November 2005 - council - lists.icann.org

Should we move the Council meeting out a week?
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 13, 2005

Nov. 13, 2005

Hello All, I have had a few emails from Council members saying they are not available for the next meeting. It is also not ideal for registrars that have meetings on next week, and will be travelling. There is also the WSIS meeting on. I think the agenda is important. We could do it early next week (which may be difficult for me as I will be travelling), or simply have a formal Council meeting on the Monday morning (21 Nov)in Vancouver, followed by our usual meeting late in that week. Comments please. Regards, Bruce

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RE: [council] Should we move the Council meeting out a week?
by Grant FORSYTH Nov. 12, 2005

Nov. 12, 2005

Bruce I can do a call up until mid day Tuesday 22 before I am out of town. Regards Grant Forsyth Manager Industry & Regulatory Affairs TelstraClear Cnr Taharoto & Northcote Roads Private Bag 92143 AUCKLAND ph +64 9 912 5759 fx + 64 9 912 4077 Mb 029 912 5759 -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org]On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: Saturday, 12 November, 2005 06:38 To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Should we move the Council meeting out a week? Hello All, I have had a few emails from Council members saying they are not available for the next meeting. It is also not ideal for registrars that have meetings on next week, and will be travelling. There is also the WSIS meeting on. I think the agenda is important. We could do it early next week (which may be difficult for me as I will be travelling), or simply have a formal Council meeting on the Monday morning (21 Nov)in Vancouver, followed by our usual meeting late in that week. Comments please. Regards, Bruce

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RE: [council] CANCELLED: GNSO Council teleconference on Wednesday 16 November 2005
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 12, 2005

Nov. 12, 2005

Hello Marilyn, > I thought we were meeting already to prepare for retreat w > BD. That would now be part of agenda? Yes - I have recommended 3 hours for the meeting. The first part of the meeting to cover off our various work items and the second part of the meeting on operational and strat plan in preparation for our meeting with the Board. Regards, Bruce

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Privacy Conference - Statement of Sponsorship by the gTLD Registries Constituency
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 12, 2005

Nov. 12, 2005

-----Original Message----- From: Marie.Zitkova Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2005 12:10 PM Dear colleagues, The ICANN GNSO gTLD Registries Constituency is one of several organizations that is providing financial support for the Privacy Conference - Building Bridges on ICANN's Whois Dilemma organized by the GNSO Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) for Tuesday afternoon, November 29, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The enclosed statement of sponsorship is provided to communicate the Registries Constituency's reasons for being a sponsor of this event. I also enclose the conference agenda. I encourage you to publicly post and/or share these documents with your colleagues as appropriate Yours sincerely, Marie Zitkova Chair, gTLD Registries Constituency (See attached file: Sponsorship Statement for Privacy Conference.DOC)(See attached file: Vancouver Privacy Conf Draft Agenda.DOC)

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[Fwd: Clarification of statement made in press]
by Ross Rader Nov. 12, 2005

Nov. 12, 2005

FYI - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Clarification of statement made in press Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 00:49:41 +0530 From: Bhavin Turakhia <bhavin.t(a)directi.com> To: 'Paul Twomey' <twomey(a)icann.org> CC: <ross(a)tucows.com>, "'Bruce Tonkin'" <Bruce.Tonkin(a)melbourneit.com.au>, "'H1L174'" <tom(a)schlund.de>, <ombudsman(a)icann.org>, <vint(a)google.com>, <secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org>, <registrars(a)dnso.org>, <settlement-comments(a)icann.org> Dear Paul; I write to you in an official capacity as the chair of the GNSO Registrar Constituency. Recent press reports quote you as having consulted with the members of registrar community, with regards to the dotcom settlement agreement, and concluded that registrars "...almost universally don't care for the fees clause, they are generally happy with the agreement overall." [Ref: http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3559731] This statement comes as a surprise to us because - (1) the Registrar Constituency has yet to take a formal position on the matter (2) the positions of those registrars who have publicly voiced their concerns as well as registrars who are engaging in active discussion on this subject within the constituency, about this settlement, contradict your statements. Infact it is apparent that registrars are "generally unhappy" with the agreement. Unfortunately, your statements have created some confusion within the community. We are now hearing further reports from third parties that the registrar community is generally on board with moving forward with this proposed settlement arrangement despite our lack of a formal position. To help us resolve this confusion, we would like to request that these statements be substantiated so that we may better understand the scope of your consultation and the issues raised by it. To the extent that your comments represent isolated comments by specific registrars, we also request that you issue a formal clarification or a retraction of your original statement. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We look forward to resolving this highly important matter in a way that benefits the interests of the broad internet community. Best Regards Bhavin Turakhia Founder, Chairman & CEO Directi ------------------------- http://www.directi.com http://www.logicboxes.com Tel: +91-22-56797600 Fax: +91-22-56797510 Board (US): +1 (415) 240 4171 ext 7600 Fax (US): +1 (320) 210 5146 -------------------------

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CANCELLED: GNSO Council teleconference on Wednesday 16 November 2005
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 12, 2005

Nov. 12, 2005

Hello All, By popular request - I have cancelled the teleconference on Wed 16 Nov 2005. I propose to reschedule for Monday morning, 28 Nov 2005 in Vancouver from 9am to 12 noon. I will ask Glen to check whether we will have most Councillors available then. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Re: [council] CANCELLED: GNSO Council teleconference on Wednesday 16 November 2005
by Marilyn Cade Nov. 12, 2005

Nov. 12, 2005

I thought we were meeting already to prepare for retreat w BD. That would now be part of agenda? -----Original Message----- From: "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin(a)melbourneit.com.au> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 20:08:07 To:<council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] CANCELLED: GNSO Council teleconference on Wednesday 16 November 2005 Hello All, By popular request - I have cancelled the teleconference on Wed 16 Nov 2005. I propose to reschedule for Monday morning, 28 Nov 2005 in Vancouver from 9am to 12 noon. I will ask Glen to check whether we will have most Councillors available then. Regards, Bruce Tonkin Regards, Marilyn Cade

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WSIS next week
by Robin Gross Nov. 11, 2005

Nov. 11, 2005

My WSIS schedule next week is pretty jammed already, so if we could move the ICANN meeting until WSIS is over, that would work better for me too. Thanks, Robin

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RE: [council] Should we move the Council meeting out a week?
by tony.ar.holmes＠bt.com Nov. 11, 2005

Nov. 11, 2005

Bruce I would welcome the latter as I would be unable to participate in any session early next week. This is a particularly difficult time for the ISPCP as Tony Harris is also unavailable due to WSIS. Regards Tony -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin Sent: 11 November 2005 17:38 To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] Should we move the Council meeting out a week? Hello All, I have had a few emails from Council members saying they are not available for the next meeting. It is also not ideal for registrars that have meetings on next week, and will be travelling. There is also the WSIS meeting on. I think the agenda is important. We could do it early next week (which may be difficult for me as I will be travelling), or simply have a formal Council meeting on the Monday morning (21 Nov)in Vancouver, followed by our usual meeting late in that week. Comments please. Regards, Bruce

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GNSO Chair nominations: correction
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Nov. 10, 2005

Nov. 10, 2005

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, In order for the records to be accurate, Bruce Tonkin was nominated by Ken Stubbs, and seconded by ROSS RADER, not 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 GNSO Council Chair for the interim 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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