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RE: [council] ICANN Board meeting Agenda for Thursday 11 April 2013
by Neuman, Jeff April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

Thanks Bruce. Will there also be a new gTLD Program Committee meeting during Beijing? If so, is there an agenda? Best regards, Jeffrey J. Neuman Sent from iPad. Please excuse any typos. -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Tonkin [mailto:Bruce.Tonkin@melbourneit.com.au] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 07:59 PM Eastern Standard Time To: council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] ICANN Board meeting Agenda for Thursday 11 April 2013 From: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-11apr13-en.htm 11 April 2013 Consent Agenda: * Minutes of 28 February 2013 Meeting * RSSAC Bylaws Amendments * Hub office in Istanbul, Turkey * NCSG Decision to Reject PIA-CC Constituency Application * .CAT Cross-Ownership Removal Request * Redelegation of the .GA Domain Main Agenda: * IDN Variant TLD Root LGR Procedure and User Experience Study Recommendations * Any Other Business

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GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing
by Bruce Tonkin April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing and advice to the ICANN Board on controversial or sensitive strings and applications https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/Governmental+Advisory+Committee 31 March 2013 GAC draft gTLD agenda for Beijing and advice to the ICANN Board on controversial or sensitive strings and applications As the New gTLD Program moves forward, the GAC is making preparations for delivering further advice on new gTLDs. This advice constitutes a key element of the overall process as outlined in the Applicant Guidebook (AG). As anticipated, GAC Member Early Warnings were issued on November 20, 2012, and applicants and GAC Members have been exchanging information with the aim of reaching an understanding or agreement on concerns raised, wherever possible. In terms of the next phase, described in module 3.1 of the AG, the GAC as a whole will be discussing its advice on new gTLDs. These sessions are organized into two parts: *** Part I Safeguard advice on the basis of categories of strings *** The GAC discussions will proceed on the basis of advice to safeguard categories of strings that raise concerns, or potential concerns, for governments. There are currently nine draft categories of strings proposed for the GAC's Beijing agenda. Six were identified in the GAC Toronto Communique: Consumer protection Strings that are linked to regulated market sectors, such as the financial, health and charity sectors Competition issues Strings that have broad or multiple uses or meanings, and where one entity is seeking exclusive use Religious terms where the applicant has no, or limited, support from the relevant religious organisations or the religious community. Minimising the need for defensive registrations Protection of geographic names Intellectual property rights particularly in relation to strings aimed at the distribution of music, video and other digital material Three additional categories have now been proposed for consideration: Support for applications submitted by global authorities Corporate Identifier gTLDs Strings that represent inherent government functions and/or activities As the GAC looks at these nine categories, and how they would apply to strings and applications falling under these categories, the number of safeguard categories or titles of the categories could change. ** Part II GAC advice/objections on specific applications ** Twenty specific applications have been brought forward by a GAC Member or Members for consideration by the GAC. The GAC Member(s) putting forward these applications have linked them to the following categories: Community name where the applicant does not have support from the community or the government: 1 Consumer protection: 2 Name of an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO): 1 Protection of geographic names: 9 Religious terms: 2 Strings applied for that represent inherent government functions and/or activities: 3 Support for applications submitted by global authorities: 2 The Operating Principles of the GAC outline the consensus-based approach of the Committee and will serve as a key reference for the GAC in its deliberations. The GAC looks forward to the upcoming meetings and holding exchanges with the ICANN Board and community on these and other important matters.

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ICANN Board meeting Agenda for Thursday 11 April 2013
by Bruce Tonkin April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

From: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-11apr13-en.htm 11 April 2013 Consent Agenda: * Minutes of 28 February 2013 Meeting * RSSAC Bylaws Amendments * Hub office in Istanbul, Turkey * NCSG Decision to Reject PIA-CC Constituency Application * .CAT Cross-Ownership Removal Request * Redelegation of the .GA Domain Main Agenda: * IDN Variant TLD Root LGR Procedure and User Experience Study Recommendations * Any Other Business

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Final Issue Report on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information
by Julie Hedlund April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

Dear All, Please find attached for your consideration the Final Issue Report on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information. For your convenience, I've also attached a draft motion on the initiation of a PDP on this topic. If you have any questions, please let me know. With best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#117]
by Glen de Saint Géry March 31, 2013

March 31, 2013

FYI 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: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: lundi 1 avril 2013 04:39 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#117] Name of Officer: * Robin Gross Officer Email Address: * robin(a)ipjustice.org<mailto:robin@ipjustice.org> Date Prepared: * Sunday, March 31, 2013 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Magaly Pazello will be absent at the April 2013 GNSO Council Meeting in Beijing. Brenden Kuerbis will serve as Magaly's Temporary Alternate in Beijing. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Any and all Date upon which the remedy will expire or terminate: [Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat] * Saturday, April 13, 2013 Please identify the individual (cannot be a current GNSO Councilor) who will serve as the abstaining Councilor's Temporary Alternate. [Note: if not already published and available, a short bio and Statement/Disclosure of Interest should be prepared by the Temporary Alternate and delivered to the GNSO Secretariat in advance of any discussion or voting scheduled to take place]. * Brenden Kuerbis Temporary Alternate Email Address: * bkuerbis(a)internetgovernance.org<mailto:bkuerbis@internetgovernance.org>

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