August 2009 - council - lists.icann.org

Re: DOODLE / GNSO Council Restructuring drafting team / next call
by Stéphane Van Gelder Aug. 18, 2009

Aug. 18, 2009

I¹m taking this to the Council list because, although Adrian responded to a restructuring DT message, he makes a point which I feel we absolutely must address. I fully understand his reluctance to participate in calls in the middle of the night (Australian time). Our duties as GNSO Councillors already take up a huge amount of time and effort which detracts us from our ³normal² working lives and I don¹t think anyone can be expected to stay up for meetings during at nights or the wee hours of the morning. This is obviously a bigger problem for Asia Pac reps as our meeting times are manageable for Europe or the USA. But it is a problem for the Council as a whole nonetheless, as these are Councillors which are often unable to carry out their duties as much as they would like. I don¹t have a solution to this oft discussed problem, but I just wanted to add my voice of support to Adrian and Councillors who find themselves in the same bind - as long as this support doesn¹t lead to meetings being scheduled at times which are convenient to them but not to us of course ;-) Stéphane Le 18/08/09 03:19, « Adrian Kinderis » <adrian(a)ausregistry.com.au> a écrit : > I have completed the Doodle (but I am not sure why I bother). > > For the record, whilst I am of course interested in participating (and it is > my duty as a Councillor) I will continually reject meeting times that impact > my ability to perform my work at 100% (i.e. I will not participate in any > calls between 11pm and 6am local time). > > > Adrian Kinderis > Chief Executive Officer > AusRegistry International Pty Ltd > Level 8, 10 Queens Road > Melbourne. Victoria Australia. 3004 > Ph: +61 3 9866 3710 > Fax: +61 3 9866 1970 > Email: adrian(a)ausregistry.com <mailto:adrian@ausregistry.com> > Web: www.ausregistry.com <http://www.ausregistryinternational.com/> > > - Follow AusRegistry International on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ausregistryint > <http://www.twitter.com/ausregistryint> > > > The information contained in this communication is intended for the named > recipients only. It is subject to copyright and may contain legally privileged > and confidential information and if you are not an intended recipient you must > not use, copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you have > received this communication in error, please delete all copies from your > system and notify us immediately. > > > From: owner-ntfy-gnso-restruc-dt(a)icann.org > [mailto:owner-ntfy-gnso-restruc-dt@icann.org] On Behalf Of Gisella > Gruber-White > Sent: Tuesday, 18 August 2009 9:56 AM > To: ntfy-gnso-restruc-dt(a)icann.org > Cc: GNSO Secretariat; Gisella Gruber-White > Subject: DOODLE / GNSO Council Restructuring drafting team / next call > > Dear All, > > In order to schedule the next GNSO Council Restructuring drafting team, please > complete the attached Doodle poll. > > http://www.doodle.com/2c8xaadq6v8wpbx3 > > We will confirm the date and time once everyone has completed this. > > The poll will close on Wednesday at 1200 UTC. > > 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 >

3 4

Fwd: Policy Developer Process Work Team - Attendance (resend to fix format in archive)
by Avri Doria Aug. 17, 2009

Aug. 17, 2009

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> > Date: 10 August 2009 11:00:10 EDT > > Subject: RE: Policy Developer Process Work Team - Attendance > > All, > > I have not gotten a response from anyone on this list and am looking > for ideas on how we can improve attendance and participation from > each of the constituencies. > > We had yet another meeting last Thursday and aside from myself and > ICANN staff, only 5 others showed up (2 registrars (Bladel & Diaz), > 1 registry (Maher), an ALAC rep (Greenberg), and Avri in her > personal capacity). There was no rep from the CBUC, ISP, IP or NCUC > constituencies. Please find enclosed an updated chart. Some more > figures to consider: > > Out of the 12 meetings since March 19th: > > · The NCUC rep has attended only 1 meeting (and that was in > early April) > · One of the 2 CBUC members have attended only 7 or the 12 > meetings (none since June) > · Of the 3 IP reps, one of them has only showed up in a > total of only 4 meetings (None since May) > · An ISP rep has shown up for 7 of 12 meetings > · Registrars Congrats You have attended all of the > meetings and are the model for everyone to follow! > · Registries You have participated in 9 of the 12 meetings. > > Avri, can you please post these results on the GNSO Council website > and make a plea during the next meeting for more participation. > This may include substituting members of constituencies who can no > longer attend or at the very least appointing alternatives. > > Thanks for your help. > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy > > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only > for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain > confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error > and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the > original message. > > > > From: Neuman, Jeff > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:34 AM > To: 'Robin Gross'; 'David W. Maher'; 'mike(a)rodenbaugh.com'; Philip > Sheppard; zahid(a)jamilandjamil.com; 'Metalitz, Steven'; 'Mason Cole'; > Avri Doria; 'tonyarholmes(a)btinternet.com'; 'Olga Cavalli'; 'tdavis2(a)speakeasy.net > ' > Subject: Policy Developer Process Work Team - Attendance > > All, > > As Chair of the Policy Development Process Work Team, I wanted to > write to you all, as Chairs for your respective constituencies and/ > or nominating committee reps to the GNSO Council, to solicit your > help in getting attendance at our bi-weekly conference calls and > participation on the mailing lists. Although I understand it is > summer and attendance usually goes down, I am attaching a chart that > shows the attendance of the members of the Work Team for the past > several months. A couple of the constituencies have good records, > but most of them are not. Perhaps you can go back to your > respective constituencies to see what you can do to get those that > are signed up to attend, or to find suitable replacements. > > Thanks for your attention to this matter. Please let me know if > there is anything I can do to help you all out. > > Best regards, > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy > 46000 Center Oak Plaza Sterling, VA 20166 > Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: > +1.703.738.7965 / jeff.neuman(a)neustar.biz / www.neustar.biz > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only > for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain > confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error > and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the > original message. >

1 0

Fwd: Policy Developer Process Work Team - Attendance
by Avri Doria Aug. 17, 2009

Aug. 17, 2009

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> > Date: 10 August 2009 11:00:10 EDT > To: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us>, "Robin Gross" <robin(a)ipjustice.org > >, "David W. Maher" <dmaher(a)pir.org>, <mike(a)rodenbaugh.com>, "Philip > Sheppard" <philip.sheppard(a)aim.be>, <zahid(a)jamilandjamil.com>, > "Metalitz, Steven" <met(a)msk.com>, "Mason Cole" > <masonc(a)snapnames.com>, "Avri Doria" <avri(a)acm.org>, <tonyarholmes(a)btinternet.com > >, "Olga Cavalli" <olgac(a)fibertel.com.ar>, <tdavis2(a)speakeasy.net> > Cc: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org>, "Margie Milam" <Margie.Milam(a)icann.org > >, "Liz Gasster" <liz.gasster(a)icann.org>, "Marika Konings" <marika.konings(a)icann.org > >, "Gisella Gruber-White" <Gisella.Gruber-White(a)icann.org> > Subject: RE: Policy Developer Process Work Team - Attendance > > All, > > I have not gotten a response from anyone on this list and am looking > for ideas on how we can improve attendance and participation from > each of the constituencies. > > We had yet another meeting last Thursday and aside from myself and > ICANN staff, only 5 others showed up (2 registrars (Bladel & Diaz), > 1 registry (Maher), an ALAC rep (Greenberg), and Avri in her > personal capacity). There was no rep from the CBUC, ISP, IP or NCUC > constituencies. Please find enclosed an updated chart. Some more > figures to consider: > > Out of the 12 meetings since March 19th: > > · The NCUC rep has attended only 1 meeting (and that was in > early April) > · One of the 2 CBUC members have attended only 7 or the 12 > meetings (none since June) > · Of the 3 IP reps, one of them has only showed up in a > total of only 4 meetings (None since May) > · An ISP rep has shown up for 7 of 12 meetings > · Registrars – Congrats – You have attended all of the > meetings and are the model for everyone to follow! > · Registries – You have participated in 9 of the 12 meetings. > > Avri, can you please post these results on the GNSO Council website > and make a plea during the next meeting for more participation. > This may include substituting members of constituencies who can no > longer attend or at the very least appointing alternatives. > > Thanks for your help. > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only > for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain > confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error > and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the > original message. > > > From: Neuman, Jeff > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:34 AM > To: 'Robin Gross'; 'David W. Maher'; 'mike(a)rodenbaugh.com'; Philip > Sheppard; zahid(a)jamilandjamil.com; 'Metalitz, Steven'; 'Mason Cole'; > Avri Doria; 'tonyarholmes(a)btinternet.com'; 'Olga Cavalli'; 'tdavis2(a)speakeasy.net > ' > Subject: Policy Developer Process Work Team - Attendance > > All, > > As Chair of the Policy Development Process Work Team, I wanted to > write to you all, as Chairs for your respective constituencies and/ > or nominating committee reps to the GNSO Council, to solicit your > help in getting attendance at our bi-weekly conference calls and > participation on the mailing lists. Although I understand it is > summer and attendance usually goes down, I am attaching a chart that > shows the attendance of the members of the Work Team for the past > several months. A couple of the constituencies have good records, > but most of them are not. Perhaps you can go back to your > respective constituencies to see what you can do to get those that > are signed up to attend, or to find suitable replacements. > > Thanks for your attention to this matter. Please let me know if > there is anything I can do to help you all out. > > Best regards, > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy > 46000 Center Oak Plaza Sterling, VA 20166 > Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: > +1.703.738.7965 / jeff.neuman(a)neustar.biz / www.neustar.biz > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only > for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain > confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error > and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the > original message. >

2 1

Additional topic and motion for this weeks agenda
by Avri Doria Aug. 15, 2009

Aug. 15, 2009

Hi, Since I was not able to send the proposed letter on increased travel support due to the absence of consensus, I have added it as an AOB topic to the agenda and have included a possible motion. Since this letter has been on the table and list for consensus consideration for over 2 weeks, I hope that it is acceptable to put it forward for this week's meeting. the motion (as yet not made or seconded): Motion made by: Seconded by: Whereas: The plan is to seat the new council in Seoul, and current council members may not longer be council members at that time Resolved: Send the following letter: Letter to Kevin Wilson, I have been mandated by the GNSO council, by a vote of XX to YY, to request support not only for the members of the new bi-cameral council to be seated at Seoul, but also for those current council members who may not be continuing on the new council due to the reorganization. The reason this request is being made is to provide continuity to the GNSO council at this time of restructuring, reorganization and 'improvement.' Thank you Avri Doria for the GNSO Council -- thanks a.

6 10

RE: [council] Dealing with conflicts
by Tim Ruiz Aug. 14, 2009

Aug. 14, 2009

2 1

MP3 recording GNSO Council teleconference, Thursday, 13 August 2009
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 14, 2009

Aug. 14, 2009

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, held on Thursday, 13 August, 2009 at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20090813.mp3 on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#august Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

2 1

I have to drop off the call
by Rosette, Kristina Aug. 13, 2009

Aug. 13, 2009

All, I have to drop off the call. I'll listen to the recording to catch the end of the call. K

1 0

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working Group (IRTP B) subscribers
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 13, 2009

Aug. 13, 2009

Dear All, The following participants are subscribed to the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working Group: Commercial and Business Users Constituency Mike O'Connor, Mike Rodenbaugh, Michael Collins, Chris Chaplow, Berry Cobb. Intellectual Property Constituency Kevin Erdman Registrar Constituency James Bladel, Paul Diaz, Michele Neylon, Mark Klein, Tim Ruiz Registries Constituency Barbara Steele Rudi Vansnick - At Large Boudouin Schombe - At Large Avri Doria - GNSO Chair Chuck Gomes - GNSO Vice Chair The ISP and NCUC constituencies are not represented. Thank you. Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0

PPSC Work Team Report
by Avri Doria Aug. 13, 2009

Aug. 13, 2009

Just in: Policy Development Process WT (PDP-WT) • PDP-WT has been meeting on a weekly basis, but with very low attendance (see recent note from Jeff Neuman to the GNSO Council) • PDP-WT is currently discussing the ‘proposal review and voting threshold’ stage (stage two out of five) and is expected to review shortly a first draft of the recommendations for the ‘planning and initiation’ stage (stage one out of five) Working Group Team (WGT) • WGT completed two document outlines as of 6 July 2009 on Guidelines for Working Groups and Charters for Working Groups. • WGT has not met since that time. Staff is drafting content, but has not made substantive progress due to workload. • Staff is reorganizing priorities and shifting personnel in order to focus attention on this project. • WGT expects to begin meeting again later in August (TBD) to review Staff drafting activity.

1 0

Re: [council] ICANN Announcement on Domain Tasting
by Alan Greenberg Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

At 12/08/2009 03:08 PM, Craig Schwartz wrote: >Dear Councilors, > >Please see the announcement and report >(<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm) >ICANN posted today about the impact of the AGP Budget Provision and >the AGP Limits Policy on Domain Tasting. > >Best, >Craig Thanks Craig. I did a bit of further analysis, and came up with the following: There were 17,668750 AGP deletes in June 2008. Following the ICANN budget levy on excessive deletes, the number decreased to 2,785,605. With the implementation of the AGP limit policy in April 2009, the total number of AGP deletes was 58,218, an overall decrease of 99.7%. Put another way, in June 2008, for .COM, there were 2,122,794 net new domains added, and an additional 15,738,292 domain names added and then AGP-deleted for an AGP delete rate of 741% In April 2009, there were 2,084,868 net new domains added, and an additional 37,519 domain names added and then AGP-deleted for an AGP delete rate of under 2%. Under the policy, an AGP-delete rate of 10% is allowed without financial penalty, per registrar, to allow for exceptional conditions. It was expected that few registrars would exceed this 10% and in fact in April only 22 registrars exceeded 10%, and there were only 432 excessive AGP-deletes. Alan

1 0

ccnso - geo regions - travel drafting team reports
by Olga Cavalli Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

Hi, this is an update about ccnso, geo regions and travel drafting team. Regards Olga ccNSO update Next conference call will be held on August 24th. There are no other relevant news. GEO regions Update The innitial Working Group report attempts to identify the various applications and functions to which “ICANN Geographic Regions” are currently applied by existing ICANN structures. This innitial Geo Regions Working Groupo Report is available now for public comments. There is a 35 days period of public comments and then the working Group will forward to prepare other reports. Travel Drafting team A face to face meeting will be scheduled during the ICANN Seoul meeting. Once the date and time are established, this information will be sent to the drafting team list. Olga

1 0

ICANN Announcement on Domain Tasting
by Craig Schwartz Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

Dear Councilors, Please see the announcement and report (http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm) ICANN posted today about the impact of the AGP Budget Provision and the AGP Limits Policy on Domain Tasting. Best, Craig _______________________ Craig Schwartz Chief gTLD Registry Liaison ICANN 1875 I Street, NW, Suite 501 Washington, DC 20006 Office +1 202.429.2703 www.icann.org

1 0

Updated GNSO Council agenda Thursday 13 August 2009 at 13:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

Dear Councillors, Please find the update GNSO Council agenda for the meeting tomorrow, Thursday, 13 August 2009 at 13:00 UTC. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-13aug09.shtml https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?agenda_13_aug_2009 and the proposed motions on page https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?13_aug_motions Updates relate to: Item 2: Review/amend agenda Under Status 8.8 first item 8.7 second item then continue from 8.1 Discussion of letter requesting additional travel support 8. 6. 2. IDNG Working Group update - IDNG Draft Charter- Edmon Chung On Hold while JIG is getting underway. Item 9: AOB Question of letter requesting support for Current council members not included in new council The letter proposed has not met the consensus criteria. Possible motion added to agenda. See motions https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?13_aug_motions - Action Items http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-action-list.pdf Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0

OSC Status Report
by Gomes, Chuck Aug. 12, 2009

Aug. 12, 2009

Here is the OSC status report. Sorry I didn't send it at least 24 hours in advance. Chuck OSC Report for Council Meeting 13 Aug 09 GNSO Council Operations WT (GCOT) * The WT is now meeting weekly. * Work continues on the Council Rules of Procedure. * Constituent feedback is still welcome on the idea of separating Council administrative and policy management functions. GNSO Constituency/SG Operations WT (CSG WT) * The WT continues to hold biweekly teleconference calls and subgroups continue to work on specific tasks. * Draft recommendations regarding a toolkit of in kind services for constituencies and SGs should be distributed to the Council shortly. * The WT plans to hold an in-person meeting in Seoul with teleconference access. Communications WT * Feedback from OSC members and their respective groups should be sent to Ken Bour (ken.bour(a)verizon.net <mailto:ken.bour@verizon.net> ) regarding the comprehensive document of Business Requirements for the GNSO Replacement Website that was distributed to OSC members on 22 July is due by 14 August.

4 4

GNSO web migration schedule
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 11, 2009

Aug. 11, 2009

Dear All, Improvements Coming to GNSO Web Site In cooperation with the GNSO OSC Communications team, ICANN is changing some behind-the-scenes technicalities of gnso.icann.org. These changes are necessary to enable substantial improvements (coming later in 2009) to the GNSO web site's design and organization. Server and database changes will be implemented on the evening of 12 August, Pacific time about midnight UTC. Much testing has been done to ensure that the change-over is seamless, and we expect that users should not notice any difference in how the site operates. This note is primarily a courtesy notice, on the off-chance that you experience an unanticipated disruption. If you encounter any new difficulties using gnso.icann.org in the days following 12 August, please feel free to notify Scott Pinzon, Director of Policy Communications <scott.pinzon(a)icann.org>. He is working closely with the OSC Communications Team to deliver an improved GNSO web experience, and will expedite resolution of any problems. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to serve you better. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0

GNSO Improvements Board action and follow-up efforts
by Denise Michel Aug. 11, 2009

Aug. 11, 2009

Dear Community Members: At last Thursday's Board meeting, the Directors considered a number of issues related to GNSO Improvements, and made significant progress towards seating the new GNSO Council in Seoul. Specifically, the Board adopted resolutions<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-30jul09.htm>that: (i) approved all of the Stakeholder Group Charters as recommended by the Structural Improvements Committee, and (ii) approved the ability of the Contracted Party House to select Board Seat #13, and the ability of the Non Contracted Party House to select Board Seat #14. The Board also discussed pending new Constituency applications, and acknowledged that Staff is posting a complete set of Bylaws Amendments for public comment. The Amendments, which have been posted<http://icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200908.html#gnso-restruct…>, reflect the Board's recent decisions and other GNSO restructuring matters necessary to seat the new Council. Please note that these Bylaw Amendments (Version 2) address a number of issues that impact the work of the GNSO Restructuring Work Teams. Because these proposed Bylaws include provisions that the GNSO Restructuring Drafting Team did not review during its work, Staff posted two documents to assist the community in its review. One document highlights the differences between the GNSO proposed Bylaws proposals (< http://icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-notes-co…>) and the other is a Staff Explanation for some of the more substantive amendments included in Version 2 (< http://icann.org/en/general/proposed-gnso-council-bylaw-amendments-explanat…>). These include a discussion of issues such as: changes to Annex A; additional voting threshold for certain contracting parties; and procedures for adopting the GNSO Operating Rules and Procedures. We encourage the GNSO Restructuring Work Teams to review and discuss these materials at their next meetings, and to provide comments during the public comment period, which closes on 23 August. The Board expects to act on a comprehensive set of amendments at its 27 August meeting. . Additional information on GNSO Improvements follow-up actions that should be completed in the next few months will be posted shortly. Regards, Denise Denise Michel ICANN Vice President Policy Development policy-staff(a)icann.org <denise.michel(a)icann.org>

3 2

Draft GNSO Council minutes 23 July 2009
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 10, 2009

Aug. 10, 2009

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes for the GNSO Council meeting held on 23 July 2009. Please let me know if you would like any changes made. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0

Motion re Fast Flux WG - Recommended Next Steps
by Mike Rodenbaugh Aug. 7, 2009

Aug. 7, 2009

Attached and below please find the text of a motion agreed by consensus of the Fast Flux Working Group, for Council consideration. Kind regards, Mike Mike Rodenbaugh Rodenbaugh Law 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 +1.415.738.8087 www.rodenbaugh.com Motion on the Fast Flux (FF) Hosting Policy Development Process (PDP) Whereas: On 30 May 2008, the GNSO Council initiated a PDP and chartered a Working Group, comprised of interested stakeholders and Constituency representatives, in collaboration with knowledgeable individuals and organizations, to develop potential policy options to curtail the criminal use fast flux hosting; Whereas the Working Group was asked to consider ten questions, specifically: 1. Who benefits from fast flux, and who is harmed? 2. Who would benefit from the cessation of the practice, and who would be harmed? 3. Are registry operators involved, or could they be, in fast flux hosting activities? If so, how? 4. Are registrars involved in fast flux hosting activities? If so, how? 5. How are registrants affected by fast flux hosting? 6. How are Internet users affected by fast flux hosting? 7. What technical, e.g. changes to the way in which DNS updates operate, and policy, e.g. changes to registry / registrar agreements or rules governing permissible registrant behavior measures could be implemented by registries and registrars to mitigate the negative effects of fast flux? 8. What would be the impact (positive or negative) of establishing limitations, guidelines, or restrictions on registrants, registrars and/or registries with respect to practices that enable or facilitate fast flux hosting? What would be the impact of these limitations, guidelines, or restrictions to product and service innovation? 9. What are some of the best practices with regard to protection from fast flux? 10. Obtain expert opinion, as appropriate, on which areas of fast flux are in scope and out of scope for GNSO policy making; Whereas the Working Group has faithfully executed the PDP, as stated in the By-laws, resulting in a Final Report delivered to the GNSO Council on 13 Aug 2009; Whereas the Working Group did not make recommendations for new consensus policy, or changes to existing policy; Whereas the Working Group has developed and broadly supports several recommendations, and outlined possible next steps; Whereas the GNSO Council has reviewed and discussed these recommendations and the Final Report; The GNSO Council RESOLVES: To encourage ongoing discussions within the community regarding the development of best practices and / or policy changes to identify and mitigate the illicit uses of Fast Flux; and To examine whether existing policy sufficiently empowers Registries and Registrars to mitigate illicit uses of Fast Flux, as a component of any future Registration Abuse PDP(s); and To encourage staff, interested stakeholders, and subject matter experts to analyze the feasibility of a Fast Flux Data Reporting System to collect data on the prevalence of illicit use, as a tool to inform future discussions and / or policy work; and To encourage staff to examine the role that ICANN can play as a "best practices facilitator" within the community; and To consider the inclusion of other stakeholders from both within and outside the ICANN community for any future Fast Flux policy development efforts; and To ensure that successor PDPs on this subject, if any, address the charter definition issues identified in the Fast Flux Final Report.

1 0

Proposed letter on extra support for Seoul meeting
by Avri Doria Aug. 7, 2009

Aug. 7, 2009

hi, At the last meeting I was asked to communicate with the Board requesting special consideration for travel at the next mtg. As I suggested at the time, I think it better to send this to Kevin Wilson, the CFO, as he is in charge of the policy and is responsible for granting exceptions. Of course if it is the will of the GNSO and the GNSO Council that I send this to the Board, as well or instead, then I will do so. Given what happened the last time I sent a letter with a 2 day notice, I am going to send this letter 14 days after the last significant edit. If there are no edits to the suggested wording or objections to the sending of the letter, I will send it on: 10 august. --- Letter to Kevin Wilson, I have been mandated by the GNSO council to request support not only for the members of the new bi-cameral council to be seated at Seoul, but also for those current council members who may not be continuing on the new council due to the reorganization. The reason this request is being made is to provide continuity to the GNSO council at this time of restructuring, reorganization and 'improvement.' Thank you Avri Doria for the GNSO Council

8 9

Fast Flux Hosting Final Report
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

Dear All, Please find the Final Report of the Fast Flux Hosting Working Group at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/fast-flux-hosting/fast-flux-final-report-06aug… which is posted on pages http://gnso.icann.org/issues/ and http://gnso.icann.org/index.html The report will be discussed during the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 13 August 2009 See Item 4: Fast Flux Hosting Final Report http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-13aug09.shtml Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0

FW: Final Report of the Fast Flux PDP Working Group
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

Forwarded From: James M. Bladel Subject: Final Report of the Fast Flux PDP Working Group Good Afternoon: The Fast Flux PDP Work Group has concluded their work, and submits this Final Report for you consideration (attached). Glen, Marika and Avri have arranged for a 30 min presentation / discussion session as part of the agenda for the next Council meeting on 13 Aug 2009, and we can address any questions at that time. Thank you, J. ________________________ James M. Bladel GoDaddy.com jbladel(a)godaddy.com<mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com> Mobile +1 319 331 9268

1 0

Updated Statement of Interest.
by Avri Doria Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

Statement of Interest related to ICANN and the work of the GNSO Council including its various committees, working groups and drafting teams updated 090806 I am an independent research consultant and a part time adjunct professor at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in Sweden. At LTU I supervise two Ph.D. students on Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking Technology (DTN) and am responsible for creating a curriculum in Internet Governance. As a professor I am partially funded by European Community's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2011 under grant agreement n° 223994. I have a recurring part-time contract with UN-DESA and the Internet Governance Forum as a consultant on Internet Governance and WSIS follow-up activities. I am an associate of the Interisle Consulting Group, and currently have a Statement of Work with them and am engaged on state and municipal network designs and related governance issues. I have no involvement in any contracts Interisle may have with ICANN and maintain a strict wall between my activities with Interisle and their ICANN related activities. As part of my volunteer activities I give advice to various representatives of indigenous nomadic and semi-nomadic populations on Internet topics which include the possibility of obtaining a gTLD. These activities may involve providing assistance in obtaining a TLD including assistance in raising the necessary funding for a TLD, when and if that is an appropriate solution to their goals. I am not, however, currently involved in any such efforts. I also occasionally give advice within the UN system on Internet topics including TLD issues but am not involved in any activities the UN may or may not have related to obtaining TLDs. On 4 August 2009, I joined the NCUC in solidarity due to the mistreatment I believe the Non Commercial SG received in the restructuring process. I am especially concerned about the imposition by the Board of a charter that was not accepted by the NCSG, and by the disdainful treatment of community comment. I am also disturbed that the requirement for parity and equal conditions among the 4 Stakeholder Groups, something that was central to the restructuring plan, has been ignored when it comes to the NCSG. For the duration of my term, however, I will continue to function within the council as an NCA and as Chair in the same manner as I have up until now. That is, I will not be speaking for the NCUC on any issues within the purview of the GNSO Council, but will be speaking in my independent capacity. In terms of the GNSO Council and its various working groups, committees and teams, I currently have no employment, contract, statement of work, financial interest, share ownership or any other business relationship with ICANN, registries or registrars except as a registrant of several domain names. I participate in ICANN as a pro- bono activity because I believe in ICANN's mission as a volunteer/ multistakeholder led organization.

1 0

Apply Now For GNSO Council Non Commercial Seats
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05aug09-en.htm Apply Now For GNSO Council Non Commercial Seats 5 August 2009 Representation of the Non Commercial Community on the GNSO Council will double from three to six representatives this October when a new Council is seated in Seoul, South Korea. New transitional ICANN Board appointments will fill three of the new Council seats. This month the ICANN Board is accepting Statements of Interest from members of the non commercial community who would like to volunteer for these three new positions and potentially serve as full GNSO Councilors for the next two years. As outlined in the attached flyer [PDF, 226K | DOC, 148K] http://www.icann.org/en/committees/improvements/soi-notification-board-ncsg… this is a unique opportunity for leaders in the non commercial community to step forward and serve the ICANN community at a pivotal moment in the Internet's development. Background and Explanation: At its 30 July meeting the ICANN Board approved a transitional charter for a new Non Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) (see - http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/ncsg-proposed-charter-30jul09-en.pdf) The charter sets out a transitional approach (Section 8 - Appendix) for selecting the NCSG's GNSO Council representatives. Under this transitional approach, the current Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) will elect 3 Council seats (in total). The remaining 3 seats will be temporary Board appointments with the expectation that additional non-commercial Constituencies will be formed/approved and participate in filling future NCSG Council seats. The transition period will be two years. Of the four new Stakeholder Group Charters approved by the Board last week, this temporary seat selection by the Board is unique to the NCSG. It reflects a fundamental view that the current non-commercial community participation in the GNSO is not yet sufficiently diverse or robust to select all six of the NCSG's allocated Council seats (as was originally intended by the Board's GNSO Improvements initiative). It is important to note that this condition is temporary. The Board expects that the new Board-appointees will work hard in the coming months with the ICANN Staff and the community to forge new relationships and structures that will achieve the Board's goal of a robust and diverse non-commercial community within the GNSO framework. At the direction of the Board's Structural Improvements Committee (SIC), the ICANN Staff has prepared a formal GNSO Council NCSG Position Notification Form [PDF, 60K | DOC, 71K] and a formal Statement of Interest Form application [PDF, 30K | DOC, 54K] for interested persons to review. The GNSO Council NCSG Position Notification Form explains the duties of the new positions. The Statement of Interest Form asks interested persons for some personal information and gives volunteers the opportunity to explain their interest in the positions and their qualifications for the Council member duties. The Board and ICANN Staff will keep all submissions in strict confidence and no personal contact information will be shared. The Process From Here: The Board hopes that a number of candidates will express their interest in volunteering for these new positions over the course of this month. The Structural Improvements Committee of the Board will evaluate all statements of interest and will make recommendations for finalists to the full Board for consideration at the Board's scheduled 30 September special meeting. Selected candidates will be notified as soon as possible to give them an opportunity to travel to and participate in the first meeting of the restructured GNSO Council in Seoul, South Korea on 28 October 2009. Deadline and How to Submit Statements of Interest: Statements of Interest will be accepted through Noon PDT on Monday 31 August 2009 at the email address - ncsg-seats(a)icann.org The promotional flyer announcing this opportunity can be found here: [PDF, 226K | DOC, 148K] http://www.icann.org/en/committees/improvements/gnso-councilor-recruitment-… The formal Statement of Interest Form can be found here: [PDF, 30K | DOC, 54K] http://www.icann.org/en/committees/improvements/soi-form-ncsg-council-posit… The formal Position Notification Form can be found here: [PDF, 60K | DOC, 71K] http://www.icann.org/en/committees/improvements/soi-notification-board-ncsg… Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth (please send specific questions or queries to policy-staff(a)icann.org) Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

2 1

Lead Networks Files for Arbitration
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 6, 2009

Aug. 6, 2009

[To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] Lead Networks Files for Arbitration http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05aug09-en.htm 5 August 2009 On Friday, 24 July 2009, Lead Networks Domains Pvt. Ltd. ("Lead Networks") began the process of commencing an arbitration proceeding with the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") challenging ICANN's decision to allow the RAA to expire without renewal because of Lead Networks' failure to comply with the requirements of its RAA http://www.icann.org/correspondence/burnette-to-malik-14jul09-en.pdf [PDF, 74K]. In its filing to initiate arbitration, Lead Networks requested that ICANN and the arbitration panel stay the non-renewal until an arbitration decision is rendered. Although Lead Networks allowed the RAA to expire before seeking to arbitrate, ICANN has determined that a temporary stay is warranted in this case to protect affected registrants and users. Lead Networks will be reinstated as a registrar effective Tuesday, 04 August 2009. Guidance is provided below for registrants who may be affected by this arbitration action. Frequently Asked Questions Q. How are registrants affected by Lead Networks' arbitration filing? A. Your domain names will remain with Lead Networks until the arbitration panel renders its decision or until you choose to transfer your domain name. In other words, during the arbitration, Lead Networks will operate as an ICANN-accredited registrar pursuant to the RAA and shall be required to comply with all contract provisions, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ( "UDRP"), and the transfer policy. Q. What happens if I have a pending UDRP administrative proceeding involving a domain name sponsored by Lead Networks? A. Continue with the proceedings, as you do not need to do anything additional right now. Lead Networks will continue to be obligated to perform under the RAA and, thus, will be required to enforce the decision once panel provides its ruling. Q. What happens if I won a UDRP administrative proceeding involving a domain name sponsored by Lead Networks? A. In accordance with the RAA, Lead Networks is required to enforce the arbitration panel's decision unless the registrant provides evidence of a lawsuit against the complainant in a court of mutual jurisdiction within 10 business days of the issuance of the UDRP decision. If Lead Networks has not enforced the decision, please immediately submit a report pursuant to the UDRP Intake Report System at http://www.internic.net/UDRPIntakeReportSystem.html. Please be sure to complete all fields and follow all prompts. Q. What action is ICANN planning to take? A. During the arbitration process, ICANN intends to aggressively defend its decision not to renew the RAA with Lead Networks. Q. How long will it take to complete the arbitration? A. Arbitration is unpredictable. ICANN hopes and will request that the arbitration panel conclude the arbitration as quickly as possible, but it could be several months before an arbitration decision is rendered. Q. What affect does the arbitration filing have on ICANN's previously announced bulk transfer process? A. ICANN will continue to complete the process pursuant to the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure (posted at http://www.icann.org/en/processes/registrars/de-accredited-registrar-transi… [PDF, 119K]) in order to be prepared to authorize a bulk transfer of the names upon conclusion of the arbitration, if necessary and such a transfer would promote the community interest. Q. I have read everything above, but still have some questions about my domain name. Whom should I contact? A. You should contact Lead Networks first with any issues. If you are still not able to get answers to your questions, please contact ICANN's contractual compliance team at compliance(a)icann.org. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0

Results of Domain Name Front Running Study
by Glen de Saint Géry Aug. 5, 2009

Aug. 5, 2009

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04aug09-en.htm Results of Domain Name Front Running Study 4 August 2009 In an attempt to contribute to community discussion regarding domain name front running, ICANN commissioned a study to assess the occurrence of domain name front running. The SSAC defined domain name front running as "an opportunity for a party to obtain some form of insider information regarding an Internet user's preference for registering a domain name and to use this opportunity to preemptively register that domain name. In this scenario, "insider information" is information gathered from the monitoring of one or more attempts by an Internet user to check the availability of a domain name." Several members of the Internet community have expressed concern regarding the suspected occurrence of domain name front running. Internet security expert, Benjamin Edelman [PDF, 36K], conducted a front running study at ICANN's request. In three rounds of tests over a ten-month period, Mr. Edelman searched for evidence of front running by leading domain registration and domain availability-checking sites. More than 600 tests yielded no evidence of front running. Please see the Front Running Study: Testing Report [PDF, 120K] http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/edelman-frontrunning-study-16jun09-en.pdf for details regarding the methodology used and study findings. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

1 0