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Invitation to attend ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 15 October at 12.00 UTC and 18.00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 12, 2009

Oct. 12, 2009

REMINDER: Invitation to attend ICANN Policy Update Webinar on Thursday 15 October at 12.00 UTC and 18.00 UTC RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org> ) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join (12.00 UTC or 18.00 UTC). Dear Sir or Madam: You are cordially invited to participate in a ICANN Policy Update webinar. ICANN's Policy Department will be providing an update on ongoing GNSO and ccNSO Activities. Title: ICANN Policy Update Webinar When: Thursday 15 October Time: 12.00 UTC and 18.00 UTC Brief Session Description: This webinar will provide update on ongoing GNSO and ccNSO activities, including an update on the restructuring of the GNSO, ongoing policy development processes and other working group activities. The duration of the webinar is one hour and will be conducted in English only at this time. The format will be presented in PowerPoint along with 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 via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)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. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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REMINDER: Call for Nominations for GNSO Council Chair : Wednesday 7 October to Wednesday 21 October
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 12, 2009

Oct. 12, 2009

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org] Dear Council Members, REMINDER: Part 1: A council wide call for nominations from 7 - 14 October Clarifications: nominees must be members of the council at the time the election is held and not necessarily at the time that the nominations are made. This means that: - a current council member who will not be in the new council is not eligible to run for chair - an incoming council member who is not currently in the council is eligible to run for chair Only current GNSO Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations. Also clarified is the two part nature of the process. The entire nomination process lasts 2 weeks. (7 to 21 October 2009) - Week one is dedicated to council wide nominations - Week two is dedicated to each House's section of their single candidate from the pool of nominees. ----- - Pursuant to the ICANN bylaws http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws-amendments-27aug09.pdf 7. The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair for a term the GNSO Council specifies, but not longer than one year. Each House (as described in Section 6 of this Article) shall select a Vice-Chair, who will be a Vice-Chair of the whole of the GNSO Council, for a term the GNSO Council specifies, but not longer than one year. The procedures for selecting the Chair and any other officers are contained in the GNSO Operating Procedures. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice- Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. - And to the GNSO Operating Procedures which will be approved before the elections: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.pdf http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.doc 2.2 Officer Elections: Chair and Vice-Chairs The GNSO Council shall select the GNSO Chair and two Vice Chairs as follows: a. The GNSO Chair shall be elected by a 60 percent vote of both houses. b. Each house will be allowed one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of a house but must be a member of the GNSO Council. Should a Chair be elected outside the houses that Chair will be a non-voting Chair. i. All ballots will include the "none of the above" option. In the event that this option gets 60 percent of both houses, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days. ii. In the case of a tie the election will be rescheduled no sooner than 30 days. In the case of a second tie, each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days. iii. The leading candidate will be defined as the one with the highest score. For each candidate, determine the percentage of vote received in each house; add these percentages to determine the score; the leader is the one with the higher score. (Maximum score equals 200.) iv. In case neither candidate reaches the 60 percent of both houses threshold, a second ballot will be held between the leader and "none of the above." v. If the single candidate does not reach the 60 percent of both houses threshold, then each house will commence a new nomination period of not longer than 15 days. The election will be rescheduled for no sooner than 30 days. c. Each house shall select a Vice Chair within their respective houses. d. A Chair and Vice Chair may not be elected from the same Stakeholder Group. e. The Chair or Vice Chair shall retain their votes in their respective houses. f. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. g. The Council shall inform the Board and the Community appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days following the election. (Note: this is an interim procedure because the GNSO Operating Procedures are pending approval and currently submitted for public comment http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-2009) -------------- A formal nomination period, for the election of GNSO Council chair for the period 28 October 2009 until the end of the 2010 Annual meeting is now open for two weeks from Wednesday, 7 October to Wednesday 21 October 2009, ending at 23:00 UTC. The process of nominations for GNSO Council chair is divided into TWO parts: Part 1: A council wide call for nominations from 7 - 14 October Part 2: A House specific process to determine the house candidate form the pool of nominees 15 - 21 October Part 1 _Council Wide Nominations for Council chair_ Wednesday 7 October 2009 to Wednesday 14 October 2009 at 23 UTC. All nominations should be accepted and seconded within the period 7 - 14 October 2009. Only GNSO Council members are eligible to make nominations and second nominations. Only GNSO Council members who will be in the newly seated council at the time of the election (28 October) may be nominated. Any council members who will be in that council may be nominated, even if they do not currently sit in the council and irrespective of House placement. Nominations and seconds should be sent to: gnso.secretariat [at] gnso.icann.org Nominations and seconds will be acknowledged and posted to the Council list. Nominees shall submit a candidacy statement in writing to the Council not later than 14 October 2009. Part 2 _Each House determines a Candidate_ After council wide nominations are closed, each house will be allowed to select one candidate for GNSO Council Chair from the pool of nominees. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of the house selecting the candidate. Should the non voting NCA be elected as chair he/she would be a non-voting chair. Each house must announce their chosen candidate by 21 October 2009 at 23 UTC. The two houses may, separately, select the same candidate from the nominee pool if they so wish. The candidates from each of the houses shall have the opportunity of meeting with Council Members at the GNSO Working Group sessions in Seoul on Saturday morning, 24 October 2009. (Proposed agenda: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_24_oct_2009) B. PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE VOTING For this election, the voting will take place at the public Council meeting in Seoul on Wednesday, 28 October 2009. Avri Doria, current GNSO Council chair, will serve as non-voting chair of the bicameral Council meeting on 28 October until such time as a new chair is elected, at which time the new chair will assume the chair responsibilities. If an absentee ballot is required to complete the chair's election, this will be a 24 hour ballot scheduled to end on 29 October. If no chair has been elected by the end of the Annual meeting on 30 October, the vice-chairs will assume the chair responsibilities as defined in the Bylaws and a runoff will be scheduled as determined in the Council Procedures. The winning candidate needs 60% of the votes of each house. The Council shall inform the Board and the Community appropriately and post the election results on the GNSO website within 2 business days following the election. In the event that the GNSO Council has not elected a GNSO Council Chair by the end of the previous Chair's term, the Vice-Chairs will serve as Interim GNSO Co-Chairs until a successful election can be held. Note: The Election of Vice chairs is house specific and will be defined elsewhere) Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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MP3 recording GNSO Council teleconference, Thursday, 8 October 2009
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, held on Thursday, 8 October 2009. http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20091008.mp3 on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html#oct Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Invitation to attend Registry/Registrar Separation Models conference call on 19 October, 2009 at 14:00 UTC.
by Denise Michel Oct. 9, 2009

Oct. 9, 2009

*Title: **Interactive Session on Registry/Registrar Separation Models* *When: *Monday, 19 October, 2009* * * Time: *14:00 to 17:00 UTC Dear ICANN Community Member: You are cordially invited to participate in a public, interactive, conference call discussion on registry/registrar separation models. This session has been scheduled to provide ample opportunity for community input on registry-registrar separation requirements in new gTLDs, and to respond to several requests for more public sessions on this topic. If you are unable to attend this session, there will be another opportunity to discuss this topic at the "Registry/Registrar Separation Discussion<http://sel.icann.org/node/7083>" forum on Monday, 26 October, 15:00 - 16:30, at the ICANN Seoul meeting. Recordings and presentations from both of these events will be publicly posted. Alternatively, you may choose to send your comments on this issue to the *version 3* Draft Applicant Guidebook public forum<http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#agbv3>, which is open through 22 November 2009. *Session Details:* As space is limited, this is an invitation-only event. If you would like to attend, please RSVP via email to <rrseparationwebinar(a)icann.org> prior to COB on *October 14, 2009* to secure your place. An email reminder will be sent to registered individuals before the event with all log-in and dial-in details. *Please DO NOT reply to this email or RSVP to ICANN Staff members. * *IMPORTANT – call for additional presenters*! If you or a community representative wish to present at this session, please email *Carole Cornell* <carole.cornell(a)icann.org> and Kurt Pritz < kurt.pritz(a)icann.org>no later than 13 October 2009. Please include in this email a paragraph describing your proposed presentation, your (short) biography and, if possible, a photo. Each prospective presenter will be notified by 14 October whether their presentation can be accommodated, and presenters also will receive details on speaking time and other requirements. All presentations must be submitted to carole.cornell(a)icann.org by 16 October 2009. Since the conference call time is limited, presentation slots will be given to the Registrar and Registry Constituencies, and remaining slots will be offered first to representatives for the At-Large Advisory Committee, the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group, and the Commercial Stakeholder Group.After presenters are set, a detailed agenda and information on speakers will be distributed. The session is scheduled for three hours and will be conducted in English only. During the conference call, slides will be presented via Adobe Connect, a dial-in conference bridge will be provided for audio, and questions may be submitted using the Q&A function of Adobe Connect. All questions and answers received, as well as the audio recording of the session and materials used during the presentation, will be posted on ICANN’s website. *Session Description*: The initial agenda is included below. This session will focus on models for proposed structural/organizational separation requirements. Multiple models will be presented and discussed, and opportunities for Q&A will be provided. *Interactive Session on Registry-Registrar Separation.* *Initial Agenda Moderator: Joe Sims Presenters: Steve Salop and others to be determined. ICANN is soliciting presentations that will be made according to the agenda and rules below. If there are more offers of presentations than there is time permitted than representatives from the registrar constituency, registry constituency and the community at-large will be given a preference. Agenda and conduct of the session will follow these lines: Dr. Steve Salop will make an introduction: briefly describing the subject matter and describing the results of recent consultations with certain registries and registrars. Joe Sims will describe the rules for participating in the session. A presenter will describe a model for proposed structural/organization separation requirement. Each presentation should include slides and last about 20 minutes. The model should: (1) define and address organizational separation requirements (co-ownership or affiliation); (2) structural separation requirements; (3) if the model proposes that co-ownership be permitted, describe what limits or restrictions should be placed on the affiliated parties; (4) also describe the benefits or harms avoided to registrants through the proposed model. After each presentation, the presenter will answer questions. The moderator or Steve Salop may ask clarifying questions. Session attendees can ask questions through the interactive format by typing in questions. All questions are actually posed by the moderator who will read the questions typed in by the participants and, depending on volume, select from them. Selection will be based on asking at least a representative sample of all questions. This will be followed by another presentation. It is anticipated that there will be 4-5 presentations. * *Initial Speaker Information: Joe Sims – Moderator is a Senior Antitrust Partner, Jones Day. Steve Salop – Professor of Law and Economics, Georgetown University Law Center; former Associate Director for Special Projects and Industry Analysis, Bureau of Economics, US Federal Trade Commission; former Economist at Civil Aeronautics Board/Federal Reserve Board; prolific author and speaker.* * * We are looking forward to your participation. Regards, Denise Michel, Vice President, Policy Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President, Services

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ICANN Comment periods due soon after Seoul
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

In reviewing open ICANN comment periods with the ALAC officers today, we were somewhat taken aback by the number and importance of ICANN comment periods that had just opened in the last several days and are scheduled to end soon after the Seoul meeting. Posted 01 Oct, Due 01 Nov, Expedited Registry Security Request (ERSR) Posted 02 Oct, Due 06 Nov, Domain Names Registered Using a Privacy or Proxy Service Posted 05 Oct, Due 04 Nov, NomCom Review Draft Working Group Report Posted 05 Oct, Due 04 Nov, SSAC Review Draft Working Group Report Posted 05 Oct, Due 04 Nov, Board Review Draft Final Working Group Report Although we seemed to recall that a commitment had been made to not "count" the time during an ICANN meeting against one month comment periods, that is clearly not being done here. For the Seoul meeting, many of us will spend 7-8 business days in transit or at the meeting, significantly cutting into the time available to comment. And we noted that although all of these topics are quite important, only the ERSR one could really be viewed as very time-sensitive. The ALAC will likely request a 2 week extension on all five comment periods. The GNSO Council may wish to consider a similar move. Alan

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Webinar calling for commnets on proposed redesign of GNSO.ICANN.ORG web site
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

Dear All, Please take part in the Webinar organized to call for Comments on the proposed redesign of GNSO.ICANN.ORG web site on Wednesday 14 October at 1300 UTC http://gnso.icann.org/announcement/announcement-07oct09-en.htm As part of the GNSO Improvements Project, one of the tasks given the Operations Steering Committee's (OSC's) Communications Coordination Team (CCT) was to make the GNSO web site "more usable." The CCT has expedited progress on this task and, after extensive research with GNSO users and the ICANN community, has developed a proposed re-design of gnso.icann.org. The CCT's research indicates that the three most common user tasks on the GNSO site are: trying to find a document; managing activities via the Master Calendar; and seeking to learn the latest regarding a policy issue. The CCT proposed redesign to GNSO.ICANN.ORG simplifies those three tasks, and also makes the site friendlier to newcomers. Scott Pinzon and Ken Bour, ICANN Staff supporting the CCT, are presenting an overview and some wireframe diagrams of the proposed redesign. The goal is to gain your input, advice, and suggestions on further refinements. The overview will describe: .What it means to move from a static website to a dynamic website .The reasoning behind the proposed changes .Whose input influenced the proposed changes .Proposed new features, such as the Acronym Helper .How non-English content could be handled .Where to send comments and suggestions The webinar will be held on Wednesday 14 October at 1300 UTC using Adobe Connect and the dial-in bridge. All are welcome to participate, but members of the GNSO are especially encouraged to participate. To make sure that there are enough lines, please RSVP to Gisella Gruber-White: Email: gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org. Dial-in details and the Adobe Connect room details will then be forwarded to you. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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ccNSO update
by Olga Cavalli Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

Hi, The nominations to the ccNSO Council closed last Friday, 2nd October 2009. The nomination report is available at: http://ccnso.icann.org/about/elections/election-report-08oct09-en.pdf The new appointees are: African Region: Paulos Nyirenda, .mw Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: Chris Disspain, .au European Region: Lesley Cowley, .uk Latin American/Caribbean Region: Rolando Toledo, .pe North American Region: Keith Drazek, .us The new ccNSO Council will take its seat at the end of the ccNSO Council Meeting in Nairobi on the 10th March 2010. Best regards, Olga

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FW: Notice re: Internationalized Registration Data Working Group
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

Forwarded From: Julie Hedlund As directed by the ICANN Board in its 26 June resolution, the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) are convening an Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD WG) that will be comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of Registration Data. The creation of the Working Group is in response to increasing community concerns that the current WHOIS service is deficient in a number of ways, including technical areas as noted in a recent SSAC report titled SAC037 "Display and usage of Internationalized Registration Data" (SAC037) located at http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac037.pdf. Issues identified in the report include the accessibility and readability of WHOIS contact information in an internationalized domain name (IDN) environment. On 16 September 2009, ICANN held an online presentation (a "webinar") on the "Display and Usage of Internationalized Registration Data" The presentation is available here: http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/ssac-presentations.htm. ICANN Staff in cooperation with members of the GNSO Council and SSAC developed a draft charter for the IRD WG, which may be viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/internationalized-data-registration-wg-draft-c…. The SSAC and the GNSO encourage SSAC members, GNSO constituencies, stakeholder groups and other GNSO participants, members of the GAC, the ccNSO, the ALAC, and the ASO to identify possible participants of the IRD WG with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of Registration Data. Please direct questions or request for additional information to Julie Hedlund, Director, SSAC Support, at: julie.hedlund(a)icann.org. ------ End of Forwarded Message

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NCA Assignments
by Rosette, Kristina Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

All, On behalf of the Commercial Stakeholder Group, I write to advise that Terry's preference to be assigned to the Non-Contracted Parties House is acceptable to us. I communicated this information yesterday to the NCSG point person on the issue. As no other SG has yet posted any assignment-related information, we are posting to the Council list in the hope of facilitating Council completion of the assignment process in the previously agreed upon timeframe. K

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RE: [council] NCA Assignments
by Tim Ruiz Oct. 8, 2009

Oct. 8, 2009

I don't agree with this process. Besides questions about randomness I think we just need a liitle more time. Unfortunately I will likely miss the call today. Having some routine tests that are taking longer than expected. Tim Sent from Go Daddy Mobile Mail. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [council] NCA Assignments > From: Avri Doria <avri(a)acm.org> > Date: Thu, October 08, 2009 7:11 am > To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > > Hi, > > Not having heard, and proceeding to the final step, > > >> > >> d. If the GNSO Council Houses and/or their respective Stakeholder > >> Groups are unable to reach agreement, then the new, inexperienced > >> NCA will take the non-voting Council seat and random selection will > >> be used to assign the other two NCAs to Houses before the Council > >> meeting on 8 October 2009. > > > > Note: If I need to do a random selection, I will use the Wednesday 7 > > Oct Powerball Lottery number (http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_numbers.asp > > ) as seed to the IETF RFC3797 random selection algorithm with the > > names ordered alphabetic by first name.; ie. Olga, Terry. Doing so, > > however, will result in at least one of the NCAs being given an > > assignment that is contrary to their expressed interests. > > The lottery number for yesterday was: 2 20 21 38 50 > > Using alphabetical order for the picks, the names are ordered: > > 1. Olga > 2. Terry > > Also using alphabetical order for the assignments, > > 1st name picked goes to Contracted Parties House > 2nd name picked goes to Non Contracted Parties House > > the RFC3797 program run (included below) picks #2 first > > meaning: > > Terry is assigned to Contracted > Olga is assigned to Non Contracted > Andrei, by motion, is non-voting Council seat. > > a. > > Run of the RFC3797 program > > Type size of pool: > (or 'exit' to exit) 2 > Type number of items to be selected: > (or 'exit' to exit) 1 > Approximately 1.1 bits of entropy needed. > > Type #1 randomness or 'end' followed by new line. > Up to 16 integers or the word 'float' followed by up > to 16 x.y format reals. > 2 20 21 38 50 > 2 20 21 38 50 > Type #2 randomness or 'end' followed by new line. > Up to 16 integers or the word 'float' followed by up > to 16 x.y format reals. > end > Key is: > 2.20.21.38.50./ > index hex value of MD5 div selected > 1 EFC9E973E94E5D3BB70D8CDE6C0EDBCD 2 -> 2 <- > > Done, type any character to exit. > > > On 8 Oct 2009, at 10:05, Avri Doria wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have not heard from any of the other SG representative on the > > subject of NCA assignment. > > > > I will run the lottery shortly unless I hear that people have > > reached agreement. > > > > Using alphabetical order for the picks, the names will be ordered: > > > > 1. Olga > > 2. Terry > > > > Using alphabetical order for the assignments, > > > > 1st name picked goes to Contracted Parties House > > 2nd name picked goes to Non Contracted Parties House > > > > thanks > > > > a. > > > > > > > > On 8 Oct 2009, at 00:53, Avri Doria wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Thanks Kristina. > >> > >> Assuming the NCSG agrees, it remains for the Contracted Parties > >> House to agree or not to the assignment of Andrei. If they do, I > >> assume the assignment of Olga as the non voting just falls out. > >> > >> I am in the UK, and about to go to sleep after a longs day's > >> flight. I will hold off running the random selection until I hear > >> back from folks tomorrow. > >> > >> a. > >> > >> > >> > >> On 7 Oct 2009, at 16:08, Rosette, Kristina wrote: > >> > >>> All, > >>> > >>> On behalf of the Commercial Stakeholder Group, I write to advise > >>> that Terry's preference to be assigned to the Non-Contracted > >>> Parties House is acceptable to us. I communicated this > >>> information yesterday to the NCSG point person on the issue. As > >>> no other SG has yet posted any assignment-related information, we > >>> are posting to the Council list in the hope of facilitating > >>> Council completion of the assignment process in the previously > >>> agreed upon timeframe. > >>> > >>> K > >>> > >> > >> > > > >

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