October 2009 - council - lists.icann.org

Music Night in Seoul
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 21, 2009

Oct. 21, 2009

Dear Staff: If you will be attending the ICANN Meeting in Seoul, please plan to join us for a night of open mic entertainment on Wednesday, 28 October - and bring your own instruments. We always have an open mic at ICANN meetings - but this one is going to be a little different, and much more fun! A local band will be playing classic tunes on Wednesday night and you are invited to attend and join in. Anyone can jump up on stage to sing or play, and we're hoping many of you will feel inspired to do just that. Whether you play the guitar or the sax, the xylophone or the triangle, you are encouraged to add to a tremendous night of fun by packing up your instruments and bringing them with you to ICANN's 36th meeting in Seoul. Be sure to spread the word - pack your instruments - and come enjoy the fun! Best, Tanzanica [cid:3338817086_7501693] Tanzanica S. King Communications and Publications Manager ICANN 4676 Admiralty Way | Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 USA tel +1 310 823 9358 | fax +1 310 823 8649 http://icann.org _______________________________________________ mtg-staff mailing list mtg-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:mtg-staff@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/mtg-staff

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Affirmation of Commitments/Affirmation d'Engagements ICANN, Español, Français, Português, قاموس إنجليزي - عربي
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 21, 2009

Oct. 21, 2009

FYI Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Proposed motions concerning approval of the updated GNSO Council Procedures
by Avri Doria Oct. 20, 2009

Oct. 20, 2009

Hi, I am proposing the following. They will require someone in the new council to make the motion and to second them. the amendment is the amendment that was discussed before the review period and which is listed in the document itself. 28 Oct Motions Possible motions for 28 October Motion to ammend update GNSO Council Operating Procedure Motion by: Seconded by: Whereas the original language recommend by the GNSO Operations Work Team stated on page 5 of the Operating Procedure that > To pass, a motion must attain a majority of the votes cast in each house unless otherwise specified in these procedures or in the ICANN Bylaws. Abstentions count as votes cast and shall include a reason for the abstention. This has the effect of making an abstention count the same as a vote against except as described in ICANN Bylaws, ANNEX A, GNSO Policy-Development Process, Section 3, Initiation of PDP. Resolved, The language will be replaced with the following: > Unless otherwise specified in these procedures or in the ICANN Bylaws, to pass a motion or other action, greater than 50% of the eligible voters in each House must cast affirmative votes. For all votes taken, the number of eligible voters in each House shall be fixed to the number of seats allocated in the Bylaws (a.k.a. the denominator) and is not affected by the number of members present or absent at the meeting in which the motion or other action is initiated. Council members are permitted to abstain in any vote, but must provide a reason which shall be recorded in the minutes along with the abstention. ---- Motion to accept updated GNSO council Procedures Whereas The OSC, and its Operations Work Team, produced an updated version of the GNSO Council Operating Procedure that were in line the the Board update of the ByLaws related to the structure of the GNSO, and, the update was submitted to a period pf Public Comment extending from 25 September 2009 until 16 October 2009, and, the comments have been analysed and discussed by the GNSO council Resolved The GNSO Council Operating Procedures defined in http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.pdf and as amended (if amended in previous motions), are accepted. These updated Council Procedures will be in force once approved and will be forwarded to the ICANN Board of Directors for review. ---- these have been included on https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?28_oct_motions

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Reminder - House Candidates for the Chair election n 28 October.
by Avri Doria Oct. 20, 2009

Oct. 20, 2009

Hi, Just wanted to remind the members of the incoming houses that the deadline for the announcement of your single house candidate for chair is tomorrow. > 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. thanks a.

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Share car from airport?
by Alan Greenberg Oct. 20, 2009

Oct. 20, 2009

Is there anyone else arriving in Seoul on JL flight 959 from Tokyo at 8:55 pm on Thursday who would be interested in sharing a private car? The flat rate is KRW 130,000 or about US$110 (arranged by the hotel). Alan

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comments on Operating Procdures
by Avri Doria Oct. 20, 2009

Oct. 20, 2009

Hi, My email was flakey for a few days, so I may have missed seeing this (though on a quick search, I do not find it in the archive either) Rob Hoggarth's analysis of the comments on the Operating Procedures can be found at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-operating-procedures-2009/msg00003.html There was also a Policy Staff contribution to the dialogue on Operating Procedures which can be found at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-operating-procedures-2009/msg00001.html Discussion of this is planned for both Saturday and Wednesday, with the vote to be held as pat of the first Agenda item on Wednesday 28 October. We still need to produce motion for approving these Operating Procedures. thanks a.

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FW: Statement of interest
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 20, 2009

Oct. 20, 2009

Forwarded From: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben Wolf-Ulrich Knoben - Internet Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency CURRENT VOCATION, EMPLOYER/POSITION; TYPE OF WORK Engineer, Director of international projects at Deutsche Telekom (DT), a global telecommunications networks and services provider. Perform synergy evaluation of network infrastructure technologies, harmonization of internet naming and addressing issues. FINANCIAL OR LEADERSHIP INTERESTS DT through the brand T-Online is - inter alia - providing registrar services. My current position is not related to this part of DT business. COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN POLICY OUTCOMES None. I'm not representing other parties. ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP Member of the ISPCP constituency, the GNSO improvements plan team, the Operations Steering Committee (OSC), the GNSO Council Operations team and the PDP working team

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New Registry Services Proposals posted
by Patrick Jones Oct. 19, 2009

Oct. 19, 2009

Dear Council members, ICANN has commenced its 15-calendar day review period on two requests - one from Neustar and one from Fundació puntCAT. Neustar has submitted a request to offer DNSSEC in dot-BIZ: http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2009010. puntCAT has submitted a request for one and two-character names in dot-CAT: http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/#2009009. Although public comments can be submitted at any time on a registry services proposal to registryservice(a)icann.org, this is not notification of a formal comment period. Information on the Registry Services Evaluation Process can be found at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Regards, Patrick -- Patrick L. Jones Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: +1 310 301 3861 patrick.jones(a)icann.org patrickjones.tel

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IANA Business Excellence initiative?
by Rosette, Kristina Oct. 19, 2009

Oct. 19, 2009

Did I miss the background on this? What is it and why is it on the agenda for our 28 October meeting? Thanks. K

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RE: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House determines a Candidate
by Tim Ruiz Oct. 19, 2009

Oct. 19, 2009

Chuck raises an important point. Do the CSG Councilors intend that their votes be secret even within their SG? A secret ballot at the Council level is a different issue from keeping Councilors' votes secret from their constituents. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House determines a Candidate From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes(a)verisign.com> Date: Fri, October 16, 2009 10:08 am To: "Mary Wong" <MWong(a)piercelaw.edu> Cc: "Council GNSO" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Strictly from a personal point of view: + I favor an open ballot for accountability and transparency reasons, but I also respect the concerns of individual Councilors. + If just one Councilor requests a secret ballot, I then am fine with a secret ballot with at least one caveat that the votes of each SG's reps be communicated to the SG. + If am fine with Avri's suggestion to poll the Council regarding whether to hold a secret or open ballot. I have raised this issue on the RySG list and am waiting their direction. In the end I will respond to the poll in accordance with that direction and not my personal views. Chuck From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Mary Wong Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:18 AM Cc: Council GNSO Subject: Re: [council] Council wide Nominations are closed - Part 2 Each House determines a Candidate Hi On Oct 15, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Avri Doria wrote: > Do other council members believe this needs to be a secret ballot? I think that at a time when there seems to be a lot of mistrust amongst the ICANN community and. more importantly, when there are many new entrants/participants and Councillors, it's important to have complete transparency in the GNSO processes. As such, I don't support the idea of a secret ballot in this case. Cheers Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law & Chair, IP Programs Franklin Pierce Law Center Two White Street Concord, NH 03301 USA Email: mwong(a)piercelaw.edu Phone: 1-603-513-5143 Webpage: http://www.piercelaw.edu/marywong/index.php Selected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584

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