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Changes to the ccNSO secretariat
by Bart Boswinkel Oct. 8, 2015

Oct. 8, 2015

Dear all, As some of you will have heard Kristina Nordstrom will leave the ccNSO secretariat. Effectively 31 October 2015 Kristina will leave ICANN to endeavour a career in an other area not related to ccNSO, broader ccTLD community or ICANN. Kristina will be attending the meeting in Dublin, so there will be plenty opportunity to meet her once more and for the final time. Post the Dublin meeting Kim Carlson will be taking over all of Kristina's responsibilities. On behalf of the ccNSO secretariat Bart Boswinkel ccNSO senior policy advisor

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40-2015: IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws
by Gabriella Schittek Oct. 8, 2015

Oct. 8, 2015

Dear Councillors, Please, let me know by Monday, 12 October, in case you disagree with Triage recommendation 40-2015: IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws. Thanks, Gabi == Topic: 40-2015: IAG Initial Report and Proposed Revisions to the ICANN Procedure for Whois Conflicts with Privacy Laws Originator: ICANN/³Implementation Advisory Group² (IAG) Summary of request: In November 2005, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) concluded a policy development process (PDP) on Whois conflicts with privacy law <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois-privacy/council-rpt-18jan06.htm> , which recommended the creation of a procedure to address conflicts between a contracted party's Whois obligations and local/national privacy laws or regulations. A contracted party that credibly demonstrates that it is legally prevented from complying with its Whois obligations can invoke the procedure, which became effective in January 2008. The procedure defines a credible demonstration as one in which the contracted party has received "notification of an investigation, litigation, regulatory proceeding or other government or civil action that might affect its compliance." The procedure has never been invoked. ICANN launched a review of the procedure in May 2014. An Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) was formed and began its work in January 2015. The IAG devoted most of its time discussing whether additional triggers to invoke the procedure should be incorporated and if so how to ensure that they remain consistent with the existing policy. The IAG now submits its initial report for public comment and to the GNSO Council. Date received: 6 October 2015 Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 17 November 2015 Recommended action, if any: No Action Expertise needed, if any: Legal, administrative Date of submission to Council: 8 October 2015 Last date of Council decision: 12 October 2015 Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low

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REMINDER: Call for volunteers, ICANN's IDN Review Committee
by Kimberly Carlson Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

Dear all, This is to remind you of the current call for volunteers for ICANN's IDN Review Committee. Please see below for further details. If you are interested, please let us know by 9 October. Thank you. Kind regards, Kim Carlson From: Kimberly Carlson Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:13 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, ICANN's IDN Review Committee 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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September Activity Summary
by Kimberly Carlson Oct. 1, 2015

Oct. 1, 2015

ccNSO Activity Summary September 2015 ICANN 54 - Dublin Full schedule - here<https://meetings.icann.org/en/dublin2015/schedule-full> ccNSO Members Meeting - Agenda<http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/dublin54/agenda.htm> Working/Study Group Meeting Output: 14 September - Rules and Guidelines Review Committee - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-grc-14sep15-en.mp3> 17 September - Meetings Programme Working Group - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-programme-17sep15-en.mp3> 21 September - Rules and Guidelines Review Committee - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-grc-21sep15-en.mp3> 21 September - Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country and Territory Names - transcript<http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-ctn-21sep15-en.pdf> and recording<http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-ctn-21sep15-en.mp3> 23 September - IANA Stewardship Transition and Accountability Coordination Committee - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-istacc-23sep15-en.mp3> 28 September - CWG-ISTP - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-cwg-istp-28sep15-en.mp3> For output from the CCWG meetings see the CCWG Wiki Page: CCWG Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings> Recordings of various Working Group Meetings can be found here: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar ccNSO Council: 24 September - Council Telephone Conference - recording<http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-council-24sep15-en.mp3> 20 August Council Call - Council Minutes <http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/minutes-council-20aug15-en.pdf> ccNSO Council preparation material and output can be found here http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/minutes.htm ccNSO Council Decisions and Resolutions: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/council/decisions-resolutions.htm Links and Announcements regarding the IANA Stewardship Transfer and ICANN's Accountability Process: 28 September - Chairs' Statement from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Meeting in Los Angeles<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chairs-statement-from-the-cross-community-w…> 25 and 26 September - The CCWG-Accountability group held a face-to-face meeting in LA. Meeting output can be found here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56135261> 24 September - Thoughts Heading into Los Angeles<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/thoughts-heading-into-los-angeles> blog by Steve Crocker 22 September - IANA Stewardship Transition: Full Steam Ahead<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-full-steam-ahead> blog by ICG Chair and Vice-Chairs * ICG Meeting Archives can be found here<https://www.ianacg.org/coordination-group/icg-archives/> 18 September - Building Momentum: An Update from the CCWG-Accountability co-Chairs blog by CCWG-Accountability<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/building-momentum-an-update-from-the-ccwg-a…> co-Chairs 11 September - ICANN Board Submits Final Comments to CCWG-Accountability Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> blog by Steve Crocker 7 September - Upcoming Comments from the ICANN Board to the ICG and CCWG-Accountability<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> blog by Steve Crocker 4 September - Asia Pacific Community speaks up on the IANA Stewardship Transition<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/asia-pacific-community-speaks-up-on-the-ian…> blog by Low Jia-Rong 3 September - Working Together Through The Last Mile<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile> blog by Steve Crocker Other Announcements: 28 September - : Update from ICANN's Policy Department<http://ccnso.icann.org/node/47421> 25 September - ICANN 2015 Nominating Committee Announces Selections<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-09-25-en>

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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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