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Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report
by Stéphane Van Gelder 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Agree on both counts Chuck. My point here is that this is not something that has come out of the DT. This is a document that Jeff drafted in his own time, following a request from the GAC to have some supporting documentation. To me, putting such a document out for public comment would be a step too far from standard procedure. Stéphane Le 29 févr. 2012 à 22:34, Gomes, Chuck a écrit : > Moreover, it is not without precedent for WG’s to request comments on their work before they are finished. > > Chuck > > > > From: owner-gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org] On Behalf Of Mary.Wong(a)law.unh.edu > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:29 PM > To: council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO > Cc: gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > > Thanks for the clarification, Stephane - I'd asked precisely because it occurred to me that having a formal public comment period for this report would not be possible for a number of reasons. That said, and assuming the Council will be asked to vote on one/some/all recommendation(s) in Costa Rica, I can foresee problems ahead if, for instance, the Council votes then to approve certain permanent protections for this and future gTLD rounds based on recommendations made by other than a formal GNSO Working Group. > > I would think that a few of my Council colleagues would either share my concerns or have some of their own. If so, and assuming we agree that should this topic come up for a vote in Costa Rica our normal deferral process would be the worst thing we could do in terms of responsiveness to the GAC, then we need to find ways to get feedback on the actual recommendation(s) from all the community, in addition to input on the various options/issues they may have already given to the DT during the discussion process. > > Cheers > Mary > > > Mary W S Wong > Professor of Law > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage:http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > As of August 30, 2010, Franklin Pierce Law Center has affiliated with the University of New Hampshire and is now known as the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Please note that all email addresses have changed and now follow the convention: firstname.lastname(a)law.unh.edu. For more information on the University of New Hampshire School of Law, please visit law.unh.edu > > > >>> > From: > Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > To: > "council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > CC: > <gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org> > Date: > 2/29/2012 4:18 PM > Subject: > Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > There is no official comment period planned for this. This is an unofficial report drafted by Jeff to help with an upcoming call, and not a document of the DT. > > It should therefore not be put out for public comment. > > Stéphane > > > > Le 29 févr. 2012 à 21:34, Neuman, Jeff a écrit : > > Thanks Mary. The document is “out for public comment” now. I would love for it to be formally out, but some may argue that takes an act of Council. We have a very limited time frame here and have had valuable input from each constituency and stakeholder group already and continue to get more. > > Can ICANN staff put this on their page? Any help would be appreciated. > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message. > > > From: Mary.Wong(a)law.unh.edu [mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:25 PM > To: council(a)gnso.icann.org; Neuman, Jeff > Cc: gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > Thanks, Jeff and everyone on the DT, for some marvelously quick and detailed work, and for a very clear and concise report. > > Question - will this be put out for "official" public comment? I ask partly because of the possibility that the Council will be asked to vote on at least some part of the report in Costa Rica, and also because the recommendations pertain to protections that will also apply to future new gTLD rounds. > > As many of you know, I definitely support a closer, better and more responsive working relationship with the GAC; however, even leaving aside issues with the process by which this particular issue came to the table and has now to be resolved, I remain concerned about ad-hoc work under the heading of "implementation" that isn't so much a natural follow-up to the GNSO's own policy recommendations (i.e. in this case the 2007 report on new gTLDs) but which could change or conflict with them. I know this issue was raised during this particular DT's discussions, as was the issue of precedent-setting, so I'm glad we're watchful for these risks. This might, however, buttress the argument that at the very least, a public comment be instituted prior to any vote/action. > > Cheers > Mary > > > Mary W S Wong > Professor of Law > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage:http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > As of August 30, 2010, Franklin Pierce Law Center has affiliated with the University of New Hampshire and is now known as the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Please note that all email addresses have changed and now follow the convention:firstname.lastname@law.unh.edu. For more information on the University of New Hampshire School of Law, please visit law.unh.edu > > > >>> > From: > "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> > To: > "council(a)gnso.icann.org " <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > CC: > "gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org" <gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org> > Date: > 2/28/2012 11:43 PM > Subject: > [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > FYI. Please circulate amongst your constituencies, stakeholder groups and Advisory Committees. > > From: Neuman, Jeff > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:38 PM > To: Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca; mark.carvell(a)culture.gsi.gov.uk; SRadell@ntia.doc.gov;stephane.vangelder@indom.com > Cc: Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben(a)t-online.de; Neuman, Jeff > Subject: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > Heather, Mark and Suzanne, > > As promised, please find enclosed a status report from the Chair of the IOC/RC Drafting Team of the GNSO Council that has been tasked with advising the GNSO Council with respect to the September 2011 GAC proposal on permanently protecting the Olympic and Red Cross names at the top and second levels for new gTLDs. Although this report was shared with the members of the Drafting Team, it was drafted by me as the Chair, and as such is not an official report from the Drafting Team. It represents the Chair’s current understanding of the discussions of the Drafting Team. Each of the recommendations addressed in this report are still under review by the GNSO Community. We are providing this report to assist in the discussions between the Drafting Team, interested GNSO Councilors and GAC members on March 2, 2012. > > Please feel free to forward this report to the other members of the GAC as I will be sending this to the GNSO Council as well. We look forward to a productive call this Friday as well as in Costa Rica at the ICANN meeting. > > Best regards, > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs > 21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166 > Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: +1.703.738.7965 / jeff.neuman(a)neustar.biz / www.neustar.biz > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message. > > >

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Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report
by Stéphane Van Gelder 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Thanks Chuck, that makes it a lot clearer for me and makes perfect sense. Stéphane Le 29 févr. 2012 à 22:46, Gomes, Chuck a écrit : > Now I understand your concern Stephane. We wouldn’t be putting the status report out for public comment, we would put the recommendations for the top level out for public comment; I believe the DT will finalize those after the call with interested GAC and Council members on Friday and prepare a recommendation for the Council approved by the DT. > > Chuck > > From: Stéphane Van Gelder [mailto:stephane.vangelder@indom.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:42 PM > To: Gomes, Chuck > Cc: Mary.Wong(a)law.unh.edu; council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO; gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > Agree on both counts Chuck. My point here is that this is not something that has come out of the DT. This is a document that Jeff drafted in his own time, following a request from the GAC to have some supporting documentation. > > To me, putting such a document out for public comment would be a step too far from standard procedure. > > Stéphane > > > > Le 29 févr. 2012 à 22:34, Gomes, Chuck a écrit : > > > Moreover, it is not without precedent for WG’s to request comments on their work before they are finished. > Chuck > > From: owner-gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org] On Behalf Of Mary.Wong(a)law.unh.edu > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:29 PM > To: council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO > Cc: gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > Thanks for the clarification, Stephane - I'd asked precisely because it occurred to me that having a formal public comment period for this report would not be possible for a number of reasons. That said, and assuming the Council will be asked to vote on one/some/all recommendation(s) in Costa Rica, I can foresee problems ahead if, for instance, the Council votes then to approve certain permanent protections for this and future gTLD rounds based on recommendations made by other than a formal GNSO Working Group. > > I would think that a few of my Council colleagues would either share my concerns or have some of their own. If so, and assuming we agree that should this topic come up for a vote in Costa Rica our normal deferral process would be the worst thing we could do in terms of responsiveness to the GAC, then we need to find ways to get feedback on the actual recommendation(s) from all the community, in addition to input on the various options/issues they may have already given to the DT during the discussion process. > > Cheers > Mary > > > Mary W S Wong > Professor of Law > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage:http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > As of August 30, 2010, Franklin Pierce Law Center has affiliated with the University of New Hampshire and is now known as the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Please note that all email addresses have changed and now follow the convention: firstname.lastname(a)law.unh.edu. For more information on the University of New Hampshire School of Law, please visit law.unh.edu > > > >>> > From: > Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > To: > "council(a)gnso.icann.org GNSO" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > CC: > <gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org> > Date: > 2/29/2012 4:18 PM > Subject: > Re: [gnso-iocrc-dt] RE: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > There is no official comment period planned for this. This is an unofficial report drafted by Jeff to help with an upcoming call, and not a document of the DT. > > It should therefore not be put out for public comment. > > Stéphane > > > > Le 29 févr. 2012 à 21:34, Neuman, Jeff a écrit : > > Thanks Mary. The document is “out for public comment” now. I would love for it to be formally out, but some may argue that takes an act of Council. We have a very limited time frame here and have had valuable input from each constituency and stakeholder group already and continue to get more. > > Can ICANN staff put this on their page? Any help would be appreciated. > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs > > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message. > > > From: Mary.Wong(a)law.unh.edu [mailto:Mary.Wong@law.unh.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 3:25 PM > To: council(a)gnso.icann.org; Neuman, Jeff > Cc: gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org > Subject: Re: [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > Thanks, Jeff and everyone on the DT, for some marvelously quick and detailed work, and for a very clear and concise report. > > Question - will this be put out for "official" public comment? I ask partly because of the possibility that the Council will be asked to vote on at least some part of the report in Costa Rica, and also because the recommendations pertain to protections that will also apply to future new gTLD rounds. > > As many of you know, I definitely support a closer, better and more responsive working relationship with the GAC; however, even leaving aside issues with the process by which this particular issue came to the table and has now to be resolved, I remain concerned about ad-hoc work under the heading of "implementation" that isn't so much a natural follow-up to the GNSO's own policy recommendations (i.e. in this case the 2007 report on new gTLDs) but which could change or conflict with them. I know this issue was raised during this particular DT's discussions, as was the issue of precedent-setting, so I'm glad we're watchful for these risks. This might, however, buttress the argument that at the very least, a public comment be instituted prior to any vote/action. > > Cheers > Mary > > > Mary W S Wong > Professor of Law > Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP > Chair, Graduate IP Programs > UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage:http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584 > As of August 30, 2010, Franklin Pierce Law Center has affiliated with the University of New Hampshire and is now known as the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Please note that all email addresses have changed and now follow the convention:firstname.lastname@law.unh.edu. For more information on the University of New Hampshire School of Law, please visit law.unh.edu > > > >>> > From: > "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> > To: > "council(a)gnso.icann.org " <council(a)gnso.icann.org> > CC: > "gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org" <gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org> > Date: > 2/28/2012 11:43 PM > Subject: > [council] FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > FYI. Please circulate amongst your constituencies, stakeholder groups and Advisory Committees. > > From: Neuman, Jeff > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:38 PM > To: Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca; mark.carvell(a)culture.gsi.gov.uk; SRadell@ntia.doc.gov;stephane.vangelder@indom.com > Cc: Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben(a)t-online.de; Neuman, Jeff > Subject: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > > Heather, Mark and Suzanne, > > As promised, please find enclosed a status report from the Chair of the IOC/RC Drafting Team of the GNSO Council that has been tasked with advising the GNSO Council with respect to the September 2011 GAC proposal on permanently protecting the Olympic and Red Cross names at the top and second levels for new gTLDs. Although this report was shared with the members of the Drafting Team, it was drafted by me as the Chair, and as such is not an official report from the Drafting Team. It represents the Chair’s current understanding of the discussions of the Drafting Team. Each of the recommendations addressed in this report are still under review by the GNSO Community. We are providing this report to assist in the discussions between the Drafting Team, interested GNSO Councilors and GAC members on March 2, 2012. > > Please feel free to forward this report to the other members of the GAC as I will be sending this to the GNSO Council as well. We look forward to a productive call this Friday as well as in Costa Rica at the ICANN meeting. > > Best regards, > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs > 21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166 > Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: +1.703.738.7965 / jeff.neuman(a)neustar.biz / www.neustar.biz > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message. > > > >

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Re: Invitation to GNSO Council for Cocktails with the ICANN Board - Costa Rica
by Stéphane Van Gelder 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Councillors, Please see below the invitation from the Board. This has been added to our CR agenda. Thanks, Stéphane Le 29 févr. 2012 à 22:34, Diane Schroeder a écrit : > Dear Stephane, on behalf of the ICANN Board, I am pleased to extend an invitation to the GNSO Council members to join the Board for cocktails on Monday 12 March from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in Costa Rica. This is an informal setting in which to continue networking/relationship building. The members of the ASO/NRO who are in Costa Rica have also been invited to join the Board that evening. I know there are many demands on people's time at the ICANN meetings, but we hope to see the GNSO Council members that evening. Regards, > > Diane Schroeder > > Director of Board Support > ICANN > 4676 Admiralty Way, Ste. 330 > Marina del Rey, CA 90292 > +1-310-823-9358 (main) > +1-310-301-5827 (direct) > +1-310-823-8649 (fax) > +1-562-644-2524 (mobile)

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Fwd: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report
by Stéphane Van Gelder 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Councillors, Please see the message below with a status report drafted by Jeff as support for an upcoming call on the IOC/RC work. Neither Jeff nor I received his earlier message on the list, even though the GNSO archives show the message as having been received. So I am resending just to make sure you have this on your radar. Thanks, Stéphane Début du message réexpédié : > De : "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> > Objet : IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report > Date : 29 février 2012 05:38:13 HNEC > À : "Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca" <Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca>, "mark.carvell(a)culture.gsi.gov.uk" <mark.carvell(a)culture.gsi.gov.uk>, "SRadell(a)ntia.doc.gov" <SRadell(a)ntia.doc.gov>, "stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com" <stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com> > Cc : "Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben(a)t-online.de" <Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben(a)t-online.de>, "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman(a)neustar.us> > > Heather, Mark and Suzanne, > > As promised, please find enclosed a status report from the Chair of the IOC/RC Drafting Team of the GNSO Council that has been tasked with advising the GNSO Council with respect to the September 2011 GAC proposal on permanently protecting the Olympic and Red Cross names at the top and second levels for new gTLDs. Although this report was shared with the members of the Drafting Team, it was drafted by me as the Chair, and as such is not an official report from the Drafting Team. It represents the Chair’s current understanding of the discussions of the Drafting Team. Each of the recommendations addressed in this report are still under review by the GNSO Community. We are providing this report to assist in the discussions between the Drafting Team, interested GNSO Councilors and GAC members on March 2, 2012. > > Please feel free to forward this report to the other members of the GAC as I will be sending this to the GNSO Council as well. We look forward to a productive call this Friday as well as in Costa Rica at the ICANN meeting. > > Best regards, > > Jeffrey J. Neuman > Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs > 21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166 > Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: +1.703.738.7965 / jeff.neuman(a)neustar.biz / www.neustar.biz > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message. > >

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FW: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report
by Neuman, Jeff 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

FYI. Please circulate amongst your constituencies, stakeholder groups and Advisory Committees. From: Neuman, Jeff Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:38 PM To: Heather.Dryden(a)ic.gc.ca; mark.carvell(a)culture.gsi.gov.uk; SRadell(a)ntia.doc.gov; stephane.vangelder(a)indom.com Cc: Wolf-Ulrich.Knoben(a)t-online.de; Neuman, Jeff Subject: IOC/RC Drafting Team Status Report Heather, Mark and Suzanne, As promised, please find enclosed a status report from the Chair of the IOC/RC Drafting Team of the GNSO Council that has been tasked with advising the GNSO Council with respect to the September 2011 GAC proposal on permanently protecting the Olympic and Red Cross names at the top and second levels for new gTLDs. Although this report was shared with the members of the Drafting Team, it was drafted by me as the Chair, and as such is not an official report from the Drafting Team. It represents the Chair’s current understanding of the discussions of the Drafting Team. Each of the recommendations addressed in this report are still under review by the GNSO Community. We are providing this report to assist in the discussions between the Drafting Team, interested GNSO Councilors and GAC members on March 2, 2012. Please feel free to forward this report to the other members of the GAC as I will be sending this to the GNSO Council as well. We look forward to a productive call this Friday as well as in Costa Rica at the ICANN meeting. Best regards, Jeffrey J. Neuman Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs 21575 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166 Office: +1.571.434.5772 Mobile: +1.202.549.5079 Fax: +1.703.738.7965 / jeff.neuman(a)neustar.biz<mailto:jeff.neuman@neustar.biz> / www.neustar.biz<http://www.neustar.biz/> ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message.

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Meeting Invitation / ICANN Academy Webinar: 02.03.12 @ 12:00 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Dear All, The At-Large ICANN Academy WG is hosting a webinar on Friday 02 March 2012 at 12:00 UTC, to introduce and discuss their proposal for the establishment of an ICANN Academy, an annual training program for newly appointed ICANN AC/SO officers and ICANN Board members. The webinar will review the proposal for the Academy, including timeline for the program and curriculum. For other times: http://tinyurl.com/7yzlkp6 The draft agenda (to be updated) and participation details are available under https://community.icann.org/x/1p-bAQ This call will be held in English only due to insufficient demand for interpretation. If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie Peregrine ICANN At-Large Staff E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>

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Re: Meeting Invitation/GAC/GNSO issues related to International Olympic Committee (IOC) & Red Cross (RC) names: 2 MARCH at 15:00 UTC
by Mary.Wong＠law.unh.edu 28 Feb '12

28 Feb '12

Thanks, Glen, and thanks to Jeff for leading the DT work. Unfortunately I'll be coaching one of my school's IP moot court teams at the time and will miss the call. I look forward, however, to our discussions further to the update. Cheers Mary Mary W S Wong Professor of Law Chair, Graduate IP Programs Director, Franklin Pierce Center for IP UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL OF LAWTwo White StreetConcord, NH 03301USAEmail: mary.wong(a)law.unh.eduPhone: 1-603-513-5143Webpage: http://www.law.unh.edu/marywong/index.phpSelected writings available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at: http://ssrn.com/author=437584>>> From: Glen de Saint Géry<Glen(a)icann.org> To:"mail=ntfy-gnso-council(a)icann.org" <ntfy-gnso-council(a)icann.org> Date: 2/24/2012 11:33 AM Subject: Meeting Invitation/GAC/GNSO issues related to International Olympic Committee (IOC) & Red Cross (RC) names: 2 MARCH at 15:00 UTC Dear All, The call relating to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) & Red Cross (RC) names discussion group with interested members from the GNSO Council and the GAC is scheduled for Friday, 2 March 2012 at 15:00 UTC. The purpose is merely to provide an update to the GNSO Council and the GAC regarding our progress to date in order to help prepare the GNSO Council and the GAC for our follow up discussions in Costa Rica. 15:00 UTC = 07 :00 PST, 10:00 EST, 15:00 London, 16:00 CET, Beijing 23 :00, 3 March 04 :00 Wellington for other places see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=GAC%2FGNSO+IOCRC+t… The dial-in details are below. Please let me know if you require a dial-out for this call. Adobe Connect meeting room: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/r1onj8cflqp/ Wiki space: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsoiocrc/Home The mailing list address is Gnso-iocrc-dt(a)icann.org ( applewebdata://E1B7BA06-DD43-4748-A271-5CAC1C8FAC00/Gnso-iocrc-dt@icann.org ) Public archives are at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-iocrc-dt/ Thank you. Kind regards, Glen ___________________________________________ Participant passcode: IOC For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. ____________________________________________________________________________ Dial in numbers: Country Toll Numbers Freephone/Toll Free Number ARGENTINA 0800-777-0519 AUSTRALIA ADELAIDE: 61-8-8121-4842 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA BRISBANE: 61-7-3102-0944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA CANBERRA: 61-2-6100-1944 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE: 61-3-9010-7713 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA PERTH: 61-8-9467-5223 1-800-657-260 AUSTRALIA SYDNEY: 61-2-8205-8129 1-800-657-260 AUSTRIA 43-1-92-81-113 0800-005-259 BELGIUM 32-2-400-9861 0800-3-8795 BRAZIL 0800-7610651 CHILE 1230-020-2863 CHINA CHINA A: 86-400-810-4789 10800-712-1670 CHINA CHINA B: 86-400-810-4789 10800-120-1670 COLOMBIA 01800-9-156474 CZECH REPUBLIC 420-2-25-98-56-64 800-700-177 DENMARK 45-7014-0284 8088-8324 ESTONIA 800-011-1093 FINLAND Land Line: 106-33-203 0-800-9-14610 FINLAND Mobile: 09-106-33-203 0-800-9-14610 FRANCE LYON: 33-4-26-69-12-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE MARSEILLE: 33-4-86-06-00-85 080-511-1496 FRANCE PARIS: 33-1-70-70-60-72 080-511-1496 GERMANY 49-69-2222-20362 0800-664-4247 GREECE 30-80-1-100-0687 00800-12-7312 HONG KONG 852-3001-3863 800-962-856 HUNGARY 06-800-12755 INDIA 000-800-852-1268 INDONESIA 001-803-011-3982 IRELAND 353-1-246-7646 1800-992-368 ISRAEL 1-80-9216162 ITALY 39-02-3600-6007 800-986-383 JAPAN OSAKA: 81-6-7739-4799 0066-33-132439 JAPAN TOKYO: 81-3-5539-5191 0066-33-132439 LATVIA 8000-3185 LUXEMBOURG 352-27-000-1364 MALAYSIA 1-800-81-3065 MEXICO 001-866-376-9696 NETHERLANDS 31-20-718-8588 0800-023-4378 NEW ZEALAND 64-9-970-4771 0800-447-722 NORWAY 47-21-590-062 800-15157 PANAMA 011-001-800-5072065 PERU 0800-53713 PHILIPPINES 63-2-858-3716 POLAND 00-800-1212572 PORTUGAL 8008-14052 RUSSIA 8-10-8002-0144011 SINGAPORE 65-6883-9230 800-120-4663 SLOVAK REPUBLIC 421-2-322-422-25 SOUTH AFRICA 080-09-80414 SOUTH KOREA 82-2-6744-1083 00798-14800-7352 SPAIN 34-91-414-25-33 800-300-053 SWEDEN 46-8-566-19-348 0200-884-622 SWITZERLAND 41-44-580-6398 0800-120-032 TAIWAN 886-2-2795-7379 00801-137-797 THAILAND 001-800-1206-66056 UNITED KINGDOM BIRMINGHAM: 44-121-210-9025 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM GLASGOW: 44-141-202-3225 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LEEDS: 44-113-301-2125 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM LONDON: 44-20-7108-6370 0808-238-6029 UNITED KINGDOM MANCHESTER: 44-161-601-1425 0808-238-6029 URUGUAY 000-413-598-3421 USA 1-517-345-9004 866-692-5726 VENEZUELA 0800-1-00-3702 Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone. ---------------------------- Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Redesigned ICANN.ORG launches today!
by Glen de Saint Géry 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Sent on behalf of Scott Pinzon The redesign of ICANN.ORG <http://ICANN.ORG> just went live today, 27 February. The new information architecture arranges the resources that ICANN.ORG offers in a more logical style. More than 38,000 pages and files were carefully examined and migrated into the best locations, following extensive consultation with the ICANN community: 1. Nearly 300 responses to the site survey conducted by The Revere Group 2. More than two dozen in-depth interviews with SO and AC members 3. A series of live briefings (with Q&A) across two ICANN public meetings 4. At least three briefings to Board Directors (via the Public Participation Committee) 5. Two public webinars requesting input and concerns Some of the new features on the site include: * All visitors can now move directly from ICANN's home page to your SO or AC site in one click . * The latest Board activity and the most recent topics open for Public Comment now show on the home page. * The new Planet ICANN feed mixes almost every RSS and Twitter feed from ICANN in one ever-updating resource, providing a handy tool for monitoring ICANN developments broadly. * The new Stay Connected bar provides site visitors with easier social media integration to ICANN than we've had before. * Across HTML portions of the site (thus, not in PDFs), you can now hover your cursor over that puzzling acronym, and what it stands for will pop up, spelled out, as a "tool tip." * For the first time, ICANN's site can auto-detect when it is accessed via a mobile device such as a tablet or smart phone, and present a view speciically tailored for the visitor's type of device. * On the home page's multi-lingual bar, you can click your chosen language to immediately see an aggregation of all materials available in that language. The most recent documents top the list. Note that the changes affect, quite literally, ICANN.ORG, and not other ICANN sites such as gnso.icann.org, alac.icann.org, the wiki sites, and so on. If you'd like to provide feedback or ask questions about the new look and feel, please feel free to email communications(a)icann.org Thanks also for your patience and support during the careful process that has brought us to this milestone. We're far from done, but I hope you'll see the newly redesigned site as a significant improvement in making ICANN's work more understandable and inclusive. Best Regards, Scott Pinzon Director of Marketing and Outreach ICANN

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Reminder: Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
by Glen de Saint Géry 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb12-en.htm Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 3 February 2012 In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Costa Rica remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 1 March at 13.00 UTC and Thursday 1 March at 20.00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Amongst other topics, updates will be provided on: * Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy * RAA Improvements * Consumer Choice, Competition and Innovation * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories * Framework of Interpretation Working Group for the delegation and re-delegation of ccTLDs * Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis Working Group * Participation and Engagement activities in Costa Rica The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. 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 the 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<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 13.00 UTC or Thursday at 20.00 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. 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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Draft GNSO Council minutes 16 February 2012
by Glen de Saint Géry 26 Feb '12

26 Feb '12

Dear Councillors, Please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting held on 16 February 2012. "If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting." on 6 March 2012. " Thank you. 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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