April 2013 - council - lists.icann.org

Motion to Address the Final Issue Report on the Uniformity of Reporting
by WUKnoben May 14, 2013

May 14, 2013

All, I herewith submit the motion attached for council consideration at the next meeting. Best regards Wolf-Ulrich

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ICANN 47, Durban
by WUKnoben May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013

Dear SG/Constituency and WG leaders, as the ICANN meeting in Beijing has come to an end the next one in Durban is just 3 months ahead from now. Being responsible to coordinate the agendas for the various GNSO meetings I’d like to invite you to come up with items your respective Stakeholder groups / Constituencies / WGs may be interested in to be covered. In particular I draw your attention to the sessions usually taking place at the ICANN meetings: a.. GNSO Saturday and Sunday sessions including a.. meeting with the Board b.. meeting with the GAC c.. meeting with other ACs b.. Meeting with the ccNSO c.. GNSO Council Public meeting As we concluded in the GNSO wrap-up session room shall be given as much as possible for the community to discuss the items as well as for brainstorming. Your early input is highly appreciated. Best regards Wolf-Ulrich Knoben

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Changes to GNSO Operating Procedures
by Marika Konings May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013

Dear All, Per our discussion during the wrap up session, I can confirm that the Bylaws require that any changes to the GNSO Operating Procedures are subject to a minimum 21 day public comment period ('The GNSO Operating Procedures shall be effective upon the expiration of a twenty-one (21) day public comment period, and shall be subject to Board oversight and review' - see article X, section 3, item 4, http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#X) With best regards, Marika

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ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013
by Glen de Saint Géry April 30, 2013

April 30, 2013

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30apr13-en.htm ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 15 May 2013 30 April 2013 In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN's 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 15 May 2013 at 23:59 UTC. The 2013 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key 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 Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands 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) More information about the positions is available at: http://nomcom.icann.org/positions-2013.htm. 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 15 May 2013 for full consideration. Selections will be announced by early September 2013. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN's Annual Meeting in November 2013. The 2013 NomCom began its work in October 2012 after the ICANN Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, and has since then organized outreach events in multiple locations. The NomCom holds regular conference calls to plan and follow-up 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<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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Blog Post:: "2013 Registry Agreement Posted for Community Review and Comments"
by Glen de Saint Géry April 30, 2013

April 30, 2013

Cyrus Namazi published: "2013 Registry Agreement Posted for Community Review and Comments" at: http://blog.icann.org/2013/04/proposed-final-ra/ Please contact Cyrus with any questions or comments. 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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Proposed Final New gTLD Registry Agreement - Open for Public Comments
by Glen de Saint Géry April 30, 2013

April 30, 2013

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29apr13-en.htm Proposed Final New gTLD Registry Agreement Comment / Reply Periods (*) Comment Open Date: 29 April 2013 Comment Close Date: 20 May 2013 - 23:59 UTC Reply Open Date: 21 May 2013 Reply Close Date: 11 June 2013 - 23:59 UTC Important Information Links Public Comment Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-29apr13-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<mailto:comments-base-agreement-29apr13@icann.org> View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-base-agreement-29apr13/> Brief Overview Originating Organization: ICANN Categories/Tags: * Top-Level Domains Purpose (Brief): ICANN is seeking public comment on a revised draft of the New gTLD Registry Agreement that will serve as the contractual document between successful New gTLD Applicants and ICANN, and will govern the rights and obligations of new gTLD registry operators. ICANN has made certain updates and changes to the New gTLD Registry Agreement in response to community feedback on the version of the New gTLD Registry Agreement posted for public comment on 5 February 2013 and discussions of the New gTLD Registry Agreement at the ICANN 46 meeting in Beijing, China 7-11 April 2013. Current Status: On 5 February 2013 ICANN posted a revised version of the New gTLD Registry Agreement for the community's information and review. Based on community feedback during the ICANN 46 meeting in Beijing, ICANN and the Registry Agreement Negotiating Team have continued to negotiate the proposed terms of the New gTLD Registry Agreement. Next Steps: After review of the public comments received, the ICANN Board will consider the adoption of the revised New gTLD Registry Agreement. Staff Contact: Daniel Halloran Email Staff Contact<mailto:daniel.halloran@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%20Final%20New%20gTLD%20Registry%20Agreement%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: ICANN is posting today for public comment the proposed final New gTLD Registry Agreement that will be entered into between ICANN and successful new gTLD applicants. The proposed final agreement is the result of several months of negotiations, formal community feedback during a public comment forum initiated on 5 February 2013, and meetings with various stakeholders and communities. The proposed final draft also includes feedback from the ICANN community at the ICANN 46 Meeting on 7-11 April 2013 in Beijing. (Note: this version of the agreement does not address the recent Beijing GAC Communiqué.) Included in the proposed revisions are the following: * Agreement Amendment Procedures: The amendment procedures have been substantially reworked to provide greater clarity and procedural safeguards. A new mechanism for bilateral negotiation of amendments to the agreements has been added, including provision for public comment on proposed revisions and potential arbitration of some classes of proposed amendments. * Confidentiality Provision: A new confidentiality provision was inserted to ensure appropriate treatment of confidential information provided by a party to the other under the Agreement. * Reserved Names: Proposed revisions to Specification 5 would clarify the reserved names requirements, including a provision addressing registry operator use of names for the operation or the promotion of the TLD (capped at 100 names). Section II: Background: After the ICANN Board approves the final terms of the New gTLD Registry Agreement, it will serve as the contractual document between successful New gTLD Applicants and ICANN, and will govern the rights and obligations of new gTLD registry operators. On 5 February 2013 ICANN posted a proposed "Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement Including Additional Public Interest Commitments Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-05feb13-en.htm>." In that posting ICANN announced revisions to the agreement in response to developments since the last posting of the Applicant Guidebook in June 2012 and a general review of the contractual needs of the new gTLD program. Since February 5, ICANN hosted two webinars<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars> (6 March 2013 and 26 March 2013), held meetings with stakeholders, and initiated an official public comment period from 5 February 2013 to 20 March 2013 to provide the community opportunities to give feedback on revisions to this key agreement. A summary and analysis of the public comments received can be reviewed at: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-base-agreement-… [PDF, 508 KB]. An interim revised draft of the agreement was posted for information on the ICANN Blog on 1 April 2013<http://blog.icann.org/2013/04/revised-registry-agreement-posted-for-review/>. (Please note that this version of the agreement does not address the recent Beijing GAC Communiqué<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/gac-to-board-18apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 156 KB]. The community is invited to provide feedback on how the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee should address GAC Advice on New gTLDs by submitting a comment to that public comment forum at http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13-en….) The Registry Agreement Negotiating Team asked ICANN to publish the following statement: "The Registry Agreement Negotiation Team (RA-NT) is an ad-hoc group of volunteers from the Registry SG, NTAG, BRG, and individual applicants. This team was formed during the Beijing ICANN meeting in response to substantial changes proposed by ICANN on April 1, 2013. The RA-NT agreed to review the new gTLD Registry Agreement with ICANN staff in an effort to minimize some of the more controversial aspects of the Agreement for applicants as a whole. While participants reflected a variety of perspectives, the team did not "represent" or have any authority to "speak for" new gTLD applicants generally, or any group of applicants. The team's discussions with ICANN focused on a limited set of the most controversial and broadly applicable aspects of ICANN's proposed changes to the registry agreement published in the final New gTLD Application Guidebook. Applicants may disagree with the way these controversial issues are addressed in the draft, and may have concerns or comments about issues in the proposed agreement that the negotiating team did not discuss with ICANN. Further, not all members of the negotiating team agreed on every point. "The form of the Registry Agreement may be subject to additional changes in response to the public comment period. Also, as noted in 5.1 of the Applicant Guidebook, 'Applicants may request and negotiate terms by exception; however, this extends the time involved in executing the agreement.' All applicants are encouraged to review this draft." Section III: Document and Resource Links: * Revised gTLD Registry Agreement 2013-04-29 (clean)<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-specs-29apr13-en…> [PDF, 600 KB] * Revised gTLD Registry Agreement (redline)<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-specs-redline-29…> [PDF, 515 KB] * Summary of Changes<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-specs-summary-ch…> [PDF, 278 KB] * Beijing GAC Communiqué 2013-04-11<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/gac-to-board-18apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 156 KB] * Draft gTLD Registry Agreement, 2013-04-01 version<http://blog.icann.org/2013/04/revised-registry-agreement-posted-for-review/> * Draft gTLD Registry Agreement, 2013-02-05 version<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/base-agreement-05feb13-en.htm> * Draft gTLD Registry Agreement, 2012-06-04 version<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/base-agreement-specs-04jun12-en…> [PDF, 917 KB] * ICANN Website for New Generic Top-Level Domains Applicant Guidebook<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb> Section IV: Additional Information: None ________________________________ (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses. 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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Action Items from Beijing
by Jonathan Robinson April 29, 2013

April 29, 2013

All, https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items Please cast your eyes over the council Action List (above) and undertake one or both of the following: 1. Check for accuracy or omissions from you point of view 2. Note any items where you may be responsible for contributing to or leading and take action accordingly. Thank-you. Jonathan Jonathan Robinson Chair ICANN GNSO Council <mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com> jonathan.robinson(a)ipracon.com skype: jonathan.m.r

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DNS Summit in New York
by Bruce Tonkin April 27, 2013

April 27, 2013

From: http://blog.icann.org/2013/04/dns-summit-in-new-york/ DNS Summit in New York by Fadi Chehadé on April 26, 2013 On April 23, I met with leaders of ccTLDs, Registries, and Registrars in New York City for a milestone event that converged our work initiated during each of the CEO Roundtables hosted since the beginning of this year. Throughout the roundtable series, I have learned a great deal and have been profoundly impressed by the participants' dedication to enhancing, strengthening and advancing the Domain Name System (DNS) sector. This particular session also marked the posting of the Proposed Final 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for which ICANN is seeking public comment. Getting to this stage, after eighteen months of intense negotiations, is a tremendous collective accomplishment and I would like to convey my sincere appreciation to the Registrar Negotiating Team for their significant contributions and collaborative dialogue throughout the process. As part of the summit agenda, participants briefed each other on efforts to raise the profile of the DNS sector, provided status reports on various DNS initiatives, and delved into mechanisms that can be utilized to further demonstrate the value of the Internet. For instance, discussions centered on topics such as info graphics for depicting the domain name value chain; philanthropic vehicles to support DNS entrepreneurship in the developing world; industry conferences and consumer awareness forums; and proposals to codify ethical standards for DNS businesses. What I found to be particularly beneficial during our interactive brainstorming sessions were the perspectives and experiences of the ccTLD operators. We emerged with a timeline for completing our work to be showcased to the broader community at ICANN 47 in Durban in July. I want to emphasize this work was conducted entirely by the CEOs, with ICANN serving as facilitator, and it was truly exciting to see this diverse group of leaders in action. In addition, a sub-group of participants presented their plans to form a Domain Name Industry Association, entirely independent of ICANN, designed to further the interests of a range of organizations within the ever-evolving DNS sector. During the latter part of our meeting, we focused on ICANN's future through an interactive session, one of many conversations to take place in the coming months. As I explained in Beijing, we will begin a process in June toward creating a new vision and a five-year strategic plan for ICANN, and all stakeholders are invited to participate. More information: Video and Strategy Conversation. I am extremely grateful to everyone who could be there, including ICANN Board Members Cherine Chalaby and Bruce Tonkin, and for their deep insights on how ICANN can continue to achieve its goal of becoming a mature, inclusive and efficient organization. ICANN's Engagement Team is already at work organizing comparable events and is planning a CEO Roundtable for leaders from academia, civil society and nonprofits in the near future. Our work, however, is only just beginning as we look ahead to the bright horizon. The New gTLD Program Timeline [SEE ATTACHED] is reflective of these important endeavors, and I remain invigorated by the forward steps that we are all achieving together.

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FW: Report published: Consultation on the IANA Customer Service Complaint Resolution Process
by Glen de Saint Géry April 26, 2013

April 26, 2013

FYI Hi Glen, I have now published the report on this consultation: http://forum.icann.org/lists/iana-complaint-resolution/msg00005.html I know the GNSO did not submit formal comments. Nonetheless, we would be happy to answer any questions about the report. Kind regards, Leo Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Letter to SO/AC Leaders re. policy vs. implementation
by Glen de Saint Géry April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013

Dear All, Attached please find the letter that the GNSO Council chair has sent to the SO/AC leaders. 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<http://gnso.icann.org/> From: Glen de Saint Géry Sent: jeudi 25 avril 2013 19:18 To: lesley(a)nominet.org.uk Cc: gnso-secs(a)icann.org; jonathan.robinson(a)ipracon.com Subject: Letter to SO/AC Leaders re. policy vs. implementation Dear SO/AC Chair, Attached please find a letter from the GNSO Council chair re GNSO Work on Policy and Implementation in the ICANN Context. 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<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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