December 2008 - council - lists.icann.org

Draft Applicant Guidebook Now Available in Additional Languages for Comment
by Glen de Saint Géry 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

[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-18nov08-en.htm Draft Applicant Guidebook Now Available in Additional Languages for Comment 18 November 2008 A draft 'Applicant Guidebook' for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is now available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian for review and comment at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-en.htm. The draft Guidebook provides information for those interested in applying for new generic top-level domains. Designed to accompany the draft Applicant Guidebook is a set of Explanatory Memoranda that are intended to assist understanding of the implementation work for new gTLDs. Since these are not the final documents, applicants should not rely on the details contained in the documents since they remain subject to further consultation and revision. Some areas of the new gTLD program remain under development. These include details on: the duration of each stage of the application; third party service providers that will be part of the evaluation panels and manage the dispute resolution; and fees in addition to the "evaluation fee" that will apply only to some applicants depending on the application path. These areas will be made available for public consultation in the near future. ICANN expects to engage in a productive and robust dialogue with the Internet community through this consultative process. Staff will review all comments and provide a summary/analysis of comments to help production of the final Applicant Guidebook, to be released early 2009. New gTLDs and the Internet - Openness Change Innovation After years of discussion and thought, new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are being expanded. They will allow for more innovation, choice and change to a global Internet presently served by only 21 generic top-level domain names. As a non-for-profit corporation dedicated to coordinating the Internet's addressing system, ICANN is not doing this to add to its revenue. An implementation plan is being developed with opportunities for public comment. There will be processes for objections. There has also been detailed technical scrutiny to ensure the Internet's stability and security. There will be an evaluation fee but it will recover costs only (expenses so far, application processing and anticipated legal costs). Many thousands of people representing organizations as diverse as domain name registries and registrars, businesses, engineers, scientists, governments, user, academics, and the legal community have contributed. Promoting competition and choice is one of the principles upon which ICANN was founded. In a world with 1.5 billion Internet users (and growing), diversity, choice and innovation are key. The Internet has supported huge increases in choice, innovation and the competition of ideas. Expanding new gTLDs provides further opportunities. Find out detail at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: Global Policy Proposal for remaining IPv4 address space - updated background report
by Avri Doria 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Begin forwarded message: > From: Olof Nordling <olof.nordling(a)icann.org> > Date: 2 December 2008 20:11:06 GMT+05:30 > > Subject: Global Policy Proposal for remaining IPv4 address space - > updated background report > > TO: ICANN SO and AC Chairs, > > FYI and for notification to your membership: > Please find attached an updated background report regarding the > Global Policy Proposal for remaining IPv4 address space, which is > now adopted in all RIRs. This report will be posted on the ICANN > website shortly. > > Very best regards > > Olof > > -------------------------------------- > Olof Nordling > Director, Services Relations > ICANN > 6 Rond Point Schuman, Bt.5 > B-1040 Brussels, Belgium > Tel.: +32.2.234 7872 > Mobile: +32.475.420805 > Fax: +32.2.234 7848 > E-mail: olof.nordling(a)icann.org > www.icann.org > >

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2009 Nomination Period Opens For ICANN Leadership Positions
by Glen de Saint Géry 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

[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-02dec08-en.htm 2009 Nomination Period Opens For ICANN Leadership Positions 2 December 2008 ICANN's Nominating Committee invites Statements of Interest and candidate recommendations from the Internet community as it seeks qualified candidates to assist in ICANN's technical and policy coordination role. Interested individuals are invited to submit a Statement of Interest to the 2009 Committee for the following positions: Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors Three At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representatives (one each from Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific and Latin America & Caribbean regions) Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) ICANN's Nominating Committee (Nom Com) is an independent committee tasked with selecting a majority of the members of ICANN's Board of Directors and other positions within ICANN's Supporting Organisations. ICANN is an internationally organised, public benefit, non-profit corporation dedicated to: preserving the operational security and stability of the Internet; promoting competition; achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and supporting the development of policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes. Individuals selected by the Nominating Committee will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe, address the Internet's intriguing technical coordination problems and policy development challenges with diverse functional, cultural, and geographic dimensions, and gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility and perspective. Those selected will gain the satisfaction of making a valuable public service contribution towards the continued function and evolution of an essential global resource. Considering the broad public interest, nominees will work to achieve the goals towards which ICANN is dedicated in order to facilitate the Internet's critically important societal functions. Current Board members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Harald Tveit Alvastrand, Steve Crocker, Roberto Gaetano, Steven Goldstein, Dennis Jennings, Rajasekhar Ramaraj, Jean-Jacques Subrenat and Katim Touray (see, http://www.icann.org/en/general/board.html). Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through nomcom2009(a)icann.org. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at http://nomcom.icann.org. Applications will be considered confidentially and should be received by 15 April 2009 for full consideration. Selections will be announced in early September 2009. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in October 2009. Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to ICANN at nomcom2009(a)icann.org. Background: The Nominating Committee is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organisations, and Advisory Committees. Nominating Committee members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws. Nominating Committee members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them. The challenge for the Nominating Committee is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organisations and other ICANN entities, individual Nominating Committee members are not accountable to their appointing constituencies. Members are, of course, accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the Nominating Committee. Successful candidates are not remunerated, although direct expenses incurred in the course of duty will be reimbursed. These positions may involve significant international travel, including personal presence at periodic ICANN meetings, as well as regular telephone and Internet communications. Recent ICANN Meetings have been held in Canada, New Zealand, Morocco, Brazil, Portugal, Puerto Rico, the United States, India, France and Egypt. Meetings during 2009 are scheduled for Mexico City, Mexico, Sydney, Australia, Seoul, Korea. The diverse locations facilitate participation across the world's Internet community. This file last modified Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG
by Glen de Saint Géry 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

From: Glen de Saint Géry Sent: mardi 2 décembre 2008 23:40 To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: FW: Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG Forwarded From: Zahid Jamil Dear Council Members, As a new Council Member from a previously unrepresented country I have found the following documents very instructive: GNSO Principles for Consideration by the Community-Wide Working Group on ICANN Geographic Regions (http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf) Next Steps on ccNSO Resolution on ICANN's Geographic Regions, Adopted Board Resolutions, Los Angeles, 2 November 2007 (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm) Report ccNSO Working Group. ICANN Geographical Regions for public consultation 20 June 2007 (www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/second-report-regions-wg-20jun07.pdf<http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/second-report-regions-wg-20jun07.p…>) ICANN Geographical Regions Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group For Submission to the ICANN Board 24 September 2007 (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.p…) ICANN Montréal Meeting Topic: Review of ICANN's Geographic Regions Posted: 5 June 2003 (http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm) It is clear to me that the principles adopted by the GNSO are vital to ensure that the workings, output and implementation of mechanisms for resolution for uncertainty in the relationship of countries or territories to regions of the WG should adhere to the views of the GNSO Council in these Principles and shall advocate the same if elected to represent the GNSO within the WG. It is also clear to me that the problems relating to both the current definition, the representation and participation issues (not to mention the anomalies and complexities created by the current definition and regions) have a serious impact upon not just the ccNSO but throughout the ICANN structure. The impact this has on the challenges to infuse diversity and enable representation and participation to what are now growing economic regions of the world which may conflict in terms of proportion with the current ICANN Regions are extremely relevant, particularly in the context of the various new challenges faced by ICANN including Restructuring, improvement in Board Governance, new gTLDs (especially those that might have geographic connections), Internationalisation of ICANN, Measures against Capture etc. Hence, decisions taken in the WG will have an impact not only throughout the entire ICANN Community and Structure but also impact several important policy and operational issues. It is vital that all these are considered by the WG vigorously in arriving at its recommendations and outcomes. The reality of the growing and changing densities of business interests, user groups and the technical community in several regions will need to be taken into account by the WG and ensure that improvements in both representation and participation of the latter are addressed in any recommendation or outcome. The WG should also ensure that mechanisms for review allow for changes in the definition and regions with regularity to keep up with the reality of the changes in these densities. Best regards, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Notice / Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and its contents are being communicated only for the intended recipients . If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete it from your system. The contents above may contain/are the intellectual property of Jamil & Jamil, Barristers-at-Law, and constitute privileged information protected by attorney client privilege. The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without prior written permission and consent of Jamil & Jamil is prohibited.

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Zahid jamil - Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG
by Philip Sheppard 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

FYI - I have not seen this on the list yet. _____ From: Zahid Jamil [mailto:zahid@jamilandjamil.com] Sent: 03 December 2008 03:04 To: 'Glen de Saint Géry'; 'GNSO Secretariat' Subject: Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG Dear Council Members, As a new Council Member from a previously unrepresented country I have found the following documents very instructive: GNSO Principles for Consideration by the Community-Wide Working Group on ICANN Geographic Regions (http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf) Next Steps on ccNSO Resolution on ICANN's Geographic Regions, Adopted Board Resolutions, Los Angeles, 2 November 2007 (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm) Report ccNSO Working Group. ICANN Geographical Regions for public consultation 20 June 2007 (www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/second-report-regions-wg-20jun07.pdf) ICANN Geographical Regions Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group For Submission to the ICANN Board 24 September 2007 (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.p…) ICANN Montréal Meeting Topic: Review of ICANN's Geographic Regions Posted: 5 June 2003 (http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm) It is clear to me that the principles adopted by the GNSO are vital to ensure that the workings, output and implementation of mechanisms for resolution for uncertainty in the relationship of countries or territories to regions of the WG should adhere to the views of the GNSO Council in these Principles and shall advocate the same if elected to represent the GNSO within the WG. It is also clear to me that the problems relating to both the current definition, the representation and participation issues (not to mention the anomalies and complexities created by the current definition and regions) have a serious impact upon not just the ccNSO but throughout the ICANN structure. The impact this has on the challenges to infuse diversity and enable representation and participation to what are now growing economic regions of the world which may conflict in terms of proportion with the current ICANN Regions are extremely relevant, particularly in the context of the various new challenges faced by ICANN including Restructuring, improvement in Board Governance, new gTLDs (especially those that might have geographic connections), Internationalisation of ICANN, Measures against Capture etc. Hence, decisions taken in the WG will have an impact not only throughout the entire ICANN Community and Structure but also impact several important policy and operational issues. It is vital that all these are considered by the WG vigorously in arriving at its recommendations and outcomes. The reality of the growing and changing densities of business interests, user groups and the technical community in several regions will need to be taken into account by the WG and ensure that improvements in both representation and participation of the latter are addressed in any recommendation or outcome. The WG should also ensure that mechanisms for review allow for changes in the definition and regions with regularity to keep up with the reality of the changes in these densities. Best regards, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. Pakistan Cell: +923008238230 Tel: +92 21 5680760 / 5685276 / 5655025 Fax: +92 21 5655026 www.jamilandjamil.com <http://www.jamilandjamil.com/> Notice / Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and its contents are being communicated only for the intended recipients . If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete it from your system. The contents above may contain/are the intellectual property of Jamil & Jamil, Barristers-at-Law, and constitute privileged information protected by attorney client privilege. The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without prior written permission and consent of Jamil & Jamil is prohibited.

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Comments Sought on Latest Version of Strategic Plan
by Glen de Saint Géry 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

[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-01dec08-en.htm Comments Sought on Latest Version of Strategic Plan 1 December 2008 ICANN is seeking comments from the community on the latest version of the strategic plan [PDF, 900K]. http://www.icann.org/en/strategic-plan/strategic-plan-draft-2009-2012-01dec… This version incorporates comments that were received from the online forum and at the Cairo meeting. This comment period http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200812.html#dspfc-0912 is an additional short opportunity for the community to comment before the Board considers the plan at its December meeting. Closing date: 15 December 2008 Read the latest version of the plan [PDF, 900K] Send comments on the draft strategic plan: stratplan-2009(a)icann.org View comments on the draft strategic plan http://forum.icann.org/lists/stratplan-2009/ Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: Statement for the Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG
by Glen de Saint Géry 02 Dec '08

02 Dec '08

Forwarded From: Zahid Jamil Dear Council Members, As a new Council Member from a previously unrepresented country I have found the following documents very instructive: GNSO Principles for Consideration by the Community-Wide Working Group on ICANN Geographic Regions (http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf) Next Steps on ccNSO Resolution on ICANN's Geographic Regions, Adopted Board Resolutions, Los Angeles, 2 November 2007 (http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm) Report ccNSO Working Group. ICANN Geographical Regions for public consultation 20 June 2007 (www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/second-report-regions-wg-20jun07.pdf<http://www.ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/second-report-regions-wg-20jun07.p…>) ICANN Geographical Regions Final Report by the ccNSO Regions Working Group For Submission to the ICANN Board 24 September 2007 (http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccnso-final-report-regions-wg-240907.p…) ICANN Montréal Meeting Topic: Review of ICANN's Geographic Regions Posted: 5 June 2003 (http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm) It is clear to me that the principles adopted by the GNSO are vital to ensure that the workings, output and implementation of mechanisms for resolution for uncertainty in the relationship of countries or territories to regions of the WG should adhere to the views of the GNSO Council in these Principles and shall advocate the same if elected to represent the GNSO within the WG. It is also clear to me that the problems relating to both the current definition, the representation and participation issues (not to mention the anomalies and complexities created by the current definition and regions) have a serious impact upon not just the ccNSO but throughout the ICANN structure. The impact this has on the challenges to infuse diversity and enable representation and participation to what are now growing economic regions of the world which may conflict in terms of proportion with the current ICANN Regions are extremely relevant, particularly in the context of the various new challenges faced by ICANN including Restructuring, improvement in Board Governance, new gTLDs (especially those that might have geographic connections), Internationalisation of ICANN, Measures against Capture etc. Hence, decisions taken in the WG will have an impact not only throughout the entire ICANN Community and Structure but also impact several important policy and operational issues. It is vital that all these are considered by the WG vigorously in arriving at its recommendations and outcomes. The reality of the growing and changing densities of business interests, user groups and the technical community in several regions will need to be taken into account by the WG and ensure that improvements in both representation and participation of the latter are addressed in any recommendation or outcome. The WG should also ensure that mechanisms for review allow for changes in the definition and regions with regularity to keep up with the reality of the changes in these densities. Best regards, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Notice / Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and its contents are being communicated only for the intended recipients . If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete it from your system. The contents above may contain/are the intellectual property of Jamil & Jamil, Barristers-at-Law, and constitute privileged information protected by attorney client privilege. The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without prior written permission and consent of Jamil & Jamil is prohibited.

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New gTLD Q & A teleconference 8 December 2008 at 19:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear All, 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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REMINDER Please vote: Election of GNSO Representatives to the Geo-Region Community Wide WG
by Glen de Saint Géry 01 Dec '08

01 Dec '08

Dear Council Members, REMINDER There is a tight window for voting, please vote as soon as possible. If you have lost your ballot and need a resend, please let me know as soon as possible. The nomination period for two GNSO representatives to the Community-Wide WG on Geographical Regions is closed. There are three nominations: 1. Olga Cavalli - NCA, GNSO Council, 2. Eric Brunner-Williams - CTO CORE 3. Zahid Jamil - CBUC - GNSO Council nominated by Mike Rodenbaugh http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05777.html seconded by Kristina Rosette http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg05778.html The personal statements from the candidates are posted on the Council mail server list. Zahid Jamil has not yet submitted a statement. The voting process: STARTS on Friday, 28 November 2008 at 20:00 UTC (12:00 noon PST, 15:00 EST, 18:00 Buenos Aires, 21:00 CET, 01:00 Karachi and 07:00 Melbourne on Saturday 29 November) ENDS on Thursday 4 December 2008 at 18:00 UTC. (10:00 PST, 13:00 EST, 16:00 Buenos Aires, 19:00 CET, 23:00 Karachi, 05:00 Melbourne on Friday 5 December) 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. Weighted voting will apply. Liaisons from the ALAC and the GAC do not vote. The PROCEDURES PROPOSED for the FORMAL ELECTRONIC VOTE are the following: 1. Voting will take place by secret e-mail ballot. 2. Ballots will be sent out individually to each GNSO Council members' e-mail address. 3. The ballots will come from tally[at]icann.org, so please check your spam filter. 4. The ballot will list all the candidates names plus a choice of 'None of the Above'. 5. Councilors may vote no more than once each for up to two candidates or for 'None of the Above.' 6. 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. 7. The Secretariat will announce the results of the vote by sending a message to the council 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 7(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. 8. 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. The election period will end on Thursday, 4 December, at 18:00 UTC thereby allowing the Council to communicate the selected representatives to the Board one week prior to their meeting on 11 December 2008. NOTE that the above allows Councilors to vote for two candidates, for one candidate or no candidates. If only one candidate is selected by a Councilor, that selection will only count as one vote (weighted if applicable) for that candidate; it would not be allowed to apply two votes to one candidate. The GNSO Council will confirm the results of the voting at the Council meeting on 18 December 2008. Thank you for your cooperation. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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