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MP3 recording GNSO Council teleconference, Thursday, 7 April 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

[To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, held on Thursday, 7 April, 2011 at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20110407-en.mp3 on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar#apr Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Short summary attached - JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs
by Liz Gasster April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

All, Attached is a short summary of the JIG Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs prepared by Bart Boswinkel. Thanks, Liz

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GNSO Council agenda updates
by Glen de Saint Géry April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

Dear Councillors, 1. In preparation for the Council meeting later today, Edmon Chung's presentation of the Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs for agenda item 6: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) (15 minutes) Can be viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/jig-singlechar-finalreport-07apr11-en.… The presentation will also be uploaded into the Adobe connect room. 2. The update pending projects list is posted at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf 3. The summary of the Working Group Guidelines is posted at: http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf on pages: http://gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org/council/docs.html 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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Jamie Wagner's Updated and expanded SOI
by Glen de Saint Géry April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

Dear Councillors, Please note that Jamie Wagner has provided an updated statement of interest which has been posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/council/members And can be directly viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/wagner-soi-06apr11-en.htm The update is reflected in the GNSO Council agenda at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-07apr11-en.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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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#43]
by Glen de Saint Géry April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: jeudi 7 avril 2011 06:07 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#43] Name of Officer: * Avri Doria Officer Email Address: * avri(a)acm.org<mailto:avri@acm.org> Date Prepared: * Wednesday, April 6, 2011 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair, Executive Committee Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Mary Wong can't be on the Council call on Thursday for the first hour because of a class she is teaching. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Mary won't be there to vote on WHOIS, the RAA and (possibly) the SCI motions. For any motions for which she is not in attendance on 7 April 2011 her voting proxy will be exercised. Date upon which the remedy will expire or terminate: [Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat] * Friday, April 8, 2011 I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions contained in our Charter or Bylaws. * Yes Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s). * Yes Please identify the GNSO Councilor who will serve as the voting proxy: * William Drake

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Summary of GNSO Working Group Guidelines
by Marika Konings April 6, 2011

April 6, 2011

Dear All, As resolved by the GNSO Council at its meeting on 13 January 2011 (see below), ICANN staff developed a summary of the GNSO Guidelines which was submitted to the PPSC for its consideration. You will find attached the final and approved version for distribution. With best regards, Marika >From the Motion to Acknowledge the Receipt of the GNSO Working Group Guidelines and Initiate a Public Comment Period (20110113-4) RESOLVED FURTHER that the GNSO Council recommends that a concise summary of the WG Guidelines be drafted by ICANN Staff, following approval of the GNSO Working Guidelines by the GNSO Council, in order to serve as a primer to the full document for potential WG members. The summary should be approved by the PPSC before being submitted to the GNSO Council.

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ICANN's annual report is now available
by Bruce Tonkin April 6, 2011

April 6, 2011

See: http://icann.org/en/annualreport/annual-report-2010-en.pdf

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Updated GNSO Council Agenda 7 April 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry April 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

Dear All, In preparation for the GNSO Council meeting on Thursday 7 April, at 20:00UTC, please find the updated agenda with links to the motions and agenda on the Wiki pages. The main updates are: Item 6: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) (15 minutes) 6.1 Update and explanation of final report (Edmon Chung) Item 8: Revision to GNSO Council Operating Procedures Section 5.0: Statements of Interest (10 minutes) 8.3 Vote Absentee voting applicable GNSO Operating Procedures: http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf 4.4.1 Applicability c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; Item 9. Any Other Business (5 minutes) 9.1 Future role of PPSC with specific regards to the PDP-WT. 9.2 Discussion of draft for community change process. Agenda for GNSO Council Meeting 7 April 2011. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-council-07apr11-en.htm Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+7+April+2011 Council motions are posted at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 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 20:00 UTC Coordinated Universal Time:20:00 UTC - see below for local times (13:00 Los Angeles, 16:00 Washington DC, 21:00 London, 22:00 Brussels, Friday 8 April 05:00 Tokyo; 06:00 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. GNSO Council meeting audiocast http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u Item 1: Administrative matters (10 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 procedures: "Disclosure of Interest: Relevant to a specific issue at a specific time. A written statement made by a Relevant Party of direct and indirect interests that may be commercial (e.g. monetary payment) or non-commercial (e.g. non-tangible benefit such as publicity, political or academic visibility) and may affect, or be perceived to affect, the Relevant Party's judgment on a specific issue." The main issues for this meeting are: * GNSO Project Decision Making * GNSO Improvements * Registration Abuse Policies * Whois * IDN's 1.2 Update any statements of interest Jonathan Robinson http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/robinson-soi-25mar11-en.htm John Berard http://gnso.icann.org/council/soi/berard-soi-04apr11-en.htm 1.3 Review/amend agenda 1.4. Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: * 16 March 2011 Council minutes - scheduled for approval on 9 April 2011 Item 2: Pending Projects - GNSO Toolkit of services (15 minutes) Update on this work: the "toolkit" refers to a list of basic services approved by the GNSO Council 17 Dec 2009 that will be made available to eligible GNSO organizations. Implementation proposals have been discussed and feedback requested by Feb 15, 2011. Refer to GNSO Pending Projects list:L http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf 2. 1 Update on work, indication of proposed next steps - Rob Hoggarth, ICANN Staff 2. 2 Discussion 2. 3 Next steps Item 3: WHOIS studies (20 minutes) Refer to motion 1, deferred from previous meeting. https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 3.1 Discussion 3.2 Vote 3.3 Update on Whois Requirements (Liz Gasster) Item 4: Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) (20 minutes) Refer to motion 2 , deferred from previous meeting. https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 4.1 Discussion 4.2 Vote Item 5: Standing Committee on Improvement Implementation (SC-DT) (15 minutes) The GNSO Improvements Standing Committee Drafting Team is presenting its charter for the Council approval. Refer to motion 3 https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 5.1 Discussion 5.2 Vote Item 6: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) (15 minutes) The Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group is tasked with identifying IDN issues of common interest to the ccTLD and gTLD communities and proposing methodology to resolve them. It is presenting its report on single character IDNs for the Council approval. Refer to: Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group Final Report on Single Character IDN TLDs (JIG) http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jig-final-report-30mar11-en.pdf <http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/jig-final-report-30mar11-en.pdf%20> Refer to motion 4 https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 6.1 Update and explanation of final report (Edmon Chung) 6.2 Discussion 6.3 Vote Item 7: GNSO Working Group Guidelines (10 minutes) Information Item. http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-07apr11-en.pdf. Refer to motion 4 from March 16 meeting https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?16_march_motions and in particular the following resolve clauses: RESOLVED that the GNSO Council adopts the GNSO Working Group Guidelines as proposed by the PPSC include link and instructs ICANN staff to incorporate the GNSO Working Group Guidelines into a new version of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP), which becomes effective immediately upon adoption. RESOLVED, that each Working Group formed after the date of this resolution shall utilize the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. RESOLVED, to the extent practical and feasible, each existing Working Group shall incorporate these Working Group Guidelines into their activities. RESOLVED FURTHER, that the GNSO Council hereby expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the WG-WT and PPSC for their dedication, commitment, and thoughtful recommendations. 7.1 Update from Staff on when the new version of the Operating Procedures will be ready. (Marika Konings) 7.2 Instruct Staff to inform all current GNSO WGs of the adoption of the new guidelines so that they can incorporate them (see 3rd resolve clause above). 7.3 As per resolved further clause above, the Council thanks the WG and declares that it is now closed. Instruct Staff to remove the PPSC WG-WT from the Pending Projects list. 7.4 Discussion Item 8: Revision to GNSO Council Operating Procedures Section 5.0: Statements of Interest (10 minutes) OSC Proposed Revision to Section 5.0: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-operating-procedures-revisions-23feb11-en… Refer to: resolution 24 February meeting: https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?24_february_motions See public comments received (http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/#gnso-5) as well as summary & analysis provided by staff Refer to Council discussion during Feb 24 meeting. http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-council-03feb11-en.htm Refer to motion 5 https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 8.1 Summary of revisions to Section 5.0 (Julie Hedlund) 8.2 Discussion 8.3 Vote Absentee voting applicable GNSO Operating Procedures: http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-op-procedures-05aug10-en.pdf 4.4.1 Applicability c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; Item 9. Any Other Business (5 minutes) 9.1 Future role of PPSC with specific regards to the PDP-WT. 9.2 Discussion of draft for community change process. 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 & October, Summer in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 20:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT) UTC-7+1DST 13:00 Cedar Rapids, USA (CDT) UTC-5+1DST 15:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EDT) UTC-5+1DST 16:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina UTC-3+0DST 17:00 Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo Brazil UTC-3+0DST 17:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+1DST 21:00 Tunis, Tunisia (CET)UTC+1+0DST 21:00 Darmstadt, Germany (CET) UTC+1+1DST 22:00 Paris, France (CET) UTC+1+1DST 22:00 Moscow, Russian Federation UTC+3+1DST 00:00 Karachi, Pakistan UTC+5+0DST 01:00 Beijing, China UTC+8+0DST 04:00 Tokyo, Japan UTC+9+0DST 05:00 next day Melbourne,/Sydney Australia (EST) UTC+10+0DST 06:00 next day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2011, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Andrei Kolesnikov - Proxy vote for GNSO Council meeting 7 April 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry April 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

Dear Council Members, Andrei Kolesnikov has duly informed me that he will be unable to attend the GNSO Council meeting scheduled for April 7th, 2011. The reason for his absence is traveling to the far North without ability to communicate by any means, due to his first vacation in 2011. According to the GNSO Operating Procedures (Section 4.5), pursuant to this notification (*), a proxy is automatically transferred to the Council NCA Carlos Dionisio Aguirre who has been notified of this action and is prepared to register a vote in his absence for each of the motions noted on page https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+April+2011 For any Council motions not explicitly listed above, it is understood that his vote will be recorded as "Absent." 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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Research team announced for Whois Misuse study
by Liz Gasster April 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

All, the following has been posted at: http://blog.icann.org/ Thanks, Liz Cylab at Carnegie Mellon University selected to conduct study of Whois Misuse By Liz Gasster I am delighted to report that ICANN has engaged the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, CyLab to conduct a set of Whois Misuse Studies. Working under the direction of principal investigator Dr. Nicolas Christin, this highly regarded cybercrime lab expects to spend approximately one year analyzing the extent, nature, and impact of harmful actions taken using Whois contact information. To accomplish this, the CMU team will survey gTLD domain Registrants about Whois misuse incidents they have experienced and use experiments to measure how well anti-harvesting measures reduce Whois misuse. Registries, Registrars, other cybercrime researchers, and law enforcement organizations will also be surveyed about reported cases of misuse. These complementary studies are expected to provide the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council with the empirical data needed to assess community concerns about misused Whois contact information and inform any resulting policy changes. ICANN looks forward to working with CMU to apply their cybercrime expertise and experience to this challenging topic. To learn more about Whois Misuse Studies or additional studies currently being considered by the GNSO, visit http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html. To learn more about Dr. Christin and his work at the CMU CyLab, visit http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/nicolasc http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/nicolasc.

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