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IANA Stewardship Transition Process: Call for Nominations Cross Community WG to Develop IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Dear all, This is another reminder on the call for Nominations to participate in the cross community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposalson Naming Related Functions. The nominees so far are listed at: https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Selection+Process+for+ Cross-Community+Working+Group+to+Develop+an+IANA+Stewardship+Transition+Pro posal+on+Naming+Related+Functions See below and attached for further information. Last day to apply is 11 September 2014. Kind regards, Gabi > >> Call for Nominations for ccTLD Managers to Participate in the >> Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition >> Proposal on Naming Related Functions >> >> Summary >> The ccNSO will participate in the Cross Community Working Group to >>Develop an >> IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG), >>which >> is being formed as part of the process to develop an IANA stewardship >> transition proposal, specifically for the Naming related Functions. The >>ccNSO >> has been asked to appoint up to five (5) members of the CWG. The >>purpose of >> this email is to seek nominations for these five (5) places. The ccNSO >> Council will appoint the members to the CWG at its meeting on 25 >>September >> 2014. >> Background >> On 14 March 2014 the US Department of Commerce¹s National >>Telecommunications >> and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition >> stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions >>to the >> global multistakeholder community. The NTIA asked the Internet >>Corporation for >> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as the IANA functions contractor and >> global coordinator for the Domain Name System (DNS), to convene a >> multistakeholder process to develop a proposal for the transition. >>IANA also >> said that the transition proposal must have broad community support and >> address the following four principles: >> · Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; >> · Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet >>DNS; >> · Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and >>partners of >> the IANA services; and, >> · Maintain the openness of the Internet. >> The NTIA also said that it will not accept a proposal that replaces the >>NTIA >> role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization >>solution. >> Full details of IANA¹s announcement are available at: >> >>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transiti >>on-ke >> y-internet-domain-name-functions. >> On June 6 ICANN proposed the creation of an IANA Stewardship Transition >> Coordination Group (ICG) ³responsible for preparing a transition >>proposal >> reflecting the differing needs of the various affected parties of the >>IANA >> functions.² >> Two subsets of IANA¹s global customers/partners, the addressing and >>Internet >> protocol parameter communities, led by the Internet Engineering Task >>Force >> (IETF) and the number resource community comprising the Number Resource >> Organization (NRO), the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and the >>Regional >> Internet Registries (RIRs), have responded to the NTIA¹s announcement >>and the >> formation of the ICG, by establishing working groups to provide input >>on their >> specific needs and expectations with respect to the IANA Stewardship >> Transition. It was determined that the transition proposal should be >>developed >> within the directly affected communities (i.e. the IETF for development >>of >> standards for Internet Protocol Parameters; the NRO, the ASO, and the >>RIRs for >> functions related the management and distribution of numbering >>resources; and >> the GNSO and ccNSO for functions related to the Domain Name System). >>These >> efforts would inform the work of the ICG, whose responsibility would be >>to >> fashion an overall integrated transition proposal from these >>autonomously >> developed components. >> Therefore there is a need for the naming community to come together to >> articulate its needs and expectations in an integrated fashion, as an >>integral >> part of this transition process, and to develop a proposal for the >>elements of >> the IANA Stewardship Transition that directly affect the naming >>community. The >> ccNSO Council together with GNSO Council have taken the initiative to >>create a >> cross-community working group. >> At its meeting on 21 August adopted the charter of the Cross Community >>Working >> Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming >>Related >> Functions. The adopted charter can be found at: <include link> >> ccTLD Participation on the Cross-Community Working Group >> In accordance with the adopted charter of the CWG the ccNSO (as well as >>each >> of the other chartering organizations) shall appoint a minimum of 2 and >>a >> maximum of 5 members to the working group. The ccNSO Council decided >>as >> usual- that membership of the CWG is open to both ccNSO members and >>non-ccNSO >> members. >> In addition, the CWG will be open to any interested person as an >>observer. >> Observers may be from the ccNSO, from a stakeholder group not >>represented in >> the CWG, or may be self-appointed. Observers will be able to actively >> participate in and attend all CWG meetings. >> However, any consensus calls or decisions that need to be made will be >>limited >> to CWG members appointed by the ccNSO and the other chartering >>organizations. >> Call for membership Nominations >> The ccNSO Council is seeking nominations from ccTLD managers >>(independent of >> ccNSO membership), who might wish to serve as one of the five (5) ccTLD >> members on the cross-community working group. >> 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; and >> · Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and >>concerns of >> individuals from the ccTLD community. >> · Effective communication skills in order to represent ccTLD >>interests on >> the ccWG and to keep the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community abreast of >>the >> state of play in the cross-community group. >> Candidates for this role are requested to provide the ccNSO >> (ccNSOsecretariat(a)icann.org ) with the following by 11 September 2014, >>23.59 >> UTC). >> · a recent curriculum vitae summarizing background and experience, >> including that in ccTLD operations, and >> · a statement of what the candidate sees as being the main >>objectives >> that ccTLD operators should be seeking in an IANA transition proposal. >> The list of nominations will be made public after closure of the >>nomination >> period. >> The ccNSO Council will make select and appoint the five members on the >>WG at >> its meeting on 25 September 2014, based on the selection criteria >>mentioned >> above and taking into account the diversity of the ccTLD community, >>including >> geographical diversity. >> Interviews of shortlisted candidates may be conducted. > >

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List of Nominees to Cross-Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
by Kristina Nordstrom Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Dear all, As per the decision by the ccNSO Council on 21 August, please find below a link to the list of nominees (so far) to the Cross-Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions: https://community.icann.org/display/ccnsowkspc/ccNSO+Selection+Process+for+… Kind regards, Kristina

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Re: [ccnso-council] Urgent: Request for input 48-2014: Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
by Lesley Cowley Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Hi Gabi, I don¹t think you mean to revoke¹ the drafting team. Perhaps Invoke¹ or request¹? - and if so, I agree with the suggested action. Kind regards, Lesley From: Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, 8 September 2014 12:25 To: "ccnso-council(a)icann.org" <ccnso-council(a)icann.org> Subject: [ccnso-council] Urgent: Request for input 48-2014: Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process Dear Councillors, Below is a suggestion from the Triage Committee on how to proceed with the request for input on the Enhancement of the ICANN Accountability Process. Given the urgency of the topic and the relatively short timeframe, I would be grateful if you could let me know in case you disagree with the suggested action by Wednesday, 10 September 2014. Thanks, Gabi == Topic: Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process Originator: ICANN Summary of request: ICANN has launched a 21-day Public Comment period starting 6 September 2014, to consider the "Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process" posted on 14 August, in conjunction with the stewardship transition: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-08-2014-09-05-en Date received: 6 September 2014 Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 27 September 2014 Recommended action, if any: Revoking drafting team IANA Oversight Transition Coordination Group (who drafted a response on ICANN Accountability in May/June), ask to draft input; Post to email lists for information (done) Expertise needed, if any: Legal, managerial Date of submission to Council: ASAP Last date of Council decision: ASAP Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: High >

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Urgent: Request for input 48-2014: Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Dear Councillors, Below is a suggestion from the Triage Committee on how to proceed with the request for input on the Enhancement of the ICANN Accountability Process. Given the urgency of the topic and the relatively short timeframe, I would be grateful if you could let me know in case you disagree with the suggested action by Wednesday, 10 September 2014. Thanks, Gabi == Topic: Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process Originator: ICANN Summary of request: ICANN has launched a 21-day Public Comment period starting 6 September 2014, to consider the "Enhancing ICANN Accountability and Governance Process" posted on 14 August, in conjunction with the stewardship transition: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-08-2014-09-05-en Date received: 6 September 2014 Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 27 September 2014 Recommended action, if any: Revoking drafting team IANA Oversight Transition Coordination Group (who drafted a response on ICANN Accountability in May/June), ask to draft input; Post to email lists for information (done) Expertise needed, if any: Legal, managerial Date of submission to Council: ASAP Last date of Council decision: ASAP Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: High >

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ICANN Accountability: Public Comment Invited on Enhancing the Accountability Process
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Dear all, FYI This is on ICANN Accountability: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-08-2014-09-05-en > ICANN News Alert > <http://www.icann.org/> > News Alert > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-08-2014-09-05-en > > Public Comment Invited: Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process > 6 September 2014 > > Forum Announcement:Comment Period Opens onDate:6 September 2014 > Categories/Tags:Transparency/Accountability > Purpose (Brief):Due to both the critical crossroad ICANN is at now and the > considerable work that needs to be done to achieve the anticipated IANA > Functions Stewardship Transition, ICANN has launched a 21-day Public Comment > period starting 6 September 2014, to consider the Enhancing ICANN > Accountability and Governance Process > <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-08-14-en> > posted on 14 August, in conjunction with the stewardship transition.The > decision to post this comment period is based on 3 factors: > 1. A request from the community for more time to discuss with their > constituencies the process posted, allowing for a broader consideration of the > process before moving ahead. > 2. The emphasis made by the U.S. government at ICANN's Town Hall Meeting at > the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Istanbul that the enhancement of > ICANN's accountability mechanisms be narrowly focused on those related to the > IANA Functions Stewardship Transition, that is reiterating its focus is on the > changing historical contractual relationship with the US, and that both the > transition and accountability processes be delivered simultaneously by > September 2015 when the IANA contract expires. > 3. Consideration of recent questions submitted by ICANN community leaders, > requesting clarification on several issues concerning the posted process. > The Enhancing ICANN Accountability mechanisms will remain operational through > this comment period but will not address the substantive issues of enhancing > ICANN accountability in the absence of the U.S. Government contract until the > end of the 21-day public comment period. Any changes to the process structure > instituted following the 21-day public comment period will be implemented > accordingly.Your participation is important.In light of the opening of this > public comment period, the first meeting of the Cross Community Group, > announced for 15 September 2014, will proceed as an informational call. No > chartering or Coordination Group selection will occur during the informational > session. > Public Comment Box > Link:https://www.icann.org/public-comments/enhancing-accountability-2014-09… > -en > > > Kind regards, > > Gabi >

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IANA Stewardship Transition: Request for Proposals for IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 8, 2014

Sept. 8, 2014

Dear all, FYI:This is about the IANA Stewardship Transition: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-09-03-en > ICANN News Alert > <http://www.icann.org/> > News Alert > https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-05-en > > Revised: Request for Proposals (RFP) for IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal > Issued by the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group > 5 September 2014 > > This announcement is to correct the omission from the 3 September > communication of the draft nature of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the > IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Issued by the IANA Stewardship Transition > Coordination Group. The IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) issued a > Draft RFP for the IANA stewardship transition proposal with the intent of > providing communities working on proposals the substantive elements of the RFP > as soon as possible. The latest working draft of the RFP can be found here > <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-iana-stewardship-03sep14-en… > df> [PDF, 95 KB] Kind regards, Gabi

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FW: [CWG-DT-Stewardship] Resolutions passed by the GNSO Council Thursday, 4 September 2014
by Bart Boswinkel Sept. 5, 2014

Sept. 5, 2014

Dear all, FYI, The GNSO Council also adopted the charter of the CWG to develop an IAAN Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions. Kind regards, Bart From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org<mailto:Glen@icann.org>> Date: Friday, September 5, 2014 at 10:44 AM To: "cwg-dt-stewardship(a)icann.org<mailto:cwg-dt-stewardship@icann.org>" <cwg-dt-stewardship(a)icann.org<mailto:cwg-dt-stewardship@icann.org>> Subject: [CWG-DT-Stewardship] Resolutions passed by the GNSO Council Thursday, 4 September 2014 .......................... Ahead of the Council minutes, please find the resolutions passed by the GNSO Council at its meeting on Thursday, 4 September 2014. ......................................... Council adopted a Charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions Whereas, 1. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has requested that ICANN "convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management. 2. On June 6 2014, ICANN proposed the creation of an IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) "responsible for preparing a transition proposal reflecting the differing needs of the various affected parties of the IANA functions." 3. It was determined that the transition proposal should be developed within the directly affected communities (i.e. the IETF for development of standards for Internet Protocol Parameters; the NRO, the ASO, and the RIRs for functions related the management and distribution of numbering resources; and the GNSO and ccNSO for functions related to the Domain Name System). These efforts would inform the work of the ICG, whose responsibility would be to fashion an overall integrated transition proposal from these autonomously developed components. 4. Following distribution of an invitation to participate, a drafting team (DT) was formed with participants from the ccNSO, GNSO, SSAC and ALAC to develop a charter for a Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions. 5. The DT delivered the proposed charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14…> for consideration to the ccNSO, GNSO, SSACC and ALAC Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council approves the Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-stewardship-naming-function-charter-14…> and appoints Jonathan Robinson as the GNSO Council liaison and member to the CWG. 2. Each GNSO Stakeholder Group will identify one member for the CWG by 15 September taking into account the charter requirement that best efforts should be made to ensure that members: * Have sufficient expertise to participate in the applicable subject matter; * Commit to actively participate in the activities of the CWG on an ongoing and long-term basis; and * Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of individuals in the organization that appoints them. 3. The GNSO will collaborate with the other SOs and ACs to issue a call for observers to join the CWG, each in accordance with its own rules. 4. Until the CWG selects its co-chairs for the CWG, the GNSO Council recommends that the co-chairs of the Drafting Team shall serve as the interim co-chairs of the CWG. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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IANA Stewardship Transition Process: Call for Nominations Cross Community WG to Develop IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 4, 2014

Sept. 4, 2014

Dear all, This is a reminder on the call for Nominations to participate in the cross community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposals on Naming Related Functions. See below and attached for further information. Last day to apply is 11 September 2014. Kind regards, Gabi > Call for Nominations for ccTLD Managers to Participate in the > Cross Community Working Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition > Proposal on Naming Related Functions > > Summary > The ccNSO will participate in the Cross Community Working Group to Develop an > IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG), which > is being formed as part of the process to develop an IANA stewardship > transition proposal, specifically for the Naming related Functions. The ccNSO > has been asked to appoint up to five (5) members of the CWG. The purpose of > this email is to seek nominations for these five (5) places. The ccNSO > Council will appoint the members to the CWG at its meeting on 25 September > 2014. > Background > On 14 March 2014 the US Department of Commerce¹s National Telecommunications > and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition > stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the > global multistakeholder community. The NTIA asked the Internet Corporation for > Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), as the IANA functions contractor and > global coordinator for the Domain Name System (DNS), to convene a > multistakeholder process to develop a proposal for the transition. IANA also > said that the transition proposal must have broad community support and > address the following four principles: > · Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; > · Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; > · Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of > the IANA services; and, > · Maintain the openness of the Internet. > The NTIA also said that it will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA > role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. > Full details of IANA¹s announcement are available at: > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… > y-internet-domain-name-functions. > On June 6 ICANN proposed the creation of an IANA Stewardship Transition > Coordination Group (ICG) ³responsible for preparing a transition proposal > reflecting the differing needs of the various affected parties of the IANA > functions.² > Two subsets of IANA¹s global customers/partners, the addressing and Internet > protocol parameter communities, led by the Internet Engineering Task Force > (IETF) and the number resource community comprising the Number Resource > Organization (NRO), the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and the Regional > Internet Registries (RIRs), have responded to the NTIA¹s announcement and the > formation of the ICG, by establishing working groups to provide input on their > specific needs and expectations with respect to the IANA Stewardship > Transition. It was determined that the transition proposal should be developed > within the directly affected communities (i.e. the IETF for development of > standards for Internet Protocol Parameters; the NRO, the ASO, and the RIRs for > functions related the management and distribution of numbering resources; and > the GNSO and ccNSO for functions related to the Domain Name System). These > efforts would inform the work of the ICG, whose responsibility would be to > fashion an overall integrated transition proposal from these autonomously > developed components. > Therefore there is a need for the naming community to come together to > articulate its needs and expectations in an integrated fashion, as an integral > part of this transition process, and to develop a proposal for the elements of > the IANA Stewardship Transition that directly affect the naming community. The > ccNSO Council together with GNSO Council have taken the initiative to create a > cross-community working group. > At its meeting on 21 August adopted the charter of the Cross Community Working > Group to Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related > Functions. The adopted charter can be found at: <include link> > ccTLD Participation on the Cross-Community Working Group > In accordance with the adopted charter of the CWG the ccNSO (as well as each > of the other chartering organizations) shall appoint a minimum of 2 and a > maximum of 5 members to the working group. The ccNSO Council decided as > usual- that membership of the CWG is open to both ccNSO members and non-ccNSO > members. > In addition, the CWG will be open to any interested person as an observer. > Observers may be from the ccNSO, from a stakeholder group not represented in > the CWG, or may be self-appointed. Observers will be able to actively > participate in and attend all CWG meetings. > However, any consensus calls or decisions that need to be made will be limited > to CWG members appointed by the ccNSO and the other chartering organizations. > Call for membership Nominations > The ccNSO Council is seeking nominations from ccTLD managers (independent of > ccNSO membership), who might wish to serve as one of the five (5) ccTLD > members on the cross-community working group. > 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; and > · Where appropriate, solicit and communicate the views and concerns of > individuals from the ccTLD community. > · Effective communication skills in order to represent ccTLD interests on > the ccWG and to keep the ccNSO and broader ccTLD community abreast of the > state of play in the cross-community group. > Candidates for this role are requested to provide the ccNSO > (ccNSOsecretariat(a)icann.org ) with the following by 11 September 2014, 23.59 > UTC). > · a recent curriculum vitae summarizing background and experience, > including that in ccTLD operations, and > · a statement of what the candidate sees as being the main objectives > that ccTLD operators should be seeking in an IANA transition proposal. > The list of nominations will be made public after closure of the nomination > period. > The ccNSO Council will make select and appoint the five members on the WG at > its meeting on 25 September 2014, based on the selection criteria mentioned > above and taking into account the diversity of the ccTLD community, including > geographical diversity. > Interviews of shortlisted candidates may be conducted.

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Update from SECIR WG
by Gabriella Schittek Sept. 3, 2014

Sept. 3, 2014

Dear all, The Secure Email Communication for ccTLD Incident Response (SECIR) Working Group had a conference call on Tuesday and discussed following issues: * It was felt that an existing implementation of a secure email system would meet most requirements for a secure email list and secure contact repository. However, the subscribers will need to use PGP Keys to be able to use the system. Some training might be required; * Discussions were also held as to who should host such a platform; this topic is currently being explored; * The policies around membership criteria and according to what principles subscribers should be added also still needs further clarification; * The community will hopefully get an option presented before or at the Los Angeles meeting community feedback will be sought; * The WG is still aiming to meet the goal to have a first system up and running by December 2014 == Kind regards, Gabi

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Sponsors Sought for ccTLD Cocktail Event in Los Angeles!
by Kristina Nordstrom Sept. 3, 2014

Sept. 3, 2014

Dear all, We are now looking for sponsors for the ccNSO organised ccTLD Cocktail Event on Tuesday night, 14 October in Los Angeles! Should your registry be interested in sponsoring this event, please let me know as soon as possible. Any amount is welcome and appreciated! Kind regards, Kristina

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