org>; 'ccnso-members(a)icann.org' <ccnso-members(a)icann.org> Cc: 'ccnso-council(a)icann.org' <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: Call for volunteers - WG EPSRP Dear all, At the request of the ICANN Board of Directors, the ccNSO is in the process of creating the WG EPSRP. The ccNSO Council has just adopted the charter of this Working Group, and in accordance with the Board request, the GAC and SSAc will be invited to participate as well. We are now looking for volunteers to serve on the WP EPSRP. The work of the WG EPSRP is limited to the review of the Extended Process Review Process as defined in the Implementation Plan and the Guidelines for the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/epsrp-guidelines-04dec13-en.pdf> and as part of the overall proposed policy for the selection of IDN ccTLD strings, including the definition of confusing similarity. Giovanni Seppia (.eu) has already been appointed as chair. In addition to Giovanni we are looking for four (4) additional volunteers from the ccTLD community, in particular people who: * Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter; * Commit to participate actively in the activities of the WG EPSRP on an ongoing basis; and * Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals in the organisation that appoints them. Review the group charter here<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/epsrp.htm>. If you are interested in joining the WP EPSRP, please let me know by 23 September 2015, 12:00 UTC. The names will be forwarded to Council to be formally appointed. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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Prep Material and update on agenda items
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Dear all, Please find included the preparatory material available. The item nr refer to the item on the agenda. Please also note that item nr 14 ( the updated monthly work plan September) was send last week. Please note we have two call for volunteers ongoing, which hopefully will be concluded before the Council meeting Secondly, the process to select the ccNSO Delegate on ICANN’s NomCom is still ongoing as well. I have included the draft report alredy. Once the selction process has been concluded the name of the candidate will be inserted. Closer to the meeting I wil send you a further update, which will include the draft resolutions. Kind regards, Bart Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 24 September 2015 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions All actions are completed 3) Internet Governance Update: Young Eum Lee, co-chair 4) Update Stewardship Transition and Accountability Processes 4.1 Update ICG (Keith Davidson) 4.2 Update CCWG Accountability (Becky Burr) 4.2 Update CWG Stewardship - update SLE work 4.4 Preparation Decision-making process on CWG and CCWG proposals Dublin 5) WG EPSRP Appointment of volunteers. Call for volunteers closes 2 days before the Council meeting. To date the secretariat has received 1 (one) response on the call for volunteers, in addition to Giovanni Seppia ( .eu) who was already appointed as chair by the Council 6) TLD-Ops Oversight Committee: Appointment of volunteers Background and introduction. The call for volunteers closes 22 September. To date the secretariat has received two nominations: · Erwin Lansing · Ali Hadji Mmadi The secretariat is in touch with the chair of the interim Oversight Committee, to seek additional volunteers or find another way to ensure community oversight and guidance of the Ops-TLD mailing list. 7) Appointment NomCom Background and introduction. Report on selection of ccNSO delegate on 2016 NomCom. Council vote is open until Tuesday 22 September, noon UTC. After closure the secretariat will send report to Council for adoption. The report will document process as followed. Once the selection process is completed the preferred candidates name will be included in the report. Report is up for adoption by the Council. 8) ccNSO Council Elections Progress to date and next steps. To date the candidates for the African and Asian Pacific region have been nominated. On 21 September the secretariat send out a second call for nominations. 9) Leadership training (ICANN) Dublin Report on selection process. Report on procedure as followed by the selection committee is included. The report is submitted for adoption by Council to conclude process. 10) Selection IDN ccTLD representatives ICANN’s IDN Guideline review team The ccNSO has been invited to select two members on the IDN Guideline review process (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en) After consulting Hiro Hota, member of the former IDN Guideline review committee, it is suggested to send out call for volunteers and for Council to select two members. 11) Council Updates 11.1 Chair Update 11.2 Vice-Chair Update 11.3 Councilors Update 11.4 Regional Organizations Update 11.5 Staff Update 12) WG updates 12.1 GRC (Guideline review committee) update 12.2 CCWG Updates - Use of country and territory names 12.3 Program WG update 12.4 FOI Advisory team update Other updates, if any 13) Liaison Updates Written updates 13.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myles). Written update included 13.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood). Written update included 14) Work plan Updated work plan included. Next version will be updated to take into account the decisions made. 15) Date of Next Meetings · 21 October, Dublin (Scheduled at 17.00 local) · 19 November, noon UTC · 10 December 2015, noon UTC 16) Council meetings in Dublin · Council workshop (decision making process), Sunday, 18 October, 10.00 am · Council preparatory meeting (18 October, closure, noon local time) · Meeting ccNSO Council- ALAC (Sunday 18 October, 16.45-17.30 local time · Meeting ccNSO Council – GNSO Council (Monday 19 October, 17.00- 18.30, local time) Meeting ccNSO – Board, Tuesday 20 October, 9.45- 10.45 local time Topics: ICP-1 other? Meeting ccNSO – GAC, Tuesday 20 October, 11.00-12.00 local time Topics 17) AOB 18) Adjourn

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REMINDER: Sponsors for ccNSO Cocktail - Dublin
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Dear all, We have received very few offers. In order for this to take place, we need many more. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Kim Carlson From: Kimberly Carlson Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 7:22 AM To: 'ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org' <ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org>; 'ccnso-members(a)icann.org' <ccnso-members(a)icann.org>; 'ccnso-council(a)icann.org' <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: Sponsors for ccNSO Cocktail - Dublin Dear all, We are now looking for sponsors for the ccNSO organised ccTLD Cocktail Event on Tuesday night, 20 October in Dublin! 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, Kim Carlson

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GNSO update (Sep 2015)
by Patrick Myles Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Hi Councillors - Below (and attached) is the September brief on GNSO activities and discussions. The GNSO council meeting is the same day as yours - I'll forward any information at that time if considered of high importance for ccNSO. Regards Patrick Myles New gTLD subsequent Procedures - Prelim issue report published<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-31-en> (31 Aug) with a 40 day comment period. - Report aims to help council determine if a PDP is warranted as well as sufficient background information, suggestions on how to organise work etc. - Report includes a set of subjects and analysis including foundational questions such as whether or not the program should even continue. Others are more specific such as IGO/INGO protections, closed generics, global public interest etc. - Discussion on possible extension of the comment period due to time issues as well as the fact that the close date is shortly before ICANN54 (not considered ideal) - extension will be voted on at the next GNSO council call (late Sep). - Final report expected in November 2015 (assuming no extensions of comment period). Exclusive Registry Access for gTLD Terms representing Generic strings - ICANN Board requested<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-robinson-27…> GNSO to include issue of exclusive registry access for generic strings serving a public interest goal as part of policy work on new gTLD subsequent rounds. - GNSO are drafting a letter noting that the issue is covered in the prelim issue report (see above) - GNSO raised questions to the Board on context/definition of 'public interest' and sought further information. - Background: The topic is due to the fact that some applicants in current round have sought to operate closed generic TLDs (exclusive registry access). GAC advice resulted in these applications being deferred and they are now essentially blocked in the system. Protection for IGO Acronyms at the Second Level in All gTLDs - Limited update on this topic since ICANN Buenos Aires meeting - Last issue to resolve is understanding of accepted scope of sovereign immunity for IGOs. The group are waiting on legal expertise in the area (ICANN funded) - Co-chairs were invited to a meeting between IGOs, GAC and Board to discuss IGO issues however could not attend (no travel support). Limited details on what was discussed there and concerns on outcomes which may be at odds with those from the normal PDP. CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - GNSO briefed by Thomas Rickert on progress and all encouraged to file comments. Thomas will provide further update to council once Board has given their inputs to the CCWG. Final Report from the Data & Metrics for Policy Making - Overview<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/presentation-dmpm-03sep15-en.pdf> of expected timeline on Final Report anticipated sometime in September. Translation and Transliteration of gTLD data - Council approved transmission of Recommendations Report to ICANN Board following public comments<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-recommendatio…> on the Council's recommendation that Board adopt the Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-f…>. Next Council meeting on 24th will discuss (selected) - CWG on use of country and territory names as TLDs - ICANN meeting format particularly in regard to meeting B - Progress on Development and Implementation of a Global Public Interest Framework bounded by ICANN's Mission - New gTLD auction proceeds: In early September ICANN published for public comment, a discussion Paper on proceeds from ICANN-conducted auctions for contested new gTLDs. Several councilors have raised questions about the scope and timing of the paper on the Council mailing list.

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Draft agenda ccNSO Council meeting 24 September 2015
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Dear all, Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming ccNSO Council meeting , 24 September 2015, noon UTC. Material for item 14 ( workplan) is also included. Additional material will follow as soon as possible, Kind regards, Bart ----- Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 24 September 2015 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions 3) Internet Governance Update: Young Eum Lee, co-chair 4) Update Stewardship Transition and Accountability Processes 4.1 Update ICG 4.2 Update CCWG Accountability 4.2 Update CWG Stewardship - update SLE work 4.4 Preparation Decision-making process on CWG and CCWG proposals Dublin 5) WG EPSRP Appointment of volunteers Call for volunteers closes 2 days before the Council meeting 6) TLD-Ops Oversight Committee Appointment of volunteers. 7) Appointment NomCom Report on selection of ccNSO delegate on 2016 NomCom. Council vote is open until Tuesday 22 September, noon UTC. After closure the secretariat will send report to Council for adoption. The report will document process as followed. 8) ccNSO Council Elections Progress to date and next steps 9) Leadership training (ICANN) Dublin Report on selection process. Selection committee will present report on followed procedure 10) Selection IDN ccTLD representatives ICANN's IDN Guideline review team The ccNSO has been invited to select two members on the IDN Guideline review process (https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en) After consulting Hiro Hota, member of the former IDN Guideline review committee, it is suggested to send out call for volunteers and for Council to select two members. 11) Council Updates 11.1 Chair Update 11.2 Vice-Chair Update 11.3 Councilors Update 11.4 Regional Organizations Update 11.5 Staff Update 12) WG updates 12.1 GRC (Guideline review committee) update 12.2 CCWG Updates - Use of country and territory names 12.3 Program WG update 12.4 FOI Advisory team update Other updates, if any 13) Liaison Updates Written updates 13.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myles) 13.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 14) Work plan Updated work plan included. Next version will be updated to take into account the decisions made. 15) Date of Next Meetings · 21 October, Dublin (Scheduled at 17.00 local) · 19 November, noon UTC · 10 December 2015, noon UTC 16) Council meetings in Dublin · Council workshop (decision making process), Sunday, 18 October, 10.00 am · Council preparatory meeting (18 October, closure, noon local time) · Meeting ccNSO Council- ALAC (Sunday 18 October, 16.45-17.30 local time · Meeting ccNSO Council - GNSO Council (Monday 19 October, 17.00- 18.30, local time) Meeting ccNSO - Board, Tuesday 20 October, 9.45- 10.45 local time Topics: ICP-1 other ? Meeting ccNSO - GAC, Tuesday 20 October, 11.00-12.00 local time 17) AOB 18) Adjourn

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Final Friendly Reminder: Selection of ccNSO Delegate on NomCom
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

Dear all, To date ( Monday 21 September 2015, 07.00 am UTC , I have received the ballots from Five (5 ) Council members. Could the others be so kind to send me your votes before Tuesday 22 September 17.00 UTC Thank you and kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Thursday 17 September 2015 19:41 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: Friendly Reminder: Selection of ccNSO Delegate on NomCom Dear all, A friendly, but urgent, reminder. To date I have only received the votes from 4 Councillors. Thank you and kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 15 September 2015 14:32 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: Selection of ccNSO Delegate on NomCom Dear all, The following persons have put their name forward, based on the two consecutive calls (in alphabetical order): * Staffan Jonson * Paulos Nyirenda * Jörg Schweiger Included are their letters of motivation. Next step is that you select the candidate. To do so, please email me (bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>), indicating your preferred candidate. PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL BEFORE TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 17.00 UTC Selection Procedure After you send me the email with your preferred candidate, I will acknowledge receipt of your email and include a ballot number and date of receipt. At the conclusion of the voting I will then circulate a list of the of the votes received in the following form: Ballot number, Date received and person voted for. This email will also include the total number per candidate. As agreed by Council resolution the candidate received most supportive votes, will be selected. This list will also be included in a report of the selection process. Thank you and kind regards, Bart

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Friendly Reminder: Selection of ccNSO Delegate on NomCom
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 17, 2015

Sept. 17, 2015

Dear all, A friendly, but urgent, reminder. To date I have only received the votes from 4 Councillors. Thank you and kind regards, Bart From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 15 September 2015 14:32 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org<mailto:ccnso-council@icann.org>> Subject: Selection of ccNSO Delegate on NomCom Dear all, The following persons have put their name forward, based on the two consecutive calls (in alphabetical order): * Staffan Jonson * Paulos Nyirenda * Jörg Schweiger Included are their letters of motivation. Next step is that you select the candidate. To do so, please email me (bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org<mailto:bart.boswinkel@icann.org>), indicating your preferred candidate. PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL BEFORE TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 17.00 UTC Selection Procedure After you send me the email with your preferred candidate, I will acknowledge receipt of your email and include a ballot number and date of receipt. At the conclusion of the voting I will then circulate a list of the of the votes received in the following form: Ballot number, Date received and person voted for. This email will also include the total number per candidate. As agreed by Council resolution the candidate received most supportive votes, will be selected. This list will also be included in a report of the selection process. Thank you and kind regards, Bart

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Call for volunteers - WG EPSRP
by Kimberly Carlson Sept. 15, 2015

Sept. 15, 2015

Dear all, At the request of the ICANN Board of Directors, the ccNSO is in the process of creating the WG EPSRP. The ccNSO Council has just adopted the charter of this Working Group, and in accordance with the Board request, the GAC and SSAc will be invited to participate as well. We are now looking for volunteers to serve on the WP EPSRP. The work of the WG EPSRP is limited to the review of the Extended Process Review Process as defined in the Implementation Plan and the Guidelines for the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/epsrp-guidelines-04dec13-en.pdf> and as part of the overall proposed policy for the selection of IDN ccTLD strings, including the definition of confusing similarity. Giovanni Seppia (.eu) has already been appointed as chair. In addition to Giovanni we are looking for four (4) additional volunteers from the ccTLD community, in particular people who: * Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter; * Commit to participate actively in the activities of the WG EPSRP on an ongoing basis; and * Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals in the organisation that appoints them. Review the group charter here<http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/epsrp.htm>. If you are interested in joining the WP EPSRP, please let me know by 23 September 2015, 12:00 UTC. The names will be forwarded to Council to be formally appointed. Kind regards, Kim Carlson

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