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Nominations and seconds for GNSO Council chair
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Philip Sheppard has been duly nominated by Mike Rodenbaugh http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03476.html Greg Ruth ISPCP, and Kristina Rosette IPC, both voting Council members, have seconded Philip Sheppard's nomination. Avri Doria has been duly nominated by Robin Gross http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03477.html Avri Doria has accepted her nomination. Nominations and seconds close on Friday, 11 May 12:00 pm UTC. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen

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Council members who are eligible to nominate, second and vote
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007

Dear Council members, A quick clarification, only voting Council members may nominate, second and vote in the GNSO Council elections for the Council chair and for the ICANN Board seats. http://gnso.icann.org/elections/election-procedures-27nov06.htm D. GNSO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE 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. Kind regards, Glen -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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NOMINATIONS for GNSO Council Chair
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Philip Sheppard has been duly nominated by Mike Rodenbaugh http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03476.html Avri Doria has been duly nominated by Robin Gross http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03477.html Avri Doria has accepted her nomination. The nominations should be seconded by the close of nominations on Friday, 11 May 12:00 pm UTC. Only GNSO Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations. Please send all nominations and seconds to: gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org 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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Request for Public Comments and Dialogue on ICANN's Performance
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 9, 2007

May 9, 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] Request for Public Comments and Dialogue on ICANN's Performance http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-08may07.htm 8 May 2007 As part of an ongoing interest in continuous improvement, ICANN is seeking community feedback about its performance. All responses are welcome. Targeted comments regarding several areas of performance, which have been drawn from the ICANN Strategic Plan, are of particular interest: * Is ICANN becoming more transparent, accessible and accountable? What improvements have been observed and what still needs to be done? * Has ICANN improved its operational performance? What improvements have been observed and what still needs to be done? * Has ICANN improved its performance in the development of Policy? What improvements have been observed and what still needs to be done? * Has ICANN increased international participation? What improvements have been observed and what still needs to be done? * Have there been improvements in participation and in efficiency of the ICANN multi-stakeholder model? What more needs to be done? * What plans and actions have been observed that position ICANN for more comprehensive transition of the technical coordination of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers. What more needs to be done? * What improvements have been made in dispute resolution and the application of fairness and equity in the management of complaints and other mechanisms of review that are available? These include the work of the reconsideration committee, the Ombudsman and independent review. Comments will be received at http://forum.icann.org/lists/performance-2007/ until June 5, 2007 and should be sent to: performance-2007(a)icann.org. A discussion will also take place on ICANN's Blog <http://blog.icann.org> commencing today. ICANN's public participation site <http://public.icann.org> will also serve as a tool for participation in this dialogue. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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REMINDER: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for GNSO Council Chair
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, REMINDER: NOMINATIONS for GNSO Council Chair are open till Friday 11 May at 12:00 UTC. Time is running out as all nominations should be accepted and seconded by that date. see below: A formal nomination period, for the election of GNSO Council chair for the period 7 June 2007 until 31 January 2008 is now open for two weeks from Friday 27 April at 12:00 UTC to Friday 11 May 2007 ending at 12:00 UTC. All nominations should be seconded and only GNSO Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations. Please send all nominations and seconds to: gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org Nominations and seconds will be acknowledged and posted to the council list. 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 Posts FAQ on New gTLD Process
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 9, 2007

May 9, 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 FAQ on New gTLD Process http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-3-08may07.htm 8 May 2007 The GNSO is now in the process of completing its Final Report on the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This report will contain the GNSO’s official policy recommendations concerning the future addition of new gTLDs to the DNS. When released, the report will conclude the GNSO’s policy development process on this particular issue. As this topic continues to generate significant interest, ICANN has compiled answers to frequently-asked questions to aid the community in understanding recent developments and expected future steps in this area. The FAQ is available at http://www.icann.org/topics/new-gtld-strategy-faq.htm and the page on this subject is available at http://www.icann.org/topics/gtld-strategy-area.html. Additional questions or comments may be submitted to newgtld(a)icann.org and the FAQ will continue to be supplemented over time. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Request for Issues Report on Domain Tasting
by Alan Greenberg May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007

Dear Council members, The At-Large Advisory Committee is requesting that ICANN staff prepare an Issues Report on Domain Tasting. The formal request is attached. According to ICANN Bylaws, no action is required from Council at this time. Once the Issues Report is delivered to the GNSO, Council must then decide whether or not to initiate a PDP. Alan

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PDP Feb 06: Report for Council
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 4, 2007

May 4, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, The Policies for Contractual Conditions: Existing Registries (PDPFeb06) policy development process is now completed at the Task Force level. Task Force report POLICIES FOR CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS EXISTING REGISTRIES PDP FEB 06 http://gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/pdp-report-feb06-tfr-20Apr07.pdf is posted on pages: http://gnso.icann.org/ http://gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/ A pdf version has been posted so as not to delay the process, but a html version will follow. This item will be placed on the GNSO Council's May 24, 2007 agenda. This represents Stage 10 of the GNSO's policy development process -- refer to: http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#AnnexA for further information. 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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