October 2005 - council - lists.icann.org

Re: [council] GNSO Council meeting proposed dates
by Your Name 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

OK with me Tony Harris > Dear Councillors, > > These are proposed dates for Council meetings till the Vancouver meetings. > > Thursday 28 July 12:00 UTC > Thursday 18 August 12:00 UTC > Thursday 21 September 12:00 UTC > Thursday 20 October 12:00 UTC > Wednesday 16 November 19:00 UTC > > Please let me know if you have any questions. > > Thank you very much. > Kind regards, > > Glen > > -- > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org > > --

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.auDA WHOIS Policy Review
by Liz Williams 15 Dec '05

15 Dec '05

Colleagues Some of you may be interested in this work. au: auDA WHOIS Policy Review - Aug 2005 auDA is currently holding a public consultation and reviewing the WHOIS Policy (2003-08). http://auda.org.au/reviews/whois-2005/ Regards. Liz Liz Williams Senior Policy Counselor ICANN - Brussels Tel: +32 2 234 7874 Fax: +32 2 234 7848 Mob: +61 414 26 9000

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GNSO Review: draft terms of reference
by GNSO SECRETARIAT 02 Nov '05

02 Nov '05

[To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] Following the ICANN Luxembourg Resolution, the GNSO Council has, with the support of the ICANN staff, developed the GNSO Review Terms of Reference. The draft Terms of Reference will be put before the ICANN Board at the Vancouver Annual General Meeting. The draft Terms of Reference were developed through consultation with GNSO constituencies, individual members of the Board and other members of the ICANN community. The draft terms of reference http://www.icann.org/gnso/review-reference-terms-27oct05.htm are posted at: http://www.icann.org/ http://www.gnso.icann.org/ http://gnso.icann.org/comments-request/ Public comments are invited for a 21-day public comment period starting 27 October 2005 and ending 17 November 2005. Please submit your comments on the draft Terms of Reference to the mailing list at: <gnso-review-tor(a)icann.org>. The archive of comments is available at: <http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-review-tor/> Thank you in advance for your time spent considering this issue and commenting. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Nominations closed for interim GNSO Council Chair
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, The formal nomination period for an interim GNSO Council Chair is closed. There has been one nomination. Bruce Tonkin has been nominated by Ken Stubbs, seconded by Philip Colebrook and Bruce has accepted the nomination. At the next GNSO Council meeting, on Wednesday, November 16 2005, (19:00 UTC, 11:00 LA, 14:00 EST, 20:00 Brussels 6:00 next day in Melbourne) there will be a vote to ratify the interim GNSO Council Chair for the period from 18 November to 1 month after the 2005 Annual General Meeting (ie until 4 January 2006). Kind regards, Glen -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FYI - IDN Background Paper
by Maria Farrell 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear all, Please find attached the background paper on initiatives on IDN prepared by staff. This document is a compilation of existing work on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). It responds to the GNSO Council resolution on 22 September 2005 that "request(ed) staff to provide a background document listing all past Board decisions regarding the implementation of IDNs, and the status of the IDN guidelines" . and "establish clearly roles of: * President's Advisory Committee on IDN * IDN registry review group (gtld and cctld reps) to develop Guidelines for the Implementation of the IETF IDN standards * GAC work on IDNs * GNSO/ccNSO policy development initiative." All the best, Maria

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Re: [council] FYI - IDN Background Paper
by Suzanne Sene 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

may i ask whether this can be shared with the gac idn working group? thanks, suz. Suzanne R. Sene Senior Policy Advisor NTIA/OIA 202-482-3167 (ph) 202-482-1865 (fax) >>> "Maria Farrell" <maria.farrell(a)icann.org> 10/28/2005 5:32 AM >>> Dear all, Please find attached the background paper on initiatives on IDN prepared by staff. This document is a compilation of existing work on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). It responds to the GNSO Council resolution on 22 September 2005 that "request(ed) staff to provide a background document listing all past Board decisions regarding the implementation of IDNs, and the status of the IDN guidelines" . and "establish clearly roles of: * President's Advisory Committee on IDN * IDN registry review group (gtld and cctld reps) to develop Guidelines for the Implementation of the IETF IDN standards * GAC work on IDNs * GNSO/ccNSO policy development initiative." All the best, Maria

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For review and discussion: Final Task Force Report on WHOIS and conflicts with national laws
by Maria Farrell 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear all, Please find attached the 'Final task force report on a policy recommendation and advice on a procedure for handling conflicts between a registrar/registry's legal obligations under privacy laws and their contractual obligations to ICANN'. This report has been agreed by the WHOIS Task Force and is submitted to the GNSO Council for consideration at its next meeting, on 16 November 2005. All the best, Maria

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FYI - GNSO table of work items - October 2005
by Maria Farrell 28 Oct '05

28 Oct '05

Dear all, Please find attached the current table of GNSO work items for your information. All the best, Maria

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Letter from Paul Twomey to GNSO Council
by Bruce Tonkin 26 Oct '05

26 Oct '05

26 October 2005 Bruce Tonkin GNSO Council Chair Dear Bruce, I am writing to inform you that ICANN has reached a proposed agreement to end all pending litigation of its long-standing dispute with VeriSign. The settlement agreement documents are being posted for public comment on ICANN's website (www.icann.org) and are subject to final approval of the ICANN Board. The views of your Council members are requested on all of the settlement documents. This pending settlement will end ICANN's six years of litigation with VeriSign and clear the way for a new and productive public/private partnership in coordinating technical management of the Internet's domain name system. Under the settlement agreement, VeriSign will: - withdraw all pending litigation and arbitration relating to .COM; - adopt ICANN's position on a wide range of issues concerning registry services (such as Sitefinder) and the way they are introduced; - commit to binding international arbitration to prevent costly and disruptive litigation; and - recognize and participate in the ICANN consensus policy process. The settlement agreement also: - extends the term of VeriSign's management of the world's oldest public registry, .COM; - sets out better ways for ICANN and VeriSign to work together to promote stability and innovation of the Top Level Domain; and - incorporates in a new .COM Registry Agreement a clearly defined process for the introduction of new registry services that includes safeguards for security, stability and competition. Consistent with ICANN's procedures and commitment to transparency, the proposed agreement is being posted for public comment for 24 days. After this comment period, ICANN's Board will consider all input and determine whether the full agreement is in the best interests of the entire Internet community. The proposed settlement documents on which your Council members' comments are requested include: * New Settlement Agreement; * New .COM Registry Agreement -- this is made up of the main Registry Agreement and ten appendices; and * Root Server Management Transition Agreement - an agreement to coordinate future planning for the tasks that ICANN and VeriSign in the updating of the root zone. We look forward to receiving the ICANN community's input. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Yours sincerely, Paul Twomey President & CEO

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Latest ICANN/Verisign agreement
by Avri Doria 25 Oct '05

25 Oct '05

Hi, While I know that many believe that the council has no role in reviewing board decisions from a policy perspective, I am wondering whether they are considerations in this latest decision vis a vis Verisign that will affect future policy or will affect contracts with other registries. Also is this a topic we can expect to hear about during the open session, and should we be ready with some understanding? a.

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