December 2008 - council - lists.icann.org

Candidate Statement
by Avri Doria Dec. 9, 2008

Dec. 9, 2008

Dear fellow council members, I thank Tim for the nomination and Stéphane for the second. I am happy to accept this nomination. If elected for another term, a last term, my focus will be on working with the council to meet the requirements of the "Improvements" and restructuring plans while trying to keep us on track with the many policy areas we should be working on. I also would plan to keep working on improving the communications between the GNSO Council and the other SOs and ACs (the ACSO). I would also like to improve the GNSO council's direct communications path with the ICANN Board as I do not believe all of our communications should be filtered through the staff.. I say this would be my last term because my term as an NCA council member ends at the end of 2009 and I do not plan to submit an SOI for the GNSO Council in 2009 - I think my time as fresh blood in the GNSO council has long since passed. Given that I would only have, at most, a half year left to serve in 2009 by the time the new council is seated, it would not be reasonable for me to run again once the bi- cameral council had been seated. If elected, I would like to serve in the role until that new chair is chosen so as not to leave a gap and to allow for as smooth a transition as possible. I value my time in the GNSO Council and am happy to have been able to serve as its chair for the last year and a half. I think this is a wonderful group with a critically important role to play in ICANN and hence in the Internet in general. I love the fact that so many different viewpoints are brought together and that still we often find that elusive consensus position. We have complex issues and we are committed to working with each other to resolve them - no matter how much of a cacophony it may sound to observers on some occasions. I like this group of people and the relationships we have built, and, if elected, would be happy to serve a while longer as chair. Thanks Avri

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FW: [council] REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair 1 - 15 December 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 9, 2008

Dec. 9, 2008

Thank you Tim for the nomination and Stéphane as seconder. Glen -----Original Message----- From: Stéphane Van Gelder [mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com] Sent: mardi 9 décembre 2008 16:24 To: Glen de Saint Géry; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: Re: [council] REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair 1 - 15 December 2008 I second the nomination. Stéphane Van Gelder Le 09/12/08 16:11, « Glen de Saint Géry » <Glen(a)icann.org> a écrit : > > Please second this nomination. > Glen > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org > > Sent: mardi 9 décembre 2008 16:05 > To: gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > Subject: [council] REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair 1 - > 15 December 2008 > > I nominate Avri Doria. > > Tim > > >

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FW: [council] REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair 1 - 15 December 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 9, 2008

Dec. 9, 2008

Please second this nomination. Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org Sent: mardi 9 décembre 2008 16:05 To: gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair 1 - 15 December 2008 I nominate Avri Doria. Tim

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Public Comment Period on Registries/Registrars Report Extended
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 9, 2008

Dec. 9, 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/en/announcements/announcement-08dec08-en.htm Public Comment Period on Registries/Registrars Report Extended 8 December 2008 The public comment period on a report by CRA International on gTLD registries and registrars has been extended by one week to 15 December 2008. The report, entitled "Revisiting Vertical Separation of Registries and Registrars", was commissioned in response to two Board resolutions, one seeking more information on the registry/registrar marketplace, and the other directing the development of a detailed implementation plan for the new gTLD policy. The extension follows recent community discussion about public comment periods, in particular whether the week filled by ICANN's international public meetings should form a part of a comment period. It is in line with an identical extension for the Applicant Guidebook for new gTLDs, introduced last week. The community is encouraged to send in its responses to the report and to the Applicant Guidebook. Related links: CRA International's report: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-crai-report-24oct08-en.pdf [PDF, 513K] Public comment period for the CRAI report: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200812.html#crai Extension of Applicant Guidebook comment period: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec08-en.htm Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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For Discussion - Draft GNSO Council Restructure Implementation Report
by Robert Hoggarth Dec. 9, 2008

Dec. 9, 2008

Dear Council Members; Based on the active email discussion prior to Thanksgiving, I have taken the liberty of creating a new draft version of the Council's required report to the Board on its plans for transitioning to the new bicameral Council structure by June 2009. I addition to using some specific text recommendations by Philip Sheppard and Chuck Gomes in the introductory section, I am hopeful that I have gotten close to capturing the spirit of the Council's discussion on this matter to date. There are a number of notable changes to which I draw your attention: 1. I added a section suggested by Philip that highlights "fundamental community principles to be followed." 2. I added a section suggested by Chuck that highlights "Council implementation priorities." 3. I streamlined the "Calendar/Deadlines" section but did not combine/integrate that section with the "Inventory of Key Processes and Implementation Decisions" section, pending a final resolution of that list and a decision by the Council on the order of priority. Consistent with your discussion during the last Council meeting, I hope this draft version will make it possible for all interested parties to edit, comment and move toward a Council agreement on the list so that a status report can be submitted to the Board by early next week. Best regards, Rob Hoggarth

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Whois studies: IPC comment on RyC "working model"
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 9, 2008

Dec. 9, 2008

Forwarded From: Metalitz, Steven Glen, with apologies for the delay, I would appreciate it if you would circulate the attached document from the IPC to the appropriate list in preparation for the call scheduled on Wednesday, which I will attend on behalf of the IPC. If there are other documents I should review relevant to this meeting (other than the RyC 10/29 paper of course), please let me know. This document has not been formally approved by the IPC but reflects the views of Lee Eulgen and me, who represented IPC on the two task forces that examined this issue over the past several months, as well as others who assisted us in that regard. Please let me know if there are any questions about the attachment. Steve Metalitz, IPC president <<IPC comment re RyC Analysis of Whois studies (2051292).DOC>>

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MP3 recording New gTLD Q&A teleconferencge 8 December 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the MP3 recording of the New gTLD Q&A teleconference, held on 8 December, 2008 at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-new-gtld-qa-2008122608.mp3 http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#dec A transcript as well will be posted within the next few days. Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Constituency Survey
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

Dear All, Attached, and below in plain text, please find the GNSO Improvements Constituency Survey notice that I have been asked to forward. The deadline is drawing close, 14 December and it would be very useful to have as many responses as possible. Pease let me know gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> as soon as possible if you need a resend of the survey to complete. Constituency Chairs and Secretariats: As we enter the final week in the GNSO Improvements Constituency Survey, which closes on Sunday, 14 December, I thought I would update you on the response rates thus far. Following is a report, by constituency access PIN, showing the number of survey registrations in Big Pulse (online system) as of this morning, 8 December (10:00 a.m. EST). Registered RRC 5 RYC 5 BC 8 IPC 4 ISPC 0 NCUC 5 === TOTAL...... 27 The survey registration level nearly doubled since the last time I wrote to you (17 November), so thank you for encouraging your membership to participate. We understand that many people have been engaged in other important ICANN work since Cairo and may not have had time to take the survey until now. For that reason, we extended the original close date from 2 December to 14 December. Hopefully, in the next few days, several more individuals will find a few minutes to provide their feedback. I continue to be available to assist in any way that I can be of service. If anyone would like the survey announcement and instruction letter resent, please let me know. Thank you and regards, Ken Bour Consultant to ICANN Policy Development EMAIL: bpsurveyadmin(a)icann.org<mailto:bpsurveyadmin@icann.org> Office: 703-430-4059 Thanks so much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach
by Gomes, Chuck Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

With Patrick's permission, here are a couple more ideas for possible Contracted Party House constituencies. Chuck ________________________________ From: Patrick Jones [mailto:patrick.jones@icann.org] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:23 AM To: Gomes, Chuck Cc: Robert Hoggarth Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach Another possible constituency could be a constituency of data escrow providers. This is not a large group, but they do have a contract with ICANN (through either the three-way or four-way agreements with the respective registries. I could see a constituency for Registry Continuity (or Registry Operations) providers, if we ever went ahead with a certification program for registry operations as separate from TLD operators. Just two ideas. Patrick -- Patrick L. Jones Registry Liaison Manager & Support to ICANN Nominating Committee Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: +1 310 301 3861 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 patrick.jones(a)icann.org On 12/8/08 8:00 AM, "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes(a)verisign.com> wrote: Philip, A possible new RySG constituency was already proposed in Cairo: City gTLDs. That would not be a splinter group because there are any not city gTLDs that are members of the RyC. It is true though that they would be a subset of gTLD registries who have contracts with ICANN, so if that is what you mean by splinter group, I suppose you would still categorize them that way. It is also possible, although I admit that I am not aware of any current indication of such, that ICANN could in the future contract with other parties who provide some sort of registration services. If that ever happened, the contracted party SGs should be able to accommodate them. In the case of the RySG, I can tell you that we are in the early stages of developing the RySG charter and in that regard are discussing a design that would accommodate new registry constituencies if they are formed. Chuck ________________________________ From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Philip Sheppard Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 10:32 AM To: 'Council GNSO' Subject: RE: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach Chuck, thanks for your first thoughts on this. My concern about "GNSO flexibility" as you put it is that the flexibility at present is 100% in the users house! There is zero flexibility in the contract parties house. In other words its contract parties (a fixed two constituency group) and the rest of the world in the users house. This fits poorly to the "birds of a feather" concept and the idea of new constituencies. The relationships between users and the three types i mentioned are a direct parallel to the contract parties. Can you provide an example of a new constituency for the contract parties house (that is not a splinter group) ? Philip

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REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair 1 - 15 December 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Pursuant to the ICANN bylaws http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#X-3.7 Section 3.7 The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair, for a term the GNSO Council specifies but not longer than one year, by written ballot or by action at a meeting. Any such selection must have affirmative votes comprising a majority of the votes of all the members of the GNSO Council. A. CALL for NOMINATIONS Monday, 1 December 2008 to Monday 15 December 2008 at 23:00 UTC. A formal nomination period for the election of GNSO Council chair for the period 1 February 2008 until the newly structured GNSO Council is seated and a new chair is elected is now open for two weeks from Monday, 1 December to Monday 15 December 2008, ending at 23:00 UTC. All nominations should be accepted and seconded within the period 1-15 December 2008. 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. B. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE VOTING Unless otherwise decided by the Council, the voting period will be open from Monday, 22 December 2008 at 15:00 UTC to Wednesday, 7 January 2009 at 15:00 UTC. C. VOTING PROCEDURE The voting will be by electronic ballot and the candidate receiving the majority of the votes will be elected as the chair. There will be a total of 27 votes cast. The winning candidate must receive at least 14 affirmative votes. In case of a tie, there will be a second round of voting. The rules governing the process are located at http://www.gnso.icann.org/council/names-proceduresv7.shtml , Section 13. 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. E. 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. F. 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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