December 2008 - council - lists.icann.org

RE: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach
by Tim Ruiz Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

BTW, this is not a wrinkle. This suggestion is a complete rehash of what was agreed to, and what was approved by the Board. Are all the stakeholders in the user house in agreement? We need to know if we are back to square one before we put any more effort into implementation. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach From: Greg Ruth <greg_ruth(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, December 08, 2008 9:49 am To: Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard(a)aim.be>, Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> I tend to agree with Philip. If the second house is purely restricted to parties who have contracts with ICANN, then it will never be appropriate for it admit new constituencies. Surely, this was not the intent of the BGC. Greg From: Philip Sheppard <philip.sheppard(a)aim.be> To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 9:38:39 AM Subject: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach For discussion Some recent activity with new organisations seeking involvement inside the GNSO has opened up the thought that maybe the delineation of the two house we have currently proposed is too narrow. It was based on old thinking. The two houses are: a) users b) ICANN contracted parties On reflection this division into two does NOT reflect the totality of potential stakeholders. A division between: a) users b) domain name suppliers may be a better fit. The parties with no home in the proposed structure are: a) applicant registries in the new TLD process (not yet a contract with ICANN) b) resellers of domain names (with no contract with ICANN) c) sellers of registry services based on sub-domains (with no contract with ICANN) These three categories have little communality with true user interests (a safe place to communicate or do business) and much more with the contracted parties ( eg want to be a registry / shared customer base / focus on registry pricing). Should we not extend the scope of the contracted parties house to fit these sort of organisations inside if the desire is there ? Philip

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RE: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach
by Tim Ruiz Dec. 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008

> Can you provide an example of a new constituency > for the contract parties house (that is not a > splinter group) ? Sure. The ISPs could open discussion with ICANN expressing their interest to be bound to them directly through contract. They would agree to a minimum set of standards by which they could become or continue to operate as an ISP. They would also agree to be regulated through the consensus policy process of the ICANN community. And they would agree to pay certain and substantial fees based on transactions, or revenue, or number subscribers, etc. Then the ISPs could move to the contracted party house. Any other group not yet a constituency could do the same thing. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [council] GNSO Council Restructuring - a wrinkle in the two houses approach From: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard(a)aim.be> Date: Mon, December 08, 2008 9:32 am To: "'Council GNSO'" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> 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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GNSO Issues Report on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 7, 2008

Dec. 7, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] Dear All, As requested by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) in its request submitted to the GNSO Council on 20 November, the Issues Report on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery can be directly viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/post-expiration-recovery/report-05dec08.pdf and is posted on pages http://gnso.icann.org/policies/ http://gnso.icann.org/ 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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Issues Report on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery
by Marika Konings Dec. 5, 2008

Dec. 5, 2008

Dear All, As requested by the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) in its request submitted to the GNSO Council on 20 November, please find attached the Issues Report on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery. With best regards, Marika

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Reminder: New gTLD Q & A teleconference 8 December 2008 at 19:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 5, 2008

Dec. 5, 2008

Dear All, REMINDER A second New gTLD Question and Answer teleconference is scheduled for Monday 8 December at 19:00 UTC. Attached please find the detailed procedure the call will follow. The modules that will be specifically referenced are: Module 5 http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/transition-24oct08-en.pdf Module 6 http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/terms-24oct08-en.pdf Please submit questions to <gtld-guide(a)icann.org> Please organize your questions by module. The call is open to all Council and constituency members and anyone who has submitted a question. The call will be recorded and transcribed, so please state your name when speaking. Please RSVP to gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org to make sure that we have enough lines available. The dial-in details and times are attached at the end of the email. Thank you. Glen Dial-in details: PARTICIPANT PASSCODE: GTLD For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. Country Toll Numbers Freephone/Toll Free Number ARGENTINA 0800-777-0494 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4862 1-800-880-485 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0964 1-800-880-485 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1964 1-800-880-485 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7733 1-800-880-485 AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5243 1-800-880-485 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8211-1386 1-800-880-485 AUSTRIA 43-1-92-89-654 0800-999-636 BELGIUM 32-2-402-2432 0800-4-8360 BRAZIL 0800-8912038 CHILE 1230-020-0281 CHINA* 86-400-810-4760 10800-712-1193 10800-120-1193 COLOMBIA 01800-9-156463 CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-15 800-700-167 DENMARK 45-7014-0238 8088-6075 FINLAND Land Line: 106-33-164 0-800-1-12056 FINLAND Mobile: 09-106-33-164 0-800-1-12056 FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-75 080-511-1431 FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-75 080-511-1431 FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-75-00-04 080-511-1431 GERMANY 49-69-2222-52104 0800-216-1601 GREECE 30-80-1-100-0639 00800-12-5999 HONG KONG 852-2286-5632 800-964-136 HUNGARY 06-800-15227 INDIA 000-800-852-1216 INDONESIA 001-803-011-3500 IRELAND 353-1-246-0036 1800-931-782 ISRAEL 1-80-9303048 ITALY 39-02-3600-0326 800-906-585 JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7739-4763 00531-12-1149 JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-5539-5154 00531-12-1149 LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1314 MALAYSIA 1-800-80-8121 MEXICO 001-866-627-0541 NETHERLANDS 31-20-710-9321 0800-023-4655 NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4641 0800-443-793 NORWAY 47-21-59-00-14 800-11982 PANAMA 011-001-800-5072119 POLAND 00-800-1210067 PORTUGAL 8008-12179 RUSSIA 8-10-8002-9613011 SINGAPORE 65-6883-9197 800-120-4057 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-15 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-93390 SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1052 00798-14800-6323 SPAIN 34-91-414-15-44 800-099-279 SWEDEN 46-8-566-10-782 0200-887-612 SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-7718 0800-000-038 TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7346 00801-137-565 THAILAND 001-800-1206-65091 UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9015 0800-018-0795 UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3215 0800-018-0795 UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2115 0800-018-0795 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7019-0812 0800-018-0795 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1415 0800-018-0795 URUGUAY 000-413-598-3439 USA 1-210-795-0472 877-818-6787 VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3205 *Access to your conference call will be either of the numbers listed, dependent on the participants' local telecom provider. Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 11:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 14:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 16:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UTC-3+0DST 16:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 19:00 Brussels, Belgium (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 20:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+1DST 18:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 03:00 Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 03:00 Melbourne, Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 06:00 (Thursday 27 Nov.) Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Election results - Final tally -- please check
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 5, 2008

Dec. 5, 2008

Dear All, Please find the results of the election for 2 GNSO representatives to the Community-Wide WG on Geographical Regions. Ballots were received from 21 individuals. Weighted voting was used; 6 ballots had a weight of 2; 15 ballots had a weight of 1. Counting the weights, the final tally is: 7 - Eric Brunner-Williams 24 - Olga Cavalli 17 - Zahid Jamil Though every voter was entitled to cast votes for up to two candidates, it is interesting to note that 5 individuals chose to vote for only one candidate. Even so, had each of these 5 individuals chosen to vote for an additional candidate, the overall outcome would be unchanged. Please check your ballot below as provided by the electronic voting system. The following ballots had a weight of 1: B02a8ac5cfD:20081203113531:[X] Olga Cavalli B02a8ac5cfD:20081203113531:[X] Zahid Jamil B02a8ac5cfD:20081203113531:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B02a8ac5cfD:20081203113531:[] None of the Above B03f741a86D:20081201082549:[X] Olga Cavalli B03f741a86D:20081201082549:[X] Zahid Jamil B03f741a86D:20081201082549:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B03f741a86D:20081201082549:[] None of the Above B06c37aacfD:20081128132033:[X] Olga Cavalli B06c37aacfD:20081128132033:[X] Zahid Jamil B06c37aacfD:20081128132033:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B06c37aacfD:20081128132033:[] None of the Above B0a5d159d6D:20081202220448:[X] Olga Cavalli B0a5d159d6D:20081202220448:[X] Zahid Jamil B0a5d159d6D:20081202220448:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B0a5d159d6D:20081202220448:[] None of the Above B3726b5db1D:20081128131550:[X] Eric Brunner-Williams B3726b5db1D:20081128131550:[X] Zahid Jamil B3726b5db1D:20081128131550:[] None of the Above B3726b5db1D:20081128131550:[] Olga Cavalli B3905ebc72D:20081203071700:[X] Olga Cavalli B3905ebc72D:20081203071700:[X] Zahid Jamil B3905ebc72D:20081203071700:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B3905ebc72D:20081203071700:[] None of the Above B711e511e4D:20081128102718:[x] Olga Cavalli B711e511e4D:20081128102718:[x] Zahid Jamil B711e511e4D:20081128102718:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B711e511e4D:20081128102718:[] None of the Above B903bf1547D:20081128164137:[X] Olga Cavalli B903bf1547D:20081128164137:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B903bf1547D:20081128164137:[] None of the Above B903bf1547D:20081128164137:[] Zahid Jamil B95c0aec4fD:20081203120723:[X] Olga Cavalli B95c0aec4fD:20081203120723:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B95c0aec4fD:20081203120723:[] None of the Above B95c0aec4fD:20081203120723:[] Zahid Jamil B991dea054D:20081202180616:[X] Zahid Jamil B991dea054D:20081202180616:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B991dea054D:20081202180616:[] None of the Above B991dea054D:20081202180616:[] Olga Cavalli Bb098c0634D:20081202064734:[X] Olga Cavalli Bb098c0634D:20081202064734:[X] Zahid Jamil Bb098c0634D:20081202064734:[] Eric Brunner-Williams Bb098c0634D:20081202064734:[] None of the Above Bbcfa0648dD:20081201000111:[x] Olga Cavalli Bbcfa0648dD:20081201000111:[x] Zahid Jamil Bbcfa0648dD:20081201000111:[] Eric Brunner-Williams Bbcfa0648dD:20081201000111:[] None of the Above Bbd94e7c3eD:20081201034926:[x] Olga Cavalli Bbd94e7c3eD:20081201034926:[x] Zahid Jamil Bbd94e7c3eD:20081201034926:[] Eric Brunner-Williams Bbd94e7c3eD:20081201034926:[] None of the Above Bd1ebdddf0D:20081204153017:[X] Olga Cavalli Bd1ebdddf0D:20081204153017:[X] Zahid Jamil Bd1ebdddf0D:20081204153017:[] Eric Brunner-Williams Bd1ebdddf0D:20081204153017:[] None of the Above Be459fd368D:20081204061129:[X] Zahid Jamil Be459fd368D:20081204061129:[] Eric Brunner-Williams Be459fd368D:20081204061129:[] None of the Above Be459fd368D:20081204061129:[] Olga Cavalli ================================================================ The following ballots had a weight of 2: B6a794de4fD:20081204152828:[X] Eric Brunner-Williams B6a794de4fD:20081204152828:[X] Olga Cavalli B6a794de4fD:20081204152828:[] None of the Above B6a794de4fD:20081204152828:[] Zahid Jamil Bc2fddd568D:20081128205525:[X] Olga Cavalli Bc2fddd568D:20081128205525:[X] Zahid Jamil Bc2fddd568D:20081128205525:[] Eric Brunner-Williams Bc2fddd568D:20081128205525:[] None of the Above B04e587944D:20081129015553:[x] Olga Cavalli B04e587944D:20081129015553:[x] Zahid Jamil B04e587944D:20081129015553:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B04e587944D:20081129015553:[] None of the Above Be561c37b4D:20081203065419:[X] Eric Brunner-Williams Be561c37b4D:20081203065419:[X] Olga Cavalli Be561c37b4D:20081203065419:[] None of the Above Be561c37b4D:20081203065419:[] Zahid Jamil Bcdcbbd1f9D:20081203160053:[X] Eric Brunner-Williams Bcdcbbd1f9D:20081203160053:[X] Olga Cavalli Bcdcbbd1f9D:20081203160053:[] None of the Above Bcdcbbd1f9D:20081203160053:[] Zahid Jamil B5f5afa777D:20081129034623:[X] Olga Cavalli B5f5afa777D:20081129034623:[] Eric Brunner-Williams B5f5afa777D:20081129034623:[] None of the Above B5f5afa777D:20081129034623:[] Zahid Jamil

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Public Comment Period on New gTLDs Applicant Guidebook Extended to 15 December 2008 - Additional Memoranda Posted
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 4, 2008

Dec. 4, 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] ttp://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec08-en.htm Public Comment Period on New gTLDs Applicant Guidebook Extended and Additional Memoranda Posted 3 December 2008 ICANN is extending the New gTLDs Applicant Guidebook public comment deadline until December 15. The new deadline applies to the English posting only. For the remaining languages the deadline is still January 7. (The extension is in line with recent community discussion that time during ICANN meetings (i.e., the recent Cairo meeting) should not toll comment periods.) ICANN urges the Internet community to continue providing feedback. This consultative process is key to assist ICANN to further improve the New gTLDs program. Since the posting on 23 October 2008 of the Draft Applicant Guidebook for New Generic Top-Level Domains, ICANN has been receiving valuable comments from the Internet community. Several of the comments and questions have been focused on the proposed gTLD base agreement. Considering the growing interest and on-going inquiries on this topic, ICANN is posting today additional background information about the proposed base agreement. The additional materials are intended to further clarify the explanatory memorandum entitled "Summary Changes to Base Agreement" posted on October 23 2008 along with the draft applicant guidebook. This posting does not signal an intention to "hold fast" to the current draft - but rather the opposite: changes to the draft are already planned and additional information will facilitate public discussion regarding the content of those changes. There are two documents being posted at this time: (1) "Expanded Summary of Changes to Base Agreement for New gTLDs" [PDF, 246K], which is a more comprehensive version of the initially posted memo entitled "Summary Changes to Base Agreement" posted with the draft Applicant Guidebook in October (2) "Comparison between gTLD Agreements from 2005-2007 and Draft Base Registry Agreement for New gTLDs" [PDF, 191K], which is an annotated "blackline" comparison that attempts to show every difference between the 2005-2007 gTLD agreements and the proposed new base agreement. It includes 56 detailed footnotes explaining most of the additions, deletions, and modifications to the language. As indicated previously, it is important to note that the proposed draft agreement is not final and has not yet been approved by ICANN's Board of Directors. It has been set out for review and community discussion purposes, and we encourage comments and suggestions for improvement. The current draft base agreement as well as other aspects of the New gTLD Program are subject to changes based on community feedback and other considerations. ICANN is looking forward to a continuing robust dialog with the Internet community and will make all efforts to provider clarifications as needed. To submit comments on the draft registry agreement and the rest of the draft Applicant Guidebook, please continue to visit http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-en.htm. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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soliciting your input -- 8 terms related to future WHOIS studies
by Liz Gasster Dec. 3, 2008

Dec. 3, 2008

All, At the GNSO Council meeting held on 2 November 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 the following eight terms and asked staff to develop initial working definitions that the Council could use as a starting point for further discussion and definition. Before developing an initial draft I would like to invite all interested parties to send your ideas and suggestions for working definitions of these terms to me at policy-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. For this initial effort, ideas and suggestions are requested by close-of-business 9 December 2008. Again, your input will help me offer a well-informed starting point. Your further input and ideas (beyond this initial deadline) will also be most welcome as the broader discussion continues. The eight terms identified as needing working definitions are as follows: · Undesirable content · Misuse · Commercial purpose · Proxy and privacy services · Relay information requests · Falsify Whois data · Natural persons · Adequate protective measures These terms are used by various community members in recommending testable hypotheses that the Council should consider for further study. The full list of study proposals may be found at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-study-hypothesis-group-report-to-c…. You are also invited to identify any other terms relevant to these proposed studies that you think also call for working definitions that should be developed as a part of this process. Please forward any additional terms you identify to me at policy-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. Thanks, Liz Gasster

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APWG Advisory on Subdomain Registries
by Mike Rodenbaugh Dec. 3, 2008

Dec. 3, 2008

Hello all, Fyi the attached Advisory from the APWG, about the "safe haven" that criminals are finding within many Subdomain Registries. The Advisory suggests several steps that Subdomain Registries should take in effort to mitigate the growth in subdomain abuse exploits that APWG has tracked. It would be greatly appreciated if you would forward this to your Constituency and AC lists. I am glad to try to get answers from APWG if there are any questions about this Advisory. Thanks, Mike

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New gTLD Q&A session transcript available - 26 November 2008
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 3, 2008

Dec. 3, 2008

Dear All, A transcript of the new gTLD Q & A session held on 26 November 2008 is available at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/transcript-gtld-26nov08.pdf posted on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#nov Let me know if you have any questions. 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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