August 2011 - council - lists.icann.org

Jeff
by Stéphane Van Gelder 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

Councillors, Just wanted to let you know that Jeff Neuman is currently very ill in hospital. I hope you will join me in wishing Jeff a speedy recovery. Stéphane Envoyé de mon iPhone4

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Re: [council] Elections
by Stéphane Van Gelder 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Councillors FYI. Thanks Glen for this. Stéphane Le 25 août 2011 à 20:53, Glen de Saint Géry a écrit : > > > Stéphane, > > The draft election schedule is also posted on page: > http://gnso.icann.org/elections/index.html > at > http://gnso.icann.org/elections/draft-election-procedures-council-chair-09a… > > for the convenience of having a url. > > Thanks, > Glen > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org > > From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder > Sent: jeudi 25 août 2011 20:49 > To: council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO > Subject: [council] Elections > > Councillors, > > We are going to have to start our election process soon and I would like to determine the Council's preference for the 2 scenarios Glen and I floated to you a while back. > > As a reminder: > > Chair Nomination Process (Two options) > 1. Allow for voting in Dakar > > Start nominations Wednesday 28 September until Wednesday 12 October ( 2 weeks) > > Per the GNSO Operating Procedures referenced above (Section 2.2.b): “Each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate.” To allow for the possibility of a timely Council election process in Dakar, each house is asked to submit its nominee for Council chair for the term beginning at the end of the 2011 ICANN annual meeting not later than 12 October 2011. > > Nominees shall submit a candidacy statement in writing to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) as soon as possible after they have been selected by their house and not later than 22:00 UTC on 14, October 2011. > > 2. Electronic ballot voting – Before Dakar meeting > > Start nominations Wednesday 7 September until Wednesday 21 September ( 2 weeks) > > Per the GNSO Operating Procedures referenced above (Section 2.2.b): “Each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate.” To allow for the possibility of a timely Council election process in Dakar, each house is asked to submit its nominee for Council chair for the term beginning at the end of the 2011 ICANN annual meeting not later than Wednesday, 21 September 2011. > > It was my understanding that scenario 1 had the Council's preference and I plan to ask Glen to implement that one. > > If there are objections, please voice them quickly. > > Thanks, > > Stéphane > >

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Elections
by Stéphane Van Gelder 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Councillors, We are going to have to start our election process soon and I would like to determine the Council's preference for the 2 scenarios Glen and I floated to you a while back. As a reminder: Chair Nomination Process (Two options) 1. Allow for voting in Dakar Start nominations Wednesday 28 September until Wednesday 12 October ( 2 weeks) Per the GNSO Operating Procedures referenced above (Section 2.2.b): “Each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate.” To allow for the possibility of a timely Council election process in Dakar, each house is asked to submit its nominee for Council chair for the term beginning at the end of the 2011 ICANN annual meeting not later than 12 October 2011. Nominees shall submit a candidacy statement in writing to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) as soon as possible after they have been selected by their house and not later than 22:00 UTC on 14, October 2011. 2. Electronic ballot voting – Before Dakar meeting Start nominations Wednesday 7 September until Wednesday 21 September ( 2 weeks) Per the GNSO Operating Procedures referenced above (Section 2.2.b): “Each house will be allowed to nominate one candidate for GNSO Council Chair. Each house is responsible for determining how to nominate its candidate.” To allow for the possibility of a timely Council election process in Dakar, each house is asked to submit its nominee for Council chair for the term beginning at the end of the 2011 ICANN annual meeting not later than Wednesday, 21 September 2011. It was my understanding that scenario 1 had the Council's preference and I plan to ask Glen to implement that one. If there are objections, please voice them quickly. Thanks, Stéphane

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Fwd: [jig] Extension of charter and Single Character IDN TLD recommendation
by Stéphane Van Gelder 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

Councillors, Following our own action on the JIG, please see below the ccNSO's action. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> > Objet : [jig] Extension of charter and Single Character IDN TLD recommendation > Date : 24 août 2011 12:49:39 HAEC > À : "'jig'" <jig(a)icann.org> > > Dear all, > The ccNSO Council has extended the charter yeaterday until 2012 and in accordance with proposed work plan and time line. As to the JIG’s Recommendations realting to the introduction of Single Character IDN TLD’s: this report is on the upcoming Board meeting agenda for discussion and next steps. It is recommended to ask SSA for a report and input from specific SO/AC’s. > Kind regards, > Bart

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Re: [council] Jeff
by carlos dionisio aguirre 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Thanks Stephane. All my best wishes for Jeff and a soon recovery. Carlos Dionisio Aguirre. Enviado desde mi dispositivo inalámbrico BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:24 To: <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Jeff Councillors, Just wanted to let you know that Jeff Neuman is currently very ill in hospital. I hope you will join me in wishing Jeff a speedy recovery. Stéphane Envoyé de mon iPhone4

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RE: [council] JAS update and deadline
by Tim Ruiz 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Stephane, I think we understand that, but my question, put another way is - What leads us to believe that moving the meeting date will in any way help ensure the WG gets done by first round? Is there any guarantee that the WG will have at least a draft report AND draft motion at least two weeks prior to the 22nd? They should ensure that or the move will be pointless. Are they figuring in our practice of allowing any SG or C to ask for a one meeting delay, which means no vote until 6 Oct either way? They still have nine days before the 31st deadline for the 8th meeting, isn't there any way they can get us a draft final report and a draft motion by then? Personally, I think that is the wiser goal for the WG. Otherwise they risk not getting any formal GNSO position/statement until Dakar. Tim > 2011/8/20 StÃ©phane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > > Rafik, can you let us know if an early submittal of a draft to the Council is possible? > > > > Adrian, Ching: what I am suggesting is a one-off emergency decision on whether to push back a planned Council teleconference. To be clear, this is something that we never normally do, for good reasons such as the predictability of our meeting calendars for us, observers and the whole community. > > > > Also, it's clear that pushing back the meeting to accommodate one group is to the detriment of the other important policy work that we currently have going on and the corresponding motions. > > > > However, we should in my opinion also be mindful of the incredible amount of work that the JAS WG has produced to try and meet the deadline set by the June 20 Board resolution. > > Personally I don't think pushing back by 15 days will significantly adversely impact the rest of the work we have on. Yes it's a nuisance, but if it helps finish the JAS work in time for inclusion by the first round of new gTLDs, I think that will serve the community well. And that is something we are obviously keen to do. > > > > Through its cochairs, the JAS WG has asked the GNSO Council to > do what we can to help it reach it's goals. It is with this in mind that I suggest we consider pushing back, and that I suggest in this instance we keep our decision process simple and flexible. So I would shy away from a formal vote and this is why I am asking for any strong objection to be voiced. > > > > What I would then suggest is that if any opposition is voiced in any way, rather than launching into a lengthy debate, we simply decide to keep to our scheduled calendar and our Sept 8 meeting, no questions asked and no justification needed from those who oppose. > > > > However, if no opposition is voiced, we would then consider this tacit agreement that the meeting be pushed back. > > I hope this answers your questions and helps clarify my approach. > > > > StÃ©phane > EnvoyÃ© de mon iPhone4 > > Le 20 aoÃ»t 2011 Ã 04:46, Ching Chiao <chiao(a)registry.asia> a Ã©crit : > > > > > > Thank you Rafik and StÃ©phane. > > StÃ©phane just to be clear: are we now facing a voting circumstances (moving meeting time or not)? Personally I am open -- but if we are moving the regular call to later date then I think we need a good reason -- given ICANN has already allocated extra staff resource to support JAS work. I very much agree with Adrian on reviewing the current draft so we can help get necessary input from our SGs. > > > > Ching > > 2011/8/20 StÃ©phane Van Gelder > > > > Thanks Rafik, > > Councilllors, if a small push back can help the JAS WG meet the Board-requested deadlines, then in my view we should at the very least consider it. But a decision needs to be taken quickly and it needs to be very clearly stated that these are exceptional circumstances and that the Council will not alter it's calendar everytime a WG needs a little extra time. > > > > > In my conversations with the JAS cochairs and the ALAC chair on this, I have been told that pushing back our Sept 8 meeting by 15 days would give the JAS WG the time it needs to present it's final report to us. > > I can, of course, also see reasons for not wanting to push our meeting back. So if anyone is very opposed to doing so, please say so by Wednesday next week so that we can take a timely decision. > > Thanks, > > StÃ©phane > > EnvoyÃ© de mon iPhone4 > > Le 19 aoÃ»t 2011 Ã 03:38, Rafik Dammak a Ã©crit : > > > Dear fellow-councillors, > > > > while the JAS WG members are working hard on drafting the final report with all difficulties(commitment during summer holidays etc) , I am sending this email to kindly ask for consideration to push back the gnso confcall planned for 8th September (or considering special call) and also delaying for few days the deadline for finalizing the report. a webinar for icann community is also planned to make it more easy to get a fast track on the report updates (knowing that is also another workload for WG members).helping the discussion among councillors and their respective SG/C regarding the report. > > > > > > > I will be glad to get your feedback and answer your questions. > > > > Best, > > > > Rafik > > > > > > -- > Ching CHIAO > Vice President, DotAsia Organisation LTD. > Chair, Asia Pacific Networking Group > Member of ICANN GNSO Council & RySG > > > ===================================== > Email: chiao(a)registry.asia Skype: chiao_rw > > Mobile: +886-918211372 | +86-13520187032 > www.registry.asia | www.apngcamp.asia > > > www.facebook.com/ching.chiao > > > > > > > >

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Completed / Question on the revolving door issue in Singapore - missing piece of transcript
by Glen de Saint Géry 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the completed transcript. The part in blue print is where the transcript recording stopped and has been added from the back-up recording. Please let me know if you have any questions. The transcript will be posted on pages: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#jun to replace the current transcript http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-gnso-council… and http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24435 Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org On 20/07/2011 17:11, "Glen de Saint Géry" <Glen(a)icann.org> wrote: > >Dear Councillors, > >Further to Kristina Rosette's enquiry: > >>The transcript of the Council-Board meeting appears to omit my >>question to Steve Crocker on the revolving door issue and his answer. >>I've let Glen know. >>If there was a particular portion of that meeting that was of interest >>to you, you may want to check the transcript. You can access it from >>http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24435. > >This has not been overlooked. There was a drop in the recording line so >Kristina's question to Steve Crocker on the revolving door issue and >his answer is missing in the transcript, but we will have it >transcribed from the back-up recording. Sorry this is taking some time, >but it will be sent to the Council list and published along with the >other transcripts when it is ready. > >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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Agenda for ICANN Board meeting - 25 Aug 2011
by Bruce Tonkin 21 Aug '11

21 Aug '11

Agenda for ICANN Special Board Meeting 25 August 2011 1. Consent Agenda: a. Minutes of 28 July 2011 ICANN Board Meeting b. Recommendation of BGC re Reconsideration Request 11-1 c. Recommendation on IRTP Part B d. Receipt of Report of TR-WG 2. NomCom Chair & Chair Elect 3. Process Steps for Consideration of Board Remuneration a. Appointment of Independent Advisor b. Possible Changes to Conflict of Interest Policy c. Possible Bylaw Revisions 4. Single Character IDN Update 5. CEO Report 6. Planning for September Board Workshop 7. Any Other Business

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Accountability & Transparency - "ATRT" - Activities Webinar - Hold the Date -17 August 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-17aug11-en.htm Accountability & Transparency - "ATRT" - Activities Webinar Hold the Date 17 August 2011 You are invited to participate in a webinar on changes ICANN is implementing to enhance its accountability and transparency (also known as the Accountability & Transparency Review Team recommendations). The Webinar will be held Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 from 14:00 -- 15:30 UTC and is open to all. You will receive an update on how ICANN's Board, Governmental Advisory Committee, Nominating Committee, our volunteer community, and Staff are addressing the numerous recommendations developed by the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) and accepted by the Board. Progress and plans will be discussed, and your questions and comments will be welcomed on enhancements to: The Board's governance, operations, and composition, including the Nominating Committee processes for filling Board seats; The Governmental Advisory Committee's (GAC's) role, effectiveness and Interaction with the Board; Public input and policy processes; and Review mechanisms for Board decisions. More details, along with dial-in and Adobe connect information, will be issued shortly. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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How Should We Raise Global Awareness of New gTLDs?
by Glen de Saint Géry 18 Aug '11

18 Aug '11

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-17aug11-en.htm How Should We Raise Global Awareness of New gTLDs? Engage the ICANN Community. 17 August 2011 As part of the launch of the new gTLD program, ICANN's Board of Directors mandated a communications campaign of "at least four months" to raise global awareness. Leveraging the ICANN community is a component of the draft plan to achieve that. In order to make the most of our global community's knowledge and networking capabilities, we are preparing multilingual materials that community members can use to raise awareness of new gTLDs. These will be available online with the launch of the new gTLD web site in September 2011. We would also like to ask community members to recommend events and opportunities to raise awareness of new gTLDs. Please send all recommendations to Natalie Schoer (natalie.schoer(a)icann.org<mailto:natalie.schoer@icann.org>), ideally at least one month in advance of the potential event, and include the following information: event date, time, location, information on sponsoring organization, expected audience and a link to the organizers' website. A calendar of events will be posted online. Due to limited resources we cannot promise that we will participate in every event, but we will consider it against the following established criteria: * Audience composition. Does the event reach beyond the audience ICANN typically communicates to? Does the event reach the audience targeted in the draft communications plan, in large enough numbers to justify sending a spokesperson? Are audience members influential and able to help spread the word further? * Partnership opportunities. Are there other organizations that we could partner with to get the most benefit from the event? * Quality and visibility of the speaking opportunity. Is it a keynote address or other high visibility slot? Is the event professionally run and promoted? * Media potential. Will top-tier press be at the event or available to attend a press conference or one-on-one interviews? * Options for marketing exposure. Do the event coordinators offer opportunities to promote awareness of new gTLDs beyond the speaking slot? * Sponsors. Who are the sponsoring organizations at the event? * Proximity of other events. Are there other events in the region that we may be able to take part in while we are in the area? Thank you in advance for your suggestions and assistance in helping us raise global awareness of new gTLDs. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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