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Application Round Opens for Sydney Meeting Fellowships
by Glen de Saint Géry 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-27jan09-en.htm Application Round Opens for Sydney Meeting Fellowships Program ensures global representation at ICANN's International Public Meetings 27 January 2009 MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has launched the seventh round of fellowship program applications for its 35th International Public Meeting to be held in Sydney, Australia from 21-26 June 2009. "Just like the Internet, ICANN is global in scope in its operations," said Theresa Swinehart , ICANN's Vice President, Global and Strategic Partnerships. "Our fellowship program has had a lot of success at our last five meetings in making sure global voices are heard in the wide variety of public forums that it holds." For the upcoming meeting in Mexico City in March, there are 23 fellows from 21 countries, chosen from 105 applications received. There are nine fellowship alumni, nine fellows are first-time attendees to an ICANN meeting and the remaining five have attended past meetings, but are first time fellows. Priority is given to applicants who are current residents of developing and least developed nations and interested in participating in ICANN and its supporting organizations, such as the Governmental Advisory Committee, the Country Code Names Supporting Organization, and the Generic Names Supporting Organization. The fellowship will assist in covering airfare, hotel and a stipend. Recipients will be expected to actively participate in and contribute to ICANN processes. As always, registration for ICANN's meetings is free for anyone wanting to attend. Applications will be accepted from now until 1200 PDT ( UTC -7) on 9 March 2009. More information, as well as a link to the application for a fellowship, is available online at: http://www.icann.org/fellowships/ Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Video on gTLDs
by Glen de Saint Géry 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

All Check out the front page of the ICANN website http://www.icann.org/ for a video posted today featuring Paul Twomey, Kurt Pritz and Doug Brent. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Community Comment Invited on GNSO Constituency Confirmation Documents
by Glen de Saint Géry 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

[To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04feb09-en.htm Community Comment Invited on GNSO Constituency Confirmation Documents 4 February 2009 At the direction of the ICANN Board, the six existing constituencies of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) have submitted documents that are intended to demonstrate their compliance with the principles of representativeness, openness, transparency and fairness set forth in the ICANN Bylaws. All members of the ICANN community are now invited to review those submissions and share comments and observations with the Board through 25 February 2009. Background: As part of the comprehensive GNSO Improvements effort, last Summer the ICANN Board directed existing GNSO Constituencies to report their adherence to ICANN's Bylaws by submitting confirming documents in advance of the February 2009 Board meeting. The Board believed that the submissions offered existing constituencies the opportunity to demonstrate their compliance with the Bylaws through their organizational structures, practices and processes. The Board also established a new requirement that GNSO Constituencies recognized by the Board formally confirm their status every 3 years to ensure that they continue to meet the requirements of Article X, Section 5, subsection 3 of the ICANN Bylaws regarding the principles of representativeness, openness, transparency and fairness. The Board directed the ICANN Staff to help with this effort by designing and developing a streamlined process and appropriate mechanisms to assist with the Board's timely recognition and approval of the existing constituencies. Explanation: The re-confirmation of existing IGNSO Constituencies is an important part of the overall GNSO Improvements Implementation effort. The existing constituencies will be the foundational structures for new Stakeholder Groups that are being created as part of the GNSO Improvements effort. They will also play a critical ongoing role in the functions of the GNSO. It is important that the constituencies remain committed to the principles of representativeness, openness, transparency and fairness set forth in the ICANN Bylaws. Community feedback on the practices and processes of the existing GNSO constituencies and their adherence to the existing Bylaws is an important component of the Board's evaluations of these groups and any improvements that the Board may recommend. Relevant Board Resolution, Bylaws and Constituency Submissions: Minutes of 28 August 2008 Board Meeting: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-28aug08.htm Minutes of 1 October 2008 ICANN Board Meeting: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm ICANN Bylaws Article X, Section 5, Subsection 3: http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm - X Copies of the Six Constituency Submissions: http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/renewal-process-en.htm and/or in the Comment forum of this proceeding, http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200902.html#gnso-cons… The Process From Here: At the end of this public comment forum period, the ICANN Staff will provide a summary/analysis of the comments submitted regarding each constituency report. That summary/analysis will be shared with the community and the Board. The Board will make a decision on whether to re-confirm/recertify each constituency. It should be noted that the GNSO Improvements Report approved by the Board in June 2008 has additional guidelines and recommendations for the ongoing practices and processes of GNSO constituencies. It is expected that this work will be ongoing as part of the GNSO Improvements implementation efforts. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 4 February 2009 through 25 February 2009, and invites community comments on this topic. The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200902.html#gnso-cons… To submit comments: gnso-constituency-renewals(a)icann.org To view comments (including the various constituency submissions): http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-constituency-renewals Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO letter to the ICANN Board regarding Public Participation
by Adrian Kinderis 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

All, In Cairo I was asked to head a drafting team to author a letter to the ICANN Board conveying our disappointment in the Public Participation sessions at the Cairo Meeting and to address the concern that ICANN was trending to reduce the amount of "contact sessions" between the Public and the Board - a vital part of the ICANN Meetings. Please find attached the letter that we submit to the Council for approval to go to the Board. Avri, can you please provide the appropriate comment period and detail the process for this to happen. Thanks to Chuck, Avri and Kristina for their assistance. Adrian Kinderis

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Re: [council] Draft Statement of Work for Funnel Review
by Patrick Jones 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Chuck, Thank you for the detailed questions. I am working on a comprehensive response, but in the interim wanted to provide some initial feedback. The Statement of Work was shared with the Council as a draft, to solicit input from the Council as it was involved in the development of the funnel process through the PDP. The intention of the review is not to examine the creation of the Policy, but examine the implementation and operation of the process. I am happy to discuss this in the next available Council call or in Mexico City. Patrick ------ Forwarded Message From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes(a)verisign.com> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:05:08 -0800 To: Patrick Jones <patrick.jones(a)icann.org>, <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft Statement of Work for Funnel Review I have a few more comments about this topic. 1. Isn't the GNSO Council usually responsible for reviewing GNSO policies? That was certainly the case with the IRTP. So why is that not the case with regard to the RSEP? 2. The first sentence of the last paragraph in the Summary of the draft SoW says, "The review of the operation of the RSEP will allow ICANN to ensure the process is meeting intended goals efficiently and effectively." It is my opinion that the problem with the RSEP is not the process but rather implementation of the process that is not "meeting intended goals efficiently and effectively". The three recent examples I would cite are single character second level domain name services proposed by DotCoop, DotMobi and VeriSign. 3. In the section of the draft SoW titled Evaluation of Registry Services Proposals, the fourth paragraph reads, "Once ICANN determines that the request as submitted is complete, ICANN will notify the requesting registry operator or sponsoring organization that the 15-calendar day review process has commenced. ICANN will conduct within 15 days a preliminary determination on whether the proposed service raises significant security or stability issues or competition issues." It is my opinion that this this not occur with VeriSign's single character second level domain registry service proposal submitted in June 2008. If ICANN Staff believe that they were in compliance with this provision, then it would be helpful to receive an explanation of why they believe so. 4. In the section of the draft SoW titled Tasks to be Undertaken, item 2 says, "Deliver a report with observations and recommendations to ICANN for consideration by ICANN, gTLD registries and the GNSO Council. Those observations are expected to include: o whether the RSEP is meeting its intended purpose o whether RSEP is consistent with the approved policy and implementation plan o whether the process is timely, efficient and open in implementation o whether there is sufficient opportunity for and realization of public input or comment on proposed registry service requests o whether the process and outcomes are predictable o whether there is overlap with the PDP process o whether there is overlap between the Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP) with the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)" This could be perceived as a way to work around the GNSO PDP. Most of these issues are policy issues. On a different note, what is meant by "overlap with the PDP process" and "overlap between the Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP) with the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)"? Chuck Gomes

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Draft Statement of Work for Funnel Review
by Patrick Jones 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Dear Council, At the 20 November 2008 GNSO Council meeting, ICANN staff alerted Council members that efforts were underway to initiate a review of the gTLD registry funnel process - also known as the Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) - that was first implemented in July 2006. Staff reminded Council members that the RSEP was developed through the GNSO's policy development process, and applies to all gTLD registries and registry sponsoring organizations under contract with ICANN. The adoption of the RSEP by the ICANN Board did not call for a periodic review of the process, but ICANN staff is of the opinion that a review is consistent with ICANN's continuing efforts to evaluate and improve policies and procedures. A draft statement of work regarding the review has now been developed. The document will be used to identify and retain a reviewer to evaluate the process as it has worked to date. In view of the GNSO Council's critical role in developing the original RSEP, staff would like to give Council members the opportunity to review and comment on the draft document. A copy of the draft SOW is attached. Please feel free to send any comments on the document directly to me. An announcement will be made when the SOW is released and subsequent announcements will be made when the reviewer is selected and when other milestones in the review process take place. Also, if you are interested in being identified as a possible contact for the review process itself, please let me know of your interest. We hope to finalize the SOW in late February, so any comments should be submitted by 23 February in order to be incorporated. Patrick -- Patrick L. Jones Registry Liaison Manager & Support to ICANN Nominating Committee Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: +1 310 301 3861 Fax: +1 310 823 8649 patrick.jones(a)icann.org

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FW: Per diem support
by Glen de Saint Géry 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Dear Councillors, Kevin Wilson has kindly clarified the per diem for Mexico City as follows: - $80 per day - Travel itinerary dictates the number of days per diem is paid out - GNSO arrives on Fri. Feb 27 and departs after the board meeting on Fri. Feb 6 (8 days) - ICANN pays for travel days Please let Stacy Hoffberg or Kevin Wilson know if you have any questions. (the GNSO supported participants are listed below) Thank you very much. Kind regards. Glen Nominating Committee Appointees: Avri Doria - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Olga Cavalli - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Terry Davis - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Registrar Constituency: Stéphane van Gelder - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Clarke Walton - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) Mary Wong - support Hotel, per diem Carlos Souza - - support Air travel William Drake - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC) Zahid Jamil - full support airfare, hotel, per diem, (First choice) Internet Service and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISCPC) Tony Holmes - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Tony Harris - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Greg Ruth - full support airfare, hotel, per diem Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) Kristina Rosette - support hotel + per diem Zybnek Loebl - support airfare Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Call for volunteers: Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover drafting team.
by Glen de Saint Géry 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Dear Councilors, At the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 29 January, it was agreed to create a Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover drafting team to eventually propose a charter and provide recommendations, ideally before the Mexico City meetings. Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover PDP http://gnso.icann.org/policies/ http://gnso.icann.org/issues/post-expiration-recovery/report-05dec08.pdf The Staff response http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg06162.html Alan Greenberg, the ALAC liaison has volunteered to be on the drafting team, with Avri Doria the GNSO Council chair. A separate mailing list is set up for the drafting team: Gnso-pednr-dt(a)icann.org With public archives at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-pednr-dt/ Please let me know who will volunteer as the time line is very short. 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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Geographic Regions Review Woking Group (WGGR) update
by Olga Cavalli 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Hi, The first conference call of the Geographic Regions Review Woking Group (WGGR) will take place tomorrow at 12 UTC. Reviewing the agenda for the conference call, I have noticed that there will be time for voluntary initial statemens of working group volunteers. In this sense, I think it could be good to present as GNSO statement the GNSO position on geographic issues: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/icann-geographic-regions-26aug08.pdf I will appreciate your comments in this regard. Best Olga

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Interesting read from Davos on the Internet
by Terry L Davis, P.E. 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

All It's a short read, note the key points and especially the last paragraph's question. I think that question will come up more and more. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/davos/7862549.stm Take care Terry

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