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Fwd: [soac-discussion] Process for Upcoming Public Comments - ATRT Recommendation 21
by Stéphane Van Gelder July 5, 2011

July 5, 2011

Councillors, FYI. Please see the message below and let me know if you have any comments. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Filiz Yilmaz <filiz.yilmaz(a)icann.org> > Date : 4 juillet 2011 15:42:21 HAEC > À : "soac-discussion(a)icann.org" <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> > Cc : "mike.silber(a)icann.org Silber" <mike.silber(a)icann.org> > Objet : [soac-discussion] Process for Upcoming Public Comments - ATRT Recommendation 21 > > > Dear Community Leaders, > > You may remember that I have asked for your input about topics that you think will be opened for Public Comment within the rest of 2011 back in > April. > > Thank you so much for your input on this, this page is now up (together with the rest of the redesigned Public Comment Webpages at > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/ as announced) and can be viewed at: > > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/upcoming-en.htm > > Now, we would like to ask your review on an annual process to compile such lists for each year. > This relates to the ATRT Recommendation 21: "The Board should request ICANN staff to work on a process for developing an annual work plan that > forecasts matters that will require public input so as to facilitate timely and effective public input." > > Attached please find two files about such a process: > > 1. Process for Publishing Upcoming Public Comments (Phase I-Final).pdf: > This is the description of the process step by step, based on a calendar year. > > 2. Process for Publishing Upcoming Public Comments-Timeline (Phase I-Final).pdf: > This is a graphical representation of the same process mapped on a calendar year timeline. > > > As we will be seeking your review for possible upcoming topics each calendar year according to this draft process, please let us > know of your opinion about it, mainly if it is feasible for you or not. We hope to hear your response by 29 July 2011. > > Thanks once again for all the support you have given so far with these implementation plans. > > Hope to hear from you soon. > > Kind regards, > > Filiz Yilmaz > Sr Dir Participation and Engagement > ICANN > > > > > >

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Fwd: Extending the JIG charter
by Stéphane Van Gelder July 5, 2011

July 5, 2011

Councillors, FYI, please see below the message I have just sent Lesley and Edmon about the JIG. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Date : 5 juillet 2011 11:50:37 HAEC > À : Edmon Chung <edmon(a)registry.asia>, Lesley Cowley <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk> > Objet : Extending the JIG charter > > Edmon, Leslie, > > I am contacting you in your capacity as co-Chair of the JIG (Edmon) and Chair of the ccNSO (Lesley). > > As you know, the JIG's current charter does not allow it to continue its work. However, in Singapore, the JIG alerted the GNSO to the fact that it still has more work to be done. > > The GNSO Council discussed this at its Singapore wrap-up meeting, which Edmon attended. > > As our next teleconference is on July 21, it was suggested that a motion might be put forward to extend the JIG's charter as required. Edmon indicated that he would provide the Council with a timeline for completion of the remaining work in order to help such a motion be drafted. > > To date, no motion has been submitted to the Council, but as we are still in the "quiet period" that always follows an ICANN meeting, one may be submitted soon. > > Lesley, I wanted to inform you of the GNSO's work on this, and coordinate the GNSO's efforts with the ccNSO's. > > Edmon, I wanted to remind you that our deadline for submitting motions for our next Council meeting is July 13, so the Council would probably need to get your timeline quite soon. > > Thanks, > > Stéphane

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Fwd: GNSO Council resolution on Inter-Registrar Transfer
by Stéphane Van Gelder July 5, 2011

July 5, 2011

Councillors, Please see below the message I have just sent the chairs of the main ICANN structures. This is an action item that resulted from the IRTP Part B motion we passed in Singapore. Thanks. Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Date : 5 juillet 2011 11:39:27 HAEC > À : Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com>, Heather Dryden <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, Lesley Cowley <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk>, Patrik Fältström <pfaltstr(a)cisco.com>, Louie Lee <louie(a)louie.net> > Objet : GNSO Council resolution on Inter-Registrar Transfer > > Dear all, > > I am contacting you in your capacity as Chairs of ALAC, GAC, ccNSO, SSAC and ASO following a resolution passed by the GNSO Council at its June 22 public meeting in Singapore. > > The resolution, was part of an overall motion resulting from the work of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B working group (see motion here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+June+2011) and the group's final report (http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/irtp-b-final-report-30may11-en.pdf) > > The resolution requests that, in my capacity as Chair of the GNSO Council, I inform you and open discussions with you as you can see from the text below. Happy to discuss with you at your convenience. > > Regards, > > Stéphane Van Gelder > GNSO Council Chair > > RESOLVED (B), the GNSO Council recommends the promotion by ALAC and other ICANN structures of the measures outlined in the recent report of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee on A Registrant's Guide to Protecting Domain Name Registration Accounts (SAC 044). In particular, the GNSO Council recommends that registrants consider the measures to protect domain registrar accounts against compromise and misuse described in SAC044, Section 5. These include practical measures that registrants can implement "in house", such as ways to protect account credentials and how to incorporate domain name registrations into employee or resource management programs typically found in medium and large businesses. It suggests ways that registrants can use renewal and change notifications from registrars as part of an early warning or alerting system for possible account compromise. The GNSO Council Chair will reach out to the ALAC and other ICANN structures to inform them of this recommendation and discuss how the GNSO may contribute to this promotion. (IRTP Part B Recommendation #2) >

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Fwd: [soac-discussion] ATRT Implementation Work
by Stéphane Van Gelder July 3, 2011

July 3, 2011

Councillors, FYI. Stéphane Envoyé de mon iPhone4 Début du message transféré : > Expéditeur: David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> > Date: 3 juillet 2011 03:29:02 HAEC > Destinataire: "soac-discussion(a)icann.org" <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> > Objet: [soac-discussion] ATRT Implementation Work > > Dear Community Leaders: > > I would like to draw your attention to the Board's action in Singapore on ATRT implementation work. The ATRT implementation status report (http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/atrt-report-25jun11-en.pdf) and the "Accountability & Transparency" webpage (http://www.icann.org/en/accountability/overview-en.htm) are available for your information and will be updated regularly. > > In addition, there will be a webinar, later this month, to provide more in-depth updates and answer questions. Dial-in details will be available shortly. > > Best regards, > > David A. Olive > Vice President, Policy Development Support > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 - Washington, D.C. 20005 > Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611

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Fwd: [soac-discussion] Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs
by Stéphane Van Gelder July 3, 2011

July 3, 2011

Councillors, FYI. Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Filiz Yilmaz <filiz.yilmaz(a)icann.org> > Date : 30 juin 2011 18:08:49 HAEC > À : "soac-discussion(a)icann.org" <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> > Cc : "mike.silber(a)icann.org Silber" <mike.silber(a)icann.org> > Objet : [soac-discussion] Form a Focus Group to Provide Feedback on Proposed Public Comment Constructs > > Dear Community Leaders, > > > I communicated to you in Singapore that we would like to receive your support in forming a Focus Group to provide some initial feedback on two specific Public Comment implementation proposals relating to ATRT Recommendations 15, 16 and 17. > > This email is intended to provide additional details to help you in identifying individuals to participate in this activity. > > Purpose: To help ICANN Staff assess the usability and viability of certain implementation constructs related to the Public Comment process as recommended by the ATRT. > > Team Members: We would prefer to keep the Focus Group relatively small and are therefore requesting one representative from of each ICANN SO, AC or SG. > > Methodology: Due to the challenges in scheduling telephone calls/meetings and considering the nature of the topics/questions, our plan is that the group will interact and collaborate via a dedicated space within ICANN's Confluence Wiki environment. Details (e.g., links, login information) will be sent to the volunteers separately. At this time, no meetings are planned. > > Duration: We anticipate that the feedback period will last one month from 20 July through 19 August at which point the dedicated Wiki space will be closed. > > Content: ICANN Staff will outline two current proposals to the Focus Group and collect initial feedback (via the Wiki). The two specific topics that the Focus Group's will be asked to provide feedback are: > > Topic 1: Stratification/Prioritization of Public Comments > > Topic 2. Comment/Reply Structure for Public Comments > > Scope: The Focus Group will be asked specific questions concerning the topics listed above and feedback/responses will be collected via the Wiki. The ATRT Recommendations have been reviewed by the ICANN Community and approved by the ICANN Board; therefore, the Focus Group will not be asked to validate the ATRT Recommendations themselves. > > Outcomes: The Wiki collaboration and discussion threads will be used by Staff to inform its planning concerning the implementation topics listed above. Staff does not plan to issue any written reports or summaries of the Focus Group's deliberations; however, the Wiki may be opened for public read access once the work is completed. Elements of the feedback may be incorporated into a formal Public Comment solicitation that will deal with these same topics circa September 2011. > > I hope you find the above information helpful in identifying and selecting candidates to help with this feedback process. > > We hope to hear back from you with one volunteer contact detail from your group latest by 13 July 2011, in order to start the activity as outlined above. > > Kind regards, > > Filiz Yilmaz > > > Sr Dir Participation and Engagement > ICANN > > > > >

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Fwd: ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore
by Stéphane Van Gelder July 1, 2011

July 1, 2011

Councillors, Please see below the latest from Katim on the possibility of a summit on dev countries. A report from the prep meeting that was held in Singapore is attached. It is in French, but as Katim suggests I'm sure it can easily be translated through some kind of online translation service. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : "Katim S. Touray" <kstouray(a)gmail.com> > Date : 30 juin 2011 17:59:56 HAEC > À : Louie Lee <louie(a)louie.net>, Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com>, Lesley Cowley <lesley(a)nominet.org.uk>, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl(a)gih.com>, Patrik Fältström <pfaltstr(a)cisco.com>, Jun Murai <jun(a)wide.ad.jp>, Reinhard Scholl <reinhard.scholl(a)itu.int>, Thomas Narten <narten(a)us.ibm.com>, Heather Dryden <heather.dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, Adam Peake <ajp(a)glocom.ac.jp> > Objet : Rép : ICANN Summit on Developing Countries - Invitation to a preparatory meeting in Singapore > > Dear all, > > I hope you're all now safely back home, and well rested after the ICANN meeting in Singapore. > > This is to update you on the prep meeting held last week during the ICANN 41 Meeting. As you know, we had a great meeting on Wedns., June 22 to discuss the idea of having an ICANN Summit on Developing Countries. About 30 or so people attended the meeting, and we had fruitful discussions on the proposed summit. In the end, it was decided that rather than having a Summit in Dakar, we should first set up an ad-hoc group to draft a concept paper on the proposed summit, and then discuss that paper in Dakar. The additional time we have should also enable us better sell the idea to the community. > > Awa Diakite from Mali generously agreed to take notes during the meeting, and an edited version of her report is as attached. For your information, she got her report to me almost the same day when had the meeting, so it's purely my fault that you are getting it a week after our meeting. Please pardon me for the delay. The report is also in French, so I hope those of us that do not speak French can translate it via Google (http://translate.google.com) and in the process get to have an idea about the challenges some in our community deal with on a routine basis. > > The next steps would be for the ad-hoc group, which I am chairing to work on the concept paper. I hope to get a draft paper out in the next week and a half, so we can start kicking it around. We'll certainly keep you posted. > > Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to all of you for your support and/or taking the time to join us in the meeting to discuss the summit proposal. I hope you found the meeting worth your while. > > Have a great week(end), and best wishes! > > Sincerely, > > Katim > > > On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Katim S. Touray <kstouray(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > This is to follow up on your responses to the invitation I sent out a few weeks back about the preparatory meeting on the ICANN Summit on Developing Countries (ISDC). First of all, I would like to say a big "Thanks!" to the many of you and members of your communities that have responded positively to the idea of having the ISDC. > > Secondly, I would like to offer my sincere apologies to all of you for my late delay in getting back to you with regards to the issues raised in some of your responses to my invitation. The main reason for my delay in replying was that I wanted to first clear up the issue of the date for the meeting, given the clear conflicts that would have been caused by having the meeting on Sun., June 19, as initially proposed. I'm glad to that that matter has now been resolved. > > The main issues raised, and proposed solutions to them are as follows: > Meeting Date: We are now scheduled to have our meeting from 12:30 to 14:00 in the VIP Lounge on Wedns., June 22 (http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24793) We now have a spot (http://singapore41.icann.org/full-schedule) that conflicts with only one workshop and an all day ccNSO members meeting. Please note that our slot is during what would be a lunch break for other participants. > Admission: The meeting is now open, so we don't get into the problem of having to deny entrance to those genuinely interested in helping out. > Participation: I suggest we still maintain the formula of having two official representatives per SO/AC to speak and vote on behalf of their communities. So we still would have roughly the same number of official representatives, along with some board members we were planning on having. > Other issues I would like to mention are: > Venue: The venue has a capacity of 35, so please come early to get a seat. There will also be simultaneous interpretation into French and Spanish. I understand we will also have facilities to support remote participants > Agenda: I have prepared a draft agenda, as shown in the attached meeting backgrounder document. I propose we run a tight ship so we can get through the agenda effectively, and efficiently. The attached document also includes a proposed work plan for preparing for the Summit, and terms of reference for resource persons preparing the discussion papers. > Chair: I propose we decide before the meeting who's going to Chair it. We can have the discussion online, and toward that and other ends, I have requested that a mailing list be set up. I will let you know the details when I it has been, if we indeed get it! > Everything's Draft: You are more than welcome to comment on the contents of the attached prep meeting backgrounder. I only prepared it to help us have a successful meeting, and plan the ISDC better. > Mandate: This invitation and indeed the proposal is NOT, and should NOT be construed as an official communication from the Board of Directors of ICANN. Although I have presented the idea at various times to the board and its Public Participation Committee meetings, a formal decision has not yet been taken on the matter. Please accept my sincere apologies if you had the impression that the ICANN Board has officially signed off on this idea. > Distribution: Finally, I would like to say that I would appreciate it if you can kindly share this with your community mailing lists to spread the word, and get feedback on the proposals presented. > Again, thanks so much again for all your support, and safe travels to Singapore! > > Sincerely, > > Katim > > > > On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Katim S. Touray <kstouray(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > > I am writing to invite you to send two representatives from your SO/AC/group to attend a preparatory meeting to help organize a proposed ICANN Summit on Developing Countries. > > > A number of ICANN stakeholders, and myself, have been having online discussions since early last month about having an ICANN Summit on Developing Countries. The attached file is the original proposal for the Summit, which is aimed at providing the ICANN community an opportunity to have an in-depth discussion on developing countries, their role in ICANN, and the way forward. > > > In view of the fact that the Oct. 2011 ICANN annual public meeting will be held in Dakar, Senegal, the aim is to have the Summit there. The Summit will include presentations and discussions on the following topics: > > A backgrounder on developing countries (what is a "developing country" or "least developed country," socio-economic development in these countries, Internet and ICT development in these countries) > ICANN and developing countries (ICANN's relationship with ccTLDs, international organizations of developing countries, governments, NGOs, and businesses in developing countries, etc) > Participation of Developing Countries in ICANN: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Forward > The meeting in Singapore will have about 20 or so invitees from the SOs, ACs, liaisons, other stakeholders, as well as some ICANN board members and staff. The tentative agenda for the Singapore meeting will consist of the following: > > What the proposed Summit will discuss? > Who will be on the panel of presenters? > The format for the Summit > (S)election of Summit Organizing Committee (SOC) > Additional details of the Singapore meeting are as follows: > > Date: Sunday, June 19, 2011 > > Time: 09:00-10:30 (90 minutes) > > Location: Raffles Ballroom > > Service: Simultaneous Interpretation in French and Spanish > > > Please let me know when you have selected your representatives to the meeting, and who they are. > > > Thank you in advance for your consideration, and please do not hesitate to let me know if you need any additional information from me. > > > Sincerely, > > > Katim > > > > >

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