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Composition of the Meeting Strategy Working Group (MSWG)
by Glen de Saint Géry March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21mar13-en.htm Composition of the Meeting Strategy Working Group (MSWG) 21 March 2013 20 March 2013 - The Selectors of the Meeting Strategy Working Group (MSWG) announce the composition of the Working Group. In selecting the MSWG, multiple factors were considered including understanding ICANN's working practices, consensus-building and analytical skills and balances of geography, gender, consistency, constituency. Volunteer Working Group Member in Representation of a Supporting Organization (SO) or Advisory Committee (AC) Candidate Gender Country Region SO/AC Donna Austin F AU AP GNSO Satish Babu M IN AP ALAC Tijani Ben Jemaa M TN AF ALAC Michelle Chaplow F UK EU GNSO Keith Davidson M NZ AP ccNSO Eduardo Diaz Rivera M PR NA ALAC Paul Diaz M US NA GNSO Tracy F. Hackshaw M TT LAC GAC Sylvia Herlein Leite F BR LAC ALAC Sandra Hoferichter F DE EU ALAC Poncelet Ileleji M GM AF GNSO Dmitry Kohmanuyk M UA EU ASO Suzanne Murray Radell F US NA GAC Ana Cristina Ferreira Amoroso das Neves F PT EU GAC Douglas Onyango M UG AF ASO Margarita Valdés Cortés F CL LAC ccNSO Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Pre-Beijing Policy Webinar presentation and recordings
by Glen de Saint Géry March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013

Dear All, The Pre-Beijing Policy Webinar presentation has been published on pages: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/policy/presentations http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/correspondence The recording and transcript of the Policy webinar can also be found on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#mar and may be viewed directly at: http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/presentation-policy-update-webinar-21mar1… Thank you. Kind regards, Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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New gTLDs, "Strawman" and Contract Negotiations
by Glen de Saint Géry March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

https://www.icann.org/ * New gTLDs, "Strawman" and Contract Negotiations Fadi's Report on Milestones and Deadlines [cid:image001.png@01CE25BC.B5A609C0]Watch Fadi's vlog »<http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/new-gtld-milestones-and-deadlines/> Read "Strawman" Memo »<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/strawman-solutio…> Review Public Comments »<https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-tmch-strawman-…> Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates
by Glen de Saint Géry March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-19mar13-en.htm 2013 Nominating Committee is Actively Seeking Candidates 19 March 2013 ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) will be attending the 46th ICANN Meeting in Beijing, China, (http://beijing46.icann.org/) and conduct a number of open meetings to provide detailed information to the community about the NomCom's work and obtain input from the ICANN entities regarding desirable applicant qualities. The NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key leadership positions within ICANN: * Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN * Three members of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) (one each from the Africa; Asia/Australia/Pacific; and Latin America/Caribbean regions) * Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Statements of Interest for the positions described above can be submitted through an on-line application form at http://nomcom.icann.org/apply. Applications will be considered in confidence and should be received by 11:59:59 UTC on 1 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced in September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in Buenos Aires in November 2013. The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and since then has organized outreach events in multiple locations around the globe. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up on its work. More information regarding the Nominating Committee can be found at: http://nomcom.icann.org/ Candidate recommendations, questions or comments may also be emailed to nomcom2013(a)icann.org<mailto:nomcom2013@icann.org>. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Pre-Beijing ICANN Policy Update Webinar
by Glen de Saint Géry March 20, 2013

March 20, 2013

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21feb13-en.htm Pre-Beijing ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation 21 February 2013 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 Beijing remotely or in person, you're invited to an update on the background and current status of major policy issues which are likely to be discussed during the Beijing Meeting. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 21 March at 12.00 UTC and Thursday 21 March at 19.00 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: * WHOIS related activities * The locking of a domain name subject to UDRP Proceedings * Protection of IGO and INGO Names * IDN ccNSO PDP * Study Group on Use of Names for Countries and Territories * SSAC report on Domain Name Registration Data Validation Taxonomy The webinar will cover other topics which will be raised during or otherwise relevant to the Beijing Meeting. In addition, staff will provide a briefing on the ALAC's activities related to current policy development issues of the Supporting Organizations. 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 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 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 http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: [Soac-infoalert] New Blog Entry by Fadi Chehadé: "CEO Roundtable III: ccTLDs and the DNS Sector" |
by Jonathan Robinson March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013

All, You may find this interesting, especially in the context of our planned interaction with the ccNSO. Jonathan From: soac-infoalert-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of David Olive Sent: 19 March 2013 11:27 To: soac-infoalert(a)icann.org Subject: [Soac-infoalert] New Blog Entry by Fadi Chehadé: "CEO Roundtable III: ccTLDs and the DNS Sector" | Fadi Chehadé published: "CEO Roundtable III: ccTLDs and the DNS Sector" at: http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/ceo-roundtable-iii-cctlds-and-the-dns-sector/ Sent from my iPhone David A. Olive David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 <x-apple-data-detectors://2/0> Washington <x-apple-data-detectors://2/0> , D.C. 20005 Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611

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Meet wiht ccNSO in Beijing
by Jonathan Robinson March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013

All, We have the opportunity to meet with the ccNSO Beijing and have a scheduled a meeting slot to do so. In order for it to go ahead and have a good chance of succeeding, we need to plan for it in advance. Last week, I talked with Lesley Cowley (ccNSO Chair) to discuss the potential for the meeting and the possible agenda items, including those which had been suggested by Wolfgang, Maria and Petter and possibly others on our mailing list. The objective in talking with Leslie objective was to come up with a number of areas which are likely to be of mutual interest and then to find an agreed way for developing and preparing for these for discussion together. We reviewed a number of areas / topics and came out with a non-exclusive short-list that seemed to be of mutual interest as follows: 1. Providing input and advice, often at short notice. A discussion and sharing of the experience of dealing with the various requests that come to both of our groups in order to provide advice or input, often at short notice or at unpredictable times, and not linked to current scheduled work. This discussion topic could include and link into the broader issue and experience of capacity planning, work group participation and work scheduling and planning where the ccNSO has some interesting approaches. 2. The impact of gTLDs on ICANN. How significant might this be and are existing structures and approaches adequate to absorb and deal with this? 3. Global Internet Governance. Looking at issues on an international level and how these may impact on ICANN and the multi-stakeholder model. Shared experiences from global forums and the issues and lessons arriving. We agreed that organising and preparing for an agenda containing some or all of the above (or indeed any other relevant topics) was best handled by a smaller group comprised of members of both GNSO & ccNSO. This type of approach as worked well for the ccNSO in the past. The group could comprise a couple of reps from each of GNSO and ccNSO and include the liaisons (if not already one of the two) so making a manageable small group of 4-6 people. I trust that you will be supportive of this approach or something similar and look forward to any comments or input. If you would like to volunteer to be on the small group which will organise and plan for this session, please do so. Thank-you, Jonathan

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ICANN Schedule for Beijing is now posted
by Glen de Saint Géry March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013

Please note the ICANN Schedule for Beijing is now posted on the Beijing meeting page: http://beijing46.icann.org/full-sched 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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Initial Report - Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings
by Marika Konings March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013

Dear All, For your information, please find attached the Initial Report of the Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings Working Group which has been published for public comment (see https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/locking-domain-name-15mar13-en. htm). Comments can be submitted until 26 April, followed by a reply period. The WG is planning to provide the GNSO with an update during its weekend session, in addition to a community workshop (see http://beijing46.icann.org/node/37193) With best regards, Marika

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FW: Blog Piece on Unilateral Right to Amend
by Neuman, Jeff March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013

Given the conversation we had during the GNSO Council call, I thought you may find this blog post we drafted on the Unilateral Right to Amend: http://blog.neustar.biz/neustar-insights/clearing-up-the-logjam-time-for-ic… I have printed the full version below; Clearing Up the Logjam: Time for ICANN to Drop Request for a Unilateral Right to Amend the Agreements By: Jeff Neuman A very rare thing happened in the GNSO Council meeting this week-the ICANN community spoke with one voice. Registries, registrars, non-commercial interests, new TLD applicants, IP owners and businesses unanimously and unambiguously agreed that giving ICANN a "unilateral right to amend" the registry and registrar agreements is not compatible with ICANN's bottom-up processes and poses a fundamental threat to the multi-stakeholder model. There is true consensus that this change should be rejected. On February 5, 2013, ICANN surprised the community by re-introducing its demand for a unilateral right to amend the gTLD Registry Agreement. ICANN made the same change in the Registrar Accreditation Agreements. (This was posted for public comment on March 7, 2013. See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm) This move came without consultation, nearly five years after the new gTLD Program moved into the implementation phase, and three years after the community and ICANN, through a bottom-up process, rejected this approach and reached a compromise on similar language. During the GNSO Council's monthly teleconference on March 14, 2013, while discussing the recent changes to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, Council members raised the topic of ICANN's proposed unilateral right to amend the registry and registrar agreements. ICANN staff present on the call explained its position, saying, "the amendment clause is actually intended to be last resort for when there is agreement that something needs to be done, but there is a logjam within the processes that we have that don't allow us to move forward." Essentially, ICANN is asking, "what happens when everyone agrees that a particular change is needed, but the multi-stakeholder processes - or someone manipulating those processes - prevents the community from moving forward with what the community wants." Taken in isolation and without any other context, this is a perfectly reasonable question. If there truly were no mechanisms in the registry or registrar agreements to make necessary changes when the community demands action, then ICANN staff's concerns would be justified. It would be a good question to ask if someone could use ICANN processes to block a change that everyone else supported. The fact is, however, that there already are a number of mechanisms ICANN can take to implement community supported changes. First, of course, contracted-parties can agree to make a change they support. Second, there is a bottom-up Consensus Policy mechanism for critical changes that ensures that any implementation is appropriately balanced across multiple constituencies and stakeholder groups. Truly important and time-sensitive issues can be addressed via Temporary Policies that remain in place for up to a year and, during that year, can be adopted as Consensus Policies. Finally, the new gTLD agreement contains a new mechanism that gives ICANN authority to make amendments supported by a specific percentage of the registry operators effective across the entire registry group. This is the compromise that was developed through a bottom-up process in 2009-2010 when the community rejected the unilateral change provision. ICANN agreed in 2010 that these three mechanisms gave it the necessary tools to amend the registry contract to implement changes demanded by the community. Apparently, it has had a change of heart and now wants the authority to unilaterally impose changes to the agreements. To date, ICANN's explanation is that the introduction of new gTLDs will change things in ways that cannot be anticipated. ICANN has not responded to community requests for a concrete example of when this right would actually be needed. Of course, the ICANN world is not unique - the future is inherently unknown, but parties enter into long-term contracts with high stakes all the time without introducing the kind of uncertainty that a unilateral amendment right would create. To borrow from the gTLD Registries comment made on February 26, 2013: "we are in the midst of dramatic change in the administration of the top-level domain name system. All businesses - whether for profit or nonprofit - require a measure of predictability, stability and certainty of contracts. Public and multi-national company applicants are subject to regulatory regimes that cannot be reconciled with the expanded unilateral authority ICANN is seeking. In deciding whether or not to utilize new gTLDs for their critical infrastructure assets, a key goal of the new gTLD program, registries cannot be subject to the whim of one private entity, even those acting under the guise of public interest, regardless of how well-intentioned that private entity purports to be." ICANN's proposal for this new mechanism, however, has been met with opposition not only from the new gTLD Applicants and existing registries, but also the registrars, non-commercial interests, businesses and IP owners. In fact, every single comment on ICANN's last minute changes to the new gTLD registry agreement called for its removal. EVERYONE is in agreement that this is a bad idea and should be withdrawn. The fact that the entire community has never been so aligned about a particular subject speaks volumes, but despite this clarity ICANN continues to insist on a unilateral right to amend the registry and registrar agreements, Ironically, in this case ICANN itself is creating a logjam that is preventing forward movement. By walking away from the version of the legal agreement contained in the final Applicant Guidebook, ICANN is preventing the new gTLD Program from going forward. This same issue is also the logjam preventing the roll out of a new registrar accreditation agreement containing enormous changes that would benefit registrants, law enforcement, intellectual property owners and Internet users in general. So in response to ICANN's question about clearing logjams, we think they are asking the wrong question. ICANN should stop worrying about the theoretical logjams of the future. It's time to take this request for extraordinary, unilateral power off the table in order to clear away today's very real logjam. Once this request is withdrawn, the new gTLD program can move forward and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement can be finalized. Jeffrey J. Neuman Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Business Affairs 46000 Center Oak Plaza, 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/>

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