December 2008 - council - lists.icann.org

draft working definitions of WHOIS-related terms attached
by Liz Gasster Dec. 23, 2008

Dec. 23, 2008

All, You may recall that in Cairo the Council decided that it would be helpful to develop "working definitions" of several terms that are being used in the context of Council discussions of possible future studies of WHOIS. At the meeting, Council members identified eight terms and asked staff to develop initial working definitions that the Council could use as a starting point for further discussion and definition. In order to respond to the Council's request, staff solicited definitions for these terms from GNSO Council members and community stakeholders. We also researched and reviewed ICANN meeting transcripts, policy and compliance documents and constituency position statements, as well as other reference papers. The attached is a compilation of that research, intended to respond to the Council's request. The attached is an initial first draft - it does not represent the viewpoints or positions of ICANN or ICANN staff and is for community discussion purposes only. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like further information. I will also be uploading a copy of this draft to the Council workspace under "Whois references" -- https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?whois_references Thanks, Liz

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ICANN Holiday closure
by Denise Michel Dec. 23, 2008

Dec. 23, 2008

Greetings. ICANN offices will be closed between Christmas and New Years. Specifically, Policy Staff will be on vacation from noon on 24 December through 2 January 2009. Best wishes. Denise Denise Michel ICANN VP, Policy

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MP3 of Second Consultation on Registry/Registrar Report 19 December 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 22, 2008

Dec. 22, 2008

Dear All, Please find the MP3 recording of the Second Consultation on Registry/Registrar CRA International report titled, "Revisiting Vertical Separation of Registries and Registrars" held on Friday, 19 December 2008. http://audio.icann.org/crai-teleconference-20081219.mp3 http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-15dec08-en.htm Second Consultation on Registry/Registrar Report this Friday 15 December 2008 Responding to community requests for additional dialogue about the requirements for the separation of gTLD registries and registrars, ICANN posted a 9 December announcement about two open consultations on the CRA International report titled, "Revisiting Vertical Separation of Registries and Registrars" [PDF, 493K]. The first consultation occurred in Washington, DC on 11 December 2008, and the MP3 recording of that can be found here. http://audio.icann.org/crai-teleconference-20081211.mp3 The second consultation is scheduled for Friday, 19 December in Marina del Rey, CA from 10am-noon (PST) / 18:00-20:00 (UTC). The consultation will be hosted near ICANN's office and remote participation will again be available. If you plan to attend in person or call in for this meeting, please RSVP to crai-report-consultation(a)icann.org by 18 December and the hotel address and dial-in information will be emailed to you. This session also will be recorded and an MP3 recording will be publicly posted. In addition, a summary of the comments and proposed models for registry agreement terms that describe registry-registrar separation requirements will be published. http://audio.icann.org/crai-teleconference-20081219.mp3 While the short notice period has made it difficult for some to participate, remote participation facilities have been made available and support received for the Washington, DC and Marina del Rey, CA meetings has been excellent. To ensure broad opportunity for comment, there will be additional consultations that will be arranged by ICANN staff. Comments on the CRAI report are welcome via email to crai-report(a)icann.org. Because the comment period on this document is scheduled to conclude today and it is anticipated that the session on Friday will result in additional comment, the comment period will be extended until 0:00 UTC, 23 December 2008. Comments are reported at http://forum.icann.org/lists/crai-report/. Thank you. Happy listening and happy holidays! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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RE: [council] Drafting team on Registrations Abuse Policy
by Tim Ruiz Dec. 22, 2008

Dec. 22, 2008

James Bladel has also volunteered. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Drafting team on Registrations Abuse Policy From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes(a)verisign.com> Date: Sat, December 20, 2008 10:17 am To: "Council GNSO" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Cc: <gaaron(a)afilias.info> I am pleased to report that Greg Aaron from the RyC has volunteered to be on the drafting team to develop a charter for WG on Registrations Abuse. Chuck

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VOTING GNSO Council Chair Elections December 2008 - January 2009
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 20, 2008

Dec. 20, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Councillors, Voting will begin on Monday, 22 December 2008 at 15:00 UTC and run through to Wednesday, 7 January 2009 at 15:00 UTC. There is one candidate, Avri Doria whose name will appear on the ballot. Please fill out your ballots as soon as you receive them so that they do not get lost in all the holiday mail! A. VOTING PROCEDURE The voting will be by electronic ballot. There will be a total of 27 votes cast and the candidate must receive at least 14 affirmative votes to be elected as the chair. B. 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, ccNSO and the GAC do not vote. C. 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. The ballots will come from tally[at]icann.org, so please check your spam filter. 3. 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. 4. At the scheduled time, the Secretariat will announce the results of the vote by sending a message to the <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> mailing list. This 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. Item 4(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. 5. 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. D. 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 scheduled Council meeting in January 2009. 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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Drafting team on Registrations Abuse Policy
by Gomes, Chuck Dec. 20, 2008

Dec. 20, 2008

I am pleased to report that Greg Aaron from the RyC has volunteered to be on the drafting team to develop a charter for WG on Registrations Abuse. Chuck

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US DOC/NTIA comments on new gTLD process
by Alan Greenberg Dec. 20, 2008

Dec. 20, 2008

If you haven't seen them, the DOC/NTIA and Department of Justice Antitrust Division comments make interesting reading. Alan

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RE: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs
by Tim Ruiz Dec. 20, 2008

Dec. 20, 2008

May sound strange coming from me since I supported this idea initially, but after all the comments that have been submitted (still reading them) and the criticisms that have been made, is it wise for us to try and hurry this up in any way? And a couple of procedural questions: 1) What is the threshold for Council approval? 2) Will the Board have to also approve this? Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes(a)verisign.com> Date: Wed, December 17, 2008 7:37 am To: "GNSO Council" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Avri, I just realized that the attached motion regarding the 4-month communication period that I submitted on 21 November has been left off the agenda for our Council meeting tomorrow. Chuck

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Revised Draft GNSO Council minutes 20 November 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 19, 2008

Dec. 19, 2008

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes for the GNSO Council meeting held on 20 November 2008. Previous message said 18 December! Please let me know if you would like any changes made. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Draft GNSO Council minutes 20 November 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 19, 2008

Dec. 19, 2008

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes for the GNSO Council meeting held on 18 December 2009. Please let me know if you would like any changes made. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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