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Statement of Interests for Ross Rader
by Ross Rader 14 Oct '06

14 Oct '06

Statement of Interests I am the Director of Research and Innovation for Tucows Inc., an ICANN accredited registrar and internet services vendor. Tucows is a minority shareholder in Afilias LLC, with roughly an 8% shareholding. Neither Tucows, nor I, is in possession of, nor have access to Registry Sensitive or Registry Proprietary information as defined by any relevant registry operating contracts as a result of this relationship. Tucows provides consulting and application hosting services to other registrars and internet services providers. I am not an officer, director, consultant, or employee of any of these customer organizations nor am I specifically involved in providing services to them. The URL for this statement is: http://www.byte.org/blog/_WebPages/StatementofInterestsforRossRader.html -ross

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[Fwd: statement of interest]
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 30 May '06

30 May '06

Subject: statement of interest Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 21:47:03 -0400 Rita A. Rodin – Statement of Interest for ICANN Board Seat 14 Thank you for permitting me to submit this statement to describe the experience and qualifications that I believe would enable me to serve the interests of the global internet community as a member of the ICANN Board. _ BACKGROUND _ I am a partner in the Intellectual Property and Technology Group in the New York office of the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. I received a Bachelor of Science (magna cum laude) from Boston College in 1990, and Juris Doctor from St. John's University in 1993. I served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable Thomas C. Platt, Chief Judge of the Eastern District of New York, from 1993-1994. I joined Skadden in 1994, just as our internet practice was beginning. Our practice permits me to represent both multi-national and start-up companies, in a diverse range of industries and countries. I have worked with clients such as Skype Technologies, IBM, Deloitte and Touche, CapGemini and Banco Itau. The projects for which I am engaged are diverse as well. For example, I drafted the agreements to establish the Rite Aid drug stores' online presence, and to create a strategic partnership between AOL Latin America and Banco Itau to permit Itau's 2 million customers to have a customized banking portal online. Recently, I represented CapGemini North America in its multi-billion dollar outsourcing with TXU, the banks that financed the first gas-to-liquids plant in Qatar, and Skype in connection with its purchase by eBay, Inc. My practice today continues to be diverse and international, and consists largely of mergers and acquisitions work, licensing and strategic counseling, and outsourcing. I regularly lecture and write on various intellectual property and technology topics, including outsourcing, trademark and domain name developments and open source. I am willing to serve on the Board without compensation, and am fluent in English. _ ICANN EXPERIENCE _ UDRP In 1998, my firm was asked to represent register.com and AOL in connection with drafting an effective and streamlined policy to deal with disputes between trademark and domain name owners. We worked with the World Intellectual Property Organization, registrars, Network Solutions (then, the sole .com/net/org registry) and ICANN to create a draft of the UDRP. After I presented the draft at the ICANN meeting in Santiago, Chile, I was asked to participate in a small drafting committee consisting of members of the non-commercial and intellectual property interests, in addition to members of WIPO and ICANN. This committee finalized the policy that is still in use today. .INFO/.NAME./.TEL I worked with the group of registrars that formed Afilias, Ltd., operators of the .info registry, through the (i) formation of Afilias, (ii) ICANN bid process, (iii) ICANN contract negotiations, and (iv) start-up of its operations. I also represented the Global Name Registry in connection with its ICANN contract negotiations and start-up operations. I currently represent Telnic, Ltd., the entity that was recently awarded the .tel sTLD. POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS In 2002, I was appointed by ICANN to chair an international task force that drafted the Policy Development Process that is currently used by ICANN to develop and implement future ICANN policies. II. HOW I WOULD REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF ALL INTERNET STAKEHOLDERS As discussed above, I am a transactional lawyer with a diverse and global practice. As such, my job consists of identifying issues and proposing resolutions for clients with different points of view and cultural backgrounds. In addition, my work requires that I interface with an organization at all levels - - from advising Boards and senior management to addressing issues facing those responsible for the execution of day-to-day operations. In this role, I cannot only advocate the position of my client, because without a mutually acceptable solution, no agreement will be reached. Rather, I must listen to, and understand, all sides of an issue in order to facilitate reaching agreement. I view these skills as very important for a member of ICANN's Board. Given the diverse nature of the global internet community, I think that it is critical for the Board to listen to, and appreciate, all voices and opinions. I believe that the Board must assist constituencies in seeking and reaching consensus, to enable all involved to benefit from the resolution of issues. I also view my experience with multiple constituencies within the ICANN community as providing me with unique insight into the often competing concerns and issues of many of the community stakeholders. I would seek to use this experience to accommodate the interests of as many ICANN stakeholders as possible. III. A LIST OF PRIORITIES WHICH THE CANDIDATE WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE DURING A POTENTIAL TERM ON THE ICANN BOARD. I do not have any particular agenda, or activities that I would like to achieve during a potential Board term. I do not view it within the purview of any Board member to set ICANN's agenda – rather, this should be left to the consensus of the community. Notwithstanding, I think that it is important to strive for an ICANN that renews its commitment to be an unbiased, collaborative and effective technical internet oversight board. I personally believe that the fact that ICANN exists is a testament to the trust and hard work of individuals and organizations across the world who have given ICANN legitimacy over the years. Notwithstanding community commitment, throughout its history, ICANN has been repeatedly criticized for inadequate levels of transparency and responsiveness. In my view these issues need to be understood, deliberated and addressed quickly, particularly in light of the approaching expiration of ICANN's MOU with the US Department of Commerce. I also believe that ICANN should seek to resolve some of the issues that have been around for extended periods of time, such as WHOIS, IDNs, ccTLDs and increasing competition at the registry level. lV A CONFLICTS AND DISCLOSURES STATEMENT WHETHER S/HE HAS INVESTED IN OR RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION FROM AN ENTITY ENGAGED IN TRANSACTIONS WITH ICANN (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A REGISTRAR, REGISTRY, OR APPLICANT TO RUN A REGISTRY) OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS I represent Telnic Limited, the recent recipient of the .tel sTLD. I also represent Corporation Services Company in its mergers and acquisitions work. V. IF SO, WHETHER THAT INVESTMENT OR COMPENSATION RELATIONSHIP EXISTS TODAY. These relationships exist today. VI. IF SO, HOW THE CANDIDATE PLANS (IF SELECTED FOR THE ICANN BOARD) TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICTS POLICY SUMMARIZED ABOVE Given the very small number of clients that I work with in the ICANN space, I do not foresee compliance with the conflicts policy to be an issue. VII. THE TYPES OF ISSUES COMING BEFORE THE BOARD ON WHICH THE CANDIDATE BELIEVES S/HE WOULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM VOTING DUE TO THE CONFLICTS POLICY. None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** This e-mail and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original copy and any copy of any e-mail, and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Hotel price,Arrival/departure Marrakesh
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 30 May '06

30 May '06

[To : council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council members, The price of rooms in the Marrakesh hotel, Mansour Eddhabi, is 1130 MAD (102 Euros)including breakfast. It is already sold out except for the rooms that have been reserved for the Council members so please let me know your arrival and departure dates soon, if you have not done so already. 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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GNSO Council Election Procedures
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 30 May '06

30 May '06

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council members, Please see the plain text version of the GNSO Council Election Procedure for the ICANN Board seat 14. The discussion mailing list has been opened, so please from now on discussions pertaining to the elections should be conducted on that list <elections-gnso[at]icann.org>. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen .................................................................. GNSO Council Election for ICANN Board seat 14 April - June 2006 ELECTION PROCEDURE This document compiles the GNSO Election Procedures for selecting an ICANN Board members for seat 14 during the April - June 2006 elections. ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR ICANN BOARD MEMBERS - SEAT 14 - April - June 2006 A. CANDIDATES There are 3 eligible candidates: MICHAEL GEIST nominated by Robin Gross, seconded by Avri Doria and Mawaki Chango PHILIP SHEPPARD nominated by Lucy Nichols, seconded by Maureen Cubberley RITA RODIN nominated by Cary Karp, seconded by Tom Keller The GNSO Council members, the executive committee members of the constituencies, the ALAC and GAC liaisons to the Council are invited to join the teleconference to interview the ICANN Board candidates. Rita Rodin will be interviewed on Tuesday May 30, 2006 at 12:00 UTC. Michael Geist and Philip Sheppard will be interviewed on Thursday 1 June, 2006 at 12:00 Nominations took place between Sunday 16 April and Saturday 6 May 2006. http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16apr06.htm Only GNSO Council members could nominate candidates. 5 candidates were nominated and all accepted their nominations. http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-nominations/ Marilyn Cade was deemed ineligible for the elections. see:http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg02473.html Michael Roberts withdrew his nomination on May 12, 2006 B. VOTING PROCEDURE The voting will be "convention style" voting. This consists of sequential rounds of voting until a single candidate receives a majority of the votes on the GNSO Council. C. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE ROUNDS OF CONVENTION STYLE VOTING 1a. June 8, 15:00 UTC - First-round ballot distributed by secretariat 1b. June 15, 15:00 UTC - All ballots from first round must be returned to secretariat 1c. June 15, 18:00 UTC - Secretariat announces results of first-round ballot (if needed:) 2a. June 15, 18:00 UTC - Second-round ballot distributed by secretariat 2b. June 21, 15:00 UTC - All ballots from second round must be returned to secretariat 2c. June 21, 18:00 UTC - Secretariat announces results of second-round ballot If another round of voting is required because of a tie in round two, that would take place in Marrakesh. D. GNSO COUNCIL MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE: All GNSO Council members are eligible to vote, that is, 3 representatives from each constituency, Registrars, gTLD registries, Commercial and Business Users (CBUC), Non Commercial Users (NCUC), Intellectual Property (IPC), and Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) and the 3 Nominating Committee appointees. Liaisons from the ALAC and the GAC do not vote. GNSO Council members who are candidates, will be replaced temporarily on the Council by a member chosen by the constituency affected and that person will have the right to vote. E. COUNTING OF VOTES: As provided in the ICANN bylaws, http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm, Article X, section 5.2. each GNSO Council member representing either the registrars constituency or the gTLD registries constituency will be entitled to cast two votes in each round, and all other members (including those selected by the Nominating Committee) shall be entitled to cast one vote. There will be a total of 27 votes cast and a majority is 14 or more. F. VOTING Voting will take place by secret e-mail ballot. 1. Ballots will be sent out individually to each GNSO Council members' e-mail address. 2. Ballots should be filled out and returned to the e-mail address stated in the ballot. They should not be copied to any e-mail list. 3. At the scheduled times, the Secretariat will announce the results of each round of balloting by sending a message to the <council(a)gnso.icann.org> mailing list. These announcements will include: a. The number of votes received by each candidate; b. The names of the GNSO Council members from whom ballots were received; and c. The confidential code number of each ballot and the candidate for whom it was voted. Item 3(c) will allow each GNSO Council member to double-check that his or her ballot was properly understood, but will not allow others to determine how the member voted. G. DISCLOSURE OF THE VOTING The Secretariat will announce the outcome of the voting at the close of the voting period. The GNSO Council will confirm the results of the voting at a Council meeting. Once that occurs, the GNSO Secretariat will prepare and post a full record of all voting, including how each member voted in each round. H. DISCUSSION MAILING LIST DURING ELECTIONS 1. In accordance with a decision as noted in: http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20030325.GNSOrio-captioning.html http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20030325.GNSOrio-minutes.html Public archiving of the GNSO Council list will not be stopped. A separate archive and mailing list will be created for the purpose of managing elections going forward. This list will (a) exclude those Council members who are candidates; but include (b) any liaisons from the ALAC or GAC to the GNSO Council; and (c) the GNSO Secretariat. The list recipients and archiving will be concluded at the end of the process. This list name is elections-gnso[at]icann.org and archives will be posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/elections-gnso/ following the conclusion of the election. 2. Messages posted to the list should be treated as confidential until the end of the elections. The GNSO Secretariat may, however, disclose them to the General Counsel's office to the extent appropriate to obtain advice about how to handle procedural problems that arise during the voting process. The Council list should continue to be used for normal policy development work. Please note that the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel will not be recipients of the special election mailing list during this period, so they should be copied on any particular message that you wish to bring to their attention. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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RE: [council] GNSO Council Election Interviews
by Bruce Tonkin 29 May '06

29 May '06

> > Given that we are running two interview sessions, I propose > that we let each constituency ask Rita their questions, and > then after the call I will ask Glen to write up each of the > questions asked to use as a basis for interviewing the > following two candidates. PS of course Council members are free to ask other questions that arise after hearing the responses from the candidates etc - the list is not meant to be restrictive. Regards, Bruce

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RE: [council] GNSO Council Election Interviews
by Bruce Tonkin 29 May '06

29 May '06

Hello Marilyn, > > I wondered how you planned to organize the candidate > interviews, which begin tomorrow. > > Perhaps each candidate could be invited to make a short > opening statement, including addressing the top priorities, > threats, and opportunities for ICANN. I think that it would be useful to have a degree of consistency amongst the questions asked of each candidate. This ensures fairness, and also makes it easier to compare the candidates. Given that we are running two interview sessions, I propose that we let each constituency ask Rita their questions, and then after the call I will ask Glen to write up each of the questions asked to use as a basis for interviewing the following two candidates. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Re: [council] GNSO Council Election Interviews
by Ken Stubbs 29 May '06

29 May '06

Avri's Lucy.Nichols(a)nokia.com wrote: > Which one...Marilyn's or Avri's? > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org >> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of ext Ken Stubbs >> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 4:30 PM >> To: Avri Doria >> Cc: GNSO Council >> Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council Election Interviews >> >> i am much more comfortable with the approach outlined below.. >> >> ken stubbs >> >> >> Avri Doria wrote: >> >>> On 29 maj 2006, at 17.02, Marilyn Cade wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Are you planning to allow each constituency a question or two, or >>>> should we submit questions to Glen, that can be organized into >>>> categories? >>>> >>>> >>> while I have several questions in mind, I would prefer to listen to >>> what someone has to say before framing a question, as it is quite >>> possible that my question would be answered or obviated by something >>> the candidate said in a statement or in response to someone else's >>> question. Likewise a question might only occur to me once i heard a >>> statement or the answer to someone else question. >>> >>> a. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > >

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Policy Issues relating to IDN at the top-level
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 29 May '06

29 May '06

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] http://gnso.icann.org/issues/idn-tlds/issues-report-28may06.htm (What is RSS?) Policy Issues relating to IDN at the top-level - Preliminary Issues Report On request from the GNSO Council, ICANN staff has prepared a preliminary Issues Report that sets out policy issues involved with the proposed introduction of IDNs into the root zone of the DNS. The GNSO Council has followed the report's recommendation to establish a joint working group in coordination with the ccNSO to analyze, prioritize, and select issues for further policy development. Comments on the report can be posted to idn-tlds-comments(a)icann.org and viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-tlds-comments. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Dr. Michael Geist Candidate statement
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 26 May '06

26 May '06

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council members, Please see attached the candidate statement from Dr. Michael Geist. Below is a plain text version. Kind regards, Glen Dr. Michael Geist Candidate Statement – ICANN Board Seat 14 Thank you for considering my candidacy for the ICANN Board Seat 14. In this statement, I will highlight my experience and qualifications for the board position as well as outline my chief priorities should I be named to the board. Background I am a law professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, where I hold the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. I have obtained law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada; Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, and Columbia Law School in New York. My work focuses on a wide range of Internet law related issues including Internet governance, digital intellectual property issues, privacy, and spam. I am a regular columnist on these issues appearing in media outlets in Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. In addition to traditional scholarship, I am actively involved in the national and global policy arena. In Canada, I am currently a member of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s expert advisory board and I was the co-chair of the legal group of the National Task Force on Spam. Internationally, I have worked on Internet governance issues with several organizations, co-chaired a major Internet jurisdiction project for the American Bar Association and the International Chamber of Commerce, and appeared at more than 150 conferences around the world over the past ten years. My interest in ICANN and Internet governance comes from both my scholarly and policy activity. From a scholarly perspective, I have published on the ICANN UDRP as well as on the interaction between national governments and ccTLDs. On the policy front, I have served on the board of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) since 2000, twice elected by CIRA members and currently as the representative of Internet users. During my nearly six years on the board, I have worked to increase transparency, public participation in CIRA matters, and the adoption of policies that benefit the broader public interest. I also served as the Chair of the Policy Committee of the Public Interest Registry’s Advisory Council from 2003 – 06. In that capacity, I worked on issues such as UDRP and WHOIS reform from a dot-org perspective. ICANN Priorities My policy work on ICANN and Internet governance issues have been focused on representing the broad public interest. With no clients with a direct interest in the outcome of CIRA or PIR matters, I have faced no conflict concerns and have been free to represent the interests of consumers, Internet users, and broader social policy concerns. While that perspective has frequently focused on ensuring that all stakeholders have an opportunity to participate in the Internet governance process, I have also recognized the benefits to all stakeholders of a competitive environment with minimal regulatory or administrative intervention. Having spent many years actively following and participating in ICANN matters, I have decided to put my name forward as a candidate for a board position since I believe that ICANN is at a crossroads with the future of a workable multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance hanging in the balance. Recent events have left little doubt that the prospect of increased governmental intervention into Internet governance matters is a very real possibility. I believe that moving toward a government-first approach would result in less transparency and opportunities for participation. While I firmly believe that governments have the right (indeed the obligation) to intervene as appropriate at the domestic level, international Internet governance demands that government be treated as one stakeholder of many. While a government-led Internet governance system has its faults, we would scarcely be better off if we trade the black box of government for a black box of ICANN. ICANN must undergo significant reforms to better ensure accountability and transparency. Potential reforms include: - greater freedom for board members to disclose their views and decision making processes - more inclusiveness on ICANN press conferences and other community events - earlier notification of board agenda - MP3 recordings of meetings and calls where possible - Greatly reduced use of board retreats and private teleconferences that lack transparency - Increased assurance that ICANN acts first in the public interest While working toward greater accountability and transparency is my primary priority, there are several other issues that merit attention. They include: - address ICANN’s ballooning budget - develop better relationships with ICANN stakeholders including users and ccTLDs - close the loop on several lingering policy issues including WHOIS, IDNs, and UDRP review - encourage greater innovation by promoting the introduction of new TLDs with objective approval criteria ICANN Qualifications and Conflicts I believe my experience demonstrates an ability to work in a group setting and an understanding of ICANN and its processes. I am willing to serve as a volunteer and to work in the English language. The only potential conflict that I can identify is that I provided a statement on ICANN on behalf of CFIT in its litigation with ICANN last year. I have no investments in any entities that transact with ICANN nor do I have any ongoing agreements that provide compensation with such entities. My tenure with the CIRA board will come a conclusion in September 2006. I do not believe that I would be disqualified from voting on any ICANN matters with the possible exception of the CFIT litigation matter. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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arrival/departure dates Marrakech
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG 24 May '06

24 May '06

[To council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council members, If you have not done so already, please send me, off the list, your arrival and departure dates for Marrakesh as the hotel needs these confirmed by tomorrow. 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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