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RE: [council] Priorities
by Rosemary Sinclair 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

Olga I would be interesting in participating in this work Cheers Rosemary ________________________________ From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org on behalf of Olga Cavalli Sent: Sun 15/11/2009 12:00 AM To: GNSO Council Subject: [council] Priorities Hi, After the Seoul meeting, a small group of council members are working in developing a methodology for prioritizing GNSO work. If some of you may want to join the group please let me know, as we will organize an email list. Best regards Olga

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RE: [gnso-sti] Possibility of a Face to Face Meeting
by Mike Rodenbaugh 14 Nov '09

14 Nov '09

Again I am concerned that staff is organizing a resource-intensive F2F meeting without a request for same from Council. Again copying the Council list. The PPSC-WT is also trying to do this simultaneously. The Council ought to be prioritizing these resources across all our work, it ought not be done by Staff and various WGs in silos. Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 <http://service.ringcentral.com/ringme/callback.asp?mbid=57178438,0,&referer =http://rodenbaugh.com/contact> (415) 738-8087 <http://rodenbaugh.com/> http://rodenbaugh.com From: owner-gnso-sti(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-sti@icann.org] On Behalf Of Margie Milam Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:07 PM To: GNSO STI Cc: Marilyn Vernon Subject: [gnso-sti] Possibility of a Face to Face Meeting Dear All, I checked into the possibility of a face to face meeting for the STI group, funded by ICANN, to facilitate resolution of the outstanding issues and the efforts to gain a consensus on an alternative proposal. We are exploring the feasibility of this request, and wanted to get some information from you to assess the costs of doing this on a relatively short notice. Specifically, we would try to pick a location to minimize the travel costs for the participants, and would likely pick an inexpensive locale in a central location. Do we have an idea of when to schedule the meeting? We assume that it would be sometime between now and mid-December. Rather than have a discussion on the list, please email our administrative assistant, Marilyn Vernon, with days that you would be unavailable between now and mid-December. She is cc'd on this email. Please let her know your location as well. Best regards, Margie _______________ Margie Milam Senior Policy Counselor ICANN ________________

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Proposed motions for GNSO Council meeting 23 November 2009
by Glen de Saint Géry 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Dear Councillors, In preparation for the GNSO Council meeting on Monday 23 November 2009 at 11:00 UTC Please find the updated agenda with relevant links at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-23nov09-en.htm Please find the proposed motions, with the relevant links on the Wiki at: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_november_motions and copied below in plain text: Motion 1: To adopt a rotation system for Council meeting times =========================================================== Motion by: Stéphane Van Gelder Seconded by: Chuck Gomes Whereas the GNSO Council is a body comprised of 22 members who reside in all regions of the globe. Whereas the GNSO Council has regular teleconference meetings which require all members who are available to connect at the same time. Whereas the geographic diversity of the Council members makes it impossible to set a teleconference time that is during normal working hours for all involved. Whereas at its October 29, 2009 meeting, the Council discussed the issue of teleconference times. Whereas Edmon Chung, Han Chuan Lee and Adrian Kinderis all volunteered to work on proposals for meeting times, and Stéphane Van Gelder volunteered to chair the group. Whereas the group proposed four different time options (http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/time-options-council-meetings-02-04nov09-en.…) and suggested that a rotation be introduced between the 3 most convenient time options. Whereas further discussion within the Council made it clear that there was preference for a rotation to be introduced between options 2, 3 and 4. RESOLVED: The GNSO Council will rotate its teleconference meeting times between UTC 11:00, UTC 15:00 and UTC 20:00, starting with the November 23, 2009 meeting scheduled at 11:00 UTC. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Motion 2: To Approve Clarifying Edits to GNSO Operating Procedures ================================================================== Motion by: Chuck Gomes Seconded by: Wolf-Ulrich Knoben Whereas the GNSO Council approved its new GNSO Operating Procedures during its 28 October 2009 meeting in Seoul; Whereas the GNSO Council Operations Work Team Chair advised Council members in Seoul of the need to incorporate a number of clarifying edits to the procedures that were not included in the final draft of the procedures adopted by the Council; Whereas the edits are intended to simply clarify the original procedural language recommended by the Work Team; Whereas the Work Team has been directed by the Council to continue its work on a second phase of substantive Council procedural recommendations including a further examination of the provisions for voting abstentions; RESOLVED, the Council accepts the clarifying edits forwarded by the Work Team http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-operating-procedures-redline-12nov09-en… and looks forward to the subsequent substantive procedural recommendations to be developed by the Work Team. Staff is directed to share the edited procedures with the Board and post both clean http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-operating-procedures-clean-12nov09-en.p… and red-lined versions http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/gnso-operating-procedures-redline-12nov09-en… of the procedures on the GNSO Web Page. (see http://gnso.icann.org/) 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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Public Comments invited on Expressions of Interest in New gTLDs
by Glen de Saint Géry 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Expressions of Interest in New gTLDs http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#eoi-new-gtlds Explanation/Background: ICANN is soliciting information, advice and proposed models as it considers soliciting expressions of interest in new gTLDs. The public comment forum will be open until December 11, 2009 however, community members that wish to have their input considered by the Board during its December meeting, should submit comments no later than November 27, 2009. Comment here: eoi-new-gtlds(a)icann.org; view comments here: http://forum.icann.org/lists/eoi-new-gtlds/ A call for expressions of interest in new gTLDs could provide ICANN and potential applicants important information about the level of interest in the program, which could assist in the resolution of the remaining issues and the planning for the coming new gTLD round. Receiving expressions of interest (possibly with some financial deposit) will likely contribute to a better understanding of: 1) the economic demand for new gTLDs; 2) the number of gTLDs that are likely to be requested; and 3) inform the program's operational readiness plan. The EOI path presents also some challenges as outlined below. The ICANN Board has instructed the staff to study the potential impact of a call for formal expressions of interest (EOI), and provide a plan for Board consideration at ICANN's next Board meeting, 9 December 2009. The plan should include possible options and a risk analysis relating to the proposed action. This step was the result of public forum comment in ICANN's Seoul meeting. The discussion indicates significant community interest in the potential for an EOI and that formulation of the model would benefit from expertise that can be found in the community. Comments may: * propose EOI models, and * offer support or criticism for the concept overall. The most helpful comments will provide rationale along with opinions on the following issues: 1. How do we ensure that participation in the EOI accurately represents the level of interest? 2. Should only those who participate in the EOI be eligible to participate in the first round when the program officially launches? 3. Should a deposit be required for participation in the EOI? 4. If there is a fee, under what circumstances should there be refund? 5. What information should be collected from EOI participants? * 5.1 What subset of applicant questions found in the Applicant Guidebook at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/draft-evaluation-criteria-clean-04… should be answered? * 5.2 Including applied-for strings? * 5.3 Should information be made public? 6. Must the responder commit to go live within a certain time of delegation? 7. What are the implications for potential changes to the Applicant Guidebook after the EOI participation period closes? 8. What are the potential risks associated with the EOI? Related Resources: For Program details, go to: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm Is it clear to you what this comment period covers? Do you have all the information you need to respond? Please click "More information please" below to email ICANN directly Staff member responsible: Kurt Pritz | More information please Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Motion To Approve Clarifying Edits to GNSO Operating Procedures
by Gomes, Chuck 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

In my capacity of chair of the OSC, I hereby make the following motion for action in our 23 Nov 09 Council meeting. Because the link is not yet available for the clean and redline versions of the changes, I attached them to this message. A second is requested. Motion To Approve Clarifying Edits to GNSO Operating Procedures 23 November 2009 Whereas the GNSO Council approved its new GNSO Operating Procedures during its 28 October 2009 meeting in Seoul; Whereas the GNSO Council Operations Work Team Chair advised Council members in Seoul of the need to incorporate a number of clarifying edits to the procedures that were not included in the final draft of the procedures adopted by the Council; Whereas the edits are intended to simply clarify the original procedural language recommended by the Work Team; Whereas the Work Team has been directed by the Council to continue its work on a second phase of substantive Council procedural recommendations including a further examination of the provisions for voting abstentions; RESOLVED, the Council accepts the clarifying edits forwarded by the Work Team (insert link here) and looks forward to the subsequent substantive procedural recommendations to be developed by the Work Team. Staff is directed to share the edited procedures with the Board and post both clean and red-lined versions of the procedures on the GNSO Web Page. Chuck

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Fwd: Update on "Expressions of Interest" Group
by Stéphane Van Gelder 13 Nov '09

13 Nov '09

Hello all. Please find below, and attached, information on an "expressions of interest" group that is being formed in response to one of the Board resolutions from the Seoul meeting. Please note that although I am listed as GNSO Observer, I have made no claims to holding such status. I was invited to join in a personal capacity and requested if I could inform the Council of the existence of the group. If the Council would like me to play the role of observer to this group, I would be happy to do so. If however the Council wishes for someone else to play that role, I would be happy to forward that name to the group and have their initial charter/proposal amended to reflect this. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Antony Van Couvering <avc(a)mindsandmachines.com> > Date : 6 novembre 2009 17:18:17 HNEC > À : Liz Williams <lizawilliams(a)mac.com> > Cc : Jothan Frakes <jothan(a)mindsandmachines.com>, Alexander > Schwertner <as(a)epag.de>, bdelachapelle(a)gmail.com, Johannes Lenz- > Hawliczek <lenz(a)dotberlin.de>, Nick Wood <nick.wood(a)comlaude.com>, mcgradyp(a)gtlaw.com > , Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com>, Ruiz Tim <tim(a)godaddy.com > > > Objet : Update on "Expressions of Interest" Group > > Hi everyone and thank you for either showing up at our initial > meeting on October 29 in Seoul, or if you didn't, thanks for > expressing your willingness to work with us going forward. > > Jothan and I and Liz Williams have been working to get our documents > in order. I attach them here: > > 1. Our charter > 2. Our draft proposal, incorporating input taken during our first > meeting > > If you have comments, please note them and present them at our first > teleconference, which will be Monday, Nov. 16. > > We have set ourselves a tight schedule (see "timeline" in the > proposal), but we may be heartened by the fact that the question at > hand is not a complicated one. We foresee having two phone calls > over the next 10 days after which a draft proposal will be sent to > the ICANN staff for their polish (we are restricted to this > methodology by the wording ICANN Board resolution). > > In addition to confirming everyone receiving this email, we are > reaching out to others to join our group. Our prospective panel is > listed in both of the attached documents. We think it's > representative of a good cross-section of the ICANN community, as > well being geographically diverse, and we believe that these are > people who will work to achieve consensus. We don't know how many > will agree but we hope most. > > One of us will be in touch soon to provide call-in information for > our first call, scheduled for Monday. > > I am of course available for questions, as is Liz. > > Thanks for your participation, > > Antony > > > >

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GNSO Council Meetings 2009/2010
by Glen de Saint Géry 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Dear All, In preparation for Item 2.2.1 on the GNSO Council agenda: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-23nov09-en.htm attached please find a table with proposed dates for GNSO Council meetings every 3 weeks until the end of October 2010. To the best of my knowledge, these do not conflict with religious or public holidays that would impact the current Council composition, however please let me know if you do find any conflicts. The ICANN Board dates are not yet available for 2010. This table will need to be amended should the Council decide to have the meetings on a monthly basis after Nairobi. 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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FW: Request for .doc rather than .docx files
by Glen de Saint Géry 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Dear All, Please note the request below from a new Council member. "I wonder whether we can ask the group to use .doc rather than the newer .docx format when sending attachments to the council lists. It's often harder to open .docx with fancy formatting on non-Microsoft platforms." Documents can easily be posted in the appropriate place on the website and thus be directly downloadable so please inform me if there are documents that should be posted on the website. 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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FW: gTLD REGISTRIES STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTATIVE, GNSO COUNCIL
by Glen de Saint Géry 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Forwarded From: Cherie Stubbs gTLD REGISTRIES STAKEHOLDER GROUP Secretariat Dear Glen, It is my pleasure to inform you that the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group elected Caroline Greer to fill the seat of Jordi Iparraguirre whose term on the GNSO Council ended with the close of the ICANN meeting in Seoul. The election was held today, Wednesday, 11 November 2009, and all the Registries in attendance (11 of 14) voted unanimously in support of the motion. Below is the contact information for Caroline. Please don't hesitate to contact me if more information is needed. Best regards, Cherie *************************

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Public Comment: CAC Proposed Amendments to the UDRP Supplemental Rules of the Czech Arbitration Court
by Glen de Saint Géry 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-11nov09-en.htm Public Comment: CAC Proposed Amendments to the UDRP Supplemental Rules of the Czech Arbitration Court 11 November 2009 The Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), an Approved Provider for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is proposing to amend its Supplemental Rules to provide for an alternative page limit and processing fee for certain UDRP Complaints. CAC is not proposing any changes to the text of the UDRP (http://www.icann.org/en/dndr/udrp/policy.htm) or the UDRP Implementation Rules (http://www.icann.org/en/dndr/udrp/uniform-rules.htm). The CAC provides a cover letter explaining their proposal as well as a redline of the proposed changes to the Supplemental Rules (available at http://www.icann.org/en/dndr/udrp/cac-proposed-supplemental-rules-11nov09-e…). CAC's proposal is being posted for public comment for 30 days to ensure broad community input. Comments regarding CAC's proposal maybe submitted by email to: cac-prop-supp-rules(a)icann.org through 11 December 2009. Comments may be viewed at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/cac-prop-supp-rules/ Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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