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Public Comment: Community Comment Invited on Petition To Form A New GNSO Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 3, 2010

Dec. 3, 2010

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-01dec10-en.htm ________________________________ Public Comment: Community Comment Invited on Petition To Form A New GNSO Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency 1 December 2010 The ongoing GNSO Improvements process has created significant community interest in the formation of new GNSO constituencies and several groups have stepped forward to begin the process of forming a new GNSO constituency. The ICANN Board has now received its fifth formal petition - from the prospective Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency (NPOC). The NPOC proponents propose to join the Non Commercial Stakeholders Group of the GNSO. All members of the ICANN community and the public are now invited to review the petition and charter of the NPOC and share comments with the Board and community through 23 January 2011. Background and Explanation: In June 2008, the Board of Directors endorsed a series of recommendations on how to improve the GNSO’s structures and operations. One of the significant drivers of those recommendations was an interest in maximizing participation in the GNSO and its policy development processes. Among the various recommendations endorsed by the Board was that ICANN take steps to clarify and promote the option to self-form new constituencies. The current ICANN Bylaws provide that any group of individuals or entities may petition the Board for recognition as a new or separate constituency, in accordance with Section 5(4) of Article X. Such a petition must explain (1) why “the addition of such a Constituency will improve the ability of the GNSO to carry out its policy-development responsibilities” and (2) why “the proposed new Constituency would adequately represent, on a global basis, the stakeholders it seeks to represent.” Despite those Bylaw provisions, it has been many years since the organization has had formal requests for a new constituency. Since the Board action in June 2008, however, the ICANN Staff has received inquiries from several interested parties about how to form a new GNSO constituency . The ICANN bylaws do not provide specific procedural guidance for how interested parties should submit the petitions contemplated in Article X. Mindful that explicit steps, formats, and/or processes for expansion would take some time for the community to develop in the implementation of the improvements recommendations, the Board directed ICANN Staff to provide the community with some initial guidance, a structure and a specific procedural path for potential new constituencies to follow. At its 1 October 2008 meeting, the Board acknowledged Staff's development of a "Notice of Intent" document for potential new constituencies and directed Staff to develop a formal petition and charter template to assist new constituency applicants in satisfying the formative criteria (consistent with the ICANN Bylaws) to facilitate the Board's evaluation of petitions to form new constituencies. The process subsequently developed by the Staff required interested groups to first submit a Notice of Intent to Form a New Constituency (NOIF). The NPOC proponents completed that first step on 15 June 2010. The second step of the process is development of a New Constituency Petition and Charter. The NPOC proponents completed that effort on 2 November 2010. Relevant Board Resolution, Bylaws and Constituency Submissions: · Minutes of 1 October 2008 ICANN Board Meeting: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-01oct08.htm · ICANN Bylaws Article X, Section 5, Subsection 4: http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm - X-5.1<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm#X-5.1> · Copies of the Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency Petition Documents: The NPOC Charter Cover Letter<http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/npoc-charter-cover-letter-02nov10-en.pdf> [PDF, 41 KB]; The NPOC Petition (redacted) and Charter<http://gnso.icann.org/improvements/npoc-charter-redacted-02nov10-en.pdf> [PDF, 164 KB] The Public Comment Forum of this proceeding<http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201101-en.htm#npoc-pe…> 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 the NPOC petition and charter. That summary/analysis will be shared with the community and the Board. The Board will ultimately make the decision on whether to authorize the new constituency. Deadline and How to Submit Comments: The Staff is opening a public consultation forum, from 1 December 2010 through 23 January 2011, and invites community comments on this matter. The formal Public Comment Forum Box is located here: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-201101-en.htm#npoc-pe… To submit comments: npoc-petition-charter(a)icann.org<mailto:npoc-petition-charter@icann.org> To view comments (including the various constituency submissions): http://forum.icann.org/lists/npoc-petition-charter/ Staff Responsible: Robert Hoggarth Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Meeting with the Board on Sunday - Suggested topics for discussion
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Dear All, Please find the topics to be discussed with the ICANN Board on Sunday afternoon https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_5_december_2010 - A conversation that includes Rec. 6 and applicant support-substantive strengths and weaknesses of the groups' outputs to date, best ways to carry these initiatives forward. - Next challenges of the new gtld process: vertical integration next steps, lowering barriers for special projects, outcomes of the outreach activities done so far. - Outcomes of the Affirmation of Committments (what has been achieved so far?). - measuring success of the new gTLD program It is a requirement under our Affirmation of Commitments to do so. I would like to ask the GNSO to consider what the measures of success should be. There might be some short term measures (e.g number of applications, number of applications with non-Latin characters) and also long term measures (DNS traffic from new gTLDs, number of second level registrations etc). Prior to a review process - I would like to understand what we will be measuring, and what targets for those measures would be seen as "success" by the GNSO. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Council Public Meeting - Cartagena 8 December 2010, 14:00 COT (19:00 UTC)
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-08dec10-en.htm https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_december_2010 Motions : https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions GNSO Council Public Meeting - Cartagena 8 December 2010, 14:00 COT (19:00 UTC) Reference to ICANN Schedule http://cartagena39.icann.org/node/15379 Proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Public Meeting in Cartagena, 8 December 2010. Note that this agenda may be updated as more information becomes available so interested parties are encouraged to periodically check for the latest updates on the GNSO Council Workspace at https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_december_2010 As can be seen below, in addition to the Open Microphone at the end of the agenda, as possible throughout the meeting time will be allowed for audience participation. Please be aware that audience opportunities to comment will depend on available time. Meeting Times Coordinated Universal Time:19:00 UTC - see below for local times (11:00 Los Angeles,14:00 Cartagena 14:00 Washington DC, 19:00 London, 20:00 Brussels 9 December 2010 00:00 Karachi, 04:00 Tokyo, 06:00 Melbourne This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 5 August 2010 for the GNSO Council. http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf For convenience: * An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. * An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. (Insert links to meeting audio-cast and Adobe connect as applicable.) 1. Administrative Matters (10 minutes) a. Roll call of Council members, noting alternates and proxies (Glen) b. Polling for Disclosures of Interest i. Per the GNSO Operating Procedures, Section 5.4, we are required to poll Councilors regarding "any direct or indirect interests that may affect a Relevant Party's judgment on an issue that is under review, consideration, or discussion" in this meeting. ii. Here is the definition provided in the procedures: "Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue." iii. The main issues for this meeting are: * GNSO Project Decision Making * Elections of Council Chair & Vice Chairs * New gTLD Applicant Guidebook * Joint New gTLD Applicant Support Recommendations * Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement * Joint IDN Working Group Recommendations re. New Top Level Domains * Recommendations re. Registration Abuse Policies * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group Charter * Whois & Internationalized Registration Data * GNSO Improvements b. Update any statements of interest c. Review/amend agenda d. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: i. 18 November 2010 meeting minutes: http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg10104.html ii. Scheduled for approval on 3 December 2010 2. GNSO Project Decision Making (15 Minutes) a. Overview of weekend working session (Olga Cavalli) b. Next steps 3. Elections of Council Chair & Vice Chairs (25 minutes) a. Results of vice chair elections by houses (Glen de Saint Géry) i. Non- contracted Party House ii. Contracted Party House - Jeff Neuman b. Chair election i. Results (Glen de Saint Géry) ii. Next steps * If the leading candidate in the second ballot did not receive at least 60% of the votes of each house, then a new nominating period will be initiated no sooner than 30 days. c. Assignment of Nominating Committee Appointees (NCAs) i. Non-Contracted Party House: Olga Cavalli ii. Contracted Party House: Andrei Kolesnikov iii. Non-voting position: Carlos Dionisio Aguirre d. Election procedures i. Comments from Councilors ii. Status of OSC review of procedures * Need to define the chair and vice chair terms in the GNSO Operating Procedures * Note that the OSC charter ends in Cartagena pending the results of motions in agenda item 10 below. iii. Audience input 4. New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (25 minutes) a. Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) i. Refer to JAS WG recommendations: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11nov10-en.htm ii. Refer to Motion to Extend the WG as amended and deferred in the 18 November Council meeting: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions iii. Reading of the motion (Bill Drake) iv. Discussion * Council * Audience v. Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed. b. Vertical Integration Policy Development Working Group (VI PDP WG) i. Refer to VI PDP WG Interim Report: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-interim-report-phase-i… ii. Refer to motion deferred from 18 November Council meeting: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions * Reading of the motion (Stéphane Van Gelder) * Discussion - Council - Audience * Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.) c. Recommendation 6 Community Working Group (Rec6 CWG) Report i. Status of Rec6 CWG recommendations in the latest version of the New gTLD Guidebook (Margie Milam) ii.. Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions * Reading of the motion (Mary Wong) * Discussion - Council - Audience * Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.) 5. Joint IDN Working Group (JIG) Recommendations re. New Top Level Domains (15 minutes) a. Refer to JIG working space: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jiwg.htm b. JIG WG Status Report (Edmon Chung) http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/jig-draft-final-report-22nov10-en.pdf c. Next steps d. Discussion * Council * Audience 6. Final Report on Proposals for Improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (20 minutes) a. Refer to public comment site posted on 22 November with comments due by 21 January: Proposed Changes to Enhance ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Evaluation Process at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-22nov10-en.htm. b. Overview (Margie Milam) http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/final-report-raa-improvements-28oct10-… i. Weekend GNSO working session ii. Current status iii. Next steps c. Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions i. Reading of the motion (Kristina Rosette) ii. Discussion * Council * Audience iii. Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.) 7. Recommendations re. Registration Abuse Policies (RAP) (25 minutes) a. Refer to Letter from the RAP Implementation Drafting Team (IDT): http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/rap-idt-to-gnso-council-15nov10-en.pdf b. Thanks to the RAP IDT members and co-chairs Mikey O'Connor & Greg Aaron. c. Brief overview of weekend GNSO working session (Marika) d. Discussion questions i. How and when should the GNSO handle RAP IDT recommendations that: * Had unanimous consensus? * Were identified as low hanging fruit? * Did not have unanimous consensus? ii. Should we develop an overall action plan in response to the RAP IDT proposed approach? e. Discussion * Council * Audience f. Next steps? 8. Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group Charter (20 minutes) a. Refer to draft charter: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/dssa-draft-charter-12nov10-en.pdf b. Overview of draft charter (Julie Hedlund) c. Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions i. Reading of the motion (Chuck Gomes) ii. Discussion * Council * Audience iii. Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.) d. Next steps 9. Whois & Internationalized Registration Data (20 minutes) a. Whois Studies i. Status Report (Liz Gasster) ii. Council Discussion b. Internationalized Registration Data Working Group i. Refer to WG work space: https://st.icann.org/int-reg-data-wg/index.cgi?internationalized_registrati… ii. Status Report (Edmon Chung or Steve Sheng) iii. Council Discussion c. Audience Input 10. GNSO Improvements (25 minutes) a. Operations Steering Committee Report (Philip Sheppard) b. Policy Process Steering Committee Report (Jeff Neuman) c. Staff Report (Rob Hoggarth) i. Constituency & Stakeholder Group Charters ii. GNSO Website iii. Toolkit of Services for Constituencies & SGs iv. Other? d. Pending new constituency presentations i. Cybercafe Ecosystem Constituency ii. Not-for-Profit Organizations Constituency e. Discussion * Council * Audience f. Refer to motion to extend PPSC & OSC charters: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions i. Reading of the motion (Chuck Gomes) ii. Council Discussion iii. Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.) g. Refer to motion to end the PPSC & OSC: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_december_motions i. Reading of the motion (Wendy Seltzer) ii. Council Discussion iii. Vote (Note that absentee voting does not apply.) d. Discussion * Council * Audience 11. Recognition & thanks for outgoing Councilors (10 minutes) a. Non-Contracted Party House i. Commercial Stakeholder Group * Mike Rodenbaugh (Commercial Business Users Constituency) b. Contracted Party House i. Nominating Committee Appointee * Terry Davis ii. Registries Stakeholder Group * Edmon Chung * Caroline Greer * Chuck Gomes 12. Recognition & thanks for ICANN Staff support in 2010 (10 minutes) a. Administrative Support * Glen de Saint Géry * Gisella Gruber-White b. Direct GNSO Policy Support * David Olive * Liz Gasster * Rob Hoggarth * Marika Konings * Karla Valente * Julie Hedlund * Margie Milam * Denise Michel * Steve Sheng * Ken Bour c. Dozens of other staff members from the ICANN executive team to liaisons to other SO and AC support personnel have also provided support to the GNSO. 13. Welcome to New Councilors (5 minutes) a. Non-Contracted Party House ii. Commercial Stakeholder Group * John Berard (Commercial Business Users Constituency) b. Contracted Party House iii. Nominating Committee Appointee * Carlos Dionisio Aguirre iv. Registries Stakeholder Group * Ching Chiao * Jeff Neuman * TBD 14. Other Business (5 minutes) 15. Open Microphone (15 minutes) Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: 1. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than 25% vote of each House or majority of one House; 2. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A): requires an affirmative vote of more than 33% of each House or more than 66% of one House; 3. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than 75% of one House and a majority of the other House ("GNSO Supermajority"); 4. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation; 5. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority; and 6. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded with respect to any contracting party affected by such contract provision. Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (Council Operating Procedures 4.4) Members that are absent from a meeting at the time of a vote on the following items may vote by absentee ballot: 1. Initiate a policy development process; 2. Forward a policy recommendation to the Board; 3. Recommend amendments to the ICANN Bylaws; 4. Fill a position open for election. The GNSO Secretariat will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, or web-based interface. Absentee ballots must be submitted within 72 hours following the start of the meeting in which a vote is initiated, except that, in exceptional circumstances announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 days. There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 19:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PST) UTC-8+0DST 11:00 Cartagena, Columbia (COT) UTC-5+0DST 14:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 14:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART) UTC-3+0DST 16:00 Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil (BRST) UTC-2+1DST 17:00 Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+0DST 19:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 19:00 Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 20:00 Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+0DST 20:00 Karachi, Pakistan (PKT) UTC+5+0DST 00:00 next day Hong Kong, China (HKT) UTC+8+0DST 03:00 next day Tokyo, Japan (JST) UTC+9+0DST 04:00 next day Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+1DST 06:00 next day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#26]
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

FYI Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: vendredi 3 décembre 2010 01:27 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#26] Name of Officer: * Avri Doria Officer Email Address: * avri(a)acm.org<mailto:avri@acm.org> Date Prepared: * Thursday, December 2, 2010 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair, NCSG Executive Committee Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Rafik Dammak, on 1 Dec, notified the GNSO secretariat and the NCSG that he would be unable to attend the full sequence of regularly scheduled GNSO meetings to be held in Cartagena from 4 December 2010 until 10 December 2010. This unavailability includes both face to face and remote participation. As the NCSG did not wish to give up its full representation in this sequence of important GNSO Council meetings, it is availing itself of the provisions contained in the GNSO Council Procedures for the assignment of Temporary Replacement. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * All actions to be initiated in Cartagena from 4 Dec until 10 Dec 2010. This specifically does not include the ongoing GNSO election for Chair. Date upon which the remedy will expire or terminate: [Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat] * Saturday, December 11, 2010 Please identify the individual (cannot be a current GNSO Councilor) who will serve as the abstaining Councilor's Temporary Alternate. [Note: if not already published and available, a short bio and Statement/Disclosure of Interest should be prepared by the Temporary Alternate and delivered to the GNSO Secretariat in advance of any discussion or voting scheduled to take place]. * Konstantinos Komaitis Temporary Alternate Email Address: * k.komaitis(a)strath.ac.uk<mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk>

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hola from the NTIA
by William Drake Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

enjoy your meeting... http://forum.icann.org/lists/5gtld-guide/pdf4SSmb5oOd5.pdf -- *********************************************************** William J. Drake Senior Associate Centre for International Governance Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies Geneva, Switzerland william.drake(a)graduateinstitute.ch http://www.williamdrake.org ***********************************************************

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Council notification of Temporary Alternate Assignment for Cartagena
by Ken Bour Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Hi Glen: I wanted to test for myself if there was any kind of system problem, so I completed the online Abstention Notification Form using the information provided by Avri (below). You should receive an official copy shortly. The form saved for me the first time and presented a successful notification. I wonder if there might be issues depending upon the browser version or operating system. In my case, I used Google Chrome under Windows 7. Perhaps we should send Avri's original email to ICANN I/T for additional research. Ken -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 7:08 PM To: GNSO Council Subject: [council] FW: Council notification of Temporary Alternate Assignment for Cartagena -----Original Message----- Forwarded From: Avri Doria Subject: Council notification of Temporary Alternate Assignment for Cartagena <Note: I tried to use the form at <http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm>, but it crashed on me twice. > Name of Officer: Avri Doria Email Address: avri(a)acm.org Date Prepared: Thursday 2 December, 2010 GNSO Organizations: NCSG Officer: Chair, NCSG Executive Committee Voting Remedy: Temporary Alternate Reasons: Rafik Dammak, on 1 Dec, notified the GNSO secretariat and the NCSG that he would be unable to attend the full sequence of regularly scheduled GNSO meetings to be held in Cartagena from 4 December 2010 until 10 December 2010. This unavailability includes both face to face and remote participation. As the NCSG did not wish to give up its full representation in this sequence of important GNSO Council meetings, it is availing itself of the provisions contained in the GNSO Council Procedures for the assignment of Temporary Replacement. Specific subjects/measure/motions/actions of the council for which the remedy is being exercised: All actions to be initiated in Cartagena from 4 Dec until 10 Dec 2010. This specifically does not include the ongoing GNSO election for Chair. Expiration Date: Saturday 11 Dec 2010 Assigned individual: Konstantinos Komaitis Assigned individual's email: <k.komaitis(a)strath.ac.uk> Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: Council notification of Temporary Alternate Assignment for Cartagena
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

-----Original Message----- Forwarded From: Avri Doria Subject: Council notification of Temporary Alternate Assignment for Cartagena <Note: I tried to use the form at <http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm>, but it crashed on me twice. > Name of Officer: Avri Doria Email Address: avri(a)acm.org Date Prepared: Thursday 2 December, 2010 GNSO Organizations: NCSG Officer: Chair, NCSG Executive Committee Voting Remedy: Temporary Alternate Reasons: Rafik Dammak, on 1 Dec, notified the GNSO secretariat and the NCSG that he would be unable to attend the full sequence of regularly scheduled GNSO meetings to be held in Cartagena from 4 December 2010 until 10 December 2010. This unavailability includes both face to face and remote participation. As the NCSG did not wish to give up its full representation in this sequence of important GNSO Council meetings, it is availing itself of the provisions contained in the GNSO Council Procedures for the assignment of Temporary Replacement. Specific subjects/measure/motions/actions of the council for which the remedy is being exercised: All actions to be initiated in Cartagena from 4 Dec until 10 Dec 2010. This specifically does not include the ongoing GNSO election for Chair. Expiration Date: Saturday 11 Dec 2010 Assigned individual: Konstantinos Komaitis Assigned individual's email: <k.komaitis(a)strath.ac.uk> Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Cartagena schedule update, Saturday Dec 4
by Stéphane Van Gelder Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Hi all, Please note that we have updated our weekend schedule to reflect a presentation that Margie has volunteered to make to the Council on Rec6. This will be part of our lunchtime session, from 13 to 14:00. Margie has forwarded the following agenda for her presentation: 1. Overview of the CWG Rec6 Report Recommendations 2. Overview of Recent Events including Board Resolutions, Final Proposed Applicant Guidebook treatment, and CWG Consultation 3. Discussion of Motion to Endorse 4. Q&A Thanks, Stéphane

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FW: Contracted Party House - election of Vice Chair of GNSO Council
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 2, 2010

Dec. 2, 2010

Forwarded From: David W. Maher [mailto:dmaher@pir.org] Dear Glen: This is the notice of the Contracted Party House of the GNSO that we have elected Jeff Neuman as Vice Chair of the Council, by agreement of the Registries and Registrars Stakeholder Groups, to serve in the new Council. Please let me know if you have any questions. David David W. Maher Chair, Registries Stakeholder Group Senior Vice President - Law & Policy Public Interest Registry CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this e-mail or any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by returning it to the sender and deleting this copy from your system. Thank you for your cooperation

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RE: FW: [council] Motion deadline per operating procedures
by Tim Ruiz Dec. 1, 2010

Dec. 1, 2010

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