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Draft GNSO Council minutes 8 May 2008
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 23, 2008

May 23, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council teleconference held on 8 May 2008. Please let me know if you would like any changes made. 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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Issues Report - Set A; "New IRTP issues"
by Olof Nordling May 23, 2008

May 23, 2008

Dear Councillors, Attached please find an Issues Report regarding Transfer Policy Set A, "New IRTP Issues", as requested by the Council resolution of 8 May, for your consideration of a future PDP on the subject matter. Comments and questions are certainly welcome. Wishing you happy reading and a nice weekend! Very best regards Olof

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The GNSO Improvements – Top Level Plan
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 23, 2008

May 23, 2008

The GNSO Improvements – Top Level Plan 22 May 2008 Prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team may be directly viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-improvements-top-level-plan-22may08.pdf and is posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/ STATUS OF THIS DOCUMENT This is the first DRAFT version of the GNSO Improvements Top Level Plan. It is being circulated to the GNSO Council and to the community for discussion and further development. SUMMARY The following pages contain some initial documentation on methods that can be followed in beginning the work required to transition from the current GNSO organization to the type of organization ultimately recommended by the ICANN Board. Before these methods can be put into practice, the plan needs to be reviewed by the GNSO and the ICANN community at large and approved by the GNSO council and endorsed by the ICANN Board. The document will be discussed at the GNSO Council meeting on 29 May 2008. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-29may08.shtml -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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WHOIS Study Group Report to the GNSO Council,Recommendation on further studies of WHOIS
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 23, 2008

May 23, 2008

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: gnso-whois-study[at]icann.org] Dear All, Please note that the ICANN Generic Names Supporting Organisation WHOIS Study Group Report to the GNSO Council Recommendation on further studies of WHOIS Prepared by the WHOIS Study Group (see list of participants in Annex I) 22 May 2008 has been posted on pages: http://gnso.icann.org/index.html http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/ and can be viewed directly at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/gnso-whois-study-group-report-to-council… The report will be discussed at the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 29 May 2008 http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-29may08.shtml Thank you. Kind regards, Glen -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org

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Agenda for ICANN Board teleconference - 29 May 2008
by Bruce Tonkin May 23, 2008

May 23, 2008

Hello All, Below is the agenda for the ICANN Board teleconference. Relevant topics include: - Update Discussion on New gTLDs - GNSO Improvements Report and Update on Implementation Efforts - WHOIS Policy Information Update - GNSO Proposal on Absentee Voting - Review of GNSO's Motion on Domain Name Tasting - Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Negotiations and Process Update - Single-Letter Names at the Second Level Information Update Regards, Bruce Tonkin 29 May 2008 Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors Proposed Agenda 1) Approval of the 30 April 2008 Board Minutes 2) President's Report 3) ICANN Meetings Reform Discussion 4) ICANN Paris Meeting Discussion 5) Finance Committee's Update: ICANN Budget and other matters 6) New Board Committee's Discussion 7) Board Governance Committee's - Acceptance of Proposal for Formation of Review Working Groups for RSSAC 8) Discussion on Board Review, including discussion of selection of independent third-party board review consultant 9) Update Discussion on New gTLDs 10) GNSO Improvements Report and Update on Implementation Efforts 11) WHOIS Policy Information Update 12) Discussion of Board Tools 13) GNSO Proposal on Absentee Voting 13) Review of GNSO's Motion on Domain Name Tasting 15) PIR's Proposed Implementation of DNSSEC in .ORG 16) Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Negotiations and Process Update 17) Single-Letter Names at the Second Level Information Update 18) Update Discussions on various Bylaws-Mandated Reviews 19) Compensation Committee Report 20) Other Business

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RE: [council] GNSO Council proposed agenda 29 May 2008
by Gomes, Chuck May 22, 2008

May 22, 2008

Thanks Glen. As you know, we may need to move items 7 & 9 to as late as possible so that Patrick and Liz can participate. Chuck Sent from my GoodLink Wireless Handheld (www.good.com) -----Original Message----- From: GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG [mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org] Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 06:35 PM Eastern Standard Time To: 'Council GNSO' Subject: [council] GNSO Council proposed agenda 29 May 2008 Dear All, Attached please find the proposed draft Council agenda for Thursday 29 May at 12:00 midday UTC. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 29 May 2008 This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council Coordinated Universal Time12:00 UTC - see below for local times (05:00 Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) 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 Item 3: Approve GNSO Council minutes of 8 May 2008 (5 mins) Item 4: Update from Edmon Chung on IDNC (15 mins) Item 5: Discussion of Jon Bing's paper and other IDN ccTLD issues (20 minutes) http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04865.html Item 6: GNSO Improvements Overview (20) Item 7: Resume tabled discussions on: (15) - a: Single-Character Second -Level Domain Names - Discussion IANA/ICANN names - what is the process for changing Reserved names beyond the new gTLD process - b: Pending budget measure for domain tasting Item 8: Fast Flux charter discussion/decision (20) Item 9: Whois Report Overview (20) Item 10: Paris Plan (10) Item 11: Action Items (5 mins) http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf Item 12: AOB (05:00 Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 12:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PST) UTC-8-0DST 05:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 08:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 09:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UTC-3+0DST 09:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 13:00 Brussels, Belgium (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Karlsruhe, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Barcelona, Spain (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Oslo, Norway (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Amman, Jordan UTC+2+1DST 15:00 Phnom Penh, Cambodia UTC+7+0DST 19:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 20:00 Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 20:00 Melbourne, Australia (EST) UTC+10+1DST 22:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2008, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Council proposed agenda 29 May 2008
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 22, 2008

May 22, 2008

Dear All, Attached please find the proposed draft Council agenda for Thursday 29 May at 12:00 midday UTC. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 29 May 2008 This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council Coordinated Universal Time12:00 UTC - see below for local times (05:00 Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) 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 Item 3: Approve GNSO Council minutes of 8 May 2008 (5 mins) Item 4: Update from Edmon Chung on IDNC (15 mins) Item 5: Discussion of Jon Bing's paper and other IDN ccTLD issues (20 minutes) http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04865.html Item 6: GNSO Improvements Overview (20) Item 7: Resume tabled discussions on: (15) - a: Single-Character Second -Level Domain Names - Discussion IANA/ICANN names – what is the process for changing Reserved names beyond the new gTLD process - b: Pending budget measure for domain tasting Item 8: Fast Flux charter discussion/decision (20) Item 9: Whois Report Overview (20) Item 10: Paris Plan (10) Item 11: Action Items (5 mins) http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf Item 12: AOB (05:00 Los Angeles, 08:00 Washington DC, 13:00 London, 14:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 12:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PST) UTC-8-0DST 05:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 08:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 09:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UTC-3+0DST 09:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 13:00 Brussels, Belgium (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Karlsruhe, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Barcelona, Spain (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Oslo, Norway (CEST) UTC+1+1DST 14:00 Amman, Jordan UTC+2+1DST 15:00 Phnom Penh, Cambodia UTC+7+0DST 19:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 20:00 Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 20:00 Melbourne, Australia (EST) UTC+10+1DST 22:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2008, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO "Improvements" Top Level Plan
by Avri Doria May 22, 2008

May 22, 2008

Hi, Attached please find a draft of the top level implementation plans for the GNSO "Improvements" work described in the report of the Board's Governance Committee WG on GNO Improvements (BGC WG) that is currently being considered by the ICANN Board. This plan attempts to begin the non controversial work of the BGC WG as requested by the Board in resolution 2008.02.15.03. An overview of this plan will be given at our meeting of 29 May, 2008. Discussion of this plan is scheduled for the open meetings on 21 June and for discussion and decision, if at all possible on, on 25 June. Of course the more we discuss this on the list, the better off I believe we will be when it comes time to make a decision. The initial draft is also being publicly posted so that the constituencies and community at large have an opportunity to comment. If, in general the plan turns out to be acceptable to the community and the GNSO council, we would like to get started with the work at the end of the Paris Meeting. As part of your, and your constituencies' review, the planning team requests that you also begin to think about representatives for the two standing committees whose charters are described in this document. Assuming the council approves the charters, it would be good to also make the appointments to the standing committees at the same time so the work can begin. The document is based on the work in the Socialtext workspace https://st.icann.org/gnso_transition/ , however some updating of those wiki pages needs to be done based on the planning team's last discussions that are reflected in this paper but which have not yet been back ported to the wiki. I will let this list know when the wiki pages are fully updated. Many thanks to the team for their efforts in putting this together and for working through differences in order to come to agreement on the proposal. a.

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ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget
by GNSO.SECRETARIAT＠GNSO.ICANN.ORG May 22, 2008

May 22, 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-17may08.htm ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget 17 May 2008 Each year, from July through December, ICANN's planning cycle calls for creation of the Strategic Plan. At the end of December 2007, the ICANN Board approved ICANN's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is the three-year overview document that describes the strategic priorities for ICANN. See: http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/. Each year, from January through June, there is a follow-on planning effort to create the Operating Plan and Budget for a single year. This document outlines the work map and financial requirements for the next fiscal year, consistent with implementing the Strategic Plan Objectives. The planning work for fiscal year 2009 began with a consultation in Delhi. The community and ICANN's Board reviewed an initial budget framework presented at New Delhi in February 2008. This approach provided the community the earliest opportunity yet to provide input on a draft budget. Staff held consultations regarding the budget and plan, received posted comments, and worked with the ICANN Board Finance Committee to develop the draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget. Substantial work has taken place to incorporate feedback from the community, Board, and staff since the initial framework was first presented in February 2008, but the overall scope and themes remain consistent. In this fiscal year, highlights of planned ICANN results and activities include: Complete, and then launch the new generic TLD (gTLD) program Based on progress with the IDN "fast track" process, introduce country code IDNs (ccIDN) at the top level As part of establishing a documented security agenda, deliver on DNSSEC readiness, ICANN-internal security improvements, and training on disaster planning and mitigation for interested country code operators Working with RIRs and the NRO, continue to highlight issues related to IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption Grow and enhance contractual compliance capability on behalf of registrant protection Invest in IANA services and staffing to improve service availability, automation, response time, and disaster recovery Strengthen the multi-stakeholder model by implementing GNSO improvements, expanding stakeholder travel support and expanding translation programs In summary, the draft budget proposes revenues of about $60.7MM and total expenses (including depreciation, allowances and contingency) of $58.5MM with a contribution to reserve of about $2.2MM. Compared to what was presented in New Delhi, this actually represents a reduction in operating expenses from $54.1MM to $51.8MM. As compared to FY08, the total expense budget, including contingency, is projected to increase from $42.6MM to $58.5MM (37% increase). Operating expenses (excluding contingency, depreciation, and bad debt) are projected to increase from $38.9MM to $51.8MM (33% increase). This draft Operating Plan and Budget calls for substantial expense growth for ICANN, as a result of an ambitious work program for FY09, as dictated by the Strategic Plan. The goal of this draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget document is to enable informed, active community and Board feedback regarding proposed objectives and plans. And, when the draft plan is finalized and approved, establish the resources and objectives that will deliver on the right initiatives for the ICANN community during FY09. This draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget is being posted for community review with the support of the Board Finance Committee (BFC). The plan is available at: http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-fy08-09-17may07.pdf [PDF, 356K] This draft plan is one more step in the planning cycle, to allow for additional review and feedback. A public comment forum is available at: op-budget-fy2009(a)icann.org Additionally, consultations will be held with ICANN constituencies to get direct feedback, and the final plan discussed at ICANN's Paris meeting, for adoption by ICANN's Board in June. -- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat - ICANN gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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RE: [council] ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget
by Tim Ruiz May 22, 2008

May 22, 2008

I would be interested. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [council] ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget From: Avri Doria <avri(a)psg.com> Date: Thu, May 22, 2008 10:32 am To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Hi, How many council members would be interested in us setting up a call the week before the Paris meeting, and before the deadline of 17 June, for those interested in discussing this with Doug and Denise? I might suggest Thursday 12 June or Friday the 13th. This would be an optional meeting, with no quorums or voting. Also would it make sense to open this meeting up to other GNSO participants who might wish to participate? thanks a. On 18 May 2008, at 17:52, GNSO.SECRETARIAT(a)GNSO.ICANN.ORG wrote: > > [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-17may08.htm > ICANN Posts Draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget > > 17 May 2008 > > Each year, from July through December, ICANN's planning cycle calls > for creation of the Strategic Plan. At the end of December 2007, the > ICANN Board approved ICANN's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is > the three-year overview document that describes the strategic > priorities for ICANN. See: http://www.icann.org/strategic-plan/. > > Each year, from January through June, there is a follow-on planning > effort to create the Operating Plan and Budget for a single year. > This document outlines the work map and financial requirements for > the next fiscal year, consistent with implementing the Strategic > Plan Objectives. > > The planning work for fiscal year 2009 began with a consultation in > Delhi. The community and ICANN's Board reviewed an initial budget > framework presented at New Delhi in February 2008. This approach > provided the community the earliest opportunity yet to provide input > on a draft budget. Staff held consultations regarding the budget and > plan, received posted comments, and worked with the ICANN Board > Finance Committee to develop the draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget. > > Substantial work has taken place to incorporate feedback from the > community, Board, and staff since the initial framework was first > presented in February 2008, but the overall scope and themes remain > consistent. > > In this fiscal year, highlights of planned ICANN results and > activities include: > > Complete, and then launch the new generic TLD (gTLD) program > Based on progress with the IDN "fast track" process, introduce > country code IDNs (ccIDN) at the top level > As part of establishing a documented security agenda, deliver on > DNSSEC readiness, ICANN-internal security improvements, and training > on disaster planning and mitigation for interested country code > operators > Working with RIRs and the NRO, continue to highlight issues related > to IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption > Grow and enhance contractual compliance capability on behalf of > registrant protection > Invest in IANA services and staffing to improve service > availability, automation, response time, and disaster recovery > Strengthen the multi-stakeholder model by implementing GNSO > improvements, expanding stakeholder travel support and expanding > translation programs > In summary, the draft budget proposes revenues of about $60.7MM and > total expenses (including depreciation, allowances and contingency) > of $58.5MM with a contribution to reserve of about $2.2MM. Compared > to what was presented in New Delhi, this actually represents a > reduction in operating expenses from $54.1MM to $51.8MM. As compared > to FY08, the total expense budget, including contingency, is > projected to increase from $42.6MM to $58.5MM (37% increase). > Operating expenses (excluding contingency, depreciation, and bad > debt) are projected to increase from $38.9MM to $51.8MM (33% > increase). > > This draft Operating Plan and Budget calls for substantial expense > growth for ICANN, as a result of an ambitious work program for FY09, > as dictated by the Strategic Plan. The goal of this draft FY09 > Operating Plan and Budget document is to enable informed, active > community and Board feedback regarding proposed objectives and > plans. And, when the draft plan is finalized and approved, establish > the resources and objectives that will deliver on the right > initiatives for the ICANN community during FY09. > > This draft FY09 Operating Plan and Budget is being posted for > community review with the support of the Board Finance Committee > (BFC). > > The plan is available at: http://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-fy08-09-17may07.pdf > [PDF, 356K] > > This draft plan is one more step in the planning cycle, to allow for > additional review and feedback. A public comment forum is available > at: op-budget-fy2009(a)icann.org > > Additionally, consultations will be held with ICANN constituencies > to get direct feedback, and the final plan discussed at ICANN's > Paris meeting, for adoption by ICANN's Board in June. > > -- > Glen de Saint G�ry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org >

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