October 2009 - council - lists.icann.org

Nomination of Stephane Van Gelder
by Adrian Kinderis Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

All, I would like to nominate Stéphane Van Gelder to the position of Chair of the GNSO Council. He has satisfied me and our Stakeholder Group that he can put any personal interests aside and drive the massive amounts of work ahead of us from a position of neutrality and fairness. I also believe that, given his management background, he will be able to effectively manage the priorities the tasks at hand - an imperative quality for the leader of the Council. I hope that folks don't see this as one Registrar looking after another. It has actually been a significant internal process as we have looked across the Council for our next leader. We see Stéphane's leadership qualities as the main driver here. As you would understand the Registrar Stakeholder Group continues to grow with varied perspectives, views and business models (much in the same was the Registry Stakeholder group has) particularly at this time of flux. Please see this endorsement then, of not just a suitable Registrar to fill the position of Chair, but a worthy candidate for all. Thanks. Adrian Kinderis

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FW: GNSO Council - resignation and appointment
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Forwarded From: Metalitz, Steven Glen, for your records, Ute has resigned from the council and David Taylor will complete her term (i.e., the next 16 days!). Steve Fellow IPC members, This morning I received the e-mail below from Ute Decker. Her resignation has been accepted with reluctance but also with warm thanks for all her contributions to the IPC over the past several years. After consultation with the other officers, and pursuant to our by-laws, I am appointing David Taylor to serve as one of our GNSO council reps for the balance of Ute's term (i.e., through October 28). As you all know, David was recently elected to serve his own term on the GNSO council, so in effect he will just be taking office 16 days earlier. Since Ute will not be traveling to Seoul we will not be able to thank her in person there but we will be alert for a suitable occasion to do so in the near future. Steve Metalitz, IPC president

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Mohamed Rafik Dammak: Statement of Interest
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Forwarded from Mohamed Rafik Dammak Mohamed Rafik Dammak Statement of Interest Non Commercial Stakeholder Group Board Appointee to the GNSO I am a Research Student at the Interdisciplinary Information Studies, at the University of Tokyo, with focus on Ubiquitous computing, wireless sensor network and embedded systems. I hold a degree in Computer Engineering. I worked before as Software engineer at STMicroelectronics. I am also a DiploFoundation alumni after completion of the Internet Governance Capacity Building program. I participated in the online WIPO course on Intellectual Property. I have joined Creative Commons Tunisian license project as Public co-leader. I am involved in the youth participation at Internet Governance and in the organization of youth workshops and attended as a youth representative. I am member of the remote participation on IGF working group. I have been involved in ICANN community as NCUC individual user member. I am also an ISOC global member. I attended IGF Rio de Janeiro and Hyderabad. I participated at the first Summer School on Internet Governance held in Meissen Germany. I have no financial interests in anything related to ICANN and the GNSO. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Old and new Council
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Dear All, The current list of Councillors can be found at: http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.html Here is the list of the new Councillors who will be seated at the Council meeting on 28 October in Seoul: Contracted Parties House: ========================= Registrar Stakeholder Group gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Adrian Kinderis Edmon Chung Tim Ruiz Chuck Gomes Stéphane van Gelder Jordi Iparraguirre Non Contracted Parties House: ============================= Commercial Stakeholder Group Non Commercial Stakeholder Group CBUC: Mike Rodenbaugh Mary Wong Zahid Jamil William Drake Wendy Seltzer ICANN Board Appointees IPC: Kristina Rosette Rafik Dammak David Taylor Debra Hughes Rosemary Sinclair ISPCP: Mark McFadden Wolf-Ulrich Knoben Please 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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Travel Support for Seoul
by Kevin Wilson Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Dear GNSO Supported Travelers: We understand there has been some concerns about booking travel for community members who have received commitments for travel support from ICANN. Rest assured the travel support team is busy working on your bookings. You should have received notices from BCD on your specific air travel. For the lodging, the hotel has received lists of all known travelers supported by ICANN, and has confirmed that the whole block of hotel rooms are reserved. We are still waiting for confirmation on specific room assignments, and we will let you know as soon as we do. For per diems, most were wired out last Friday. If you believe you have a unique situation, please send a separate email to the ICANN Constituency travel account. If you are acutely concerned about your specific situation, please send an email directly to Kevin Wilson; kevin.wilson(a)icann.org<mailto:kevin.wilson@icann.org> and Steve Antonoff; steve.antonoff(a)icann.org<mailto:steve.antonoff@icann.org> . If you are still concerned about responsiveness, feel free to call Kevin Wilson’s cell phone 323.868.0514 24/7. (I would rather deal with it now than after I land in Seoul!). Best regards and Kamsahamnida Steve and Kevin

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RySG Position re. NCA Seat Assignments
by Gomes, Chuck Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

13 of 14 RySG members responded to a poll and unanimously supported the following position regarding GNSO Council NCA seat assignments effective 28 October 2009: Primary Choice: Contracted House Non-Contracted House Non-Voting Seat Olga Cavalli Terry Davis Andrei Kolesnikov We would like to know if other SGs would support the above seating assignments. If all SGs do not support the above, then we understand that the random selection process already done would apply as follows and we accept that result: Contracted House Non-Contracted House Non-Voting Seat Terry Davis Olga Cavalli Andrei Kolesnikov Chuck Gomes

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Rosemary Sinclair: Statement of Interest
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Forwarded from Rosemary Sinclair: Statement of Interest Rosemary Sinclair - Statement of Interest - 12 October 2009 Non Commercial Stakeholder Group Board Appointee to GNSO I am Managing Director of ATUG, the Australian Telecommunications Users Group, a not for profit, membership funded group representing the interests of organisations using communications and internet services to deliver their own services for their client base. Among the membership are health and educational institutions, community sector organisations, regional community organisations as well as banks, retailers, transport companies and other businesses. I am also Chairman of INTUG, the International Telecommunications Users Group. INTUG has contacts with many groups including consumer groups with an interest in communications services, access and applications. Members have diverse interests in policy outcomes for their own members but INTUG provides a forum for sharing ideas, knowledge and experience to enable the development of shared positions or to support specific positions with information and balanced perspectives. INTUG Head of Delegation to APECTEL and Expert Adviser at OECD CISP meetings. Since 2003 I have represented INTUG at APECTEL meetings every 6 months. APECTEL stakeholders are from the economies around the Asia Pacific Region including PR China, US, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Chile, Peru, Mexico among the 22 members. Since 2008 I have represented INTUG as an Expert Adviser to the OECD's Communications Infrastructure and Services Policies Working Group. This meeting has discussed a number of Internet related policy issues and developments. In 2008 the Australian Government reviewed the participation of consumer groups in communications policy development and implementation in Australia. I was part of a multi-stakeholder group involved in reviewing existing arrangements and proposing a new structure, responsibilities and funding base for a new organisation, ACCAN - the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network. Since 2003 I been organizing ATUG's Regional Roadshow has involved visiting over 75 towns throughout Australia, travelling over 100,000 kms and speaking with over 3500 community members about the availability and potential of advanced communications services. Recent focus has been on the Internet and e-security. People of all backgrounds attend the town events - local government, older citizens, young students, parents, local business operators, farmers. The shared vision is high quality communications and online services in the remotest parts of Australia. In the future more and more effective use of communications by these groups will depend on the Internet - this is the basis of my interest in participating in the work of ICANN. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Olga Cavalli Candidacy Statement
by Olga Cavalli Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

Dear Council Members, First I want to thank Bill for the nomination and Tony for seconding it. I am happy and honored by this nomination to GNSO Chair Candidate. Since I was appointed by the Noncom to the GNSO in 2007 I have tried to be as much active as possible in my role of council member, in order to understand the dynamics among the different constituencies in the GNSO and also the interaction between the Council and other ICANN organizations and committees as well as the whole Internet community. In relation to the GNSO Restructuring Process, I volunteered and got involved in the following activities: - Chair of the Constituency Operations Working Team. - Member of the Operations Steering Committee OSC (Alternate Chair). - Member of the Planning Team of the GNSO Improvements Process. As I understand that the internationalization of the Internet is a key issue for broadening global participation, I volunteered for the following positions: - GNSO representative in the IDN PDP Working Group. - GNSO representative in the Geographic Regions Review Working Group. - Member of the GNSO Comments on the IDNC Report drafting team. In order to promote active participation and interaction between GNSO and other ICANN organizations, I volunteered for the following roles: - GNSO liaison for the ccNSO. - Chair of the GNSO Travel Drafting Team. - GNSO representative in the last two joint AC/SO meetings held in Sydney and Mexico City. If I am elected GNSO Chair I will do my best to accomplish my mission as Noncom Appointee to the GNSO, from a neutral perspective placing the broad public interest ahead of any particular interests. I will help GNSO in meeting the restructuring and improvement process requirements, and at the same time follow different policy areas, like new gTLDs, IDNs and others that may arise. This new stage in ICANN, in the light of the Affirmation of Commitments, will bring new communication and interaction challenges among the different ICANN supporting organizations, committees and the ICANN Board. In this sense I would like to help GNSO to improve communications with all of them. The GNSO is a challenging and intensive learning experience, and I would very much like to become chair to lead the Council in these times of change. Thanks. Best regards. Olga Cavalli 12 October 2009. 2009/10/7 Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> > > Dear Councillors, > > Bill Drake, a Non Commercial Stakeholder Group Council member, has duly > nominated Olga Cavalli for the position of Council chair. > > http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07545.html > > Tony Harris, a Commercial Stakeholder Group Council member, has duly > seconded the nomination. > > http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07553.html > > Olga Cavalli has accepted the nomination and will submit a candidacy > statement in writing to the Council not later than 14 October 2009. > > 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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Reminder: Invitation to attend ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 15 October at 12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC
by Denise Michel Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

*Invitation to ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 15 October at 12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC* *RSVP via email to ** <http://gnso%2Esecretariat@gnso.icann.org/>** <** gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <http://gnso%2Esecretariat@gnso.icann.org/>* *> **) **by 23:00 UTC Tuesday 13 October to receive the connection details. **Please indicate which call you would like to join (12:00 UTC or 18:00 UTC). * *Title: *ICANN Policy Update Webinar *When: *Thursday 15 October *Time: *12.00 UTC and 18.00 UTC Dear ICANN Community Members: This is a reminder for those interested in receiving an update on ICANN gTLD and ccTLD policy activities in advance of ICANN's Seoul meeting. All are welcome to attend this ICANN Policy Department webinar. RSVPs are needed by tomorrow so connection details can be sent to you. Two sessions are being held for the convenience of our global community; please indicate your choice in your email. Material from these sessions will be publicly posted for those interested but unable to attend. *Brief Session Description*: Through brief presentations and a question & answer period, this webinar will provide an update on ongoing GNSO and ccNSO activities, including a status report on the restructuring of the GNSO, ongoing policy development processes, and other working group activities. Updates will be provided on: - IDN ccTLD policy development process - IDN ccTLD Fast Track - ccTLD delegation, redelegation and retirement - Other ccNSO Working Groups - GNSO Restructuring - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) - Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) - Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) - Whois Studies - Possible changes to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) - Other GNSO Working Groups The webinar is scheduled for 90 minutes, and will be conducted in English only at this time. The content will be presented in PowerPoint along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. There will be time at the end of the session for Q&A. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the Q&A function of Adobe Connect. Should we run out of time or if you have additional questions after the session, please send them via email to *policy-staff(a)icann.org*. *Meeting Details: *As space is limited, this is an *invitation-only* event. If you would like to participate, please RSVP by 23:00 Tuesday, 13 October via email to the GNSO Secretariat (*gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<http://gnso%2Esecretariat@gnso.icann.org/> *) to secure your place. Please indicate which call you would like to join (12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. *Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members' e-mail address*. Regards, Denise Michel ICANN VP Policy

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Reminder: Invitation to attend ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 15 October at 12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC
by Denise Michel Oct. 13, 2009

Oct. 13, 2009

*Invitation to ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 15 October at 12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC* *RSVP via email to ** <http://gnso%2Esecretariat@gnso.icann.org/>** <** gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <http://gnso%2Esecretariat@gnso.icann.org/>* *> **) **by 23:00 UTC Tuesday 13 October to receive the connection details. **Please indicate which call you would like to join (12:00 UTC or 18:00 UTC). * *Title: *ICANN Policy Update Webinar *When: *Thursday 15 October *Time: *12.00 UTC and 18.00 UTC Dear ICANN Community Members: This is a reminder for those interested in receiving an update on ICANN gTLD and ccTLD policy activities in advance of ICANN's Seoul meeting. All are welcome to attend this ICANN Policy Department webinar. RSVPs are needed by tomorrow so connection details can be sent to you. Two sessions are being held for the convenience of our global community; please indicate your choice in your email. Material from these sessions will be publicly posted for those interested but unable to attend. *Brief Session Description*: Through brief presentations and a question & answer period, this webinar will provide an update on ongoing GNSO and ccNSO activities, including a status report on the restructuring of the GNSO, ongoing policy development processes, and other working group activities. Updates will be provided on: - IDN ccTLD policy development process - IDN ccTLD Fast Track - ccTLD delegation, redelegation and retirement - Other ccNSO Working Groups - GNSO Restructuring - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) - Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) - Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) - Whois Studies - Possible changes to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) - Other GNSO Working Groups The webinar is scheduled for 90 minutes, and will be conducted in English only at this time. The content will be presented in PowerPoint along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. There will be time at the end of the session for Q&A. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the Q&A function of Adobe Connect. Should we run out of time or if you have additional questions after the session, please send them via email to *policy-staff(a)icann.org*. *Meeting Details: *As space is limited, this is an *invitation-only* event. If you would like to participate, please RSVP by 23:00 Tuesday, 13 October via email to the GNSO Secretariat (*gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<http://gnso%2Esecretariat@gnso.icann.org/> *) to secure your place. Please indicate which call you would like to join (12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC). We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. *Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members' e-mail address*. Regards, Denise Michel ICANN VP Policy

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