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Joint Applicant Support (JAS) Working Group
by Stéphane Van Gelder Dec. 17, 2011

Dec. 17, 2011

Steve, Please find attached a letter that I am sending you on behalf of the GNSO Council. Kind regards, Stéphane Van Gelder GNSO Council Chair

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Fwd: [soac-discussion] Board Resolution re: SAC051 Recommendations
by Stéphane Van Gelder Dec. 1, 2011

Dec. 1, 2011

Councillors, Please see the message below. At this point, we do not have to respond if we do not think we have anything to add. However, we may wish to respond if there are comments to be made. Please share with your groups and let me know if there is a desire to discuss this at our next Council meeting. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org> > Objet : [soac-discussion] Board Resolution re: SAC051 Recommendations > Date : 9 novembre 2011 21:24:34 HNEC > À : "soac-discussion(a)icann.org" <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> > > Dear Chairs and Vice Chairs of the ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, > > Per the Board Resolution passed on 28 October 2011 at: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-28oct11-en.htm#5 and listed below, the Board directed staff to forward SAC051 “SSAC Report on WHOIS Terminology and Structure” to ICANN’s Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations for their advice, if any, with regards to implementing the SSAC recommendations. Please refer to SAC051 at: http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac051.pdf and, in particular, to the recommendations listed below. > > Please send your advice to me at julie.hedlund(a)icann.org not later than 09 January 2011. Please also let me know if you have any questions. > > Thank you very much for your assistance in this matter. > > Best regards, > > Julie Hedlund > Director, SSAC Support > > Recommendations from Security and Stability Advisory Committee Report on Whois Terminology & Structure (SAC051) > Whereas, WHOIS service has been an important information service for the Internet community, and is part of all ICANN TLD contracts. > > Whereas, the shortcomings of the WHOIS protocol have been known for some time. > > Whereas, on 20 September 2011, ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published a report "SSAC Report on Domain Name WHOIS Terminology and Structure" (SAC 051), including specific recommendations aimed at clarity of terminology and structure with regard to discussions regarding WHOIS. > > Resolved (2011.10.28.26), the Board hereby acknowledges the receipt of SAC 051, and thanks SSAC and other contributors for their efforts in the creation of the report. > > Resolved (2011.10.28.27), the Board directs staff to produce, in consultation with the community, a roadmap for the coordination of the technical and policy discussions necessary to implement the recommendations outlined in SAC 051. > > Resolved (2011.10.28.28), the Board directs staff to forward SAC 051 to ICANN's Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations for their advice, if any, with regards to implementing the SSAC recommendations, and to forward SAC 051 to the Whois Review Team > > SAC051 Recommendations: > > Recommendation 1: The ICANN community should adopt the terminology outlined in this report in documents and discussions, in particular: > · Domain Name Registration Data (DNRD). The data that domain name registrants provide when registering a domain name and that registrars or registries collects. > · Domain Name Registration Data Access Protocol (DNRD-AP). The components of a (standard) communications exchange—queries and responses—that specify the access to DNRD. > · Doman Name Registration Data Directory Service (DNRD-DS). The service(s) offered by domain name registries and registrars to implement the DNRD-AP and to provide access to DNRD-DSD. > Additional terminology includes “DNRDe,” “DNRD Policy,” “DNRD-DS Policy,” “Internationalized DNRD,” and “Localized DNRD.” The term “WHOIS” should only be used when referring to the protocol as currently specified in RFC 3912. > > Recommendation 2: The ICANN community should evaluate and adopt a replacement domain name registration data access protocol that supports the query and display of Internationalized DNRD as well as addressing the relevant recommendations in SAC 003, SAC 027 and SAC 033. > > Recommendation 3: The ICANN community should develop a uniform and standard framework for accessing DNRD that would provide mechanisms to define and implement a range of verification methods, credential services, and access control capabilities. >

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Fwd: Updated Background Report for Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by IANA
by Stéphane Van Gelder Nov. 28, 2011

Nov. 28, 2011

Councillors, FYI. Stéphane Van Gelder Directeur Général / General manager INDOM Group NBT France ---------------- Head of Domain Operations Group NBT Début du message réexpédié : > De : Olof Nordling <olof.nordling(a)icann.org> > Objet : Updated Background Report for Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by IANA > Date : 28 novembre 2011 13:41:49 HNEC > À : "'lesley(a)nominet.org.uk'" <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk>, 'Heather Dryden' <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, "'junsec(a)wide.ad.jp'" <junsec(a)wide.ad.jp>, 'Raul Echeberria' <raul(a)lacnic.net>, 'Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond' <ocl(a)gih.com>, 'Stéphane Van Gelder' <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com>, "'paf(a)cisco.com'" <paf(a)cisco.com>, 'Louie Lee' <louie(a)louie.net> > Cc : Secretary <secretary(a)icann.org>, 'ASO Secretariat' <secretariat(a)aso.icann.org> > > To Chairs of ICANN SOs and ACs, > > FYI and for information to your membership: > > Attached is an updated Background Report for the most recent global policy proposal (the third) regarding recovered IPv4 address space: “Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by IANA”. > > The background report will soon be posted on the ICANN website, updating previous postings athttp://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26apr11-en.htm . Also note that this and other background reports are now linked from the ASO webpage for such proposals at http://aso.icann.org/global-policy-proposals/ so you can use that page as a portal for all information about these proposals. > > Very best regards > Olof > > ------------------- > Olof Nordling > Director, Services Relations > ICANN > 6 Rond Point Schuman, Bt.5 > B-1040 Brussels, Belgium > Tel.: +32.2.234 7872 > www.icann.org > >

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Policy Staff Retreat
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 24, 2011

Nov. 24, 2011

FYI Dear All, This is to inform you that Policy Staff will be in an offsite meeting during the week of November 28th, 2011 (Monday 28th November to Friday 2 December 2011) Limited teleconferencing and some Secretariat services will be available but other staff support will not. Whilst we will be able to deal with meeting requests for the following week, please be aware that our responses might be slightly delayed. Please let us know what other essential staff support might be needed during this period. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen 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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Draft Minutes GNSO Council meeting 17 November 2011.
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 23, 2011

Nov. 23, 2011

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting held on 17 November 2011. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting." on 2 December 2011. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen 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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New RrSG officers
by Mason Cole Nov. 23, 2011

Nov. 23, 2011

Council colleagues -- I'd like to update the council regarding recently concluded RrSG elections for Chair and Vice Chair. Gray Chynoweth has been elected Chair. He will serve the remainder of the term to which I was elected last May, ending on May 31, 2012. Gray is general counsel of Dyn, Inc., and is a neighbor of Mary Wong in New Hampshire here in the U.S. : ) Matt Serlin has been elected Vice Chair. He will serve the remainder of the term to which Statton Hammock was elected (Statton left the employ of a registrar and thus had to step down), also ending May 31, 2012. Matt is an executive with MarkMonitor and is located in Boise, Idaho, in the U.S. Both took office at the conclusion of the election on Monday of this week. And since Matt served as our Secretary, we will soon have to conduct another election to fill that position. Gray and Matt are very interested in continuing collaborative work with the council, and I encourage all councilors to get to know them both. Happy Thanksgiving to all celebrating!! Mason

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Cross-TLD Registration Scam and Domain Kiting
by Marika Konings Nov. 22, 2011

Nov. 22, 2011

Dear All, As requested in follow up to item 7 on the GNSO Council's agenda of last week related to cross-Tld registration scam and domain kiting, these are the different options I suggested during the GNSO Council meeting that the Council may want to consider in further detail: * Adding these issues to the mandate of the Fake Renewal Notices Drafting Team which is tasked to prepare a request for information for the Registrar Stakeholder Group to obtain further information on the issue of Fake Renewal Notices in order to help inform the GNSO Council on the appropriate next steps, if any. As there are certain similarities, especially between the cross-tld registration scam and fake renewal notices, it might be possible for this DT to also try and obtain further information on that specific issue to help inform the Council's deliberations. * Continue discussions on the topic of cross-TLD registration scam with the ccNSO to discuss whether there are any steps that could be taken or considered jointly. The GNSO Council and the ccNSO Council had some initial discussions on this topic at its meeting in Dakar and as this is an issue that also affects ccTLDs there might be common approaches to be explored. As noted, such approaches might involve improved communication / education in relation to this issue as it is not clear at this stage that this issue could be addressed through policy development. * Do nothing – as there is no set mechanism for data gathering or monitoring of abuses at the moment or any evidence that these practices are in non-compliance with ICANN policies or agreements, the GNSO Council could decide to not undertake any further action at this stage. Note, at any point in time, should further information or data become available, any Council member or SO/AC could raise this issue again for further consideration. The GNSO Council may want to consider one or more of the options outlined above, or maybe there are also other avenues to be considered. Council members are invited to comment on the options suggested and/or provide any other options for consideration. With best regards, Marika Background The RAPWG recommended that the GNSO monitor for Cross-TLD registration scam abuse in the gTLD space and co-ordinate research with thecommunity to determine the nature and extent of the problem. The WG believed this issue warranted review but noted there is not enough data at this time to warrant an Issue Report or PDP. In relation to domain kiting, the RAPWG noted that it is unclear to what extent domain kiting happens, and the RAPWG does not recommend policy development at this time. The RAPWGsuggests that the Council monitor the issue (in conjunction with ongoing reviews of domain-tasting), and consider next steps if conditions warrant. The GNSO Council resolved at its meeting on 6 October that the GNSO Council Chair shall communicate to the SSAC the findings of the RAP WG in this regard andrequest that the SSAC consider evaluating and/or monitoring these abuses. This communication was sent to the SSAC, but the SSAC has declined taking on this work noting that 'we are, of course, ready to perform rigorous analysis if more data regarding these or other alleged abuses is available'. The topic of cross-TLD registration scam was also discussed in the meeting with the ccNSO Council since this type of abuse also affects ccTLDs.

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Meetings transscripts
by KnobenW＠telekom.de Nov. 22, 2011

Nov. 22, 2011

All, A question came up whether transscripts are provided for the council meetings. I was of the opinion that's the case. But the Master calender on the publicly accessible GNSO webpage only shows transscripts from the ICANN public meetings. For the teleconference calls minutes and mp3s are provided. Transscripts seem easier to be handled for searching specific items discussed at meetings, and there is definitely a need for this. I'd like to bring this up for discussion as well as finding a council opinion on this. Kind regards Wolf-Ulrich

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GNSO Council teleconference Transcription, Thursday, 17 November 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 22, 2011

Nov. 22, 2011

Dear Councillors, Please find the transcript http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/transcript-council-17nov11-en.pdf and the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20111117-en.mp3 held on Thursday, 17 November 2011, posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#nov in line 17 November GNSO Council Teleconference 20:00 UTC Agenda Mp3 Minutes of the meeting will follow shortly. 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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Proposed dates for GNSO Council meetings January-June 2012
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 21, 2011

Nov. 21, 2011

Dear Councillors, Please find a list of proposed dates at a four week interval, and times for the GNSO Council meetings for the first six months of 2012. Thursday 19 January 11:00UTC Thursday 16 February 15:00 UTC Wednesday 14 March, San Jose, Costa Rica 14:00 -local time (20:00 UTC) Thursday 12 April 11:00 UTC Thursday 10 May 15:00 UTC Thursday 7 June 20:00 UTC Wednesday 27 June, Prague 14:00 -local time (12:00 UTC) Please review and comment whether these will work for you before the dates are posted on the GNSO Master calendar http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/index-2012.htm. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen 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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