July 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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IDN at the IETF meeting
by Cary Karp 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

The subject of IDN is likely to arise in a number of contexts during the course of the IETF meeting next week in Paris. There are, however, no clearly indicated slots for this on the published conference agenda. It might be useful if the Council members and ICANN staff who will be in attendance, as well as other interested members of our constituencies, could meet informally as early as possible at the conference venue to discuss how we might best contribute our own perspectives on this very important issue during the various sessions that we will be attending where the subject may come up. The welcome reception on Sunday evening provides an obvious opportunity for an initial gathering, assumuing that a useful number of us will have arrived in time for it. I'll be there, in any case, and look forward to seeing you both then and later during the course of the week. /Cary

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Preparation of Board report on Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry
by Bruce Tonkin 29 Jul '05

29 Jul '05

Hello Olof, Please note that in accordance with the ICANN ByLaws, Annex A, Section 11 http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA , the GNSO Council requires the ICANN staff to produce the "Board Report" on Procedure for use by ICANN in considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry. The GNSO Council unanimously recommended that the procedure be established as a consensus policy. The requirements of the Board Report are: "11. Council Report to the Board The Staff Manager will be present at the final meeting of the Council, and will have five (5) calendar days after the meeting to incorporate the views of the Council into a report to be submitted to the Board (the "Board Report"). The Board Report must contain at least the following: a. A clear statement of any Supermajority Vote recommendation of the Council; b. If a Supermajority Vote was not reached, a clear statement of all positions held by Council members. Each statement should clearly indicate (i) the reasons underlying each position and (ii) the constituency(ies) that held the position; c. An analysis of how the issue would affect each constituency, including any financial impact on the constituency; d. An analysis of the period of time that would likely be necessary to implement the policy; e. The advice of any outside advisors relied upon, which should be accompanied by a detailed statement of the advisor's (i) qualifications and relevant experience; and (ii) potential conflicts of interest; f. The Final Report submitted to the Council; and g. A copy of the minutes of the Council deliberation on the policy issue, including the all opinions expressed during such deliberation, accompanied by a description of who expressed such opinions." Please send a draft of the "Board Report" to the Council as soon as possible. The main additional elements are the detailed minutes of the Council deliberation on the issue, and probably a contriution from the operationa area of ICANN (e.g via Kurt Pritz) on the time it will take to implement. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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GNSO Council teleconference 28 July 2005 MP3 recording
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, held on July 28, 2005 at: http://gnso-audio.icann.org/GNSO-Council-20050728.mp3 http://www.gnso.icann.org/calendar/#jul Happy listening! -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Regarding Olof's paper on "rationale" for new TLDs
by Bruce Tonkin 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Hello Olof, I am still working my way through your paper and the references it contains. It is a great start. Rather than trying to create a rationale for new TLDs at this stage, I suggest we first collect the full text all the previous Board, Names Council, and GNSO Council resolutions together. We made then decide that the next step is to create the rationale. For example in Section 4 of your report you quote the first paragraph of the Names Council statement of 18/19 April 2005. I think the second paragraph also helps understand some of the past decisions. Ie: http://www.icann.org/yokohama/new-tld-topic.htm#18/19April2000NCStatemen t "The Names Council determines that the report of Working Group C and related comments indicate that there exists a consensus for the introduction of new gTLDs in a measured and responsible manner. The Names Council therefore recommends to the ICANN Board that it establish a policy for the introduction of new gTLDs in a measured and responsible manner, giving due regard in the implementation of that policy to (a) promoting orderly registration of names during the initial phases; (b) minimizing the use of gTLDs to carry out infringements of intellectual property rights; and (c) recognizing the need for ensuring user confidence in the technical operation of the new TLD and the DNS as a whole. "Because there is no recent experience in introducing new gTLDs, we recommend to the Board that a limited number of new top-level domains be introduced initially and that the future introduction of additional top-level domains be done only after careful evaluation of the initial introduction. The Names Council takes note of the fact that the WG C report indicates that several types of domains should be considered in the initial introduction, these being: fully open top-level domains, restricted and chartered top-level domains with limited scope, non-commercial domains and personal domains. Implementation should promote competition in the domain-name registration business at the registry and registrar levels. The Names Council recognizes that any roll-out must not jeopardize the stability of the Internet, and assumes a responsible process for introducing new gTLDs, which includes ensuring that there is close coordination with organizations dealing with Internet protocols and standards. "To assist the Board in the task of introducing new gTLDs, the Names Council recommends that the ICANN staff invite expressions of interest from parties seeking to operate any new gTLD registry, with an indication as to how they propose to ensure to promote these values." For example, the first sentence of the second paragraph above states: Because there is no recent experience in introducing new gTLDs, we recommend to the Board that a limited number of new top-level domains be introduced initially and that the future introduction of additional top-level domains be done only after careful evaluation of the initial introduction. So for now lets update the paper with the full text of the previous Names Council, Board, and GNSO resolutions. Regards, Bruce

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GNSO Council review recommendations
by Maria Farrell 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Dear all, As requested on today's council call, here are the GNSO Council review recommendations. Attached is a table that groups the recommendations of the independent review and also those of the GNSO Council itself. All the best, Maria

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ICANN meeting in Vancouver
by Bruce Tonkin 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

See: http://www.icannvancouver.ca/ Regards, Bruce

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GNSO Council draft minutes Luxembourg meeting 12 July 2005
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear All, Please find attached the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting held in Luxembourg on 12 July 2005. Please let me know if you would like any changes made to these draft minutes. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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IM backchannel
by avri doria 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Hi, I don't know if this is done on ICANN call, but since it is on many of my other calls, I figured I would send folks my IM contact points a. -------------------------------------- Avri Doria IM: doriavr on YM and AIM, 7022325 on ICQ, avri(a)jabber.psg.com, avrid(a)msn.com

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RE: Resignation
by Bruce Tonkin 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

Hello Marc, > > This message is to offer my resignation from the GNSO-council > as representative of the NCUC effective immediately. For > personal reasons I have been unable to participate in > meetings and teleconferences since April of this year. I do > not expect things to improve very soon. It seems better to > let someone else take over now and not wait until my term > expires in Autumn. > I am sorry to see you go, but understand that the GNSO Council is a significant commitment. Thanks for all your work on the Council so far, and best of luck with your future activities. Regards, Bruce Tonkin\

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