April 2013 - council - lists.icann.org

Letter to ccNSO re. CWG principles
by Jonathan Robinson April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013

All, Please see attached letter as a follow up to our meeting with the CCNSO in Beijing as well as previous discussions on the topic of CWGs. Jonathan

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Motion regarding Board Seat 13
by Mason Cole April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013

Fellow councilors -- I offer the following motion for consideration at our next meeting on 16 May. Thanks -- Mason ==== Board Seat #13 Election Resolution Whereas, the term for ICANN's Board Seat 13, currently held by Bruce Tonkin, ends at the conclusion of the ICANN annual meeting in 2013; Whereas, Article X, Section 6 of the ICANN Bylaws provide that the GNSO shall make selections to fill Seat 13 as follows: a. the Contracted Party House shall select a representative to fill Seat 13; Whereas the Contracted Parties House of the GNSO Council has followed the applicable timeline and selected Bruce Tonkin to continue service as the Board member for the next term of Seat 13 that shall begin at the conclusion of ICANN's annual meeting in 2013; RESOLVED, The GNSO Council acknowledges the selection of Bruce Tonkin by the Contracted Parties House to fill ICANN Board Seat 13 and directs the GNSO Secretariat to make the necessary notifications to the Board and the community.

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Draft Motion on Termination or Suspension of PDP prior to Final Report
by WUKnoben April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013

Dear council colleagues, attached please find a draft motion for consideration at the next council meeting. The motion is to adopt the changes to the GNSO Council Operating Procedures/PDP Manual to reflect the SCI's proposed changes in Section 15 Termination or Suspension of PDP Prior to Final Report. The respective excerpt of the operating procedures is attached (redline). Best regards, Wolf-Ulrich

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Test from Jonathan Robinson (24/04/2013)
by Jonathan Robinson April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013

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New gTLD Board Committee Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice - Comment/Reply Periods
by Glen de Saint Géry April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13-en… New gTLD Board Committee Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice Comment / Reply Periods: Comment Open Date: 23 April 2013 Comment Close Date: 14 May 2013 - 23:59 UTC Reply Open Date: 15 May 2013 Reply Close Date: 4 June 2013 - 23:59 UTC Important Information Links Public Comment Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-23apr13-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<mailto:comments-gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13@icann.org> View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13/> Brief Overview Originating Organization: New gTLD Board Committee Categories/Tags: * Contracted Party Agreements * Second-Level Domains * Top-Level Domains Purpose (Brief): To solicit input on how the New gTLD Board Committee should address GAC advice regarding safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD strings. Current Status: GAC Beijing Communiqué issued on April 11, 2013 includes GAC Advice on New gTLDs. Next Steps: New gTLD Board Committee will consider how to address GAC advice on New gTLD safeguards. Staff Contact: Jamie Hedlund Email Staff Contact<mailto:jamie.hedlund@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20New%20gTLD%20Board%20Committee%20Consideration%20of%20GAC%20Safeguard%20Advice%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: On 11 April 2013, the Governmental Advisory Committee issued its Beijing Communiqué in which it provided advice on New gTLDs. The Board New gTLD Committee, acting on behalf of the full Board, will now consider how to address the GAC Advice. To help inform this process, the Committee has directed staff to solicit comment on how it should address one element of the advice: safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD strings. Accordingly, ICANN seeks public input on how the Board New gTLD Committee should address section IV.1.b and Annex I of the GAC Beijing Communiqué. Section II: Background: One of ICANN's key responsibilities is introducing and promoting competition in the registration of domain names, while ensuring the security and stability of the domain name system (DNS). Below are major milestones in the program leading up to the GAC Beijing Communiqué: * ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) begins a policy development process to consider the introduction of new gTLDs in 2005 * The "GAC Principles Regarding New gTLDs" is presented to the ICANN Board in 2007 * ICANN Board adopted 19 specific GNSO policy recommendations for implementing new gTLDs in 2008 * ICANN undertakes implementation process to address stakeholder concerns, such as the protection of intellectual property and community interests, consumer protection, and DNS stability during 2008-2011. This work includes public consultations, review, and input on multiple draft versions of the Applicant Guidebook * The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and the ICANN Board engage in intensive consultations regarding the GAC's "scorecard" advice on new gTLDs during first half of 2011 * In June 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the Guidebook incorporating most of the GAC's scorecard advice and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program * ICANN opens the New gTLD application window on January 12, 2012. On June 11, 2012, ICANN reveals the 1,930 New gTLD applications received and posted them for public comment * On October 12, 2012, the GAC issues its Toronto Communiqué, indicating that "[t]he statements and commitments detailed in individual gTLD applications are a critical input to the GAC's work" and advised the ICANN Board "that it is necessary for all of these statements of commitment and objectives to be transformed into binding contractual commitments, subject to compliance oversight by ICANN." * On November 20, 2012, the GAC files and publicly posts 242 Early Warnings on individual New gTLD applications. * On February 5, 2013, in response to advice provided in the Toronto GAC Communiqué, the New gTLD Program Board Committee approves a public comment period on a proposed "Public Interest Commitments Specification" as a mechanism to transform application statements into binding contractual commitments, as well as to give applicants the opportunity to voluntarily submit to heightened public interest commitments. On March 6. 2013, ICANN posts the 499 PIC Specifications submitted by applicants. The GAC met during the ICANN Beijing Meeting and provided additional advice to the ICANN Board regarding the New gTLD program. Relevant to this public forum is Section IV.1.b of the GAC Beijing Communiqué, which states, "To reinforce existing processes for raising and addressing concerns the GAC is providing safeguard advice to apply to broad categories of strings." The safeguard advice appears in Annex I of the Beijing Communiqué. ICANN officially notified applicants of the publication of GAC Advice on April 18, 2013, triggering the 21-day applicant response period per the Applicant Guidebook Module 3.1. The applicants' responses and the input received in this Public Comment Forum will serve as important inputs to the New gTLD Board Committee's consideration of the GAC Advice. Section III: Document and Resource Links: * ICANN Announcement on GAC Advice Issued on New gTLDs<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-18apr13-en> * GAC Beijing Communiqué<http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/gac-to-board-18apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 156 KB] Section IV: Additional Information: N/A ________________________________ (*) 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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Test 2 - no need to reply
by Jonathan Robinson April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013

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Test - no need to reply
by Jonathan Robinson April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013

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Proposed Final 2013 RAA - Comment period open
by Glen de Saint Géry April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm Proposed Final 2013 RAA Comment / Reply Periods (*) Comment Open Date: 22 April 2013 Comment Close Date: 13 May 2013 - 23:59 UTC Reply Open Date: 14 May 2013 Reply Close Date: 4 June 2013 - 23:59 UTC Important Information Links Public Comment Announcement<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22apr13-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<mailto:comments-proposed-raa-22apr13@icann.org> View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-proposed-raa-22apr13/> Brief Overview Originating Organization: ICANN Categories/Tags: * Contracted Party Agreements Purpose (Brief): ICANN is seeking public comments on the Proposed Final 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). This is the culmination of 18 months of intensive negotiations. Current Status: ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team commenced negotiation on amendments to the RAA in October 2011. Since the 7 March 2013 version was posted, ICANN and the Registrars (through the Registrar Negotiating Team) continued to reach agreement on the proposed text of the 2013 RAA, which is now posted for community comment. Next Steps: After review of the comment received, the Proposed Final 2013 RAA will be reviewed to determine if further changes are warranted. Input on the areas that have changed since the 7 March 2013 posting will be of particular help. Staff Contact: Samantha Eisner, Senior Counsel Email Staff Contact<mailto:samantha.eisner@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Proposed%20Final%202013%20RAA%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: After an extended period of negotiations, ICANN is posting a proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment. On 7 March 2013, ICANN posted its version of the 2013 RAA for public comment, noting some areas of disagreement between ICANN and the Registrar Negotiating Team (NT). In addition, some of the specifications posted for comment were ICANN versions only. Since the 7 March posting, the Registrar NT has engaged in frequent negotiation sessions with ICANN in order to bring to closure to all of the open negotiation topics and to consider the community comments received from the 7 March posting. As a result, at ICANN's public meeting in Beijing, ICANN and the Registrar NT announced that they had reached agreement in principle on each of the outstanding items highlighted in the March posting version. The documents posted today reflect ICANN and the Registrar NT's agreements and are the Proposed Final 2013 RAA. This proposed 2013 RAA is a cornerstone of ICANN's efforts to work to improve the image of the domain industry and to protect registrants through a further updated contractual framework. It is ICANN's intention to have the 2013 RAA completed and approved in the near future for use in the New gTLD Program. To allow for transparency into the proposed final version of the 2013 RAA and community input on the changes from the 7 March posting, ICANN is opening a full comment forum. ICANN thanks the Registrar Negotiating Team (NT) for its continued engagement in good faith negotiations on the RAA. The RAA posted today reflects hard-fought concessions on many of key issues raised throughout the negotiations. A fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of difference is available in ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-22apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 65 KB]. Section II: Background: The current round of negotiations over the RAA began in October 2011. ICANN and the Registrar Negotiation Team have presented updates to the community at each of ICANN's public meetings since that time. Information on the history of the negotiations, including previously released documentation, is available at the community wiki at https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Regi…. This includes the group of documents posted in June 2012, which demonstrated the progress to date in the negotiations. Section III: Document and Resource Links: There are multiple documents for review as part of this posting. The new RAA is anticipated to be a base document with a series of specifications attached. Each specification is an integral, enforceable component of the RAA. This posting includes all documents that are currently anticipated to be part of the 2013 RAA. As noted above, a fuller discussion of the status of negotiations and areas of difference is available in ICANN's RAA Posting Memorandum<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/memo-22apr13-en.pdf> [PDF, 65 KB]. A summary<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/le-recommendations-22apr13…> [PDF, 59 KB] of how the 12 law enforcement recommendations are incorporated into the RAA is also provided. The base RAA documents: * Proposed 2013 RAA<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-22apr13…> [PDF, 311 KB] * Redline Showing Changes Between Proposed 2013 RAA and 7 March 2013 RAA Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-07mar13…> [PDF, 293 KB] * Redline Showing Changes Between Proposed 2013 RAA and the 2009 RAA<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-21may09…> [PDF, 343 KB] * A Summary of Changes from the 2009 RAA<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-agreement-summary…> [PDF, 496 KB] is also available. The Proposed Specifications and Addendums: Consensus and Temporary Policy Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-tempora…> [PDF, 90 KB] Redline Showing Changes from June 2012 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-tempora…> [PDF, 145 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-consensus-tempora…> [PDF, 161 KB] Data Retention Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-22…> [PDF, 77 KB] Redline Showing Changes from June 2012 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-03…> [PDF, 113 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-data-retention-07…> [PDF, 120 KB] Whois Accuracy Program Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-22…> [PDF, 86 KB] Redline Showing Changes from June 2012 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-03…> [PDF, 121 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-accuracy-07…> [PDF, 115 KB] Whois SLA<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-22apr13-en.…> [PDF, 93 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-whois-07mar13-red…> [PDF, 169 KB] Specification on Proxy/Privacy Services<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-privacy-proxy-22a…> [PDF, 57 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-privacy-proxy-07m…> [PDF, 110 KB] Registrant Rights and Responsibilities Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrant-rights…> [PDF, 50 KB] No changes since March 2013 posting Additional Registrar Operation Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-additional-operat…> [PDF, 73 KB] No changes since March 2013 posting Registrar Information Specification<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrar-informa…> [PDF, 64 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-registrar-informa…> [PDF, 128 KB] Compliance Certificate<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-compliance-certif…> [PDF, 55 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-compliance-certif…> [PDF, 92 KB] Transition Addendum<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-transition-addend…> [PDF, 61 KB] Redline Showing Changes from March 2013 Posting<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/proposed-transition-addend…> [PDF, 105 KB] Section IV: Additional Information: A Report of the Public Comments submitted in response to the 7 March 2013 posting of the RAA is available here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-proposed-raa-22…> [PDF, 178 KB]. ________________________________ 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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Invitation to conference call on Rights Protection Mechanisms
by Glen de Saint Géry April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013

Invitation to conference call on Rights Protection Mechanisms An open conference call is scheduled for Thursday, 25 April to discuss the current draft document on Rights Protection Requirements (http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/draft-rpm-requir…) This document provides a reference for registry implementation of Sunrise and Trademark Claims services. This draft was posted before the Beijing meeting and was discussed briefly there, and the call is to follow up on that discussion. The intention is to use the feedback from the meeting and the conference call to create a revised version of the document. The call is scheduled for 12:00 UTC on 25 April (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20130425T12 <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20130425T12&ah=2> &ah=2) Any who are interested in participating can RSVP to me directly at karen.lentz(a)icann.org for the call details. Best regards, Karen Lentz ICANN

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Reminder - IMPORTANT - RSVP required / ICANN News Alert - Webinar: WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations - Implementation Update
by Gisella Gruber April 22, 2013

April 22, 2013

Dear All, Please register via email to alice.jansen(a)icann.org by Tuesday, 23 April 23:59 UTC to receive the dial-in details. We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with login and dial-in details. Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Julia Charvolen ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org One World, One Internet ICANN News Alert <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-16apr13-en.htm Webinar: WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations - Implementation Update 16 April 2013 Join ICANN Staff for an update on ICANN's ongoing and planned activities to fully enforce the existing WHOIS policy for generic top-level domains. Webinar Details Date: Wednesday, 24 April Time: 15:00-16:30 UTC Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/whois/ You are invited to an update on ICANN's ongoing and planned activities to fully enforce the existing WHOIS policy and contractual conditions for gTLDs. These activities address ICANN's obligations to support access to accurate gTLD WHOIS data and are consistent with objectives included in the WHOIS Policy Review Team's recommendations. ICANN Staff will walk you through, and respond to questions on, the following projects: WHOIS as a strategic priority; RAA amendments; data accuracy/access; compliance and automated tools; internationalized registration data; WHOIS information portal; and outreach and communication efforts. Staff also will provide an overview of the efforts undertaken by the Expert Working Group to develop a proposed blueprint for gTLD directory services. Please join this webinar on Wednesday, 24 April at 15:00 UTC (duration 90 minutes). The meeting will be run in an Adobe Connect room with a slide presentation. The session will be conducted in English. Participants will have the opportunity to offer comments and ask questions during the Q&A section. During the course of the webinar, these may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you cannot join the live session, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. Please register via email to alice.jansen(a)icann.org by Tuesday, 23 April 23:59 UTC to receive the dial-in details. We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with login and dial-in details. Background documents: * Blog post on WHOIS & What's to Come <http://blog.icann.org/2013/03/whois-whats-to-come/> * WHOIS policies and provisions <http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/whois-policies-provisions> * Board Resolution on WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations <http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/prelim-report-08nov12-en.htm > * WHOIS Policy Review Team Recommendations <http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/whois/final-report-11may12-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.44 MB]

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