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Updated Report of Public Comments on the UDRP Preliminary Report Published
by Margie Milam Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

Dear All, Please note that I have posted an updated Report of Public Comments on the UDRP Preliminary Issue Report for your review at the link below: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/report-comments-prelim-report-udrp-3… The update includes comments from the GNSO Council Meeting in Singapore that were not included in the prior version. Best Regards, Margie _________ Margie Milam Senior Policy Counselor ICANN _________

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WEBINAR - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG)
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

Final Report Overview and Discussion - Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. In this webinar, members from the Joint Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG) will provide ICANN stakeholder groups with an overview of the Final Report.. This report presents a proposal for ICANN to support new gTLD applicants coming from developing nations and is under consideration by ALAC and the GNSO. The report will also be available for public comment in the near future. Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: a) When should support be provided? b) Who should be approved to receive support? c) How should Support Candidates be evaluated? d) What support specifically should be offered? e) How should the overall support process work? f) How would the support process relate to the gTLD Applicant Guidebook (AG) process? The webinar will take place on September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. The recording will be made available shortly after Sept 19 for the community members that are not able to attend any of the scheduled times. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, September 19th at 12.00 UTC and 22.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. Karla Valente Director, gTLD Registry Programs Mobile: +1 310 936 4639 Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: Motion: Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation Working Group
by Rosemary Sinclair Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

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RE: Motion: Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation Working Group
by Rosemary Sinclair Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

Hi All Here are the links to the Motion I propose to bring to the next GNSO Council meeting I would welcome any feedback or comment from you Cheers Rosemary The motion has been added to the motion page for the Council meeting on 22 September 2011. https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+Septembe… and the url referring to the Charter will be added as soon as the draft charter is posted on page http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/

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new ccNSO members
by Olga Cavalli Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 12, 2011

Hi, There are two new ccNSO members, .om (Oman) and .ph (Philippines). They are member numbers 118 and 119. Best regards Olga

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NOTE THE DATE: WEBINAR- JAS WG Final Report - 19 September 12:00 UTC & 22:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 11, 2011

Sept. 11, 2011

Dear All, JAS WG Final Report Webinar Please note the date and time, details about how to join the JAS WG Final Report webinar will follow later: Date: September 19th 2011. Times: 12:00 UTC and 22:00 UTC Time for each session: 90 minutes Structure: Adobe Connect with a slide presentation (ppt) along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Sessions are duplicated. Recorded. Intro/moderators: Carlton Samuels, Rafik Dammak, Karla Valente Speakers: Avri Doria and Alan Greenberg; members from the JAS WG for the Q&A session 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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Fwd: [gnso-otf-dt] Outreach Task Force Draft Charter for Review
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 11, 2011

Sept. 11, 2011

Olga, thanks very much for this. Councillors, please see the message from Olga below. Please share with your respective groups in order to be able to provide any feedback to the OTF DT by October 10, as requested. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli(a)gmail.com> > Objet : [gnso-otf-dt] Outreach Task Force Draft Charter for Review > Date : 9 septembre 2011 17:14:41 HAEC > À : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Cc : Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, Mary Wong <Mary.Wong(a)law.unh.edu>, "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us>, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org>, gnso-otf-dt(a)icann.org > > Dear Stéphane, > > As chair of the Outreach Task Force Charter Drafting team, I am attaching to this email the Draft Charter in Word and PDF for review by the GNSO Council, Constituencies, and Stakeholder Groups. > > On 19 May 2011 the GNSO Council determined that the GNSO Improvements Operations Steering Committee had completed its work in producing Recommendations to Develop a Global Outreach Program to Broaden Participation in the GNSO (See http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/global-outreach-recommendations-21jan11-en.pdf.) The recommendations are part of the GNSO Improvements Process directed by the Board Governance Committee in its Report. (See http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/gnso-improvements-report-03fe…. ) The mission of the Outreach Task Force (OTF) is to develop strategies to attract new participants in GNSO activities, and identify activities that may improve the visibility, understanding and participation in the GNSO. > > The Council directed ICANN staff to invite members of the GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to volunteer to form an Outreach Task Force Charter Drafting Team (OTF-DT). The members of the OTF-DT are: > > Tony Harris – ISP > Carlos Aguirre – NCA > Olga Cavalli - NCA (chair) > Amr Elsadr – NCSG > Debra Hughes - NCSG > Roy Dykes – RySG –NeuStar > > Observers: > Stephane van Gelder – GNSO Council chair > Mary Wong – GNSO Council vice chair > Jeff Neuman – GNSO Council vice chair > > Staff Support: Julie Hedlund, Gisella Gruber, and Glen de Saint Géry > > Mailing list archives: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-otf-dt/ <http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-otf-dt/> > > The OTF-DT has produced the attached Draft Charter and is seeking comments from the Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies. We urge you to send comments, suggestions, and questions by **10 October 2011** to Julie Hedlund at julie.hedlund(a)icann.org. > > I want to thank all members of our drafting team that worked very hard in producing this document, and also to the staff that gave support to our work, Julie, Glen and Gisella. > > If you have any doubt or question please let me know. > > Many thanks and best regards > > Olga >

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Updated Pending Projects List posted on GNSO website
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 8, 2011

Sept. 8, 2011

Dear Council Members, In preparation for the GNSO Council Meeting on 22 September, the updated Pending Projects List can be directly viewed at: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf May I remind you that Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 8 days in advance (i.e., Wednesday, 14 September) of the GNSO Council meeting on 22 September, 2011 at 20:00 UTC. Please post any proposed motions to the Council mailing list and these will then be posted on the GNSO Council Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+22+Septembe… Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: [soac-discussion] Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 8, 2011

Sept. 8, 2011

Councillors, Please see the call for input below. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Filiz Yilmaz <filiz.yilmaz(a)icann.org> > Objet : [soac-discussion] Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements > Date : 7 septembre 2011 21:09:53 HAEC > À : "soac-discussion(a)icann.org" <soac-discussion(a)icann.org> > > Dear ICANN Community Leaders, > > Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements was opened for public comments last week on 31 August 2011, as planned. > This was a milestone in the implementation plans for ATRT recommendations 15, 16 and 17. > > You can find the full announcement at: > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-31aug11-en.htm > > the Public Comment box at: > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-enhancements-ii-31aug… > > and the main report linked from these at: > http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comments-process-enhancements… > > > With this solicitation, we are seeking input from the ICANN Community on the following proposed constructs. > > 1) Stratification: Categorize topics to assist the community understand the subject matter and inform a participation decision. > > 2) Prioritization: Assist community members in determining the importance or urgency of a solicitation by providing key information. > > 3) Comment/Reply Cycles: Structure the community's input process into an initial period for submitting new comments followed by a separate reply period during which community respondents would be able to address and rebut arguments raised in opposing parties' previous comments. The proposed periods are minimum 30 days, followed by another 15 days' period. > > As an initial test of this concept, at the conclusion of the initial comment period (30 September) of "Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements", and assuming that on-topic submissions have been received, the comment period will be extended for an additional 15 days (15 October), introducing a "Reply" cycle. > > 4) Ideas on Technical Forum Improvements are also incorporated into this solicitation. We believe providing a threaded discussion environment as a complementary element to ATRT recommendations and to the three constructs above might be useful, maximizing transparency and assisting the link in the thought process between comments and corresponding replies to them. However, switching to a threaded discussion environment is a big change and we want to find out whether or not this is how Community wants to interact, via this public solicitation. Thinking we may receive good feedback about it, we already began development of a prototype Public Comment space utilizing ICANN’s Confluence Wiki platform by mid-July. If we receive enough positive community interest on the issue, we plan performing a limited community testing on such an environment during October-November period. > > Thank you again for your support in appointing volunteers for the Focus Group, who helped us by providing initial feedback on the subject matters of this solicitation. Their valuable feedback is also referred and linked within this the solicitation. > > > We hope to hear further comments from your groups on these subjects, during the public comment period. > > Kind regards, > > Filiz Yilmaz > Sr Dir Participation and Engagement > ICANN >

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Postcards from the EC
by William Drake Sept. 6, 2011

Sept. 6, 2011

Hi In the event anyone was puzzled by EC Commissioner de Graaf's pronouncement in Singapore that we were all engaged in "a discussion between the deaf and the stupid" and has not already seen this, thanks to Kieren we now know what hearing and smart looks like. http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/08/31/ec-greater-government-control http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/4/4893009.html http://www.circleid.com/posts/print/20110905_icanns_unelected_crisis/ The Commission's six “informal background papers” envision a future in which the bylaws change to make GAC advice pretty much mandatory, there are various changes to the IANA contract including NTIA's proposal on 'consensus & public interest', and governments can easily kill new gTLDs, create a reference list of censored terms, and on and on...all to begin being discussed in Dakar. BTW has there been any further consideration of the ideas floated in SF concerning Council/GAC interfacing etc? Cheers, Bill *************************************************** William J. Drake International Fellow Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland william.drake(a)uzh.ch www.mediachange.ch/people/william-j-drake www.williamdrake.org ****************************************************

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