Hello Paulos, The reason for why we are listing the Geographic Regions Working Group is because it is an ccNSO driven initiative and involves members from the ccNSO (Dave Archbold, .ky, is chairing the group), so we wanted to keep track on how their work develops. However, if there is an overall feeling within the Council that this item can be moved from the standing agenda points, I will be happy to do so! Kind regards, Gabi On 10/7/09 10:54 AM, "Dr Paulos Nyirenda" <paulos@sdnp.org.mw> wrote: Gabi, I would again like to request to be called into this Council conference call on my number +265-888-824787. I have another meeting that starts 30 min after the start of this one and hence I may drop out after 30 minutes. I have a question on item 7.7 which may take place after I drop out. My understsanding is that the ccNSO Regions WG was concluded sometime back and that there is now an ICANN wide Geographic Regions WG. Are we, or should we be keeping this item on the ccNSO Council agenda to cover the ICANN wide Geographic Regions Working Group? Regards, Paulos ====================== Dr Paulos B Nyirenda .mw ccTLD http://www.registrar.mw On 6 Oct 2009 at 3:39, Gabriella Schittek wrote:
Dear all,
Below is the draft agenda for next week´s Council call (Tuesday, 13 October 12.00 UTC).
To agenda point 3, please read Kim Davies´s email to Chris from last week, which is copied in below.
Should you wish to add any other topic to this agenda, please, let me know as soon as possible. This agenda will also be published at ccnso.icann.org/calendar.
Kind regards,
Gabi
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Draft Agenda ccNSO Council Call 13 October 2009
1. Confirmation of Approval of Minutes and Actions from Council call 15th September 2009
2. Affirmation of Commitments
3. ICANN Board Resolution on the retirement of ccTLDs (see email below)
4. Wildcard session Seoul
5. DNSSEC survey feedback
6. Root Zone scaling
7. Working Group Update 7.1 Delegation and Redelegation Working Group 7.2 Strategic and Operational Planning Working Group Update 7.3 ccNSO-GAC Liaison Working Group 7.4 Technical Working Group 7.5 Meeting Programme Working Group 7.6 Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Working Group 7.7 Geographic Regions Working Group 7.8 Ad-hoc Working Group for Emergency response plan
8. ICANN Board Update Committee
9. Liaison Update 9.1 Update from GNSO Liaison 9.2 Update from ALAC Liaison
10. AOB
------ Forwarded Message From: Kim Davies <kim.davies@icann.org> Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:53:30 -0700 To: Chris Disspain <ceo@auda.org.au> Cc: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel@icann.org>, Gabriella Schittek <gabriella.schittek@icann.org> Subject: Resolution concerning retiring ccTLDs
Dear Chris,
I am writing to inform you of a resolution the ICANN Board made yesterday, which relates to the ccNSO.
The Board of Directors has requested the ccNSO investigate the matter of retirement of country-code top-level domains as part of its ongoing work in this area already ongoing.
I attach the language of the Board resolution, and the relevant parts of the RNIDS appeal to the Board.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Kim Davies Manager, Root Zone Services Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Board Resolution (draft):
Whereas, the .YU top-level domain is being decommissioned after being superseded by the .RS and .ME domains for Serbia and Montenegro respectively.
Whereas, the Board resolved during its 11 September 2007 meeting that the .YU domain be decommissioned by 30 September 2009.
Whereas, the .YU domain´s caretaker RNIDS has sought an extension of the deadline in order to better finalise the transition away from the .YU domain.
Resolved (2009.09.30.__), that the deadline for .YU domain decommissioning be extended to 30 March 2010.
Furthermore, whereas RNIDS has asked ICANN for better guidance for the future on how the process of retiring country-code top-level domains should be conducted, in the form of clear and transparent rules.
Whereas, the Board is aware that the ccNSO Council has established a working group to advise on whether to launch a policy development process to review the current policy on delegation, redelegation and retirement of country-code top-level domains.
Resolved (2009.09.30.__), that the ccNSO is asked to consider the RNIDS request on better supporting the process of retiring country-code top-level domains, and report back to the Board its findings.
Document provided by RNIDS:
This transition [of .YU] also brought into light some new problems in the process of retiring ccTLDs, caused by the tremendous growth of the Internet and widespread deployment of interconnected and interdependent Web services. ... Furthermore, the Managing Board of RNIDS calls upon the ICANN Board of Directors and the relevant ICANN Supporting Organizations to develop a set of clear and transparent rules for managing the process of retiring ccTLDs and devote appropriate resources for providing better support to ccTLD managers in overcoming the negative effects of retiring ccTLDs on stable functioning of the Internet, within the affected community and the rest of the world.