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(19-2013) Request for input on WHOIS Study
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below is the Triage decision on the request for comments on the Study on Misuse of WHOIS contact information for gTLD domain names. Please, let me know if you object to the recommended action by Friday, 6 December at the latest. Kind regards, Gabi > > Topic: Study on misuse of WHOIS contact information for gTLD domain names > > Originator: ICANN > > Summary of request: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-misuse-27nov13-en.htm > <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-misuse-27nov13-en.htm> > The study, conducted by Carnegie Mellon University¹s Cylab (CMU), examines the > extent to which public Whois contact information for gTLD domain names is > misused (i.e. harmful actions such as spam, phishing, identity theft or data > theft are taken using gTLD registration data). > The findings from the study provide empirical data needed by the ICANN > community to assess community concerns about misused Whois contact > information, identify the most common forms of misuse, and highlight the > effectiveness of anti-harvesting measures in reducing misuse. The findings > will also inform future policy development by ICANN and the GNSO in relation > to improvements to the Whois system. > > Date received: 28 November 2013 > > Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 27 December 2013 > > Recommended action, if any: Inform community email lists (done) > > Expertise needed, if any: General > > Date of submission to Council: 4 December 2013 > > Last date of Council decision: 6 December 2013 > > Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low > > >

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Application for ccNSO Membership by .ck (Cook Islands)
by Roelof Meijer Dec. 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013

Dear fellow councilors, It looks like were're having end-of-year sales at the ccNSO; we have received yet another application for ccNSO membership, this time from .ck, the ccTLD of the Cook Islands. The application has been filed by Robert McFadzien, representing the cc's manager Telecom Cook Islands Ltd. As you can see from IANA's response below, there are no outstanding issues with .ck. If you have any objections to .ck's membership, please let me know before Wednesday 11 December 2013. .ck would become member #146! Best regards, Roelof Meijer -----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: dinsdag 3 december 2013 17:52 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.ck) Hi Gabi, There are no pending IANA requests for .CK. kim On Dec 3, 2013, at 1:58 AM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> wrote: > Hi Kim, > > Does IANA have any outstanding issues with .ck? > > Thanks! > > Gabi > > On 02/12/13 22:39, "applications(a)icann.org" <applications(a)icann.org> wrote: > >> Application for Membership >> Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) >> >> Confirmation E-mail: robert(a)telecom.co.ck >> cctld: .ck >> >> To: ccNSO Membership >> c/o ICANN Secretary >> Date: 2/12/2013 >> Regarding: ccNSO Membership >> ------------ >> >> With this letter, I, Robert McFadzien declare that Telecom Cook >> Islands Ltd is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, >> (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .ck and wishes to apply for >> membership of the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and >> sign this application for membership on behalf of Telecom Cook Islands Ltd. >> >> Telecom Cook Islands Ltd hereby recognizes the role of the ccNSO >> within the ICANN structure, and agrees, for the duration of its >> membership in the ccNSO to: >> >> (a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and >> (b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and >> Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws. >> >> Telecom Cook Islands Ltd understands that: >> >> (i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual >> relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's >> receipt of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and >> >> (ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. >> However, >> under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could >> in the future, subject to members approval, establish membership >> fees. >> >> Signed by Robert McFadzien for and on behalf of Telecom Cook Islands Ltd: >> >> Name of ccTLD Manager: Telecom Cook Islands Ltd Name of >> Representative: Robert McFadzien Name of Primary Contact: Robert >> McFadzien Primary Contact Address: >> PO Box 106 >> Rarotonga >> Cook Islands >> Primary Contact Telephone Number: +682 29680 Primary Contact E-Mail: >> robert(a)telecom.co.ck >> >> *DEFINITION: >> >> 1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the >> IANA database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring >> Organisation". >> >> 2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database >> as an individual person then that person is the Representative. Where >> the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an >> organisation then the Representative is the individual person who is >> completing the application form for the organisation and is >> authorised to do so by the organisation. >> >> 3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and >> should be either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact >> listed in the IANA database for the ccTLD. >>

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ccNSO Travel Funding open for Singapore applications
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013

Dear all, The ccNSO travel funding committee is now accepting applications to the ICANN meeting in Singapore 23 27 March 2014. Funding is made available for those who actively participate in the work of the ccNSO and make a special contribution to its projects and meetings. However, you do not need to be a ccNSO member to receive funding! The funding covers an economy class ticket to the travel destination, the hotel costs for the time of the meeting and a per diem. A document with background information and explanations on how the funding shall be distributed is available at: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/travel-funding-12feb13-en.pdf. If you think you are eligible to receive funding for the Singapore meeting, please fill in and submit the travel funding application form http://www.ccnso.icann.org/about/travel-funding by 12.00 noon UTC on 6 December 2013, at the latest. Please, note the requirement for contributions to the work of the ccNSO. Applications which do not clearly state any active contribution are not eligible. Kind regards, Gabi

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Draft Council Agenda
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 3, 2013

Dec. 3, 2013

Dear Councillors, Below and attached is a first draft Council agenda for the telephone conference next week, 10 December at 12.00 UTC. Please, let me know as soon as possible if you wish to add any topic! Kind regards, Gabi Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Meeting 10 December 2013 1) Apologies 2) Minutes and Actions 3) Selection Board Member, Seat 11 4) Update Council Election FY 2014 5) Internet Governance Fora 6) Strawman ccWorking Group Use of Country Names as TLD¹s 7) Recommendations Study Group Quorum Rule 8) Review ccNSO Cocktail 9) Council Updates 9.1 Chair Update 9.2 Vice-Chair Update 9.3 Councilors Update 9.4 Regional Organisations Update 9.5 Staff Update 10) Working Group and Other Updates 10.1 SOP Working Group (Roelof Meijer) 10.2 ICANN Academy (Hong Xue) 11) Liaison Updates 11.1 GNSO Liaison (Patrick Myers) 11.2 ALAC Liaison (Ron Sherwood) 12 Update Work Plan 13) Dates of Next Meetings 14) AOB

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Invitation from MSI Panel & GovLab
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 3, 2013

Dec. 3, 2013

Dear all, Following message is forwarded on behalf of the ICANN Strategy Panel on Multistakeholder Innovation (the MSI Panel) and the Governance Lab (The GovLab): == Designing a 21st Century ICANN Hello! The ICANN Strategy Panel on Multistakeholder Innovation <http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde r-innovation> (the MSI Panel) and The Governance Lab @ NYU <http://thegovlab.org/> (The GovLab) recently launched an online engagement effort aimed at helping to design a 21st century Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) the public interest organization responsible for coordinating the Internet¹s Domain Name System (DNS). We are writing to request your participation in this important initiative and to help us spread the word! The MSI Panel has been charged with: * Proposing new models for international engagement, consensus-driven policymaking and institutional structures to support such enhanced functions; and * Designing processes, tools and platforms that enable the global ICANN community to engage in these new forms of participatory decision-making. The Panel is a small group of seven with no monopoly on the best ideas for what ICANN should or should not do to coordinate the DNS in the public interest. All suggestions to make ICANN more effective and more democratic whether constitutional, structural, legal, procedural or technological will be welcome. While we cannot decide for ICANN, the aim of the MSI Panel is to use its authority to push for real change. Thus, we want ideas that are concrete and specific for innovative processes, structures, platforms, and techniques to design a 21st century ICANN. To gather and organize your input we¹re launching this campaign in three stages: Stage 1: Idea Generation Starting November 19th and running for six weeks via an ideation platform, Ideascale. You can access our MSI Panel community page here <http://bit.ly/1dS9sLp>. On the page, you can submit any and all concrete ideas you have. You can rate and rank others¹ for importance and practicality. November 19 - December 31. Stage 2: Proposal Development Submissions will be grouped into general proposals and opened to discussion using a blog with line-by-line annotation features. This phase will be designed to take ideas closer to implementation. January 14 - January 21. Stage 3: Collaborative Drafting Using a wiki, we will invite collaborative drafting on specific proposals that the Panel will submit to the ICANN CEO, Board and community. January 28 - February 11. To help us spread the word, we ask you to do any of the following: * Submit ideas and encourage members of your network/community to contribute to the Ideascale community site by providing them with the link: http://thegovlab.ideascale.com/. * Broadcast our ³Call To Action,² for this initiative, which is online here <http://bit.ly/HWNxrW>, as widely as possible within your networks. Feel free to link to this post or repost on your website edited to fit your needs. * Share this information within your community and network via mailing lists and listservs. * Use social media platforms such as Facebook or Twitter to spread the word about the campaign. Don¹t forget to use the hashtag #WeCANN. * To inspire participation and learn how to contribute, watch and share a video <http://bit.ly/185t28Q> The GovLab has made for the launch of this distributed brainstorm. * Host your own brainstorming forum and share ideas generated with the MSI Panel on our Ideascale community page. For more information, visit The GovLab at www.thegovlab.org. Thanks and best, The MSI Panel & The GovLab

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Survey on Need of Contact Repository for large-scale DNS Incidents
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 2, 2013

Dec. 2, 2013

Dear all, On behalf of the ccNSO Contact Repository Implementation (CRI) Working Group, I would be really grateful if the person responsible for security issues in your registry could reply to following survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VYPZL7M The CRI Working Group was set up in 2011 to advise the community on how to implement a service that would enable ccTLD operators to contact each other to handle large-scale DNS(-related) incidents. The service is known as the ³ccTLD Contact Repository² and originates from the work of the Incident Response (IR) Working Group, which the ccNSO established in the aftermath of the Conficker incident back in 2009. The CRI Working Group has been working on the requirements and governance model of the Contact Repository, but feels that the added value of the service is difficult to convey without articulated realistic use cases that illustrate how the service would be used for what types of incidents. Before moving forward, the Working Group therefore solicits feedback from the community on this matter as well as on the service¹s perceived added value and potential costs. If you are responsible for your ccTLD¹s DNS security and stability, then please fill in the survey before Monday, 16 December 2013. If your security person is not subscribed to this mailing list, then the Working Group would be grateful if this email could be forwarded to the appropriate person. For more information, please check the Working Group charter at http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/iriwg.htm or contact the WG Chair at lespinoz(a)gmail.com. Kind regards, Gabi

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ccNSO November Activity Summary
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 2, 2013

Dec. 2, 2013

ccNSO Activity Summary November 2013 ICANN Buenos Aires ccNSO Buenos Aires ccNSO Meetings Page: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/buenos-aires Presentations & Audio Tech Day 18 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/buenos-aires/workshop.htm Presentations ccNSO Members Meeting 19-20 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/buenos-aires/presentations.htm Audio & Transcripts ccNSO Meetings: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/buenos-aires/transcripts.htm ccNSO Members Meeting Survey Results: https://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=lpismev_2bbwKJqOkda3w6Ivh1uvnS69sFIF iK6vPN9U8_3d Working Groups All Mp3 recordings of the various Working Group Telephone Conferences during November 2013 are available at: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar <http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar> Notes, minutes and transcripts from Working Group Meetings throughout November 2013 may be missing in this summary, due to the timing of their delivery. Please, visit http://www.ccnso.icann.org/calendar <http://www.ccnso.icann.org/calendar> regularly for a comprehensive summary. Letter from ICANN Chair to Finance Working Group Chair on Finance Working Group Financial Contribution Report, 20 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42699 Reply from ICANN CEO on Strategic and Operational Plan (SOP) Working Group letter, 17 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42669 Finance Working Group Final Report 17 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42673 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN (JIG) Working Group Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN ccTLDs 17 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18nov13-en.htm Contact Repository Implementation Working Group Report Buenos Aires, 14 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42653 Audio Framework of Interpretation Webinar 12 November 2013: http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-foi-20131112-en.mp3 Adobe Connect Recording Framework of Interpretation Webinar 12 November 2013: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p7lp4od2qsc/ Framework of Interpretation Working Group Progress Report Buenos Aires, 8 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08nov13-en.htm Notes Framework of Interpretation Working Group Telephone Conference 7 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/notes-foi-07nov13-en.pdf Transcript Framework of Interpretation Working Group Telephone Conference 7 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/transcript-foi-07nov13-en.pdf Adobe Connect Recording ccNSO Newcomer Webinar 2; 6 November 2013: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p4p4ngjstz8/ Audio ccNSO Newcomer Webinar 2; 6 November 2013: http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-newcomer-webinar-1900-20131106-en.mp3 Adobe Connect Recording ccNSO Newcomer Webinar 1; 6 November 2013: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/p84u7twlmly/ Audio ccNSO Newcomer Webinar 1; 6 November 2013: http://audio.icann.org/ccnso/ccnso-newcomer-webinar-0800-20131106-en.mp3 Strategic and Operational Plan (SOP) Working Group letter to ICANN CEO and Chair on SOP Input 4 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-04nov13-en.htm Council ccNSO Council Decision on Financial Contribution Guidelines: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42709 Audio Council Meeting 20 November 2013: http://buenosaires48.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-ccnso-council/audio-ccnso-cou ncil-20nov13-en Council Minutes 8 October 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-05nov13-en.htm New Members .EE (Estonia) Joins the ccNSO: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-20nov13-en.htm .VN (Vietnam) Joins the ccNSO: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-20nov13-en.htm Various Announcements ccNSO Members Meeting Survey Results: https://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=lpismev_2bbwKJqOkda3w6Ivh1uvnS69sFIF iK6vPN9U8_3d Study on misuse of public WHOIS contact information for gTLD domain names: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-misuse-27nov13-en.htm <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-misuse-27nov13-en.htm> ccNSO Finance Working Group Final Report on Financial Contributions of ccTLDs to ICANN: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42673 <http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42673> ICANN Panel on the ³Future of Global Internet Cooperation² formed: http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-17nov13-en <http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-17nov13-en> Reply from ICANN CEO on Strategic and Operational Plan (SOP) Working Group letter, 17 November 2013: http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42669 Update from ICANN¹s Policy Department: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-19nov13-en.htm (OPEN until 6 December 2013): ccNSO Travel Funding open for applications: http://ccnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-14nov13-en.htm ICANN CEO Fadi Chechadé blog post on Internet Governance: http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/internet-governance-update/ <http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/internet-governance-update/> ICANN Chair Steve Crocker blog post on ³ICANN¹s Mandate to Preserve and Enhance Multistakeholder Internet Cooperation": http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/icanns-mandate-to-preserve-and-enhance-multist <http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/icanns-mandate-to-preserve-and-enhance-multis t> Two new SSAC Documents released: SAC062 : SSAC Advisory Concerning the Mitigation of Name Collision Risk: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-062-en.pdf <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-062-en.pdf> SAC063 : SSAC Advisory on DNSSEC Key Rollover in the Root Zone: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-063-en.pdf <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-063-en.pdf> Open ccNSO Related Public Comment Periods (OPEN until 31 January 2013) ICANN's Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategic-29oct13-en.htm (OPEN until 20 December 2013) Framework of Interpretation Interim Report on ³Revocation²: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/foi-interim-28oct13-en.htm

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Buenos Aires Meeting Survey results
by Gabriella Schittek Dec. 2, 2013

Dec. 2, 2013

Dear all, The results of the Buenos Aires Meeting Survey are now available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=lpismev_2bbwKJqOkda3w6Ivh1uvnS69sFIF iK6vPN9U8_3d Many thanks to all of you who participated! Kind regards, Gabi

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FW: ccNSO Application for Membership .tv
by Roelof Meijer Nov. 29, 2013

Nov. 29, 2013

Dear fellow councilors, We have received an application for ccNSO membership from .tv, the ccTLD of Tuvalu. The application has been filed by Opetaia Simati, representing the cc's manager The Ministry of Finance and Tourism of Tuvalu. As you can see from IANA's response below, there are no outstanding issues with .tv. If you have any objections to .tv's membership, please let me know before Friday 6 December 2013. .tv would become member #145 Best regards, Roelof A. Meijer CEO SIDN | Meander 501 | 6825 MD | P.O. Box 5022 | 6802 EA | ARNHEM | THE NETHERLANDS T +31 (0)26 352 55 00 | M +31 (0)6 11 395 775 | F +31 (0)26 352 55 05 roelof.meijer(a)sidn.nl | www.sidn.nl -----Original Message----- From: Kim Davies [mailto:kim.davies@icann.org] Sent: dinsdag 26 november 2013 21:54 To: Gabriella Schittek Cc: Roelof Meijer Subject: Re: ccNSO Application for Membership (.tv) Hi Gabi, There are no pending IANA requests for .TV kim On Nov 25, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek(a)icann.org> wrote: > Kim, > > Here is the .tv application once again, now with the name of the > applicant corrected throughout the form. Does IANA have any > outstanding issues with .tv? > > Thanks, > > Gabi > > On 25/11/13 21:00, "applications(a)icann.org" <applications(a)icann.org> wrote: > >> Application for Membership >> Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) >> >> Confirmation E-mail: osimati(a)gov.tv >> cctld: .tv >> >> To: ccNSO Membership >> c/o ICANN Secretary >> Date: 25/11/2013 >> Regarding: ccNSO Membership >> ------------ >> >> With this letter, I, Opetaia Simati declare that Ministry of Finance >> and Tourism is the ccTLD manager (as defined in the ICANN bylaws, >> (Article IX Section (4)(1)) for the .tv and wishes to apply for >> membership of the ccNSO and that I am duly authorized to make and >> sign this application for membership on behalf of Ministry of Finance and Tourism. >> >> Ministry of Finance and Tourism hereby recognizes the role of the >> ccNSO within the ICANN structure, and agrees, for the duration of its >> membership in the ccNSO to: >> >> (a) adhere to the rules of the ccNSO, including membership rules; and >> (b) adhere to ICANN Bylaws as they apply to ccTLDs (Article IX and >> Annexes B and C of the ICANN bylaws. >> >> Ministry of Finance and Tourism understands that: >> >> (i) membership in the ccNSO is independent of any individual >> relationship a ccTLD manager has with ICANN or the ccTLD manager's >> receipt of IANA services. (Article IX Section (4)(3)); and >> >> (ii) currently there are no fees payable for ccNSO membership. >> However, >> under the ICANN bylaws (Article IX Section (7) (3)), the ccNSO could >> in the future, subject to members approval, establish membership >> fees. >> >> Signed by Opetaia Simati for and on behalf of Ministry of Finance and >> Tourism: >> >> Name of ccTLD Manager: Ministry of Finance and Tourism Name of >> Representative: Opetaia Simati Name of Primary Contact: Opetaia >> Simati Primary Contact Address: >> Department of ICT >> Ministry of Communications and Transport Government of Tuvalu Primary >> Contact Telephone Number: +688 20069 Primary Contact E-Mail: >> osimati(a)gov.tv >> >> *DEFINITION: >> >> 1) A ccTLD Manager is the person or organisation referred to in the >> IANA database entry for a ccTLD under the current heading "Sponsoring >> Organisation". >> >> 2) Where the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database >> as an individual person then that person is the Representative. Where >> the Sponsoring Organisation is listed in the IANA database as an >> organisation then the Representative is the individual person who is >> completing the application form for the organisation and is >> authorised to do so by the organisation. >> >> 3) The Primary Contact is the main contact for the member and >> should be either the Administrative Contact or Technical Contact >> listed in the IANA database for the ccTLD. >>

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Study on misuse of WHOIS contact information for gTLD domain names published
by Gabriella Schittek Nov. 28, 2013

Nov. 28, 2013

Dear all, ICANN has published a study, conducted by Carnegie Mellon University¹s Cylab (CMU), which examines the extent to which public WHOIS contact information for gTLD domain names is misused: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-misuse-27nov13-en.htm Public comments are also welcome by 27 December 2013. Kind regards, Gabi

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