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Expressions of Interest in new gTLDs: ICANN seeks input and advice
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 11, 2009

Nov. 11, 2009

Expressions of Interest in new gTLDs: ICANN seeks input and advice http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov09-en.htm 11 November 2009 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. You can access this Expressions of Interest Public Comment Forum here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200912.htm#eoi-new-gt… 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 Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Expressions of Interest in new gTLDs: ICANN seeks input and advice
by Gomes, Chuck Nov. 11, 2009

Nov. 11, 2009

Please note that the following was posted today on the ICANN home page (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov09-en.htm) "Expressions of Interest in new gTLDs: ICANN seeks input and advice" This is not a request for expressions of interest for new gTLDs but rather a request for comments in follow up to the Board motion in that regard, seeking feedback on the idea of soliciting expressions of interest. The comment period will run until 11 December but it is pointed out that "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." The Board will not be taking any action in its 9 December meeting but will be provided a summary of the comments received up to 27 November. Chuck

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RE: Written Status Report for GNSO COuncil meeting: submit NLT 18 November
by Mike Rodenbaugh Nov. 10, 2009

Nov. 10, 2009

The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group continues its work, and has agreed on a schedule to produce an Initial Report in advance of the Nairobi meeting. If anyone has any questions, please advise on the list. I will not attend the Council call on Nov. 23 (at 3a.m.!). Thanks, Mike Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 738-8087 http://rodenbaugh.com -----Original Message----- From: Glen de Saint Géry [mailto:Glen@icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:34 AM To: Tim Ruiz; icann(a)rodenbaugh.com Cc: Glen de Saint Géry Subject: Written Status Report for GNSO COuncil meeting: submit NLT 18 November Dear Tim and Mike, As Council liaisons to working groups, in preparation for the next GNSO Council meeting, would you please be so kind as to submit written status reports for the working groups you are involved in. Reports should be brief, listing major progress items, any red flags and estimated target dates (if any). This should be submitted to the Council mailing list NLT Wednesday, 18 November 2009. 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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Motion on meeting times
by Stéphane Van Gelder Nov. 10, 2009

Nov. 10, 2009

Hi all, I would like to make the following motion for our Nov 23 meeting. Please see attached. Thanks, Stéphane

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Proposed GNSO Council Agenda 23 November 2009 at 11:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 10, 2009

Nov. 10, 2009

Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 23 November 2009. This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 28 October 2009 for the GNSO Council http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09o… Coordinated Universal Time:11:00 UTC - see below for local times (03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne ) Chair: Chuck Gomes; Vice Chairs: Olga Cavalli & Stéphane Van Gelder Note: This meeting will be recorded. Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins. Dial-in numbers sent individually to Council members. Item 1: Administrative matters 1.1. Roll call of Council members 1.2. Welcome new member(s) 1.3. Update any statements of interest 1.4. Review/amend agenda Item 2: Review of changes and action items in the new Operating Procedures 2.1. Section 3.3 Notice of Meetings - note that: -----2.1.1. "Reports and motions should be submitted to the GNSO Council for inclusion on the agenda as soon as possible, but no later than 8 business days before the GNSO Council meeting." 2.2. Section 3.4 Meeting Schedules -----2.2.1. "The GNSO Chair and GNSO Council will prepare a 12-month schedule of meetings within 30 days following the ICANN annual meeting." -----2.2.2. Deadline = 30 Nov 09. -----2.2.3. Draft 12-month schedule proposed by chair and vice chairs -----2.2.4. Next steps? 2.3. Section 3.5 Procedure to Produce the Minutes -----2.3.1. "Within 10 days of the meeting, the Chair and Vice Chairs will edit the draft and request the Secretariat to circulate the draft summary to GNSO Council members for comment and approval. All comments received will be accepted for inclusion into the draft minutes unless there are objections. If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting." -----2.3.2. Note that we no longer will need to approve minutes in our live meeting but each Councilor will individually be responsible for reviewing and commenting on the minutes. Item 3: Motion to approve minor edits to Council Operating Procedures See motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?23_november_motions Item 4: Council meeting times through March 2010 4.1. Thanks to Stéphane, Adrian, Edmon & Han Chuan for their work. 4.2. Meeting Times Chart http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/time-options-council-meetings-02-04nov09-en.… 4.3. Discussion [Stéphane] 4.4. Proposed meeting dates through February: 23 November; 17 December 2009; 7 January; 28 January 2010; 18 February 2010 4.5. Next steps 4.6. Date and time for next meeting? Item 5: 12-month meeting schedule (see 2.2.1 above) Item 6: Special Trademark Issues (STI) Review Team 6.1. Status report (insert link) [Zahid] 6.2. Next steps ------6.2.1. SG review ------6.2.2. Finalization of document ------6.2.3. Delivery to the Board (due 14 December 2009) Item 7: Prioritization of GNSO work 7.1. Status Report [Olga] 7.2. Next steps? Item 8: Status updates 8.1. Issues report on vertical separation of Registries & Registrars [Margie] 8.2. GNSO Improvements WT recommendations ready for Council review [Chuck] ----8.2.1. OSC Constituency work team recommendations for a constituency /SG toolkit of services (for discussion only) 8.3. Joint SSAC/GNSO WG on Internationalized Data Registration [Liz/Julie] 8.4. Board update [Denise] 8.5. JIG (Joint ccNSO/GNSO IDN Group [Edmon] 8.6. Other? 8.7. Questions/comments on written status updates sent in advance by chairs of Working Groups, Work Teams, etc.? Item 9: AOB Item 10: Reminder: The updated Action Item list at: http://gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf 10.1. Questions/comments? (03:00 Los Angeles, 06:00 Washington DC, 11:00 London, 12:00 Brussels, 22:00 Melbourne) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 11:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT) UTC-8+0DST 03:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+0DST 06:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 08:00 Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-2+1DST 09:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 11:00 Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+0DST 12:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 16:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 19:00 Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 20:00 Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 22:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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DOODLE / GNSO Council Meeting time on Monday 23 November 2009
by Gisella Gruber-White Nov. 7, 2009

Nov. 7, 2009

Dear All, Please complete the attached Doodle Poll to set the time for the next GNSO Council call on Monday 23 November 2009. http://www.doodle.com/q4ngqrmd5yaxre46 Time zone is active to convert options to your time zone. Note: this Doodle poll closes tomorrow, Friday 06 November at 23:00 UTC. The selected time will then be sent out to the list. Thank you Kind regards Gisella ---------------------------- Gisella Gruber-White On behalf of GNSO Secretariat Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org Tel: +44 7545 334 360 Skype ID: gisella.gw

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Council Meeting / Monday 23 November 2009 - time TBC
by Gisella Gruber-White Nov. 6, 2009

Nov. 6, 2009

Dear All, The next GNSO Council call is scheduled for Monday 23 November 2009 - time not yet finalized. We will confirm the TIME of this meeting shortly after the Doodle poll closes today, Friday 06 November 2009 at 23:00 UTC. Please respond if you have not already done so. In the meantime, please tentatively block out both 08:00-10:00 and 11:00-13:00 UTC in your schedules. Thank you Kind regards Gisella ---------------------------- Gisella Gruber-White On behalf of GNSO Secretariat Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: gisella.gruber-white(a)icann.org Tel: +44 7545 334 360 Skype ID: gisella.gw

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OSC CSG Toolkit of Services Recommendations
by Gomes, Chuck Nov. 5, 2009

Nov. 5, 2009

Please find attached the first set of recommendations for GNSO improvements from the Operations Steering Committee (OSC) related to Constituency and Stakeholder Group Operations. Please forward these recommendations to your respective groups for review and comment ASAP with the tentative goal of Council action in our December meeting. In the meantime, questions and comments are encouraged on this list and a brief opportunity will be provided for discussion of this in our meeting on 23 Nov. I encourage all groups (SGs, constituencies and ACs to consult with your representative(s) on the OSC; the OSC members are provided here: Primary Team Members * Olga Cavalli - Alternate Chair (NomCom Appointee) * Chuck Gomes - Chair (GNSO Council Vice-Chair) * Robin Gross (Non Commercial Users Constituency) * Wolf-Ulrich Knoben (Internet Service Providers Constituency) * Vanda Scartezini (ALAC) * Philip Sheppard (Business Constituency) * Ken Stubbs (Registries Constituency) * Steve Metalitz (Intellectual Property Constituency) * Stéphane Van Gelder (Registrar Constituency) * Robert Hoggarth (ICANN Policy Staff) * Julie Hedland (ICANN Policy Staff) * Glen De Saint Géry (GNSO Secretariat) Alternate Team Members * Ron Andruff (Business Constituency) * Mason Cole (Registrar Constituency) * Tony Holmes (Internet Service Providers Constituency) * David Maher (Registries Constituency) Thanks, Chuck (OSC Chair)

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Council Meeting Times
by Gomes, Chuck Nov. 5, 2009

Nov. 5, 2009

I created a revised spreadsheet that is attached that I think is a little easier to use, at least for me. I added an option 4 and included a couple blank columns in case others want to try some other variations. Personally, I prefer option 4 that I added to option 1 and I think it negatively impacts fewer people. I am not crazy about starting a meeting at 3 am PST but I prefer that to starting at midnight, undoubtedly because I am a morning person and definitely not a night person. It also seems to me that it is desirable to not cause anyone to have the most undesirable times 2 out of 3 times. One way of avoiding that would be to alternate between two of the options: 1 & 2; 1 & 3; 2 & 4; or 3 & 4. The problem with the latter two combinations (2 & 4 or 3 & 4) is that every other meeting would be at a bad time for Chuck

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Re: [council] Council Meeting Times
by Alan Greenberg Nov. 4, 2009

Nov. 4, 2009

Thanks Chuck, Being a night person (who nonetheless tries to get to bed by 3 am) I prefer your new 4 to 1. Even better (for me anyway) is a meeting starting at 1300 UTC. But that means that Adrian and Rosemary work past midnight. Alan At 04/11/2009 05:04 PM, Gomes, Chuck wrote: >I created a revised spreadsheet that is attached that I think is a >little easier to use, at least for me. I added an option 4 and >included a couple blank columns in case others want to try some >other variations. > >Personally, I prefer option 4 that I added to option 1 and I think >it negatively impacts fewer people. I am not crazy about starting a >meeting at 3 am PST but I prefer that to starting at midnight, >undoubtedly because I am a morning person and definitely not a night person. > >It also seems to me that it is desirable to not cause anyone to have >the most undesirable times 2 out of 3 times. One way of avoiding >that would be to alternate between two of the options: 1 & 2; 1 & 3; >2 & 4; or 3 & 4. The problem with the latter two combinations (2 & >4 or 3 & 4) is that every other meeting would be at a bad time for > >Chuck

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