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NCA house assignments
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 6, 2011

Sept. 6, 2011

Councillors, As you know, the NomCom has appointed Lanre Ajayi and Thomas Rickert to the GNSO Council. This means we will be saying goodbye to Olga and Andrei (and I know we will all want to thank them for their service), while Carlos stays with us. As usual, we must now look to the question of which house the NCAs will be assigned to. Both the NCP and the CP house therefore need to agree with the NCAs on suitable assignments and communicate them to the Council leadership in time for the Dakar meeting. Taking my Chair hat off for a minute, I would like to inform you that the Thomas has informed the CP house of his desire to be assigned there. The CP house would be delighted to welcome Thomas. Thanks, Stéphane

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MOTION RE. REVISION OF THE GNSO COUNCIL OPERATING PROCEDURES RELATING TO PROXY VOTING
by KnobenW＠telekom.de Sept. 6, 2011

Sept. 6, 2011

All, I'd like to propose the motion attached for approval at the next council meeting. A second would be welcome. <<Motion for Consideration - GNSO Council Operating Procedures - Proposed Revisions Proxy Voting .doc>> Kind regards Wolf-Ulrich

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Fwd: Information on IOD and Red Cross names
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 5, 2011

Sept. 5, 2011

Councillors, FYI. This actually came through while I was on holiday, so please excuse the delay in me sending this on to the list. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : Kurt Pritz <kurt.pritz(a)icann.org> > Objet : Information on IOD and Red Cross names > Date : 11 août 2011 22:52:50 HAEC > À : Heather Dryden <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Cc : Amy Stathos <amy.stathos(a)icann.org>, Jamie Hedlund <jamie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org>, Liz Gasster <liz.gasster(a)icann.org>, Margie Milam <Margie.Milam(a)icann.org>, Karen Lentz <karen.lentz(a)icann.org> > > Dear Heather and Stéphane: > > Please see the attached letter seeking to provide additional information regarding the recently discussed Red Cross and International Olympic Committee name issues. I left it as an attached document (rather than paste it into an email) to ensure all the links and formatting stayed intact. > > I hope it is helpful. Please contact me with questions. > > Thanks and regards, > > Kurt >

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GNSO master calendar updated
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 2, 2011

Sept. 2, 2011

Councillors, Just to let you know that Glen has already updated our master calendar to show our new date for our next teleconference and the new deadline for motions and documents for that meeting (Sept 14). http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#sep Please let your groups know if they do not already have the information. Thanks Glen for take care of this. Stéphane

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ICC event
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 1, 2011

Sept. 1, 2011

Councillors, I have been invited by the ICC to speak at an event they are organizing at the end of September in Paris. It has been brought to my attention that I am listed on the event program as GNSO Council Chair (in addition to my position as part of the company I work for). To avoid any misunderstandings, and even though it goes without saying, I wanted to let you know that I have no intention of speaking on behalf of the Council at this event. Obviously, even when I speak in my own capacity, I remain the current Chair of the Council and people may list me as such. In this instance, I actually see additional value in this as the session I am involved in, alongside Kurt, is meant to give a very high-level explanation of the new gTLD program and the way it has come about. I am told the attendees will have very limited knowledge of ICANN, and probably none of the GNSO, so it is a good opportunity to do some outreach in that regard. Nonetheless, I wanted to make sure you were aware of this event, to ensure full transparency. Thanks, Stéphane

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Useless and Wasteful Pursuit of Domain Names by Esther Dyson
by Andrei Kolesnikov Sept. 1, 2011

Sept. 1, 2011

Esther shares her thoughts in Moscow Times http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/useless-and-wasteful-pursuit-o f-domain-names/443012.html

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Status of the UDRP Final Issue Report
by Margie Milam Sept. 1, 2011

Sept. 1, 2011

Dear All, The Report of Public Comments on the UDRP Preliminary Issue Report is now available for your review at the link below: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/report-comments-prelim-report-udrp-3… Please note that the summary is over 30 pages long(!) reflecting the extensive comments received on the Preliminary Issue Report. I am in the process of drafting the Final Issue Report to reflect the information from the Public Comment Forum, and expect to publish it in mid-September. Best Regards, Margie _________ Margie Milam Senior Policy Counselor ICANN _________

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