October 2014 - council - lists.icann.org

Proposed Topics for Meeting with Fadi
by Jonathan Robinson Oct. 11, 2014

Oct. 11, 2014

- Operational excellence and performance of the organisation o Focus? o Percentage of time? o Priority? - Business management issues o Discussion on allocation of resources (and therefore focus of senior staff) outside of the ICANN's primary remit o 2016 budget assumptions relating to aggressive assumptions of new gTLD uptake - Update on global stakeholder initiatives o Global strategy ? o ICANN and ICANN Community roles? o NetMundial / Netmundial Initiative / Engagement with WEF o Liaison with individual governments

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ICANN Roadmap on Universal Acceptance in All TLDs
by Mary Wong Oct. 11, 2014

Oct. 11, 2014

Dear all, ICANN¹s efforts at promoting universal acceptance in all TLDs, including the current draft of the Roadmap, is summarized here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/universal-acceptance-initiative-2014-1 0-03-en. As Chuck also noted, this is one of the outcomes of the JIG Final Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs. 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

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Second level cybersquatting concerns: upcoming revision of IDN Implementation Guidelines
by Mary Wong Oct. 11, 2014

Oct. 11, 2014

Dear all, Following on Yoav¹s and Edmon¹s comments, and based on a request from GNSO community members at the London meeting between the GNSO and the Board IDN Variant Working Group, ICANN will be looking at reviewing the current IDN Implementation Guidelines shortly., for which (as Sarmad mentioned) the GNSO and ccNSO will be asked to provide feedback on this effort after this Los Angeles meeting. Here is the current version of the Guidelines, which were prepared by a Working Group comprised of ccNSO and GNSO community members with IDN experience, supported by ICANN staff. They were last revised in September 2011: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-e n. As Yoav noted, this may be an important issue at the second level for IDNs. 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

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Revised Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process: Process and Next Steps
by Marika Konings Oct. 11, 2014

Oct. 11, 2014

Dear All, For your information, please note that an announcement on the revised enhancing ICANN Accountability Process: Process and next steps has been posted at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/process-next-steps-2014-10-10-en. Best regards, Marika

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Quality review of the new gTLD initial evaluation process
by Bruce Tonkin Oct. 10, 2014

Oct. 10, 2014

Hello All, From: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-09oct14-en Attached is a quality program report on the new gTLD evaluation process. Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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GNSO Weekend Session with ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade
by Jonathan Robinson Oct. 10, 2014

Oct. 10, 2014

All, We are now confirmed to meet with Fadi Chehade as part of the GNSO weekend sessions in LA. We are meeting on Sunday (12 October, 10h30 -11h15) i.e. before meeting with the board but after having met with the senior GDD staff (09h00-10h00) and Theresa Swineheart (10h00 - 10h30). At the moment the agenda is not set and so we have the opportunity to set the agenda / highlight specific issues or topics. Please can you directly suggest or liaise with your groups to come up with any key areas you'd like to see covered. Thank-you, Jonathan

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GNSO Weekend Session with ICANN Board
by Jonathan Robinson Oct. 10, 2014

Oct. 10, 2014

All I have corresponded with Steve Crocker and board colleagues about a proposed structure to the board meeting with the Council. The proposed outline is broken into 3 sections: 1. An update the board on certain key areas of activity 2. Flag areas which of known current or near term interest 3. An open section for highlighting any of importance and common interest that are not covered in 1 or 2 above. Please provide input as you see fit and in particular on areas in 3 which are being raised as important in your groups. Thanks, Jonathan -- 1. Highlights of current GNSO Activity a. GAC / GNSO Consultation Group b. CWG work together with the ccNSO c. Framework for Cross Community WGs d. Policy & Implementation WG e. Discussion Group on new gTLDs 2. Key areas of current Board / GNSO Interest a. PDP on gTLD Registration Services (EWG on Directory Services) b. Protection of IOC / RCRC Identifiers c. BWG Report on the Nominating Committee 3. Other areas for discussion (TBC)

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FW: Formation of a GNSO-Board Working Group re the EWG Final Report
by Jonathan Robinson Oct. 9, 2014

Oct. 9, 2014

All, Please see below for a reminder of the proposal / request from Steve Crocker. Following our discussion in yesterday's council meeting, the suggested response is that we offer 4 volunteers (one per SG) in response to this request and who will be in a position to meet in LA. Assuming we go down this route, I believe we agreed that these volunteers should primarily certainly be knowledgeable about and experienced in the GNSO PDP. Ideally some or all should additionally be knowledgeable about the work and background to the EWG. Please can you review the letter below and the proposed response / approach above and provide any additional comment or input you see fit. Bear in mind that a timely and constructive response to Steve's letter is obviously highly desirable. Therefore if you are not in agreement with the above, an alternative such response will be appreciated. Thanks, Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: Steve Crocker [mailto:steve@shinkuro.com] Sent: 21 September 2014 03:10 To: Jonathan Robinson Cc: Stephen D. Crocker; Denise Michel; Icann-board ICANN Subject: Formation of a GNSO-Board Working Group re the EWG Final Report Jonathan, I'm a bit late getting this out to you, for which I apologize. During the Board's retreat last week in Istanbul, we had a session devoted to next steps related to the Expert Working Group. We've reached that exquisite moment in this process where we have the EWG's report in hand but we're not yet ready to formally ask the GNSO to initiate a policy development process. Instead, this is the time for us all to put our heads together to identify the issues that have to be sorted out before we take that step. We suggest we form a joint GNSO-Board working group with a handful of members from both groups to identify the main issues - technical, organizational, etc., etc. - that have to be addressed before attempting to initiate another policy development process. I don't have any preconception as to how many people or how you might choose them. I'll leave that entirely up to your judgment. Fewer is always better in terms of logistics, but we all know full well there will be many who will want to participate. I hope you and your folks were able to participate in the webinars this past week. If not, it might be worthwhile listening to them. The Expert Working Report is a solid piece of work, and it was intended to provide a much stronger basis for moving forward with a PDP than we've ever had before. That said, I think it would be wise for all of us to understand what failed in earlier PDPs and thus to make sure that we really do have a stronger chance this time. My mantra for this effort is that we're going to take the time to get this right. The problem has been lingering for a very long time. We have given this matter high priority and will continue to do so, so it has the resources and the urgency that comes with high priority issues, but we do not have a specific deadline or timetable. Perhaps that's something that can come from the working group. Please let me know your thinking and we'll move forward. With the LA meeting coming up, if we're organized by then, perhaps we can schedule time for the working group to meet. Thanks! Steve

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BWG NomCom Report - LA Session
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 8, 2014

Oct. 8, 2014

On behalf of Larisa B. Gurnick Director, Strategic Initiatives We would like to bring to your attention a session that may be of interest to you during the LA meeting. Please share this with your members. BWG NomCom Report<http://la51.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-bwg-nomcom> - Wed, 15 October 2014 - 11:00 to 12:15 PDT in Santa Monica (Room). This session provides a forum for community discussion of the Report by the Board Working Group on Nominating Committee (BWG-NomCom). The recommendations in the BWG-NomCom report have potential effects on the NomCom structure. The recommendations would result in an increase in the number of appointees from ccNSO and ASO and a reduction in the GNSO appointees. GAC representation could increase at GAC discretion. Overall, the size of the NomCom would increase from 21 to 25-27 individuals. Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bwg-nomcom-2014-08-21-en> period is open until 13 November and provides an opportunity for the GNSO Community to offer their input and feedback on the BWG NomCom Report. We encourage participation in this session and submission of 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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GNSO Weekend and related meeting schedule
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 8, 2014

Oct. 8, 2014

Dear All, Please find the GNSO Weekend Working Session and related meetings schedule. Please be aware that there may be last minute changes to the schedule and if there are we apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but we will inform you in advance. The attached schedule should be read with the full LA meeting schedule found at http://la51.icann.org/en/ 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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