October 2004 - council - lists.icann.org

Registrars Approve Fee Structure in Fiscal Year 2004-05 Budget
by GNSO SECRETARIAT Oct. 13, 2004

Oct. 13, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] ICANN Announce: http://www.icann.org/ Registrars Approve Fee Structure in Fiscal Year 200405 Budget As of this date, ICANN has received the requisite two-thirds vote from registrars approving the registrar fee structure defined in the fiscal year 200405 ICANN budget. As described in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, the vote percentage was calculated by projecting fees paid by each registrar for the upcoming fiscal year and weighting the individual votes by those fees. The fee structure will become effective 1 November 2004. The fees are defined in the current version of the adopted ICANN budget for fiscal year 20042005 <http://www.icann.org/financials/budget-fy04-05-06oct04.html>. 12 October 2004 GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org

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Draft Agenda for Council meeting Thursday 21 October 2004
by Bruce Tonkin Oct. 12, 2004

Oct. 12, 2004

Draft Agenda for Council meeting Thursday 21 October 2004 12:00 UTC (10pm Melbourne, 1pm London, 8am Washington, 5am Los Angeles) Item 1: Approval of minutes of 9 September 2004 Item 2: Draft initial report on procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture operation of a gTLD registry. [20 mins] Review latest draft from ICANN staff (not yet available) Item 3: New gtld strategy implementation [20 mins] See: http://www.icann.org/topics/gtld-strategy-area.html Item 4: Update on WHOIS [20 mins] Item 5: GNSO Council review by ICANN Board [20 mins] - Council to do self-review as input to external consultant Item 6: GNSO Council elections - terms of some Council members expire at end of 2004 annual general meeting Item 7: GNSO Council chair election - Bruce Tonkin's term expires 20 Nov 2004 - recommend start two week nomination period - hold election at next Council meeting Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Nominating Committee Announces Final Selections
by GNSO SECRETARIAT Oct. 11, 2004

Oct. 11, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] Nominating Committee Announces Final Selections For Key Leadership Positions within ICANN http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11oct04.htm After an intense period of outreach, consultation, recruitment, and evaluation, the Nominating Committee (NomCom) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today its final selection of four 'slates' of Nominees for four of ICANN's leadership bodies: the Board of Directors, the Council of the Country Code Names Supporting organisation (ccNSO), the Council of the Generic Names Supporting organisation (GNSO) and the Interim At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). The Nominees will join the already seated members of these bodies at the conclusion of the ICANN Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, December 1 - 5. GNSO Council Maureen Cubberley (Canada - North America) Term: Conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2004 until conclusion of ICANN Annual Meeting for 2006 GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org

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ICANN Budget Update
by GNSO SECRETARIAT Oct. 8, 2004

Oct. 8, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] ICANN's Adopted Fiscal Year 20042005 Budget http://www.icann.org/financials/budget-fy04-05-06oct04.html POSTED 22 September 2004, has been UPDATED 6 October 2004* with an jnserted new section: "Invoicing of Transaction-Based gTLD Fees" http://www.icann.org/financials/budget-fy04-05-06oct04.html#invoicing -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org

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ICANN Job ads
by gnso.icann Oct. 6, 2004

Oct. 6, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] After two months of advertising on the ICANN website only a limited number of applications have been received and now the advertisements are going to be placed in special magazines and bulletin boards throughout the world. We would welcome it if you could bring these job opportunity announcements to the attention of your constituencies and interested parties. In addition to the email address in the advert the applicant's resume and cover letter may be submitted via email to the staff at: opportunities(a)icann.org. Please submit your resume and cover letter via email to our staff at opportunities(a)icann.org. Policy Support Officers The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an internationally organised, non-profit corporation that has global responsibility for preserving the operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to developing technical policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes. ICANN has an immediate job opening for two Policy Support Officers. The key purpose of these roles are to analyse technological, economic and legal developments of importance to ICANN's technical policy development processes in the areas of IP addressing, generic top-level-domain and country-code top-level domain operations. Under the direction of the Vice President Policy Development Support and in close cooperation with the Senior Officer Policy Development Coordination, the incumbents will assist in assist in analysing relevant technological, economic, technical policy, legal developments, the evolution and functioning of the Internet's domain name system, and the economic and technical roles and functions of various stakeholder groups. The incumbents will provide assistance with the aim to achieve informed discussions on issues under consideration or a smooth running of any policy development processes. One of these positions (the GNSO Policy Support Officer) will assist the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) in their technical policy development processes, including the drafting of issue reports, specific research of Internet technical policy issues under consideration, provide guidance on all steps and timeliness of the policy development processes, and support related activities of the GNSO Council. The other position will focus on the issues under consideration by the country-code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO) and the Addressing Supporting Organisation (ASO). The successful incumbents will have a bachelors degree (preferably in political science, communications or information technology) or equivalent experience. They will possess excellent verbal communication and written skills, specifically in report preparation and policy construction. Ideally the incumbents will be multi-lingual with experience in the international, high technology arena. The incumbents must be able to demonstrate strong team skills, creativity, a tolerance to stress, creative, and comfortable in dealing with multiple cultures and time zones. The GNSO Policy Support Officer is expected to have economic, market, and policy background and experience, whereas for the other position it is an advantage to have experience in IP addressing technologies and related technical policies, as well as the technical, operational, and economic issues affecting ccTLD registry operations. The incumbents will be experienced with analysis of relevant technological developments in the IT or technology sector and in liaising with technology, economic and/or legal specialists. Highly developed people and project management skills are essential. The role will require International travel on a regular basis, and despite ICANN HQ being located in Los Angeles, this role could be located in any of ICANN's existing offices in North America (Los Angeles) or Europe (Brussels), or any other suitable future office location pending the applicant's circumstances. Aside from a competitive remuneration package, the successful incumbent will face a fascinating challenge in the further development of the global Internet. More information on these 2 roles is available at: http://www.icann.org/general/jobs/policy-support-officer.htm and http://www.icann.org/general/jobs/GNSO-policy-support-officer.htm. To apply please send your resume to simon(a)ohr.com.au in strictest confidence. Policy Support Coordination The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an internationally organised, non-profit corporation that has global responsibility for preserving the operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to developing technical policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes. ICANN has an immediate job opening for a Senior Officer Policy Support Coordinator. The key purpose of this role is to support the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council in the development and updating of technical policies and to facilitate co-ordination of policy processes between all of ICANN's Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees. Reporting to the Vice President Policy Development Support, the Senior Policy Officer will assist in the co-ordination of technical policies or other issues under consideration in the specific areas within the overall ICANN structure of Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees. They will maintain close relationships with the private sector, civil society, and governmental stakeholders involved in the development of the technical policies. The incumbent will furthermore assist the Council of the GNSO in their technical policy development processes, including the drafting of issue reports, specific research of Internet technical policy issues under consideration, provide guidance on all steps and timeliness of the policy development processes, and support related activities. The incumbent will also co-ordinate with relevant ICANN staff on aspects of emerging policies as they relate to aspects related to implementation, operations and to the legal interpretations of ICANN bylaws. The successful incumbent will have a bachelors degree (preferably in political science, communications or information technology) or equivalent experience. He/she will possess excellent verbal communication and written skills, specifically in report preparation and policy construction. He/she will have at least five years experience in developing policy in an environment with conflicting stakeholder views, and have experience in liaising with senior management in large corporations and with senior government officials. Highly developed people and project management skills are essential. Ideally the incumbent will be multi-lingual with experience in the international, high technology arena. The incumbent must be able to demonstrate strong team skills, creativity, a tolerance to stress, creative, and comfortable in dealing with multiple cultures and time zones. The role will require International travel on a regular basis, and despite ICANN HQ being located in Los Angeles, this role could be located in either of ICANN's current offices in North America (Los Angeles) or Europe (Brussels), or any other suitable future office location pending the applicant's circumstances. Aside from a competitive remuneration package, the successful incumbent will face a fascinating challenge in the further development of the global Internet. More information on this role is available at:http://www.icann.org/general/jobs.htm#SeniorOfficerPolicySupportCoord ination To apply please send your resume to simon(a)ohr.com.au in strictest confidence.

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ICANN webpage:new gTLD Strategy Implementation:
by gnso.icann Oct. 6, 2004

Oct. 6, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] Please see the ICANN information page dedicated to new gTLD Strategy Implementation: http://www.icann.org/topics/gtld-strategy-area.html -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org

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.net announcement
by GNSO SECRETARIAT Oct. 1, 2004

Oct. 1, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the correct link for the .net announcement : Update: ICANN Preparing .NET Redelegation RFP: http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-30sep04.htm GNSO Secretariat

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ICANN web page postings
by GNSO SECRETARIAT Oct. 1, 2004

Oct. 1, 2004

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; ga[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] Please see ICANN's recent postings: ICANN Publishes Draft of New gTLD Implementation Strategy: http://www.icann.org/topics/gtld-strategy-area.html and http://www.icann.org/tlds/new-gtld-strategy-draft.pdf. Testimony of Dr. Paul Twomey before the US Senate Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Thursday 30 September 2004: http://www.icann.org/presentations/PaulTwomey-Testimony-09sep04.doc. Update: ICANN Preparing .NET Redelegation RFP: http://www.icann.org/presentations/PaulTwomey-Testimony-09sep04.doc. Additionally, the Board member biographies have been updated to indicate the dates of each board member's term of office and the body that elected each member to the board. GNSO Secretariat

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