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FW: [council] GNSO Council Agenda
by Philip Sheppard Aug. 8, 2007

Aug. 8, 2007

Oops that is: Hear, hear -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 5:06 PM To: 'GNSO Council' Subject: [council] GNSO Council Agenda Ross wrote: The GNSO Council has a history of working on unspecified timelines. We must be more diligent in setting an agenda that moves issues towards closure and not interminable debate. Here, here. Philip

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Changes in GNSO staff support
by Denise Michel Aug. 5, 2007

Aug. 5, 2007

I am pleased to announce that Maria Farrell, the GNSO's Policy Officer, will be moving to an important, new position in ICANN's Communications Department. To ensure that the GNSO is adequately staffed in its WHOIS work, I also am pleased to announce that ICANN has arranged for Liz Gasster to provide full-time support for the WHOIS Task Force, and the Council as needed, on an interim basis. Liz is an attorney and independent consultant whose practice focuses on technology and Internet-related public policy and advocacy activities. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of Internet and telecommunications policy and operations, including developing and coordinating policy positions on a broad range of e-commerce, technology and intellectual property issues such as on line privacy, network security, Internet content and trademark and copyright policy. Liz has served as General Counsel and Acting Executive Director of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, and as AT&T’s Public Policy Director and Senior Attorney for Federal Government Affairs, among other positions. She is based in Washington, D.C. and can be reached at lgasster(a)gmail.com. Please join me in thanking Maria for her dedication and hard work for the GNSO. Maria is working with Liz to ensure a smooth transition in staff support for the GNSO's WHOIS activities. Liz has been added to the task force email list and will be joining the 1 August task force call. ICANN is accepting resumes for the position of GNSO Policy Officer at <opportunities(a)icann.org>. Your assistance in encouraging potential candidates to contact us would be appreciated. Information about this position is included below. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Denise Denise Michel Vice President, Policy Development ICANN www.icann.org denise.michel(a)icann.org GNSO Policy Officer The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) is seeking a GNSO Policy Officer to support domain name policy development. This position reports to the Vice President, Policy Development. While it is preferred that the successful candidate be located at our operations office in Marina del Rey, California, ICANN’s geographically distributed work environment can accommodate a candidate based in other locations. ICANN (www.icann.org) is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers, including domain names (.com, .uk, .jobs, etc.) as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. The Position This position is responsible for supporting the Generic Names Supporting Organization(GNSO), which develops policies through bottom-up, consensus-based processes involving diverse stakeholders world-wide (such as Registrars, business and non-commercial users communities, etc.). Responsibilities include: facilitating the GNSO’s efforts to develop global policies that advance ICANN’s mission of preserving the security, stability and interoperability of the Internet; supporting and managing all elements of the GNSO’s policy activities and providing information and guidance to multi-disciplinary teams; working with the GNSO to develop and implement strategies to advance policy objectives; maintaining and tracking the GNSO’s operational plan and key projects; writing and editing issue reports and informational materials; organizing and supporting GNSO policy meetings, forums, and related events; and conducting outreach and educational activities in support of the GNSO. The Company ICANN is a nonprofit public benefit corporation responsible for the global coordination of the Internet's system of unique identifiers. These include domain names as well as the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols. Computers use these identifiers to reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet's operation, so ICANN's global stakeholders (Registrars, Registries, Internet user groups, etc.) meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet's ongoing security and stability. The Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree or higher, and at least 7 years of national and/or international policy development experience in positions and/or organizations accountable to multiple constituencies. This person has experience planning and managing complex policy processes and programs including: developing and implementing work plans; hiring and managing consultants; producing issue reports (research, drafting, coordination) and meeting summaries; soliciting public and stakeholder comments; pro-actively facilitating and building consensus; and many other related coordination and liaison activities with geographically distributed constituencies and staff. S/he has outstanding oral and written communication skills and a sound understanding of the Internet’s basic infrastructure. S/he has a service orientation, excellent time management skills and a tolerance for ambiguity and fluid environments. S/he has a demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional and geographically distributed teams and independently. S/he has a can-do attitude and a strong drive to get things done. The Compensation The salary is market- based with an extremely competitive benefit package. Benefits include annual bonuses, company paid medical, life, vision and dental for employees and their families, pension plan and a company matched 401K program with instant eligibility.

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Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices Heard at ICANN
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Aug. 3, 2007

Aug. 3, 2007

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: gnso-whois-wg[at]icann.org] Fellowships to Ensure Global Voices Heard at ICANN http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-02aug07.htm More voices from across the globe will be heard at ICANN's 30th International Public Meeting in Los Angeles later this year thanks to the global fellowships program being launched today. Please distribute this notice to constituency members and others in view of the ICANN meetings in Los Angeles in October 2007. 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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FW: [council] Point for Discussion (proxy voting)
by Philip Sheppard Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Do we have time for this on the 9 aug agenda ? -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:06 AM To: 'GNSO Council' Subject: RE: [council] Point for Discussion (proxy voting) I support Ross here. The simplest method of proxy voting will be best. Responsibility should lie with the Council member only to vote. If they are remiss, so be it. And of course if we introduce proxy votes then it would apply to all Council members. I propose a simple resolution at our next meeting: "The Council would like to introduce a system of proxy voting. Council requests the ICANN General Counsel to confirm EITHER that this is possible under the current by-laws and if not advise what by-law change would be needed to enable it" Philip

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Draft GNSO Councill agenda Thursday 9 August 2007
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

[To: Council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council members, Please find the proposed draft GNSO Council Agenda for Thursday 9 August 2007 Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:00 - see below for local times (05:00 am Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting Scheduled time for meeting - 120 mins. Dial-in number sent individually to each Council member. Agenda approval Item 0: Roll call of Council members on the call Item 1: Update any statements of interest - (agenda, Items 0 -1 10 mins) Item 2: Approval of GNSO Council minutes (5 mins) - 7 June 2007 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03587.html - 27 June 2007 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03692.html - 12 July 2007 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg03705.html Item 3: - consideration of recommendations from Contractual Conditions PDP (60 min) http://gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/pdp-report-feb06-tfr-20Apr07.htm - discuss staff implementation notes http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/GNSOPDPFeb06-StaffMemo-27jul07.pdf - discuss recommendations - vote Item 4: - review of WHOIS status and decision on how to proceed (20 min) - include consideration of meeting on 23 August 2007 to consider WHOIS recommendation to board Item 5 - review pending action list, (15 min) http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf - includes status from ongoing projects (new gTLD, IGO issues follow up, domain tasting follow-up, - response to board resolution on IDN cc TLDs, - RN recommendations for existing TLDs Item 6: Any Other Business (10 min) (05:00 LA, 08:00 Washington DC, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 12:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+1DST 05:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 08:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 09:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 13:00 Brussels, Belgium (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Karlsruhe, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Stockholm, Sweden (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Oslo, Norway (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia UTC+3+0DST 15:00 Amman, Jordan UTC+2+1DST 15:00 Phnom Penh, Cambodia UTC+7+0DST 19:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 20:00 Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 20:00 Melbourne, Australia (EST) UTC+10+0DST 22:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2007, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com 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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GNSO Final Report Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; gtld-council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear All, Please find the GNSO Final Report Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/PDFPDPDec05FRPartA30July07.pdf published on page: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/ This report will be the reference at the new gTLD committee meeting on Monday 6 August at 14:00 UTC. Dial-in details to be sent out soon. 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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Staff document on GNSO Policies for contractual conditions, existing gTLDs "PDP Feb 06."
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org [To: pdp-pcceg-feb06[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear All, Please find the staff discussion document going through the implementation impact for each of the majority supported recommendations from GNSO Policies for contractual conditions, existing gTLDs "PDP Feb 06." http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/GNSOPDPFeb06-StaffMemo-27jul07.pdf posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/ This document will be in preparation for the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, August 9, 2007. 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: Staff discussion points for PDP Feb 06
by Avri Doria Aug. 1, 2007

Aug. 1, 2007

Hi, As requested, I am forwarding this to the list. This will be part of our discussion of the Contractual Conditions Recommendations at our next council meeting on 9 August. a. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Karen Lentz" <karen.lentz(a)icann.org> > Date: 1 augusti 2007 01.29.44 GMT+02:00 > To: <avri(a)acm.org> > Cc: "'Liz Williams'" <liz.williams(a)icann.org>, > "'GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG'" <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org> > Subject: Staff discussion points for PDP Feb 06 > > Avri, > > As mentioned at the last Council meeting, I am forwarding > (attached) a staff > discussion document going through the implementation impact for > each of the > majority supported recommendations from "PDP Feb 06." > > I sent this around to the Council mailing list earlier, but I am > not sure it > will go through since I am not on that mailing list, in which case > I hope > you or Glen can distribute to the group. > > The document is also posted at http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/. > Please let me > know if I can be of any further assistance on this. > > Best regards, > > Karen > > = > > Karen Lentz > gTLD Registry Liaison, ICANN > 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 > Marina del Rey, CA 90292 > +1 310 301 5836 office > +1 310 895 3637 mobile > karen.lentz(a)icann.org

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