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ATLAS II Commendation from Steve Crocker
by Ron Sherwood Sept. 14, 2014

Sept. 14, 2014

Dear ccNSO Councilors. Please see copied below, a message from Steve Crocker to Olivier Crepin-LeBlond. I would like to draw the Council's attention to the Declaration, and to the Resolutions with specific reference to the penultimate paragraph of the Rationale for Resolutions: "The ALAC is seeking feedback on the Declaration from the wider ICANN community." Olivier has approved the sharing of this message with the ccNSO community if the Council so wishes. Ron Sherwood ccNSO/ALAC Liaison -------- Copy of Forwarded Message --------Subject:Comment on the Board resolution re the ATLAS II Summit Final DeclarationDate:Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:19:40 +0000From:Steve Crocker <steve.crocker(a)icann.org> <steve.crocker(a)icann.org>To:Olivier Crepin-LeBlond <ocl(a)gih.com> <ocl(a)gih.com>CC:steve@shinkuro.com <steve(a)shinkuro.com> <steve(a)shinkuro.com>, Icann-board ICANN <icann-board(a)icann.org> <icann-board(a)icann.org> Olivier, I don’t normally comment on a resolution because the text, including the rationale, is intended to speak for itself, but a fine point arose during our discussion that deserves special attention. The Board was completely in favor of accepting the report and wanted to signal congratulations and support. A few wanted to include the possibility of making the Summit a regular event. While that’s a reasonable expectation based on the success of the two Summits, the Declaration did not explicitly mention this and the majority of us felt, as a matter of form, that it was inappropriate for the Board to go beyond the Declaration in formulating our thank you. Three Board members, notably including both the ALAC appointed member, Sébastien Bachollet, and our president and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, as well as Wolfgang Kleinwächter, signaled their preference for a stronger resolution by abstaining from the vote. Normally abstentions signal some level of disagreement with the basic tenet of a resolution, but in this case the abstentions were meant to signal a desire for strengthening the resolution. On behalf of the entire Board, I am passing on to you the strong appreciation for the work all of ALAC has done and, in line with the conversation we had previously, our expectation that we will receive specific advice based on the Final Declaration. The resolution is posted at https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-09-09-en#3.e , and at the end of the resolution, prior to the Rationale, is the following Note: *Note: Three voting members of the Board abstained from voting on the resolutions. They stated for the record that they were supportive of the work resulting from the ATLAS, but wanted to draw attention to their encouragement for the Board to take future consideration of plans to develop the ATLAS into a regularly occurring event.* Please feel free to share this with the ALAC community. Thanks, Steve Crocker Chair, ICANN Board of Directors ----------------end copy---------------

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ccTLD IANA transition forum
by Byron Holland Sept. 13, 2014

Sept. 13, 2014

Council members, To facilitate broad-based dialogue on the IANA transition, I have had an online forum developed for discussing issues of particular interest to the ccTLD community. I believe this forum will ensure inclusivity of all ccTLDs – not just ccNSO members – in the consultation for the IANA transition process. The forum can be accessed here: http://ianatransitiondiscussion.org/. Topics for discussion can be posted by all users, and documents can be posted to the forum for review and comment. To ensure the discussions are limited to the ccTLD community, commenters’ initial posts will be moderated. Subsequent comments will be posted without moderation. A CIRA employee will moderate the forum until an external individual is identified to take that role on. We will be announcing the forum with a media release (with limited distribution) and a post on my blog (cirablog.ca), as well as an email to the global ccTLD list this coming week. Once launched, I hope you will use the forum to help advance your issues and concerns in this important process. Sincerely, Byron

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Re: [ccnso-council] FW: [ccTLDcommunity] Enhancement ICANN Accountability Process: ccNSO input public comment
by Lesley Cowley Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Hi Mathieu, Thank you for the very helpful update. I am happy to support your planned approach. Kind regards, Lesley On 12/09/2014 11:04, "Bart Boswinkel" <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> wrote: > >Dear all, >Please find included an email from Mathieu Weill, in his capacity as chair >of the drafting team preparing the input public comment. >Please that due to the limited timeframe, the draft will be submitted to >the Council on 23 September. Adoption of the draft will be included on the >Council agenda of 25 September >Kind regards, >Bart > > >On 9/12/14, 11:58 AM, "Mathieu Weill" <mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr> wrote: > >>Dear colleagues, >> >>As you may have noticed ICANN has invited the community to review and >>comment on the proposed process and next steps for the Enahncement of >>ICANN¹s Accountability Process. The public comment period opened on 6 >>September and will close on 27 September. The full announcement of the >>public comment can be found at: >>https://www.icann.org/public-comments/enhancing-accountability-2014-09-05 >>- >>en >> >> >>In response to this announcement the ccNSO Council has requested the >>drafting team that prepared the initial ccNSO Council response in June >>2014 to draft a ccNSO input. Given the limited timeframe, the ccNSO >>input has to be submitted as a ccNSO Council Statement. However, the >>drafting team, wants to keep you informed of its progress, and is >>seeking your input. >> >>According to ICANN's announcement the Accountability Process is intended >>" to deal with focused systemic issues caused by the changing historical >>relationship with the United States, including for example, by stress >>testing against internal or external captures or takeovers, and >>safeguards against capture at all levels, which is a pre-condition of >>the IANA stewardship transition.² Further, "the public comment is >>intended to be focused on addressing questions about the design of the >>Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process not about the potential >>solutions or outcomes of the review.² >> >>In its response the drafting team intends to focus on the following >>points: >> >>1. Clarify that the goal of the accountability track is to reinforce >>trust (and so the process better be trusted itself). >> >>2. Set up ONE cross community WG (instead of three confusingly similar >>groups), based on standard procedures. >> >>3. The Board and staff could be observers in this group (but no more, as >>it sshould be a multistakeholder bottom up initiative). liaison as well >>with IANA coordination group. >> >>4. Include external Advisors providing specific skills (Advisors have no >>vote, selected by the ccWG based on predefined skillset and open >>nomination process, specific high expectations against conflicts of >>interest for Advisors). Compensation of Advisors should be considered to >>attract most competent people. >> >>4. Secretariat for the group should be provided by independant provider, >>selected by the group >> >>5. Examine possibility of "Non voting" chairman of the WG elected >>amongst Advisors (should be very skilled at chairing, complex groups and >>management of processes). >> >>6. Scope should address any "appropriate" accountability mechanism >>(based on Sao Paulo definition), without any restriction. However the >>outcome should be prioritized in the context of the IAAN Stewardship >>Transition. Therefore the outcome needs to be prioritized with a view of >>what needs to be in place before the IANA transition. >> >>7. Clarify upfront conditions of Board approval or rejection of >>recommendations (inspired by current policy approval rules for instance). >> >>8. Working methods : charter and working methods defined for the CCWG. >> >>9. In case Icann would proceed with the process submitted for comment, >>importance of taking into account diverse nature of ccTLD accountability >>mechanisms in the constituion of the groups. >> >>Please let me, or the ccNSO secretariat know, if you have any concerns >>regarding these points or if you want any additional points added. To be >>most helpful, you are kindly invited to do so by Tuesday 16 September. >> >>The drafting team intends to complete its draft by 23 September 2014 to >>the Council, for approval at its meeting on 25 September 2014. The >>drafting team will share its final draft with you as well, and will >>invite you to express support and use it to prepare your own submission. >> >>On behalf of the drafting team, regards, >>Mathieu Weill >>Chair >>_______________________________________________ >>ccTLDcommunity mailing list >>ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >>http://www.lists.cctld-managers.org/mailman/listinfo/cctldcommunity >> >>To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >>ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org > >

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FW: [ccTLDcommunity] Enhancement ICANN Accountability Process: ccNSO input public comment
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 12, 2014

Sept. 12, 2014

Dear all, Please find included an email from Mathieu Weill, in his capacity as chair of the drafting team preparing the input public comment. Please that due to the limited timeframe, the draft will be submitted to the Council on 23 September. Adoption of the draft will be included on the Council agenda of 25 September Kind regards, Bart On 9/12/14, 11:58 AM, "Mathieu Weill" <mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr> wrote: >Dear colleagues, > >As you may have noticed ICANN has invited the community to review and >comment on the proposed process and next steps for the Enahncement of >ICANN¹s Accountability Process. The public comment period opened on 6 >September and will close on 27 September. The full announcement of the >public comment can be found at: >https://www.icann.org/public-comments/enhancing-accountability-2014-09-05- >en > > >In response to this announcement the ccNSO Council has requested the >drafting team that prepared the initial ccNSO Council response in June >2014 to draft a ccNSO input. Given the limited timeframe, the ccNSO >input has to be submitted as a ccNSO Council Statement. However, the >drafting team, wants to keep you informed of its progress, and is >seeking your input. > >According to ICANN's announcement the Accountability Process is intended >" to deal with focused systemic issues caused by the changing historical >relationship with the United States, including for example, by stress >testing against internal or external captures or takeovers, and >safeguards against capture at all levels, which is a pre-condition of >the IANA stewardship transition.² Further, "the public comment is >intended to be focused on addressing questions about the design of the >Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process not about the potential >solutions or outcomes of the review.² > >In its response the drafting team intends to focus on the following >points: > >1. Clarify that the goal of the accountability track is to reinforce >trust (and so the process better be trusted itself). > >2. Set up ONE cross community WG (instead of three confusingly similar >groups), based on standard procedures. > >3. The Board and staff could be observers in this group (but no more, as >it sshould be a multistakeholder bottom up initiative). liaison as well >with IANA coordination group. > >4. Include external Advisors providing specific skills (Advisors have no >vote, selected by the ccWG based on predefined skillset and open >nomination process, specific high expectations against conflicts of >interest for Advisors). Compensation of Advisors should be considered to >attract most competent people. > >4. Secretariat for the group should be provided by independant provider, >selected by the group > >5. Examine possibility of "Non voting" chairman of the WG elected >amongst Advisors (should be very skilled at chairing, complex groups and >management of processes). > >6. Scope should address any "appropriate" accountability mechanism >(based on Sao Paulo definition), without any restriction. However the >outcome should be prioritized in the context of the IAAN Stewardship >Transition. Therefore the outcome needs to be prioritized with a view of >what needs to be in place before the IANA transition. > >7. Clarify upfront conditions of Board approval or rejection of >recommendations (inspired by current policy approval rules for instance). > >8. Working methods : charter and working methods defined for the CCWG. > >9. In case Icann would proceed with the process submitted for comment, >importance of taking into account diverse nature of ccTLD accountability >mechanisms in the constituion of the groups. > >Please let me, or the ccNSO secretariat know, if you have any concerns >regarding these points or if you want any additional points added. To be >most helpful, you are kindly invited to do so by Tuesday 16 September. > >The drafting team intends to complete its draft by 23 September 2014 to >the Council, for approval at its meeting on 25 September 2014. The >drafting team will share its final draft with you as well, and will >invite you to express support and use it to prepare your own submission. > >On behalf of the drafting team, regards, >Mathieu Weill >Chair >_______________________________________________ >ccTLDcommunity mailing list >ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >http://www.lists.cctld-managers.org/mailman/listinfo/cctldcommunity > >To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org

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Blog Post on Internet Governance by Fadi Chehadé
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 11, 2014

Sept. 11, 2014

Dear all, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé has written a blog post on "Internet governance is in your hands": https://www.icann.org/news/blog/internet-governance-is-in-your-hands Kind regards, Gabi

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First draft Los Angeles agenda published
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 11, 2014

Sept. 11, 2014

Dear all, The first draft agenda of the ccNSO members meeting in Los Angeles 14-15 October has now been published: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/los-angeles51/agenda.htm Please, check the agenda continuously, as we keep on updating it. Kind regards, Gabi

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New subscription to ccNSO Council mailing list
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 11, 2014

Sept. 11, 2014

Dear Councillors, Ching Chiao, our new NomCom representative on the ccNSO Council (starting straight after the Los Angeles meeting), has now been subscribed to the ccNSO Council mailing list. Kind regards, Gabi

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Nominations to the ICANN Board - start 12 September 2014
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 11, 2014

Sept. 11, 2014

Dear ccNSO members, Mike Silber's term on the ICANN Board Seat 12 will expire at the ICANN Annual General Meeting 2015. The ccNSO is now opening a call for nominations to fill ICANN Board seat number 12. Below you will find all details of the procedure for nominations and for seconding nominations. Nominations can be made from the 12 September 2014, 00.00 UTC until 3 October 2014, 23.59 UTC. Nominations can only be submitted at ccnso-boardnominations(a)icann.org and will require verification. Templates for nominating and seconding nominations are provided. Please use these templates. You can also find all this information at: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-12sep14-en.htm The names of the nominees will be made public at http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-boardnominations The nomination process is outlined below and is also available at http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-12sep14-en.htm Kind regards, Gabi Call for Nominations for a Director to the Board of ICANN Date: 12 September 2014 The term of the ICANN Board seat number 12 expires at the ICANN AGM 2015 and a nomination process therefore needs to be launched. Should there be more than one candidate nominated for seat number 12, an election will be held. Bylaw Article IX section 3.9 <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#IX> states: "The ccNSO Council shall make selections to fill Seats 11 and 12 on the Board by written ballot or by action at a meeting; any such selection must have affirmative votes of a majority of all the members of the ccNSO Council then in office. Notification of the ccNSO Council's selections shall be given by the ccNSO Council Chair in writing to the ICANN Secretary, consistent with Article VI, Sections 8(4) <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VI-8.4> and 12(1) <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VI-12.1> ." The ccNSO Council and the ccNSO members have decided that before making the nomination of Directors, the ccNSO members shall be entitled to nominate and vote for candidates they wish the Council to nominate to the ICANN Board. Section 2(3) of Article VI of the Bylaws states "In carrying out their responsibilities to fill Seats 9 through 14, the Supporting Organizations shall seek to ensure that the ICANN Board is composed of members that in the aggregate display diversity in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective, by applying the criteria set forth in Section 3 <http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VI-3> of this Article. At any given time, no two Directors selected by a Supporting Organization shall be citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic Region." Pursuant to this Bylaw, the candidate that receives the highest number of votes from ccNSO members will be nominated by the Council to the ICANN Board. Each member can nominate one candidate for seat 12 on the ICANN Board and each member can second one candidate. In order to nominate or second a candidate, a member must be a member of the ccNSO by 12 September 2014. Nominations can be made from the 12 September 2014, 00.00 UTC until 3 October 2014, 23.59 UTC. Nominations should be sent by e-mail to the Election Manager at the following e-mail address: ccnso-boardnominations(a)icann.org PLEASE NOTE: If you send a Nomination or Second you will receive an email from ICANN asking you to confirm that you have sent an email to ccnso-boardnominations(a)icann.org. For your Nomination or Second to be valid you MUST respond to the email requesting confirmation. Archives to be found at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-boardnominations Please use this template for nominations: Template for Nomination: 1a. Full name of the candidate being nominated: 1b. E-mail address of the candidate being nominated: 1c. Country of which the candidate is a citizen. 2a. Full name of the nominator: 2b. E-mail address of the nominator: All nominations must be seconded by another ccNSO member Please use this template for seconding nominations: Template for Seconding a Nomination: 1 Full name of nominator whose candidate is being seconded: 2a. Full name of the candidate being seconded: 2b. E-mail address of the candidate being seconded: 3a. Full name of the seconder: 3c. E-mail address of the seconder: Accepting Nominations The Election Manager will confirm the nomination, by sending an e-mail to the candidate requesting their acceptance. The candidate will then have a chance to submit their CV and/or a mission statement. Nominations will be archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-boardnominations

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Nominations to the ccNSO Council - start 12 September 2014
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 11, 2014

Sept. 11, 2014

Dear ccNSO Members, At the ICANN meeting in Marrakech 8-12 Februari 2015, the 3-year term of the following ccNSO Councillors (one from each region) ends: Africa Vika Mpisane, .za Asia/Australia/Pacific Young-Eum Lee, .kr Europe Katrina Sataki, .lv Latin America/Caribbean Margarita Valdes, .cl North America Byron Holland, .ca Below you will find all details of the procedure for nominations and for seconding nominations. Nominations can be made from 12 September 2014, 00.00 UTC until 3 October 2014, 23.59 UTC. Nominations can only be submitted at ccnso-nominations(a)icann.org <applewebdata://644A50D4-576B-4667-86AC-9E90A0FE74DE/ccnso-nominations@icann .org> and will require verification. Templates for nominating and seconding nominations are provided. Please use these templates. You can also find all this information at: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/elections/call-for-nominations-12sep14-en.htm The names of the nominees will be made public at http://forum.icann.org/lists/ccnso-nominations If you have any questions, please contact the secretariat! Kind regards, Gabi

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IANA Stewardship Transition: Updated Coordination Group Request for Transition Proposals and Suggested Transition Process Timeline
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 10, 2014

Sept. 10, 2014

Dear all, Updated - IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Request for Transition Proposals and Suggested Transition Process Timeline: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-09-en IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Request for Transition Proposals and Suggested Transition Process Timeline The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP), for communities interested in and/or affected by the transition of IANA stewardship from the United States NTIA to the global multistakeholder Internet community. The RFP is available on the ICG website at: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-iana-stewardship-08sep14-en. pdf Should any community submitting a proposal require clarifications to the RFP, these should be submitted to the ICG on or before Wednesday, 24 September 2014. Submissions should be sent by email to stewardship-rfp-questions(a)icann.org before this date, and responses will be provided by the ICG by 20 October 2014. Clarification questions will be posted to the public ICG mailing list. We expect communities to be able to begin work immediately on their proposals, in light of the aggressive timetable for this work. The communities should submit their proposals to the ICG before or on 15 January 2015. Proposals should be conveyed to the ICG via email to icg-proposal(a)icann.org. The ICG has also released a suggested timeline for the transition process: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icg-process-timeline-08sep14-en. pdf While this timeline is aggressive, every attempt has been made to be flexible and allow all communities to participate effectively. The ICG is therefore providing this timeline for review and comment. Please provide comments by email to icg-forum(a)icann.org by 6 October 2014. They will be publicly archived at http://forum.icann.org/lists/icg-forum.

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