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statement of interest
by Avri Doria 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

I sent a version of this privately to glen a while back. but since everyone seems to be making them public on this list, figured I should do so as well. --- Statement of Interest related to ICANN and the work of the GNSO Council I am an independent research consultant and have no employment, contract, financial interest, share ownership or any other business relationship with ICANN, registries or registrars except as a holder, and fee payer, of several domain names in .com, .net and .org.

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Statement of interest
by Cary Karp 02 Feb '06

02 Feb '06

My statement of interest is as follows: I am Director of Internet Strategy and Technology at the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM), an agency of the Swedish government. This is a full-time salaried position. I serve in a similar capacity for the International Council of Museums (ICOM) of which I am an individual member and NRM is an institutional member. I receive a small additional honorarium for that activity. I hold a non-remunerated position as the President and CEO of the Museum Domain Management Association (MuseDoma), the Sponsoring Organization for the .museum TLD. NRM is the largest museum in Sweden and charged with advising private and corporate entities in that country in matters relating to its sphere of expertise. I am regularly involved in such action. Current activity includes a joint initiative with NIC-SE, the operator of the .se ccTLD, which is collaborating with NRM in a project in the context of the Swedish national "Year of Cultural Diversity 2006". I also advise NIC-SE in general matters relating to IDN. I may from time to time receive separate honoraria for advisory services provided as a result of my position at NRM, and may be similarly compensated for writing and speaking engagements. ICOM is an NGO maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. I am directly involved in activity conducted by ICOM in its relationship with UNESCO. I represent MuseDoma in the gTLD Registry Constituency and am the elected representative for the sTLDs on the GNSO Council. I conduct no other activity with, and have no other interests of any kind that involve, entities maintaining business or contractual relationships with ICANN. Cary Karp

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Statement of interest - Ken Stubbs
by Ken Stubbs 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

I am a Director of, and member of the Executive committee of Afilias, Limited. - an ICANN-contracted registry I am also a member of the Policy Advisory Board of the DotMobi Ltd. (operator of the ".mobi" registry). I am an elected representative of the Registry Constituency to the GNSO council and a member of the Nominating Committee In my personal capacity, I have less than 5% of my net worth invested in companies that are involved in ICANN-contracted registry services Other than the entities listed above, I have no other current or "executory" business or contractual relationships with any entity or individuals who currently have business before the GNSO or ICANN. Ken Stubbs

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ALAC Submission on Call for Papers
by Bret Fausett 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

Dear Council Members: I would like to direct your attention to an open Wiki page that the ALAC has maintained over the last few weeks. In e-mail messages to the certified At Large Structures, we asked for feedback on the wiki, and a number of our groups have participated in this project. The URL for the project is: http://www.icannwiki.org/ALAC_on_New_TLDs We have now closed comments and will be reorganizing these thoughts into a formal paper for the Council. For the record, attached to this e-mail you will find a copy of the Wiki page, in PDF format, as it existed at the close of the comment period. We look forward to sharing the views of the ALAC and its constituent bodies during the coming weeks. Very truly yours, Bret Fausett ALAC Liaison to the GNSO

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Update to Agenda on 6 Feb 2007
by Bruce Tonkin 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

Hello Glen, Please update the Agenda to add a new item 6: Item 6: Discussion of latest IAB draft on IDNs http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iab-idn-nextsteps-02.txt Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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RE: [council] IAB Draft on IDN
by Bruce Tonkin 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

Hello Cary, > > The latest version of the text is now online at: > > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iab-idn-nextsteps-02.txt > Thanks for the update. Let's deal with this under item 6 of the agenda. I suspect we may run out of time given the list of topics for the meeting on 6 Feb 2006, so we may need to carry this topic over until the following meeting later in February. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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VRSN Settlment Documents Posted for Public Comment
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 01 Feb '06

01 Feb '06

[To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] Please be informed that ICANN Posts Revised Settlement Agreement http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-29jan06.htm ICANN today posted a newly revised proposed set of agreements http://icann.org/topics/verisign-settlement.htm#amended_agreements which, if approved, will settle all pending litigation with VeriSign. The proposed agreement documents are being posted for public comment in order to inform the Board's deliberations; the proposed settlement remains subject to final approval or disapproval of the ICANN Board. 29 January 2006. A full description of the history of the settlement negotiations, the settlement documents, and the issues raised in public fora can be found at http://www.icann.org/topics/verisign-settlement.htm . This summary includes clean and red-lined versions of the amended agreements. ICANN has also published a matrix summary of Revisions to the Settlement and Registry Agreements. http://www.icann.org/topics/vrsn-settlement/revision-matrix-29jan06.pdf Address to submit a comment regarding the revised agreements: revised-settlement(a)icann.org Comments regarding the revised agreements may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/revised-settlement/ Comment period will close 20 February 2005, at 12:00 noon, UTC Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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White Paper Submission: "Making Choices: Thoughts on Implementing a Permanent gTLD Allocation Process"
by Ross Rader 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

In response to the call for submissions, please find attached a white paper documenting a proposed permanent new gTLD allocation process. I'm happy to talk to this proposal as required. Note: This submission is made in my capacity as an employee of Tucows Inc., and not as a representative of the Registrar Constituency or a member of the GNSO Council. Thanks in advance for your consideration, -ross

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