November 2013 - council - lists.icann.org

Staff Paper on Cross Community Working Groups (CWGs)
by Mary Wong Nov. 10, 2013

Nov. 10, 2013

Dear all, Please find attached the staff paper on cross community working groups requested by the motion passed by the GNSO Council on 10 October 2013. As discussed, the paper summarizes the process to date, incorporates the original GNSO Draft Principles and the ccNSO's feedback, and recommends certain actions/steps that the new cross-community Drafting Team to be convened may wish to take upon its formation. We hope this paper will be useful in the GNSO's continuing discussions, including in Buenos Aires, and the work of the new DT. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org * One World. One Internet. *

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Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP motion
by Yoav Keren Nov. 10, 2013

Nov. 10, 2013

Dear all, After our last council meeting, the members of the drafting team of the charter for the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP made the effort to quickly discuss the issues that were raised. The drafting team had a meeting and was able to come to a consensus to revise the charter. Happily this was done on time for a discussion in our next meeting in Buenos Aires. I would like to submit this motion to approve the charter for the T&T WG. I believe this is an important PDP that attends the needs of non-English speaking communities, is a direct continue to IDN implementation, and has significant implications for all stakeholder groups. Best regards, Yoav Yoav Keren CEO Domain The Net Technologies Ltd. 81 Sokolov st. Tel: +972-3-7600500 Ramat Hasharon Fax: +972-3-7600505 Israel 47238 [cid:image001.jpg@01CEDD3D.829EC5B0] ************************************************************************************ This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer viruses. ************************************************************************************

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GNSO Projects Background Briefings
by Marika Konings Nov. 10, 2013

Nov. 10, 2013

Dear All, Please find attached the background briefings for the GNSO projects discussed over the weekend sessions in Buenos Aires. Feel free to share these with your respective groups. Safe travels and looking forward to seeing you all in Buenos Aires! Best regards, Marika

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Board SIC / GNSO Review
by Jonathan Robinson Nov. 9, 2013

Nov. 9, 2013

All, I have spoken with Ray Plzak on the GNSO Review. Ray chairs the ICANN Board Structural Improvements Committee i.e. the committee responsible for working on ICANN Board commissioned organisational reviews. The detail of the GNSO Review is still work in progress as far as the SIC is concerned and it fits into a broader perspective on the shape and structure of related review work in future. In this context, Ray shared a concept paper with the ATRT2 and that is publicly available here: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/atrt2/2013/001111.html As part of our interaction with the ICANN board on Sunday November 17th, Ray has offered to update the Council on latest thinking and development so that is something I suggest we take advantage of. He is also potentially available to meet with a smaller (Review focussed) group in Buenos Aires. In any event, there is nothing to stop us getting on with reviewing our own work on policy development since the last GNSO review. We could look into various factors such as time taken, whether or not the policy achieved what was intended and whether or not there were any unintended consequences. >From what I can see, this could be useful as part of our own work to improve and feed into the Board commissioned organisational review of the GNSO. We can discuss this further during the appropriate weekend session in Buenos Aires. Thanks. Jonathan

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Slides from webinar on new gTLD auctions held on 7 Nov 2013
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 9, 2013

Nov. 9, 2013

Hello All, From: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars See attached slides from the New gTLD Auctions Webinar Date/Time: 7 November 2013, 22:00 - 23:00 UTC An in-depth discussion on the Auctions process and what to expect. Regards, Bruce

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Slides from Rights Protection Mechanisms Webinar held on 6 November 2013
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 9, 2013

Nov. 9, 2013

Hello All, From: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars Attached are the slides from the Rights Protection Mechanisms Webinar held on 6 November 2013, 17:00 - 18:30 UTC . A discussion about Rights Protection Mechanisms, including the Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements (see attached) published on 30 September 2013. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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FW: SO-AC Buenos Aires Hot Topic Update/Recommendations/Decisions
by Jonathan Robinson Nov. 8, 2013

Nov. 8, 2013

All. FYI. Jonathan. From: David Olive [mailto:david.olive@icann.org] Sent: 08 November 2013 17:51 To: Heather Dryden; Jonathan Robinson; Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond; Patrik Fältström; Jun Murai; Lars-Johan Liman; Louis Lee; Paul Wilson; Byron Holland; Elisa.Cooper(a)markmonitor.com; 'Tony Holmes'; krosette(a)cov.com; robin(a)ipjustice.org; william.drake(a)uzh.ch; mllemineur(a)gmail.com; 'Michele Neylon - Blacknight'; kdrazek(a)verisign.com; ceo(a)auda.org.au Cc: Robert Hoggarth; Sally Costerton; Nick Tomasso; Tanzanica S. King; Susie Johnson; Duncan Burns; Brad White; Nigel Hickson; Theresa Swinehart; Baher Esmat; Tarek Kamel Subject: SO-AC Buenos Aires Hot Topic Update/Recommendations/Decisions Dear SO-AC Leaders: Based on the various reactions several of you have provided regarding the topic feedback and other information I shared on Monday, set forth below are confirmed recommendations and some new information regarding the SO-AC Hot Topic session currently scheduled for Monday morning in Buenos Aires. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we re-boot this joint community session. Please check the body of this note below to make sure youve identified the additional information well need from you soon. Confirmed Topic: We are moving forward with the following single topic Evolution of Internet Governance - Montevideo Statement and ICANNs Post-Bali/Pre-Brazil Activities Methods and Objectives. A sub theme that session participants may wish to incorporate into the discussion includes preservation of the bottom-up policy development process. Confirmed Moderator: Brad White has graciously agreed to serve as moderator for the session. He and Rob are working on fleshing out the short statement format discussed during the preparation planning call and implementing the tweeting concept a number of you enjoyed brainstorming on during the preparation call. Red, green and even blue sheets of paper are on-order. Community Representation On Stage: A number of you made some good points about the challenges of having fair community representation on stage. Unfortunately it is a challenge to balance representation with a manageable number of designated community representatives on the stage. We are going to go with the original suggestion of a maximum two (2) reps each from each of the ASO, ccNSO, GAC, SSAC and RSSAC communities, and include a maximum of four (4) participants from the GNSO (one per Stakeholder Group) and a maximum of 5 from At-Large (one per RALO). We understand the concerns about providing speaking opportunities for as many people as possible, but Brad says even the number of 19 participants will be hard to manage and, if we are going to include audience participation, not everyone will likely have equal time to speak. You will not be penalized if you choose to designate fewer than the maximum number of participants to your community. Please provide the names of your designated speakers/participants as soon as possible to Rob Hoggarth at <mailto:Robert.hoggarth@icann.org> Robert.hoggarth(a)icann.org. Please, no later than 5pm (local time in Beunos Aires) next Friday, 15 November. Session Format: Although initial introductions will likely be important for the audience and the scribes, rather than commit to opening statements (even if we limit a single statement from each SO and AC represented to only 5 minutes per community we will use up 35 minutes before we even get to a discussion), Brad suggests that we try to immediately jump into the discussion. I agree. The real value of the session will be in the public, real-time exchange of ideas and opinions between and among your communities. The quicker that can start, the more interesting and dynamic the session will be. We also hope to have several Board members and Senior ICANN staff in the session room. We will make sure they are identified, so there should be opportunities to engage with them or ask questions during the session. Keeping the theme of short, crisp tweet-like statements in mind, Rob and I will work with Brad on developing a flow to the session that creates the best opportunities for dialogue. Brad and I believe it is important to distinguish this session from the typical Thursday Public Forum format. Brad would like to meet with all the session participants near the front of the room about 20 minutes before the session begins to manage expectations and to go over logistics of the session. Potential Scheduling Issues: As Jonathan pointed out in his recent email, there is potential confusion/conflict between other sessions at the same time and other sessions that will touch generally on Internet governance issues taking place that day. Unfortunately the schedule, as usual, is very tight and there are limited options to move any sessions to avoid conflicts. So far, it just hasnt been possible to find good alternatives for any of the other scheduled sessions. We think the unique nature of this session and the importance of the issue will provide some great audience interaction and a good opportunity for dialogue. As usual, your comments, thoughts and observations are welcomed. Its not too late to investigate further tweaks to our session preparations. Thank you for your support of the re-boot of this joint community effort. We hope the session will be a great learning experience for all and that well identify ways to make it even better in Singapore. Best 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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TR: J M Robinson - Candidate Statement - GNSO Council Chair
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 8, 2013

Nov. 8, 2013

Dear Jonathan, Thank you for your candidate statement for the role of GNSO Council chair. The statement is also posted on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/elections under Candidate statements. Thank you. Kind regards, Glen De : Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com] Envoyé : vendredi 8 novembre 2013 17:40 À : Glen de Saint Géry; gnso-secs(a)icann.org Objet : J M Robinson - Candidate Statement - GNSO Council Chair Dear Glen, Please see attached for my Candidate Statement for the role of GNSO Council Chair from the ICANN Annual Meeting 2013. Please confirm receipt. Thank-you. Jonathan

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Document and Motion deadline Sunday 10 NOVEMBER 2013 at 23:59 UTC for Council meeting on 20 November 2013 at 13:00 ART(16:00)
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 8, 2013

Nov. 8, 2013

Dear Councillors, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e SUNDAY, 10 November 2013 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Public meeting in Buenos Aires on 20 November 2013 at 16:00 UTC. 13:00 ART Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+20+November… 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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GAC-GNSO Interaction - please respond
by Jonathan Robinson Nov. 7, 2013

Nov. 7, 2013

All, In the run-up to Buenos Aires, we had a preparation call on November 5th to discuss GAC / GNSO engagement and the agenda for our joint meeting. Council Chair & Vice Chairs were invited and ditto with GAC Chair & Vice Chairs. The call was attended by myself and Wolf-Ulrich from the GNSO Council leadership and Suzanne Radell (USA) and Manal Ismail (Egypt) who have both been active on the GAC's behalf in focussing on this subject. On the back of the call I agreed to put together a note summarising the current position to date. In addition, I have attached a document which summarises the current options for GAC engagement with the GNSO PDP and starts to reconcile these options with GAC suggestions for enhanced engagement. Hopefully it will have two outcomes: 1. Serve as a summary of where we are to date 2. Help point the way forward at Buenos Aires and beyond I trust you will find it helpful and look forward to progressing this work and any related feedback or discussion. Jonathan

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