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Whois study suggetsions
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 14, 2008

Jan. 14, 2008

Dear Council members, The 3 study suggestion responses to topics of study on WHOIS may be directly viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2008/msg00001.html http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2008/msg00002.html http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2008/msg00003.html These are published on page: http://www.icann.org/public_comment/ and by clicking on the link at the bottom of the text marked [comments], http://forum.icann.org/lists/whois-comments-2008/ the studies may be seen along with any comments that may be submitted. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks 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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Time for Council meetings on 17 January and 31 January 2008
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 14, 2008

Jan. 14, 2008

Dear Councillors, The Council representative's time zone spread is such that there is always an unfriendly hour for some. If one considered that meetings should not start later than midnight and earlier than 5:00 am and 22:00 UTC were a time that would accommodate the extremes, could we be sure that the affected council members would participate? This is important in view of the next two Council meetings on 17 and 31 January where a quorum is required for, among other possible votes, confirming the GNSO Council chair elections (17 January) and voting for the GNSO Vice chair (31 January). 22:00 UTC 22:00 UTC would give the corresponding times: 14:00 PST - California - Chuck Gomes, Mike Rodenbaugh, Robin Gross + Staff - Denise, Liz, Kurt, 16:00 Cedar Rapids - Tim Ruiz 17:00 EST - Tony Harris, Carlos Souza, Greg Ruth, Kristina Rosette, Suzanne Sene, Alan Greenberg, Rita Rodin 20:00 Buenos Aires - Olga Cavalli 22:00 London - Ute Decker, Tony Holmes 23:00 Brussels - Philip Sheppard, Jordi Iparraguirre, Tom Keller, Jon Bing, Avri Doria + Staff - Olof & Glen 00:00 Amman - Bilal Beiram 05:00 (next day) Phnom Penh - Norbert Klein 06:00 (next day) Hong Kong /Singapore - Edmon Chung, Cyril Chua 09:00 (next day ) Melbourne - Adrian Kinderis, Bruce Tonkin The other option might be: 15:00 UTC 15:00 UTC would give the corresponding times: 07:00 PST - California - Chuck Gomes, Mike Rodenbaugh, Robin Gross + Denise, Liz, Kurt 09:00 Cedar Rapids - Tim Ruiz 10:00 EST - Washington DC, - Avri, Tony Harris, Carlos Souza, Greg Ruth, Kristina Rosette, Suzanne Sene, Alan Greenberg, Rita Rodin 13:00 Buenos Aires - Olga Cavalli 15:00 London - Ute Decker, Tony Holmes 16:00 Brussels - Philip Sheppard, Jordi Iparraguirre, Tom Keller, Jon Bing, + Olof & Glen 17:00 Amman - Bilal Beiram 22:00 Phnom Penh - Norbert Klein 23:00 Hong Kong /Singapore - Edmon Chung, Cyril Chua 02:00 (next day ) Melbourne - Adrian Kinderis, Bruce Tonkin. Could you please comment so that the time for the next two meetings can be scheduled. 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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Hotel locations in Delhi
by Alan Greenberg Jan. 12, 2008

Jan. 12, 2008

There is a Google map with hotel locations at http://delhi.icann.org/hotels, but you should note that several hotels are in the wrong place. Specifically, the meeting venue is not several miles away from the ITC Maurya (where Glen said she had a GNSO block of rooms), but it is just down the street from the Maurya. There is a corrected map at http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?hl=en-GB&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=10643371008302534… Thanks to Evan Leibovitch of the NA RALO who put this together. Alan

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RE: [council] Time for Council meetings on 17 January and 31 January 2008
by Tim Ruiz Jan. 11, 2008

Jan. 11, 2008

Either one works for me. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Time for Council meetings on 17 January and 31 January 2008 From: "GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG" <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org> Date: Fri, January 11, 2008 8:57 am To: "'Council GNSO'" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Dear Councillors, The Council representative's time zone spread is such that there is always an unfriendly hour for some. If one considered that meetings should not start later than midnight and earlier than 5:00 am and 22:00 UTC were a time that would accommodate the extremes, could we be sure that the affected council members would participate? This is important in view of the next two Council meetings on 17 and 31 January where a quorum is required for, among other possible votes, confirming the GNSO Council chair elections (17 January) and voting for the GNSO Vice chair (31 January). 22:00 UTC 22:00 UTC would give the corresponding times: 14:00 PST - California - Chuck Gomes, Mike Rodenbaugh, Robin Gross + Staff - Denise, Liz, Kurt, 16:00 Cedar Rapids - Tim Ruiz 17:00 EST - Tony Harris, Carlos Souza, Greg Ruth, Kristina Rosette, Suzanne Sene, Alan Greenberg, Rita Rodin 20:00 Buenos Aires - Olga Cavalli 22:00 London - Ute Decker, Tony Holmes 23:00 Brussels - Philip Sheppard, Jordi Iparraguirre, Tom Keller, Jon Bing, Avri Doria + Staff - Olof & Glen 00:00 Amman - Bilal Beiram 05:00 (next day) Phnom Penh - Norbert Klein 06:00 (next day) Hong Kong /Singapore - Edmon Chung, Cyril Chua 09:00 (next day ) Melbourne - Adrian Kinderis, Bruce Tonkin The other option might be: 15:00 UTC 15:00 UTC would give the corresponding times: 07:00 PST - California - Chuck Gomes, Mike Rodenbaugh, Robin Gross + Denise, Liz, Kurt 09:00 Cedar Rapids - Tim Ruiz 10:00 EST - Washington DC, - Avri, Tony Harris, Carlos Souza, Greg Ruth, Kristina Rosette, Suzanne Sene, Alan Greenberg, Rita Rodin 13:00 Buenos Aires - Olga Cavalli 15:00 London - Ute Decker, Tony Holmes 16:00 Brussels - Philip Sheppard, Jordi Iparraguirre, Tom Keller, Jon Bing, + Olof & Glen 17:00 Amman - Bilal Beiram 22:00 Phnom Penh - Norbert Klein 23:00 Hong Kong /Singapore - Edmon Chung, Cyril Chua 02:00 (next day ) Melbourne - Adrian Kinderis, Bruce Tonkin. Could you please comment so that the time for the next two meetings can be scheduled. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen -- Glen de Saint G�ry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: Re: [council] New Delhi Meeting Hotels Information
by Norbert Klein Jan. 11, 2008

Jan. 11, 2008

Dear GNSO Council Colleagues, with this mail I would like to add my name to Robin's request for attentions. Thanks for your any advice. Norbert -- If you want to know what is going on in Cambodia, please visit us regularly - you can find something new every day: http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com

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New Delhi Meeting Hotels Information
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 10, 2008

Jan. 10, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-08jan08.htm New Delhi Meeting Hotels Information Lower Rates negotiated for 31st International Public Meeting but participants need to book swiftly 8 January 2008 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has posted hotel information to help participants prepare for ICANN's 31st International Public Meeting in New Delhi, India from 10-15 February 2008. 'New Delhi, similar to other international cities in high season, is expensive' said Paul Levins, Executive Officer and Vice President Corporate Affairs. ICANN and the meeting local hosts have worked to achieve lower rates for participants. 'This negotiation has taken some time, but we are now holding rooms at negotiated rates. These rates are still high, ranging from US$354 to over US$400, but they are cheaper than the published rates' he said. Unfortunately many of these cheaper rates can be held for a short period of time only given the demand for rooms in New Delhi. If rooms are not booked by ICANN participants, they will then be released to the general public. There are presently many rooms available in the ICANN block at The Metropolitan (US$354), Le Meridien (US$379) and The Grand Hotel (US$418) see http://del.icann.org 'If you plan on attending then you should book now to take advantage of these lower rates' Mr Levins said. The schedule of events for the New Delhi meeting is currently being developed and will be posted on the meeting website on 15 January 2008. Each year ICANN holds three meetings in different regions around the world. These meetings constitute an essential part of ICANN's global consensus-building and outreach efforts. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Domain Name tasting PDP mail server list
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 10, 2008

Jan. 10, 2008

Dear Council members, The Domain tasting policy development process, being undertaken by the Council as a whole, rather than by a task force, has a separate mailing list on page: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/ under GNSO mailing lists Domain Tasting Committee (Domain tasting PDP) <gnso-dnt-com[at]icann.org> with public archives http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-dnt-com/ All Council members and relevant staff are subscribed to the list and may post to the list. This is the same process that was used for the new gTLD PDP. The Initial Report on Domain Name tasting has also been sent to this list. http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-dnt-com/msg00000.html 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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Proposed GNSO Council teleconference agenda 17 January 2008
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 10, 2008

Jan. 10, 2008

Dear Council members, Please find the proposed GNSO Council teleconference agenda for 17 January 2008, attached and in plain text below. The time has not yet been decided, but will be within the next 24 hours. Thank you for your patience. Kind regards Glen http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-17jan08.shtml This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council Time to be decided Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins. Dial-in numbers sent individually to Council members. Item 0: Roll call of Council members Item 1: Update any statements of interest Item 2: Review/amend agenda (5) Item 3: Approve GNSO minutes of 20 December 2007 (5) http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04385.html Item 4: Confirm voting from GNSO Council chair Election (5) http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04408.html Item 5: Update from Denise Michel on Board activities (15) Item 6: IDNC update - Edmon Chung (10) Item 7: Status on Reserved Names – Single and two-character names at the 2nd level (15) Summary of Comments submitted during the comment period (http://forum.icann.org/lists/allocationmethods/pdfyUMoT7lX49.pdf) Item 8: Proxy vote proposal update (10) Item 9: First discussion - Domain Tasting Initial Report (10) http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-initial-report-domain-tast… Item 10: First Discussion Inter-Registrar Transfers Working Group Recommendations (20) http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/irdx-policy-priorities-20dec07.pdf Item 11: Action Item Review (5) http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf Item 12: AOB Times to be decided. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Call for Nominations Template for ICANN Board seat 14 NOW OPEN
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 10, 2008

Jan. 10, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council members, The call for nominations by members of the GNSO Council for candidates to stand for ICANN Board seat 14 has formally opened today, 10 January at 00:00 UTC. and will run until 31 January 2008 at 17:00 UTC. Please refer to: http://gnso.icann.org/elections/call-for-nominations-03jan08.htm CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - GNSO Council Election for ICANN Board seat 14 January - April 2008 (also copied below in text) Nomination Template Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nomination Template Nomination of Candidates Open: Thursday 10 January 2008 at 00:00 UTC Close: Thursday 31 January 2008 at 17:00 UTC For other places see world clock http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html Call for nominations by members of the GNSO Council In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws From Article VI, http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#VI 3. In carrying out their responsibilities to fill Seats 9 through 14, the Supporting Organizations shall seek to ensure that the ICANN Board is composed of members that in the aggregate display diversity in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective, by applying the criteria set forth in Section 3 of this Article. At any given time, no two Directors selected by a Supporting Organization shall be citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic Region. Bylaws Article VI, section 2.3, requires that "no two Directors selected by a Supporting Organization shall be citizens of the same country or of countries located in the same Geographic Region." Since Bruce Tonkin is a citizen of the Asia/Australia/Pacific region, and holds Board seat 13, the GNSO may not select another Director from that region. The GNSO is free to select a citizen of any of the four other regions, since each region will continue to have at least one Director per region and no region could have more than five as a result of the GNSO's pending selection. Nominations should be e-mailed to the following email address: gnso-nominations(a)gnso.icann.org Template for nomination: 1a. Full name of the nominee: 1b. E-mail address of the nominee: 1c. Country of citizenship of nominee 2a. Full name of the nominator: 2b. E-mail address of the nominator: All nominations must be seconded by another GNSO Council member before the close of nominations on Monday 3 March 2008 at 17:00 UTC. Template for seconding a nomination: 1 Full name of nominator whose candidate is being seconded: 2a. Full name of the candidate being seconded: 2b. E-mail address of the candidate being seconded: 3a. Full name of the seconder: 3b. E-mail address of the seconder: Seconds should be e-mailed to the following email address: gnso-nominations[at]gnso.icann.org Nominations and Seconding Nominations will be archived at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-nominations Each nomination must be accompanied by a brief description of how the candidate meets the following selection criteria http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm Section 3. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF DIRECTORS ICANN Directors shall be: Accomplished persons of integrity, objectivity, and intelligence, with reputations for sound judgement and open minds, and a demonstrated capacity for thoughtful group decision-making; 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; Persons who will produce the broadest cultural and geographic diversity on the Board consistent with meeting the other criteria set forth in this Section; 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; Persons who are willing to serve as volunteers, without compensation other than the reimbursement of certain expenses; and Persons who are able to work and communicate 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. 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. 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. Section 5. INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION In order to ensure broad international representation on the Board, the selection of Directors by the Nominating Committee and each Supporting Organization shall comply with all applicable diversity provisions of these Bylaws or of any Memorandum of Understanding referred to in these Bylaws concerning the Supporting Organization. One intent of these diversity provisions is to ensure that at all times each Geographic Region shall have at least one Director, and at all times no region shall have more than five Directors on the Board (not including the President). As used in these Bylaws, each of the following is considered to be a "Geographic Region": Europe; Asia/Australia/Pacific; Latin America/Caribbean islands; Africa; and North America. The specific countries included in each Geographic Region shall be determined by the Board, and this Section shall be reviewed by the Board from time to time (but at least every three years) to determine whether any change is appropriate, taking account of the evolution of the Internet. Only GNSO Council members may nominate, second and vote for candidates, although GNSO Council members should consult with their constituencies with regard to suitable candidates. Accepting Nominations: The GNSO Secretariat will confirm the nomination, by sending an e-mail to the candidate requesting their acceptance. The GNSO Secretariat shall convey the nomination and the acceptance thereof to the GNSO Council list. PLEASE NOTE: If you send a Nomination or Second you will receive an email from ICANN asking you to confirm that you have sent an email to gnso-nominations(a)icann.org. For your Nomination or Second to be valid you MUST respond to the email requesting confirmation. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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ICANN Releases Its Submission to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG Jan. 10, 2008

Jan. 10, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-09jan08.htm ICANN Releases Its Submission to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement ICANN Board believes that JPA Responsibilities are being met 9 January 2008 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers today made its formal submission to the Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the United States Department of Commerce. The submission’s main point is that the conclusion of the JPA would be a further step in the transition envisioned since ICANN was established — one of moving the Domain Name System to private-sector co-ordination. "Ending the JPA will provide long-term stability and security for a model that works," stated Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush in the ICANN Board submission. "It will provide confidence to all participants that the investment of time, thought and energy for over nine years has secured an Internet coordination body that will always be owned by all stakeholders, not managed or overseen by any one entity." The U.S. Government has been committed to the transition of the DNS to the private sector since 1998. Over this time there have been seven Memorandums of Understanding between ICANN and the USG, and 13 status reports measuring ICANN’s progress. The submission also states that the completion of the JPA will clearly signal that JPA and the MOUs before it have been successful. "This success should be commemorated," Dengate Thrush stated in the Board’s submission. ICANN’s Board is encouraging the Internet Community to take part in the Midterm Review before the 15 February 2008 deadline for submissions. If you continue to believe, in full transition of the domain name system to the private sector, and in an Internet that is co-ordinated not controlled, now is the time to say so and be a part of the next step in that transition. ICANN’s entire submission to the Midterm Review [PDF,101K] including a table outlining the organization’s achievements on the 10 responsibilities of the JPA [PDF, 469K], is publicly available at http://icann.org. A link to the Department of Commerce’s Midterm Review is available online at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/frnotices/2007/ICANN_JPA_110207.html. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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