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Discussion Paper on the Creation of Best Practices to Address the Abusive Registrations of Domain Names
by Marika Konings Sept. 28, 2011

Sept. 28, 2011

Dear All, As requested by the GNSO Council, please find attached the discussion paper on 'the creation of non-binding best practices to help registrars andregistries address the abusive registrations of domain names' prepared by ICANN Staff. We would like to suggest that the GNSO Council consider opening a public comment forum on this document to allow for community input on the issues outlined in the paper as well as the proposed next steps. Should the Council agree with this suggestion, a time has been tentatively reserved at the ICANN meeting in Senegal to organize a workshop on the paper and solicit community input (scheduled for Wednesday 26 October from 9.00 – 10.30 local time). We look forward to receiving your feedback. With best regards, Marika

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Chair Nomination Process
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 28, 2011

Sept. 28, 2011

Chair Nomination Process 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<mailto:gnso.secretariat@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. A candidate for GNSO Council Chair does not need to be a member of the house selecting the candidate. Should the non voting NCA be elected as chair he/she would be a non-voting chair. The two houses may, separately, select the same candidate from the nominee pool if they so wish. House nominations for Council Chair should be sent to gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@icann.org>. The GNSO Secretariat will send each House’s nomination to the Council list as soon as it is received. Voting Procedure The candidates from each of the houses shall have the opportunity of meeting with Council Members during the GNSO working sessions on Sunday 23 October 2011. (remote participation possible) Voting will take place during the Council meeting in Dakar on Wednesday, 26 October 2011. In order for this to happen, the Council meeting will be split in two parts: • Full Open Council meeting with the current Council. • Seat the new Councillors. Start new meeting, with one agenda item: the Chair election. 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 [#62]
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 25, 2011

Sept. 25, 2011

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: samedi 24 septembre 2011 16:12 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#62] Name of Officer: * William Drake Officer Email Address: * william.drake(a)uzh.ch<mailto:william.drake@uzh.ch> Date Prepared: * Saturday, September 24, 2011 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Users Constituency Officer Position or Title: * GNSO Councillor Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Mr. William Drake, GNSO Councillor of the Non-Commercial Users constituency, is not able to attend the forthcoming meeting in Dakar. He was kindly requested that Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis is his Temporary Alternate. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis will be participating in the GNSO council meetings during the ICANN Dakar meeting only and he will have full voting rights in the various motions proposed. 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, October 28, 2011 Please identify the individual (cannot be a current GNSO Councilor) who will serve as the abstaining Councilor's Temporary Alternate. [Note: if not already published and available, a short bio and Statement/Disclosure of Interest should be prepared by the Temporary Alternate and delivered to the GNSO Secretariat in advance of any discussion or voting scheduled to take place]. * Konstantinos Komaitis Temporary Alternate Email Address: * k.komaitis(a)strath.ac.uk<mailto:k.komaitis@strath.ac.uk>

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GAC UDRP position
by Stéphane Van Gelder Sept. 25, 2011

Sept. 25, 2011

Councillors, Please find below a message Heather sent me. I asked if I could share it with the Council and she responded that was fine. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca> > Objet : GNSO call/UDRP > Date : 22 septembre 2011 04:03:05 HAEC > À : <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > > Dear Stephane > > One of my GAC members has alerted me to the blog post cited below, asserting that the GAC position on the UDRP review was somehow drafted by the law firm, Covington and Burling. In the event this issue might be raised during your Council call on September 22, I felt it important to assure you that the GAC position was in fact drafted by a small group of GAC members, circulated to the entire GAC list, and edited by a number of GAC members before being finalized. It is my understanding that one of the GAC members involved in the initial drafting exercise did consult with domestic stakeholders and accepted a proposed edit from a lawyer with Covington and Burling to insert a direct reference to the Board’s rationale for approving the new gTLD program, with a cite to that report. For reasons I do not understand, the tag to the firm remained in subsequent versions of the draft and now appears in the final version as well. That should not be understood by the GNSO Council to suggest that the firm drafted the GAC text. Thank you for your attention to this matter. > > Best regards, > Heather > > >

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JAS Webinar - MP3 and presentations posted
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

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GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form easily accessible!
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

Dear Councillors, It has been brought to our attention that the GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form that should be completed by a Stakeholder Group/Constituency Officer when a Councillor is going to be absent from a Council meeting was very difficult to find so now it is posted at the top of the GNSO Home page http://gnso.icann.org/ in a easily accessible box: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form http://gnso.icann.org/council/abstention-notification-form-en.htm 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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Document and motion Deadline 28 September for Council meeting on 6 October at 15:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

Dear Council Members, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 8 days in advance (i.e., Wednesday, 28 September) of the GNSO Council meeting on 6 October, 2011 at 15:00 UTC. If you have reports for consideration, please send them directly to me at GNSO.Secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:GNSO.Secretariat@gnso.icann.org> so that they can be published on the website before the meeting. Please send motions for consideration to the GNSO Council mailing list. Thank you very much. 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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Adobe Connect - Chat Transcript from GNSO Council meeting 22 September 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

Adobe Connect - Chat Transcription from the GNSO Council meeting on 22 September 2011 > Marika Konings:GNSO Council Meeting - 22 September 2011 > Mary Wong:Hello everyone, sorry I'm late > Zahid Jamil:thanks everyone > Zahid Jamil:hi Mary > Zahid Jamil::) > Kristina Rosette:@Jeff: Are you saying that the RySG position is that >the Council can act only on those WG recommendations that have unanimous >support? > Jeff Neuman:Not necessarily....it just requires further discussion >within our group > Jeff Neuman:8 days advance notice is not enough time to fully consider > Liz Gasster:Staff concurs with SVG! > Jeff Neuman:Any council members that have suggestions on prioritization >and how we do this, please provide input > Adrian Kinderis:good morning everyone... for the very last time > Adrian Kinderis:can't make it > Adrian Kinderis:I love that I distracted SVG... > Stephane Van Gelder:lol > Stephane Van Gelder:how bout that for multitasking! > Adrian Kinderis:I won't be on the next call (I'll be on a plane) btu I >will definitely be in Dakar (shoudl my passport come back from KL in time) > Adrian Kinderis:if it doesn't then i will be on the call actually... > Mary Wong:I'm having a devil of a time trying to get a Senegalese visa >in the US with a Singapore passport :( > Adrian Kinderis:i had to send my passport to the Senegalese Embassy in >KL > Mary Wong:Really? Why? > Zahid Jamil:will we need any innoclulations? > Zahid Jamil:something I heard not sure if its true > Jeff Neuman:Only 85% > Jeff Neuman::) > Adrian Kinderis:I have to have a few shots > Kristina Rosette:I've had a ton of shots > Zahid Jamil:yikes > Adrian Kinderis:no embassy in australia > Marika Konings:http://dakar42.icann.org/travel#travel-health > Jeff Neuman:I can second > Stephane Van Gelder:thanks > Mary Wong:I'm saying aye twice, cuz of being proxy for Bill :) > Jeff Neuman:I can second this one as well > David Taylor:Two "ff"s for Jeff... ;-) > Jeff Neuman:Or you can say Jefe > Marika Konings::-) > Jeff Neuman:(in spanish) > Jeff Neuman:We have 1 more item > Jeff Neuman:the new pdpd! > Jeff Neuman:pdp! > Olga Cavalli:sorry my line went down im calling again > Olga Cavalli:im bac > Olga Cavalli:back > Olga Cavalli:hi I have problems I got disconnected again > Olga Cavalli:calling again now > Alan Greenberg:Multiple strings - more than one on the WG, but the >problem was pulling together the slighltly different views on what should >be done, combined with those who were dead against it. > Olga Cavalli:back now > Zahid Jamil:@Alan - thanks - helps understand > Alan Greenberg:Hallelujah! > Carlos Aguirre:clap clap clap > Zahid Jamil:congrats guys! great work! > Ching Chiao:Congrats! > Debra Hughes:great job! > rafik dammak:(having pc issues, belated ) thanks :) > Zahid Jamil::) > Kristina Rosette:Thanks, Tim. > Jamie Wagner:I was disconnected again > Liz Gasster:they do call for an independent review of the survey b4 >launching > Liz Gasster:But this is a substantial amount of work and the Council >must balance all of these requests for more work > Alan Greenberg:I cannot help but feel that on any subject related to >Whois, there are always an infinite number of steps left to get to a >satisfactory end-point. > Alan Greenberg:Doesn't mean that we can't decide to JUMP when they say >so. It is our choice. > Mary Wong:@Adrian, that's the concern some NCSG members have (I just >didn't express it very well :)) Thanks also to Tim and Stephane for >clarifying! > Adrian Kinderis:well said tim! > Jeff Neuman:@Kristina: Agreed > Mary Wong:I arrive 5 a.m. Saturday a.m. :( > Jeff Neuman:ok, If others can let me know when you are getting in, that >would help > Jeff Neuman:There is a lot to cover Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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MP3 recording GNSO Council teleconference, Thursday, 22 September 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 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, 22 September 2011 at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20110922-en.mp3 on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#sep Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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MP3 recording GNSO Council teleconference, Thursday, 22 September 2011
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 22, 2011

Sept. 22, 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, 22 September 2011 at: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-20110922-en.mp3 on page http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#sep Happy listening! Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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