March 2010 - council - lists.icann.org

FW: A&T Candidature - Mike O'Connor
by Glen de Saint Géry March 7, 2010

March 7, 2010

-----Original Message----- Forwarded From: Alice Jansen Dear Glen, Please find enclosed the candidature of Mike O'Connor. Thank you Kind regards Alice -----Original Message----- From: Mike O'Connor [mailto:mike@haven2.com] Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 10:13 AM To: rtcandidatures(a)icann.org Subject: Transmittal -- standing as candidate for AOC Review Team I am submitting my name as a candidate for the Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review Team and am also requesting GNSO endorsement for that candidacy. I am a member of the GNSO Commercial and Business Users Constituency (CBUC). I have attached a detailed response to the ICANN and GNSO calls for applicants. Thanks very much for your consideration, mike

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Friendly amendment to VI Charter
by Caroline Greer March 7, 2010

March 7, 2010

Dear All, The Registries Stakeholder Group [RySG] would like to propose a friendly amendment to the Vertical Integration Charter circulated by Stéphane. For purposes of accuracy and consistency, we believe that Objective #4 should be revised to read: "To identify and clearly articulate the differences between the current restrictions and practices concerning registry-registrar separation and equivalent access, on the one hand, and the options described in the most recent version of the DAG and supporting documents[1] and changes considered by staff, on the other hand." The words "equivalent access" in yellow would replace the words "equal access" that are in the current version of Objective #4. We understand that the Charter Group has recognized the difference between "equal access" and "equivalent access" in its deliberations and has adopted "equivalent access" in other parts of the Charter. More generally, the RySG notes that the proposed working definitions in the Charter are neither accurate nor complete and, in certain cases, they represent policy statements. The RySG underscores the importance of developing standalone definitions for each element of vertical integration. However, these definitions should be developed by experts in competition and antitrust matters and derived from, where possible, language in ICANN contracts and ICANN documentation that uses the relevant terms. Many thanks. Kind regards, Caroline. ________________________________ [1] The working group understands that the DAG is a fluid document. As a result, the working group will conduct its activities based upon the version of the document available.

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GNSO Council working lunch today
by Stéphane Van Gelder March 7, 2010

March 7, 2010

Hello all, Just to let you know that today's working lunch, where we will discuss the 2 joint meetings we have planned for Nairobi (the GAC meeting today and the ccNSO meeting on Monday), will be held in the Impala room from 12:30 to 14:00. Thanks, Stéphane

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FW: [soac-discussion] Public Participation Committee public session, invitation for SO/AC leaders' participation
by Gomes, Chuck March 6, 2010

March 6, 2010

Please note that Bill Drake and Avri Doria will be the GNSO members on the panel described below. Of course all are welcome to participate in the meeting. Chuck ________________________________ From: owner-soac-discussion(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-soac-discussion@icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 10:32 AM To: soac-discussion(a)icann.org Subject: [soac-discussion] Public Participation Committee public session, invitation for SO/AC leaders' participation Dear SO and AC leaders: On Wednesday 10th from 1600-1730 local time in Nairobi, the Board's Public Participation Committee will hold its public meeting. The PPC has asked me to ask you if a representative from each of the ACs and SOs would care to be a part of the session by participating in a panel, alongside the members of the PPC, to lead the discussion of the various items on the agenda, and of course to participate in the discussion directly. If one of you, or someone you wish to nominate from your community, is unable to attend in-room we can arrange for you to be able to participate remotely via audio bridge. The full agenda may be found at http://nbo.icann.org/node/8950; I have not pasted it below since the hyperlinks would not be usable and as you will see when you browse the agenda the hyperlinks are quite integral to the whole. Finally, I hope you will accept my apologies in advance for posting the agenda assuming that some members of the SOs and ACs would be willing to participate as described. Given the subject, it seemed that I would be on safe ground to make that assumption. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Senior Director for Participation and Engagement Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Tel: +33 (450) 42 81 83 USA Tel: +1 (310) 301-8637 Fax: : +41 (22) 594-85-44 Mobile: (Switzerland): +41 79 595 5468 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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GNSO Working Session today
by Taylor, David March 6, 2010

March 6, 2010

Excellent job Stephane and thanks ICANN Staff, remote participation worked perfectly. David David Taylor Partner Lovells LLP Intellectual Property, Media and Technology Group 6 Avenue Kléber, 75116 Paris, France Tel:+33 (0) 1 53 67 47 47 Fax:+33 (0) 1 53 67 47 48 Email:drd@lovells.com www.lovells.com

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RE: [council] Friendly Amendments to the VI Charter
by Tim Ruiz March 6, 2010

March 6, 2010

Perhaps the Chair and Vice Chairs should make a call on the scope/depth of the requested change and make a call on if the an actual vote is required, list approval, or just posting it to the list for a period of time and considering it approved absent any objections. I think the latter would be sufficient for most changes or additions to the definitions. Tim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [council] Friendly Amendments to the VI Charter From: "Rosette, Kristina" <krosette(a)cov.com> Date: Fri, March 05, 2010 8:41 am To: "GNSO Council " <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Tim, Given deadlines we've given the WG, how do you see the timing of seeking Council approval for new definitions working out? Do you anticipate that the WG will need to stop work until we approve? Will we be expected to approve by list? Thanks. K -----Original Message----- From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Tim Ruiz Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:04 AM To: GNSO Council Subject: [council] Friendly Amendments to the VI Charter I would like to request two friendly amendments to the Vertical Integration Charter that we will be voting on during the upcoming Council meeting. It's understood that the definitions were intended to be a work in progress, but I feel it's important that we have a common and clear understanding of what's intended at the outset as well as ongoing. 1. Friendly amendment to definition of "Vertical Integration" Based on the current Registry Agreements and the one proposed in the current version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook, the term Registry Operator refers to the entity under contract to ICANN. Therefore, in the definition of "Vertial Integration" replace the phrase "domain name supplier" with "Registry Operator" and the phrase "independent firms" with "non-affiliated registrars." The term "Registry Operator" would use upper case letters as shown. The definition would then read: "Vertical Integration" (VI) is defined as a business structure in which there is no separation between the Registry Operator and the registrar in relation to a particular gTLD. They are either owned or controlled by the same company or have another contractual affiliation that controls the specific gTLD, and the Registry Operator is not required to provide equivalent access and non-discriminatory access to non-affiliated registrars to sell names under its gTLD. 2. Friendly amendment to the section titled "Changes to this Charter" Council should emphasize that substantive changes to the Charter, including the working defninitions and milestones, need to be approved by the Council. Therefore, this section would be replaced with the following: The Chair of the WG will submit requests for substantive changes to this charter, including working definitions and milestones, to the GNSO Council for approval. The Chair may, at any time, refer questions or requests for clarification on any of the objectives or definitions contained in this charter to the GNSO Council. Such requests may be relayed through the Council Liaison. Tim

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Virtual Meeting room issues
by Rosette, Kristina March 6, 2010

March 6, 2010

Greetings! I'm getting kicked out of the virtual meeting room about every 5 minutes. I've tried going in through our firm's network and not, entering the URL directly, using the link in the emails that have been sent around, and using the link in the ICANN schedule posted on the site. Doesn't make a difference. Of course, I've never had issues until now. If you've had similar issues in the past, I'd love any suggestions as to how to resolve (or at least avoid) this issue, I'd be very grateful. Thanks! K

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Community to Face Possible Headaches at KICC
by Bruce Tonkin March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010

>From the ICANN Blog: http://blog.icann.org Community to Face Possible Headaches at KICC By Nick Tomasso 5 March 2010 Late Wednesday, my meetings team here in Nairobi was hit with some unexpected and troubling news by the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), the venue for the ICANN meeting. Unfortunately, it is news that could severely impact our community as it attends the meeting here on Monday and Tuesday. Officials at the KICC informed us for the first time Wednesday, that the InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will be conducting a major meeting in the KICC on Monday and Tuesday (March 8 & 9) at the same time the 37th ICANN meeting kicks off. The IGAD is made up of six member nations; Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. The group shares the common admirable goal of trying to improve general economic conditions in East Africa. KICC informed us that IGAD Ministers will begin meeting at the KICC on Monday. We are told that with their staffs and security personnel, there will be about 200 people in attendance, and while that is a concern to us in terms of how the ministers and their security teams will impact our meeting, our far greater concern is how the IGAD gathering will affect our meeting on Tuesday. On March 9, we are told that the heads of state of all the IGAD member nations will be at the KICC from 09:00 to 17:00, along with their respective entourages and full security details, which will be substantial. With that many national leaders and scores of security personnel arriving at our meeting venue at one time, we expect it to cause severe inconveniences and at times possibly major disruptions for our community members as they attempt to enter and move around the KICC. While I registered my displeasure that the KICC decided to host the IGAD conference at the same time as ours and asked that they consider moving it to another location, it was readily apparent that no change would be made. The ICANN meetings team is currently working round the clock with the KICC, our hosts, and the Kenyan government to see what we can do to minimize the impact on our community members. In the meantime, in accordance with our philosophy of full transparency, we wanted to let you know about these potential problems as soon as possible. We will keep you advised of any room changes or possible modifications to the schedule as we continue to seek solutions or workarounds to this problem. Nick Tomasso General Manager, Meetings and Conferences ICANN

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Friendly Amendments to the VI Charter
by Tim Ruiz March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010

I would like to request two friendly amendments to the Vertical Integration Charter that we will be voting on during the upcoming Council meeting. It's understood that the definitions were intended to be a work in progress, but I feel it's important that we have a common and clear understanding of what's intended at the outset as well as ongoing. 1. Friendly amendment to definition of "Vertical Integration" Based on the current Registry Agreements and the one proposed in the current version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook, the term Registry Operator refers to the entity under contract to ICANN. Therefore, in the definition of "Vertial Integration" replace the phrase "domain name supplier" with "Registry Operator" and the phrase "independent firms" with "non-affiliated registrars." The term "Registry Operator" would use upper case letters as shown. The definition would then read: "Vertical Integration" (VI) is defined as a business structure in which there is no separation between the Registry Operator and the registrar in relation to a particular gTLD. They are either owned or controlled by the same company or have another contractual affiliation that controls the specific gTLD, and the Registry Operator is not required to provide equivalent access and non-discriminatory access to non-affiliated registrars to sell names under its gTLD. 2. Friendly amendment to the section titled "Changes to this Charter" Council should emphasize that substantive changes to the Charter, including the working defninitions and milestones, need to be approved by the Council. Therefore, this section would be replaced with the following: The Chair of the WG will submit requests for substantive changes to this charter, including working definitions and milestones, to the GNSO Council for approval. The Chair may, at any time, refer questions or requests for clarification on any of the objectives or definitions contained in this charter to the GNSO Council. Such requests may be relayed through the Council Liaison. Tim

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Agenda for GNSO Council Working Session on Saturday, 6 March 2010
by Glen de Saint Géry March 5, 2010

March 5, 2010

Dear All, Please see the updated agenda for the GNSO Council Working Session on Saturday, 6 March 2010 in BATIAN, KICC Nairobi> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_6_march_2010 Proposed Agenda 6 March 2010 Batian Lower Ground Floor 09:00-11:00 Non Contracted Parties house Meeting 11:15-12:00 WHOIS Update - Liz Gasster 12:00-12:15 NomCom Chair to address Council 12:30-13 GNSO Council Courtesy Lunch 13:00-16:00 New gTLDs- Kurt Pritz * Agenda 1. EOI status update 2. Resolving outstanding issues a. Trademark protection i. Trademark clearinghouse ii. URS iii. Post-Delegation Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDDRP) b. Malicious conduct i. Zone file access ii. High security zone TLD c. Economic analysis d. Root Zone scaling 3. Completing the Applicant Guidebook a. Registry Restrictions Dispute Resolution Procedure (RRDRP) b. IDN 3-character requirement c. IDN variants d. Evaluation criteria: benchmarking of registry operations e. Registry agreement i. Vertical integration ii. Process for future amendments 16:15-17:30 Update from Working Groups * PEDNR WG - Alan Greenberg * IRTP B - Michele Neylon (remote) * RAP WG - Greg Aaron (remote) * RAA sub-teams A&B * IRDW - Steve Sheng (remote) 19:00 Council dinner off site Venue: Sarova Stanley Hotel 5th Floor Pool Side Restaurant

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