April 2006 - council - lists.icann.org

Call for nominations for ICANN Board seat 14 open 16 April 00:00UTC - closed 6 May 17:00 UTC
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG April 15, 2006

April 15, 2006

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Please note that the call for nominations by members of the GNSO Council for candidates to stand for for ICANN Board Seat 14 is now formally open, Sunday 16 April 2006 at 00:00 UTC and will run until Saturday 6 May 2006 at 17:00 UTC Please refer to http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16apr06.htm Nomination Template I would like to remind you of Bruce Tonkin's posting to the council list: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg02307.html Hello All, In addition to the generic criteria in the ICANN bylaws, here are some additional specific criteria that I personally think is relevant for the GNSO to consider. I would be interested in the thoughts from Council members on this list. Here are my thoughts on additional criteria: - experience at corporate governance (ie Board experience) - willingness to coordinate closely with the GNSO Council and GNSO constituencies (e.g advise Council of upcoming agenda items, seek views etc. I recognise that a Board director must act in the best interests of ICANN as a whole, but I expect that a Board member elected by the GNSO would take advantage of the knowledge and contacts within the GNSO to be well informed on matters before making a decision) - basic knowledge of domain name industry E.g registries, registrars, resellers (ISPs, telcos, web hosting), registrants (individual, domainer, SME, corporate) - basic commercial acumen (ie can understand the commercial implications of decisions such as the recent change to the .com agreement) - good communicator/listener (willing to listen to a wide range of views within the GNSO, and have the ability to communicate concerns about a particular issue) - minimal potential conflicts of interest (any potential conflicts of interest should be clearly understood - e.g a few well known sources of funding from members of the ICANN community - such as a single employer, or a consultant for a few publicly announced organisations within the ICANN community) Note that I don't expect that a candidate would meet all these criteria - but I hope that the criteria above may stimulate some thinking about good candidates. Regards, Bruce Tonkin Registrars rep on GNSO Council 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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ICANN Announces Call for Papers for PDP on Policies for Contractual Conditions: Existing Registries
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG April 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] ICANN Announces Call for Papers for PDP on Policies for Contractual Conditions: Existing Registries http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-11apr06.htm INTRODUCTION ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) is currently running a policy development process relating to polices for contractual conditions for existing ICANN registries. The background materials provide guidance about the process for that policy development activity, the Terms of Reference and the current Issues Report, which is being considered by the Taskforce working on this project. ICANN and the GNSO are interested in seeking the views of a range of different experts, in addition to hearing from its formal Constituencies and seeking public comments through the ICANN website. We would be grateful if you could submit an expert opinion on any or all of the items set out in the response template. DUE DATE Responses are due by Friday 5 May 2006 by emailing them to gnso-submissions(a)icann.org. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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RE: [council] Regarding web conferencing tool that was trialed during the call
by Bruce Tonkin April 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Hello Sophia, It was all my fault. I have been hearing requests for adding web conferencing like tools to our teleconferences for several years, and it has certainly been discussed again more recently. Rather than wait another year while we all talk about how things could be better, I thought it would be novel to try something new to improve participation in the Council call. The choice of tool was based on convenience (it is the same provider (MCI/Verizon) as our voice conferencing service), and based on the requirements I have seen on the list so far. The GNSO Secretariat only returned from leave the day before the call, and I asked her to add this service to give it a try. There was no requirement from any Council members to try the service. The call was run the same way as usual as a voice conferencing call. I didn't want to waste too much time on the call itself to talk about the tool. Once we have a tool that seems to meet all the requirements, we can then arrange some more structured training in its use. - Possibility to show online presentations e.g. Powerpoint - Possibility to access to a online realtime scribe - Possibility to ask questions via a messenger system - Possibility to "raise a hand". - Possibility to see who's on the call - MP3 recording - product/service should be independent of any the operating system I believe that it meets most of the requirements above, although it doesn't seem to be a good solution for those that are not using a Windows PC. If someone has an Apple Machintosh and is willing (or able) to investigate further - I would be interested to know if it is possible to use this service. I am not sure whether the vendor provides a real-time scribe - we could certainly arrange for someone to do that separately - or potentially use some voice/text software to try this in real-time. This matter is being discussed in open discussion on the list. I took into account the list discussion before requesting the Secretariat to give it a try - at least this can help get the requirements more refined. Note that my personal resources and ICANN staff resources are quite limited - so constructive help is appreciated more than complaints. The policy staff does not have any direct technical support, and in fact the technical resources at ICANN are stretched very thin. In terms of Council work practices - for most of the meetings you have participated in so far in person - we have tried different things to make us more productive. So it is not surprising that the work practices are hard to understand - that is because we are trying different approaches to make progress, and we mostly volunteer our own personal time. I do agree that next time I will try to give more notice of the test, and provide links to help files etc. I agree that it also would have been useful at the end of the call to allow some time for discussion - but it was then midnight for me after a very busy day - and chairing a call that is contentious at times is also very tiring. I welcome other Councillors taking some initiative to set up some technology for use by the Council. Ross Rader in particular has been helpful in this regard. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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RE: [council] Regarding web conferencing tool that was trialed during the call
by Bruce Tonkin April 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Hello All, For what it is worth, here is some documentation of the tool that was used during the last call: - http://conferencing.mci.com/smb/services/faq.jsp The manual is available at: http://conferencing.mci.com/smb/services/src/INCompleteGuide.pdf I am more than willing to participate in trying other solutions if someone wants to volunteer the time to set up the server etc I will try to allocate some time in the next call to discuss how best to move forward. Regards, Bruce

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Input from the Australian Government on the WHOIS service
by Bruce Tonkin April 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Hello All, The note below was sent to me four hours ago as chair of the GNSO Council. Regards, Bruce Tonkin AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO GNSO COUNCIL ON WHOIS Australia would like to reiterate to the GNSO Council the position it conveyed during the GNSO Council - Government Advisory Committee (GAC) Working Group meeting on 26 March 2006. On the information available to us, Formulation 2, as identified in the Final Task Force Report on the Purpose of Whois and of the Whois Contacts, appears to better reflect the public policy interests of a fully functional Whois regime from an Australian perspective. At this point, Australia considers that Whois should: * satisfy the traditional and ongoing goal of ensuring the security and stability of the Internet; * provide the ability to identify and respond to those involved in criminal activity such as child pornography, 'phishing' and identity theft; * provide an appropriate level of data to any user that seeks it including, for example, civil and criminal law enforcement officials, online consumers, network operators, intellectual property rights holders and registrars and registries; * support national laws and global agreements associated with privacy, trade practices, consumer protection, intellectual property rights and copyright protection; and * operate in a manner that is technically feasible and cost effective for registrars and registries, and does not rely solely on the registrant to be implementable. We appreciate that Whois is a complex issue with a range of interests. Given this, we consider that it is important that the GAC and GNSO Council continue to exchange information and views. Australia will work with other GAC members to ensure that the GAC is well placed to have effective dialogue with the GNSO community in Marrakesh. ASHLEY CROSS GAC Representative -AUSTRALIA April 2006

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Regarding web conferencing tool that was trialed during the call
by Bruce Tonkin April 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Hello Marilyn, > > I found the Net meeting support helpful. However, I note that > it is really a tool for the use of the staff and chair, to > provide documents, and to show editing on line while we meet. That was how it was used during the call, as we were just learning how to use the software tools. > I am not objecting to that but have a question. Let's say, > hypothetically, Bruce wanted to turn to two councilors and > ask that they draft something online in terms of language... > can those councilors be "given the pen"? Yes. > > I tried to post a "note" and wasn't able to do that. I > thought that was a feature. That would allow councilors to > self queue, for example. There are a few features that could probably be used here. For example, it is possible to ask the presenter a question, and the question is queued. That could probably match the requirement you describe. E.g the Question could be: "Marilyn to speak please". I can respond with "Go Ahead". This can be displayed to all people in general. Alternatively with staff support - it is possible that the function of managing the queue could be delegated to a staff person, that could enter the names of those in the queue and display that information. It was helpful in Wellington for example, when Liz Williams kept track of the queue. I think these types of tools can be quite powerful - but there is a learning curve to get used to any tool. > > What do we pay for Netmeeting, Glen? I'm wondering if it is a > tool that we can trial for use in the TFs as well. I think we can certainly trial at the task force level. Olof, Glen, and I spent about an hour experimenting with the tool prior to the call. We probably need to get a few people "up-to-speed" with such a tool, and then run some general tutorials for Council/task force members that are separate from our normal meetings - so that we can run through the features - and document how to use the features in our context. Regards, Bruce Tonkin >

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ICANN Board agenda for 18 April 2006
by Bruce Tonkin April 12, 2006

April 12, 2006

Hello All, See below for the agenda. Note the GNSO recommendation relating to potential conflicts between WHOIS obligations and national laws is on the agenda. Regards, Bruce Tonkin From: http://www.icann.org/minutes/ 18 April 2006 Special Meeting of the Board Review of Ombudsman Recommendations Review of Proposed Redelegation of .UA - Ukraine Review of Progress Regarding Proposed .TEL (Telnic) sTLD Registry Agreement Review of Progress Regarding Proposed .XXX (ICM) sTLD Registry Agreement Approval of Expenditures in Support of "L" Root Server Update and Status Report on Audit Progress Status Report on Proposed Revisions to Human Resources Policy Discussion Regarding Proposed Agenda Items for 19-20 May Board Workshop Review and Discussion of the GNSO Report to the Board on a Proposed Policy Recommendation Regarding Potential Conflicts between Whois Obligations and National Laws Other Business

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Vote of thanks for your work on the ICANN Board
by Bruce Tonkin April 12, 2006

April 12, 2006

Hello Michael, The GNSO Council in its teleconference yesterday formally passed a unanimous vote of thanks for your work as a member of the ICANN Board, your efforts to keep the GNSO community informed of broader ICANN developments, and your efforts to bring a perspective from the GNSO into the Board decision making process. Regards, Bruce Tonkin Chair, GNSO Council

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FW: REMINDER: GNSO Council call dial-in & NET conference details
by Philip Sheppard April 12, 2006

April 12, 2006

-----Original Message----- From: GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG [mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:45 PM To: Marilyn S Cade; philip Sheppard; Alistair.Dixon(a)team.telstraclear.co.nz Subject: REMINDER: GNSO Council call dial-in & NET conference details Dear Marilyn, Philip and Alistair, REMINDER: GNSO Council teleconference on Wednesday 12 April 2006 at 12:00 noon UTC. (5:00am Los Angeles, 8:00am Washington DC, 9:00am Buenos Aires, 13:00 London,14:00 Brussels, 19:00 Phnom Penh, 22:00, 00:00 Auckland. (See below for full list of times) In an effort to enhance participation on the Council calls we are trying NET conferencing in addition to to the usual audio call. Please log on to the url below and use the conference number and passcode as provided: 1. Participant access: NET CONFERENCING PARTICIPANT ACCESS INFORMATION URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com/nc/join/ CONFERENCE NUMBER: PA7733405 AUDIENCE PASSCODE: COUNCIL You can join the event directly at: https://e-meetings.mci.com/nc/join.php?i=PA7733405&p=COUNCIL&t=c To access the Net replays of this call, go to: https://e-meetings.mci.com/nc/join.php?i=PA7733405&p=COUNCIL&t=r FEATURES: Net Replay (Duration 30 days! ending MAY-12-2006) There will be voting during the call so please try and be present as there are no proxies. See below for the dial-in numbers. Kind regards, Glen PASSCODE: COUNCIL LEADER: MS GLEN DE SAINT GERY For security reasons, the passcode and the leader's name will be required to join your call. AUSTRALIA Toll Free Number:1-800-004-980 AUSTRALIA Toll Number:+61-2-8211-1385 AUSTRIA Toll Free Number:0800-999-635 AUSTRIA Toll Number:+43-1-92-89-655 BELGIUM Toll Free Number:0800-4-8346 BELGIUM Toll Number:+32-2-402-3407 CHINA A Toll Free Number:10800-712-1190 CHINA B Toll Free Number:10800-120-1190 CZECH REPUBLIC Toll Number:+420-2-25-98-56-14 DENMARK Toll Free Number:8088-6074 FINLAND Toll Free Number:0-800-1-12049 FINLAND Toll Number:+358-106-33-163 FRANCE Toll Free Number:080-511-1419 FRANCE Toll Number:+33-1-70-75-00-02 GERMANY Toll Free Number:0800-216-1604 GERMANY Toll Number:+49-69-2222-52100 GREECE Toll Free Number:00800-12-5987 GREECE Toll Number:+30-80-1-100-0638 HONG KONG Toll Free Number:800-965-950 HONG KONG Toll Number:+852-2286-5631 HUNGARY Toll Free Number:06-800-15219 INDIA Toll Free Number:000-800-852-121 INDONESIA Toll Free Number:001-803-011-3494 IRELAND Toll Free Number:1800-931-767 IRELAND Toll Number:+353-1-246-0034 ISRAEL Toll Free Number:1-80-9213917 ITALY Toll Free Number:800-906-410 ITALY Toll Number:+39-02-3600-0324 JAPAN Toll Free Number:00531-12-1251 JAPAN Toll Number:+81-3-5539-5153 LUXEMBOURG Toll Number:+352-27-000-1313 MALAYSIA Toll Free Number:1-800-80-8112 NETHERLANDS Toll Free Number:0800-023-4478 NETHERLANDS Toll Number:+31-20-710-0075 NEW ZEALAND Toll Free Number:0800-443-817 NEW ZEALAND Toll Number:+64-9-970-4640 NORWAY Toll Free Number:800-11794 NORWAY Toll Number:+47-21-59-00-13 POLAND Toll Free Number:00-800-1210055 PORTUGAL Toll Free Number:8008-12167 SINGAPORE Toll Free Number:800-120-4055 SINGAPORE Toll Number:+65-6883-9196 SOUTH AFRICA Toll Free Number:080-09-93382 SOUTH KOREA Toll Free Number:00798-14800-6319 SOUTH KOREA Toll Number:+82-2-6744-1051 SPAIN Toll Free Number:800-099-269 SPAIN Toll Number:+34-91-414-15-45 SWEDEN Toll Free Number:0200-887-605 SWEDEN Toll Number:+46-8-566-10-783 SWITZERLAND Toll Free Number:0800-000-056 SWITZERLAND Toll Number:+41-44-580-7807 TAIWAN Toll Free Number:00801-137-561 TAIWAN Toll Number:+886-2-2795-7345 THAILAND Toll Free Number:001-800-1206-65084 UNITED KINGDOM Toll Free Number:0800-018-0764 UNITED KINGDOM Toll Number:+44-20-7019-0810 USA Toll Free Number:877-951-7311 USA Toll Number:+1-210-795-0466 California, USA UTC-8+1DST 5:00 Monterrey, Mexico UTC-6+1DST 7:00 Irving, Texas (CST) UTC-6+1DST 7:00 Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+1DST 8:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 9:00 London, United Kingdom UTC+0+1DST 13:00 Brussels, Belgium (CET) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Karlsruhe, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Stockholm, Sweden (CET) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Phnom Penh, Cambodia UTC+7+0DST 19:00 Melbourne, Australia UTC+10+0DST 22:00 Auckland, New Zealand UTC+12+0DST 00:00 -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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[Fwd: ICANN Board Agenda for 18-April-2006]
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG April 12, 2006

April 12, 2006

FYI -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ICANN Board Agenda for 18-April-2006 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:19:29 -0400 From: Michael D. Palage <michael(a)palage.com> To: 'GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG' <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org>, Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin(a)melbourneit.com.au>, <glen(a)icann.org> Dear Glen/Bruce: Could you please post this information to the GNSO Council list, the agenda for the upcoming ICANN Board teleconference was posted on the ICANN website last night 7 days in advance of the meeting in accordance with the bylaws. I just want to make sure the council members and the constituencies are aware of this information as I use to post it directly to the list. Best regards, Michael 18 April 2006 Special Meeting of the Board http://www.icann.org/minutes/ Review of Ombudsman Recommendations Review of Proposed Redelegation of .UA - Ukraine Review of Progress Regarding Proposed .TEL (Telnic) sTLD Registry Agreement Review of Progress Regarding Proposed .XXX (ICM) sTLD Registry Agreement Approval of Expenditures in Support of "L" Root Server Update and Status Report on Audit Progress Status Report on Proposed Revisions to Human Resources Policy Discussion Regarding Proposed Agenda Items for 19-20 May Board Workshop Review and Discussion of the GNSO Report to the Board on a Proposed Policy Recommendation Regarding Potential Conflicts between Whois Obligations and National Laws Other Business -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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