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IANA Stewardship Transition Process: Selection and and appointment of ccTLKD members on CWG
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 19, 2014

Sept. 19, 2014

Dear all, Please find included proposed process and selection criteria for membership of the CWG to develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal for Naming related Function. Please let us know if you have any questions relating to the proposal as soon as possible. Kind regards, Bart Selection Criteria and Process ccTLD members CWG to develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal for Naming Related Function. Introduction At it's meeting on 21 August, the ccNSO Council adopted the charter of the Cross-Community Working Group re IANA Stewardship Transition process. As requested, the secretariat sent out a call for membership. At the same meeting, the Council agreed it would select the ccTLD members on the Cross-community working group at its next meeting, 25 September 2014. It was also noted that the selection process and criteria still needed to be defined. Selection Criteria It is suggested to use the following criteria, based upon the call for volunteers. Candidates are expected to: · Have a thorough understanding of operating requirements of a ccTLD manager; · Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on an ongoing and long-term basis; · Solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals from the ccTLD community, where appropriate; and · Demonstrate effective communication skills to represent ccTLD interests on the CWG and to keep the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community abreast of the state of play in the working group. Further, and again according to the call for nominations, the Council will take into account the diversity of the ccTLD community, including its geographical diversity. Process The call for nominations closes today, 11 September, at 23.59 UTC and all candidates are listed at: https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Selection+Process+for+… As at least one of the Councilors volunteered as member of the CWG. Councilor(s) who have put their name forward will be excused from the selection process. After closure of the call for volunteers, the secretariat will send the nomination letters to Councilors individually (i.e. not using the council list). If a Councilor wants to be excused from participating in the selection process, please let the secretariat know as soon as possible. The Councilors who will participate in the selection process are requested to compile a list of their top 5 candidates, based on the criteria above, and send their list to the secretariat by 23 September 2014, 23.59 UTC, copying Keith Davidson and Katrina Sataki, the vice-chairs of the Council, to ensure the process is followed by the secretariat. Based on the individual Councilor rankings of the candidates, the secretariat will prepare a list of the top 7 candidates and reports to the Council on 24 September. After closure of the regular meeting on 25 September, the Council will select the five (5) members on the CWG. The secretariat will prepare a selection report on 26 September, to be signed off by the Chair and Vice-chairs of the Council and to be published on the ccNSO website.

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IANA Stewardship Coordination Group Publishes Guidelines for Decision-Making
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 19, 2014

Sept. 19, 2014

Dear all, The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has finalised and published the group's Guidelines for Decision Making: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-09-18-en Kind regards, Gabi

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Draft agenda ccNSO Council meeting 25 September 2014
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, Please find included the draft agenda for the upcoming Council meeting: 25 September 2014. Kind regards, Bart Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 25 September 2014 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions IANA Stewardship Transition Process 3) CWG IANA Stewardship Transition Progress adoption charter other SO's and ACs Note the selection and appointment of members on the CWG is included as only item for special Council meeting, starting right after the regular meeting. 4) Update ICG 5) Update ccNSO Coordination Committee Enhancement ICANN's Accountability Process 6) Progress Accountability Process 7) Adoption of ccNSO Submission Public comment on process design Other topics 8) Selection ccNSO participants ICANN leadership training 9) ccWG Internet Governance 9.1 Adoption of charter 9.2 call for (additional) volunteers 10) Council Updates 10.1 Chair Update 10.2 Vice-Chair Update 10.3 Councilors Update 10.4 Regional Organizations Update 10.5 Staff Update 11) WG Updates 11.1 FoI Wg update (Keith Davidson) 11.2 ccWG2 update (Becky Burr) 11.3 ccWG Country names 11.4 SECIR update 11.5 Other updates 12) Liaison Updates Written updates 12.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myles) 12.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 13) Work plan update 14) Date of Next Meetings * 15 October 2014 (16.00 Local time) F-2-F meeting * 20 November 2014, noon UTC * 11 December 2014, noon UTC 15) AOB 16) Closure Special Council meeting Selection and appointment of members CWG IANA Stewardship Transition

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Survey on Community Attitudes and Perceptions
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Forwarded on behalf of ICANN's Communications department. == Dear ccTLD Community, ICANN remains committed to ensuring that we maintain a dialogue with the ICANN community. Of particular importance are the opinions of the members of ICANN¹s Support Organizations and Advisory Committees as they represent a unique perspective on ICANN. As a follow-up to research first conducted in 2013, ICANN has again partnered with Ebiquity, an independent, global research organization, to survey our stakeholders to track changes in attitudes and perceptions over the past year, as well as to gather opinions on new issues facing the community. If you participated in last year¹s study, we¹d like to hear from you again. If you did not complete the online survey last year, we ask that you consider doing so this time. The online survey will take approximately 10 minutes of your time to complete. Please be assured that Ebiquity is committed to protecting the confidentiality of all respondents, in line with the Code of Conduct of ESOMAR <http://www.esomar.org/> and CASRO <http://www.casro.org/> . This means data is reported to ICANN in aggregate, so that all opinions are confidential and not attributed to any specific individual. Please click on the link below to participate in this important research effort: https://www.ebiquityinsights.com/E0140/index.pl <https://www.ebiquityinsights.com/E0140/index.pl> We know time is scarce these days, but we would appreciate if it you would consider participating and sharing your feedback. Thank you in advance for your input. Sincerely, Jim Trengrove Director Communications Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Blog post on ICANN 51
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, Chris Mondini, Vice President, Stakeholder Engagement - North America has written a blog post about the upcoming ICANN meeting in Los Angeles: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/back-to-the-future-icann51-is-just-around-th e-corner Kind regards, Gabi

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Alan Greenberg new ALAC Chair
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, Alan Greenberg has been selected as the next ALAC Chair. Greenberg replaces Olivier Crépin-Leblond, who has served as ALAC Chair since December 2010. He will begin a one-year, renewable term on October 16, 2014 during the ICANN51 Meeting in Los Angeles: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-15-en Kind regards, Gabi

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Pre-ICANN 51 Policy Update Webinar
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 2 October 2014 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarising policy activities across the ICANN policy development community including the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability track efforts. For more information and to RSVP, please see: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-17-en Kind regards, Gabi

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FY15 Operating Plan and Budget adopted
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, The ICANN Board has adopted the Fiscal Year 15 Operating Plan and Budget: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-09-16-en Kind regards, Gabi

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Important - Nominations to Council and Board
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, The email addresses for nominations to the ccNSO Council and the Board (ccnso-nominations(a)icann.org and ccnso-boardnominations(a)icann.org) did not work properly up until now. If you have used any of these addresses to nominate or second someone, you should have received an error message. The problem is now solved. Should you have tried to nominate during the past days, please, re-nominate again. Sorry about the inconvenience. Kind regards, Gabi

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New gTLD requests to allow introduction of two-characher domain names
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 18, 2014

Sept. 18, 2014

Dear all, .JETZT, .GLOBAL, .NEUSTAR, .KIWI and .BERLIN have submitted requests to allow the introduction of two-character domain names for the below TLDs. Public comments are welcome by 3 October 2014: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-09-12-en Kind regards, Gabi

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