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Proposed GNSO Council Agenda, Thursday, 7 May 2009 at 14:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry April 30, 2009

April 30, 2009

Dear Councillors, Attached and in plain text below, please find the proposed agenda for the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday, 7 May 2009 at 14:00 UTC. Please note the date and time and please make every effort to attend as quorum is required to conduct the business of the Council. This agenda was established according to the Rules of Procedure for the GNSO Council Coordinated Universal Time 14:00 UTC - see below for local times (07:00 Los Angeles, 10:00 Washington DC, 15:00 London, 16:00 Brussels, 00:00 Melbourne next day) Avri Doria will be chairing the GNSO Council meeting Scheduled time for meeting 120 mins. Dial-in numbers sent individually to Council members. Item 0: Roll call of Council members Item 1: Update any statements of interest Item 2: Review/amend agenda Item 3: Approve GNSO Council minutes (Items 1-3 15 mins.) GNSO Council minutes 16 April 2009 Item 4: Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Policy Development Process (PDP) decision (deferred from previous meeting) (20 mins.) GNSO Issues Report on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery See motion on Wiki https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?07_may_motions Item 5: GAC Position Paper on Geographic Names (20 mins.) GAC Response to Geographic Terms Protection Item 6: Whois service requirements motion (10 mins.) See motion on Wiki https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?07_may_motions Item 7: Preparation for the Sydney meetings (10 mins.) Item 8: Status Updates (20 mins) 8. 1 Board Update Board Agenda 23 April 2009 8. 2 ccNSO Liaison update 8. 3 Geographical Region WG update 8. 4 Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) status update Draft Report - Introduction: Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) Other references: WIKI for Overarching Issues discussions: https://st.icann.org/new-gtld-overarching-issues/index.cgi?new_gtld_overarc… New gTLD Page: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm 8. 5 Joint GNSO/ccNSO group to discuss coordination of timing for IDN TLDs (Avri Doria /Chris Disspain) update 8. 6 Policy Items 8. 6. 1. Working Groups 8. 6. 1. 1. Fast Flux 8. 6. 1. 2. Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) 8. 6. 2. Drafting Teams 8. 6. 2. 1. Travel Policy Drafting Team - Travel Database for Sydney 8. 6. 2. 2. IDN gTLD Fast Track 8. 6. 3 GNSO Improvement Work Teams 8. 6. 3. 1 Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) Policy Development Process (PDP) work team (WT) 8. 6. 3. 2. PPSC Working Group work team WGWT 8. 6. 3. 3. Operations Steering Committee (OSC) Communications coordination work team 8. 6. 3. 4. OSC Constituency operations work team 8. 6. 3. 5. OSC GNSO Council operations work team 8. 7. Restructuring group http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf 8. 7. 1. Status of By-Law discussions Item 9: AOB (07:00 Los Angeles, 10:00 Washington DC, 15:00 London, 1600 Brussels, 00:00 Melbourne next day) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 14:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PST) UTC-7+1DST 07:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-4+1DST 10:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 11:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UTC-3+0DST 11:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 15:00 Brussels, Belgium (CET) UTC+1+1DST 16:00 Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 16:00 Barcelona, Spain (CET) UTC+1+1DST 16:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 20:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 22:00 Singapore, Singapore UTC+8+0DST 22:00 Melbourne, Australia (EDT) UTC+10+0DST 00:00 (Friday) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2009, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com 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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Pending additions to ICANN glossary -- update on Council request from Mexico City
by Liz Gasster April 30, 2009

April 30, 2009

All, During our after-action meeting in Mexico City, several of you suggested that we update the ICANN glossary to add some basic terms that we refer to frequently but that are missing currently from that compendium http://www.icann.org/en/general/glossary.htm . Definitions have been developed for the terms that were identified by Council members (copied below for your reference, note also an updated definition of WHOIS has been prepared). These definitions are currently being translated and they will be added to the glossary when the translations are complete. ICANN's Corporate Affairs department will be updating the glossary more broadly in the upcoming weeks. We will also be adding a link to the glossary from the GNSO home page, http://gnso.icann.org/ . This was also suggested in the Mexico meeting. Thanks, Liz PDP - Policy Development Process A set of formal steps, as defined in the ICANN bylaws, to guide the initiation, internal and external review, timing and approval of policies needed to coordinate the global Internet's system of unique identifiers. Operations Steering Committee The Operations Steering Committee (OSC) coordinates, recommends and reviews changes to certain operational activities of the GNSO and its constituencies with a view to efficient outcomes. These operational activity areas cover GNSO operations, Stakeholder Group and Constituency operations, and communications with GNSO and between GNSO and other ICANN structures. Policy Process Steering Committee The Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) reviews and recommends processes used within the GNSO for developing policy, including the use of Working Groups, and recommending any changes. Registry Services Evaluation Process The Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP) is ICANN's process for evaluating proposed gTLD registry services or contractual modifications for security, stability or competition issues. Further information on RSEP is available at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/. WHOIS WHOIS (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym) An Internet protocol that is used to query databases to obtain information about the registration of a domain name (or IP address). The WHOIS protocol was originally specified in RFC 954 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc954.txt>, published in 1985. The current specification is documented in RFC 3912 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3912.txt>. ICANN's gTLD agreements require registries and registrars to offer an interactive web page and a port 43 WHOIS service providing free public access to data on registered names. Such data is commonly referred to as "WHOIS data," and includes elements such as the domain registration creation and expiration dates, nameservers, and contact information for the registrant and designated administrative and technical contacts. WHOIS services are typically used to identify domain holders for business purposes and to identify parties who are able to correct technical problems associated with the registered domain.

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Wiki links on the GNSO home page
by Glen de Saint Géry April 30, 2009

April 30, 2009

Dear All, Please note that there are direct links to all the current Wikis on the left navigation bar on page: http://gnso.icann.org/ Please note that none of the OSC Work Teams have sub-team wiki pages. There are, however, links from the main pages to documents appearing on separate wiki pages. Hope that this makes your searching easier. Let me know if you have any questions. Kind regards. Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Social Schedule for ICANN Sydney
by Adrian Kinderis April 28, 2009

April 28, 2009

All, In the interest of helping you schedule your time I thought I would detail a few agenda items (of the Social variety) for the upcoming ICANN Meeting in Sydney. You should all visit http://syd.icann.org regularly because we/ ICANN staff are actively updating it! Monday night is Restaurant Night! - There will be a welcome cocktail function which finishes early enough to get out and eat at some of Sydney's finest restaurants - We will be putting up a list of excellent restaurants to get out and try on the website shortly! Wednesday night is the Gala Event! - This is going to be fun and a few surprises! You won't want to miss out! The view is spectacular! - There will also be an official After Party for those that want to kick on! - We are also looking for sponsors so let me know if you are interested in being associated with this event! As I said, keep looking back at the ICANN Sydney site regularly for updates. For those interested in exploring this amazing country there will shortly be a form placed on the website which puts you in touch the ICANN Preferred travel agent! Let me know if I can help you with anything or if you have any questions! Regards, Adrian Kinderis AusRegistry International (Host Committee member for ICANN Sydney meeting)

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ICANN website
by Adrian Kinderis April 28, 2009

April 28, 2009

Has anyone else noticed how slowly the ICANN website loads lately? I think it all started happening once the video content was uploaded (but this could just be coincidence). If this is common to others would staff care to comment? Adrian Kinderis

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TLD Operational concerns -- A Perfect example...
by Terry L Davis, P.E. April 28, 2009

April 28, 2009

All Earlier this year some of you all wondered what my operational concerns were with simultaneous starting of the new TLD and IDNs. This is just too perfect an example not to share! If you try, to bring up www.isoc.org right now. Some of you all will get "cannot find web server"! I was on a call with ISOC this morning on some other issues. At the end of the call, I asked them why their website was down. It wasn't actually down and using the IP address instead of the URL, it worked fine (which won't even be doable by anyone other than a network engineer in IPv6). But it didn't resolve on at least AT&T and Comcast from Seattle. They just emailed back with the cause. They switched registrars today and had only a partial transfer occur to the TLDs. TLD operations up to now have as much been networked via "personal contacts" as by technology since there were only a dozen or so TLD operators globally. Our technology will need to significantly improve to insure coordination and security between what will be a growing number of TLD and IDN-TLD operators; and IDN alone adds tremendously to the DNS technical complexity. Anyway good food for discussions over a late night drink in Sydney. Take care Terry

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Release of DNSO restricted funds
by Olga Cavalli April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009

Hi, attached is an email from Kevin Wilson informing us that in order to release the DNSO funds to support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO constituencies, he needs a clear request from each constituency of the exact amount and payment instructions (e.g., name of payee, account #’s, currency, date of transfer). For further details please see the email copied below. Best regards Olga ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kevin Wilson <kevin.wilson(a)icann.org> Date: 2009/4/26 Subject: [gnso-travel-dt] Release of DNSO restricted funds To: "gnso-travel-dt(a)icann.org" <gnso-travel-dt(a)icann.org> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> Dear GNSO Travel Team: I understand that the GNSO approved the release of the $19,963.79 DNSO restricted funds to support the travel costs for members of the six GNSO constituencies. In order to execute the release of these funds, I will need a clear request from each constituency of the exact amount and payment instructions (e.g., name of payee, account #’s, currency, date of transfer). In the request please include a reference to the GNSO resolution (copied below for your reference) and copy the other contituencies. I assume I will be getting 6 requests for US$ 3,3327.30. (19,964.79/6). Thank you Kevin Wilson CFO ICANN * * *Whereas:* * * *At its meeting of September 25, 2008 the GNSO Council created the Travel Drafting Team (TDT) to work on proposals to optimize the allocation and the management of Travel Funding for the GNSO Constituencies.* * * *At a meeting held during the Mexico ICANN meeting in March 2009 between the TDT and members of ICANN staff, the TDT requested that all GNSO Constituencies receive Funding Slots for each of their elected Councillors at each one of the three yearly international ICANN meetings, with the understanding that it would then be up to each Constituency to allocate these slots according to their own internal processes.* * * *That request stemmed in part from the recognition of the significant, and ever increasing work loads, that GNSO Councillors face. Work which they carry out as unpaid volunteers.* * * *Since that meeting it has been identified that an amount of funds left over from the DNSO are available for use should the Council wish to provide additional Travel Funding to those GNSO Constituencies that no longer have enough credits left for their three slots for the final meeting of the fiscal year 2008, in Sydney.* * * *The funds identified are in the amount of 19,963.79 USD.* * * *Resolved:* * * *That the DNSO funds be distributed evenly across all six GNSO Constituencies in time for the Sydney meeting in June, with the express purpose of providing additional Travel Funding for those persons nominated by each Constituency as recipients to be of said Travel Support.* * * * *

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Letter from Janis Karklin to Paul Twomey
by Avri Doria April 25, 2009

April 25, 2009

Hi, In case everyone does not track the correspondence. http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karklins-to-twomey-24apr09.pdf a.

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Draft IRT report
by Avri Doria April 25, 2009

April 25, 2009

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-24apr09-en.htm http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/irt-draft-report-trademark-protect…

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Update on RAA
by Bruce Tonkin April 23, 2009

April 23, 2009

Hello All, There was a long discussion regarding the RAA amendments at the Board meeting today. Personally I abstained from the discussion as I am employed by a registrar, and the registrar would be subject to the registrar accreditation agreement. It was noted that the Public Comment period ended on 6 April 2009 and ICANN Staff provided a summary to the Board prior to the Board Meeting. In addition, ICANN had recent discussions with the US Department of Commerce, following up on concerns originally raised in the DOC's 1 August 2008 letter. Based upon the board discussion, it was determined that staff should prepare a letter to the DOC, confirming the benefits of the new RAA, prior to the Board's final approval. The board expects to act on the amendments during its next board meeting in May 2009. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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