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Vote for GNSO Council Chair
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 16, 2007

May 16, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, The nominations for GNSO Council chair have closed. Philip Sheppard and Avri Doria have been nominated, seconded and accepted their nominations. The ballots go out today, Wednesday 16 May, and the voting period is open for 14 days, closing on Wednesday 30 May at 15:00 UTC. Please note that the ballots come from tally[at]icann.org and can be responded to via the web at the URL or via email by replying to the message in plain text. Please follow the instructions on the ballot to return the ballot as soon as possible. They should not be copied to any e-mail list. The candidate receiving the majority of the votes will be elected as the chair. There will be a total of 27 votes cast and a majority is 14 or more. In case of a tie, there will be a second round of voting. When the vote is completed, the Secretariat will announce the results on the Council mailing list. The announcement 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. This 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. The GNSO Council will confirm the results of the voting at a Council meeting 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. Please let me know, off the Council list, if you encounter any problems or do not receive a ballot. 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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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Accredits First Registrar in Senegal
by Mawaki Chango May 15, 2007

May 15, 2007

Colleagues, I was pleased to read this, and wanted to share with you. But that's just the second registrar in that huge place called Africa. Methinks we still have a long way to go, both from the continent and from ICANN sides. A nice next step would be a new gTLD Registry agreement for Africa: how about that? Congratulations to Mouhamet Diop, to all those in the ICANN community who have contributed to make this happen, and to all of us for our hard voluntary free work. I'd like to encourage us to keep thinking hard out of the box.Thanks, Mawaki --- Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 07:59:25 +0200 > From: "Anne-Rachel Inné" <annerachel(a)gmail.com> > To: africann(a)afrinic.net > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Accredits First Registrar in > Senegal > > Dear All, > Please join in congratulating Mouhamet Diop for the birth of > KHEWEUL.COM, > the first registrar accredited by ICANN in West Africa! Good > luck Mouhamet. > ar > > --------------------------------------------------------- > ICANN Accredits First Registrar in Senegal > > 14 May 2007 > > *MARINA DEL REY, Calif.*: The Internet Corporation for > Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) has signed its first accreditation agreement > with a > Senegal-based Registrar Kheweul.com SA from Dakar. > > "We have accreditation agreements with more than 890 > Registrars across the > world and this is only the second in Africa," said > Anne-Rachel Inné, > ICANN's Regional Liaison for Africa. "ICANN is continually > working to expand > its international participation and representation and this > agreement is > an important step forward in that." > > Kheweul.com has been accredited to register domain names from > the .biz, > .com, .info, .name, .net, .org, and .pro top-level domains. > > "We're proud to be the first ICANN-accredited Registrar in > West Africa and > the second in Africa," said Mouhamet Diop, Chairman and CEO of > Kheweul.com. > "Kheweul.Com is going to work closely with all African > country-code > top-level domain managers and all world-wide registries to > provide domain > name services to local African communities. We also plan to > promote the > digitalization of African cultural heritage and help the > preserve of African > multimedia content." > > ICANN successfully introduced competition in the registrar > marketplace that > has resulted in the over 890 ICANN accredited registrars now > offering a > range of registration services. A complete list of accredited > registrars is > available at: > http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html. > > ICANN has a contractual relationship with all accredited > registrars that > clearly sets forth the obligations of accredited registrars. > This > information is available at: > http://www.icann.org/registrars/ra-agreement-17may01.htm. > > * About ICANN: * > > ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the > Internet's system of > unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and > country codes > like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet > protocols that > help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful > management of > these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so > ICANN's global > stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure > the Internet's > ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally > organized, > public benefit non-profit company. For more information please > visit: > www.icann.org. > > *About Kheweul.Com: * > > Kheweul.Com is a Senegalese private company based in Senegal, > registered > under the African Jurisdiction, called OHADA, and will serve > all African > countries for any purposes related to Domain Names business. > For more > information please visit: www.kheweul.com. > > Mouhamet Diop's bio and involvement with the international > functions of > ICANN are online at: http://www.icann.org/biog/diop.htm. > > *Media Contacts: * > > Jason Keenan > Media Adviser, ICANN (USA) > Ph: +1 310 382 4004 > E: jason.keenan(a)icann.org > > Mouhamet Diop > Chairman & CEO > Kheweul.Com > SENEGAL > Ph: +221 821 29 39 > Cell: +221 638 42 88 > E: mouhamet.diop(a)kheweul.com > > International: Andrew Robertson > Edelman (London) > Ph: +44 7921 588 770 > E: andrew.robertson(a)edelman.com > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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FYI: Whois Funnel Request: Telnic application to change its Whois service obligations
by Maria Farrell May 11, 2007

May 11, 2007

Dear Council members, Please be advised that ICANN has received an application for evaluation of new registry services regarding Whois from Telnic, the operator of the .tel registry which is expected to launch later in 2007. On 27 April, 2007, ICANN Services staff received an application from Telnic who requested an alteration to its contract in order to comply with the UK Data Protection Act (1998), an implementation of the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). Telnic has not provided notification of an investigation, litigation, regulatory proceeding or other compliance action that might affect its compliance with its agreement with ICANN regarding the collection, display or distribution of personally identifiable data via Whois. It has carried out informal consultations with stakeholders and the UK Information Commissioner. This evaluation process is completely separate from the Draft ICANN Procedure for Handling Whois Conflicts with Privacy Law (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/whois_national_laws_procedure.ht m) The draft Procedure was developed by the GNSO Council in November 2005 and adopted by the ICANN Board in May 2006. The ICANN staff developed an implementation draft of the procedure and invited public comments (December 2006 - January 2007) on it. The procedure will be finalised pending any input from the Government Advisory Committee. The Telnic request is at step 2.4, 'Preliminary Determination', of the Registry Services Request process. (Process diagram here: http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/workflow.html, process policy here; http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/rsep.html) The process has not identified significant security or stability issues or competition issues that might bar the implementation of the new registry service. The next step is that the service request will be posted for public comments and sent to the ICANN Board for a decision on implementation. Registry Services Evaluation Process: http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/ Telnic Cover letter: http://www.icann.org/correspondence/price-to-pritz-25apr07.pdf Telnic Registry Request Service: http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/telnic-whois-proposal-27apr07.pdf Best regards, Maria Farrell

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Nominations and seconds for GNSO Council chair closed
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 11, 2007

May 11, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Nominations and seconds for the GNSO Council chair have closed. 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. Philip Sheppard has accepted his nomination. Avri Doria has been duly nominated by Robin Gross and Norbert Klein. http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03477.html http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03483.html Sophia Bekele, Nominating Committee appointee and a voting member on Council has seconded Avri Doria's nomination. Avri Doria has accepted her nomination. The voting period will be open for 14 days, starting Wednesday 16 May, 15:00 UTC and closing on Wednesday 30 May at 15:00 UTC. Thus the two candidates, Philip Sheppard and Avri Doria will appear on the ballot which you will receive. Please be prepared for the ballot that will come from "tally(a)icann.org". Please let me know if you have any questions. 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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Nomination of Avri Doria as Chair of GNSO
by Robin Gross May 10, 2007

May 10, 2007

Colleagues, NCUC nominates Avri Doria to be the next chairperson of the GNSO Council. Avri has been a dedicated professional for many years working to solve policy and technical questions related to the Internet. As a NomComm appointee, Avri is able to remain neutral and will not automatically promote the agenda of any particular constituency. Rather, Avri approaches ICANN policy issues with an unbiased perspective and tries to find a solution that is in the best interests of the Internet as a whole. In my view, it is important that the council chair remain unprejudiced in his or her perspective so we can build consensus within the council and move forward with our policy work. Avri's fair-mindedness and depth of knowledge on technical matters, makes her the perfect candidate to be our next Chair. Thank you, Robin Gross Non-Commercial Users Constituency

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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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