November 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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Draft resolution Verisign for Council 2 Dec
by philip.sheppard＠aim.be 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Council members, please find attached from the Bc a proposed draft Council motion on the Verisign settlement. This follows the constituency presentations at the Verisign review meeting and proposes the board delay adoption until the council has considered the GNSO related aspects arising from the settlement. We hope this provides a full day for Constituencies to consider the proposed motion before Council might adopt it. Philip

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RE: [council] Draft Agenda for GNSO public forum
by Marilyn Cade 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

I'll volunteer to work with Philip and Ross and anyone else who volunteers -- Avri? -- to draft a resolution on the litigation/.com settlement proposed agreement for Council. This p.m. I'll be in IDN workshop. Can we "gather" then and do a draft to circulate later? Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: Avri Doria [mailto:avri@psg.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 1:30 PM To: Marilyn Cade Cc: GNSO Council; Bruce Tonkin Subject: Re: [council] Draft Agenda for GNSO public forum Hi, I think both of these are really good topics. On 29 nov 2005, at 17.29, Marilyn Cade wrote: > Bruce, I have two additions. One is the .com/litigation topic, > which deserves time on our agenda. I also note to the Council that > I recommend that the Council table a resolution on this topic for > the Council meeting itself. On this I have been surprised that we have not tackled this yet. And do suggest that there should be a formal council position since this definitely has policy implications. > > Secondly. If you recall, I asked to invite Janis Karklins, > president of WSIS prepatory process, and Ambassador from Latvia, to > discuss the outcomes of WSIS with the Council. Can we offer > Ambassador Karklins a set 30 min time slot for a dialogue with the > Council in our public forum? Am. Karklins has accepted and we need > to give him a time for the participation. We could certainly put > this segment at the end of the two hour segment, and take some time > from the formal Council agenda. > I wonder whether we can't also invite Marcus as the passt Secretariat of WGIG to attend this meeting as well. > Can you let me know what time might work for Am. Karklins? I would think that we should allot at least 30 minutes to this. thanks a.

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Draft agenda for GNSO Council meeting - Friday 2 Dec
by Bruce Tonkin 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hello All, Here is a draft agenda for the GNSO Council meeting on Friday. Regards, Bruce Tonkin Draft Agenda for Council meeting Friday 2 Dec 2005 Coordinated Universal Time UTC 18:30 (10:30 Vancouver, 05:30 (Saturday) Melbourne)) Item 1: Election of GNSO Council chair for period 4 Jan 06 to 3 Dec 2006 - initiate formal call for nominations Item 2: Terms of reference for new TLDs (staff recommendation from issues report) (1) Should new top level domain names be introduced? (a) Given the information provided here and any other relevant information available to the GNSO, the GNSO should assess whether there is sufficient support within the Internet community to enable the introduction of new top level domains. If this is the case the following additional terms of reference are applicable. (2) Selection Criteria for New Top Level Domains (a) Using the existing selection criteria from previous top level domain application processes and relevant criteria in registry services re-allocations, develop modified or new criteria which specifically address ICANN's goals of expanding the use and usability of the Internet. In particular, examine ways in which the allocation of new top level domains can meet demands for broader use of the Internet in developing countries. (b) Examine whether preferential selection criteria could be developed which would encourage new and innovative ways of addressing the needs of Internet users. (c) Examine whether distinctions between restricted, unrestricted, sponsored and unsponsored top level domains are necessary and how the choice of distinctions meets the interests of relevant stakeholders. (d) Examine whether additional criteria need to be developed which address ICANN's goals of ensuring the security and stability of the Internet. (e) Examine whether additional criteria can be developed to normalize and simplify the administrative process of selecting and implementing new top level domains. (3) Allocation Methods for New Top Level Domains (a) Using the experience gained in previous rounds of top level domain name application processes, develop modified or new criteria which simplify and standardize the allocation methods for selecting new top level domain names. (b) Examine the full range of allocation methods including auctions, ballots and comparative evaluation processes to determine the most predictable and stable method of implementing additions to the Internet root. (c) Examine how allocation methods could be used to achieve ICANN's goals of fostering competition in domain name registration services and encouraging a diverse range of registry services providers. (4) Contractual Conditions for New Top Level Domains (a) Using the experience of previous rounds of top level domain name application processes and the recent amendments to registry services agreements, develop modified or new contractual criteria which are publicly available prior to any application rounds. (b) Examine whether additional contractual conditions are necessary to improve ICANN's contractual compliance regime to provide predictability and security of registry services. (c) Examine whether a registry services code of conduct, in addition to contractual conditions, would improve a compliance regime which is easily understandable and recognizes differences in approaches to offering registry services whilst, at the same time, ensuring the stability and security of the Internet. Item 3: Issues report on IDNs Proposed motion: WHEREAS, the GNSO Council recognises that one of the goals of ICANN to increase the internationalisation of the domain name space. WHEREAS, the GNSO Council wishes to liaise closely with the ccNSO with respect to the issue of localised IDN equivalents of existing gTLDs and ccTLDs, and for the purpose of jointly requesting an issues report. The GNSO Council requests that the staff produce an issues report on the policy issues associated with creating internationalised equivalents of existing gTLDs, and second level domains within existing gTLDs. The GNSO also requests that the staff liaise with the ccNSO to ensure that the policy issues associated with internationalised versions of the existing ccTLDs can also be considered. Item 4: Vote of thanks for outgoing Council members - Philip Colebrook - Alick Wilson - Niklas Lagergren

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Updated Agenda for GNSO public forum
by Bruce Tonkin 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hello All, We have two hours available for the GNSO public forum on Friday. Here is an updated agenda for consideration. Please let me know if you have any further suggestions/changes: (1) Report from .com agreement workshop (2) Reports from GNSO constituency meetings on Thursday 1 Dec - business users constituency - gtld registries constituency - Internet service and connection provider constituency - non-commercial users constituency - registrar constituency - intellectual property constituencies (3) WHOIS - update from the WHOIS task force on defining the purpose of WHOIS - open mike (4) Evaluation of recent round of new sponsored gtlds - presentation my Miriam Shapiro on the process and lessons learnt - open mike (5) New TLDs - outline of proposed terms of reference - presentation by dotBERLIN on why there should be more TLDs - open mike (6) Internationalised domain names - motion to request an issues report - open mike (7) Single letter domain names - potential release of single letter names at the second level of existing gtlds (8) Presentation from Janis Karklins, president of WSIS prepatory process (9) Open mike on any other issues Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Materials from today's .COM Workshop
by bfausett＠internet.law.pro 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Links to the mp3 audio and the "thematic" chart prepared by Ross are available on this page: http://www.icannwiki.org/index.php/ICANN-Verisign_Settlement_Workshop Many thanks to all who participated. Bret

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Re: [council] Draft Agenda for GNSO public forum
by Marilyn Cade 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Bruce, I have two additions. One is the .com/litigation topic, which deserves time on our agenda. I also note to the Council that I recommend that the Council table a resolution on this topic for the Council meeting itself. Secondly. If you recall, I asked to invite Janis Karklins, president of WSIS prepatory process, and Ambassador from Latvia, to discuss the outcomes of WSIS with the Council. Can we offer Ambassador Karklins a set 30 min time slot for a dialogue with the Council in our public forum? Am. Karklins has accepted and we need to give him a time for the participation. We could certainly put this segment at the end of the two hour segment, and take some time from the formal Council agenda. Can you let me know what time might work for Am. Karklins? -----Original Message----- From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin(a)melbourneit.com.au> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:07:23 To:"GNSO Council" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Draft Agenda for GNSO public forum Hello All, We have two hours available for the GNSO public forum on Friday. Here is a draft agenda for consideration. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions/changes: (1) Reports from GNSO constituency meetings on Thursday 1 Dec - business users constituency - gtld registries constituency - Internet service and connection provider constituency - non-commercial users constituency - registrar constituency - intellectual property constituencies (2) WHOIS - update from the WHOIS task force on defining the purpose of WHOIS - open mike (3) Evaluation of recent round of new sponsored gtlds - presentation my Miriam Shapiro on the process and lessons learnt - open mike (4) New TLDs - outline of proposed terms of reference - presentation by dotBERLIN on why there should be more TLDs - open mike (5) Internationalised domain names - motion to request an issues report - open mike (6) Open mike on any other issues Regards, Bruce Tonkin Regards, Marilyn Cade

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Draft Agenda for GNSO public forum
by Bruce Tonkin 30 Nov '05

30 Nov '05

Hello All, We have two hours available for the GNSO public forum on Friday. Here is a draft agenda for consideration. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions/changes: (1) Reports from GNSO constituency meetings on Thursday 1 Dec - business users constituency - gtld registries constituency - Internet service and connection provider constituency - non-commercial users constituency - registrar constituency - intellectual property constituencies (2) WHOIS - update from the WHOIS task force on defining the purpose of WHOIS - open mike (3) Evaluation of recent round of new sponsored gtlds - presentation my Miriam Shapiro on the process and lessons learnt - open mike (4) New TLDs - outline of proposed terms of reference - presentation by dotBERLIN on why there should be more TLDs - open mike (5) Internationalised domain names - motion to request an issues report - open mike (6) Open mike on any other issues Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Draft slides for GAC presentation
by Bruce Tonkin 29 Nov '05

29 Nov '05

Hello All, Attached is a presentation I used this morning in a short (15 min) presentation to the GAC. Please let me know any improvements you would like made to the text, prior to me sending a copy of this to the GAC. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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