September 2009 - council - lists.icann.org

Zahid Jamil's updated statement of interest
by Glen de Saint Géry 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Dear Councillors, Please find Zahid Jamil's updated statement of interest http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/jamil-soi-28jun08.html posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/council/members.html 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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by Glen de Saint Géry 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

[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-28sep09-en.htm ICANN is Seeking Independent Researchers to Respond to Request for Proposal on WHOIS Misuse Studies 28 September 2009 The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating to gTLDs. The GNSO Council is now exploring several extensive studies of WHOIS and has asked ICANN to estimate the cost and feasibility of conducting several studies proposed by members of the ICANN community and ICANN's Government Advisory Committee. The first area of study focuses on "misuse" of public WHOIS information, and, pursuant to the above request, ICANN is seeking to engage independent research organizations to undertake one or more proposed WHOIS Misuse studies. The Misuse Studies RFP Cover Letter illustrates the scope of work and the criteria for selection. This document should be read in conjunction with the Terms of Reference for WHOIS Misuse Studies RFP. Read together, these two documents provide the materials necessary to respond to this Request for Proposals ("RFP") for WHOIS Misuse Studies. More information about WHOIS may be found at: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html By 27 November, 2009, interested applicants should submit proposals by email to rfpwhois(a)icann.org to the attention of Liz Gasster, Senior Policy Counselor, ICANN Policy Department. A confirmation email will be sent for each proposal received. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Andrei Kolesnikov - Nominating Committee Appointee Statement of Interest
by Glen de Saint Géry 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Forwarded From: Andrei Kolesnikov Statement of Interest Andrei Kolesnikov - Nominating Committee Appointee Statement of Interest 28 September 2009 I started with Internet in late 80th. Since that time I was involved into all major Internet issues: building large ISPs, managing the marketing initiatives, running Web sites and doing business development, including M&As. My last job was deputy media director for Vimpelcom (NYSE: VIP), telecom giant in Russia. Currently I'm a director of Coordination center for TLD .RU<http://cctld.ru/>, country domain administrator, a non-profit organization responsible for defining the domain registration and administration rules. Coordination center also outsources support and construction of the DNS infrastructure and core .RU domain directory and registration system. Currently Coordination center has 21 accredited organizations authorized to register second level domains in Russian TLD. Our organization is a part of ccNSO community. As part of my volunteer activities I'm advising Ministry of communications and mass media of Russia on issues related to domains and address space. Also I'm a member of the "Friendly RUNET<http://friendlyrunet.ru/>" foundation to fight child pornography and abuse. I have no commercial interest in ICANN GNSO work results. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Additional Council motion
by Glen de Saint Géry 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Dear Councillors, In addition to the resolutions that were passed at the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 24 September 2009 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg07471.html The Council passed a motion to hold a closed breakfast meeting: - one hour before the regularly scheduled meeting, 08:00 - 09:00, on Sunday, 25 October 2009. - during which there will be no recording, transcription or remote participation - the declared reason for closing the meeting is to allow the GNSO Council members, incoming and outgoing, liaisons to the Council and Policy staff to know each other better and share concerns. 11 Votes in favour Philip Sheppard, Kristina Rosette, Tony Harris, Maggie Mansourkia, Olga Cavalli (one vote each) Tim Ruiz, Stéphane van Gelder, Chuck Gomes (two votes each) Chuck Gomes and Olga Cavalli noted for the record: Chuck Gomes: "Yes and I will add a comment as well. Personally I would be okay with it being open. But I think there are enough people that are concerned about that, that I respect their view on that. Olga Cavalli: "Yes and I have a comment. The same as Chuck. I would prefer an open meeting but I understand the constraints of speaking (unintelligible) people have, so that's okay if it's closed. Two Votes against: Mary Wong, William Drake. Mary Wong noted: "This is 'no' on principle because of the (NCU) position on openness. Although personally I just want to say that I understand the limited reasons why others might vote yes. Thank you." Dropped off the call: Zahid Jamil, Cyril Chua, Edmon Chung Absent councillors: Mike Rodenbaugh, Ute Decker, Tony Holmes, Carlos Souza, Adrian Kinderis, Jordi Iparraguirre, Terry Davis. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures Available for Review And Comment
by Glen de Saint Géry 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Dear All, Please note the following request for comments and please take time to comment. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-25sep09-en.htm Public Comment: Recommended GNSO Council Operating Procedures Available for Review And Comment 25 September 2009 The newly-restructured GNSO Council is scheduled to be seated during the upcoming ICANN meeting in Seoul, South Korea. Establishing updated operating procedures consistent with the new ICANN Bylaws is a key step toward seating the new Council. Today, a package of recommended Operating Procedures for the new Council is being made available for public review and comment through 16 October 2009. The recommendations are the product of the cross-constituency GNSO Council Operations Work Team that was tasked with reviewing the existing GNSO operating rules and procedures and recommending changes consistent with the new GNSO Council's goal of becoming a strategic manager of the policy process. Community members are invited to review the recommendations and comment on all aspects of the recommended procedures. The recommended procedures address a number of areas including the selection of officers, the conduct of meetings and how Council votes are cast and counted. In authorizing the release of the recommendations for review and comment, ICANN Staff was directed to note a specific area of discussion regarding the treatment of instances where Council members may choose to abstain from a particular vote (see - http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20090924.mp3). Alternative treatment of vote abstentions (the original work team recommendation and potential substitute language) in the recommended procedures is noted in Section 4.2 of the package. Commenters should note which treatment they prefer. The Staff has also been asked by Council members to prepare an analysis of how potential Council votes would be tabulated based on different treatments of Councilor abstentions. That Staff analysis will be provided as a submission to the comment forum. Document Links: The recommended operating procedures can be found here: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.pdf http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-gnso-operating-procedures-24sep09-en.doc The Process From Here: At the end of this Public Comment Forum period, ICANN Staff will review the comments submitted and prepare a summary analysis of the various submissions. Consistent with the Transition Implementation Plan approved by the GNSO Council at its 24 September meeting, the updated operating procedures will be the first substantial item on the new Council's agenda of 28 October in Seoul. The new council members will discuss and vote on the updated Council Operating Procedures. Approval of the Procedures will require a majority of the voting members of each house for approval. Any amendment that results from comments submitted, will need to be voted on prior to the vote on the Procedures and will also require a majority of the voting members of each house. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The Staff is opening a 21-day public consultation forum, from 25 September through 16 October 2009, and invites community comments on this matter. The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-operating-procedures-2009 To submit comments: gnso-operating-procedures-2009(a)icann.org To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-operating-procedures-2009/ Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth Thank you. Kind regards, Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Council resolutions 24 September 2009
by Glen de Saint Géry 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Dear Councillors, Ahead of the complete minutes, please find the motions passed by the GNSO Council at the meeting on Thursday, 24 September 2009. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen 1. Motion Requesting an Issues report on vertical Integration and Registry/Registrar cross-ownership Motion proposed by Mary Wong and seconded by Philip Sheppard Whereas, Recommendation 19 of the GNSO policy authorizing the new gTLD process states: "Registries must use only ICANN accredited registrars in registering domain names and may not discriminate among such accredited registrars;" Whereas, opening up the market to many new TLD operators may call into question some of the assumptions on which the separation of registry and registrar functions is based; Whereas, economic research commissioned by ICANN staff also suggests that changes in these assumptions might be justified; Whereas, the new gTLD policies passed by the Council do not provide any guidance regarding the proper approach to cross ownership and vertical integration, but instead implicitly suggest that the status quo be left in place; Resolved: the GNSO Council hereby requests the preparation of an Issues Report for delivery within 45 days on future changes in vertical integration and cross-ownership between gTLD registrars and registries, to assist in determining whether a PDP should be initiated regarding what policies would best serve to promote competition and to protect users and registrants. Council votes in favour: 11 votes Live Council votes: Philip Sheppard, Zahid Jamil, Kristina Rosette, Cyril Chua, Tony Harris, Maggie Mansourkia, Mary Wong, William Drake, Olga Cavalli (one vote each) Terry Davis and Mike Rodenbaugh - absentee ballots (one vote each) Council votes against: 6 votes Live Council votes: Tim Ruiz, Stéphane van Gelder (two votes each) Adrian Kinderis - absentee ballot (two votes each) Four Councillors abstained (7 votes): Live Council Abstentions: Chuck Gomes, Edmon Chung, (two votes each) Avri Doria (one vote) Jordi Iparraguirre - absentee ballot (two votes) Three Councillors did not vote: Carlos Souza, Ute Decker, Tony Holmes (one vote each) Reasons for abstentions: Chuck Gomes and Edmon Chung "I want to thank Kristina and the IPC for the good amendments that were accepted as friendly by the NCUC. The Registry constituency does not want to abstain because of the amendments, they have not had enough time to comment on them yet. The constituency had previously made a decision on the original motion to abstain and because there has not been enough time to obtain feedback on the amended motion, Edmon Chung and I are going to abstain. The reason for the abstention has little to do with the request in the motion, except for the fact that even though the motion requests that any PDP not affect the timing of the new gTLDs, we think it would be highly unlikely that it would not have an impact on the launch of new TLDs, and because there could be misperceptions with regard to existing Registries doing anything that might cause delays and thinking that we are fearful of competition, we want to avoid that possible perception." Reason for abstention : Jordi Iparraguirre "I'm abstaing for the same reason as Chuck and Edmon. Our vote in the GNSO follows the decisions taken by our constituency, and we had no time to discuss it." Reasons for abstention: Avri Doria Due to CSG concerns about the ethics of my decision to join the NCUC and about the propriety of my continuing to vote as an NCA, I abstain from all votes in the council until such time as the Board Structural Improvements Committee decides on the disposition of the CSG letter of concern. I do this so that there can be no later dispute concerning policy decisions of the GNSO council based on questions about my status. 2. Amendment to Motion to Approve Plan for Bicameral Council Seat Transition Motion made by Chuck Gomes on 23 September 2009 and seconded by Mary Wong In the following Motion to Approve Plan for Bicameral Council Seat Transition originally submitted on 15 September and amended on 17 September, add the following to step 9 of the Plan: "As the first substantial item on the agenda of 28 October, the new council members will discuss and vote on the updated Council Operating Procedures. Approval of the Procedures will require a majority of the voting members of each house for approval. Any amendment that results from comments submitted, will need to be voted on prior to the vote on the Procedures and will also require a majority of the voting members of each house." 2 a. Motion to Approve Plan for Bicameral Council Seat Transition http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/amended-motion-bicameral-council-seat-transiti… The amendment and the motion passed by voice vote. Councillors present at the time of the vote: Philip Sheppard, Zahid Jamil, Kristina Rosette, Cyril Chua, Tony Harris, Maggie Mansourkia, Mary Wong, William Drake, Tim Ruiz, Stéphane van Gelder, Edmon Chung, Chuck Gomes, Olga Cavalli. One abstention - Avri Doria, Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA) Avri Doria was referred to in the motion and thus abstained from voting. 3. Council reached consensus and the Draft GNSO Council Operating Procedures will be posted for Public Comment along with the amendment which was modified to include comments with the document noting the issues with regard to counting of abstention votes and noting that additional work may be needed on that. http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/public-comment-draft-17sep09-en.pdf 4. The GNSO Council Motion to approve Internationalized Registration Data Working Group Charter Motion proposed by Chuck Gomes seconded by Philip Sheppard. Whereas: * There have been increasing community concerns that the current WHOIS service is deficient in a number of ways, including technical areas as noted in recent SSAC reports, such as accessibility and readability of WHOIS contact information in an internationalized domain name (IDN) environment. * On 21 April 2009, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published a report titled SAC037 "Display and usage of Internationalized Registration Data" (SAC037) located at http://www.icann.org/committees/security/sac037.pdf. * On 26 June 2009 the ICANN Board approved a resolutionrequesting that the GNSO and SSAC, in consultation with staff, convene an Internationalized Registration Data Working Group (IRD WG) comprised of individuals with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of Registration Data. * In the 26 June resolution, the Board directs the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group to solicit input from interested constituencies including ccTLD operators and the ccNSO during its discussions to ensure broad community input. * ICANN Staff in cooperation with members of the GNSO Council and SSAC developed a draft charter for said working group as attached. The GNSO Council: * Approves the IRD WG draft charter, and * Encourages GNSO constituencies, stakeholder groups and other GNSO participants to identify possible participants of the IRD WG with knowledge, expertise, and experience in these areas to study the feasibility and suitability of introducing display specifications to deal with the internationalization of Registration Data. Internationalized Data Registration WG Draft Charter 15 Sep 09.doc http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/internationalized-data-registration-wg-draft-c… The motion was passed by voice vote. Councillors present at the time of the vote: Philip Sheppard, Kristina Rosette, Cyril Chua, Tony Harris, Maggie Mansourkia, Mary Wong, William Drake, Tim Ruiz, Stéphane van Gelder, Chuck Gomes, Olga Cavalli. One abstention - Avri Doria, Nominating Committee Appointee (NCA) Avri Doria stated the following reason for abstaining Due to CSG concerns about the ethics of my decision to join the NCUC and about the propriety of my continuing to vote as an NCA, I abstain from all votes in the council until such time as the Board Structural Improvements Committee decides on the disposition of the CSG letter of concern. I do this so that there can be no later dispute concerning policy decisions of the GNSO council based on questions about my status. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: CBUC representative to the GNSO Council
by Glen de Saint Géry 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Forwarded From: BC Secretariat Dear Glen Election of a CBUC representative to the GNSO Council The nomination period for this election closed yesterday. There was only one nomination: Zahid Jamil (Asia/Australia/Pacific) As there is no contest, I can confirm that Zahid Jamil will continue for a second term as a BC representative to the GNSO Council. The term is for two years and ends at the ICANN General Meeting 2011. Best wishes Gary

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Absentee voting closed
by Glen De Saint Gery 27 Sep '09

27 Sep '09

The absentee voting on the vertical separation motion is closed. The final results, along with the resolutions passed by the Council on 24 September 2009, will be published on the Council list. Thank you. Glen GNSO Secretariat

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Re: Absentee Ballot on motion Requesting Issues report on vertical Integration and Registry/Registrar cross-ownership
by Jordi Iparraguirre 26 Sep '09

26 Sep '09

> * On the motion Requesting an Issues report on vertical Integration and Registry/Registrar cross-ownership I vote: > * [ ] Yes > * [ ] No > * [X] Abstain > * Password: blue-8 -- Jordi Iparraguirre Fundació puntCAT www.domini.cat

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ICANN Board meeting agenda - 30 Sept 2009
by Bruce Tonkin 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

From: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/agenda-30sep09.htm Board Meeting - Agenda 30 September 2009 1.Consent Agenda ================= a. Approval of Minutes from 29 August 2009 Special Board Meeting b. Approval of Minutes from 12 September 2009 Special Board Meeting c. From the Board Finance Committee i. Approval of Technology Support Contractor Agreement d. From the Structural Improvements Committee i. Appointment of three NCSG GNSO Council ii. Approval of Change in Bylaws For Reviews from Three Years to Five iii. Appointment of George Sadowsky to Nominating Committee Review Working iv. Approval of Posting for Public Comment reports received from the Board Review Working Group, the Nominating Committee Review Working Group and SSAC Review Working v. Approval of Recommendation of Board Review Working Group for the Board Governance Committee to undertake Further Analysis of Board Remuneration Main Board Meeting Main Board Meeting - For Action and Discussion ============================================= 1. From the Board Finance Committee Approval of Lease for Palo Alto Office 2. Status Update on .YU (Yugoslavia) domain 3. JPA Progress Report 4. Strategic Planning - Follow on from Discussions at Retreat 5. Updates Heading into the Seoul Meeting a. IDNs & New gTLDs - including Guidebook b. GNSO Improvements & Restructuring i. General - board submission paper ii. Status on Charters of New Constituencies c. Implementation Recommendations Team for New gTLDs 6. Thanks to the CEO Search Committee Other Business 7. Executive Session a. From Board Governance Committee i. Slate for New Board Positions b. From Board Compensation Committee i. President & CEO Performance Matrix ii. Former President & CEO Performance Matrix iii. Ombudsman Performance Matrix, Compensation & Contract c. Senior President - Management of Performance Matrix

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