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ICANN accountability FAQs
by Burr, Becky Aug. 26, 2014

Aug. 26, 2014

Byron appears to be on holiday, so I’m passing this along. ICANN has posted some FAQs on the accountability review, which seem to address some of the community concerns. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014-08… * It looks like there will be more interaction between the Cross Community Group and the Coordination Group, and that to the extent the Coordination Group is charged with building solution requirements, it will do so with input from the Cross Community Group. * ICANN has clarified that the advisors will be advisory. * The advisors “are not limited to engaging with the Coordination Group.” Not sure what that means. * The FAQs now provide that the two groups are to prepare their own charters, which will be reviewed by the Board “for scope.” There will be a dialogue with respect to any concerns that the charters exceed the scope of the process. * Both groups will operate by consensus. * Before deciding not to implement any portion of the recommendations, the Board must engage in dialogue with the Coordination Group and community. * If the Board elects not to implement any portion of the recommendations, it must provide a detailed rationale for that decision. It does not adjust the process for selecting the Advisors, who will be appointed by the Public Experts Group. I have asked Brian Cute whether the Experts Group might be willing to consult with SO/AC heads on the appointments – no response yet. Under the proposal, the GNSO gets 4 seats on the Coordination Group, and all other SO/ACs get one seat. * The SO/AC appointed participants in the Coordination Group are intended to have expertise in one or more of the areas identified by ICANN * Each SO/AC is supposed to send the names of its “expert candidates" to the Cross Community Group for confirmation. The Cross Community Group is supposed to identify a process for this in a virtual meeting on 15 September. * SO/ACs are encouraged to identify Coordination Group participants as soon as possible, but in any case the SO/ACs should attempt to engage with the Cross Community Group during the 15 September meeting. * First meeting of the Coordination Group will be in LA during ICANN 51 * Both Cross Community and Coordination Groups will operate primarily through virtual methods. J. Beckwith Burr Neustar, Inc. / Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006 Office: + 1.202.533.2932 Mobile: +1.202.352.6367 / becky.burr(a)neustar.biz<mailto:becky.burr@neustar.biz> / www.neustar.biz From: Byron Holland <byron.holland(a)cira.ca<mailto:byron.holland@cira.ca>> Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 9:12 AM To: Keith Davidson <keith(a)internetnz.net.nz<mailto:keith@internetnz.net.nz>>, Becky Burr <becky.burr(a)neustar.biz<mailto:becky.burr@neustar.biz>>, Katrina Sataki <katrina(a)nic.lv<mailto:katrina@nic.lv>> Subject: Current model on icann accountability Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the TELUS network.

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Re: [ccTLDcommunity] FAQ site on ICANN's Accountability Process
by Burr, Becky Aug. 26, 2014

Aug. 26, 2014

Mathieu - Byron is on holiday, not sure if he is online. The first meeting of the cross community group is 15 September. ICANN says in its comments that the SO/ACs should be ready to engage with the CCG by that time, but also says that it understands that not all SO/ACs will have appointed their candidates for the Coordination Group. The Coordination Group will meet for the first time in LA. B J. Beckwith Burr Neustar, Inc. / Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer 1775 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006 Office: + 1.202.533.2932 Mobile: +1.202.352.6367 / becky.burr(a)neustar.biz / www.neustar.biz On 8/26/14, 2:50 AM, "Mathieu Weill" <mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr> wrote: >Thanks for this update Gabi. It is getting harder and harder to >understand what the various groups scopes areand their next steps. > >I understand the various communities are asked to identify experts to be >their representatives in the "coordination group" by sep 15th. > >My question to the council would be : what is the process and timeline ? >If I have missed it or understood incorrectly, please accept my apologies. > >best >Mathieu > > >Le 25/08/2014 09:54, Gabriella Schittek a écrit : >> Dear all, >> >> ICANN has launched a FAQ page for questions on ICANN's Accountability >>and >> Governance: >> >>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resour >>ces_pages_enhancing-2Daccountability-2Dfaqs-2D2014-2D08-2D&d=AAIFAw&c=MOp >>tNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=62cJFOifzm6X_GRlaq8Mo8TjDmrxdYahOP8WDDkMr4k&m=Sk5nF >>neDR8brjlPMTkTl4WR4SIlZpn4BP-Dzd0m2NJM&s=MxJTOZ_0r_z9Kmejet7WPeEp5UwijN1R >>YVxjTRkLGxs&e= >> 22-en >> >> and >> >>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_a >>nnouncement-2D2014-2D08-2D22-2Den&d=AAIFAw&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=62c >>JFOifzm6X_GRlaq8Mo8TjDmrxdYahOP8WDDkMr4k&m=Sk5nFneDR8brjlPMTkTl4WR4SIlZpn >>4BP-Dzd0m2NJM&s=31bapA3baqdntnRV7leOgW9ZF0EN-NSUVB1jTSlpW3g&e= >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Gabi >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ccTLDcommunity mailing list >> ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >> >>https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lists.cctld-2Dman >>agers.org_mailman_listinfo_cctldcommunity&d=AAIFAw&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lUL >>rw&r=62cJFOifzm6X_GRlaq8Mo8TjDmrxdYahOP8WDDkMr4k&m=Sk5nFneDR8brjlPMTkTl4W >>R4SIlZpn4BP-Dzd0m2NJM&s=eY-B5bu7KnMvAkucT922HfeKaqnAKEKFm_owweJ_INQ&e= >> >> To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >>ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org > >-- >***************************** >Mathieu WEILL >AFNIC - directeur général >Tél: 01 39 30 83 06 >mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr >***************************** >ATTENTION : L'Afnic a déménagé le 31 mars 2014 ! >Notre nouvelle adresse est : >Afnic - Immeuble Le Stephenson - 1, rue Stephenson - 78180 >Montigny-le-Bretonneux > >_______________________________________________ >ccTLDcommunity mailing list >ccTLDcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org >https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lists.cctld-2Dmana >gers.org_mailman_listinfo_cctldcommunity&d=AAIFAw&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw >&r=62cJFOifzm6X_GRlaq8Mo8TjDmrxdYahOP8WDDkMr4k&m=Sk5nFneDR8brjlPMTkTl4WR4S >IlZpn4BP-Dzd0m2NJM&s=eY-B5bu7KnMvAkucT922HfeKaqnAKEKFm_owweJ_INQ&e= > >To unsubscribe please send a blank email to >ccTLDcommunity-unsubscribe(a)lists.cctld-managers.org

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Re: [ccTLDcommunity] FAQ site on ICANN's Accountability Process
by Bart Boswinkel Aug. 26, 2014

Aug. 26, 2014

Dear Mathieu, At its call last Thursday the Council has not (yet) discussed the detail of the Accountability process and timeline. The ICANN announcement, was made just prior to the Council meeting and the FAQ was published afterwards. Focus of the last call was on the charter and creation of the (cross-)community working group to develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions. As you may have seen the charter was adopted by the Council and a call for volunteers was send out. Although I can and will not speak on behalf of the Council, I assume that the Council will look closer at the aspects and details around the Accountability Process soon. Kind regards, Bart On 8/26/14, 8:50 AM, "Mathieu Weill" <mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr> wrote: >Thanks for this update Gabi. It is getting harder and harder to >understand what the various groups scopes areand their next steps. > >I understand the various communities are asked to identify experts to be >their representatives in the "coordination group" by sep 15th. > >My question to the council would be : what is the process and timeline ? >If I have missed it or understood incorrectly, please accept my apologies. > >best >Mathieu > > >Le 25/08/2014 09:54, Gabriella Schittek a écrit : >> Dear all, >> >> ICANN has launched a FAQ page for questions on ICANN's Accountability >>and >> Governance: >> >>https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014- >>08- >> 22-en >> >> and >> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-22-en >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Gabi >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >-- >***************************** >Mathieu WEILL >AFNIC - directeur général >Tél: 01 39 30 83 06 >mathieu.weill(a)afnic.fr >***************************** >ATTENTION : L'Afnic a déménagé le 31 mars 2014 ! >Notre nouvelle adresse est : >Afnic - Immeuble Le Stephenson - 1, rue Stephenson - 78180 >Montigny-le-Bretonneux > >_______________________________________________ >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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ICANN@IGF Istanbul page
by Gabriella Schittek Aug. 26, 2014

Aug. 26, 2014

Dear all, ICANN has dedicated a webpage on its participation in the upcoming IGF meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, 2-4 September: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-25-en Kind regards, Gabi

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ICG Third Conference Call
by Gabriella Schittek Aug. 26, 2014

Aug. 26, 2014

Dear all, The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) will hold its third conference call on Tuesday, 26 August 2014, from 12:00-13:00 UTC. The community is welcome to attend by way of a listen-only mode. For information on how to join, see https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-25-en For more information about the ICG and the IANA Stewardship Transition, see: https://www.icann.org/stewardship Kind regards, Gabi

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Call for Nominations: Cross Community WG to Develop IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions
by Gabriella Schittek Aug. 25, 2014

Aug. 25, 2014

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- key-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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FAQ site on ICANN's Accountability Process
by Gabriella Schittek Aug. 25, 2014

Aug. 25, 2014

Dear all, ICANN has launched a FAQ page for questions on ICANN's Accountability and Governance: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/enhancing-accountability-faqs-2014-08- 22-en and https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-22-en Kind regards, Gabi

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ICANN Board WG report on NomCom for public comments
by Gabriella Schittek Aug. 25, 2014

Aug. 25, 2014

Dear all, ICANN's Board Working Group on the Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom) has published a report on the Nominating Committee (NomCom), including 15 recommendations on its size and composition, as well as the NomCom's recruitment and selection functions: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en Comments are welcome by 21 October 2014. Kind regards, Gabi

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Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names for .SOHU, .IMMO, .SAARLAND, .CLUB
by Gabriella Schittek Aug. 25, 2014

Aug. 25, 2014

Dear all, Four Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP) requests have been submitted by the registry operators for .club, .saarland, .immo and .sohu to allow the introduction of two-character domain names for these four TLDs. Public comments are welcome until 9 September 2014: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-08-19-en Kind regards, Gabi

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Updated Resolution 7.2 Council meeting 21 August 2014
by Bart Boswinkel Aug. 22, 2014

Aug. 22, 2014

Dear all, Please find included the updated resolution per Council discussion yesterday. Once Gabi has returned from holidays, the call for volunteers will be send out to the following lists: * ccTLDworld(a)icann.org (the newly created email list). * cctldcommunity(a)cctld-managers.org list * ccnso-members(a)icann.org list I hope, although not discussed yesterday, that the Regional Organizations will forward the email/announcement. Kind regards, Bart Updated resolution ============================================ New text Resolution 7.2, including the friendly amendment (amendment highlighted in yellow) The secretariat is requested to send out the approved call for self-nominations as soon as possible on all the relevant email lists, among others, but not limited to, the ccTLD World(a)icann.org<mailto:World@icann.org> list, and announce it on the ccNSO website. The names of the Nominees shall be published on the ccNSO Website upon receiving the nomination. If more then five( 5) people have nominated for membership, the ccNSO Council will select the member for the ccWG, at its next meeting, based on the selection criteria listed in the call for nominations. Those who were not selected, are encouraged to participate as observers. Original Resolution 7.2 The secretariat is requested to send out the approved call for self-nominations as soon as possible on the relevant email lists and announce it on the ccNSO website. The names of the Nominees shall be published on the ccNSO Website upon receiving the nomination. If more then five( 5) people have nominated for membership, the ccNSO Council will select the member for the ccWG, at its next meeting, based on the selection criteria listed in the call for nominations. Those who were not selected, are encouraged to participate as observers.

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