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Draft minutes GNSO Council meeting on 8 September 2010.
by Glen de Saint Géry 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 8 September 2010. Please let me know if you would like any changes made. If no comments are received, these minutes will be published, as approved on the website on page: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index.html#sep on Monday, 27 September 2010. 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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GNSO Council minutes 26 August 2010
by Glen de Saint Géry 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

Dear Councillors, The GNSO Council minutes of 26 August were automatically approved on 16 September 2010 and have been posted on the website: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-26aug10-en.htm 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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GNSO Council Resolutions 8 September 2010
by Glen de Saint Géry 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

Dear Councillors, Ahead of the official Council minutes, the following four resolutions were passed at the Council meeting on 8 September 2010. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen 1. Amendment to the MOTION TO ENDORSE VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON THE AOC REVIEW TEAMS by Kristina Rosette In the light of the fact that it sounds as if numerous constituencies and stakeholder groups may not have had the opportunity to fully discuss adding George Asare Sakyi, I move that his name be deleted from the list of candidates put forth to the selectors for the SSR review Team 1a. MOTION TO ENDORSE VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON THE AOC REVIEW TEAMS as amended WHEREAS, in furtherance of ICANN's responsibilities under the Affirmation of Commitments, applicants are being sought to volunteer to serve on the review teams for Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS and Whois Policy; WHEREAS, these AOC review teams will include members endorsed by the GNSO Council; WHEREAS, the GNSO Council desires to endorse applicants to serve on the review teams for Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR) and Whois Policy; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that pursuant to the approved Endorsement Process, the following applicants are hereby endorsed by the GNSO Council to serve on the AOC review teams listed below: SSR Review Team: Jeff Brueggeman David Cake Rick Wilhelm Ken Silva WHOIS Policy: Susan Kawaguchi Kim G. Von Arx James Bladel Kathy Kleiman RESOLVED FURTHER, the GNSO Secretariat is requested to forward, as appropriate, the names of the endorsed applicants to serve on the "WHOIS Policy" and "Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS" review teams to the RT Selectors. The motion carried in both the Contracted parties house and in the Non Contracted parties house. 1. 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/). 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/) 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…). 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). 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). 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… ). 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 ). 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 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…) 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. Public access to WHOIS data leads to a measurable degree of misuse - that is, to actions that cause actual harm, are illegal or illegitimate, or otherwise contrary to the stated legitimate 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), 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) The proposed budget for FY 2011 includes at least $400,000 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…). Amendment on behalf of the Registries Stakeholder Group Further resolved that ICANN staff is requested to ensure the study reaches out to a global set of consumer and data protection, regulatory and law enforcement organizations, including the range of government organizations who would have reason to compile and keep records of Whois misuse, Further resolved that ICANN staff be required to protect the confidentiality and privacy of Registrant Whois data collected for this study, according to best practices including encryption, and Registrants and all groups contacted be informed of this protection. Further resolved that ICANN staff be required to include in the study analysis all individual elements in the Whois data which descriptive study surveyed sources identify as having been misused; data elements identified by these surveyed sources will not be discarded or otherwise eliminated on the grounds that the actual data source is unclear or that online search verification discloses multiple possible sources of the data. Further resolved that ICANN staff will extend the time of the Experimental Study from 90 days to a minimum of 6 months to better track the results of the data harvesting. The motion carried in both the Contracted Parties House and in the Non Contracted Parties House. 2. Motion to Forward the Revised Initial Report on the Vertical Integration PDP to the ICANN Board. Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved a policy development process (PDP) on the topic of vertical integration between registries and registrars; Whereas the VI Working Group has produced its Revised Initial Report and has presented it to the GNSO Council on 18 August; and, Whereas, the GNSO Council recognizes that the Revised Initial Report does not include any recommendations that have achieved a consensus within the VI Working Group, and instead reflects the current state of the work of the VI Working Group; Whereas, the GNSO Council has reviewed the Revised Initial Report, and desires to forward the Revised Initial Report to the ICANN Board; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council appreciates the hard work and tremendous effort shown by each member of the VI PDP working group in developing the Revised Initial Report on an expedited basis; RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Council hereby agrees to forward the Revised Initial Report to the ICANN Board as a snapshot of the current state of the ongoing deliberations of the VI Working Group with the understanding that the VI Working Group will continue to work through these issues to attempt to produce consensus recommendations in a final report. RESOLVED FURTHER, that this resolution is not an endorsement or approval by the GNSO Council of the contents of the Revised Initial Report at this time; RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to make the appropriate notifications to the ICANN Secretary and to the community. The motion carried in both the Contracted Parties House and in the Non Contracted Parties House. 4. Motion To Support A Cross Community Working Group On New gTLD Recommendation 6 WHEREAS, ICANN aims to ensure that the New gTLD Program contains appropriate safeguards to address culturally objectionable and/or sensitive strings, while protecting internationally recognized freedom of expression rights; *WHEREAS, numerous stakeholders have expressed concerns about the proposed implementation of the GNSO Council's Recommendation 6 regarding procedures for addressing culturally objectionable and/or sensitive strings; NCSG amended clause: WHEREAS, *various stakeholders have expressed concerns about the proposed implementation of the GNSO Council's Recommendation 6 regarding strings that contravene generally-accepted legal norms relating to morality and public order that are recognized under international principles of law; WHEREAS, the GNSO Council desires to participate in a joint working group with other interested Supporting Organizations (SO's) and Advisory Committee (AC's) to provide guidance to the ICANN new gTLD Implementation Team and the ICANN Board with regard to the implementation of recommendation 6; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council supports the formation of a cross-community working group to provide guidance to the ICANN new gTLD Implementation Team and the ICANN Board with regard to the implementation of recommendation 6; RESOLVED FURTHER, that Stéphane Van Gelder shall serve as the GNSO Council Liaison for this cross-community working group until 13 September 2010; RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council approves the Terms of Reference to guide the activities of this cross-community working group; RESOLVED FURTHER, that ICANN Staff shall identify and assign applicable Staff support for this working group and arrange for support tools such as a mailing list, website and other tools as needed. The motion carried in both the Contracted Parties House and in the Non Contracted Parties House. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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GNSO Council Agenda 8 September 2010 at 15:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Dear Councillors, In preparation for the GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday, 8 September, at 15:00 UTC please find the updated agenda. The motions before Council are on the Wiki at: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8_september_motions Please note there will be no audio cast due to technical difficulties. Two Items have been added under Any Other Business Item 9: Other Business (5 Minutes) 9.1 Thanks to Staff for the revised format of the Pending GNSO Projects List; see the link at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf 9.2 Charter Correction for JAS WG (SO/AC gTLD Applicant Support) Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 8 September 2010. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-08sep10-en.htm https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?proposed_agenda_8_september_2010 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. Meeting Time 15:00 UTC See the following and http://www.timeanddate.com/ for other times: 08:00 PDT; 10:00 CDT; 11:00 EST; 12:00 Buenos Aires; 12:00 Brazil; 17:00 CET; 19:00 Moscow, 20:00 Karachi, 23:00 Hong Kong, 00:00 Thursday, 9 September 00:00 Tokyo, 01:00 Melbourne 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. Item 1: Administrative matters (15 minutes) 1.1 Roll call of Council members and polling for Disclosures of Interest * 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. Here is the definition provided in the proecedures: "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." * The main issues for this meeting are: o GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs o Whois studies o Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG 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: * 26 August 2010 meeting - Scheduled for Approval on 16 September 2010. Item 2: GNSO Endorsements for the AoC SSR & Whois Policies RTs (10 minutes) 2.1 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 2.2 SG primary & alternate endorsements: CSG NCSG RrSG RySG SSR Primary Jeff Brueggeman David Cake (Australia) Rick Wilhelm Ken Silva SSR Alternate(s) George Asare Sakyi Whois Primary Susan Kawaguchi Kim G. Von Arx James Bladel Kathy Kleiman Whois Alternate(s) 2.3 Summary of Geographic & Gender Diversity for SG Primary Endorsements: SSR RT Whois RT # from Africa 0 0 # from Asia/Pacific 1 0 # from Europe 0 1 # from Latin America & Caribbean 0 0 # from North America 3 3 # Male 4 2 # Female 0 2 2.4 Possible Candidates to Improve Diversity: SSR RT Whois RT Africa George Asare Sakyi None Asia/Pacific N/A None Europe None N/A Latin America & Caribbean None None North America N/A N/A Number Male N/A N/A Number Female None N/A Note the ccNSO endorsements: SSR RT: Ondrej Filip from Europe, Rodney Joffe from North America and Simon McCalla from Europe (for two seats) Whois RT: Emily Taylor from Europe (for one seat) 2.5 Should the GNSO add one or two candidates to improve diversity of either RT slate? * Motion to approve the GNSO SSR RT slate including adding George Asare Sakyi https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8 September Motions * Discussion * Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this but new procedures may apply.) Note: GNSO endorsement slate is due to Selectors not later than 12 September 2010. Item 3: Whois Studies (15 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 proceed with Study # 1 * Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8 September Motions * Discussion * Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this but new procedures may apply.) Item 4: Vertical Integration (VI) PDP WG (15 Minutes) 4.1 Refer to Revised Initial Report from the WG http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/revised-vi-initial-report… 4.2 Deadline for submission of report to the Board for their retreat: 13 September 2010. 4.3 Refer to motion: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8 September Motions * Discussion * Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this but new procedures may apply.) Item 5: Suggested Improvements for GNSO Public Council meetings (15 minutes) 5.1 Proposed recommendations (Wendy Seltzer) 5.2 Discussion Note: Target date for completion of work and submission of input to Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September 5.3 Next steps? Item 6: Suggestions for GNSO Council Interaction with the Board (15 Minutes) 6.1 Proposed recommendations (Stéphane Van Gelder) * The Sunday dinner is a good socializing event. * Another session with the Board should be held during the ICANN meeting week. - This should be scheduled before the Sunday dinner, perhaps as a 1-hour session on Sunday at 4pm. - The dinner should happen off-site, but somewhere close to the venue, at 6pm, on the first Sunday of the ICANN meeting week. - A structured agenda is required to make the 4 pm session work, and to ensure broad attendance. This should be worked on by the GNSO Council through advance planning and liaising with the relevant entities. * Unless anyone objects, this group should be disbanded after our Sept 8 meeting and Glen may close the group's email list. 6.2 Discussion Note: Target date for completion of work and submission of input to Stéphane & Glen for schedule planning: 15 September 6.3 Next steps? Item 7: New gTLD Recommendation 6 Community WG (20 minutes) 7.1 Refer to motion to approve Rec6 CWG ToR: (insert link) https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?8 September Motions * Discussion * Vote (Note that absentee voting will not be allowed for this but new procedures may apply.) 7.2 Brief progress report including possible recommendations (Margie Milam) 7.3 Discussion of possible recommendations 7.4 Preliminary GNSO Council comments? Item 8: Status of Continued Action Items (10 Minutes) 8.1 Registration Abuse Policies WG Recommendations Action Plan (Marika Konings) 8.2 Drafting team for draft DNS-CERT/SSR WG charter (Chuck Gomes) 8.3 Standing committee to monitor GNSO Improvements implementation (Glen de Saint Géry) * Volunteers to date:Wolf-Ulrich Knoben (ISCPC), Tatyana Khramtsova (RrSG), Ray Fassett (RySG), Avri Doria (NCSG), Rudi Vansnick (NCSG) * Should we involve the OSC and PPSC chairs? * Next steps? Charter? 8.4 Prioritization of GNSO Projects (Chuck Gomes) Item 9: Other Business (5 Minutes) 9.1 Thanks to Staff for the revised format of the Pending GNSO Projects List; see the link at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf on page http://gnso.icann.org/ 9.2 Charter Correction for JAS WG (SO/AC gTLD Applicant Support) The GNSO Council voted for the motion "20100520-3" which includes links redirected to the version of the Working Group Charter containing only 4 objectives (in GNSO page http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/draft-jas-wg-charter-12may10-en.htm) while the correct version of the charter contains 5 objectives (see Wiki: https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi?so_ac_new_gtld_applicant_s…) and the GNSO website link: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/jas/draft-jas-charter-24may10-en.pdf The missing objective, number 5 which is on the Wiki page and on the website: Objective 5: To identify conditions and mechanisms required to minimize the risk of inappropriate access to support. is not in the Council Resolutions link http://gnso.icann.org/resolutions/#201005 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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Proxy vote assignment
by Tim Ruiz 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Sorry for the late notice but due to the timing of the decision to change the date of this meeting I was only able to free up the first 30 minutes. Therefore, for any vote taken by the Council for which I am not present I give/assign that vote to Stephane Van Gelder as my proxy. Tim

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MP3 recording GNSO Council teleconference, Wednesday, 8 September 2010
by Glen de Saint Géry 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

Please find the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, held on Wednesday, 8 September, 2010 at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20100908.mp3 on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#sep Happy Listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Re: [council] Regarding the GOP on proxy notices...
by tim＠godaddy.com 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

No problem. I understand. ------Original Message------ From: Robert Hoggarth To: Tim Ruiz To: GNSO Council Subject: Re: [council] Regarding the GOP on proxy notices... Sent: Sep 8, 2010 11:48 AM Tim: Actually, Section 4.5.4 is quite clear that the notification take place prior to the meeting. "In order for an abstention remedy to be implemented, all required procedures must be completed prior to the start of the GNSO Council meeting in which the vote will be taken; otherwise, the abstention will not be remedied and the provisions of paragraph 4.5.4-c will apply." See - http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf Happy to schedule a session with you and the RrSG leadership to discuss the full range of new procedural options passed by the Council last month. Best, RobH On 9/8/10 11:45 AM, "Tim Ruiz" <tim(a)godaddy.com> wrote: > > If read 4.5.4 a. correctly I believe my previously sent notice > qualifies. Not set time period is noted, but simply at the earliest > opportunity. I was trying to free time right up to the call, so this is > the earliest opportunity for me. However, if there is disagreement on > that I understand. > > Sorry I have to drop off the call. > > Tim > >

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Regarding the GOP on proxy notices...
by Tim Ruiz 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

If read 4.5.4 a. correctly I believe my previously sent notice qualifies. Not set time period is noted, but simply at the earliest opportunity. I was trying to free time right up to the call, so this is the earliest opportunity for me. However, if there is disagreement on that I understand. Sorry I have to drop off the call. Tim

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Friendly amendments to the VI WG motion
by Tim Ruiz 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

I still maintain that motions like this are unnecessary and that adding such actions to the PDP process is no different than choosing to skip specifically required actions. But given that it appears this motion will be going forward, I would like to offer the friendly amendments below. Tim AMEND Motion to Forward the Revised Initial Report on the Vertical Integration PDP to the ICANN Board. TO READ Motion to Report Status of the Vertical Integration Working Group to the Board. Whereas, on 28 January 2010, the GNSO Council approved a policy development process (PDP) on the topic of vertical integration between registries and registrars; Whereas the VI Working Group has produced its Revised Initial Report and has presented it to the GNSO Council on 18 August [include link to report here]; and, Whereas, the GNSO Council recognizes that the Revised Initial Report does not include any recommendations that have achieved a consensus within the VI Working Group, and instead reflects the current state of the work of the VI Working Group; AMEND Whereas, the GNSO Council has reviewed the Revised Initial Report, and desires to forward the Revised Initial Report to the ICANN Board; TO READ Whereas, the GNSO Council has reviewed the Revised Initial Report; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT: RESOLVED, that the GNSO Council appreciates the hard work and tremendous effort shown by each member of the VI PDP working group in developing the Revised Initial Report on an expedited basis; AMEND RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Council hereby agrees to forward the Revised Initial Report to the ICANN Board as a snapshot of the current state of the ongoing deliberations of the VI Working Group; TO READ RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Council hereby agrees to communitcate the Status of the Working Group as described in this resolution to the ICANN Board; RESOLVED FURTHER, that this resolution is not an endorsement or approval by the GNSO Council of the contents of the Revised Initial Report at this time; RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council directs Staff to make the appropriate notifications to the ICANN Secretary and to the community.

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ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
by Glen de Saint Géry 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07sep10-en.htm ________________________________ ICANN 2010 Nominating Committee Announces Selections 7 September 2010 The 2010 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN. The NomCom’s Chair, Wolfgang Kleinwaechter, said "We are proud to announce this year’s selectees to ICANN’s leadership. They include highly accomplished and experienced individuals from Albania, Argentina, Egypt, France, Germany, and the United States. The Committee noted with deep satisfaction that so many highly qualified individuals had put their names forward for these positions. At the same time, this made the Committee´s work particularly complex, with difficult choices between numerous excellent candidates to fill just a handful of positions. The final selections, a consensus after long deliberations in the Committee, combines renewal with expertise and experience in a way that we trust will reinforce ICANN and meet the community's expectations. Furthermore, for the first time in ICANN’s history, since 1998, the Committee has selected a representative of the Arab speaking community to the Board, which underlines the importance of ! further internationalization of ICANN." NomCom is charged with recruiting and selecting a portion of ICANN’s leadership. NomCom is mandated to ensure, that overall, ICANN’s leadership is diverse in geography, culture, skills, experience, and perspective. The basic criteria is that selectees are people of integrity, objectivity and sound judgment, can support decision-making within groups, can work effectively in English, have an understanding of ICANN’s mission and operation, are committed to its success, experienced in world affairs, contribute to cultural, professional and geographic expertise, and can work long and hard as volunteers in the global public trust. NomCom evaluated over eighty candidates, many of whom with exceptional qualifications in relation to the key criteria as set out in the ICANN Bylaws. With such a rich pool of candidates and very few seats to fill, NomCom found itself unable to appoint all the applicants the Committee members would have desired to see on the Board and on the other bodies. ________________________________ Selectees listed for each ICANN body, in alphabetical order by family name. (Biographies of these individuals will be posted soon) ICANN Board of Directors Cherine Chalaby, Egypt Bertrand de La Chapelle, France * Erika Mann, Germany ALAC Sébastien Bachollet, France Marc Rotenberg, United States GNSO Council Carlos Aguirre, Argentina ccNSO Council Sokol Haxhiu, Albania These individuals will take up their positions at the end of ICANN’s Annual General Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, on 10 December 2010. This year’s Nominating Committee received 82 Statements of Interest from candidates all over the world (four female and 78 male), during its open nomination period from 2 December 2009 to 15 April 2010. The regional breakdown of this year’s candidates is: * 11 from Africa, * 20 from Asia/Australia/Pacific * 23 from Europe * 7 from Latin America/Caribbean * 21 from North America For more information about NomCom, please visit http://nomcom.icann.org/ * In the attached letter<http://www.icann.org/correspondence/de-la-chapelle-to-nomcom-redacted-20aug…> [PDF, 40 KB], Bertrand de La Chapelle has confirmed to the NomCom that, in order to comply with Article VI, section 4.1 of the ICANN Bylaws, he will leave his position as Thematic Ambassador and Special Envoy for the Information Society in the French Foreign and European Ministry prior to taking his seat as an ICANN Director. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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