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Formal Petition and Charter of the Proposed New City Top-Level Domain Constituency
by Robert Hoggarth Nov. 2, 2010

Nov. 2, 2010

Dear GNSO Council Members; For your information, attached please find a copy of the Formal Petition and Charter of the proposed new City Top-Level Domain Constituency submitted by Dirk Krischenowski of dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG. This significant step represents the fourth formal new constituency petition submitted to the Board in the context of the new GNSO Improvements effort. The Staff will soon open a 30-day Public Comment Forum regarding the Petition which will extend into July. Any comments submitted in the Forum will be summarized for the Board's review. I have shared a copy of the attached documents with the Board and will be sending copies to the GNSO Constituencies leaders list as well. The document is now also posted on the GNSO Improvements web page at http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/newco-process-en.htm.@icann.org Please drop me a line if you have any questions or comments on this matter. Best regards, Rob Hoggarth Robert L. Hoggarth, Esq. Senior Policy Director ICANN 424 558 4805 robert.hoggarth(a)icann.org

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Updated Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 5 August 2010.
by Glen de Saint Géry July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Please note the link to the : GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org/gnso/ Please distribute this link and the agenda to all your stakeholder group/constituency members http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-05aug10-en.htm Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 5 August 2010. This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 28 October 2009 for the GNSO Council. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/operating-procedures-revised-draft-clean-09o… 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. Meeting Time 15:00 UTC See the following and http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other times: 08:00 PDT; 10:00 CDT & Quito; 11:00 EDT; 12:00 Buenos Aires; 12:00 Brazil; 17:00 CEST; 19:00 Moscow; 20:00 Pakistan; 23:00 Hong Kong; 00:00 Tokyo, 01:00 Melbourne (next day) Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed. Please click on the link to join the GNSO Council Adobe Connect room http://icann.na3.acrobat.com/gnsocouncil/ Please enter as a 'guest'. GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org/gnso/ Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes) 1.1 Roll call of Council members 1.2 Update any statements of interest 1.3 Review/amend agenda 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: • 15 July Meeting – Scheduled for approval on 28 July 2010 http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg09389.html Item 2: OSC GNSO Improvement Recommendations (15 minutes) 2.1 Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions 2.2 Read the motion (Olga Cavalli) 2.3 Discussion 2.4 Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this vote.) 2.5 Action Items (if motion passes): • Cheat sheet for new voting procedures (Ken Bour) • Distribution of Constituency & Stakeholder Group Operating Procedures (Glen de Saint Géry) • Staff will distribute a package of materials for SGs and Constituencies regarding charters (Rob Hoggarth) Item 3: Whois Studies (20 minutes) 3.1 Refer to: • Whois Studies Report: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en… • RFP for Proxy/Abuse Study: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18may10-en.htm • Liz Gasster's summary chart of the studies: http://gnso.icann.org/whois/whois-studies-chart-30jul10-en.pdf • Brief overview of the study choices presented by Lisa Phifer on 15 July: http://brussels38.icann.org/meetings/brussels2010/presentation-whois-report… 3.2 Motion to delay decision on Whois studies • Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions • Discussion • Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this.) 3.3 Motion to proceed with Study # 1 (if needed) • Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?5_august_motions • Discussion • Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this.) 3.4 Continuing discussion of how to proceed in selecting studies 3.5 Next steps? Item 4: September meeting date September 16 (scheduled date) vs. September 8? (10 Minutes) • Refer to Doodle Poll results: o 8 September 11:00UTC and 15:00UTC http://www.doodle.com/k8ci6c69e8zb9ywq o 16 September 11:00UTC http://www.doodle.com/zvvzwfkd9xdp4wge • Discussion • Adobe Connect Poll (Kristina Nordstrom) Item 5: Prioritization of GNSO work (20 Minutes) 5.1 Refer to posted project ratings: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-work-prioritization-project-list-value-r… 5.2 Key points made in the 15 July Council meeting (from meeting minutes): • “. . . not a useful exercise, not much was learnt, should not proceed further with the prioritization exercise.” • “. . . spending more time on the exercise will not accomplish useful results.” • “It was a difficult exercise, policy matters were not prioritized and the core issue, management of the workload, still has not been resolved.” • “The exercise was intended as a first step and not intended to solve the workload management; other steps are needed. The exercise contributed an important degree of common awareness and dissent to the group.” • “The prioritization process could be improved with further input from the Councilors and stakeholder groups.” • “The exercise is important and informative from a staff perspective and the Council needs to look at a two-step process going forward: step one - form a small team to improve the process used to date drawing on input received; step two - develop a process to manage the workload with input from staff of the resources being used to support each of the working groups, which will reflect both staff and community efforts.” • “Support was expressed for continuing the prioritization work, but linking it to the overall ICANN Staff and Community workload and to the Budget process.” • “The question of available resources should be looked at in context. The Vertical Integration working group as an example of one that would not normally have commenced with all the work before Council, yet it did and the community resources were available.” • “Some believe that work should be prioritized but the methodology chosen is not the most appropriate or efficient.” 5.3 Next Steps • Staff Utilization Analysis targeted for 26 August meeting (Liz Gasster) • Adobe Connect Poll Council regarding possible next steps (Kristina Nordstrom): o Option 1: Spend no more time on prioritization o Option 2: Develop a plan for using the results to manage the workload in the near term o Option 3: Form a drafting team with the task of developing a new process o Option 4: Form a drafting team with the task of improving the process o Option 5: Other? (including combinations of options 2, 3, and or 4) • Discussion? • Action Items Item 6: GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs (10 minutes) 6.1 Refer to: • GNSO AoC Reviews site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/ • GNSO SSR RT site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/dns-ssr-en.htm • GNSO Whois RT site: http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/whois-policies-en.htm 6.2 Key dates in the endorsement process: • 29 July – End of application period • 19 August – Due date for SG input (SG primary endorsements + additional candidates supported for diversity purposes) • 26 August – Council meeting • 8 or 16 September – Council meeting (see agenda item 11.2 below) • 12 September – GNSO endorsement slate due to Selectors 6.3 Brief summary of candidates by SG for the SSR & Whois RTs (Glen de Saint Géry) 6.4 Discussion Item 7: Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG (10 Minutes) 7.1 Progress report (Stéphane Van Gelder) 7.2 Timeline • End of public comment period for Initial Report: 13 August • Target date for summary & analysis of public comments: 16 August • Target date for submission of revised Initial Report to Council: 18 August • Deadline for submission of Initial Report to the Board for their retreat: 13 September 7.3 Discussion Item 8: Registration Abuse Policies Working Group Final Report (5 Minutes) 8.1 Refer to: • Final Report: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf • Summary of Recommendations http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-final-report-conclusion-recommendation… 8.2 Volunteers to develop action plan for Council consideration: • Greg Aaron, chair of the RAP WG • Chuck Gomes, Council Chair • Mikey O'Connor CBUC-RAP WG member • Joi White‪ - IPC CSG • David Donahue -IPC CSG • Berry Cob - CBUC -RAP WG member • Phil Corwin - CBUC -RAP WG member • Mary Wong - NCSG • Faisal Shah -RAP WG member • Fred Felman -RAP WG member • Other? 8.3 Note: • Marika Konings will provide Staff policy support for this effort. • An email list is up and running with all of the above subscribed. • The group will be polled regarding the regular time of the meetings and date of the first meeting; it may be appropriate to use the recurring time that the RAP group used. Item 9: Cartagena Planning (10 Minutes) 9.1 Action items from Brussels Wrap-Up Meeting • Stéphane van Gelder to take the lead, with Glen's assistance, in preparing the schedule for the GNSO calendar for the Cartagena meetings in December 2010. • Glen will follow-up with the ICANN meetings team regarding the following: o Coffee should be available in close proximity to the meeting rooms. o Allowance should be made in the schedule for breaks between all the meetings. o Make Adobe Connect work better with all operating systems or alternatives that allow participation from Linux based systems. o Changing the start time of the Council meeting so that it is no so early. • Wendy Seltzer will lead a group of the following volunteers to develop suggested improvements to the running of the GNSO Public Council meetings: o Tim Ruiz o Kristina Rosette o Wolf-Ulrich Knoben o Edmon Chung o Adrian Kinderis o Others? • A group will be formed to work on the GNSO Council interaction with the Board. o Volunteers: o Terry Davis o David Taylor o Jaime Wagner o Zahid Jamil o Stéphane van Gelder o Others? o Stéphane volunteered to lead this effort. • Target date for completion of work and submission of input to Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September. 9.2 Other issues? Item 10: Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter (5 minutes) 10.1 GNSO Volunteers: • Terry Davis (NCA) • Rafik Dammak (NCSG) • Greg Aaron (RySG, Afilias) • Kathy Kleiman (RySG, PIR) • Keith Drazek (RySG, VeriSign) • Mike Rodenbaugh (CSG, CBUC) • Zahid Jamil (CSG, CBUC) • Rodney Joffe (RySG, NeuStar) • Jaime Wagner (CSG, ISCPC) 10.2 Status report (Chuck Gomes) Item 11: Audio-casting of Council meetings (5 minutes) 11.1 Refer to information sent to the Council list by Marika on 26 July 2010. 11.2 Implementation status 11.3 Additional feedback? Item 12: Other Business (10 minutes) 12.1 Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvement implementation • Note: As part of the motion to approve implementation of the OSC CCT recommendations, the Council resolved to convene a standing committee whose role will be to monitor, coordinate, and manage the continuing implementation of the various recommendations emanating from the chartered GNSO Improvements Work Teams. • Any suggestions regarding how to do this? 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 March and October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ________________________________________ Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) 15:00UTC ________________________________________ California, USA (PST) UTC-8+1DST 08:00 Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-6+1DST 10:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 11:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 12:00 Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 12:00 Dublin, Ireland (GMT) UTC+1DST 16:00 Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00 Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 17:00 Moscow, Russian Federation (MSK) UTC+3+1DST 19:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 20:00 Hong Kong, China UTC+8+0DST 23:00 Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 00:00 Melbourne/Sydney Australia (EDT) UTC+10+0DST 01:00 next day ________________________________________ The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2010, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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by None July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

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Motion re Study on WHOIS Misuse
by Mike Rodenbaugh July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

I submit the attached motion (copied also below) for consideration by the Council at our meeting next week. Would appreciate a second, and am happy to answer any questions. Thanks, Mike Mike Rodenbaugh RODENBAUGH LAW tel/fax: +1 (415) 738-8087 http://rodenbaugh.com <http://rodenbaugh.com/> GNSO Council motion to pursue study of Whois Misuse. Whereas: In October 2007, the GNSO Council concluded that a comprehensive and objective understanding of key factual issues regarding the gTLD Whois system would benefit future GNSO policy development efforts ( <http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/> http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/) Before defining the details of these studies, the Council solicited suggestions from the community for specific topics of study on WHOIS. Suggestions were submitted ( <http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/> http://forum.icann.org/lists/WHOIS-comments-2008/) and ICANN staff prepared a 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS', dated 25-Feb-2008 ( <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25 feb08.pdf> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/Whois-privacy/Whois-study-suggestion-report-25f eb08.pdf). On 28-Mar-2008 the GNSO Council resolved to form a WHOIS Study Working Group to develop a proposed list, if any, of recommended studies for which ICANN staff would be asked to provide cost estimates to the Council ( <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml> http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-27mar08.shtml) The WHOIS Study WG did not reach consensus regarding further studies, and on 25-Jun-2008 the GNSO Council resolved to form another group of volunteers (WHOIS Hypotheses WG) to review the 'Report on Public Suggestions on Further Studies of WHOIS' and the GAC letter on WHOIS studies. ( <http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf> http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf) This WG was tasked to prepare a list of hypotheses to be tested, and reported to the Council on 26-Aug-2008. (https://st.icann.org/Whois-hypoth-wg/index.cgi?whois_hypotheses_wg#Whois_st udy_hypotheses_wg_final_report ). On 5-Nov-2008, the Council convened a volunteer group of Councilors and interested constituency members to draft a resolution regarding studies, if any, for which cost estimates should be obtained. The Whois Study Drafting Team further consolidated studies and data requested by the GAC ( <http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf> http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf ). For each of the consolidated studies, constituencies were invited to assign priority rank and assess feasibility. 5 constituencies provided the requested rankings, while 2 constituencies (NCUC and Registrars) indicated that no further studies were justified. The GAC was also invited to assign priorities, but no reply was received. The Drafting Team determined that the six studies with the highest average priority scores should be the subject of further research to determine feasibility and obtain cost estimates. On 04-Mar-2009, Council requested Staff to conduct research on feasibility and cost estimates for selected Whois studies and report its findings to Council. (See Motion 3 at <https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?04_mar_2009_motions> https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?04_mar_2009_motions) On 23-Mar-2010, Staff presented its latest report on feasibility and cost estimates for Whois Studies. ( http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en. pdf) This report included a Staff Analysis and Recommendations for the first study, regarding WHOIS Misuse. The WHOIS Misuse study addressed 3 originally requested studies (1, 14, and 21) and GAC data set 2. The hypothesis of the WHOIS Misuse study is: "Public access to WHOIS data is responsible for a material number of cases of misuse that have caused harm to natural persons whose registrations do not have a commercial purpose." At ICANN's meeting in Brussels, representatives of the GAC reiterated their interest in ICANN's response to the GAC letter of Apr-2008, which included these requests for further studies of WHOIS ( <http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf> http://www.icann.org/correspondence/karlins-to-thrush-16apr08.pdf) stating: First and foremost, the GAC believes that studies of WHOIS gTLD data should be undertaken by neutral third parties and should create a factual record that documents the uses and abuses of WHOIS data recognized by the GAC WHOIS Principles. The goal should be to initially compile data that provides a documented evidence base regarding: . the amount and source of traffic accessing WHOIS servers and the types and numbers of different groups of users and what those users are using WHOIS data for; and . the types and extent of misuses of WHOIS data and what harm is caused by each type of misuse, including economic, use of WHOIS data in SPAM generation, abuse of personal data, loss of reputation or identity theft, security costs and loss of data." The Affirmation of Commitments requires that ICANN conduct reviews of WHOIS policy and implementation "to assess the extent to which WHOIS policy is effective and its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promotes consumer trust." The first such review must be organized by 30-Sep-2010. ( <http://www.icann.org/en/documents/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm > http://www.icann.org/en/documents/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm) The proposed budget for FY 2011 includes at least $450,000 for WHOIS studies. Resolved: Council requests ICANN staff to proceed with the WHOIS Misuse Study, as described in Staff's 23-Mar-2010 Report, using the vendor selection process described in Annex of that same report. ( <http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en .pdf> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-studies-report-for-gnso-23mar10-en. pdf).

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Extension of PEDNR Public Comment Period
by Marika Konings July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Dear All, For your information, the deadline to submit comments on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Initial Report has been extended to 15 August. To submit your comments, please visit http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#pednr-initial-report. With best regards, Marika

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RE: SSR & WHOIS AoC Reviews - Applications - GNSO Endorsement
by Gomes, Chuck July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Here's corrected message: Here are the final set of applicants for the AoC SSR & Whois RTs. Note that GNSO AoC Reviews site contains these as well with their country and SG; see http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/ . The GNSO 21-day period for SG endorsements begins now. Primary SG endorsements and any alternate candidates to meet diversity goals are due not later than Friday, 20 August, but if you are able to provide them by Wednesday, 18 August, or sooner that would be much appreciated so that we can meet our procedural requirement of 8-day advance notice for our 26 August meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks for your cooperation. Chuck From: Gomes, Chuck Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:45 AM To: Council GNSO Subject: FW: SSR & WHOIS AoC Reviews - Applications - GNSO Endorsement Importance: High Here are the final set of applicants for the AoC SSR & Whois RTs. Note that GNSO AoC Reviews site contains these as well with their country and SG; see http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/ . The GNSO 21-day period for SG endorsements begins now. Primary SG endorsements and any alternate candidates to meet diversity goals are due not later than Friday, 20 August, but if you are able to provide them by Wednesday, 8 August, or sooner that would be much appreciated so that we can meet our procedural requirement of 8-day advance notice for our 26 August meeting. Please provide this information to your respective groups right away. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks for your cooperation. Chuck From: Alice Jansen [mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:06 AM To: Gomes, Chuck Cc: 'Glen'; Olof Nordling Subject: SSR & WHOIS AoC Reviews - Applications - GNSO Endorsement Importance: High Dear Chuck, As you know, the deadline for a position of volunteer Member on the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS (Affrev 2 - SSR) and WHOIS Policy (Affrev 4 - WHOIS) Review Teams expired yesterday. We are pleased to inform you that the overall number of applications received for a position on the Affirmation review 2 (SSR) tallies up to 21 while 15 candidatures were submitted for the Affirmation review 4 (WHOIS). Among the applicants, 15 Community Members stated their willingness to represent the GNSO during the process; the Review(s) for which they are volunteering are indicated for your convenience: - Bill Smith - 1. WHOIS 2. SSR - David Cake - SSR - Eric Brunner-Williams - 1. SSR 4. WHOIS - George Sakyi - SSR - Jeff Brueggeman - SSR - Kenneth Silva -SRR - Richard Wilhem - SRR - Amber Sterling - WHOIS - Babagana Abubakar - WHOIS - James Bladel - WHOIS - Kathy Kleiman - WHOIS - Kim Von Arx - WHOIS - Susan Kawaguchi - WHOIS - Attached please find the respective applicants' files and details. Passing on the torch to you, we now invite you to review these candidatures so as to determine the applications the GNSO wishes to endorse. Please inform us of your decision no later than 12 September - 23:59 UTC so that ICANN's CEO - Mr. Rod Beckstrom - and the Chair of the GAC - Mrs. Heather Dryden - may begin the selection process. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation. Kind regards Alice Alice E. Jansen -------------------------- ICANN Assistant, Organizational & Affirmation Reviews alice.jansen(a)icann.org Direct Dial: +32.2.234.78.64 Mobile: +32.4.73.31.76.56 Office Fax: +32.2.234.78.48 Skype: alice_jansen_icann -------------------------- 6, Rond Point Schuman B-1040 Brussels, Belgium

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FW: SSR & WHOIS AoC Reviews - Applications - GNSO Endorsement
by Gomes, Chuck July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Here are the final set of applicants for the AoC SSR & Whois RTs. Note that GNSO AoC Reviews site contains these as well with their country and SG; see http://gnso.icann.org/aoc-reviews/ . The GNSO 21-day period for SG endorsements begins now. Primary SG endorsements and any alternate candidates to meet diversity goals are due not later than Friday, 20 August, but if you are able to provide them by Wednesday, 8 August, or sooner that would be much appreciated so that we can meet our procedural requirement of 8-day advance notice for our 26 August meeting. Please provide this information to your respective groups right away. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks for your cooperation. Chuck From: Alice Jansen [mailto:alice.jansen@icann.org] Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 11:06 AM To: Gomes, Chuck Cc: 'Glen'; Olof Nordling Subject: SSR & WHOIS AoC Reviews - Applications - GNSO Endorsement Importance: High Dear Chuck, As you know, the deadline for a position of volunteer Member on the Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS (Affrev 2 - SSR) and WHOIS Policy (Affrev 4 - WHOIS) Review Teams expired yesterday. We are pleased to inform you that the overall number of applications received for a position on the Affirmation review 2 (SSR) tallies up to 21 while 15 candidatures were submitted for the Affirmation review 4 (WHOIS). Among the applicants, 15 Community Members stated their willingness to represent the GNSO during the process; the Review(s) for which they are volunteering are indicated for your convenience: - Bill Smith - 1. WHOIS 2. SSR - David Cake - SSR - Eric Brunner-Williams - 1. SSR 4. WHOIS - George Sakyi - SSR - Jeff Brueggeman - SSR - Kenneth Silva -SRR - Richard Wilhem - SRR - Amber Sterling - WHOIS - Babagana Abubakar - WHOIS - James Bladel - WHOIS - Kathy Kleiman - WHOIS - Kim Von Arx - WHOIS - Susan Kawaguchi - WHOIS - Attached please find the respective applicants' files and details. Passing on the torch to you, we now invite you to review these candidatures so as to determine the applications the GNSO wishes to endorse. Please inform us of your decision no later than 12 September - 23:59 UTC so that ICANN's CEO - Mr. Rod Beckstrom - and the Chair of the GAC - Mrs. Heather Dryden - may begin the selection process. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation. Kind regards Alice Alice E. Jansen -------------------------- ICANN Assistant, Organizational & Affirmation Reviews alice.jansen(a)icann.org Direct Dial: +32.2.234.78.64 Mobile: +32.4.73.31.76.56 Office Fax: +32.2.234.78.48 Skype: alice_jansen_icann -------------------------- 6, Rond Point Schuman B-1040 Brussels, Belgium

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ICANN Board Agenda for 5 August 2010
by Bruce Tonkin July 30, 2010

July 30, 2010

Hello All, See Agenda for the Board meeting below. Regards, Bruce Tonkin From: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/agenda-05aug10-en.htm Agenda - 5 August 2010 ICANN Board Meeting Expected duration; 3 hours 5 August 2010 1.Executive Session: Consent Agenda [5 Minutes - no discussion - papers submitted and voted in one resolution unless board member requests discussion and then moved to Main Agenda]: 2. Consent Agenda Resolution: ============================= a. Approval of Minutes of 23 June 2010 ICANN Regular Board Meeting b. Approval of Minutes of 25 June 2010 ICANN Special Board Meeting c. Delegation of IDN ccTLDs: d. Approval of RSEP Request for Allocation of 1 and 2-Character Domains in .TRAVEL e. From the Security & Stability Advisory Committee i. Bylaw changes ii. Membership appointments to initial term lengths f. From the Structural Improvements Committee - Receipt of Final Report from RSSAC Review Working Group g. Receipt and Posting for Public Comment of the Application to be a New UDRP Provider h. Approval of the At-Large Improvements Implementation Plan Main Agenda: ============ 3. CEO's Report 4. Chair Remuneration 5. International Dimension of ICANN 6. Approval of RSEP Request for Phased Allocation Program in .JOBS 7. Update on New gTLD program 8. ICM Registry Application for .XXX sTLD 9. Data & Consumer Protection 10. Update on ICANN & IGOs 11. From the ASO - Ratification of Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers 12. UDRP Status Briefing 13. Any Other Business

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WHOIS service requirement final report
by Steve Sheng July 29, 2010

July 29, 2010

Dear GNSO Councilors, Attached please find the final WHOIS Service Requirements report requested by the Council in May 2009. As requested by the GNSO in its resolution, staff shared the initial draft with the GNSO Council and with the other SOs (ccNSO, ASO) and ACs (SSAC, ALAC, GAC) for their input. This document is an updated report following those consultations as well as GNSO Council and community discussions in Brussels. I am available to answer any questions or provide additional information as requested. Please also note that the final report will be posted shortly on the WHOIS policy page here: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/. Warmly, -- Steve Sheng Senior Technical Analyst ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers P: +1 (310) 578 8607 C: +1 (310) 463 8430 www.icann.org

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