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Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 20 December 2012 at 15:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 19, 2012

Dec. 19, 2012

Dear Councillors, Please find the updated agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 20 December 2012 at 15:00 UTC which is also posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/calendar#dec http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/agenda-council-20dec12-en.htm and the latest updates are always found on the Wiki https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+20+December+… the motions can be viewed at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+20+December… Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting 20 December 2012 This agenda was established according to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures approved 13 September 2012 for the GNSO Council and updated. http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/gnso-operating-procedures-13sep12-en.pdf For convenience: * An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. * An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. Meeting Times 15:00 UTC<http://tinyurl.com/bojlrbx> http://tinyurl.com/bz42k3j Coordinated Universal Time 15:00 UTC 07:00 Los Angeles; 10:00 Washington; 15:00 London; 16:00 Paris; 04:00 Wellington Dial-in numbers will be sent individually to Council members. Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if a dial out call is needed. GNSO Council meeting audio cast http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u Item 1: Administrative matters (10 minutes) 1.1 Roll Call 1.2 Statement of interest updates Norbert Klein SOI<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Norbert+Klein+SOI> General updates and/or for specific current agenda items. 1.3 Review/amend agenda 1.4 Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meeting per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 15 November 2012<http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/minutes-council-15nov12-en.htm> were approved effective 29 November 2012. 1.5 GNSO Pending Projects List http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/pending-projects-list.pdf * Review main changes. * Comments and/or questions. Item 2: Opening Remarks from Chair (5 minutes) Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes) Item 4: MOTION - Second Level Protections for certain International Olympic Committee/Red Cross Red Crescent (IOC / RCRC) names in the first round of New GTLDs (10 minutes) The IOC/RC Drafting Team has forwarded its recommendations i.e. that the GNSO Council recommend to the Board that it adopt the IOC/RC Drafting Team's recommendations http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4: providing for temporary reservation of the exact match IOC/RC names at the second level, prior to the delegation of the first round of new gTLDs. The GNSO Council is now asked to consider approval of the motion, and the next steps for informing the Board about the GNSO Council vote. Note: On 26 November 2012, the Board's New gTLD Program Committee adopted a resolution providing that "restrictions for registration of RCRC and IOC names for new gTLDs at the second level will be in place until such time as a policy is adopted that may require further action." Refer to motion 1 http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4: 4.1 Reading of the motion (Brian Winterfeldt). 4.2 Discussion of motion and next steps. 4.3 Vote (Standard threshold: simple majority of each house). Item 5: MOTION - Consumer Trust (10 minutes) The GNSO's Consumer Choice, Trust, and Competition WG has worked on an Advice Letter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/cctc/cctc-final-advice-letter-05dec12-en.pdf> for consideration by ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees. Following withdrawal of the motion from the October Meeting, a revised Advice Letter has been prepared and the GNSO Council is now asked to consider and approve this revised Advice Letter. Refer to motion 2: http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4: 5.1 Reading of the motion (John Berard). 5.2 Discussion of motion and next steps. 5.3 Vote (Standard threshold: simple majority of each house). Item 6: MOTION - Suspension of a Policy Development Process - Proposed revision of the GNSO PDP Manual (10 minutes) The GNSO Council requested the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) in April 2012 to review whether there should be a modification to the GNSO PDP Manual to address the possible suspension of a PDP following its initiation. The SCI deliberated on provisions for suspension of a PDP and reached consensus on proposed modifications to be incorporated in Section 15 of the GNSO PDP Manual, which also is included as Annex 2 in the GNSO Council Operating Procedures. The Council is now requested to consider the proposed modifications for adoption. Refer to motion 3 http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4: 6.1 Reading of the motion (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben) 6.2 Discussion 6.3 Vote Item 7: UPDATE - Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Strawman Proposal and Defensive Registrations Discussion (20 Minutes) ICANN's CEO has requested GNSO Council input on the Strawman Proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chehade-to-robinson-04dec12-en.pdf> recently developed through the TMCH related implementation discussions, that has been posted for public comment http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30nov12-en.htm. ICANN's CEO additionally requested Council input on the joint proposal from the Business Constituency/Intellectual Property Constituency (BC/IPC) for a "limited preventative registration mechanism" which is also currently available for public comment. Related to this discussion is the Staff briefing paper http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/32287 to the GNSO Council on the topic of defensive registrations at the second level, in response to a previous request from the New GLTD Committee (2012.04.10.NG2). The New GTLD Committee requested the GNSO to consider whether additional work on defensive registrations at the second level should be undertaken. The Council is to discuss: (i) a response to the ICANN CEOs request, and (ii) to consider whether to undertake any additional work related to the BC/IPC proposal and/or the Staff briefing paper, on the topic of second level defensive registrations. 7.1 Update from Staff (Margie Milam & Brian Peck) 7.2 Discussion 7.3 Next Steps Item 8: UPDATE - Response to the GAC Letter (20 minutes) The GAC has sent a letter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/dryden-to-robinson-28nov12-en.pdf> to the GNSO Council with regard to the initiation of a PDP on the IGO/INGO issue, and specifically requesting a rationale for undertaking a PDP i.e. an explanation as to why GNSO believes this issue should be evaluated through a PDP rather than simply executed as an implementation process. This letter and recent activities related to work on the Trademark Clearinghouse, highlights a broader issue regarding the boundary between policy development and implementation work as well as the effective integration of policy development and integration work from the outset. This is a discussion item. 8.1 Update (Jonathan Robinson) 8.2 Discussion 8.3 Next steps Item 9: UPDATE - ATRT2 Developments (5 minutes) The call for applicants to serve on the next Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) has been extended until 14 January 2013. (See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03dec12-en.htm) An update on the process and next steps to provide GNSO Council endorsements of applicants will be provided. This is a discussion item. 9.1 Update (Wolf-Ulrich Knoben) 9.2 Discussion 9.3 Next steps Item 10: UPDATE - Next Steps- WHOIS Board Resolution (10 minutes) On November 8, the ICANN Board adopted a resolution http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm which directed the CEO to launch a new effort to redefine the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing access to gTLD registration data, and consider safeguards for protecting data, as a foundation for new gTLD policy and contractual negotiations, as appropriate. The resolution also directed preparation of an Issue Report on the purpose of collecting and maintaining gTLD registration data, and on solutions to improve accuracy and access to gTLD registration data, as part of a Board-initiated GNSO policy development process. Staff will provide an overview of the Board's resolution and the next steps for the GNSO Council and the ICANN community. This is a discussion item. 10.1 Update (Margie Milam) 10.2 Discussion 10.3 Next steps Item 11: INFORMATION - GNSO Council Review and SIC Update (10 minutes) In Toronto, the Chair of the SIC provided an overview of a new framework for future independent review efforts at ICANN. The GNSO was used as a case study to describe the effort because it is the first Supporting Organization lined-up in the next review cycle. Staff will brief the Council on the set of criteria metrics for GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, and the work underway to develop metrics for the Council and the Working Group Model of policy. 11.1 Update from Staff (Rob Hogarth) Discussion 11.3 Next Steps Item 12: Any Other Business (5 minutes) 12.1 Liaison to ccNSO - John Berard volunteered - approve Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House. b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority. d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House. g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination. h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation. i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority, j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded. k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote. l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House." Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>) 4.4.1 Applicability Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures. a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP); b. Approve a PDP recommendation; c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; d. Fill a Council position open for election. 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present. 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e-mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available. 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local time between October and March, Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 15:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PST<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html>) UTC-8+0DST 07:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-5+0DST 10:00 Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+1DST 13:00 Montevideo, Uruguay (UYST<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/uyst.html>) UTC-3+1DST 13:00 Edinburgh, Scotland (BST) UTC+0DST 11:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 15:00 Abuja, Nigeria (WAT<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/africa/wat.html>) UTC+1+0DST 16:00 Bonn, Germany (CEST) UTC+1+0DST 16:00 Stockholm, Sweden (CET) UTC+1+0DST 16:00 Ramat Hasharon, Israel(IST<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/ist-israel.…>) UTC+2+0DST 17:00 Karachi, Pakistan (PKT<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/asia/pkt.html>) UTC+5+0DST 20:00 Beijing/Hong Kong, China (HKT) UTC+8+0DST 23:00 Perth, Australia (WST<http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html>) UTC+8+0DST 23:00 Wellington, New Zealand (NZDT<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/pacific/nzdt.html>) UTC+12+1DST 04:00 - next day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The DST starts/ends on last Sunday of March 2013, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com http://tinyurl.com/bz42k3j Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: URS update
by Jonathan Robinson Dec. 19, 2012

Dec. 19, 2012

All, Please be aware of this update received from Olof. Jonathan From: Olof Nordling [mailto:olof.nordling@icann.org] Sent: 19 December 2012 11:06 To: Jonathan Robinson (jonathan.robinson(a)ipracon.com) Subject: URS update Dear Jonathan, As promised, it is time to give you a short update on URS matters ahead of the GNSO Council meeting. After the deadline for RFI submissions and my previous update to you, ICANN staff has conducted individual sessions with the RFI respondents and received clarifications, additional information and useful comments. This information has been analyzed and a decision can be expected soon on URS provider selection and on the path forward. Moreover, in line with the document structure of the UDRP (consisting of the policy text plus a Rules document) we are looking into the details of the URS text and working on developing an additional Rules document. Hope this is useful as a briefing for you and other Council Members. Very best regards - and best wishes for the festive season ahead! Olof

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TR: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#109]
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 19, 2012

Dec. 19, 2012

FYI De : ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Envoyé : mardi 18 décembre 2012 20:19 À : gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Objet : GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#109] Name of Officer: * Robin Gross Officer Email Address: * robin(a)ipjustice.org<mailto:robin@ipjustice.org> Date Prepared: * Tuesday, December 18, 2012 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * This form is meant to replace the prior form I submitted yesterday on this matter with incorrect information. Apologies for the confusion. Joy Liddicoat will be on leave from 21 December 2012 - 24 February 2013 and Norbert Klein will serve as Joy's Temporary Alternate on the GNSO Council in that time frame. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Any and all. 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] * Sunday, February 24, 2013 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]. * Norbert Klein Temporary Alternate Email Address: * nhklein(a)gmx.net<mailto:nhklein@gmx.net>

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Meeting Invitation / R3 WEBINAR: "Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected"
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 18, 2012

Dec. 18, 2012

Forwarded From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Date: Monday, 17 December 2012 18:37 Subject: Meeting Invitation / R3 WEBINAR: "Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected" Dear All, The R3 Webinar: "Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected" is scheduled on Wednesday 19 December 2012 at 1500 UTC. For other times: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=R3+Webinar&iso=201… For other times (Tiny URL): http://tinyurl.com/cox62vo The draft agenda and participation instructions are available at: https://community.icann.org/x/WIBZAg Adobe Connect with English Audio: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/wgfc/ ADIGO Conference Bridge: Toll and Toll-Free numbers: http://www.adigo.com/icann English channel: 1638 Spanish channel: 1738 This call will have Spanish Interpretation. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at:staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> One World, One Internet From: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Date: Thursday, 13 December 2012 13:30 To: ALAC Announce <alac-announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:alac-announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:afri-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, Discussion for At-Large Europe <euro-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, "lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org>" <lac-discuss-en(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:lac-discuss-en@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, NA-Discuss <na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>>, APAC-Discuss <apac-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:apac-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org>> Cc: At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>> Subject: REMINDER / R3 WEBINAR: "Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected" Dear All, The Internet faces serious challenges, which will become even more momentous in the coming years. In order to meet these challenges in a meaningful way, ICANN, as the custodian of the domain name system, will need to improve its accountability and efficiency. The ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee) of ICANN has published a White Paper entitled "Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/at-large-r3-white-paper-20nov12…>" (R3), drafted by the ALAC's Future Challenges Working Group (FCWG). The ALAC is organizing a webinar to expand the exchange of views beyond the initial ALAC circle, in time for ICANN-46 in Beijing where it will be discussed, and suggestions will be made on the way forward. The discussion will be moderated by Evan Leibovitch and Jean-Jacques Subrenat, co-chairs of the FCWG. Please complete the attached Doodle poll to find a suitable time on Wednesday, 19 December 2012: http://doodle.com/w5v97bsk47fd3bra If you require interpretation for this call, please note the language next to your name on the Doodle poll - example: "name" + (ES) or (FR). Interpretation will only be provided if there is sufficient demand (3 or more requests). This Doodle poll will close on Monday, 17 December 2012 at 1200 UTC - the time will be announced shortly thereafter. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> One World, One Internet

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TR: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#107]
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 18, 2012

Dec. 18, 2012

FYI De : ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Envoyé : lundi 17 décembre 2012 18:51 À : gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Objet : GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#107] Name of Officer: * Robin Gross Officer Email Address: * robin(a)ipjustice.org<mailto:robin@ipjustice.org> Date Prepared: * Monday, December 17, 2012 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Maria Farrell will be absent from the GNSO Council meeting on 20 December and Norbert Klein will serve as Maria's temporary alternate at that meeting. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Any and all. 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, December 21, 2012 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]. * Norbert Klein Temporary Alternate Email Address: * nhklein(a)gmx.net<mailto:nhklein@gmx.net>

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Preliminary results of the new gTLD draw
by Bruce Tonkin Dec. 18, 2012

Dec. 18, 2012

Hello All, From: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/watchthedraw See attached for the preliminary results of the draw held at the LA Hilton today. I believe number 1766 (.finance) was the last to buy a ticket. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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TR: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#108]
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 17, 2012

Dec. 17, 2012

FYI De : ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Envoyé : lundi 17 décembre 2012 19:00 À : gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Objet : GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#108] Name of Officer: * Robin Gross Officer Email Address: * robin(a)ipjustice.org<mailto:robin@ipjustice.org> Date Prepared: * Monday, December 17, 2012 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Joy Liddicoat will be on leave of absence in the coming weeks including during the GNSO Council meetings of 20 December 2012 and 17 January 2013, and Norbert Klein will serve as Joy's Temporary Alternate in her absence. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Any and all. 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] * Sunday, February 24, 2013 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]. * Norbert Klein Temporary Alternate Email Address: * nhklein(a)gmx.net<mailto:nhklein@gmx.net>

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RAA Negotiations Update - December 2012
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 16, 2012

Dec. 16, 2012

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-14dec12-en.htm RAA Negotiations Update - December 2012 14 December 2012 Over many months of negotiations, ICANN and the Registrars have made significant progress in negotiating the 12 recommendations from law enforcement authorities on improvements to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. At ICANN's October 2012 meeting in Toronto, the negotiation teams described the agreements in principle on 11 of the 12 key law enforcement-recommended improvements, including the establishment of an abuse point of contact at each registrar; enhanced requirements to maintain updated information with ICANN; and robust data retention requirements. The documents posted in advance of the Toronto meeting also reflect the progress made with respect to the amendment topics proposed by the GNSO and ALAC. On one of the more complex items within the negotiations - the institution of validation and verification requirements on Whois data submitted by registrants - much progress has been made towards outlining an initial Whois verification process. However, a fundamental area of difference still remains between ICANN and the registrars, and agreement in principle has not been reached on this remaining topic. ICANN and the registrars have jointly initiated work on the development of a strawman for a Proxy/Privacy Service Provider Accreditation Program. The working team hosted a session on this topic at ICANN's Public Meeting in Toronto to start soliciting community input into what such a program should encompass. While much progress has been made on the recommendations provided by law enforcement, the GNSO and the ALAC, additional items remain for ICANN and the registrars to discuss. Both ICANN and the registrars have additional proposed changes which have not yet been negotiated. As previously discussed, it has been ICANN's position that the negotiations on key topics within the law enforcement recommendations need to come to resolution prior to concluding negotiations on these additional areas. In Toronto, ICANN's new President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, announced to the community that the changes to the RAA are one of his top priorities, and assured the community of his focus on this work. While in Toronto, an ambitious schedule was set out for the completion of the RAA negotiations, including the posting of a proposed RAA for public comment before the end of 2012. Since the Toronto meeting, the President and CEO has been working closely with ICANN staff to gain a deeper understanding of the RAA negotiation topics. The substantial amount of work spent on the Trademark Clearinghouse for the New gTLD Program as well as the organizational work to meet the operational excellence goals has pushed the RAA negotiations into December. While the registrars and ICANN explored potential dates for negotiation in December 2012, both sides have agreed that between holidays, difficult travel schedules and the ICANN Prioritization Draw for New gTLDs, a December meeting is not feasible. Therefore, negotiations will resume in January 2013, and the anticipated date for publication of a draft RAA for community comment will be announced in January as well. ICANN thanks the registrars for their continued engagement in this negotiation process. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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RE: [council] GNSO Council call - 20 Decmber 2012
by john＠crediblecontext.com Dec. 15, 2012

Dec. 15, 2012

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Leader Named for Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 14, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14dec12-en.htm Leader Named for Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services 14 December 2012 13 December 2012... ICANN's President and CEO, Fadi Chehadé, is launching a comprehensive effort to examine and redefine the purpose and provision of gTLD registration data (referred to as "WHOIS"). As part of this strategic initiative, an expert working group will be created to provide a foundation for the ICANN community to create (through the Generic Names Supporting Organization, GNSO) a new global policy for gTLD directory services. Chehadé has tapped a seasoned executive, Jean-Francois Baril, to serve as the group's Lead Facilitator, and invites interested individuals with the requisite experience to indicate their interest in serving as volunteer working group members (more information here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14dec12-en.htm>). Baril will serve as a neutral chair of the working group. He has no direct professional involvement in domain name services, and brings extensive business, standard setting and consensus building experience to this role. Baril helped create new global standards as part of RosettaNet, a global forum in which suppliers, customers, and competitors come together to create industry specific standards. He is a leading authority on supply chain and procurement, is the founder of Connecting Partners SA, has over 30 years of professional experience, and has held executive positions at Nokia Corporation and Compaq, among others. "Jean-Francois' abilities to bring together stakeholders representing divergent interests to find common ground are unparalleled," said Fadi Chehadé. I am confident that his experience in the standards setting arena makes him the ideal candidate to lead the effort to identify solutions for the difficult WHOIS issues faced by ICANN and the Internet stakeholders." The report of the community<http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.44 MB] WHOIS Policy Review Team encouraged ICANN's Board to seek a new approach to WHOIS (gTLD registration data). In addition to launching this new effort, ICANN's Board directed<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-08nov12-en.htm> the CEO to fully enforce existing WHOIS policy, increase efforts to communicate, conduct outreach on, and ensure compliance with existing WHOIS policy. The Board provided detailed guidance<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/briefing-materials-1-08nov12…> [PDF, 266 KB] on implementing the objectives and recommendations issued by the Review Team. The working group is the first step in fulfilling this directive and will focus on redefining the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing access to gTLD registration data, and will consider safeguards for protecting data, as a foundation for new gTLD policy and contractual negotiations, as appropriate. The output of this working group will feed into a Board initiated GNSO policy development process, and will serve as a starting point to focus the GNSO's future efforts to create a new policy for gTLD registration data. As explained by Dr. Stephen D. Crocker, ICANN Board Chair, "WHOIS was developed over 25 years ago. It is critical that this comprehensive effort to examine and overhaul WHOIS be successful. The appointment of Jean-Francois Baril, and the launch of the Expert Working Group, affirms ICANN's commitment to dedicating the resources necessary to evolve WHOIS into a tool that more effectively meets the needs of today's Internet." More information on the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services is available here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14dec12-en.htm>. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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