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The Nominating Committee Announces Selection of a Member to the ICANN Board of Directors
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 16, 2013

Nov. 16, 2013

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15nov13-en.htm The Nominating Committee Announces Selection of a Member to the ICANN Board of Directors 15 November 2013 The 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) is pleased to announce the selection of Wolfgang Kleinwächter as a member to the ICANN Board of Directors. The position became vacant following the recent resignation of Board member Ms. Judith Duavit Vazquez, selected by the 2011 NomCom. Wolfgang Kleinwächter will take up his position on the ICANN Board of Directors immediately and will serve for the remainder of the term vacated by Ms. Vazquez, ending at the conclusion of the 2014 ICANN Annual General Meeting. Yrjo Lansipuro Chair, 2013 Nominating Committee ________________________________ Wolfgang Kleinwächter [cid:image001.jpg@01CEE2D1.DBD08080]<http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/kleinwachter-150x200-15nov1…> Wolfgang Kleinwächter is a Professor for International Communication Policy and Regulation at the Department for Media and Information Sciences of the University of Aarhus in Denmark where he teaches "Internet Policy and Regulation" since 1998. He has studied Communication, International Law and International Relations at the University of Leipzig (B.A. 1971, M.A. 1974, Ph.D. 1981). His Academic Teaching Experiences includes courses and lectures on Internet Governance at numerous universities around the globe, including, inter alia die School of International Services at American University in Washington D.C. and the Faculty of Journalism at Lomonossow University in Moscow. He is involved in Internet Governance issues since 1997 and has participated - in various capacities - in 45 ICANN meetings. He served five years in the NomCom (2009/2010 as its chair) and was since 2011 a member of the GNSO Council, elected by the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) where he is a member of the NCUC. In the WSIS process he was a member of the Civil Society Bureau, co-chaired the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) and was appointed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as for the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG). In the Tunis Summit he was part of the governmental delegation of Denmark. Between 2006 and 2010 he served as Special Adviser to the Chair of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Nitin Desai. In 2011/2012 he was a member of the UNCSTD Working Group on IGF Improvement. In 2012 he joined the German governmental delegation to the World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) and served in the Informal Expert Group of the World Telecommunication Policy Forum in 2013. He is a co-founder of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EURODIG), the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET), the Summer School on Internet Governance (SSIG) and chair of the ICANN Studienkreis. He served in the Advisory Board of the dotmobi Registry and became in 2010 an International Adviser to CNNIC. In the EU, he was involved in the Safer Internet Action Plan (SIAP), the Task Force on the Internet of Things and the Inter-Regional Information Society Initiative (IRISI). In the Council of Europe he chaired the Expert Group on Cross Border Internet (2009 - 2011). For more than 20 years he was a member of the Council of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and served as the president of the IAMCR Law Section between 1988 and 1998. He was a member of the Program Committee for INET 2002 in Washington D.C. and a Key-Note Speaker, Panelist, Moderator and Rapporteur of numerous international conferences. His research work includes more than 100 international publications, including 7 books. Since 2011 he is the editor of the publication series MIND (Multistakeholder Internet Dialogue). He also served as member of several advisory boards of scientific journals, including Transnational Data and Communication Report, Computer Law and Security Report, The Journal of Media Law and Practice, Gazette and the Journal for Virtual Reality. He testified in Hearings in the Deutsche Bundestag and the European Parliament. He is Chair of the Board of Medienstadt Leipzig e.V., a recognized At Large Structure under the ICANN Bylaws and got the "Internet Award" the highest Internet prize in Germany, by the German Internet Economy Association (eco) in 2012 Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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attendance
by WUKnoben Nov. 16, 2013

Nov. 16, 2013

Dear all, as it may happen that some of you cannot arrive in time to the weekend sessions due to the part-time closure of BA airport I’d like to ask you responding with your weekend attendance status. Hopefully you’ll all arrive safely and in time – but in case of delays we would like to optimize the agenda accordingly. All the best Wolf-Ulrich

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Arrival in Buenos Aires delayed until Tuesday evening
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 15, 2013

Nov. 15, 2013

Hello All, My trip to Buenos Aires has been unavoidably delayed. I won't arrive now until Tuesday evening, so will miss the meetings with the GNSO Council on Sunday and the meetings with the Stakeholder groups on Tuesday. Please accept my apologies. I think this is the first time in over 40 meetings when I haven't been there for the whole meeting. Hope to catch up with as many people as possible at the gala on Wednesday night. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Re: [council] attendance
by WUKnoben Nov. 15, 2013

Nov. 15, 2013

Thanks Jen, noted. Safe travels! Wolf-Ulrich From: Jen Wolfe Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 3:30 PM To: jrobinson(a)afilias.info ; 'WUKnoben' ; 'GNSO Council List' Cc: 'Glen de Saint Géry' Subject: RE: [council] attendance Mason Cole and I are both on a delta flight which has been diverted to Santiago Chile. Delta is keeping us here overnight with the plan to fly out in the morning. Apologies we will be late. Sent from my Windows Phone -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonathan Robinson Sent: ‎11/‎15/‎2013 3:06 PM To: 'WUKnoben'; 'GNSO Council List' Cc: 'Glen de Saint Géry' Subject: RE: [council] attendance Thanks Wolf-Ulrich, My latest is arrive BA circa midnight. Hotel approx. 01h00. Jonathan From: WUKnoben [mailto:wolf-ulrich.knoben@t-online.de] Sent: 15 November 2013 14:59 To: GNSO Council List Subject: [council] attendance Dear all, as it may happen that some of you cannot arrive in time to the weekend sessions due to the part-time closure of BA airport I’d like to ask you responding with your weekend attendance status. Hopefully you’ll all arrive safely and in time – but in case of delays we would like to optimize the agenda accordingly. All the best Wolf-Ulrich

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FW: ICANN board meeting with the GNSO Council - Sunday 17 October
by Jonathan Robinson Nov. 15, 2013

Nov. 15, 2013

All, Please see below for the note sent to Steve Crocker. Steve is willing to work with an agenda along these lines and has communicated as much to the board. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com] Sent: 14 November 2013 11:52 To: Steve Crocker (steve(a)shinkuro.com) Subject: ICANN board meeting with the GNSO Council - Sunday 17 October Hi Steve, We have not yet had the chance to discuss or share thoughts on this session. At the past couple of meetings, the Council has suggested a few topics in advance we have discussed these. You have been gracious in accepting these and it seems to have worked well. Clearly, a major thread running through the forthcoming meeting is the rapidly changing international internet governance landscape and ICANN's role and position in that. The Council plans to discuss this with Fadi in addition to covering the Strategy Panels with Theresa Swineheart and possibly Fadi. The discussion with Fadi and Theresa will focus on: 1. A form of update on both above topics and 2. An attempt to better understand the implications for the ICANN bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model Point 2 above is key to the way in which the GNSO functions within ICANN and therefore, in a sense, it is an attempt to understand the implications for or impacts on the GNSO. I wonder if this same topic is something we could take further with the board? You may feel that it is premature or otherwise problematic to do so. In addition, and in any event, a couple of other ideas exist at this stage as follows: 1. A brief update from the Council as to key areas of recent development and work could be useful. a. Progress with engaging with the GAC b. Improvements to the PDP c. Key areas of policy work underway 2. Input from the board SIC on a. Structure and format of board initiated reviews b. Implications for the prospective GNSO review You may well feel that there are other key areas we should be covering and, if so, I'd welcome any input on that. Let me leave it at that for now. Best wishes, Jonathan

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FW: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN¹s Mandate to Preserve and Enhance Multistakeholder Internet Cooperation
by Jonathan Robinson Nov. 15, 2013

Nov. 15, 2013

From: soac-infoalert-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of David Olive Sent: 14 November 2013 19:47 To: soac-infoalert(a)icann.org Subject: [Soac-infoalert] ICANN¹s Mandate to Preserve and Enhance Multistakeholder Internet Cooperation Please note Steve Crocker's blog on "ICANNs Mandate to Preserve and Enhance Multistakeholder Internet Cooperation." http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/icanns-mandate-to-preserve-and-enhance-multist akeholder-internet-cooperation/ -- David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:5 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90.212.381.8727 - Fax: +90.212.381.8731 - Mobile: +1. 202.341.3611

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ICANN's advice on pre-registration services
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 14, 2013

Nov. 14, 2013

From: http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/pre-reserve-a-domain-name-or-not-icann-answer… Pre-Reserve a Domain Name, or Not? ICANN Answers the Question by Cyrus Namazi on November 13, 2013 With delegation of new gTLDs successfully underway, the general public will soon be able to register domain names in a variety of new generic Top-Level Domains (e.g., yourname.anything). This opens a new chapter in Internet history: one in which brands and businesses of all sizes will be able to invest in new online real estate. The expansion of the Internet, resulting from the New gTLD Program, will not only affect the Domain Name industry, but it provides an unparalleled opportunity for marketing and advertising professionals to better align online identities with the products and services they represent. You may have heard of new gTLDs in the news, or perhaps you've seen or heard advertisements on TV or online. We are pleased that awareness is building. It means Internet users will be prepared to embrace this change and make the most of the many new choices available to them when the new domains become available. Many of the advertisements are touting "pre-registration" as a means of securing your desired domain name, and some Registrars are reporting a high volume of pre-registrations. Clearly, this is welcome news for new Registries and the Domain Name Industry as a whole. However, we feel it is our responsibility to convey a note of caution for anyone pre-registering a domain. This supplements and expands upon the statement made by the Names Council of the Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) in 2000. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/icann-pr-29sep00-en.htm As responsible Registrars are advising, successful pre-registration of a domain cannot be guaranteed. ICANN seconds that advice, cautioning that registrants should be wary of anyone who claims to be able to guarantee a domain registration on a new gTLD. There are several situations that can impact the availability of a domain name and some domain names may never be available for purchase. Instances that can impact availability of Second-Level Domains include: - Multiple Registars per generic Top-Level Domain Many gTLD Registries contract with multiple Registrars to provide registration services to Internet users. The Registrar you pre-register with may not be the Registrar that eventually registers the name. - Trademarked Names Rights holders that have submitted verified trademarks will be given priority access to request domain names related to their trademarks. - Auction of Premium Names Some Registries may choose to offer perceived premium names for registration to the highest bidder before they're made available to the general public, so some of these names may not be available. - Name Collision Certain Second-Level Domain names must be blocked by Registries because their activation could potentially impact the operations of some private domains. - Some gTLDs may not be delegated There is no assurance that ICANN will sign Registry Agreements for all of the new gTLDs for which applications have been submitted, nor is there any assurance that all of the new gTLDs will be delegated. If you pre-register a desired domain name and the underlying gTLD is not delegated, that domain name will not be available to you. While we caution potential registrants to be skeptical of claims that a name can be "guaranteed" names, ICANN supports programs that are set up to help interested parties keep track of when the new domain names will be available. For example, some Registrars are providing programs that allow potential registrants to subscribe to status updates on new gTLDs. The new gTLDs provide greater opportunities for choice, innovation and competition. In addition to all the measures that ICANN, the community and our partners have established to ensure a safe and secure rollout, we also want to ensure that people understand the process for getting the new domain names they want.

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FW: [Soac-infoalert] Internet Governance Update
by Jonathan Robinson Nov. 14, 2013

Nov. 14, 2013

From: soac-infoalert-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of David Olive Sent: 14 November 2013 19:48 To: soac-infoalert(a)icann.org Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Internet Governance Update Please note Fadi's blog on "Internet Governance Update." http://blog.icann.org/2013/11/internet-governance-update/ Regards, David -- David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters -Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:5 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90.212.381.8727 - Fax: +90.212.381.8731 - Mobile: +1. 202.341.3611

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Project list for review
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 14, 2013

Nov. 14, 2013

Dear Councillors, Please find attached the project list, both redline and clean version, attached for you review before the GNSO Council sessions and GNSO Council Public meeting on Wednesday. Please let me know if you have any comments. Thank you, Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat <mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org <http://gnso.icann.org/> http://gnso.icann.org

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Updated GNSO PDP Improvements Table including proposed next steps
by Marika Konings Nov. 14, 2013

Nov. 14, 2013

Dear All, Following on from our conversations on potential improvements to and streamlining of the GNSO PDP, please find attached an updated version of the table which includes some concrete proposed next steps for each item for your review and consideration. With best regards, Marika

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