March 2007 - council - lists.icann.org

Fwd: Google Alert - WSIS
by Sophia B March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

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[Fwd: gac lisbon agenda]
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

Suzanne Sene has requested that the GAC Lisbon agenda be distributed to the GNSO Council. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Current GNSO Operating Plan (revised)
by Maria Farrell March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

Dear Council members, Ahead of the Lisbon meeting, please find attached the current version of the GNSO Operating Plan. It has been slightly modified following a request from Bruce to combine reporting on the Working Groups under a single heading; GNSO WORKING GROUPS. This version of the GNSO Operating Plan is the most up to date version, and is to see the Council through the Lisbon meetings. All the best, Maria

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ICANN posts Final Task Force Report On Whois Services
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] ICANN posts Final Task Force Report On Whois Services http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16mar07.htm Final Task force report on WHOIS Services http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/whois-services-final-tf-report-1… Proposed Changes to the Whois Service - ICANN Staff Discussion Points http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/staff-discussion-points-whois-fi… To assist the GNSO in its deliberations, and to support the work of the community, the ICANN staff has prepared 'Staff Notes on Potential Implementation Issues.' This document details implementation questions and issues relating to the Task Force policy recommendation and its minority report — the 'Operational Point of Contact' (OPoC) proposal and the 'Special Circumstances' proposal -- and is intended to inform ongoing policy work on these issues in a constructive way. Online Discussion Forum on Final Task Force Report Submit comments to: whois-comments-2007(a)icann.org View comments at http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2007/ A forum has been set up to facilitate further discussion on Whois and the Final Task Force Report. This forum is not part of the formal policy development process, but has been created to allow ICANN stakeholders to continue to share and discuss their views on the output of the Whois Task Force and to inform the process as it moves forward at the GNSO Council level. Next Steps The GNSO Council will now begin consideration of the Task Force recommendations. The Council will hold public discussions on this topic during the ICANN Lisbon meetings, and will continue its work online and through conference calls thereafter (updates on Council Whois activities can be found at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/) Following its deliberations, the GNSO Council may make a policy recommendation to the ICANN Board. Should the ICANN Board receive a recommendation from the GNSO Council, it must then consider whether to accept it. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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by Maria Farrell March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

Dear Council members, Attached for your information is a document entitled 'Proposed Changes to the Whois Service;ICANN Staff Discussion Points'. This document represents ICANN staff's consideration of the potential implementation aspects of the two major proposals considered by the Whois Task Force. It has been published on the ICANN website along with the Final Task Force Report on Whois Services; http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-16mar07.htm . As ICANN staff is charged with implementing final policy decisions that may arise after the conclusion of a policy development process, this document has been prepared for consideration by the GNSO Council and other ICANN participants. This staff document was produced for informational purposes. It has no formal status within the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) policy development process. We hope this document will help to inform those deliberations and provide a useful reference point for this debate. Best regards, Maria

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RE: GNSO Council teleconference 15 March 2007 dial-in details
by Mike Rodenbaugh March 15, 2007

March 15, 2007

I propose the following at end of second paragraph of Bruce's proposal: The Chair should attempt to ensure that the number and stated interests of all WG members, including observers, remains reasonably balanced. Mike Rodenbaugh Sr. Legal Director Yahoo! Inc. NOTICE: This communication is confidential and may be protected by attorney-client and/or work product privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me by reply, and delete this communication and any attachments. -----Original Message----- From: GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG [mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:25 PM To: philip Sheppard; Alistair DIXON; Mike Rodenbaugh Subject: GNSO Council teleconference 15 March 2007 dial-in details Dear Philip, Alistair and Mike, There will be a GNSO Council teleconference on Thursday, 15 March 2007 at 19:00 UTC. 12:00 LA, 15:00 Washington DC, 19:00 UTC, 20:00 Brussels, 6:00 Melbourne Friday 16 March Your attendance is important, please let me know if you cannot participate. See below for the agenda and the dial-in numbers. Kind regards, Glen Agenda: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-15mar07.shtml Approval of Agenda Item 0: Roll call of Council members on the call Item 1: Update any statements of interest Item 2: Approval of GNSO Council Minutes - 1 February 2007 http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03223.html Item 3: Working Group on "Protecting the rights of others" - Ratify statement of work at: http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03230.html - propose extension of deadline until May 2007 Item 4: Observers in working groups - Ratify observer rules for working groups at: http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03272.html Item 5: Update progress from Reserved Names working group - report from Chuck Gomes Item 6: Update progress from IDN working group - report from Ram Mohan Item 7: Update from WHOIS task force - final report - meeting with GAC in Lisbon - next steps - possible implementation working group Item 8: Update on PDP-Feb 06 - contractual conditions for existing gTLDs - final report - summary of any consensus recommendations Item 9: Update on PDP-Dec 05 - new gTLDs - status of report for Lisbon - meeting with GAC in Lisbon - further work to be done Item 10: any other business ** Item 11: GNSO Board election - BT to hand over chair, and will not participate as a Council member - update from staff on next steps - opportunity for Council and constituency leadership to interview candidates PASSCODE: COUNCIL LEADER: MS GLEN DE SAINT GERY Dial-in details: AUSTRALIA Toll Free Number:1-800-880-485 AUSTRALIA Toll Number:+61-2-8211-1386 AUSTRIA Toll Free Number:0800-999-636 AUSTRIA Toll Number:+43-1-92-89-654 BELGIUM Toll Free Number:0800-4-8360 BELGIUM Toll Number:+32-2-402-2432 BRAZIL Toll Free Number: 0800-8912038 CHINA A Toll Free Number:10800-712-1193 CHINA B Toll Free Number:10800-120-1193 CZECH REPUBLIC Toll Number:+420-2-25-98-56-15 DENMARK Toll Free Number:8088-6075 FINLAND Toll Free Number:0-800-1-12056 FINLAND Toll Number:+358-106-33-164 FRANCE Toll Free Number:080-511-1431 FRANCE Toll Number:+33-1-70-75-00-04 GERMANY Toll Free Number:0800-216-1601 GERMANY Toll Number:+49-69-2222-52104 GREECE Toll Free Number: 00800-12-5999 GREECE Toll Number:+30-80-1-100-0639 HONG KONG Toll Free Number:800-964-136 HONG KONG Toll Number:+852-2286-5632 HUNGARY Toll Free Number:06-800-15227 INDIA Toll Free Number:000-800-852-1216 INDONESIA Toll Free Number:001-803-011-3500 IRELAND Toll Free Number:1800-931-782 IRELAND Toll Number:+353-1-246-0036 ISRAEL Toll Free Number:1-80-9303048 ITALY Toll Free Number:800-906-585 ITALY Toll Number:+39-02-3600-0326 JAPAN Toll Free Number:00531-12-1149 JAPAN Toll Number:+81-3-5539-5154 LUXEMBOURG Toll Number:+352-27-000-1314 MALAYSIA Toll Free Number:1-800-80-8121 NETHERLANDS Toll Free Number:0800-023-4655 NETHERLANDS Toll Number:+31-20-710-9321 NEW ZEALAND Toll Free Number:0800-443-793 NEW ZEALAND Toll Number:+64-9-970-4641 NORWAY Toll Free Number:800-11982 NORWAY Toll Number:+47-21-59-00-14 POLAND Toll Free Number:00-800-1210067 PORTUGAL Toll Free Number: 8008-12179 SINGAPORE Toll Free Number:800-120-4057 SINGAPORE Toll Number:+65-6883-9197 SOUTH AFRICA Toll Free Number:080-09-93390 SOUTH KOREA Toll Free Number:00798-14800-6323 SOUTH KOREA Toll Number:+82-2-6744-1052 SPAIN Toll Free Number:800-099-279 SPAIN Toll Number:+34-91-414-15-44 SWEDEN Toll Free Number:0200-887-612 SWEDEN Toll Number:+46-8-566-10-782 SWITZERLAND Toll Free Number:0800-000-038 SWITZERLAND Toll Number:+41-44-580-7718 TAIWAN Toll Free Number:00801-137-565 TAIWAN Toll Number:+886-2-2795-7346 THAILAND Toll Free Number:001-800-1206-65091 UNITED KINGDOM Toll Free Number:0800-018-0795 UNITED KINGDOM Toll Number:+44-20-7019-0812 USA Toll Free Number:877-818-6787 USA Toll Number:+1-210-795-0472 -- -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Council teleconference MP3 recording Thursday 15 March 2007
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG March 15, 2007

March 15, 2007

[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 March 15 2007 at: http://gnso-audio.icann.org/GNSO-Council-20070315.mp3 http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#mar Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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[Fwd: Candidate Statement for ICANN Board Director Seat 13]
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG March 15, 2007

March 15, 2007

[To: council(a)gnso.icann.org] Dear Councillors, Please note Bruce Tonkin's candidate statement which addresses the criteria for Directors as laid out in the ICANN bylaws. http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#VI Candidate Name: Bruce Tonkin Citizenship: Australia Employer: Melbourne IT Limited 1. Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgment and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; I have a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1st class honours) and PhD in the field of electrical and electronic engineering. I have worked in small private engineering consulting businesses, Universities, and industry research laboratories (e.g AT&T Bell Labs in the 1980s). The engineer and research training assists in analysing complex topics and breaking them down into manageable issues. My training and experience also gives me the capability of understanding underlying security and stability issues associated with domain names and IP addressing. I believe I have a reputation for integrity and having an open mind - but others need to judge that. I am also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (http://www.companydirectors.com.au) and have under taken a course in the duties required for a Board director, as well as having experience of being on several non-profit and for-profit Boards. These include the Board of the Australian Telecommunications Users Group (ATUG) (http://www.atug.org.au) a business group that has pushed for the introducing and growth of competition in the telecommunications industry in Australia, and the Board of Information City Victoria (http://www.mentre.com.au/informationcity/) the which is responsible for assisting the start-up of new small businesses in the IT sector. (note I am not currently on the Board of these organisations). I have demonstrated my capacity for facilitating group decision making through chairing the GNSO Council since 2002, and also chairing the new gTLD committee, and numerous other short-term groups since being involved in ICANN. 2. Persons with an understanding of ICANN's mission and the potential impact of ICANN decisions on the global Internet community, and committed to the success of ICANN; I have an in-depth understanding of the ICANN mission and bylaws, and the impacts of ICANN decisions. I am an employee of Melbourne IT as Chief Technology Officer, which was one of the first five testbed registrars for .com in April 1999, and Melbourne IT was the sole administrator of .com.au from 1996 to 2002. Melbourne IT is also a registrar for most major gTLDs and cctlds, as well as operating extensive DNS and web hosting infrastructure in several locations around the world. Melbourne IT has significant offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Wellington, San Francisco, London, Stockholm, Madrid, as well as other smaller offices in other cities around the world. My role at Melbourne IT has given me a international perspective on a broad range of issues facing ICANN, including those relating to ccTLDs, gTLDs, IP addressing, and security and stability issues. I support the self-regulation and multi-stakeholder model of ICANN. 3. Persons who will produce the broadest cultural and geographic diversity on the Board consistent with meeting the other criteria set forth in this Section; I am a citizen of Australia, and married to a citizen of Canada (not sure if that counts as cultural diversity). I have travelled extensively both personally, and through my role at Melbourne IT and my attendance at ICANN meetings (attended every one since the meeting in Melbourne in March 2001). I have also taught students from a variety of cultural and geographic backgrounds in my roles at Universities. I feel that I am at least open to learning more about other cultures, and open to listening to different perspectives on ICANN issues. I have been an advocate for preserving the requirement to have constituency reps from thee geographic regions on the GNSO Council. 4. Persons who, in the aggregate, have personal familiarity with the operation of gTLD registries and registrars; with ccTLD registries; with IP address registries; with Internet technical standards and protocols; with policy-development procedures, legal traditions, and the public interest; and with the broad range of business, individual, academic, and non-commercial users of the Internet; As already stated, Melbourne IT was one of the first five testbed registrars for .com in April 1999, and Melbourne IT was the sole administrator of .com.au from 1996 to 2002. Melbourne IT is also a registrar for most major gtlds and cctlds, as well as operating extensive DNS and web hosting infrastructure in several locations around the world. In addition Melbourne IT was a partner with Neustar for the .biz registry bid, and I also participated in providing technical advice on Neustar's bid to operate .net. I am familiar with the underlying Internet protocols (e.g IP, TCP etc), as well the registry-registrar provisioning protocols, (e.g EPP). I worked extensively with AusRegistry on extending the EPP specification for use within the .au policy framework. I have been extensively involved in the policy development process both within the registrars constituency as well as within the GNSO Council. I was involved in the drafting group that developed the current PDP process. I have also been heavily involved in the policy development process within the .au ccTLD - in particular through the competition panel that established the current competition framework, and through various names policy panels. In terms of legal experience, I have no legal qualifications, but have been involved in negotiating supplier and customer contracts for around 15 years. The contracting parties have been located in a range of countries. I am also very familiar with the registry and registrar agreements used within ICANN. I have personal familiarity with a range of users of the Internet through my work in business, academic and non-commercial organisations. I have been a user of the Internet since my student days in the early 1980's (for the technically minded I have worked in writing device drivers in assembler and C under the UNIX operating system for connecting machines such as DEC PDP-11's, Vaxs etc to the Internet), and originally used the Internet for collaboration with researchers located in other countries (using the FTP protocol and IP addresses, along with various mail and newsgroup systems - pre-dating domain names and WWW browsers). While having an industry perspective I always try to act in the public interest in my role on the GNSO Council. 5. Persons who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and I am used to serving as a volunteer and recognise that I must act in the best interests of ICANN as an organisation whilst being a Board Director. Other than volunteer work in my professional capacity, I have also been involved as a volunteer in sporting organisations, including as Vice-chair of the Melbourne based canoeing association (http://www.vic.canoe.org.au/) 6. Persons who are able to work and communicate in written and spoken English. Australian English is my native language - and I can translate the strange English accents in the United Kingdom and the United States of America for non-native English speakers. I believe I can communicate clearly in written and spoken English. Section 4. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no official of a national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or other agreement between national governments may serve as a Director. As used herein, the term "official" means a person (i) who holds an elective governmental office or (ii) who is employed by such government or multinational entity and whose primary function with such government or entity is to develop or influence governmental or public policies. I am not an official of a national government or a multinational entity established by treaty or other agreement between national governments. 2. No person who serves in any capacity (including as a liaison) on any Supporting Organization Council shall simultaneously serve as a Director or liaison to the Board. If such a person accepts a nomination to be considered for selection by the Supporting Organization Council to be a Director, the person shall not, following such nomination, participate in any discussion of, or vote by, the Supporting Organization Council relating to the selection of Directors by the Council, until the Council has selected the full complement of Directors it is responsible for selecting. In the event that a person serving in any capacity on a Supporting Organization Council accepts a nomination to be considered for selection as a Director, the constituency group or other group or entity that selected the person may select a replacement for purposes of the Council's selection process. I am a current serving member of the GNSO Council as a representative of the registrars constituency. If I am elected to the ICANN Board, my intent is to continue to serve on the GNSO Council until the ICANN Board seat 13 is vacated in June 2007. Prior to formally taking on the role as an ICANN Board director, I will resign from the GNSO Council. 3. Persons serving in any capacity on the Nominating Committee shall be ineligible for selection to positions on the Board as provided by Article VII, Section 8. I have never served on the nominating committee. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Agenda Request for 15 March Council Meeting
by Gomes, Chuck March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

I would like to request that the following item be added to the Council meeting on 15 March: Possible Dec05 PDP meeting in Lisbon? The reason for my request is as follows. The RN-WG plans to send its report to the Council and the Dec05 PDP committee (Council + observers) on 16 March. It seems like it would be helpful if the Dec05 PDP committee reviewed and discuss the report before the Council meeting in Lisbon and then provide any input to the Council. I recognize that the review and discussion of the RN-WG report could also happen in the Council meeting in Lisbon but I think that could take up a large portion of the meeting because of the size of the report and the large number of recommendations involving eight categories of reserved names and many subcategories as well. I believe that the RN-WG report will also be discussed in one of the GNSO Public Forums, but again, I would suggest that it may take more time than will be available in one of the forums. I am simply suggesting that we consider this in our meeting on 15 March and will support whatever the Council decides. Chuck Gomes "This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any unauthorized use, distribution, or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender immediately and destroy/delete the original transmission."

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ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR ICANN BOARD MEMBER - SEAT 13 - February - May 2007
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG March 12, 2007

March 12, 2007

Dear Council Members, The GNSO Election Procedures for selecting an ICANN Board member for seat # 13 during the February - May 2007 elections are set out below. A. CANDIDATES There is one eligible candidate: BRUCE TONKIN nominated by Cary Karp, seconded by Tony Holmes and Sophia Bekele. http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-nominations/ 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. The date to be decided. Nominations took place between Monday 19 February and Monday 12 March 2007. http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/gnso-nom-template-20070226.shtml Only GNSO Council members could nominate candidates. 1 candidate was nominated and accepted his nomination. http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-nominations/ B. VOTING PROCEDURE Since there is only one candidate, there will be one round of voting by secret electronic ballot. C. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE VOTING Monday 2 April 2007, 15:00 UTC - Monday 9 April 2007, 15:00 UTC 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. http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#VI "In the event that a person serving in any capacity on a Supporting Organization Council accepts a nomination to be considered for selection as a Director, the constituency group or other group or entity that selected the person may select a replacement for purposes of the Council's selection process." The replacement Council representatives are subject to the geographic diversity requirement in the ICANN Bylaws http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#X "Section 3. GNSO COUNCIL 1. Subject to the provisions of the Transition Article of these Bylaws, the GNSO Council shall consist of three representatives selected by each of the Constituencies described in Section 5 of this Article, and three persons selected by the ICANN Nominating Committee. No two representatives selected by a Constituency shall be citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic Region. 5. No more than one officer, director or employee of any particular corporation or other organization (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) shall serve on the GNSO Council at any given time." 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 time, the Secretariat will announce the result of by sending a message to the <gnso-elections(a)icann.org mailing list>. The announcement will include: a. The number of votes the candidate received; b. The names of the GNSO Council members from whom ballots were received; and c. The confidential code number of each ballot . 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. 4. In exceptional cases where a GNSO Council member has no Internet access during the voting period, a voice vote may be registered with the GNSO Secretariat personally during the voting period, before the vote is closed. 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 http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc12ch/msg00247.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 gnso-elections(a)icann.org and archives will be posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-elections/ 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 no ICANN staff, except the GNSO secretariat will be recipients of the special election mailing list during this period, and they should be contacted separately with any enquiries. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. kind regards, Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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